Infinity Hall Live kicks off second season

The second season of Infinity Hall Live, a co-production between Infinity Hall and Connecticut Public Television (CPTV), kicked off July 5. The Emmy® Award-winning series airs Fridays at 10 p.m. on CPTV, with encore broadcasts on Sundays at 8 p.m. on CPTV4U.

The second season features eight artists: Tori Amos, Cowboy Junkies, Fountains of Wayne, Ben Taylor, The Bacon Brothers, Rubblebucket, Barenaked Ladies and Tommy Emmanuel. These new Infinity Hall Live episodes are airing this summer on public television stations across the country, including top markets such as New York, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington, DC and many more (check your local listings for airdates and times).

The first season, which won an Emmy® for Outstanding Audio, was nationally syndicated and picked up by 166 public television stations that reached 81 million households. Artists in the first series were Aimee Mann, Wilson Phillips, Keb’ Mo’, Tim Reynolds and TR3, The Smithereens, Open Wings Broken Strings, Shelby Lynne, The Wailin’ Jennys, Rusted Root, Buckwheat Zydeco, Jonathan Edwards and Dawes.

Infinity Hall founder Dan Hincks is thrilled the second season has kicked off. “I couldn’t be more pleased, both to continue to offer artists who play the hall additional national exposure but also to continue this terrific collaboration with CPTV,” he says. “They’re a great partner, and we look forward to continuing to work with them on this exciting project.”

President & CEO of CPTV Jerry Franklin is also pleased with the success of the partnership. “We are delighted to be bringing back another season of Infinity Hall Live,” adds Franklin. “It’s a wonderful way for us to import a bit of Connecticut’s vibrant music scene to public television stations all over the United States and showcase one of our finest local music venues.”

CPTV is a media service of the Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network (CPBN). It is a locally and nationally recognized producer and presenter of quality public television programming, including original documentaries, public affairs shows and educational programming. CPTV has built a reputation as a leader in children’s programming, including playing an historic role in bringing Barney & Friends™, Bob the Builder™ and Thomas & Friends™ to public television. The station offers 11.5 hours of positive, nurturing children’s programs each weekday, reaching 450,000 households each week. The Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network also includes WNPR, an affiliate of National Public Radio, Public Radio International and American Public Media. WNPR serves 276,000 listeners weekly in Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island with news and information. Its award-winning local programming includes The Faith Middleton Show, The Colin McEnroe Show and Where We Live. CPBN also includes two affiliate channels: CPTV4U, a 24/ 7 television channel featuring award-winning drama, news and talk programming, concert performances, independent films, nature shows, British comedy and more; and CPTV Sports, Connecticut’s only 24-hour local sports network, covering statewide high school, college, semiprofessional and professional sports. For more information, visit cptv.org.

To learn more about the series and to find out when it will be aired in local broadcast areas across the country, visit http://ihlive.org/.

Now in its fifth year of operation, the award-winning Infinity Music Hall & Bistro is located on Route 44, 20 Greenwoods Road West, Norfolk, with plans to open its second venue in Hartford in 2014. The box office telephone number is 866- 666- 6306 or tickets may be purchased online. Visit InfinityHall.com for complete calendar and other information.