ROCHESTER, NY – If something seems amiss looking at this year’s Party in the Park lineup it could have something to do with the absence of Worldbeat rock band (no idea what that means but Google them) Rusted Root.

You’re not alone as band leader Michael Gabicki is also aghast at the startling omission from a free concert put on by the city of Rochester. “To me when you think of Rusted Root you think of two things 1. They’re the guys who did that song from Matilda 2. They’re the guys who perform that same song at every Rochester concert venue provided that venue is offering free tickets. I mean Everclear? Come on those guys have like 3-4 noteworthy songs they should be doing a paid show through Ticketmaster like a normal band. We need this.”

At press time Gabicki and his other band members were begging the Zac Brown Band cover band to let them open for them in exchange for red osier sandwiches and a place to sleep.