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ARTS ANNOUNCEMENTS Café” series gets underway for 2020 with a rare area appearance by this national standup star.
All Star Comedy Bay Street Theatre, Sag Harbor January 17; baystreet.org; (631) 725-9500 Area funnyman Joseph Vecsey presents an array of standup comedy stars.
Books Mike Eruzione Book Revue, Huntington January 28; bookrevue.com; (631) 271-1442 The captain of the “miracle” 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team will sign his new memoir, The Making Of A Miracle, which will be released nationally this same day.
Robert Klein Argyle Theatre, Babylon January 26; argylet-heatre.com; (844) 631-5483 He still can't stop his leg: The influential standup star returns to Long Island for a night of laughs. Bob Nelson Theatre Three, Port Jefferson
Nancy Atlas
Children Dog Man: The Musical Queens Theatre, Flushing Meadows Corona Park January 26; queenstheatre.org; (718) 760-0064 This show brings to life the crazy characters from Dav Pilkey's children's books. Comedy Kate Willett Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington January 31; cinemaartscentre.org; (631) 423-7610 The “Comedy In The Sky Room
Kate Willett
January 16; theatrethree.org; (631) 928-9100 The comedian's “residency” rolls on at Theatre Three. Concerts Nancy Atlas: The Fireside Sessions Bay Street Theatre, Sag Harbor Through January 25; baystreet.org; (631) 725-9500 She's back: The vivacious multi-talented musician returns with her series of rousing shows where she shares the stage with area music stars. Still on tap: January 18: violinist Randi Fishenfeld; January 24:
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blues musician Jonny Rosch; and January 25: The Choir Show featuring Danny Kean.
Send arts notices to gtmag@optonline.net oo nnee m m oo nn tt hh before your first event.
Photos courtesy respective venues and arts organizations; Nancy Atlas courtesy Bay Street Theater; Dog Man: The Musical by Jeremy Daniel
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Film Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington January 15; cinemaartscentre.org; (631) 423-7610 The story of a woman who recorded American history by taping TV broadcasts for years. Hobbies Long Island Auto Replica Society Henrietta Acampora Recreation, Centereach Third Thursday of each month at 7 pm; (516) 884-2270; (631) 946-6335 L.I.A.R.S. meetings are open to anyone with an interest in building scale models of automobiles. Theater All Shook Up: The Music Of Elvis Presley CM Performing Arts Centre, Oakdale Through February 1; (631) 218-2100; cmpac.com The music of the rock legend is used in this Dog Man: play, inspired by The Shakespeare’s Musical Twelfth Night, which follows a small Midwestern town thrown into a frenzy with the arrival of a rocking young man named Chad. The Million Dollar Quartet John W. Engeman Theatre, Northport January 16 through March 1; (631) 261-2900; engemantheater.com More rock legends: This Broadway smash recreates the time when Sun Records' quartet of rock and country stars – Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis – jammed together for the first time. Golda's Balcony BroadHollow Theater, Elmont January 18 through February 2;
(516) 775-4420; broadhollow.org BroadHollow Theatre: Broadway applauded this reworking of William Gibson's 1977 play, a complex one-woman performance. Fully Committed BayWay Arts Center, East Islip Through January 26; (631) 581-2700; broadhollow.org BroadHollow Theatre: Becky Mode's one-act comedy follows a day in the life of Sam Peliczowski, an out-of-work actor who mans the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan's top restaurant. Driving Miss Daisy Theatre Three, Port Jefferson Through February 1; theatrethree.org; (631) 928-9100 It's exactly what you'd think: The theatrical version of one of the most beloved stories of the past five decades.
No Villian Manes Studio Theatre, Lindenhurst January 31 through February 16; (631) 226-8400; studiotheatreli.com The recently discovered controversial early drama by Arthur Miller about a business owner who discovers that his son is a communist; Studio Theatre has been honored with the rights to produce this U.S. premiere.
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Hot Improv: (Mostly) True Things In Port Jefferson Here's a unique night out: The (Mostly) True Thing Storytelling & Improv Show takes the stage on January 18 at 7 pm at The Performing Arts Studio in Port Jefferson. Tickets and information: (516) 658-1804 and mostlytruethings.com. This is a “game wrapped in a storytelling show with a side of music,” according to host and creator Jude Treder-Wolff; four storytellers tell true stories from their own lives, but three of them weave in a few subtle little lies. The audience gets to question them, and votes for the person they think told it straight. Opening is a set by the improv team Overthinkers Anonymous.
Hot Delicacies: Gourmet Market In Old Bethpage Levittown's All American Wontons is the sponsor of a special Gourmet Food Market on Saturday, January 26 from 11 am to 4 pm at Old Bethpage Restoration's Visitor Center, located at 1303 Old Swamp Road in Old Bethpage. This unique event will feature not only locally packaged food and drinks to take home, but also the opportunity to shop from an array of local vendors as well. Let more information by writing to allamericanwontons@gmail.com; check out the company's mouth-watering website at allamericanwontons.com. Hot & Current: 'Frozen' Family Science In Garden City The Cradle Of Avaition Museum resumes its “Family Science Nights” with “Frozen Science” on January 17 at 5 pm at the Garden City facility. It's a live planetarium experience: Makes messes, conduct experiments, and learn about science in this Frozen-themed event, which will include a “sing-along” with film characters. All activities are included with admission; info and advance tickets are at cradleofaviation.org and (516) 572-4111. Hot & Spooky: Go Ghost Hunting In Southampton Get on your cape (not to mention your thinking cap): Take in a night of “ghost hunting” on January 18 (as well as on a second scheduled date at on February 29) beginning at 7:30 pm at Southampton History Museum, located at 17 Meeting House Lane. The cost for this special event is $40; for more information: (631) 2832494, or log on to southamptonhistory.org. Join The Long Island Paranormal Investigators as they spend the night investigating the 1843 mansion; test various paranormal theories, learn about the paranormal, hear spooky stories, and enjoy more unique activities.
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PAC TRACK Across The Universe: The Beatles Madison Theatre, Molloy College, Rockville Centre January 19 • madisontheatreny.corg (516) 323-4444 This event features the music of the world’s most celebrated band, as “The Fab Four's” greatest hits will be performed by the students from the Molloy/CAP21 program.
Broken Arrow: Neil Young Tribute Suffolk Theatre, Riverhead January 25 • suffolktheater.com (631) 727-4343 This Neil Young tribute features everything from Crazy Horse and all their electric jams to “Sugar Mountain,” “Harvest Moon,” and a lot more. The group features Joe Mass on lead vocals and guitar.
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Viva: Momix Tilles Center, Brookville January 31 • tillescenter.org (516) 299-3100
The dancer-illusionists will perform a collection of the most iconic pieces from the company’s irepertoire, plus new works in their indescribable, unique style.
... With A Bit Of Brooklyn, Too Photo: Meghan Trainor & Green Day via Live Nation; Jacknife Comedy via The Creek & The
Rockin' The Warning Track: Citi Field's 2020 Concert Series
Several major concerts events have already been announced for Citi Field's 2020 concert series at the home of The New York Mets in Flushing. Tickets are now on sale for the following concerts: Maroon 5, Meghan Trainor (below left), and Leon Bridges on Thursday, June 25; Green Day (above left), Weezer, Fall Out Boy, and The Interrupters on Saturday, August 22; and a massive hard rock show featuring Poison, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts on Sunday, August 23. Tickets are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, or for information, call (718) 507-TIXX. Jackknife Comedy: Sharp Humor at The Creek & The Cave Jackknife Comedy is a show presented on the first Saturday of every month at The Creek and The Cave in Long Island City. These monthly events are hosted by, as the hosts themselves stated, “two dummies from Iowa named Gideon Hambright and Patrick Hastie.” The duo picks a lineup of their favorite comedians to take the stage and perform comedy sets. More info: (917) 806-6692.
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Grupo Rebolu: A Season Welcome Party At Flushing Town Hall Grupo Rebolu, an Afro-Colombian musical ensemble that interprets the traditional sounds of its homeland – gaita, tambura, chalupa, and bullerengue, with original compositions reflecting on its New York home – headlines on January 25 at Flushing Town Hall. Tickets and info: flushingtownhall.org and (718) 463-7700.
The Biggest Events At Area Performing Arts Centers & Theaters Marc Cohn Landmark On Main Street, Port Washington January 25 landmarkonmainstreet.org (516) 767-6444 After winning a Grammy for his soulful ballad "Walking In Memphis," Cohn solidified his place in music by continually touring and recording.
The Bit Player & Crescendo Staller Center, Stony Brook University January 31 • stallercenter.org (631) 632-ARTS [2787] Part of the Staller Center's 2020 Spring Film Festival spoolings, this pair of critically lauded movies will be shown (the documentary Bit Player at 7 pm, the celebrated German drama Crescendo, pictured above, at 9:15 pm) on the same evening. Advance tickets for these and all film events throughout the year can be ordered at stallercenter.org; for more information on the 2020 Spring Film Festival, use the number above.
The Fast Lane: Eagles Tribute • BroadHollow Theater, East Islip January 24 (631) 698-9696 It won't be a Broadway-style play in East Islip on this night – it will be a rare concert event for this venue as this popular tribute band invites you to “Take It Easy” and “Take It To The Limit,” among other hits.
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Hot Wax! Massive Record Expo Returns To Massapequa The latest edition of The Long Island Music Lover's Expo is Sunday, January 19 from 10 am to 3 pm at The American Legion in Massapequa; admission is $5. For complete information: (973) 209-6067 or showsandexpos.com. Dealers from the east coast will participate, carrying a large selection of new and used records, CDs, tapes, 45 RPMs, 12" singles, DVDs, posters, t-shirts, and memorabilia in all types of music. Records start at $1 and CDs start at $2, with the average new CD selling for $9 or less.
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It's Your Hard Luck: Folk Stars At The Sky Room
The Long Island-based veteran singer/songwriters Josie Bello and Hank Stone will be the featured performers during the monthly Folk Music Society Of Huntington's “Hard Luck Café” series on Thursday, January 16 at The 8:30 pm at Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington; the concert in the cinema’s Sky Room Café will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 pm. Tickets for this event are $15 (or $10 for Cinema Arts Centre and Folk Music Society of Huntington members) and will be available at the door on the evening of the performance.
