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CASINOS & RESORTS Music, Mirth, & More: The major casinos continue to pack in the biggest names in the entertainment world: Toby Keith’s “Good Times & Pick Up Lines” tour will hit Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on November 20. The platinum-selling country star will be joined by opener Chris Janson, whose latest single, “Buy Me A Boat,”was #1 on the Billboard Country chart at the time of this writing. Tickets and info: ticketmaster.com. Keith's been a major star ever since his first #1 smash “Should’ve Been A Cowboy”; soon hitting stores is his new album, 35 MPH Town …The new Mohegan Sun Pocono, located
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cocktails, novelty items, and more. For example, one of the dining specials at the resort's Carmine's features super-sized dessert specials, including a Chocolate Torta for $18.50, and Chocolate Bread Pudding for $19.50, all sized to share. That is only the tip of the iceberg for this event; there are “Chocolate Week” hotel packages that offer substantial discounts. Call (800) 345-8767 and mention code TCHOC15 to be part of it all. Rising star Jamey Johnson plays the Trop on October 17 … These days, you don't have to travel far for a lavish casino entertainment experience: Resorts World Casino in Queens offers entertainment virtually every
in lush Plains, Pennsylvania, offers a unique holiday-themed show, Halloween On Ice, which launches on Thursday (October 8) Ginuwine At as this date is the start of its annual tour. The spooky-yet-safe Resorts World visual extravaganza features former Olympic greats Nancy Kerrigan and Johnny Weir, as well as a host of other superstar skaters and a wealth of music and Halloween-themed hijinks. More: (889) 9464672, or visit mohegansunpocono.com … Fill your sweet tooth while winning mucho loot: The Tropicana in Atlantic City is going to celebrate night of the week. Friday, October “Chocolate Week” for seven 9 will bring “Crooner Fest,” a straight days beginning October 25, unique musical event starring R&B allowing guests to indulge in superstars Ginuwine, 112, and unique foods, desserts, specialty Damian Escobar; bring your dancing shoes, as the Alley 810 At Empire City floor will be open to party. Learn more at rwnewyork.com … Empire City Casino in Yonkers, a real favorite of Long Island casino fans thanks to its close proximity, offers a unique date night attraction: Alley 810, which is a high-end mixology lounge complete with two vintage bowling lanes.
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games and systems for sale from dealers and collectors (Nintendo, Sega, Intellivision, Playstation, and more), the event will feature video game tournaments for cash prizes, free arcade play, and a handheld gaming lounge to hang out with fellow gamers. This event, in part, is a fundraiser for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington. Admission is $5; dealer tables are available for $50. Contact Ben Farrell at (631) 335-1505 to reserve a dealer spot.
Massive Antiques Fair In Manhasset
The Congregational Church Of Manhasset presents the 61st annual Manhasset Antiques & Decoratives Fair on Saturday & Sunday, October 24 and 25 at The Church School in Manhasset. This is a benefit for The Ladies Club of the Church, and acknowledged to be one of the finest and longest running antiques show in the area, presenting classical antiques, china, pottery, porcelain, jewelry, silver, textiles, and decorative accessories. Show hours are Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm. Admission is $7, with children under 12 admitted free with an adult. More information: (603) 509-2639, or log on to FlamingoEventz.com.
Joysticks & Memories:
Huge Retro Video Gaming Festival
An inaugural retro video gaming afternoon will be Saturday, October 17 from 10 am to 6 pm at The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington. Thousands of vintage videos game and systems will be on sale at The Keep Pluggin ‘ Video Game Event, where fans can buy, trade, sell, or play games. In addition to thousands of retro video
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Annual Oyster Festival Is Back
The annual Oyster Festival – in Oyster Bay, of course – takes place from 11 am to 6 pm each day at Theodore Roosevelt Park during the weekend of October 17 and 18; more info: theoysterfestival.org. The Oyster Festival originated as a hometown parade honoring Theodore Roosevelt before evolving into the largest outdoor festival on Long Island under the auspices of The Oyster Bay Rotary. The popular event features live entertainment, Tall Ships, artisans, pirate shows, midway rides, the iconic oyster eating and shucking contest, and a food court.
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The Seaford Fall Festival takes place the weekend of October 17 and 18 at the Seaford LIRR Railroad Station; free. More information: showtiques.com ... Also free: The Garden City Street Fair at Franklin Avenue and Hilton Avenue is Saturday, October 17 from 10 am to 5 pm, featuring vendors. More: nassaucountycraftshows.com.
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t’s a Mircale: A true pop and R&B legend, Smokey Robinson, returns to Long Island for a special event on Sunday, October 11 at 7 pm at The NYCB Theatre at Westbury. Tickets are available online at ticketmaster.com, or at the NYCB Theatre box office. For more information and tickets, visit thetheatreatwestbury.com. Heralded by Bob Dylan as America’s “greatest living poet,” singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson’s career spans more than four decades decades of hits. He has received numerous awards, including The Grammy Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, Honorary Doctorate (Howard University), The Kennedy Center Honors, and The National Medal of Arts Award from the President of the United States. He has also been inducted into The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and The Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. Born and raised in Detroit, Robinson founded
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The Miracles while still in high school. The act was Berry Gordy’s first vocal group, and it was at Robinson’s suggestion that Gordy started the Motown Records dynasty. Their single of Robinson’s “Shop Around” became Motown’s first #1 hit on the R&B singles chart. In the years following, Robinson continued to pen hits for the group, including “You’ve Really Got A Hold On
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Me,” “Ooo Baby Baby,” “The Tracks Of My Tears,” “Going To A Go-Go,” “More Love,” “Tears Of A Clown” (co-written with Stevie Wonder), and “I Second That Emotion.”
The Miracles dominated the R&B scene throughout the 1960s and early 70s, and Robinson became Vice President of Motown Records, serving as in-house producer, talent scout, and songwriter. In addition to writing hits for The Miracles, Robinson wrote and produced hits for other Motown greats including The Temptations, Mary Wells, Brenda Holloway, Marvin Gaye and others. “The Way You Do The Things You Do,” “My Girl,” “Get Ready,” “You Beat Me To The Punch,” “Don’t Mess With Bill,” “Ain’t That Peculiar,” and “My Guy” are some of his songwriting hits during those years. Robinson later turned to a solo career, where he continued his tradition of hitmaking with “Just To See Her,” “Quiet Storm,” “Cruisin’,” and “Being With You.” He remained Vice President of Motown until the sale of the company, shaping the label’s success with Gordy. Following his tenure at Motown, he continued his tireless touring career, and released several successful solo albums. During the course of his 50-year career in music, Robinson has accumulated more than 4,000 songs to his credit and continues to entertain sold-out audiences around the world with his high tenor voice, impeccable timing, and profound sense of lyric. Never resting on his laurels, Robinson remains a beloved icon in the history of American popular music.
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Time To Go Shopping: Invicta Store Opens In Queens Center Mall
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One of the hot products of the home shopping network world is inexpensive Invicta watches – and the national brand has opened a new retail outlet at Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst. Expect all of the popular watch models at this new store, including the Sea Base, SubAqua Noma, Venom, S1 Rally, and more – along with full lines of fashion accessories such as eyewear and jewelry. To learn more, log on to shopqueenscenter.com; for more on Invicta: invictawatch.com.
Get To Steppin': Free Adult Fitness Walks
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The popular series of free-to-participate adult fitness walks continues at 9 am on Tuesdays and Thurdays through October 15 at The Joe Michaels Mile, adjacent to Little Neck Bay at scenic Crocheron Park. Those participating may meet in front of the Fort Totten entrance (across the street from Little Bay Park) on Totten Avenue – the western end of Joe Michaels Mile. This event, for adults, is free for all; info: (718) 352-4793, extension 302, or write to joanne.colorundo@parks.nyc.gov.
The Standing Room: LIC Laughs Times change, as do names: The Long Island City comedy venue The Laughing Devil recently morphed into The Standing Room– but the yuks just keep on coming five evenings per week. There's lot of laughs in the coming days, including a “roast” of Josh Homer on October 8, and a benefit comedy show for Bronx Works on October 15 featuring Luis J. Gomez and Derek Gaines. Get directions, tickets, information, and nose honks at standingroomlic.com.
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Colden Auditorium, Kupferberg Center, Queens College, Flushing October 9 at 8 pm (718) 793-8080 kupferbergcenter.org The Beach Boys founder and vocal-arranging genius headlines what clearly is one of the biggest college-based musical events of the 2015/2016 season in this region.
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Battle Of The Sexes
Madison Theatre At Molloy College, Rockville Centre October 17 at 8 PM madisontheatreny.org (516) 678-5000 The nationally touring Ivy League Of Comedy presents this intense “battle” between four stand-up comics, two of them are men, and the other two are women. It's no-holds-barred laughter as each side “has at it” with the other gender. This event stars a quartet of familiar comedy stars in (from left) Cory Kahaney, Wali Collins, Liz Miele, and Shawn Eli.
Bettye LaVette
Tilles Center, Greenvale October 18 at 8 PM tillescenter.org (516) 299-2752 She's the ultimate late bloomer – a seasoned singer who just recently has become an international blues music star. The two-time Grammy nominee interprets country, rock, pop, jazz, and blues songs into her own pure R&B sound. She hasn’t appeared in Long Island often, so this is a rare opportunity to enjoy a legend in the making.
Film Reviews
The Martian
Starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Aksel Hennie Directed by Ridley Scott 20th Century Fox
Much unlike our usual stance on what comes out of Hollywood, we'll declare this first and foremost: The Martian, based on the best-selling 2011 novel, could very likely become one of the year's biggest blockbusters, and in decades to come it could very well become talked about in a similar way that people speak fondly of Star Wars, Jaws, and E.T. Yes, it's that good. If you're into Matt Damon, this is certainly the movie for you; the star spends a majority of the film alone on the big screen. If that sounds boring, don't let that nugget sway you: This is a space-flight film that grabs the heart and the mind from the first scene, and doesn't let up for more than two hours. In a movie that plays somewhat like a merger of Castaway and 2001: A Space Odyssey, Damon delivers an understated yet intense performance that clearly has the earmarks of an Academy Award best actor nod all over it. Director Ridley Scott does a stellar job of telling the story of a brave astronaut, Mark
By Cody Bell Watney, who is left on his own and basically left to die by his team of fellow space travelers after a a manned mission to Mars (say that 10 times fast) goes disastrously awry. The crew can't be blamed for leaving him; Watney's been impaled by an antenna, but he eventually recovers, using the space station to repair his body. That's all well and good – but the Mars space station isn't scheduled to receive another landing for years, he's going to run out of food,
and the world back on Earth is aching to save him. Sound intensely dour? Not in this case; the rich source material by Andy Weir provides room for laughs, fear, doubts, and hopes all at the same time. A great supporting cast (particularly Chastain and Wiig) only add to the inter-stellar entertainment. The Martian is a popcorn flick, sure, but it's the best kind: It has both a head and a heart. Let the awards roll in.
Coming Attractions
All American Bikini Car Wash (October 6): Please remember to return your speaker to its stand before driving off: we'll see you next week at the Hi-Way Drive-In. A bunch of centerfold models star; yes, this is getting a theatrical run. Steve Jobs (October 9): Michael Fassbender in the long-awaited biopic; the advance notices are stellar. Knock Knock (October 8): What happens with a father and husband, left alone for the weekend, gets an unexpected visit from two “stranded” hot young women at his home? Sex and horror, we'll assume; Eli Roth (Hostel) shows former movie star Keanu Reeves how to star in a stupid movie that will no doubt suck – it's “on-demand” at the same time it will hit Theater 10 in about six mallplexes.
