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dren, husbands and wives, and there is also a cover of the Beatles classic, “She’s Leaving Home”.The CD is a rich collection of instrumental and vocal textures, and lyrics that read like poetry.

Joe’s latest CD is SONGWRITER, Volume 1, a collection of songs he wrote between the ages of 13 and his early twenties, recorded during the Summer of 2019. This was a two-man project on which Joe played all the guitars, vocals, and keyboards, and Nelson Montana did all the bass, drums, and percussion parts.

Joe is currently working with some of Long Island’s top musicians on his next CD, tentatively titled, “Adult Themes

COMPLETELY UNCHAINED AT STEREO GARDEN

JOE PIKET...OOPS, HE DID IT AGAIN!

You have to admit it, Joe Piket just keeps on rollin’. He just won for the third time, The Best of Long Island Award in the category of Piano Entertainer.

Joe (two-time finalist in the Long Island Music Festival) has been described as “a more edgy Billy Joel”, and “the Bruce Springsteen of Long Island” by local reviewers and has appeared with such diverse artists as Chuck Berry, Leon Russell, Jason Bonham, Dee Snider, Johnny Maestro, Renaissance, Alive and Kicking, and Randy Jackson

Joe’s CD, FATHER TIME is a collection of songs about relationships between family members - parents and chil-

Mark Newman is a well traveled and in demand professional whose musical prowess has taken him around the world several times over; working alongside many soul, blues, and rock greats of our time including John Oates (Hall & Oates), Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds), Willy DeVille (Mink DeVille), Sam The Sham, Bobby Whitlock (Derek and the Dominos) and Sam Moore (Sam & Dave).

A multi stringsman, Mark has mastered electric/acoustic/lap steel guitar as well as the mandolin and dobro. Past music releases include the singles “At The Border” which was originally written with the struggles people were experiencing fleeing the war in Ukraine in mind, but is also inspired by the millions of people all around the world trying to escape oppression and hunger on an ongoing basis, “Tulsa”, a song and video created in remembrance of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, and “From Me To You”, a cover of the Janis Ian song for her Better Times Project of 2020. His most recent studio album, “Empirical Truth” was the 2019 Winner of The Long Island Blues Society Best Album Category, and represented the NY area in competition at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

See Mark Sunday March 19th at Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame - Stony Brook.

Who doesn’t love the way Van Halen rocked the world from 1978 to 1984? They had it all, including the best guitarist on the planet. A lead singer with the biggest personality in our Solar System. A bass player who laid down the law on bass while singing pristine harmonies over the top. And a drummer who kicked everyone’s butt. They created some of the best tunes ever heard on the radio and they all smiled those big smiles while doing it. Every show was a huge party and it just felt good.

Completely Unchained are four talented and creative musicians that re-create the ultimate Van Halen production – the attitude, sounds, excitement, energy and most of all the fun that Van Halen produced as one of the best rock bands in the world.

Not only do they recreate the music with unsurpassed skill, but the stage energy and the production at a Completely Unchained show is unmatched. No one else brings the entire package together like Completely Unchained. Come to a show and judge for yourself.

Brought to you by Club Loaded. Sat Apr 1 2023 7:00 p.m. 9 Railroad Avenue Patchogue Tickets $29.41$43.80 Ages 21+

JEFF LAKE - COUNTRY FRIED ROCK!

Singer/Songwriter Jeff Lake presents his debut single “MIDNIGHT SUN” - available now on Spotify and all the major music services. His debut release, “Better Times Will Come” garnered 120k views on YouTube.

Lake combines elements of hard rock & country to form his own brand of Americana. His rock-styled approach fuses electric guitars & drums with traditional bluegrass instruments while invoking iconic lyric phrases in the style of Jim Morrison or Robert Plant to convey conflicting messages of despair and hope.

A multi-genre singer/songwriter, Jeff Lake has written music for Universal Greece recording artist, Michalis, & the theme song for CBS’s Latin American Idol spinoff show, the “Nueva Estrella Awards”. As lead singer for hard rock act Big Bang, Jeff has opened for Extreme, Winger, White Lion, Zebra & Paul Stanley of Kiss. He has performed beside members of TSO, Styx, as well as the Billy Joel Band.