FILM: The Finest (& The Flops) Of 2019
It was a good yet bad year in filmdom, as box office tallies were sluggish even as some films (Joker, The Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 4, and The Lion King) set various attendance and financial records. The highs were spectacular, but not everthing can be good; here's our picks for the best films of 2019, and they're all ones that we'll remember for years to come – as well as the sheer dross we were forced to endure throughout this past year (and didn’t bother you with reviews about; you’re welcome).
Reviews and previews by Cody Bell; photos courtesy respective film companies; The Irishman courtesy Netflix
The Best Films Of 2019: The Irishman (below left)
Hidden Gems Joker David Crosby: Remember My Name Knives Out A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (above right) Brittany Runs A Marathon Good Boys Echo In The Canyon Marriage Story
The 10 Worst Films Of 2019:
Cats (perhaps the worst film of the decade as well) 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (below left) Richard Jewell Dumbo Last Christmas Hellboy Serenity The Art Of Racing In The Rain The Fanatic Poms (below right)
Joe Piket
A legendary name in area music, Joe Piket and his band The Storm will headline – with special guests The Vizitors also appearing – on Sunday, January 19 at 3 pm at My Father's Place at The Roslyn Hotel. For tickets and information: myfathersplace.com and (516) 413-3535. It's been a busy time for the veteran singer/songwriter, pianist, and guitarist Piket during the past few months, highlighted by the release of his new album, Songwriter Volume 1, which is a compendium of songs he's written throughout the decades. The new album, a mix of progressive and traditional rock & roll, is available via CDBaby.com, Amazon, and iTunes. A Song & A Celebration At My Father’s Place
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SPORTS BEAT have a five-year transition period in which they will still be calling the shots – which means that they can buy five years of not having to spend funds. There is also no guarantee that Cohen will be Flushing’s answer to George Steinbrenner when it comes to acquiring premium baseball talent. Even the most strident critic of the Wilpons can’t fault them for not matching the five-year $118 million contract that the Seth Philadelphia Phillies lavished Lugo upon former Mets starter Zack Wheeler, who became a free agent at the end of the 2019 season. Wheeler is a good pitcher, but he’s not that good; I never heard a single Mets fan say “I have to get to Citi Field tonight because Zack Wheeler is pitching.” In a bid to bolster his team’s starting pitching, Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen is investing in the talents of a pair of veteans: Michael
Wacha and Rick Porcello. Wacha was always a smart starting pitcher with The St. Louis Cardinals, while Porcello enjoyed a good career (including a Cy Young Award) until 2019, when he turned in a miserable season with The Gerrit Boston Red Cole Sox. His timing couldn’t have been worse, because it was in his walk year; Van Wagenen had no choice but to sign Wacha and Porcello because the Mets minor league system is barren of pitching. The organization finally gave up on perennial minor league
competed in this event, with 14 bowlers Great American Bowling: The Great cashing, in a $3,875 prize list. While Smalls American Seniors Bowling Club saw James was the top bowler, finishing in second was Marchese of West Islip win his third club Darius Fuller of Bay Shore, tournament on December 15 with a 1,356 worth $575. In at AMF East Meadow Lanes. Dawn the second marathon event Learn more about these enjoy- Vening was for handicap bowlers able tournaments for older aged 50 and over, coming in bowlers by calling (516) 378second was Bill Verni of West 8349, or write to gasbowling Babylon, with a 1,316 worth @gmail.com. GAS tournments $700. Landing in second are scheduled each month. place in the scratch division The Best Kind Of New was Anthony Aria of Brooklyn, Year Celebration: The LIGBT with a 1,284 series worth crowned not one but three $500. champions at its New Year’s The LIGBT’s next event is a Day Marathon tournament at two-day major at AMF Garden Farmingdale Lanes. The City on January 17 and 19. handicap 49 & under Top prizes are guaranteed to champion was Tiffany Smalls pay $3,000, $1,500, $750, and of New York City with a 1,388 $500, with one in six bowlers series worth $1,000. The advancing each squad. For handicap 50 and over champi- R.J. Broege complete results of the New on was Dawn Vening of Year’s Day marathon or to Mount Vernon, with a 1,322 sign up for the Garden City worth $1,000. The scratch event, visit ligbtour.com or call champion was R.J. Broege of (702) 530-0708. Ronkonkoma, with a 1,307 All-Time USBC Greats: worth $1,000. A whopping 197 entries competed for $11,000 Marianne DiRupo and lefthander Patrick Allen, both from in prize money. Tiffany New Jersey, have been The NYD Marathon feaSmalls elected to the United States tured three separate events: Bowling Congress Hall of Fame for Superior The first prize list was for handicap bowlers Performance. DiRupo and Allen were on the aged 49 and under. A total of 68 bowlers
Photos: LIGBT winners courtesy LIUSBC; Patrick Allen courtesy PBA, LLC
The New York Yankees reminded everyone of why they take the business of trying to win World Series far more seriously than any other MLB team when they signed free agent starting pitcher Gerrit Cole to a nine-year, $324 million contract. It reaffirmed that the Yankees’ business model is based on revenue enhancement as opposed to cost containment. The New York Mets, of course, have long embraced a business philosophy that champions fiscal restraint – even though it is an entertainment entity in the same industry and market (which happens to be the nation’s largest). Some Mets fans seemed delirious when they heard that Great Neck-born hedge fund financier Steven Cohen was in “negotiations” to purchase a majority equity stake from the current team owners, the Wilpon family. The reality is that it is not a done deal, and even if contracts are signed, the Wilpons will
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With Bob Smith ballot of six men and two women voted on by a national panel of USBC Hall of Fame members, veteran bowling writers, and USBC board members. Though each fell short of the required 70 percent of the votes cast, the USBC Hall of Fame Committee selected the two candidates for induction. The selection of DiRupo and Allen completes the Patrick six-member Allen 2020 USBC Hall of Fame class. Patrick Healey Jr. (USBC Outstanding Performance), Bob Learn Jr. (Veterans), and Andrew Cain and Jim Zebehazy (both in Meritorious Service) were elected by the USBC Hall of Fame committee in late October. The 2020 USBC Hall of Fame Class will be inducted April 29, during the USBC Convention at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Visit BOWL.com/HallofFame for more info on the USBC Hall of Fame. – Terry Bigham, USBC Communications
prospect Chris Flexen, who would always get shelled by opposing hitters when he was called up from the minors. Flexen was released last month; he has signed to play in a South Korean professional baseball league. The 2019 Mets bullpen was a disaster
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the troubling issues that have been plaguing thanks to Edwin Diaz’s blown saves and the Blueshirts all season. Their power play Jeurys Familia’s setup failures. While there’s was inept; passes either went off sticks or no guarantee that former Yankee Dellin were missed altogether; and goaltender Betances, who signed with the Mets on Henrik Lundqvist can’t do at 38 what he was Christmas Eve, will be the pitcher he was before injuries caused him to miss practically able to at 28. If you have trouble scoring tickets for all of last season, it’s worth a roll of the dice Islanders or Rangers home games, consider for the Mets. No one will be rooting harder driving to Philadelphia when either New York for Betances to impress during spring trainteam plays there. The Flyers release 900 ing than Seth Lugo, shifted to the bullpen for tickets in the upper balcony on the morning the last couple of years – though Logo he of games that cost $25. You can get a has made it clear that he would rather be a standing room ticket for the Rivers Casino starting pitcher. I joked with Lugo before a sports book on the upper level of The Wells Mets game this past September that he was a victim of his own success because he is Fargo Center. too valuable in the bullpen: “My agent Wells tells me the same thing,” he replied with Fargo a chuckle. Center The 2020 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees will be announced next week. Longtime Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is such a shoo-in that the only question is whether he will be a unanimous selection. While it was only one game, The New York Rangers' 5-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at The Wells Fargo Center on December 23 displayed all of
Photos: Derek Jeter, Seth Lugo by Bob Smith; Wells Fargo Center by Peetlesnumber1 (CC); Gerrit Cole by Johnmaxmena2 (CC)
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Lofty & Lively It gets more vibrant by the day: The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook is not only a great place to hear live jazz, but to learn about this genre of music as well. Founded by president (and renowned trumpter) Tom Manuel, not only does The Jazz Loft bring fine live jazz peformances to Long Island, but the organization is also involved in jazz education and outreach both here and around the country and the world. The Jazz Loft reopens in February; learn more: thejazzloft.org, or call (631) 751-1895.
Flying In Flushing Quick quiz: In which area venue can you see and hear more NEA Jazz Masters than anyplace else? Flushing Town Hall offers jazz concert events as well as jazz jams on a regular basis, making it one of the east coast's havens for the genre. Coming up: A “Hot Club” jazz listening session on January 18, and the next event in the“Jazz Jams” series is February 5 – honoring the legacy of Louis Armstrong. More: flushingtownhall.org and (718) 463-7700.
Red Hot In Cold Spring Harbor Foodies in Long Island know Grasso's Restaurant in Cold Spring Harbor for its outstanding food – but it's also a place to hear jazz six nights virtually every day of the week. What a roster of fine musicians perform at this venue: Appearing at Grasso's of late have been Gail Storm, Paula Atherton (pictured at right), Wayne Sabella, the duo of Ayako Shirasaki & Noriko Ueda, Robert LePley, Vanessa Trouble, James Weidman, and more jazz stars. Learn more: grassosrestaurant.com and (631) 367-6060.
Torrid Tremé Ever since the day it opened its doors, Tremé in Islip has been lauded as one of the most luxurious nightspots around, mixing fine food fare with some of the most unique music artists in the area – with a focus on live jazz. Performing here in recent weeks have been Sly Geralds, the amazing LePley/Cammack/ Bellucci Jazz Trio, The Interplay Jazz Orchestra, Gil Parris, the multi-faceted Dudley Music (pictured), and more artists. Get the scoop at (631) 277-2008 or tremeislip.com.
Photos: Tom Manuel courtesy The Jazz Loft; Paula Atherton courtesy MIghty Quinn Records
Out Of The Cold, Into The Groove:
Jazz At JCAL The Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning has launched a new series, “Second Thursday Night Jazz,” once a month on its stage. Stars such as Tivon Pennicott and Mevis Santa played recently; coming up in the series: Luis Perdomo (February 13, pictured below) and Arta Jekasone (March 12). Learn more at jcal.org and (718) 658-7400.