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Rock The Ballet: Bad Boys Of Dance
Staller Center For The Performing Arts, Stony Brook University October 17 at 8 PM (631) 632-ARTS stallercenter.com The Bad Boys of Dance was founded by Rasta Thomas, a member of Dance Theater of Harlem and lead character in Monthly Jazz Clinic the hit Broadway show Flushing Town Hall Movin’ Out. In this October 7 at 6 PM • (718) 463-7700 presentation, rock and ballet flushingtownhall.org merge with thrilling and For high school students and up: If you’re gravity-defying choreography interested in learning more about jazz and playing by Adrienne Canterna as these expert dancers reinterpret dance in a unique, new way. alongside other musicians, join the Queens Jazz OverGround for its monthly free Jazz Clinic – then Kansas stick around for the monthly Jazz Jam immediately after the clinic. Patchogue Theatre October 10 at 8 PM (631) 207-1313 A Musical Morning patchoguetheatre.org With Naomi Cohen Kansas has produced eight gold Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, albums, three sextuple-platinum Garden City albums, one platinum live album, Oct. 20 at 11 AM • adelphi.edu and a million-selling gold single, (516) 877-4927 "Dust In The Wind." The band Assisted by students of Adelphi’s appeared on the Billboard charts for music education program, Cohen more than 200 weeks in the 70s and will share songs and dances from 80s; "Carry On Wayward Son" was the Jewish tradition in this music the second most-played track on experience designed for children of classic rock radio in 1995, and all ages and their families. went to #1 in 1997.
SchoolHouse Rock – Live!
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Nassau County Community College, Garden City October 17 & 18 October 23 Through 25
Yes, we realize this is a kid's musical – but every adult that we know still sings the songs from those amazing wrap-arounds that used to be shown during Saturday morning cartoons.
Renaissance
Landmark On Main Street, Port Washington October 8 at 8 PM • landmarkonmainstreet.org • (516) 767-6444
Renaissance is a band with a rich and unique history as progressive rock pioneers who rose from the ashes of the seminal UK rock band The Yardbirds. Their career has spanned more than 40 years, spearheaded by the five-octave voice of Annie Haslam and the songwriting skills of Michael Dunford; the legendary band now features Haslam, Rave Tesar, Leo Traversa, Tim Brislin, Frank Pagano, and Mark Lambert.
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Queens Theatre, Flushing October 17 at 2 & 8 PM October 18 at 3 PM queenstheatre.org (718) 760-0064
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Returning to Queens Theatre, this Bessie Awardwinning, nationally renowned dance company transforms the classical into the contemporary, creating its own unique ballet language. Columbus Day Comedy Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts October 10 at 8 PM • (631) 724-3700 smithtownpac.org Four top standups will perform at this special event, including the uproarious Kevin Meaney (above), J.J. Ramirez, Steve Marshall, and John Joseph. Taj Mahal Trio Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center October 18 at 8 PM • (631) 288-1500 • whbpac.org Mahal has evolved from an American blues icon into a master of global styles; his new trio performs.
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ne of the most talked-about and most multi-facted real musicians of the modern era, Brian Culbertson, makes his debut at The Madison Theatre at Molloy College in Rockville Centre on Saturday, October 10, with a pair of shows at 7 and 9:30 pm. Tickets are available through madisontheatreny.com, or by calling (516) 323-4444. Culbertson began his musical journey at the age of 8 on piano, adding drums at 9, trombone at 10, then bass at 12. He grew up near Chicago, loving genre-crossing jazz-pop artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago, Tower Of Power, The Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn, The Yellowjackets, Sting, and Chick Corea. So naturally gifted was Culbertson that his seventh grade piano recital consisted of all
YMCA Boulton Center, Bay Shore October 17 at 8 PM • boultoncenter.org (631) 969-1101
Anyone remember hard rock that wasn't a bunch of clowns in corny costumes? Here's the antidote: Since his 1976 debut album featuring his brand of 70s guitar rock, Travers has gone on to deliver melodic 80s rock, a blues period throughout most of the 90s, noted performances with various power trios during the first few years of the new millennium, and a fullblooded return to the trademark Pat Travers Band sound as he now is in his fifth decade of performing.
15 more albums, toured the world, saw his name at the top of Billboard and radio charts, and worked and performed with stars such as Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, Larry Graham, Michael McDonald, Chris Botti, Musiq Soulchild, Ledisi, Barry Manilow, Herb Alpert, Natalie Cole, Chuck Brown, and Bootsy Collins. Culbertson has also received numerous awards, including being nominated for a 2012 NAACP Image Award and a 2012 Soul Train Award. In 2012, Culbertson founded The Napa Valley Jazz Getaway, a five-day festival of wine, food, art, and music set in California's famous wine region. The inaugural event featured Sinbad, Oleta Adams, Kenny Lattimore, David Benoit, Eric Darius, and top wineries throughout Napa Valley, including Silver Oak, Chimney Rock, and others. The Getaway celebrated its fifth year this past June. Regardless of his success, fans can be assured that Culbertson always brings his very best, particularly in concert; area fans can expect the best of his canon at Madison Theatre.
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original tunes. He flourished in school bands throughout high school, and moved to downtown Chicago to continue his musical studies at DePaul University. In 1994, at age 20, Culbertson self-produced his debut album, Long Night Out. After that release, he then went on to compose jingles for clients such as
blues to HawaiianPat stylings to African rhythms. His Travers
United Airlines, Gatorade, Sears, Coors, and McDonald's in the bustling city's highly competitive advertising community, all while continuing to make records and tour. Since those days, Culbertson has released
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SportsBeat It’s still too early to for New York Giants fans to put up the white flag for the 2015 season, but it wouldn’t be hard to blame them. It was going to be an uphill climb after All-Pro defensive end Jason Jason PierrePierrePaul lost his Paul middle finger and part of his thumb stupidly handling fireworks during the July 4 holiday. Not surprisingly, the Giants pass rush has been below par, though veteran Robert Ayres played well in the early going. The difference between victory and defeat generally rests on the shoulders and throwing arm of quarterback Eli Manning. In the humiliating opening game, unfortunately broadcast on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” poor communication and clock mismanagement led to a heartbreaking 27-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. A week later, with the Giants up on the Atlanta Falcons 20-10, Manning was
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BA Watch: It doesn't return to ESPN Patrick until December (be sure to check out Allen regional action on Xtra Frame), but there's already lots of PBA news making the rounds. From Bill Vint of the PBA: With more than two months to go before GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII gets underway at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada, the annual multi-championship event has already tied its record for international representation with 21 different countries entered, and is virtually assured that record will fall soon. As of September 15, entries have been received from bowlers in Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Finland, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela in addition to the United States. A number of entries from China are pending, which will raise the country total to 22 after they are confirmed. WSOB VII will include the PBA Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon, and Scorpion Championships – all title events that are also qualifying rounds as part of the PBA World Championship. It's free for all: Coming soon to the PBA Modern Classics collection on YouTube will be the 2001 Great Lakes Classic from Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Pete Weber bowled a 299 game on his way to the title … and unveiled his signature “crotch chop” on national television. Now available in the PBA Modern Classics collection is the 2009 National Bowling Stadium Championship from
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sacked by DE Kroy Biermann and fumbled the ball in the red zone. The Falcons quickly marched down the field and scored a touchdown to cut the lead to 20-17. It all arguably resulted in a 14-point swing, since it seemed as if the Giants were about to score a touchdown which would have salted the game away. It’s not all doom and gloom: Wide receiver Victor Cruz should be back shortly. Manning having two quality receivers to throw to – Odell Beckham, Jr. and Cruz – should help running back Shane Vereen pick up more rushing yards. As for Beckham, check out his humorous Lenovo ad with comedian J.B. Smoove about creating humorous names for fantasy football teams on YouTube. Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz was at Citi Field for the first game of the recent Subway Series since the MLB Network had broadcasting rights for it. Smoltz believes that with starting pitchers being carefully monitored for pitch and innings counts, more of a burden will fall on relief pitchers, who might also need Tommy John surgery in the near future. While the trade with the Detroit Tigers for Yoenis Cespedes at the July 31 trade deadline was the key reason for the New York Mets’ turnaround, don’t underestimate the importance of the team’s acquisition of veteran third baseman Juan Uribe from the Atlanta Braves a week earlier. Uribe had a lot of clutch
Boow B wll eerrss & & LLeeaagg uueess:: SSuubbm mii tt SSccoorreess At gtmag @opt online.net Reno, Nevada, where Patrick Allen ran the table, winning the title when PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. left a pocket 8-10 split in the 10th frame. You’ll find the complete collection of classic PBA Tour telecasts in the PBA Modern Classics Library on YouTube, with new telecasts being added on a regular basis. For complete PBA regional schedules, rules, and entry information, visit pba.com. LIGBT Fall Schedule: Here's the fall/ winter schedule for The Long Island Generations Bowling Tour (LIGBT) handicap tournaments coming to Long Island and Queens centers (the initial events were September 27 at Herrill Lanes in New Hyde Park and October 4 at JIB Lanes in Flushing): October 11: AMF Garden City Lanes (squad times: 1 and 3 pm) October 25: South Levittown Lanes (squad times: 1 and 3 pm) November 8: Farmingdale Lanes (squad times: 1 and 3 pm) November 15: AMF Wantagh Lanes (squad
hits before a chest injury took him out of action. Before the Friday game of the Subway Series, electronic news crews and writers were pouncing on nearly every Mets player in the clubhouse that they could. Uribe sat unmolested on the clubhouse sofa eating a cup of ice cream. He laughed when I told him in Spanish that he was a sea of calm in the crazy world around him. Later that night, he hit a pinch hit home run that salted the game away for the Mets; Stony Brook’s Steven Matz earned this fourth victory without a loss at that juncture. New York Yankees lefty Chris Capuano has had a rough 2015, starting when he pulled a
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By Bob Smith times: 1 and 3 pm) November 22: AMF Sayville Lanes (house shot tournament; squad times: 1 and 3 pm) November 27 & 29: AMF Babylon Lanes (two-day major tournament) December 6: AMF East Meadow Lanes (squad times: 1and 3 pm) December 20: AMF Plainview Lanes (squad times: 1 and 3 pm) January 1: AMF Babylon lanes (five-game marathon tournament; 1 pm start) In recent LIGBT tournament news, Sushi chef Sun Kim of Flushing took the day off from his restaurant to win the LIGBT Labor Day Major at AMF Babylon Lanes on September 6. Kim, in his first LIGBT finals, wowed the big crowd with his straight ball to shoot a 254 handicap game to claim the $2,000 major title first prize. Learn how to get involved with these enjoyable handicap tournaments by logging on to ligbtour.com.
Photos; Sun Kim courtesy LIGBT Tour; Patrick Allen courtesy PBA, LLC
By Lloyd Carroll Photos: Juan Uribe by Bob Smith; Jason-Pierre Paul by Mike Morbeck (Creative Commons); Marcus Stroman by Arturo Pardavilla III (Creative Commons); Eli Manning by Alexa C. Packer (Creative Commons)
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leg muscle covering first base during a spring training game. Capuano is one of the most congenial, intelligent athletes in the sport (he graduated Duke University with a degree in economics), and he knows that at age 37 the odds are that his big league career may soon coming to an end. He told me that at least one television network has approached him about a career in broadcasting, but that he is seriously thinking about going for his MBA degree full time. My guess is that Capuano will be a Major League Baseball team executive in a few years. Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman,
who grew up in Medford, suffered a leg injury that sidelined him for most of the season; he returned to action late in the season. Stroman took advantage of his down time and returned to Capuano’s alma mater, Duke, to finish the requirements for his bachelor’s degree. “I can’t understand why any athlete would go to Duke without intending to finish,” Marcus said. And yes, he told me that he grew up reading Good Times when I presented him with the latest copy. The Mets’ resurgence brought out celebrities who I had never seen at Citi Field before. I ran into both Matt Dillon and Debra Messing during September. I wonder how both Jerry Seinfeld and Kevin James, who have attended Mets home games through thick and more often thin, feel about this. Former New Knicks star Bernard King is working on his autobiography that he expects will hit bookstores next fall. The New York Islanders traded one of their most popular players, winger Michael Grabner to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a number of minor leaguers. Grabner, unfortunately, was hurt for a good part of the last two seasons. The New York Daily News made headlines by laying off a number of familiar names in their sports department. Mike Lupica was reportedly let go, but his contract runs until the end of the year and I have a feeling that a deal may still be cut. News owner Mort Zuckerman likes
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him a lot, even though I doubt that there is anyone who has said in the last decade: “Did you read what Lupica wrote today?” Also let go was Hall of Fame member Bill Madden. The biggest loser, aside from those who lost their jobs from the Daily News’ austerity actions, was the Athletics department at St. John’s University. Roger Rubin, who did a terrific job covering Red Storm basketball, was not spared the ax, even though he had a beat as opposed to columnists as Hank Gola, Wayne Coffey, and Filip Bondy, who also lost their positions despite being talented writers. The way things are going, there may be a pair of empty chairs on SNY’s “Daily News Live.”
