Author: Christopher Malone

Children’s entertainer Riff Rockit (aka Evan Michael) and his band will be blasting into Central New York on June 22. He’ll take the stage at the free Leon Festival at Onondaga Lake Park at 7 p.m. (Leon—“Noel” spelled backward—celebrates the halfway-to-Christmas mark.) The Berklee School of Music graduate, who has a degree in songwriting, spoke with Family Times by phone. Michael, whose alter ego is Riff Rockit, calls himself a “kindie rock” artist, meaning his performance highlights his original material for children age 10 and under. The songs he performs are positive and the show is energetic. “Everything turns into…