Ways To Enjoy Jazz In Long Island This Winter
W elcome, Matt: One of the most accomplihed musicians to hail from this region is Matt Marshak, a guitarist who is not only a multi-faceted solo artist but who has collaborated with some of the greats of the genre. Thankfully, Thankfully, Marshak still performs frequently here – his next show is February 1 when he shares the bill with Frank Persico at My Father's Place in Roslyn. Tickets Tickets and info: (516) 413-353 5.
Swing The Blues In Dix Hills The Art League Of Long Island presents its “Jazz In The Gallery” series as “Swingin’ The Blues With The Eli Yamin Trio” is featured on February 13 at the organization's building in Dix Hills. Yamin is a jazz and blues pianist, composer, singer, producer, and educator who has performed everywhere from Jazz At Lincoln Center to President Obama’s White House. For tickets, call (631) 462-5400 extension 222, or visit artleagueli.org.
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Brunch & The Beat Big Daddy's in Massepequa is known for its amazing Creole and Cajun food, but it's also a venue for music artists each week – and particularly popular is the “Blues Brunch” each Sunday beginning at 11 am. It's mainly jazz artists, and it swings; regulars here include the legendary Little Wilson Band (pictured), The Welldiggers, South Shore Jazz, The King Cobras, Sunrise Jazz, and more artists. Learn more at bigdaddysny.com or call (516) 799-8877. Jazz Italiano Fine food and hot jazz – Meet Up For Hot Sounds If you're an area musician who is into jazz, what could be better together? check this out: There's a weekly Each Monday night beginning at 7 pm, Cinque Terra Ristorante Italiano “Long Island Jazz Musicians Jam” each Friday at 7 pm at Center in Huntington Station presents Stage Rehearsal Studios in “The Bellmore, organized by The Long Monday Island Jazz Jazz Jam,” Musicians Group, starring which is geared The towards the interGracenotes mediate-toTrio; it’s advanced level jazz musician in a hosted by friendly, non-judgmental environAl Cardillo ment to work and improve their and Frank skills. RSVPs are required; cost is Bellucci (pictured), and features a $10 to participate. Learn all about it special guest keyboardist each week. Get more info on this popular night out at meetup.com/Long-Island-JazzMusicians. at (631) 923-1255.
CLUBBING Barfly Brody McKay's Tavern, Selden January 18 brodymckaystavern.com (631) 451-2386 They're back: This band returns to Selden after a wellreceived previous performance here. This band has a vast set list featuring hits from every era by artists such as The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, David Bowie, The Cars, and Rod Stewart, and some unique classics by The Beastie Boys, The Ramones, Devo, and more. Garden State Radio The Nutty Irishman January 25
Scarecrow (John Cougar Mellencamp Tribute) K.J. Farrell's, Bellmore January 17 • kjfarrells.com (516) 804-9925 The 7 pm headliners at this Nassau County rock mecca offer something truly different: The biggest hits of one of the 1980s biggest solo artists, including such favorites as Hurts So Good.”
thenuttyirishman.com
(516) 293-9700 It's a rockin' Saturday at The Irishman, as this regionally touring cover band performs not only throwback and modern hits but also offers mashups and medleys like a live DJ, and stages a huge light show.
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Calendar
Your Guide To Local Events
Tuesday, January 14 Nassau Bacaro Italian Tavern (Massapequa Park) Keith Ruzika Café Al Denté (Oyster Bay) Open Jam / Open Mic Hosted By Brother Dave Coasters Tavern (East Meadow) Open Mic Dawg Pound (Levittown) Open Jam K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Original Music Showcase: The Toby Tobias Ensemble / The Dave Diamond Band / The Tom San Filippo Band Junction (Long Beach) Open Mic With Dave Kellan Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Country Night: Urban Rodeo Spinnakers (Oyster Bay) Open Mic With Mike Dorio Suffolk BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Vinyl Night With Looney Tunes Brody McKay's Tavern (Selden) Open Mic Night Dek's (Rocky Point) Jam With The
Mickey Malone's (Floral Park) Jam Night Suffolk 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) Country Night Beau’s Bar (Greenlawn) Open Mic Blue Point Brewing Company (Patchogue) Dan Donnelly Bobbique (Patchogue) Open Mic & Jam Night BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Open Mic Night With Kyle Fitzpatrick Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Country Night M.J. Dowling’s (Sag Harbor) Acoustic Open Mic Rail (Smithtown) Open Mic Acoustic Rock & Comedy Jam With Russel Pzutto Smithtown Social Open Mic Warehouse LI (Amityville) Live Band Karaoke With Rockjunky Wild Rose (Farmingdale) Karaoke NYC/Queens/Brooklyn
January 17 Shrine World Music Venue
Bill Popp & The Tapes
Johnny Mac Band Katie's Of Smithtown Jam Night With Jim Moran, Danny Miranda & Bobby Rondinelli Pomodorino Trattoria Italiano (Huntington) Sax Talk With Tom Juliano / Open Mic / Industry NIght Shandon Court (East Islip) Ward Cloughan Sound Cellar (Huntington) Jazz Jam NYC/Brooklyn/Queens Village Green (Whitestone) Open Jam With Lisa Miller
Wednesday, January 15 Nassau Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Kane Daily Border Mexican Restaurant (Levittown) Dee Harris Coasters Tavern (East Meadow) Karaoke Corner Galley Restaurant (Massapequa) Karaoke With Greg Don Lorenzo's Restaurant & Lounge (Glen Cove) Jerry Costanzo & His Trio Half Moon Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Blues Jam With The Mo Betta Blues Band K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Wonderous Stories Landmark On Main Street (Port Washington) The Morrie Loudon Duo Massapequa Bowl Country Night
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Cutting Room (NYC) Felicia Collins' Jukebox Live Jam
Thursday, January 16 Nassau Bacaro Italian Tavern (Massapequa Park) Pagman & Robin Bellmore Bean Open Mic Night Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Jim Treutlein Charlotte's Speakeasy (Farmingdale) Live Music Corner Galley Restaurant (Massapequa) Trivia Night With DJ Greg J.W. Dowd's Pub (Hicksville) Karaoke K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Ladies Night & Live Band Karaoke / Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder Tribute) Mesita (Rockville Centre) Latin Pulse Thursdays Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Open Mic Mulcahy's (Wantagh) Thursday Night Dance Party My Father's Place At The Roslyn Hotel Nicole Henry NYCB Theatre At Westbury Jocko Willink Paradise Studios (Massapequa) Open Jam & Networking Session Port Salt Cave (Port Washington) Alexandra Calabro & Christopher Morongiello Space At Westbury Theater Phil Vassar
Calendar Still Partners (Sea Cliff) Bill Titus & Friends Turning Point (Farmingdale) Terri De Respino Suffolk Bliss Restaurant (East Setauket) Live Jazz Blue Point Brewing Company (Patchogue) Steve Mall BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Karaoke & Ladies Night Cinema Arts Centre (Huntington) Josie Bello / Hank Stone Garden Grill (Smithtown) The Sly Geralds Open Mic Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Jen & Larry James Joyce (Patchogue) Open Mic Hosted by Steven Archdeacon Loading Dock At The Patchogue Theatre Comedy At The Loading Dock: Ken Krantz / Sergio Chicon / Hosted By Joseph Vecsey Pomodorino Trattoria Italiano (Huntington) Anna Maria Villa: The Italian/American Songbook Rail (Smithtown) Thursday Night Open Mic Jam Southampton Publick House Blues & Brews Jam Session Hosted By George Howard Featuring The Moderators / DJ Lyvik Treme (Islip) Live Music Warehouse (Amityville)
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The Disco Nights
January 17 The Paramount
The Dead Ringers / The Kerry Kearney Band
NYC/Queens/Brooklyn Joe's Pub (Astoria) Karaoke With DJ Frankie Okie Quays Pub (Astoria) Open Mic Rockaway Brewing Co. (Rockaway Beach) Thursday Night Hot Mics Friday, January 17 Nassau 3rd Rail Bar & Grille (Bellmore) Live Music Bellmore Bean (Bellmore) Joe Roccanova
Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Maxwell St. Blues Brixx & Barley (Long Beach) Live Music Charlotte's Speakeasy (Farmingdale) Live Music Corner Galley Restaurant (Massapequa) Live Music Dawg Pound Bar & Grill (Levittown) Live Music Del’s Bar & Grill (Oyster Bay) Whiskey Burnt Radio Elliot's (Freeport)
Panic Attack Ethical Humanist Society Of Long Island (Garden City) Bill Staines Junction (Long Beach) Live Music K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Scarecrow (John Cougar Mellencamp Tribute) / Soapbox Messiah Local Tavern (Levittown) Cocktails Memories 2 (Williston Park) Drive Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) The Haks / Crucial Experiment Mulcahy's (Wantagh) Everclear / Sponge / The Raskins My Father's Place At The Roslyn Hotel Masters Of The Telecaster: G.E. Smith & Jim Weider
Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Event Horizon / Ikabar Krane Plattduetsche Biergarten (Franklin Square) The Mystic Sergio's (Massapequa) Steve Mitchell (Elvis Presley Tribute) Still Partners (Sea Cliff) The Johnny Mac Band Sunset Grill (Seaford) The Vibe Turning Point (Farmingdale) T-Bird & The Buzzards Suffolk 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) The Dirty Vice Band Bay Street Theater (Sag Harbor) Live Standup Comedy Blue Point Brewing Company (Patchogue) Kyle Fitzpatrick Bobbique (Patchogue) Brother Dave & The Brave BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Live Music Butterfield's (Hauppauge) Risky Business Connetquot Public Library (Bohemia) Richard Knox: Broadway Ballads & Showstoppers Garden Grill (Smithtown) The Legendary Murphys Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) The James Cammack Trio Karver’s Grille (Holbrook) Tony Sidito Katie's Of Smithtown Monkeybite /
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Calendar Aqua Cherry / Aron Street / Maisons Pace's Steakhouse (Hauppauge) Danny Kean Paramount (Huntington) The Disco Nights Patchogue Theatre The Sixties Show Pomodorino Trattoria Italiano (Huntington) Tommy Santoriello & Margaret Lassen Revolution (Amityville) Skeleton Hands / Xentrifuge / CHMCL STR8JACKT / DJ Louie Lugosi / Xris Smack / Tyranny / Siren Sea Breeze Café (Babylon) Petty Five (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Tribute) Shandon Court (East Islip) Modern Age Southampton Publick House Karaoke Night With Music By Tony Kerr &