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Jazz & Blues
“Spirited” Jazz: The popular monthy “Jazz Jams” at Flushing Town Hall are open to everyone – and this season, wine and beer are being served at the jams for the first time. Whether you're a student, jazz musician, or music educator, musicians of all levels are welcome to join the Queens Jazz OverGround, a program of Convergence Arts, Inc., as they lead the house band in this monthly jam session. Held on the first Wednesday of each month, “Jazz Jams” are an enjoyable way to hone skills and jam with peers. Non-musicians are welcome to come and enjoy the sounds of some of the area's up-and-coming talent. Admission is $10, or free for Flushing Town Hall Members, students, and jamming musicians. For more information and tickets, log on to flushingtownhall.org; the next jam is tomorrow night (October 7), followed by November 4 and December 2. Double Dip Of Blues – For A Good Cause: The Karp-Foley Band has released a double live CD to benefit The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. The set features live performances by a pair of Americana and blues stars in Peter Karp and Sue Foley. The first album, Peter Karp's The Arson's Match, was originally broadcast live on Sirius Satellite Radio during a 2004 performance at the longlamented Bottom Line in New York City. The second CD, Change by Sue Foley, is a live acoustic blues album also recorded in 2004 in Toronto's famous Hugh's Room. All proceeds from the sales and downloads of the CD set will benefit The Ovarian Cancer
Fun in loving memory of Peter Carp's wife, Mary Lou Karp, who died from the disease in 2009. Get it at ocrf.org/ downloads. “Mary Lou Bonney Karp was a remarkable writer, a poet, a daughter, a mother and my wife of 25 years,” wrote Karp. “In June of 2008, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She died nine months later on February 17, 2009. While she had vague and disconnected symptoms for years, no one saw it coming. She was misdiagnosed (which happens often) with a back problem. This CD is to honor her memory. Before Mary Lou became sick, we knew nothing about ovarian cancer. Now I
Artie’s The Attraction: Longtime “Howard Stern Show” regular and A-list standup star Artie Lange headlines on Saturday, October at 8 pm at The Space At Westbury. Tickets and more informtion can be found at thespaceatwestbury.com. So what more can one fellow do? Comedian. Actor. Writer. Producer. Entrepreneur. Radio personality. One of the most sought-after live comedians in the business, Lange is currently the co-host of “The Artie Lange Show,” a Fox News Radio show
Tape after writing and performing with other troupes, including Midnight Madness and The Improvables. Lange’s breakout work with Live On Tape landed him his debut television role as one of the original series regulars on FOX’s “Mad TV.” The comic’s success on “Mad TV” led to being cast opposite Norm MacDonald in Lange’s first starring role in the MGM feature film Dirty Work. This led to a string of feature films, including New Line’s The Bachelor, starring opposite Chris O’Donnell and
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know that it is a vicious, silent killer of women, and that the only way to stop it is to spread the word about early detection.” Our take: Even without the charity involvement, this double-dip of earthy blues is a stone bargain, featuring two great Nashville artists at the top of their games. We’ve said it before, and we’ll keep harping (so to speak) until every hears it: Contemporary blues is as real as any other form of pop – and Karp and Foley are exceptional together or solo. – Bob Smith
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he created. Launched this past fall, the show has garnered rave reviews and a massive fan base. Lange was a regular on “The Howard Stern Show” for five years; during that time, his first memoir, Too Fat To Fish, became a New York Times bestseller, paving the way for his second book, Crash And Burn, published in 2013. Lange’s first TV standup hourlong special, “The Stench Of Failure,” premiered on Comedy Central in October 2014. Lange began his career in the clubs of New York City, where he helped to create the popular sketch comedy group Live On
Renee Zellweger; Lost And Found with David Spade for Warner Brothers; Kinka Usher’s Mystery Men; and the independent drama The Fourth Floor opposite Juliette Lewis and William Hurt. Lange also starred, co-wrote, and produced his own feature film, Beer League. He’s also been a regular guest on “The Late Show With David Letterman,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and “The Best Damn Sports Show, Period.” He was a guest roaster on Comedy Central’s Roasts of Hugh Hefner and William Shatner, and also shot episodes of the hit series “Entourage” for HBO.
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op’s daring new emerging star, Tove Lo, headlines on Tuesday, October 20 at 8 pm at The Paramount in Huntington; Erik Hassle opens the show. Learn more and get tickets at paramountny.com. As anyone with ears will tell you, Sweden is quite good when it comes to fostering pop talent. With Stockholm’s Tove Lo, however, the typical mould of elegant heartfelt electropop has been beautifully corrupted by the sort of lyrical honesty and rawness that not only ruffles feathers, but makes you want to clutch your hand to your chest and wail along at the top of your lungs. Having self-released two examples of her unique take on pop – the clattering bloodletting of “Love Ballad” and the raw, but disarmingly melodic “Habits” – Tove Lo is ready to take her pop confessionals to a whole new level. Music was always going to be something Tove
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Pop’s Uninhibited New ‘It Girl’ Arrives At The Paramount Lo was involved in. Her high school, for example, wasn’t like most high schools. Run by teachers whose motto apparently was “f**k reading, let’s play music,” it was there that Lo met both of Icona Pop, forming bands left, right, and center and learning how to write songs. Singing in bands was something Lo also did, fronting a “math rock” band and playing what she affectionately refers to as “shitty” venues. “I wanted to write but couldn’t play anything, and the guitarist in the band put music to my lyrics so that’s how it all started,” she explained. “It was such hard music and it would change key and tempo all the time. You had to understand it, like mathematical rock. We’d play all these awful bars where there were no monitors or anything. It was always pretty rowdy, so I got a lot of stage experience.” At the same time, she also started working on her own demos in-between earning money as a session singer. “I think I just started to feel like I wasn’t really into that music anymore,” she explains of her need to spread her wings. “I wanted to experiment more with other sounds and not keep it so organic. I was into the electronic stuff that was happening, and the guitar player was very against that sort of stuff. I started producing my own songs on my computer,, which was fun.” Perhaps as a sign of her intent, those early recording sessions took place in a freezing cold shed turned makeshift studio. “My cousins had a shed outside of their house,” said Lo. “It wasn’t heated, so I had this heater in there and sometimes in the winter it would be -10. The days I didn’t have a session I’d walk my dog there and just sit there all day and produce my own songs. ‘Habits’ and ‘Love Ballad’ were kind of started there, actually.” In-between living her life, writing songs about the various ups and downs in her life (break-ups, drink and drugs, raucous nights out and emotionally barren mornings after) and earning a living, Lo also set about cultivating her songwriting career. At a party held by her friends Icona Pop to celebrate them signing a record deal, Lo decided it would be a good idea to harass some people from their label. “I just walked up to someone and said to him, ‘you have to hear my songs, they’re amazing’,” Lo laughed.
“It was just to get some feedback from someone. He was like ‘who the f**k are you?,’ but I forced him to give me his email address and so I got that and sent him some stuff. He replied saying there was something there, and we sort of planned a meeting in Stockholm.” From there, she signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell, and before long she found herself being flown out to Los Angleses to hang out at pop songwriting legend Max Martin’s house via newfound friend and fellow songwriting legend Alex Kronlund. “It gave me so much more confidence because at the beginning, you don’t know what you like,” she said. “If someone says it’s good, you almost immediately believe them.” The impromptu meeting has since resulted in Lo becoming part of Martin’s pop songwriting team, working on some of the biggest forthcoming pop releases. However, it’s with her own songs that Lo’s real songwriting chops come to fore, as evidenced on her debut EP, the tellingly titled Truth Serum. At its core is “Habits,” which garnered so much blog buzz it led to not just a deal with Universal, but the attention of the pop label Neon Gold, who are releasing a special limited edition of Truth Serum on vinyl in America as well as hosting Lo at their SXSW showcase. Shifting effortlessly from verses that detail the lengths people go to to forget their pain (visits to sex clubs, casual sex with strangers, lots of drinking), to a chorus that soars with barely restrained anguish, “Habits” is anchored by
Lo’s impassioned vocal as it wraps itself around the line, “you’re gone and I’ve got to stay high all the time to keep you off my mind.” “‘Habits’ is about my ex,” Lo shrugged. “It was a lot of passion and pain clouded by smoke and it was chaos. Really up and down. He then changed his life around and joined a Buddhist movement, and I wasn’t ready for that at all so I left.” Did she ever think of restraining her honesty in any way? “I don’t like to filter it. I get into a flow and get it out, but if I stop myself I just think ‘why? Why be subtle? Just say it as it is.’ It’s not ‘I’m a single girl, let’s party all night long,’ it’s more ‘I’m really destructive right now and I don’t care.’ I think my honesty bothers some people.” Her performances also could be dubbed “uninhbited” and perhaps shocking to some; her Paramount debut will likely be talked about for some time to come. No matter the outcome, Tove Lo is easily one of the hottest new artists of 2015, and a best bet to supplant the “girly girl” current radio stars and take her place at the top of the pop world. Learn much more at tove-lo.com, or find her on Facebook.
