Ben Rothermel

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Blue or Green Release

I was completely honored and humbled when on July 17th my friends and family came together to pack out the Prince St. Cafe to celebrate a monumental moment in my musical career. Afer three years, the dream of holding a finished album of songs I’d written was realized and Blue or Green came to be. [...]

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LAUNCH 2011

This past weekend was intense! LAUNCH Music Conference took over Lancaster city by storm and had me running all over the entire weekend. It was great meeting with musicians from all over and talking with industry executives. I also had the opportunity to showcase twice and shared my music with over 100 people. It’s Easter [...]

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Aftershow Report: Denison Witmer Show

I am astounded, amazed, and humbled by tonight’s show. Opening for Denison Witmer in front of 200+ people is a dream I had never envisioned but have now realized. Again, I’m amazed and humbled. I had the opportunity to meet Denison and his wife for five minutes before the show started. They both were very [...]

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Aftershow Report: Folklore Coffee Co.

I have a friend named Crystal who once gave me some very good advice on music business. She said, “You have to network! Network, network, network! Go to every event; talk to every person! Network!” My friend Crystal’s advice is very wise and came in handy this last Friday night when I performed at Folklore [...]

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Aftershow Report: Lancaster Coffee Co.

I read the notes you sent to me, In zeros and ones across the sea, Words we exchanged with no trail for leaving The sounds of my friend Chris Flinchbaugh’s intricate fingerpicking guitar and tuneful lyrics floated through the Lancaster Coffee Co. while I said hello to patrons and friends. The Friday night crowd jam [...]

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Aftershow Report: Aurora Cafe

Overcoming boundaries is what The Aurora Cafe in Mechanicsburg, PA is all about. This unique cafe is by week a day center for people with mental issues but on Friday night it turns into a cafe open to the public. The Aurora Cafe, run by director Mindy Myers, is an idea bent on overcoming the social [...]

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Aftershow Report: Crimson Frog

Last night’s show at the Crimson Frog Coffeehouse in Harrisburg, PA went well! This was my third time performing at the Crimson Frog and favorite time. The audience was the largest ever and quite responsive! It was an interesting show though… The coffeeshop only has a single amp as their soundsystem. Since my guitar broke [...]

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