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January 26 Pomodorino Trattoria Dory Seymore Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) The Nancy Atlas Project Stereo Garden (Patchogue) Rubix Cube Suffolk Theater (Riverhead) Johnny Cash Birthday Celebration Vanderbilt Planetarium (Centerport) Led Zeppelin Laser Light Show Warehouse LI (Amityville) Beyond Fab / Floodrise Wild Rose Bar & Grill (Farmingdale) Karaoke NYC/Brooklyn/Queens BLVD (Whitestone) Rewind Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) Damn Tall Buildings / Gangstagrass Mad Donkey (Astoria) Cold Club Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach) Big Frank & The Healers
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Saturday, January 18 Nassau 3rd Rail Bar & Grille (Bellmore) Live Music
Your Guide To Local Events Bacaro Italian Tavern (Massapequa) Cool Crooks Bellmore Bean (Bellmore) Michelle Jameson Broadway 247 (Hicksville) Live Music Elliot's (Freeport) Audio Replay G's Nightclub (West Hempstead) Hard Drive Half Moon Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Live Music Junction (Long Beach) Live Music K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Screamer Of The Week / The Mystic Landmark On Main Street (Port Washington) Laura Osnes & Tony Yazbeck Local Tavern (Levittown) Byrne Unit Memories 2 (Williston Park) The Tribe Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Steve Beery's 60th Birthy Palusa: Brother Stump / The Kerry Kearney Band / Sunburst Jalopy / Finally Balanced / Cheshire Cat / Surreal / Wide Awake (Acoustic) / Ten In The Afternoon Mulcahy's (Wantagh) The Warped Tour Band / (Afternoon) Queens Baseball Convention Fan Festival: Jerry Koosman / Howard Johnson / Billy Wagner My Father's Place At The Roslyn Hotel Eric Andersen Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Flowers For Taco / 45 RPM Plattduetsche Biergarten (Franklin Square) Tradewinds Sergio's (Massapequa) Steve Mitchell (Elvis Italiano Presley Tribute) Sunset Grill (Seaford) The Legendary Murphys Swing The Teapot (Floral Park) The Wes Houston Trio Suffolk 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) SATO / Dynamite / Hellgate Blue Point Brewing Company (Patchogue) Ernie & The Band Bobbique (Patchogue) Mach 5 BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Brody McKay’s Tavern (Selden) Barfly Butterfield's (Hauppauge) Blue Angel Dang BBQ (Islip) Live Music Garden Grill (Smithtown) Deuces Wild Greenpoint Harbor Brewery (Peconic) Kerry Kearney / Half Step (Grateful Dead Tribute) Karver's Grille (Holbrook) The Little Music Company Mills Pond Gallery (Saint James) Acoustic Afternoon Open Mic Oar (Patchogue) Urban Acoustic Patchogue Theatre EagleMania (Eagles Tribute) Pomodorino Trattoria Italiano
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(Huntington) Tommy Santoriello & Margaret Lassen Revolution (Amityville) Blood Feast / Jackpipe / Graces Of Chaos / Death Merchant / The Chris Cyanide Bass Solo Project Shandon Court (East Islip) Ed Ryan Southampton Publick House Saturday Night Publick Affair With DJ JetSet Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) Conga Cartel / Hopefully Forgiven Sylvester Manor Educational Farm (Shelter Island) Damn Tall Buildings Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium (Centerport) Led Zeppelin Laser Show Warehouse LI (Amityville) The Rusty Spur Band / Desert Highway (Eagles Tribute) NYC/Queens/Brooklyn Joe’s Garage (Astoria) Unmasked (Kiss Tribute) Le Poisson Rouge (NYC) Jessie's Girl Mad Donkey (Astoria) The Jonny Meyers Trio Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach) The Electrix (Grateful Dead Tribute)
Damn Tall Buildings January 18 Sylvester Manor Educational Farm
Sunday, January 19 Nassau Bacaro Italian Tavern (Massapequa Park) Them Again Big Daddy's (Massapequa) South Shore Jazz / King Cobras Freeport Public Library The Toby Tobia Ensemble Gatsby's Landing (Roslyn) Live Jazz K.J. Farrell’s (Bellmore) Curt Arnel & Friends Open Jam Madison Theatre At Molloy College (Rockville Centre) Across The Universe: A Night Of The Beatles Minnesota's (Long Beach) Live Music My Father's Place At The Roslyn Hotel Joe Piket & The Storm North Merrick Public Library Tennessee Walt's Riding With The Outlaws Mulcahy's (Wantagh) Detective Brian Moore Memorial Fund Benefit Sergio's (Massapequa) Steve Mitchell (Elvis Presley Tribute) Space At Wesbury Theater
Phillip Phillips Sunset Grill (Seaford) The Rockinghams Suffolk Blue Point Brewing Company (Patchogue) Dr. Groove Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Broadway Night With The Abigail Rose Reedy Trio / Danny Marx & Gail Storm Hops Scotch Bottle Shop (Deer Park) Open Mic Red River Inn (Yaphank) Jam Night Southampton Publick House Tom Wardle Shandon Court (East Islip) Tommy Mulvihill Station Pub (Sayville) Open Jam Featuring Jim Moran Stereo Garden (Patchogue) Biz Markie / DJ Hotrod Swell Taco (Patchogue) Chrstine Sweeney Warehouse LI (Amityville) Half Step / The Electrix / Jellyband / Tiger Rose / The Brother Pluckers NYC/Queens/Brooklyn Cutting Room (NYC) The Cowsills Irish Whiskey Bar (Astoria) Bluegrass Jam With Dave McKeon & Mary Noecker
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Calendar Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach) The Lloyd Haber Jazz Quartet Monday, January 20 Nassau Bacaro Italian Tavern (Massapequa Park) Kane Daily Bellmore Bean Open Mic Comedy Night Creative Corner (West Hempstead) Open Mic Night & Jam K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Super Monday Jam Session Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Country Night Sergio's (Massapequa) Psychic Medium Robert E. Hansen Ziggy's Corner Pub (Massapequa) Open Mic Comedy Night Suffolk Bartini Bar (Babylon) Open Mic With Dave Drew BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Acoustic Open Mic
Your Guide To Local Events Tuesday, January 21 Nassau Amalfi Restaurant (Glen Cove) Open Mic Night With Frank Walker Bacaro Italian Tavern (Massapequa Park) The Atlantics Café Al Denté (Oyster Bay) Open Jam / Open Mic Hosted By Brother Dave Coasters Tavern (East Meadow) Open Mic Dawg Pound (Levittown) Open Jam K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Songwriter's Roundtable & All-Original Open Mic Jessie's On The Water (Oceanside) Junction (Long Beach) Open Mic With Dave Kellan Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Country Night Spinnakers (Oyster Bay) Open Mic With Mike Dorio Warehouse (Amityville) Grand Central Station Suffolk BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Vinyl Night With Looney Tunes
JANUARY 19 GRASSO’S Cinque Terre Restaurant (Huntington) Monday Night Live Jazz Jam Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Dianne O'Neill Katie's Of Smithtown Blues Jam Lion’s Den (West Islip) Open Mic Little Nook Café (West Sayville) Open Mic Hosted By Justin Odiogn & Eva Marie Nags Head Ale House (Huntington) Open Mic Portside Bar (Port Jefferson) The Innoculated Canaries Shandon Court (East Islip) Musicians Night Hosted by Gil McLean Tap & Barrel (Smithtown) Vox Populi Open Mic Hosted By Michael Perlmutter Trifecta Lounge (Copiague) The Swing Sessions Hosted By Dudley Music Village Lanterne (Lindenhurst) Open Mic Night With Kenn NYC/Queens/Brooklyn El Rey Restaurant (Jamaica) Comedy Bites: Live Standup Comedy Jazz Standard (NYC) The Mingus Big Band
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Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James) Open Mic Dek's (Rocky Point) Jam With The Johnny Mac Band House Of Brews (Port Jefferson) Open Jam With Jeff Regan Katie's of Smithtown Jam Night Pomodorino Trattoria Italiano (Huntington) Sax Talk With Tom Juliano / Open Mic / Industry NIght Revolution (Amityville) Bow Wow Wow / When In Rome II Shandon Court (East Islip) Ward Cloughan Tap & Barrel (Smithtown) Jazz Jam With The John Restrepo Quartet Warehouse LI (Amityville) Country Night: The Grand Central NYC/Queens/Brooklyn Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar (NYC) Danny Kean Village Green (Whitestone) Open Jam With Lisa Miller Wednesday, January 22 Nassau Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Steve Dale Border Mexican Restaurant (Levittown) Dee Harris Charlotte's Speakeasy (Farmingdale)
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BEER & SPIRITS
Raise Your Glass, Islanders: The debut of The Raise Your Glass Festival offers two sessions at 1 and 5:30 pm on January 25 at The Long Island Exhibition Hall inside NYCB Live At Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale. For information and tickets: nycblive.com or raiseyourglassli.com. This event will showcase area wineries and food vendors. Guests will enjoy unlimited samples of wine, beer, spirits, and ciders – served in a souvenir tasting glass – and will have the opportunity to enjoy dozens of the area's top gourmet foods from New York City-based restaurants, food trucks, and vendors. A “VIP” ticket option allows guests 30-minute early admission and a bottle of wine. Dewar's Does It: Dewar's Scotch Whisky recently announced that Whisky Advocate named the premium Dewar's Double Double 21-Year-Old Blended Scotch Whisky as the best scotch whiskey in their annual top 20 whiskey list. The new blend takes second place in the overall awards, and stands as the highest-scoring scotch following a blind tasting review of hundreds of submissions. Dewar's Double Double 21-Year-Old Blended Scotch Whisky is just one marque in the recently launched Dewar's Double Double series, a brand innovation led by master blender Stephanie Macleod, recently named "Master Blender of the Year" by the 2019 International Whisky Competition (IWC). Inspired by Dewar's double-ageing process utilized across the portfolio, Macleod tapped the brand's heritage to create a newfour-stage ageing method, or “double-double-ageing.” "We could not be happier with the traction our Double Double Series has received this past year, and the Whisky Advocate ranking is a true testament to the hard work of a team dedicated to creating extraordinary quality," said Brian Cox of Dewar's Scotch Whisky North America. "It's an honor to be included among the Whisky Advocate Top 20 and to be recognized as the top scotch amongst our peers – it certainly fuels our efforts looking forward." "We've had quite a year across our portfolio, launching unique scotch expressions that have exceeded expectations," said Macleod. "We're extremely proud of Double Double being recognized by the Whisky Advocate Top 20, as it reinforces Dewar's commitment to our heritage and also innovation." Learn more at dewars.com.