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Tuesday, October 6
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Long Island Rock Unplugged: Craving Strange / Revel 9 / Aqua Cherry / Sean Wernerbach / Other Artists K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Body & Soul Puglia's (Garden City) Open Mic hosted by Mike Dorio Jack Halyards American Bar & Grill (Oyster Bay) Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Dianne, Larry & Joe P.J. Harper's (Valley Stream) JDL Paddy's Loft (Massapequa) Jazz Jam Session Walk Street Tavern (New Hyde Park) UnWined / DJ Cowboy Ben-E The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Rock & Roll Review & Elvis Presley
Tribute: Lamar Peters Callahan's (East Meadow)
Suffolk Acoustic Open Mic Night hosted by David Jon Paisley 50 Yard Line (West Babylon) Acoustic Open Mic One Main (Babylon) Bobby Dee's Open Mic & Jam Pour House (Holbrook) Tuesday Night Live: George Cintron & Bobby Rondinelli Katie's of Smithtown The Cogs Singles Open Jam Gator Blue (East Islip) Open Mic with Dan Acosta & DJ HarryOke The Thirsty Scholar (Holbrook) Open Mic with Shaun Lally Flanagan's Pub (Ronkonkoma) Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James) Live Deejays Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Taste Of The South Shore: Bob Pinnola Scully Mansion (Islip)
NYC/Queens Burton Cummings B.B. King's (NYC)
Your Guide To Local Events Steely Dan Beacon Theatre (NYC) Sharon Shannon City Winery (NYC) Tame Impala Radio City Music Hall (NYC) Demo Taped /Alina Baraz Mercury Lounge (NYC) Noah Gundersen Bowery Ballroom (NYC) FFS Terminal 5 (NYC)
Wednesday, October 7
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Wonderous Stories K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Warren Haynes & The Ashes & Dust Band / Justin Townes Earle The Space At Westbury Blues At Sunset: Open Jam With The Sunset Boyz Sunset Grill (Seaford) Michelle Crouse R.S. Jones (Merrick) Open Jam Mickey Malone's (Floral Park) Jerry Costanzo And His Trio Don Lorenzo's Restaurant & Lounge (Glen Cove) Open Mic w/"Big Daddy" John Struck The Homestead (Oyster Bay) Open Mic w/The Night Owls Band Phat Daddy's (Oceanside) Open Mic hosted by Robert Sloan Front Street Pub (Massapequa Park) Country Music Originals Night Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Tommy T. Mudcat Blues Jam w/Mike Nugent and Ian Petillo The Breakers (Bayville) Bones Beers & Beats: Live Deejays Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Country Wednesdays Otto's Sea Grill (Freeport) Naomi Cohen Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (Garden City) LAMM Jam: Long Island Artists & Musical Instrument Makers Jam Callahan's (East Meadow) Vintage Bliss Landmark On Main Street (Port Washington) Terrence Reel (East Rockaway)
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Suffolk Creative Collab Tour: Matthew Espinosa / Jake Foushee / Brandon Bowen / Chris Miles / Alec Bailey The Paramount (Huntington) The Cogs Singles Open Jam The Stadium (Bohemia) Jim Cammack Trio Featuring Artemisz Polonyi Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Live Music Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Garet Newman's Jazz Jam East End Republican Club (Sayville) Open Blues/Jazz Jam Park Avenue Studios/Briggs Music (Huntington) Open Jam Night with Jim Kolman The Diamond Club & Sports Bar (Ronkonkoma) Open Mic hosted by Johnny B. Quogue East Pub (East Quogue) Open Mic Night Sea Cove (Center Moriches) Acoustic Artist Tom Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Suicide Silence Amityville Music Hall The Winery Dogs: In-Store Acoustic Performance & Autograph Signing Looney Tunes Records (West Babylon) Ron Gartner's Scotch, Soul, & Rock & Roll John W. Engeman Theater (Northport) Open Mic & Jam 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) Sweet Suzi & Sugafixx Bobbique (Patchogue) Al Murphy: Acoustic 70s Butterfield's (Hauppague) Live Music Black & Blue Seafoood
Chophouse (Huntington)
NYC/Queens Nick Steffanacci Band B.B. King's (NYC) The Ann Wilson Thing City Winery (NYC) Steely Dan Beacon Theatre (NYC) Maddie & Tae Highline Ballroom (NYC) Monthly Jazz Clinic & Jam Flushing Town
Hall Matthew Freidberger Mercury Lounge (NYC) Tame Impala Terminal 5 (NYC)
Thursday, October 8
Nassau The Lisa Polizzi Band The Lounge At The Space At Westubry Live Band Karaoke / FM (Steely Dan Tribute) K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Margaret Cho NYCB Theatre At Westbury Classic Rock & Blues Jam w/Curt Arnel & Friends Ringside (Hicksville) Karaoke With DJ Dom Blue Parrot (Massapequa) Standup Comedy Show / Gallo McNeely The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Debra Lynn Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Brian McGeough Hudson's Mill (Massapequa) Open Mic Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Jazz Night Viana Hotel & Spa (Westbury) Open Mic with Benoir The Hub (Island Park) Jazz & Sushi Night Allegria Hotel (Long Beach) Open Mic Night Spice's Restaurant (Baldwin) Acoustic Open Mic With Frank Walker Eleanor Rigby's (Mineola) Jim Treutlein R.S. Jones (Merrick) Salsa Night Holiday Inn (Carle Place) Mike & The Outlaws Suite 1828 (Merrick) Eric Sami Band Still Partners (Sea Cliff) Renaissance Landmark On Main Street (Port Washington) The Gaddis Brothers Eleanor Rigby’s (Mineola)
Suffolk Vertical Horizon / Nine Days The
Calendar Paramount (Huntington) Ray Anderson & Steve Salerno Tasting Notes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Girls With Guitars 3: Jana Kramer / Cassadee Pope / Mickey Guyton / Abi Ann / Olivia Lane / Didi Benami Patchogue Theatre Soul Junkies Treme (Islip) Nisen 347 Thursdays Niesen 347 (Saint James) Next Level Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Open Mic Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) Frank O'Brien & Tim Givens Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Pop Evil Revolution (Amityville) Girls Night In: MyLifeAsEva / Meredith Foster / Alisha Marie / Sierra Furtado / Mia Stammer / Andie Case Emporium (Patchogue) Acoustically Correct Black & Blue Seafoood
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NYC/Queens Terry Lyne Carrington's Mosaic Project Featuring Valerie Simpson, Jaguar Wright, & Caranee Wade B.B. King's (NYC) Ricky Martin Madison Square Garden (NYC) Fresh 102.7 Fall Fest The Theater At Madison Square Garden (NYC) The War On Drugs Radio City Music Hall (NYC) Jazz Night Smoke BBQ Pit (Jamaica) Comedy Roast Of Josh Homer The Standing Room (Long Island City) Play It Again: The Movie Music Of Woody Allen Featuring Catherine Russell / Tom Wopat / Ute Lemper Town Hall (NYC) Les Dark / Corb Lund Mercury Lounge (NYC) Ms Mr Terminal 5 (NYC) Bo Burnham Best Buy Theater (NYC)
Your Guide To Local Events Friday, October 9
Nassau Engelbert Humperdinck NYCB Theatre At Westbury The LPs / Beyond Fab (Beatles Tribute) K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Red NOT Chili Peppers (Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute) / 45 RPM Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall (Wantagh) James Maddock Swing The Teapot (Floral Park) Tommy Gunn Band Memories (Williston Park) Todd The Guitar Man R.S. Jones (Merrick) The Zoo / Natural Red Band The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) The Rockinghams Puglia's (Garden City) Wading River Band Callahan's (East Meadow) Live Music / Tom Sanfilippo (Happy Hour) Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Kane Daily Big Daddy's (Massapequa) ReWined Eleanor Rigby's (Mineola) Any Way You Want It (Journey Tribute) Sunset Grill (Seaford) The Sharpened Spurs Still Partners (Sea Cliff) John Snow Kitty O'Hara's (Baldwin) Rude Mood Blue Parrot Lounge (Massapequa) Rapid Fire Hudson's On The Mile (Freeport) Jonatha Brooke / Patti Larkin Landmark On Main Street (Port Washington) Frank Sinatra Tribute Night Vue At E.B. Elliot's (Freeport) The Outliers The Lighthouse (Glen Cove) Suffolk Back To The 80s Show: Jessie's Girl / The Fresh Kids Of Bel-Air The Paramount (Huntington) James Rich Trio Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor)
Leo Kottke Boulton Center (Bay Shore) That 70s Band Suffolk Theater (Riverhead) Dan & Shay / Kelsea Ballerini Emporium (Patchogue) Badfish (Sublime Tribute) / Oogee Wawa Revolution (Amityville) Kerry Kearney Bobbique (Patchogue) Bag Of Bones / DJ Epic Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Joaquin & The Hot Knives Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport) Revel In Dimes / Nadia Kasmi Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) The Affordables Blues Band Treme (Islip) All-Star John Lennon Birthday Celebration: Liverpool Shuffle / Tony Garofolo / Frank Walker & Joanne Amante 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) Guilty Pleasures Butterfield's (Hauppague) Jellyband BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Joe Rock & The All-Stars Red River Inn (Yaphank) Yellowfly Black & Blue Seafoood Chophouse (Huntington) DJ Mike Of Diamond Cut Bulldog Grille
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NYC/Queens The Whispers B.B. King's (NYC) Steely Dan Beacon Theatre (NYC) Brandi Carlisle Radio City Music Hall (NYC) Kyle Dunnigan Highline Ballroom (NYC) Wesley Stace's Cabinet Of Wonders City Winery (NYC) Hair Of The Dog Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach) Brian Wilson Colden Auditorium, Kupferberg Center, Queens College (Flushing) The March Violets / Saintseneca Mercury Lounge (NYC) Sun Kil Moon Town Hall (NYC) R. City Bowery Ballroom (NYC)
Ryley Walker / Michael Chapman / Peter Walker / Bob Brown Rough Trade NYC Blade Rave / The Crystal Method Terminal 5 (NYC) Soja Best Buy Theater (NYC) Monk Tango Flushing Town Hall
Saturday, October 10
Nassau Jay Black / Chubby Checker NYCB Theatre At Westbury Big-Eyed Phish (Dave Matthews Band Tribute) Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall (Wantagh) Artie Lange The Space At Westbury Brian Culbertson Madison Theatre At Molloy College (Rockville Centre) Generations Hudson's On The Mile (Freeport) B-Side Bandits The Homestead (Oyster Bay) Damn Neighbors Sunset Grill (Seaford) Cool Hand Lou & The Downtown DaddyOs Michael's Porthole (Oceanside) The Benamins / Atomic Mary The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Backbeat Memories (Williston Park) Dave Diamond Still Partners (Sea Cliff) Live Deejays Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Live Music Savoy Tavern (Merrick) Live Music Puglia's (Garden City) Christine Sweeney & The Dirty Stay-Outs R.S. Jones (Merrick) Sweet Blues Band / Media Crime / Swim / Others Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Uppercut / The Mystic K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Live Music Eleanor Rigby's (Mineola) Shecky & The Twangtones Swing The Teapot (Floral Park) Blue Reign Blue Parrot (Massapequa) Breakfast Club Callahan's (East Meadow) Joe Rock & The All-Stars Brixx & Barley (Long Beach)
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Calendar Suffolk Laura Benanti Bay Street Theater (Sag Harbor) Comedy: Kevin Meaney / J.J. Ramirez / Steve Marshall / John Joseph Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts Danny Mixon Trio Featuring Antoinette Montaque Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) A Tribute To The Band: The Last Waltz 39th Anniversary Celebration Featuring The Band Band / TTBB Horns Boulton Center (Bay Shore) The Cara Band Shandon Court (East Islip) Live Deejay Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Radio Riot The Arden (Port Jefferson) Ray Anderson: Ray's Proteges Jazz Tasting Notes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Billboard Live / New Life Crisis 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) Sugar Ray & The Bluetones Treme (Islip) DJ Epic / Live Irish Music Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Zofolk Bobbique (Patchogue) LHT Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) Live Deejay Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) NFU Even Flow (Bay Shore) 45 RPM Napper Tandy's (Smithtown) Frank Walker Gabrielsen's Country Farm (Jamesport) Chauncey Ned & The Nedmans BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Toby Tobias Vanderbilt Museum (Centerport) Steve Strecker Dockers Waterside (East Quogue) Stir Crazy Black & Blues Seafood Chophouse (Huntington) Radio Play Bulldog Grille (Amityville) Islip Arts Antiques & Collectibles Fair Brookwood Hall Park (Islip) NYC/Queens Vertical Horizon B.B. King's Blues Club (NYC) The Act Highline Ballroom (NYC) Steely Dan Beacon Theatre (NYC) Sean Yox & The Streamers: John Lennon Birthday Tribute Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach) Gramercy Theatre (NYC) The Band Of Heathens Mercury Lounge (NYC) Melody Gardot Town Hall (NYC) Seoul / Young Ejecta Rough Trade NYC Timeflies Terminal 5 (NYC) The Winery Dogs Best Buy Theater (NYC) Pump (Aerosmith Tribute) Wee Pub (Ozone Park)
Sunday, October 11
Nassau Mike Francesa's Football Sunday Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall (Wantagh) Smokey Robinson NYCB Theatre At Westbury Wonderous Stories Hudson's On The Mile (Freeport) Cancer Sucks Benefit Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Stead Zeppelin The Homestead (Oyster Bay) Phil's Caribbean Music Band Michael's Porthold (Oceanside) Live Irish Music Connoly Station (Malverne) Live Reggae Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Live Jazz Brunch City Cellar (Westbury) Au Privave Jazz / Little Wilson Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Senior Pops Orchestra Of Long Island Brookside School (North Merrick)
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Suffolk Timeflies / Kalin & Myles The Paramount (Huntington) Nancy Atlas Project Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) Interplay Jazz Orchestra Treme (Islip) Ray Anderson's Tasting Notes Jazz Club Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Joe Carter & Guest / Alexis Cole & Friends Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor)
Your Guide To Local Events Duane Allman & Eric Clapton Tributes 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) Rocktober Fest Revolution (Amityville) Tommy Mulvihill Shandon Court (East Islip) Breakfast Music With Local Musicians Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Grateful Girls Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport) David Sedaris Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
NYC/Queens Roomful Of Blues B.B King's (NYC) Open Mic with Anthony Gibney Diving Bell (Sunnyside) Bluegrass Jam Hosted By Dave McKeon & Mary Noecker Of Moonshine Falls The Irish Whiskey Bar (Astoria) Kevin Griffin / Cynthia Sayer's NYC Banjo Bash City Winery (NYC) Ex Show In NYC Highline Ballroom (NYC) Blitzen Trapper Bowery Ballroom (NYC) Dirk Quinn Band Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach) Under The Streetlamp Queensborough Community College (Bayside)
Monday, October 12
Nassau Open Mic & Jam Hosted by Kenny Forgione & Friends K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Industry Night Allegria Hotel (Long Beach) Open Mic Still Partners (Sea Cliff)
