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The Westcott Neighborhood of Syracuse, NY

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Sunday January 24 2016
1:00 pm - 1:00 pm
$5 – $10

Eastside Neighbors Lecture Series presents Larry Hoyt: The Central New York Music Scene

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Larry Hoyt
January 24, 2016
3:00PM

Larry Hoyt has been involved in Syracuse’s music scene since the early 70’s as head of Le Moyne College’s Student Union.  In addition to booking bands for various on-campus events, Hoyt was a founding member of WLMU, Le Moyne’s on-campus radio station. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, Hoyt wrote music reviews for the Post-Standard, interviewing artists such as Pete Seeger, Billy Joel, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Randy Travis. For the past 18 years as host of WAER’s “Common Threads” Hoyt has interviewed artists such as Dave Van Ronk, Christine Lavin, and Roger McGuinn. Currently, Hoyt performs solo and with his band, the Good Acoustics.

Reserve tickets at http://westcottcc.org/arts-culture/lecture-series/