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Rugcutter Wednesdays: Open Dance Party Coasters Tavern (East Meadow) Karaoke Corner Galley Restaurant (Massapequa) Karaoke Night With DJ Greg Homestead (Oyster Bay) Open Mic With "Big Daddy" John Struck Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Country Music Originals Night K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Wonderous Stories Mickey Malone's (Floral Park) Midweek Jam With Don Celenza & Friends Minnesota's (Long Beach) Bryce Larsen
(Massapequa) Trivia Night With DJ Greg Cuban (Garden City) The Mystic K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Live Band Karaoke / Live Music Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Open Mic Mulcahy's (Wantagh) Thursday Night Dance Party Paradise Studios (Massapequa) Open Jam & Networking Session Still Partners (Sea Cliff) Felix Slim Turning Point (Farmingdale) Terri De Respino Suffolk Garden Grill (Smithtown) Open Mic Featuring Pamela Betti Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Jen & Larry Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Melville) Open Mic Night Presented By Toby Tobias James Joyce (Patchogue) Open Mic
Suffolk 89 North (Patchogue) Country Night Babylon Beanery Open Mic Night Basement (Port Jefferson Station) Equilibrium Open Mic & Chill Sessions Blue Point Brewing Company (Patchogue) Live Music BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Open Mic With Kyle Fitzpatrick / Featured: Chelsea Takami Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Wayne Sabella Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Country Night Rail (Smithtown) Phillip Phillips Open Mic January 25 Acoustic Rock & The Space At Comedy Jam Westbury Theater With Russel Pzutto Hosted by Steven Archdeacon Quogue East Pub (East Quogue) Open Paramount (Huntington) Mic With Johnny B. Big Shot (Billy Joel Tribute) Shandon Court (East Islip) Pomodorino Trattoria Italiano The Roosters (Huntington) Anna Maria Villa: The Smithtown Social Open Mic Italian/American Songbook Toomey’s Tavern On The Crik Rail (Smithtown) Thursday Night Open (Amityville) Mic Jam Featuring The Rail House Acoustic Open Mic With Tom Band: Rob Noxious, Russ Pzutto, Warehouse LI (Amityville) Joe Sansone, & Tony Pappas Southampton Publick House Brews & Live Band Karaoke With Rockjunky Blues Weekly Jam Session Hosted By George Howard Featuring NYC/Queens/Brooklyn Cuttting Room (NYC) The Moderators / DJ Lyvik Felicia Collins' Jukebox Live Jam Warehouse LI (Amityville) 70s Flashback Thursday, January 23 NYC/Queens/Brooklyn Nassau Joe's Pub (Astoria) Baccaro Italian Tavern (Massapequa Karaoke With DJ Frankie Okie Park) Sweet Annie Quays Pub (Astoria) Open Mic Bellmore Bean Open Mic Night Rockaway Brewing Co. (Rockaway Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Beach) Thursday Night Hot Mics The Welldiggers Rockwood Music Hall (NYC) Charlotte's Speakeasy (Farmingdale) Pete Mancini / Travis McKeveny Live Music Silvana (NYC) Squirrels From Hell Corner Galley Restaurant
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Friday, January 24 Nassau 3rd Rail Bar & Grille (Bellmore) Live Music Bacaro Italian Tavern (Massapequa Park) The Generators Bellmore Bean Allan Fox Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Shore Wave Radio Corner Galley Restaurant (Massapequa) Live Music Elliot's (Freeport) Strange Magic Gatsby's Landing (Roslyn) Live Jazz K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Wonderous Stories Local Tavern (Levittown) Hot Tuna Tribute Memories 2 (Williston Park) Wheelhouse Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Freezer Burn / The Hotline Mulcahy's (Wantagh) The Little Mermen
Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) The Mala Waldron Trio Greenpoint Harbor Brewery (Peconic) Sonic Gumbo Karver's Grille (Holbrook) Imbibe The Vibe Mill Roadhouse (Westhampton Beach) Christine Sweeney Muse @ The End (Montauk) Chelsea Takami Pace's Steakhouse (Hauppauge) Danny Kean Paramount (Huntington) Jay Pharoah Patchogue Theatre The Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare Reduced – Revised Pomodorino Trattoria Italiano (Huntington) Tommy Santoriello & Margaret Lassen Port Jefferson Village Center Wintertide Concert Series: Dee Harris
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My Father's Place At The Roslyn Hotel Andrew Weiss & Friends Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Nicolls Road / The Legendary Murphys Plattduetsche Park Restaurant (Franklin Square) Wonderous Stories Sunset Grill (Seaford) FiveStone Turning Point (Farmingdale) Karen Bella Suffolk 89 North (Patchogue) Panic Babylon Bean Live Music Barmani's (Huntington) The Electric Dudes Bay Street Theater (Sag Harbor) Nancy Atlas' Fireside Sessions Featuring Johnny Rosch Blue Point Brewing Company (Patchogue) Live Music Bobbique (Patchogue) The Pressure Cookers / Don Olsen (Happy Hour) Boulton Center (Bay Shore) China Crisis BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) The Big Happy BroadHollow Theatre (East Islip) Fast Lane (Eagles Tribute) Brody McKay’s (Selden Acoustic Happy Hour Hosted By J.P. Hansen Garden Grill (Smithtown) Don & The Law
Revolution (Amityville) Souline / Macodi / Far From Above / Dolce & Antidote Shandon Court (East Islip) The Wilson Brothers Simplay (Hauppauge) Karaoke Night Southampton Publick House Karaoke Night With Music By Tony Kerr & Dory Seymore Stereo Garden (Patchogue) The 90s Band / Throwing Copper (The Band Tribute) / Miss Mayhem Suffolk Theatre (Riverhead) Joan Osborne Warehouse LI (Amityville) Instant Replay / Misty Mountain (Led Zeppelin Tribute) NYC/Queens/Brooklyn Mad Donkey (Astoria) Bill Popp (Solo Show) Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach) Dave Clive's Nawlins Funk Band Saturday, January 25 Nassau 3rd Rail Bar & Grille (Bellmore) Live Music Bacaro Italian Tavern (Massapequa Park) Bad Sandwich Barnum Ballroom (Island Park) Half Step (Grateful Dead Tribute) Bellmore Bean Acoustic Color Charlotte's Speakeasy (Farmingdale) Live Music
Ice Cube
Mohegan Sun (CT): Ice Cube, easily one of rap music’s important figures, comes to Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, February 21 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $39 and $29, and are available through ticketmaster.com and the Mohegan Sun Box office. For more information: call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at (888) 226-7711. Ice Cube began his career two decades ago with N.W.A. After penning some of the most memorable lyrics on N.W.A’s groundbreaking tracks – including what many consider to be the greatest rap single of all time, “Straight Outta Compton” – Ice Cube broke away at the height of the group’s success. As he moved on to launch his solo career, his debut studio album AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (Priority, 1990) sold more than one million copies. A concept album about the fall and rise of the black man, Ice Cube’s solo sophomore effort Death Certificate (Priority, 1991) debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, eventually selling more than two million copies. Ocean Casino (AC): The start of 2020 will be rocking at this fresh new 38 Special destination spot by the sea, with headliners including southern rockers 38 Special on February 14; country star Lee Brice on February 15; and a Valentine's Soul Jam on February 16 featuring The Stylistics, Enchantment, Bloodstone, The Intruders, and Peaches & Herb, all heading for Ovation Hall. Get the scoop at TheOceanAC.com and (609) 783-8000. Empire City Casino (Yonkers): Billed as one of the closest casinos to New York City (and it most certainly is), Empire City has been a boon to the Westchester County economy since the day it opened – and continues to bring a myraid of entertainment styles to its stages. Located adjacent to Yonkers Raceway, the two venues combine for an entire evening of adult entertainment. Such popular area acts as Nine Deez 12X Nite, The Touch, and 12X have graced the stages here. The popular 5Alive series continues on Wednesdays. Learn more: empirecitycasino.com and (914) 968-4200.
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Calendar Elliot's (Freeport) Live Vinyl G's Nightclub (West Hempstead) Snake Road / Bad Reputation Garden City Hotel Chelsea Takami Jessie's On The Water (Oceanside) Live Music Junction (Long Beach) Live Music K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Rusty Spur (Modern Country Music Tribute) / The Legendary Murphys Landmark On Main Street (Port Washington) Marc Cohn Local Tavern (Levittown) Live Music Memories 2 (Williston Park) Interboro Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Let It Bleed (Rolling Stones Tribute) Mulcahy's (Wantagh) Shilelagh Law My Father's Place At The Roslyn Hotel Rick Roberts & Larry Burnett Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Garden State Radio Plattduetsche Park (Franklin Square) The 90s Band Space At Westury Theater Brian Kilmeade Sunset Grill (Seaford) LI Rewind Swing The Teapot (Floral Park) The Mike Barry Band Village Pub (North Massapequa) Live Music Suffolk 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) Entourage / That 70s Band Babylon Bean Live Music Bay Street Theater (Sag Harbor) Nancy Atlas Fireside Sessions:
Your Guide To Local Events The Choir Show Featuring Danny Kean Bobbique (Patchogue) Andy Del & The Courageous Cats BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) DJ Don Brody McKay’s Tavern (Selden)
Giacomo Jack's (Amityville) Live Music Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Noriko Ueda & Ayako Shirasaki Karvers Grille (Holbrook) Ed Travers Katie's Of Smithtown Black And Blue (Rolling Stones Tribute) Mills Pond Gallery (Saint James) Acoustic Afternoon Open Mic Napper Tandy’s (Smithtown) Live Music Oar (Patchogue) Sly Geralds Duo Paramount (Huntington) The Spin Doctors / The Uprooted Band Patchogue Theatre Vintage Vinyl Live: Peter Gabriel's So & The Police's Synchronicity Pomodorino Trattoria Italiano (Huntington) Tommy Santoriello & Margaret Lassen Revolution (Amityville) Let It Bleed (Rolling Stones Tribute) Second Nature / January 25 Anahata / Aka Mana / Wellwisher / No Eye Mr. Beery’s Has Seen The Outta Hand Band Shakers Pub (Oakdale) Butterfield's (Hauppauge) Controlled Substance / Pillcrusher / 20 Highview Blue Back Dang BBQ (Islip) Shandon Court (East Islip) Live Music The Cara Band Drift Inn (East Islip) Southampton Publick House Saturday Live Music Night Publick Affair With DJ JetSet Station Pub (Sayville) Garden Grill (Smithtown) Jim & Joe
Petty Five (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Tribute) Suffolk Theater (Riverhead) Broken Arrow (Neil Young Tribute) Swell Taco (Patchogue) Chelsea Takami Vanderbilt Planetarium (Centerport) Laser Bruno Mars Warehouse LI (Amityville) Bon Journey (Bon Jovi & Journey Tribute) / Decadia NYC/Queens/Brooklyn BLVD (Whitestone) School Of Rock Flushing Town Hall Grupo Rebolu Joe’s Garage (Astoria) The Roys Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach) Breakaway Sunday, January 26 Nassau Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (Garden City) Julia Gytri & Avi Amon Bacaro Italian Tavern (Massapequa Park) Run 4 Cover Bethpage Public Library Tennessee Walt's The Other Great American Songbook Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Sunrise Jazz / Little Wilson Corner Galley Restaurant (Massapequa) Live Music Gatsby's Landing (Roslyn) Live Jazz K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Curt Arnel & Friends Open Jam
HEADLINERS Phil Vassar The Space At Westbury Theatre January 16 • thespaceatwestbury.com (516) 283-5566 Country fans, get ready: Vassar brings his “HITSteria Tour” to Long Island; the piano-pounding powerhouse has a resume that includes 10 #1 singles and 26 Top 40 hits, including “Carlene,” “Just Another Day in Paradise,” “Six-Pack Summer,” and so many more.