Suffolk Open Mic Comedy Show Fin's Pub (Oakdale) Musicians Night Hosted by Gil McLean Shandon Court (East Islip) Open Mic with Dave Drew The Bartini Bar (Babylon) Open Mic Night Hosted by Jerry Ramone The Crooked Rail (Northport) Open Jam with Rockin' Rob Diamond Club (Ronkonkoma) Open Mic Night w/Kenn Village Lanterne (Lindenhurst) Open Mic Featuring Bobby Dee, John Dobert, & Johnny Mac Sea Cove (Center Moriches) Open Mic Night Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) Open Mic Night Sea Cove (Center Moriches) He Is Legend Revolution (Amityville) The Electrix Martha Clara Vineyards (Riverhead)
NYC/Queens Jam with Richie Cannata The Bitter End (NYC) Open Jazz Jam Session Kitano New York Hotel (NYC) Panteon Rococo B.B. King's (NYC) Chuck Prophet / Robbie Fulks City Winery (NYC) Little Fevers Mercury Lounge (NYC) Steep Canyon Rangers Bowery Ballroom (NYC) Owen Benjamin Rough Trade NYC Girls' Night In: MyLifeAsEva/ Meredith Foster / Alisha Marie / Meghan Rinks / Mia Stammer Andie Case Best Buy Theater (NYC)
Tuesday, October 13
Nassau Original Music Showcase: Three Local Orginal Bands K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Open Mic hosted by Mike Dorio Jack Halyards American Bar & Grill (Oyster Bay) Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Dianne, Larry & Joe P.J. Harper's (Valley Stream) Dakota Rose / DJ Cowboy Ben-E The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Jazz Jam Session Walk Street Tavern (New Hyde Park) Body & Soul Puglia's (Garden City) JBL Paddy's Loft (Massapequa) Suffolk
Calendar Acoustic Open Mic Nite hosted by David Jon Paisley 50 Yard Line (West Babylon) Live Deejay Villiage Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Vinny Marten (Ray Charles Tribute) Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Open Mic with Shaun Lally Flanagan's Pub (Ronkonkoma) Open Mic Night Hosted by Jerry Ramone The Crooked Rail (Northport) The Cogs Singles Open Jam Gator Blue (East Islip) Ray Anderson & Steve Salerno Tasting Notes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Open Mic with Dan Acosta & DJ Harry Oke The Thirsty Scholar (Holbrook)
Open Jam w/George Cintron & Rob DeMartino Katies of Smithtown
Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James) NYC/Queens Ehud Banai B.B. King's (NYC) Steely Dan Beacon Theatre (NYC)
Wednesday, October 14
Nassau Wonderous Stories K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Joe Walsh NYCB Theatre At Westbury Blues At Sunset: Open Jam with The Sunset Boyz Sunset Grill (Seaford) Bones Beers & Beats The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Country Music Originals Night Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Open Jam Mickey Malone's (Floral Park) Jerry Costanzo And His Trio Don Lorenzo's Restaurant and Lounge (Glen Cove) Open Mic w/The Night Owls Band Phat Daddy's (Oceanside) Open Mic hosted by Robert Sloan Front Street Pub (Massapequa Park)
Your Guide To Local Events Open Mic with "Big Daddy" John Struck The Homestead (Oyster Bay) Tommy T. Mudcat Blues Jam with Mike Nugent and Ian Petillo The Breakers (Bayville) LAMM Jam: Long Island Artists & Musical Instrument Makers Jam Callahan's (East Meadow) Pete Kanelous & Friendsd R.S. Jones (Merrick) Terrence Reel (East Rockaway)
Suffolk The Cogs Singles Open Jam The Stadium (Bohemia) Open Jam Night with Jim Kolman Diamond Club & Sports Bar (Ronkonkoma) Rhythm Kings Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Garet Newman's Jazz Jam East End Republican Club (Sayville) Open Mic Night Sea Cove (Center Moriches) Open Blues/Jazz Jam Park Avenue Studios/Briggs Music (Huntington) Open Mic hosted by Johnny B. Quogue East Pub (East Quogue) Open Mic hosted by Kyle Fitzpatrick BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Acoustic Artist Tom Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Fates Warning Revolution (Amityville) Wayne Sabella Trio Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Cannibal Corpse Emporium (Patchogue) More To Monroe Amityville Music Hall Cassandra House Bobbique (Patchogue) Blues To Backstreet Butterfield's (Hauppague) Live Music Black & Blue Seafoood
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Calendar War B.B. King's (NYC) Dan Bern City Winery (NYC) Steely Dan Beacon Theatre (NYC) Jamie Alimorad / Heidi Merrill / Black Satellite Highline Ballroom (NYC) Catfish & The Bottlemen Terminal 5 (NYC)
Thursday, October 15
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Live Band Karaoke / Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder Tribute) K.J. Farrell’s (Bellmore) Open Mic with Benoir The Hub (Island Park) The Native Alien Tribe / Intona The Lounge At The Space At Westbury Classic Rock & Blues Jam w/Curt Arnel & Friends Ringside (Hicksville) Jazz & Sushi Night Allegria Hotel (Long Beach) Live Entertainment Hudson's Mill (Massapequa) Open Mic Night Spice's Restaurant (Baldwin) Open Mic Night Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Acoustic Open Mic with Frank Walker Eleanor Rigby's (Mineola) Salsa Night Holiday Inn (Carle Place) Karaoke with DJ Dom Blue Parrot Lounge (Massapequa) Jan Slow R.S. Jones (Merrick) Mike & The Outlaws Suite 1828 (Merrick) Lipsey's Cuban Carnival Still Partners (Sea Cliff)
Your Guide To Local Events Just Nutz Memories (Williston Park) Acoustic Urge Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Deep Pockets Still Partners (Sea Cliff) One Night Stand Blue Parrot (Massapequa) Spuyten Duyvil Our Times Coffeehouse / Ethical Humanist Society (Garden City) Dave Christian The Corner Galley (Massapequa) Suffolk REO Speedwagon The Paramount (Huntington) Tim Huss (Happy Hour) Shandon Court (East Islip) Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks / Shotgun Wedding / Lynn Blue & The International Men Of Mystery Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) Standup Comedy: Big Laughs In Bay Shore Boulton Center (Bay Shore) Madeline Kole Trio Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Paul Revere's Raiders Suffolk Theater (Riverhead) U2OU (U2 & Oasis Tribute) / Decadia
Suffolk Collective Soul The Paramount (Huntington) Ray Anderson & Steve Salerno Tasting Notes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Live Deejay Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Nisen 347 Thursdays Niesen 347 (Saint James) Mike DelGuidice Boulton Center (Bay Shore) The Invaders Trio Treme (Islip) Open Mic Night Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) Frank O'Brien Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Live Deejay Villiage Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Passafire Revolution (Amityville) The Bouncing Souls Emporium (Patchogue) Caroline Cotter / Jay Hitt Hard Luck Café / Cinema Arts Centre (Huntington) Zack Sobel Black & Blue Seafoood Chophouse (Huntington) NYC/Queens Phil Vassar B.B. King's (NYC) Back To The Future: In Concert Radio City Music Hall (NYC) Benjamin Clementine Highline Ballroom (NYC) Glass Animals Terminal 5 (NYC) Jazz Night Smoke BBQ Pit (Jamaica) Clean Cut Kid / The Big Moon / Pretty Vicious / Georgia / The Jacques Rough Trade NYC Hans Raj Hans Best Buy Theater (NYC)
Nassau
Friday, October 16
Frankie Valli NYCB Theatre At Westbury Wild Ones / Electric Dudes The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) The Mystic Hudson's On The Mile (Freeport) Brainiacs Callahan's (East Meadow) Acoustic Maneuvers R.S. Jones (Merrick) Live Music Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Live Music Savoy Tavern (Merrick) Midnight Society (90s Tribute) Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Werner The One-Man Band Swing The Teapot (Floral Park) Rockin' 45s Sunset Grill (Seaford) Acoustic Blue Eleanor Rigby's (Mineola) Rockjunky / Desert Highway (Eagles Tribute) K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) FDR Drive Puglia's (Garden City)
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Revolution (Amityville) O El Amor / Tragedy (Bee Gees Tribute) Emporium (Patchogue) Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers Treme (Islip) Milagro (Santana Tribute) / Half Step (Grateful Dead Tribute) 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) Body & Soul / DJ Epic Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Live Deejay Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Shecky & The Twangtones Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport) Silverqueen Even Flow (Bay Shore) Super Acoustic Bobbigue (Patchogue) Brian McGeough Sea Levels (Brightwaters) Live Music Butterfield's (Hauppague) Peter Mazzeo Black & Blue Seafoood Chophouse (Huntington) DJ Mike Of Diamond Cut Bulldog Grille
(Amityville)
NYC/Queens Leslie West / Eli Cook B.B. King's Blues
Club (NYC) Bettye LaVette City Winery (NYC) Steely Dan Beacon Theatre (NYC) Back To The Future: In Concert Radio City Music Hall (NYC) Rasputina Highline Ballroom (NYC) Protomartyr / Omni / Lemon Twigs / Yoko & The Oh-Nos / Mothers/ Car Seat Headrest / Modern Vices Rough Trade NYC Benefit For Bronx Works: Louis J. Gomez / Derek Gaines The Standing Room (Long Island City) The Word Webster Hall (NYC) Last Comic Standing: Live Best Buy Theater (NYC) The Outliers Desmond's Tavern (NYC) Cowboys & Coasts: The Music Of Columbia Flushing Town Hall
Saturday, October 17
Nassau Saved By The 90s Party: The Bayside Tigers Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall
Calendar (Wantagh) Half Step (Grateful Dead Tribute) / Ed Ryan K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Frankie Valli NYCB Theatre At Westbury That 70s Band The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Chauncey Ned Hudson's On The Mile (Freeport) Victims Of Rock Sunset Grill (Seaford) Studio G Puglia's (Garden City) Jukebox Explosion Eleanor Rigby's (Mineola) Nick Lee Show Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Russ Seeger & Friends R.S. Jones (Merrick) Live Deejays Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Live Music Savoy Tavern (Merrick) Wes Houston Trio Swing The Teapot (Floral Park) Rapid Fire Memories (Williston Park) Rockinghams Callahan's (East Meadow) Ivy League Of Comedy's Battle Of The Sexes: Cory Kahaney / Wali Collins / Liz Miele / Shawn Eli Madison Theater At Molloy College (Rockville Centre) Glass Bottom Soul Still Partners (Sea Cliff) Pump / Mr. Scary Blue Parrot (Massapequa) Tiger Rose Michael's Porthole (Oceanside) The Electrix Oyster Fest (Oyster Bay) Suffolk Motionless In White / The Devil Wears Prada / Upon A Burning Body / The Color Morale The Paramount (Huntington) Pat Travers Boulton Center (Bay Shore) The Cara Band Shandon Court (East Islip) Live Deejay Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Have Mercy Amityville Music Hall E3 Sea Cove (Center Moriches) Pamela Betti Band The Arden (Port Jefferson) DJ Epic / Live Irish Music Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Live After Death (Iron Maiden Tribute) / Damage Inc. (Metallica Tribute) 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue)
CLUBBING
Your Guide To Local Events Ray Anderson: Ray's Proteges Jazz Tasting Notes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) The Aaron Johnson Quintet Treme (Islip) LHT / Inda Eaton Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) Ayako Shirasaki & Noriko Ueda Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) NFU / Borgo Pass Even Flow (Bay Shore) The Liverpool Shuffle (Beatles Tribute) Five Towns College Performing Arts Center (Dix Hills) Sweet Suzi & Sugafixx Bobbique (Patchogue) Billboard Live Napper Tandy's (Smithtown) Cedar Beach Blues Festival Long Island Maritme Museum (West Sayville) Joe Rock & The All-Stars Giacomo Jack’s (Amityville) Grand Boulevard Black & Blue Seafoood Chophouse (Huntington) Blindside Tackle Bulldog Grille (Amityville)
NYC/Queens Dionne Warwick B.B. King's Blues Club (NYC) Chaka Khan The Theatre at Madison Square Garden (NYC) Steely Dan Beacon Theatre (NYC) The Act Highline Ballroom (NYC) Loreena McKennitt Town Hall (NYC) Powwowwer / Pompeya / Sphynx / Young Empires / Teen Commandments / Velo / Holiday Mountain Mercury Lounge (NYC) Emancipator Ensemble Best Buy Theater (NYC) Riyaaz Qawwali Flushing Town Hall Butchers Blind Hank’s Saloon (Brooklyn) Thunder Road (Bruce Springsteen Tribute) Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach)
Sunday, October 18
Nassau Mike Francesa's Football Sunday Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall (Wantagh) Wonderous Stories Hudson's On The Mile (Freeport) Live Jazz Brunch City Cellar (Westbury) Live Music Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) King Cobras / 52 nd Street Jazz Band Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Bettye LaVette Tilles Center (Greenvale) Penny Lane Reel (East Rockaway) Phil's Caribbean Music Band Michael's Porthole (Oceanside)
Suffolk Loreena McKennitt The Paramount (Huntington) Tim Mulvihill Shandon Court (East Islip) Doyle Revolution (Amityville) Sabori Treme (Islip) Live Breakfast Music Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Ray Anderson's Tasting Notes Jazz Club Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James) Live Music Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport) Taj Mahal Trio Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Gail Storm Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Jez Lowe University Café (Stony Brook University) Dr. Bob Brier Patchogue Theatre Cedar Beach Blues Festival Long Island
Maritme Museum (West Sayville)
NYC/Queens Teedra Moses B.B. King's Blues Club (NYC) Bluegrass Jam Hosted By Dave McKeon & Mary Noecker Of Moonshine Falls The Irish Whiskey Bar (Astoria) Klezmer Brunch City Winery (NYC) Open Mic w/Anthony Gibney Diving Bell
(Sunnyside) Chris Cornell Beacon Theatre (NYC) Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach) The National Dance Company Of Siberia Queensborough Community College Performing Arts Center (Bayside)
Monday, October 19
Nassau Industry Night Allegria Hotel (Long Beach) Open Mic & Jam hosted by Kenny Forgione K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)
Great Writers, Great Readings Series: Karen Russell Hofstra University (Hempstead)
Suffolk Open Mic Comedy Show Fin's Pub (Oakdale) Open Mic with Dave Drew The Bartini Bar (Babylon) Open Mic Night w/Kenn Village Lanterne (Lindenhurst) Musicians Night Hosted by Gil McLean Shandon Court (East Islip) Open Mic Featuring Bobby Dee, John Dobert, & Johnny Mac Sea Cove (Center Moriches) Open Mic Night Sea Cove (Center Moriches) Live Standup Comedy Revolution (Amityville) NYC/Queens CeDell Davis B.B. King's (NYC) Chris Cornell Beacon Theatre (NYC) Advance Base Mercury Lounge (NYC) Streetlight Manifesto Best Buy Theater (NYC)
The Best Venues & Bars, Unveiling The Stars Photos: Mike Francesa courtesy CBS Radio
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones
Tremé, Islip October 10 (631) 277-2008 tremeislip.com A national blues superstar performing at a Long Island club? That will be the case when Sugar Ray & The Bluetones bring their unique modern-yet-traditional sound to Tremé. Band leader “Sugar” Ray Norcia had a long stint as the frontman and harmonica player for Roomful Of Blues, and these days he’s doing nearly the impossible: His work with his revived original unit is as strong and swinging as anything he’s ever played. For smooth blues with a groove, The Bluetones are just the tonic for an autumn evening.