Jocko Willink NYCB Theatre at Westbury January 16 ticketmaster.com (516) 247-5200 In this special author speaking event to hear the Navy SEAL and podcaster, VIP ticketholders will receive a signed copy of the book Leadership Strategies & Tactics: Field Manual; early entry to the venue; and an intimate small group meet-and-greet and “Q&A” before the start of the show.
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Joan Osborne Suffolk Theater, Riverhead January 24 suffolktheater.com (631) 727-4343 From “What If God Was One of Us” to touring with The Grateful Dead, this vibrant singer/songwriter has pretty much done it all – and her live concerts continue to draw crowds of rapt fans everywhere she tours.
Calendar Suffolk 89 North (Patchogue) Bartini Bar (Babylon) Live Music Blue Point Brewing Company (Patchogue) Live Music Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James) Edgar Guitars Open Mic & Jam Fulton's Gate (Patchogue) Bangers & Mash
Your Guide To Local Events Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Gail Storm / Danny Marx & Gail Storm Moriches Community Center (Center Moriches) Folkie Fest: Kerry Kearney / Rob Europe / Shari Yeomans / Don Bracken / Tom Fitzgerald / Casey “The Cigar Box Kid” Baron Pomodorino Trattoria Italiano (Huntington) Eastside Comedy Night: John Pizzi / Peter Bales / Tugboat Manny Red River Inn (Yaphank) Jam Night Shandon Court (East Islip) Tommy Mulvihill Southampton Publick House Tom Wardle Station Pub (Sayville) Open Jam Featuring Jim Moran Swell Taco (Patchogue) Christine Sweeney Warehouse (Amityville) Ed Ryan Band: Beatles Show
NYC/Queens/Brooklyn Flushing Town Hall Zhou Family Band Irish Whiskey Bar (Astoria) Bluegrass Jam With Alexandra Calabro & Christopher Morongiello Dave McKeon & Mary Noecker
January 16 Port Salt Cave
Screamer Of The Week January 18 • K.J. Farrell’s
Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach) Jerry's Jazz Band
Monday, January 27 Nassau Allegria Hotel (Long Beach) Industry Night Bacaro Italian Tavern (Massapequa Park) Dave Ice & Johnny Mac Bellmore Bean Open Mic Comedy Night Cinque Terra Restaurant (Huntington) Monday Night Live Jazz Creative Corner (West Hempstead) Open Mic Night & Jam K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)
Super Monday Jam Session Ziggy's Corner Pub (Massapequa) Open Mic Comedy Night Suffolk Katie's Of Smithtown Blues Jam Lion’s Den (West Islip) Open Mic Little Nook Café (West Sayville) Open Mic Shandon Court (East Islip) Musicians Night Hosted By Gil McLean / The Cara Band Tap & Barrel (Smithtown) Vox Populi Open Mic Hosted By Michael Perlmutter
Make Plans Now For These Major Concerts & Events The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare – Abridged Patchogue Theatre January 24 • patchoguetheatre.org (631) 207-1313 This an irreverent, fast-paced romp through “The Bard’s” plays – all 37 in 97 minutes! – by the coast-to-coast touring Reduced Shakespeare Company, whose off-kilter whimsy has helped make them one of the most tirelessly trekking comedy troupes in the country.
Westhamption Beach Performing Arts Center Arts Academy: Red Firecrackers –The Legend Of The Chinese New Year Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center January 17 • whbpac.org • (631) 288-1500 The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company’s telling of the origin of the Chinese New Year Celebration is full of props, colorful costumes, music, acrobatics, and lively dance. Log on to learn more about The Arts Academy's school day performances and schedules.
Jay Pharoah The Paramount, Huntington January 24 • paramountny.com (631) 673-7300 The former “Saturday Night Live” standout appears at The Paramount in a show rescheduled from last year. He's a man of many voice and guises, but as he also proved at The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival in Jones Beach, he's simply a very funny guy.
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COMEDY Compiled by Bob Smith, and who cares, anyway. Photos: Trevor Noah courtesy Live Nation; Jim Breuer by Phil Provencio
Noah's Arc: Even we were shocked by the booking: He sold out Madison Square Garden just months ago, and now he's coming to Long Island: Trevor Noah of Comedy Central's “The Daily Show” headlines on February 28 at The NYCB Theatre at Wesbury. Tickets are at ticketmaster.com or thetheatreatwestbury. com; for info: (516) 247-5211.
Breu's Crew Resumes: He's a huge diehard New YorkMets fan, so Jim Breuer obviously knows what “It ain't over till it's over” means: The former “Saturday Night Live” and legendary standup resumes his (hopefully) never-ending residency at The Paramount in Huntington on February 21, with more dates to be added throughout 2020. Get more information at paramountny.com or call (631) 673-7300. No, Not Mary Tyler Moore's Neighbor: It's a special event at Governor's: A national standup star and one of the fastest-rising young performers in standup comedy, Anthony Rodia, makes a headlining date on a special night: Wednesday, January 22 at the popular Levitown comedy club. Tickets are on sale now; log on to govs.com or call (516) 731-3358. 22 • Good Times Magazine • January 14 - 27, 2020
Triple Your Titters: Trio Of National Comedy Stars Heads For Loading Dock
A night of nationally known standup stars once again returns to the new Loading Dock at The Patchogue Theater, as more mirth takes over on Thursday, January 16 at 8 pm. Tickets are just $20 for all the laughs; order yours or learn more at patchoguetheatre.org (631) 207-1313. This time out, it will be a pair of headliners brought to the stage by another star in his own right in Joseph Vecsey (above left), who servied as a producer on Netflix’s “Murder Mystery” as well as Adam Sandler’s “100% Fresh Comedy Special,” in addition to being known by many here as being one of “The UnMovers” in Optimum ads. He’ll bring on the multi-faceted Sergio Chicon (right), who desribes himself as a “comic, fighter, and personal trainer” and who has been featured on Comedy Central and MTV, as well as Ken Krantz (left), who’s been seen on “Gotham Comedy Live” and heard on Sirius XM radio.
Grand Folk Railroad
Tennessee Walt
A Double Dose Of Music History For All
Warm Sounds For Cold Months: Wintertide Concert Series Returns To Port Jefferson
It's that time again: The annual Wintertide Concert Series returns for 2020 with 10 upcoming peformances, all to be featured at The Port Jefferson Village Center on Fridays beginning at 7 pm. These shows are free for all Port Jefferson residents. On tap: Dee Harris (left) provides the opening show on January 24; the legendary mandolin master and Americana star Buddy Merrium (right) performs on January 24; a new act, The Ankh Tones, headline on February 7; popular area folksters Grand Folk Railroad are slated for February 14; The Boots On The Ground Theater presents “Meet Sherlock Holmes” on February 21; the duo of Doug Baldwin and Doug Reina play on March 6; guitar master Julia Crowe will perform on March 13; an amazing trio of stars – Wes Houston, Pete Mancini, and Jim Allen – will call themselves In The Round and headline on March 20; and the final show, featuring Artstrings, is March 27. For compete information and full details: portjeff.com or (631) 473-4724.
The unique musical historian and performer Tennessee Walt will return to Long Island for a pair of upcoming special events: "Tennessee Walt's Riding with the Outlaws," a concert and lecture on classic country music, on January 19 at 2 pm at The North Merrick Public Library, and "Tennessee Walt's The Other Great American Songbook," on January 26 at 2 pm at The Bethpage Public Library. Both events, a mix of music history and live performance, are free for all; get the full scoop at TennesseeWalt.com, or contact the libraries: For North Merrick, (516) 378-7474 or northmerrickpubliclibrary.org; for Bethpage, (516) 931-3907 or bethpagelibrary.info.
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LI BITES
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Photo: Veggie Grill via PR Newsfoto
Stack It Up At IHOP
IHOP's Still Jumpin': Recently, we were riding down Old Country Road in the Westbury area and decided to have breakfast for dinner, you know, like adults do. Alas, the legendary Thomas's Ham & Eggery was closed (325 Old Country Road in Carle Place; the lines out the door most mornings will tell you how good it still is) and that hour, and we won't even consider the woeful Denny's option in the area. So we pointed our car toward the relatively new IHOP location at 533 Old Country Road in Westbury (they're at (516) 280-5000), and, wonder of wonders, we had a nice light meal and a grand old time. Even serious foodies continue to swear by this national chain's classic buttermilk stack of pancakes – and that goes double for locals, as the location in Williston Park (contact them at (516) 7468421) is almost as busy as Thomas's. Sure, it's easy to make fun of – ahem – frivolous food coloring-laden “holiday” pancakes choices at IHOP during holidays (not to mention the “Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity®” pancakes, which … well, do we have to state it here?), but that stuff is for kids in the first place. For a nice, hot stack of pancakes, eggs, and a hot cup of coffee, you could do a lot worse, and the prices are more than reasonable. A tip of the cap to the staff at the Carle Place location, who greeted us with a smile and served us so quickly you'd figure they were getting a bonus for alacrity. In any event, this is good, simple food in a good, simple, clean place. What's not to like? As The Name Implies: Veggie Grill opened its first New York City location on December 13 at 12 W. 23rd St in the Flatiron District. As Veggie Grill's 37th location, this marks the company's entrance into the New York market and continued expansion on the east coast. Veggie Grill crafts plant-based meals for all kinds of eaters. The New York City location features a menu with flavor profiles made from 100 percent plant-based food. The lineup includes signature Veggie Grill items such as burgers, sandwiches, tacos, entrée salads, bowls and more. Favorites such as the VG Beyond Burger, Santa Fe Crispy Chickin' sandwich, Rustic Farm Bowl, and the Mediterranean Supergreens Salad are available, along with the restaurant's seasonal menu. "We are thrilled to bring 100 percent plant-based handcrafted food to New Yorkers that share our belief around making food matter more," said CEO Steve Heeley. "We can't wait to share our chef-inspired dishes with this great city as we continue our east coast expansion." For more information, visit veggiegrill.com and follow @veggiegrill on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
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The Inoculated Canaries Fly: Area Group Soars To NAMM & Back To Port Jeff Area rock act The Inoculated Canaries – whose previous single “Sneakers” and current release “Donna” have earned them positive press – announced they’ll perform at this year’s NAMM Show, on The NAMM Yamaha Marriott Stage on Friday, January 17 at 8 pm. They circle back on January 20 to play Portside Bar & Grill in Port Jefferson. The group describes itself as “four guys who can’t dance” and are striving to leave their musical legacy; inspired by artists such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and Nirvana, The Inoculated Canaries are “constantly pushing themselves to explore new, innovative sounds while making their presence known,” according to a press release. The quartet is composed of Michael Rubin (guitar, vocals), James Terranova (drums), Dylan Gross (bass), and Brian Sweeney (keyboard). For more info: theinoculatedcanaries.com.
GEAR HEADS Get Back Into The Grooves At Looney Tunes
In case you haven't noticed – and judging from the displays of albums in area stores, most of you have – vinyl is back in a big way. Last year, the sales in vinyl discs actually outpaced those of CDs, which should tell you everything you need to know. If you're looking for a new turntable to play those new albums you got for Christmas (or perhaps you want to break out the albums you grew up with that you haven't played in years), Looney Tunes Records in West Babylon has an impressive selection of not only new turntables, but also speakers – more than 30 to choose from. Get all the information at (631) 587-7722, or log on to ltcds.com.
Photo: Headphones courtesy Audio-Technica
Audio-Technica enjoyed a banner 2019, thanks in part to audio products such as the ATH-M60x On-Ear Professional Monitor Headphones, the latest addition to A-T’s M-Series line. These headphones were the recipient of The NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement in the “Headphone/Earpiece Technology” category at the 34th TEC Awards. Designed for studio, broadcast, and mobile applications, the ATHM60x is a low-profile, on-ear professional headphone model that utilizes the same proprietary 45mm large-aperture drivers found in the ATH-M50x, delivering A-T exceptional clariAlways ty throughout an ‘Can’ Do extended frequency range with accurate bass response. For more information on these and the full line of A-T headphone, mics, and more: audiotechnica.com.
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HEY – Anybody want to jam some AC/DC? Bass player will full studio looking for Angus, Malcolm, etc. Kings Park (631) 544-0620. Are You A singing rockabilly angel? Is pedal steel your kind of metal? Fiddle-playing honky tonk queen? Come make the scene with The Humbuckers. Gigs and agent waiting. Mark (516) 735-1927. (1269) The Bobbies, an original Huntingtonbased pop/rock band in the style of The Knack and Badfinger, looking for rhythm guitars with background vocals. Age late 50s-early 60s. Check us out on YouTube and ReverbNation. No pros, just good backing vocals. Call Peter (631) 427-0693. (1293) Here’s An Idea, Eh: Starting new tribute to Canadian rock band, covering the music of The Guess Who, BTO, Neil Young, Rush, Anne Murray (just kidding). Write to
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THEATER
Great Performances: Betrayal • Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre The Height Of The Storm Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Br B ro oa ad dw wa ay y & & B Be ey yo on nd d W Wi it th h J Ja an ne e K Kl la ai in n Photos courtesy respective theater companies and venues; Height Of The Storm photo by Hugo Glendenning; Slave Play photo by Belgrave Wayne Norman Photography
The Height Of The Storm
The mob scene of stage-door fans attests to Tom Hiddleston (“The Avengers”) and Charlie Cox’s (“Daredevil”) status as film and TV superstars; their subtle, rich performances in Betrayal (along with “Velvet Buzzsaw”’s Zawe Ashton) in the hit London revival of Harold Pinter’s 1978 semi-autobiographical love-triangle attest to their acting chops. Betrayal unfolds in reverse chronological order from 1977, two years after the end of a seven-year affair, to 1968 when the first romantic sparks ignite between galleryist Emma (Aston) and literary agent Jerry (Cox), the best friend of Emma’s book publisher husband Robert (Hiddleston). In each scene the audience has an insider’s knowledge that the characters don’t. It’s an intriguing cat-and-mouse game that in this bare-bones production with just chairs and lighting as scenic design, under the smooth, clear direction of Jamie Lloyd, still focuses our attention with laser-like clarity on the actors’ subtle expressions hinting at who-knows-what at any point in the play.
Dame Eileen Atkins and Oliver and Tony-winner Jonathan Pryce give mesmerizing performances in The Height Of The Storm as a long-married couple facing dementia and death in French playwright Florian Zeller’s new play (translated by Christopher Hampton). In the spacious kitchen and living room of French literary lion Andre (Pryce), he and his pragmatic daughter Anne (Amanda Drew) discuss the recent death of Madeleine (Atkins), his wife and helpmate of more than 50 years. Suddenly Madeleine appears and conversation continues between the couple as if she’s not dead. In a later discussion between Madeleine and Anne, it appears that it is Andre who is dead. Zeller mystifies as he messes with the audience’s heads: Who is dead, who is alive? What are the tricks memory plays on the aged? Is this once-great writer now in the throws of dementia and denial in response to the loss of his wife? Pryce is amazing; alternately proud and commanding, raging and befuddled as he slips into senility – and Atkins is strong, calm, and understated as the rock in this marriage.
Slave Play Golden Theatre
Called provocative, polarizing, and irreverent, Jeremy O. Harris’s buzzed about and lauded Slave Play – a searing, explosive examination of race, gender and sex in America – has lost none of its power and immediacy in its move to Broadway. This audacious, thoughtprovoking work challenges and discomforts audiences, and according to its director Robert O’Hara, resulted in death threats when it premiered at The New York Theatre Workshop last year. Slave Play not only pushes buttons, but also shifts moods and styles as it messes with the audience’s heads. Told in three seemingly separate but actually interrelated scenes, it begins on a plantation in the antebellum South as three interracial couples enact scenes of master-slave power, domination, and exaggerated racial stereotypes: a white overseer (Paul Alexander Nolan) and a black slave (the spectacular Joaquina Kalukango, a new addition to the pitchperfect off-Broadway ensemble); a plantation owner’s wife (the over-the-top Annie McNamara) and a violin-playing mulatto (Sullivan Jones) and an indentured servant (James Cusati-Moyer) and a black slave “manager” (Ato Blankson-Wood). After a character shouts a “safe” word, the action stops, upending everything we’ve just witnessed: characters turn out to be contemporary interracial couples participating in “Antebellum Sexual Performance Therapy,”
(hence the sex toys, nudity, and pop music) enacting their racial fantasies to overcome “Racialized Inhibiting Disorder,” or “Anhedonia” – the inability of the black partner to feel pleasure with their white lover. It is a funny sendup of pretentious psychological jargon of the therapists (Chalia La Tour and Irene Sofia Lucio), a couple with issues of their own. The play’s coda focuses on the repercussions
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of the therapy between OCD Kenesia (Kalukango) and her British husband Jim (Nolan), when Kenesia finds her voice and, in volcanic anger, tells of the demons in the walls, the haunting presence of Black slave elders and her overwhelming need to be listened to and heard. It is a cataclysmic, harrowing scene that rattles the audience and puts shivers down its spine.
CLASSIC ROCK Photos: Steve Forbert by Jay Blakeslee; The Charlie Daniels Band by Nate Shuppert; Wishbone Ash by Mannie Group
The Charlie Daniels Band
MEDIA
HBO – Still The Standard: With all the talk about the new Apple+ and Disney over-the-top straming ventures, the venerable Home Box Office – simply HBO to you and me – rolls on with quality programming even after the mega-popular “Game Of Thrones” bashed its way to its bloody (and historic ratings-grabbing) finish. So what will be HBO's next hit? New series are coming, of course: A new HBO comedy series, “Avenue 5,” debuts this month on
Photos courtesy HBO
Avenue 5
The Legends Rock On: One of the biggest yearly southern rock and country live events, Charlie Daniels' Volunteer Jam, returns for 2020 on September 15 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena with a variety of stars taking part in a jam that seems to get more historic as the years roll by (the early roster will be announced in February). “We play over one hundred cities every year and they're all special in their own way, but when you get a chance to bring it all back home, especially when so many of your friends are joining you, it don't get much better than that," said Daniels. "Jammin' in the Guitar Town, second to none!" Tickets and info: ticketmaster.com and charliedaniels.com … Steve Forbert has released a limitededition remastered vinyl reissue for the 40th anniversary of his Jackrabbit Slim album. A special 500 copies were pressed on redcolored wax; only a few were left at press time; check area stores to see if you can score one of the coveted discs. Forbert will be honored as the “Excellence In Music” recipient at The 2020 Governor’s Arts Awards on February 6 in downtown Jackson, Steve Mississippi … British blues rockers Forbert Wishbone Ash just keep going: They'll release a new album, Coat Of Arms, on February 28 via SPV/Steamhammer. Their latest release once again features Ash's characteristic twin lead guitar parts, melodies, and diverse stylistic facets. “Following the countless songs that we have written throughout the history of Wishbone Ash, my own expectations are Wishbone Ash
extremely high,” said the band's Andy Powell. “On the one hand as a composer you try not to repeat yourself in your creative output but to come up with new ideas all the time, on the other you want to remain faithful to your style. Good songs need an inner conviction and the right inspiration. We had both when we started working on Coat Of Arms. You’d be right in describing the current lineup as the best in the history of Wishbone Ash. We all love our lives as musicians, the direct contact with our fans, travelling, the shows, our songs.” Today's Wishbone Ash features Powell, Bob Skeat, Joe Crabtree, and Mark Abrahams.