Mike Francesa's Football Sundays
Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall, Wantagh Sundays Throughout NFL Season At 9 AM muls.com • (516) 783-7500 • ticketweb.com Francesa, the most successful personality in the history of the influential all-sports radio station WFAN, now broadcasts his popular “Football Sunday” program live from this popular club. Stop by and listen and watch the show, and take advantage of this free event – and gear up for the big games each week with this legendary sports broadcaster giving you the inside scoops.
Rockjunky
K.J. Farrell's, Bellmore October 16 at 10 PM kjfarrells.com (516) 804-9925 It seems like only yesterday that Rockjunky was a hot new band, just starting in the Long Island music scene as it performed in small venues – but today, Mike Skeedle, Mike Todd, Rob Bambach, and Sean Dolan comprise one of the busiest and most rocking units in the area. The longtime Eagles tribute, Desert Highway, opens this night of both classic and contemporary rock music at 7 pm.
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WHEELS & DEALS Get Looney With The Winery Dogs
Hot Artists & Events Rocking The Area Scene Spuyten Duyvil: Americana Masters Are A Band For Our Times
Photos provided by the artists or their representatives and area venues; Winery Dogs by Jamel Toppin (jameltoppin.com)
Long famed for its special music events, Looney Tunes Records in West Babylon will feature the red-hot Winery Dogs performing acoustic tunes and signing autographs on Wednesday, October 7 at 8 pm; learn how to attend at Ltcds.com. It would be easy to call The Winery Dogs a supergroup: Vocalist and guitarist Richie Kotzen made his mark with Poison and Mr. Big, bassist Billy Sheehan has been rocking for decades with Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, and others, and drummer Mike Portnoy was the co-founder of progressive metal superstars Dream Theater. To attend this event, fans must purchase their new CD, Hot Streak, from Looney Tunes. After you pick up the CD, you will get a wristband to attend this event. During this event, the band will perform some acoustic songs, and sign autographs. The Winery Dogs perform on October 10 at Best Buy Theater in New York City. Long Island Filmmaker’s Busy Year It has been quite a year for Merrick filmmaker Debra Markowitz and her films The Last Taxi Driver, Leaving, Stuff, and Living With The Dead, as well as other films she cast and produced. Leaving and The Last Taxi Driver, which Markowitz wrote, directed, cast and produced have already premiered in New York; Leaving at The SOHO International Film Festival and The Last Taxi Driver at The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE). The Last Taxi Driver and Leaving both were screened at The Northeast Film Festival in Teaneck, New Jersey on September 12 and September 13. Leaving was nominated for three awards: Markowitz for Best Director, the film for Best Short Film, and lead actress Molly Ryman for Best Actress in a short. The Last Taxi Driver was spooled at The Coney Island Film Festival on September 20, where it was nominated for for Best Short Film. Hitting Long Island again, The Last Taxi Driver was screened at The Long Beach Film Festival in its comedy shorts block on September 25 at The Long Beach Hotel. Markowitz has been busy: She also directed the film By Blood, starring New Jersey’s Joseph A. Halsey, Long Island’s Russ Camarda, and Florida’s Diana Durango, and features Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling. The film is currently in editing, and will be hitting the festival trail in 2016. Also in development is original content series, Couple Of Guys. Filming will begin in February pending schedules. Additional producers on the project are Nugent Cantileno of Mineola and Anthony Labriola of Hicksville. More: IntentionFilmsandMedia.com.
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The Hudson Valley-based Americana group Spuyten Duyvil returns to Long Island when it headlines on October 16 at 8 pm at Our Times Coffeehouse at The Ethical Humanist Society in Garden City. For more information, visit ourtimescoffeehouse.org. Spuyten Duyvil returns to the area following a summer of festival performances to showcase songs from their newest album, The Social Music Hour Vol. 1. The band's
third full-length CD is a self-described love letter to Harry Smith's iconic Anthology Of American Music, songs popularized by Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotten, Big Bill Broonzy, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, and more classic artists, all “arranged by the band for today's listener.” The six-piece band charges the air with traditional jug band energy; learn more at spuytenduyvilmusic.com.go-
Tauk: LI Favorites Issue New Album
The Long Island-based heavy instrumental quartet, Tauk, recently released a new, live dual-disc, Headroom, on the 1320 Records label.The double-disc release is receiving an avalanche of complimentary reviews, and serves to propel the band into an ambitious fall tour criss-crossing the country for 30 shows in just two months. Headroom features 16 hard-hitting, technically inspired instrumental tracks, including covers of Nirvana’s classic “In Bloom” and "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" – the Kill Bill theme song – featuring guests The Shady Horns. The album contains hand-selected performances recorded at venues across the country earlier this year. Currently, Tauk is part of a massive east coast tour that’s taking them to such venues and special events as The Great North Music & Arts Festival in Maine; The Montage Music Festival in Rochester; The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion in Bristol, Tennesse; MantraBash in Ferguson, South Carolina; The Resonance Arts & Music Festival in Thornville, Ohio; The Luna Light Music Festival in Maryland; and an array of top clubs and theaters. The Oyster Bay-based quartet is Matt Jalbert (guitar), Isaac Teel (drums), Alric “A.C.” Carter (keyboards), and Charlie Dolan (bass). Learn more at taukband.com, or find them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Arts Announcements
Concerts Good Old Dance Band St. Sylvester's Parish Center, Medford Check website for show dates; (631) 730-3333; goodolddanceband.com The regular monthly show of Mike Virostko and his 17-piece swing band. Dancing, raffles, and more. Log on for the next show dates.
Comedy David Sedaris Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center October 11 at 8 pm; whbpac.org; (631) 288-1500 The legendary humor author (above) presents a night of readings that rank among the funniest performances on any stage.
Laughter In The Lobby: Paul Anthony Maria Walsh Terry McNeely Patchogue Theatre October 16 at 8 pm; (631) 207-1313; PatchogueTheatre.org Three of the top standup stars of Long Island Comedy perform on the same stage.
Maria Walsh
Big Laughs In Bay Shore YMCA Boulton Center, Bay Shore October 16 at 8 pm; (631) 288-1500; whbpac.org This popular comedy series continues with headliners Keith Anthony (below), Keith Alberstadt, and Tony Deyo.
G.E. Smith's Portraits Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor October 17 & 30 and November 10 at 8 pm; (631) 725-9500; baystreet.org Produced and curated by Taylor Barton, this concert series pairs Smith (“Saturday Night Live,” Hall & Oates) and his band with painters, actors, and writers to showcase their musical talents.
Scotch, Soul, & Rock & Roll John W. Engeman Theater At Northport October 7 at 7 pm (631) 261-2900; engemantheater.com Ron Gartner and his band go back in time to the era of “The Rat Pack,” “American Bandstand,” “The Four Seasons,” and more. The Liverpool Shuffle: The Beatles From Sullivan To Sgt. Pepper Five Towns College Performing Arts Center, Dix Hills October 17 at 7:30 pm; (631) 656-2148; dhpac.org The area Beatles tribute band (above right) performs.
Film Home Movie Day Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington October 17 at 11 am; (631) 423-FILM (3456); cinemaartscentre.org This annual free event – a real treat on the schedule – offers actual home movies and VHS recording in a homey setting ... or as its tag line states: “Food. Film. Bingo.”
Hobbies Long Island Auto Replica Society Henrietta Acampora Recreation Center, Centereach Third Thursday of every month at 7 pm; (516) 884-2270; (631) 946-6335 The L.I.A.R.S. monthly meetings are open to anyone with an
interest in building scale models of automobiles. Call for more information and meeting dates.
Send arts notices to gtmag@optonline.net one month before your first event.
Theater West Side Story John W. Engeman Theatre At Northport Through November 8; (631) 261-2900; engemantheatre.com Engeman Theatre: The landmark 50th production of this famed area theater.
Fatal Attraction BroadHollow Theatre at Elmont, Elmont Public Library October 10 through 25; (516) 775-4420; broadhollow.org. BroadHollow Theatre Company: The mystery thriller by Bernard Slade – the title is as famous as any in recent decades – comes to Long Island. The Tin Woman BayWay Arts Center, Islip
Through October 18; (631) 581-2700; broadhollow.org BroadHollow Theatre Company: The Long Island premiere of this comedy/drama by Sean Grennan. A Little Night Music Smithtown Center For The Performing Arts October 17 through November 8; (631) 724-3700; smithtownpac.org
Photos courtesy respective venues
Liverpool Shuffle
The Stephen Sondheim classic comes to life once more, complete with its unforgettable score full of standards that have been covered for several decades (“Send In The Clowns”).
Boeing Boeing Five Towns College Performing Arts Center, Dix Hills October 8 through 11; (631) 656-2148; dhpac.org The legendary Broadway comedy is revived.
Sweeney Todd Theatre Three, Port Jefferson Through October 24; (631) 928-9100; theatrethree.com The “demon barber of Fleet Street” returns in this musical that once ruled Broadway.
The Addams Family: The Musical CM Performing Arts Center, Oakdale October 10 through November 8; (631) 581-2700; cmpac.com CM Performing Arts: They’re creepy and they’re kooky ... and they’re invading Oakdale.