the network (as well as HBO Go, HBO Now, HBO On Demand, and partners’ streaming platforms). Created by Armando Iannucci of “Veep,” this new comedy is set 40 years in the future, when traveling the solar system is no longer the stuff of sci-fi fantasy, but a booming, multibillion-dollar business. “Avenue 5” stars Hugh Laurie (still fondly remembered for “House M.D.”) as Ryan Clark, the confident and suave captain of Avenue 5, a space cruise ship with luxury amenities such as gourmet buffets, a spa, an observation deck and yoga classes. As the series begins, Avenue 5’s eight-week journey around Saturn is underway, and its systems are optimal – but when the ship encounters technical difficulties, it’s up to Clark and his crew to calm the disgruntled passengers and find a way to deal with unexpected events onboard … though they may or may not be equipped for the task. Other cast members for “Avenue 5” include Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front, Suzy Nakamura, Lenora Crichlow, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Ethan Phillips. Iannucci has written, directed and produced numerous elevision and radio comedy shows. “Veep,” the HBO comedy series created by Armando, has picked up numerous awards including three Emmys® for Outstanding Comedy Series. More news from HBO: A documentary, “Moonlight Sonata: Deafness In Three Movements” (above left) debuted to much fanfare last month. The story of a close-knit family’s experience with deafness, the documentary explores the meaning of loss through the stories of a deaf boy growing up, a deaf man growing old, and perhaps the world’s most famous deaf person, Ludwig van Beethoven, who crafted a sonata that would resonate across time and cultures. The film is directed by Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Irene Taylor Brodsky, whose son, Jonas, began going deaf as an infant, later undergoing surgery for cochlear implants as a toddler and finally rediscovering a world of hearing — and music.
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PRO WRESTLING
With Bob Smith
“Twenty years ago, we pretended to hurt each other, and the fans believed it. Today, we really do hurt each other, and the fans think it's fake.” – Jim Cornette, from jimcornette.com The legendary manager and broadcaster quoted above has been much in the news during the past few weeks, but this time, we’re quoting him about something he wrote several years ago – and what he was concerned about only seems to be getting worse. On the weekend of December 14, I watched two PPV events: The NWA's Into The Fire – the regsurgent Billy Corgan-owned brand's first major event following the launch of its YouTube TV show – as well as WWE's 2019 TLC (Tables, Ladders & Chairs), an annual event that I've always kind of disdained since, well, it's sort of dangerous for its participants. After years of covering the sport and getting to know and befriend many professional wrestlers, my admiration for those Kairi with the gumption to step into a Sane pro ring even once knows no bounds. These men and women put it all on the line just to entertain mat fans as best as they can. So let's cut to the chase: Reading injury lists following WWE pay-per-view events is getting to be all too common. At this year's TLC, it was clear that the sensational Kairi Sane was pretty much knocked out (it was later reported that she suffered a concussion, though at press time that was not confirmed; yet, she was pulled from end-of-year WWE events) during her completely out-of-control tag team TLC match pitting her and Asuka versus Charlotte Flair (who herself banged her head in a hard-to-watch powerbomb through a table from the top turnbuckle) and Becky Lynch. More from the same card: Bloody facial injuries to the promising Alistair Black and Andrade, and other times where such stars as Big E and Rusev took some truly scary-looking pounding. I'm certainly not against violence in wrestling, but the way it's been presented Charlotte recently in WWE confuses me – Flair particularly considering this is a product they're constantly selling to children and teens. Both the PPV and the “Raw” edition that followed the next night featured such brutal angles and moments that I had to check my channel guide to make sure I wasn't watching a garbage wrestling league such as CZW or XPW. So let us get this straight: Intentional bleeding to draw heat is pretty much verboten, while getting smashed through a table, legit, is acceptable? Having your well-trained stars risk their careers by falling off aluminum ladders (and being slammed through them) is just another day at the office? Depicting wrestlers being beaten in back rooms and in the ring with “steel pipes” and oversized mallets is acceptable? Whatever happened to storyline fines and suspensions? Worse, whatever happened to two athletes going at it tooth-and-nail for the importance of pinning an opponent's shoulders to the mat – sometimes to win a coveted championship? Funny – that last thing is what what the NWA pay-per-view featured during its entire card, and it somehow managed to both satisfy its fans and not see several of its stars forced to take time off for their TV tapings the following two days. Imagine that. The next time WWE – which in recent weeks has seen rough language and tons of violence pepper their presentations – suffers another record low in the ratings books? Perhaps the company will eventually remember a little something called ring psychology, where a little less can be a whole lot more. We’d bet Cornette knows exactly what we mean. Photo: Kairi Sane by Le Pessque Yes Movement (CC); Charlotte Flair by Miquel Discart (CC)
Bob Smith is the former magazing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated; served as executive editor for WCW Magazine; and was a contributor to Wrestling’s Main Event Magazine.
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RHYTHM TRACKING
With Jimi LaLumia
Crashing Into Punk: The talk in New York City is the great film from Beth Lasch, Punk: Crashing Into Being, shown on December 5 at Howl! on Manhattan's lower east side. Lasch hosted a Manhattan cable TV show in the mid-1970s and spent a lot of time filming and interviewing bands and tastemakers at clubs such as Max's Kansas City and CBGB. The result is an eye-opening reminder of how vital and world changing that scene was. The film contains interviews with Peter Crowley, who was booking The Ramones, Johnny Thunders, Patti Smith, and Wayne County at Mothers' and next Max's, as well as Hilly Kristal, who booked the shows at CBGB. Performances never seen before (and the bands being interviewed before they received any other visual media attention) are of a historic nature, and hopefully Lasch will be able to secure rights from everyone to share this with the world as a DVD or cable broadcast event. On The Charts – Again: The heartbeat of the music business for decades is and has been the charts, and since it is a business, the charts were based on the sales of vinyl records, cassettes, and compact discs. Simply hearing music without owning it was not enough to deserve impacting a chart based on consumers and product; music fans were required to put their money where their ears where. The advent of digital technology and the Internet changed all that, as people began to download music without paying for it. Almost all forms of entertainment, including books, TV shows, and movies were being impacted at the same time, but the music industry quickly surrendered as streaming became commonplace – and the industry decided that streaming songs or listening to them on YouTube should also have chart impact alongside sales – just “weighted” differently, to use their jargon. This was initially used in regard to the Hot 100 singles chart, determining the most popular songs in the country. The industry has now decided to somehow have this policy impact albums as well, with some voodoo equations that somehow impact the that chart. This completely negates the value of the charts, primarily those that appear in Billboard Magazine. These charts, since their inception, have always been viewed with a raised eyebrow by those in the know, but they did, indeed, reflect the consumption of recorded product as a financial transaction. This latest kneejerk reaction to the tech world completely sinks the ship when it comes to any semblance of legit viability regarding the public's voice. Very interesting! Very cool! Wow! Photo courtesy Billboard
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I made “Death To Disco”/Psychotic Frogs an international sensation, and work with worldwide icon Jayne County. I am available for consult on publicity/media angles for bands, actors, politics, and more. Facebook/lalumi-dia public relations
BITS & PIECES ‘Season One’ Is Just The Beginning
Nasty Cherry
Hailey Whitters
Photos courtesy respective labels and artists; Nasty Cherry courtesy Atlantic Records; Sergio Mendes by Katsunari Kawai
Ends 2019 With Kudos From Near & Far
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Hailey Whitters closed out 2019 being named one of SiriusXM and Pandora's Artists To Watch 2020, and at the same time, her single "Ten Year Town" ranked at #2 on Rolling Stone's "25 Best Country and Americana Songs of 2019" list. Whitters also announced she will support Tanya Tucker for select dates on the “CMT Next Women of Country: Bring My Flowers Now Tour.” In November during CMA Awards week, Whitters was named one of CMT's “2020 Next Women of Country Class,” an effort to support and expose developing female talent, both signed and unsigned, in a male-dominated format. Whitters will also support Jordan Davis on tour.
Nasty Cherry has unleashed its debut EP, Season 1, on Charli XCX’s Vroom Vroom Recordings – and it came out one week after the reveal of XCX and the band’s unscripted docuseries “I’m With The Band: Nasty Cherry,” now on Netflix. Spanning six tracks, Season 1 showcases the indescribable group with songs such as "Music With Your Dad,” "Live Forever," "Win," and what some are calling the EP’s highlight, “F**k Modern Love.” They’ll play Bowery Ballroom on March 5.
Sergio Mendes: New Work From A Legend
Bossa nova pioneer Sergio Mendes returns with On In the Key Of Joy, out February 28. Released to coincide with a new documentary by filmmaker John Scheinfeld, the albums melds the classic Brazilian, jazz, and pop sounds that have long characterized Mendes’ music. “This album is all about joy and celebration,” said Mendes. :
Always With Grace: WanderWaal Launches EP
Singer/songwriter Grace VanderWaal has officially released her new EP, Letters: Vol. 1, which features the emotional track “I Don’t Like You,” the groovy “Waste My Time,” and the uplifting “Ur So Beautiful,” alongside three new songs. The collection is a series of moody, layered ruminations on self-doubt, love, confidence, and growing up. “This new EP, this new era, this new me … it’s very colorful, but muted — very self-expressive, but in an understandable way,” VanderWaal said of her new work, available now.
Lyn Stanley Brings London Back In Style
Sultry swing singer Lyn Stanley enjoyed a banner 2019 thanks in part to her most adventurous album: London With A Twist – Live At Bernie’s. Stanley’s second Julie London tribute album features the singer on a dozen standards with her Jazz Mavericks, and a quintet featuring guitarist John Chiodini.
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