Sweeney Todd
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Studio News Butchers Blind
Let us begin our first official Studio News by wishing a hugely happy and particularly prosperous autumn to all of our musical friends in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, as well as in Queens. Long may you all record and play. We miss summer, but things are assuredly quite hot inside the walls of the area’s studios and rehearsal halls. Consider: The hot Americana/ roots band Butchers Blind recently made a huge announcement: “We are gearing up to release our new EP, entitled A Place In America,” reported the band in a press release. “The six-song EP will be released on October
23 on Electric Giant Productions. The tracks were recorded at Continental Studios in Long Island City, and were mixed by Eric “Roscoe” Ambel (Del-Lords, Bottle Rockets).” One track from the album, “Black & White Dreams,” is already garnering a lot of buzz in national music circles. Keep up with the group at butchersblind.com. Beneath The Sun Studios, the lavish new facility in Hicksville featuring the famed producer and engineer Micky James, keeps right on rockin' with a host of acts
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recording and rehearsing there of late, including hard rockers War & Blues, Jetstream (featuring their new keyboardist, Kenny Richardson, who has worked with national artists Keith Sweat and Stevie Wonder), the rocking Proletarians, and many more musicians and groups. Check out the vast array of musicians recording and rehearsing there at Facebook.com/ beneaththesunstudios, or call the crew at BTS at (631) 882-1327. Also new to our listings War recently is & Blues IndiMusic Studios in Ronkonkoma, helmed by another veteran musician and producer, Chris Pati, who charted a blues album in Billboard Magazine. The studio specializes in providing resources for indie artists and bands, or any sort of audio or video project.
Submit recording studio news to gtmag@optonline.net
Lynn Hoffman
IndiMusic Studios offers clients a knowledgeable staff, a full arsenal of instruments, and state-of-the art recording equipment. Not only is IndiMusic perfect for music recording, but it's also the site of a full professional sound stage; TV shows such as "IndiMusic TV Top 21 Countdown With Lynn Hoffman" and "Live it Up With Donna Drake"
are produced there. Non Stop To check out his rising To Cairo studio, log on to IndiMusicStudios.com, or call them (631) 585-5380. Another relatively new facility that's making news is Sheep Pasture Studio, which offers music recording and production in a pretty unique way – as seen in their ad here, this studio can “engineer, mix, master, and make a CD on the spot,” a perfect way for bands to get the demos they need at the time they really need them. Sheep Pasture is perfect for any genre of music, and offers some eye-popping prices; check their ad elsewhere in this issue for
BlokHed Studios
more. The studio recently earned a Facebook rave from The Unglued Radio Workshop, recently in to record seven songs. “It was a really good experience,” wrote Workshop's Max Yawney. “ Steve is very competent and willing to work with diverse sound, he is an artist as a sound engineer. We are going back to Sheep Pasture Studio this fall. Thanks, Steve, for your concentrated effort and empathetic ear.” Sheep Pasture offers great instruments and top equipment to help musicians get the sound they're looking for. Learn more by calling (516) 661-1815 or (631) 706-4544, or get a up-close look at this major league studio by finding them on Facebook. Which leads us back to Sabella Studios in Roslyn
Heights, one of the east coast's most lauded recording complexes for decades: Non Stop To Cairo recently released their new single, which was recorded by Jim Sabella and his team and is fast garnering national notice. NSTC recently headlined The Paramount in Huntington along with Oogee Wawa in a night that really gave these fast-rising and unique Long Island-based music stars their due – yes, there Sheep Pasture is a hot music scene in Long Island, folks. To learn Studios how to become the next artist to go national after working with the staff of music professionals at Sabella, log on to sabellastudios.com, or call (516) 484-0862. Fans have been wondering what has been happening at the revered Blokhed Studios in Deer Park. Blokhed offers musicians big-time record label sound, and includes a
built-in producer/engineer in Tom Stiegler, who creates magic with his mixes and who can extract the very best out of every musician who crosses the threshold, for a mere fraction of the cost. Among the vintage gear and top-of-the-line studio amenities offered, you’ll find a
Photo: Non Stop To Cairo by Wayne Herrschaft, headlampdigital.com
Hammond B3, a sparkly purple baby grand piano, and some of the best-sounding drums any studio could possibly offer (Stiegler is a top drummer in his own right). Call Tom and his team at (631) 586-4111, or visit blokhedstudios.com.
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Mulcahy’s Pub & Music Hall seeks bartenders, barmaids, kitchen help, and security personnel for Long Island’s top club. Stop by at 3232 Railroad Avenue in Wantagh to fill out an application. (1183) The Bench in Stony Brook is now hiring ALL front of house positions! Call (631) 675-1474 or stop in to 1095 Rt 25A Stony Brook. (1182) Churchill’s Restaurant & Bar is currently looking to add to their staff and are in need of: Wait staff, line cooks, bus boys, bar backs, and hostess. Call (516) 766-2500 or stop in at 18 S. Park Avenue in Rockville Centre to find out more information. (1183) The Homestead is currently seeking waiters, waitresses, and a bus boy. Please stop by 107 South Street in Oyster Bay, or call (516) 922-9293 to fill out an application. (1183) MUSICIANS WANTED
Bassist & Drummer seek flashy and very technical guitarist and vocalist for a very fun and challenging project. We are assembling players for a band performing a tribute to the guitar bands of the 80s. We will start with the band Extreme or Mr. Big and change up the act to keep things from getting stale. We hope to "attack" a
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Peter Frampton / Cheap Trick • The Paramount • Huntington Do you feel like they do? Experiencing Peter Frampton and his band along with Cheap Trick may make you realize how inspiring these rock veterans are, and help you realize where some of the greatest ballads of today’s pop/rock world came from. Cheap Trick, the ultimate rock & roll party band, lit up The Paramount stage with “Hello There,” and hooked the audience right from the start; the band was exceptionally tight and rocked hard. Lead singer Robin Zander sported a leather hat and jacket; his confident style showed how he has influenced so many lead singers through the decades. Lead guitarist Rick Nielsen delivered his usual stellar performance, offering his quickly licks with Pete Townsend-like guitar moves. Sporting his signature hat and a pair of cool shades, Nielsen seemed to be truly enjoying himself even more than usual. Blaring out “Lookout,” “Big Eyes,” and “Ain’t That a Shame,” these 70s stalwarts hit high gear with “Heaven Tonight”; Nielsen’s guitar changes were sublime, and the pacing was impeccable. The crowd-moving
hit “The Flame” was peformed near the end of the set, followed by “I Want You To Want Me,” which ignited the crowd. With many on their feet, Cheap Trick bled into “Dream Police” and perhaps their
biggest hit, “Surrender.” Exiting with the hard-moving “Gonna Raise Hell,” Trick had many enthralled fans chanting for more. The legendary guitarist Frampton and his band opened with “Something’s Happening” and “Doobie Wah” to get the room going. Feeling the excitement from the audience, they somewhat surprisingly offered the classic “Show Me The Way”quite early in the set, which prompted some in the crowd to storm the front of the stage. Using his TalkBox (which many call
the guitarist’s signature sound), Frampton was all smiles. As he began to deliver the beautiful “Lines On My Face,” it was apparent that Frampton’s backing band excelled in every style; the well-chosen musicians helped Frampton deliver all styles of songs with precision and force. More surprises: Frampton turned to soul with his cover of the Stevie Wonder hit, “Signed, Sealed, & Delivered,” getting the patrons moving once again, featuring his
singing that hasn’t aged a bit. At the halfway point, Frampton offered his guitar epic “I’ll Give You Money,” which served was a prequel to the
remaining songs for the evening; the oft-covered “Baby I love Your Way” was another crowd pleaser. Even more surprises: An instrumental cover of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun,” which captivated the younger members of the audience, who certainly knew the 90s grunge hit by heart. Ending the set with “Do You Feel Like We Do” (stretched to nearly 15 minutes long), Frampton again got to show off his Talkbox and his love of blues by soloing for minutes. After the earthy performance, Frampton chose to encore with The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and really took it home for the crowd. In many cases, a setlist of just 10 songs from a headliner would usually makes many in an audience believe they had been cheated, but not in this case – when Peter Frampton does 10 songs, you get the same length of incredible music, if not more. Add in Cheap Trick and their 18 songs, and it surely would be impossible for any classic rocker to think he or she got anything less than the very best during one of the few double bills that worked like a charm, despite the artists’ stark differences.
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Moonshine Falls Bluegrass For A Modern World
Who: Moonshine Falls, a band that bridges the gap between traditional bluegrass and the “New Blue” movement, was formed in 2013 in New York City by Mary Noecker (bass and vocals) and Dave McKeon (mandolin, guitar and vocals). Drawing from the canon of bluegrass standards as well as writing songs that fit seamlessly with those of yesterday, the members of Moonshine Falls create a sound that is steeped in tradition without drowning in it. Weeds In The Ballast, their debut CD, was recorded at The Treehouse in Ridgetop, Tennessee, by Grammy-nominated engineer Tim Carter, and was co-produced by Carter and McKeon. Carter is also featured on banjo along with Matt Combs (current staff fiddle player for the Grand Ole Opry) and Smith Curry on Dobro. The Artists & Their Sound: McKeon began playing mandolin by accompanying his father, a banjo player, at 4 years old in Poplar Ridge, New York. McKeon's writing is heavily influenced by his life in this small farm town. His musical skill is not only evident in his playing and songwriting but also in his craftsmanship as a luthier. His latest pride is the mandolin that he built for himself after the theft of one that he had played for over 20 years. It is this mandolin that he played on Weeds in the Ballast. McKeon is also sharing the genre, andfor four years has been running a weekly bluegrass jam in the city introducing new pickers to the music. McKeon is joined by Noecker, a graduate of New York University's music program. She spends most of her free hours studying the various styles and compositions of first generation bluegrass players, and is currently working on a method for analyzing the structure of bluegrass songs for possible future publication. The new album, Weeds In The Ballast, has been receiving considerable airplay on bluegrass stations such as bluegassmix.com. To Learn More About The Artists: For schedules and much more, log on to the band’s website at moonshinefallsbluegrass.com, and find them at Facebook, Twitter (@moonshinefalls), and reverbnation,com/moonshinefalls. 24 • Good Times Magazine - October 6 - 19, 2015
RHYTHM TRACKING Book Learning: Back to school – time to hit the books. Here are a few new ones that require your total attention: Diana Ross: Reflections is a text with color pics from the good folks at New Haven Press, and it is the result of the hard work of the esteemed British writer Ian Phillips. The UK has remained steadfastly in Motown's corner since 1964, and Ross remained a chart-topper and headliner there even after things had cooled down for her in the U.S. in the 1990s. Reflections is a meticulous study of every album that Ross has ever participated in, starting with the 23 albums that were released as The Supremes and, in 1967, Diana Ross & The Supremes (I told you he was meticulous). Each recording is analyzed, and each track written about, with details of what was going on in The Supremes universe at the time of each release. The Beatles have numerous books like this out there, and it's about time that America's #1 recording act of the 1960s had one as well. Equal care and attention is paid, one by one, to the 32 solo albums that were released by a solo Ross after she left The Supremes. That makes a staggering 55 albums that Ross has participated in over five decades – and they're still selling and she's still touring. If you are a fan of the diva, as I am – or know someone who is – this is the stocking stuffer that you'll need not too long from now. Make your way over to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your favorite bookseller and do what must be done. There is a never-ending fascination with punk rock – old, new, and future. An independent publishing company, Microcosom, has released interesting titles dealing with the indie scene that gave birth to the genre. Underground: The
By Jimi LaLumia
Subterranean Culture Of DIY Punk Shows by Daniel Makagon goes into great detail on the touring aspects of punk and the history of going from house shows to the formation of a national network that developed through the years. It was a system that Green Day, Rancid, and Offspring participated in, as well as the hundreds of bands who continue to play to small but loyal audiences as they release 7’ vinyl singles and spread the
word through online “zines.” Cratedigger: An Obsession With Punk Records by Bob Suren is exactly what it sounds like it would be – the art of collecting of those 7’ singles and the underground pipeline by which they make their way from coast to coast. Suren goes from collector to band member to store owner, all powered by this particular hobby. In a time when mainstream music seems vapid to some, this is the other side of that coin. Back in the day when giants walked the land of the music industry, there was no giant more revered or feared than the one detailed in Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out The Beatles, Made The Stones, And Transformed Rock & Roll. How's that for a book title? Yet, every statement in that title is true, and the details are flawlessly presented in this new book written by longtime industry expert Fred Goodman. If you're interested in how the music business really works, or would enjoy the incredible tales involving the biggest artists in the history of pop music, this is a must read. The Sam Cooke saga alone (and the game-changing tactics that Klein created on Cooke's behalf) is in itself worth the price of admission. The music industry is now light years away from the sometimes heavy hands of the likes of Klein, but that isn't necessarily a good thing. Study hard – there'll be a quiz next week.
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BITS & PIECES Photo: Ronda Rousey Ad Courtesy Carls Jr./Hardee’s
Brooke Moriber:
Rocking Toward Superstardom
Rowdy Ronda’s Rockin’: #1 Sports Star An Ad Icon
Always the leader in sexy TV and print advertising, Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restauarants have a new menu item with its Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Breakfast Sandwich, which was launched in late summer – and they picked the athlete that may be America's current favorite in the megapopular UFC champion and cultural icon Ronda Rousey, who stars in their new advertising campaign. “Ronda Rousey is impressive in so many ways and we’re huge fans,” said Brad Haley, chief marketing officer for Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s. “While she’s best known for her ultimate fighting ability, she also has a sweet side, which made her the perfect choice to star in the new Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Breakfast Sandwich ad. They both pack a mean one-two punch.” Check out the new ad on YouTube ... or simply flip on your TV, because it's everywhere – as is Rousey, who is rumored to be at the next WWE WrestleMania.
Dual Honors For The Quartet
The Oak Ridge Boys:
The Oak Ridge Boys are about to be inducted into The Country Music Hall of Fame, and have been presented with another distinction – The Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment by The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, recognizing their work with The American Legion. The group accepted the award on
Brooke Moriber
For native New Yorker Brooke Moriber, having a knack for stage performing came early on. She's starred in scads of Broadway musicals – but now she's a full-scale rock artist. She recently performed at Arlene's Grocery in New York City, and is touring and performing her new original materal. Piecing together hooks that connect with listeners and turned life’s ups and downs into driving pop/rock tunes, Moriber has begun performing with her own band.
The Oak Ridge Boys
August 8 at The Nashville Salutes Gala, surrounded by 25 Medal of Honor recipients. In September 2014, The Oak Ridge Boys joined Laura forces with The Benanti American Legion to help raise awareness and support for better detection and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder among U.S. military servicemen and women, and veterans. At the conclusion of the CDP presentation, The Oak Ridge Boys took the stage and sang their hit “Thank God For Kids.” For more information and to view upcoming tour dates for the legendary country stars, visit oakridgeboys.com.
Having graced the stages of The Knitting Factory, Joe’s Pub, The Cutting Room, and Piano’s, her shows have featured songs from her new EP. More: BrookeMoriber.com.
Her Return To Long Island
Laura Benanti:
and was one of the stars of NBC's “The Playboy Club.”
An Original New Sound
Julie Belle:
Singer/songwriter Julie Belle has released a melodic new single, "Long Road," the second release from her new EP, You Were Younger, which was released in mid-September. "This is my favorite song on the EP," Belle said. "It was my favorite to record, and it's my favorite to listen to now. Ironically, it was the hardest to write ... It was like I had to sit and wait patiently while it marinated for a few years. And when it was time, the parts that were missing showed up all at once a couple weeks before I went into the studio to record it. The band really locked in on this one in the studio; everyone seemed to understand this song on a visceral level. It was worth the wait." Find Julie Belle online at juliebelle.com, and Twitter and SoundCloud; her new EP is available everywhere music is sold, including iTunes.
The Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor will feature Tony Awardwinner and TV sensation Laura Benanti in concert on Saturday, October 10 at 8 pm. Tickets are on sale now at Julie baystreet.org. Belle Benanti can new seen in the new CBS show “Supergirl.” In 2014, she joined the cast of ABC's hit series “Nashville,” has appeared in recurring roles on CBS's “The Good Wife” and Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie,” Good Times Magazine - October 6 - 19, 2015 • 25
New York Comic Con Invades Javits Center For the past 15 years, comic book characters have been popping up in box office blockbuster after blockbuster, spawning a new era for fantasy entertainment. Spiderman, The Avengers, Sin City, Batman (Dark Knight Trilogy), Superman (Man Of Steel) and even Hell-Boy have finally gotten the big-screen justice they’ve long deserved – but what about enjoyment outside the theaters, man caves, and living rooms? Luckily for New Yorkers, the answer is easy: ReedPop’s New York City Comic Con, a four-day event at The Javits Center in New Yok City.
bars and attractions throughout the “Big Apple.” Serendipity 3, Eataly, Two Boots Pizza, No. 7 Sub, and Courtyard Marriott Central Park are participating, and have revealed limited-time custom culinary creations for fans’ enjoyment. In addition, Brooklyn Brewery has created The Brooklyn Defender IPA, an exclusive brew created as the official beer of New York Super Week and New York Comic Con. News on BBQ Films Blood Rave with The Crystal Method: BBQ Films brings cult classic films to life, and allows fans to party with their favorite movie characters for
Special New York Super Week Offerings:
• Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, for the first time in the United States at Barclays Center. • Starz presents “Ash vs Evil Dead” panel with original filmmakers Sam Raimi (Executive Producer, Director, Writer) and Bruce Campbell (Executive Producer and star of the series, Hammerstein Ballroom • Blood Rave: After Party with BBQ Films at Terminal 5 with The Crystal Method, The Dance Cartel, Pictureplane, A Place Both Wonderful and Strange and DJ Choyce Hacks
It’s the largest pop culture convention on the east coast, a place where both casual fans and ultra-geeks can find goodies including comic books, films, TV shows, cartoons, books, photos, toys, weapons, video games, and fashion; Comic Con is fantasy nirvana. The amount of merchandise to buy will simply blow your mind; if you are in search of a trinket or novelty from your childhood, look no further. If you can’t find it here, you most likely won’t it anywhere else. This is where you find “grails” for serious collectors. In terms of Halloween, your long-awaited, head-turning costume may be
a special night, while presenting films in their entirety. All who attend will receive a limited edition poster, and there are upgrades available to grant access to private areas, enjoy unique performances, receive one-of-akind gifts, and more. It’s all on October 9 at Terminal 5; doors will open at 7:30 pm; the show will begin at 8:30 pm. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and bbqfilms.com. If you are under the spell of all things geeky or are looking to take your comic fantasy life to new heights, take a ride with fellow nerds at this year’s New York Comic Con at The Javits
Events taking place at the 2015 NYC Comic Con you won’t want to miss: • Marvel fans will get a taste the future with the world premiere of the action-packed episode from the third season of Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D – before it debuts on ABC – in a panel moderated by Jeph Loeb • DC Comics Panel: The Dark Knight 30th Anniversary with Jim Lee, Brian Azzarello, Klaus Janson, and Andy Kubert • Renowned manga artist Masashi Kishimoto making his first international appearance outside of Japan. Kishimoto will appear in panels and multiple autograph sessions, giving fans unprecedented access
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awaiting you at one of the unique booths. And look, but don’t touch: The majority of attendees will be in full costume, many handmade and some downright spectacular. Concurrent with New York Super Week (available for purchase with New York Comic Con passes), both events will spread the excitement and passion of Comic Con across the entire city. By adding a New York Super Week Card, fans gain access to participating restaurants, retailers,
Center and explore a new realm of entertainment. All ages are welcome for the four-day stretch; don’t forget to grab a New York Super Week card for the Blood Rave and other participating events around the city. There’s nothing else like Comic Con – with so much to do, we recommend planning for next year’s event this year, as both the curious and the mega-fans fill the hall every year. – Christopher Jon Smaragdas
MEDIA Hot Stuff: The adult-themed Playboy TV network recently launched the docu-comedy series “Undercover” starring the hot (in more ways than one) comedian Kate Quigley; the show airs on Saturdays. On the series, the quick-witted Quigley serves as a tour guide and all-access host as on each show, as viewers go “undercover” to a different “adult” destination. "Not only is Kate Quigley hilarious, she's the only host out there who would let us set her on fire while she was wearing a leather thong. That's dedication to the job," said Wendy Miller of Playboy TV. Whether it’s fire play, fembots, giantess worship, or S&M dungeons, each 30-minute episode certainly isn't for the faint of heart: “My mind was blown about 200 times working on this show,” said Quigley. “I learned more than I knew existed about the world of sex, and we barely scratched the surface.” Quigley also is heading toward the “A-list” of popularity as a standup comedian, particularly in California clubs; she’s as remarkably silly as she is stunning. Shockingly, this new series is every bit as entertaining as anything the major networks have offered this season; clearly, PlayboyTV isn’t just Playmate videos these days. More Media: The alwaysenjoyable retro home video company Shout! Factory has recently unleashed some unique offerings on DVD and Blu-ray
home video, including “The Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special” starring Paul Reubens (which hits stores today, October 6), the seventh season of the 80s sitcom “The Facts Of Life,” the first two seasons of the debonair and dryly funny Roger Moore (later to become James Bond) as “The Saint,” and one of the 1970s few actualy hit monster movies, the vampirethemed The Return Of Count
Compiled by Bob Smith Photos: Kate Quigley courtesy Playboy TV; Best Show Ever courtesy NBC
CLASSIC ROCK
Kate Burton Quigley Cummings
Favorites & Legends Rock On been in and out of the hospital and have been diagnosed with viral Meningitis. I am now on the mend and feeling a lot better, but I am going to need a considerable time to recover. The doctors tell me I will make a complete recovery, but that I should not do any touring this year.” Pete Townshend added, "We are rescheduling all the shows for next spring 2016. We apologize to all our fans who have supported us in the last 50 years. Once Roger is completely well, we will come back stronger than ever, and Roger and I will give you all a show to remember." Keep an eye on this space for announcements about possible rescheduled dates … As for that Canadian band with the slightly similar name: The legendary
Photos: Burton Cummings by Bob Smith; Roger Daltrey by Rick Diamond; K.C. courtesy CAA
The Who's Blues: British rockers The Who recently postponed all remaining dates on its “The Who Hits 50” North American tour – including its scheduled October 27 performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City. They had initially postponed four shows on doctor's orders after lead singer Roger Daltrey contracted a mystery virus. Initially, it was hoped that the rest of the tour might proceed, but after extensive tests the seriousness of his condition became apparent when doctors diagnosed Daltrey as having viral Yorga … Once a brand leader and Meningitis and preeasily the most popular “laddie scribed a period of rest. boy” magazines on newsstands – The band apologized to featuring young male-oriented fans, and the group articles and sexy but non-nude realizes that the photos of actresses and models – postponement will cause Maxim has pretty much fallen on an inconvenience for its once-mighty face by “re-brandticketholders. Daltrey ing” itself as sort of a luxury magRoger Daltrey was particularly disapazine for men. The New York Post pointed, as he had been reported in September that the especially looking forward to the vocalist Burton Cummings of The magazine's already dwindling Teen Cancer America benefit in Guess Who headlines on October sales fell a whopping 36 percent Los Angeles, a charity that he and 6 at B.B. King's Blues Club in in just six months. Maxim, with a The Who have worked for. At New York City as part of an “Up new editor and a press time, Daltrey had shown Close & Alone” tour where he decidedly soft improvement in his condition, will perform solo … Disco focus, really and said: "We are very sorry to certainly isn't dead: One of the doesn't know if it disappoint our fans in this way. most-loved bands of the dance wants to titilate For the last four weeks, I have music age (and still one of the or educate at most-played bands today), K.C. & present, and it's K.C. The Sunshine Band, has signed an unfocused with Danny Nozell of CTK mess that surely Management for management has little chance representation. Creative Artists of getting over Agency (CAA), with agents Rob with its former Light, Rod Essig, Robert Norman readership of young males. We're and Emma Banks, will take over sure you're familiar with Maxim's concert and appearance booking. sexy covers, so after viewing the Nashville's Webster Public August edition featuring actor Relations will continue to Idris Elba in an oversized coat on represent the band for publicity. its cover ... please – you tell us "I am really excited to be working what the magazine is trying to with the whole team at CAA. I accomplish … Only time will tell feel such great energy with all if NBC can revive the longthat is going on in my career," lamented variety show format said Harry Wayne "KC" Casey, with Neil Patrick Harris and whose “That’s The Way (I Like “Best Time Ever,” but the early It)” still rules dance floors. returns aren't promising. Good Times Magazine - October 6 - 19, 2015 •27
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