Good Times 1184

Issue 1184 • November 17-30, 2015

Bond. James Bond.How Spectre Saved The Cinema

His Holiday ExtravaganzaReturns To

NYCB Theatre At Westbury

BRIAN SETZER

30 Years Of ‘Funksgiving’At Madison Theatre

FUNK FILHARMONIK

Deader Than The DeadAt The Paramount

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA

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Long Islands’ Most Complete MusicalInstrument Store

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Hot Brushes:Paint NightsThroughout LINothing’s hotter inthe area scene: “PaintNights” are a way tolearn a new artisticskill and meet newfriends. Many areslated in the comingdays: November 21brings paint nightevents in Coram(O’Brien’s Ale House & Grill) andPatchogue (Rudi’s);November 23 will seeevents in Long Beach(Billy’s Beach Café),Levittown (TGI Friday’s),Farmingdale (The NuttyIrishman), New Hyde Park(Vortex), Patchogue (ThatMeetball Place), PortJefferson (LI PourHouse), East Islip(East Islip Lanes),Hauppauge(Bertucci’s),Northport (NapperTandy’s), Sayville(Popei’s Clam Bar), andStony Brook (Jake Star) –and virually every night of theweek in restaurants and clubs allover the region. Eachvenue offers a different painting andinstructor.

Log on to paintnight.com to learnabout upcoming areaevents.

Hot Legend:CelebrateSinatraAt HofstraTo commemorate FrankSinatra’s 100th birthday,The Hofstra CulturalCente and HofstraUniversity’s DepartmentOf History & Music arepresenting a multi-daycelebration that featuresconcerts, lectures,classes, and specialguests throughNovember 22 at thecampus in Hempstead.Students will join thetribute with vocal andinstrumental performances.

Will Friedwald, acritic and the authorof the book Sinatra –The Song Is You: ASinger’s Art, present“Sinatra: TheTelevision Factor” onNovember 18, withan introduction byRobert Foster, executive director of

The Hoboken Historical Museum.Many more attractions are beingoffered for this special event; withthe exception of the Peter B. ClarkMemoiral Scholarship concert onNovember 22, all the events in theSinatra series are free (due tospace limitations, advance registration is required). Visit hofstra.edu, or call (516) 463-5669 for more information and schedules.

Hot Knowledge:Relationship HelpIn CommackThere’s something rather poeticabout a program such as this in the

same town that hosts one of NewYork’s most notorious motor inns, but

we digress: “Early Stages OfSeparation & Divorce” is offered

Wednesdays at 8:15 pm throughApril at The Suffolk Y Jewish

Community Center inCommack. Info: (631) 462-9800, or log on to suffolkyjcc.org.

Going through separationor divorce can be traumatic;

this weekly support group, runby a licensed social worker, gives

those taking part and opportunity tomeet with others and possibly find a sense ofconnection and supportduring one of life’s mostdifficult events.

Hot Stacks:LI Music Lovers’Expo Returns

With the sudden real-ization that old-fash-ioned vinyl albumssound great, plattersare hot again – and ofthe best places to findclassic records is TheLong Island MusicLovers’ Expo, onSunday November 22from 10 am to 3 pm

at TheAmericanLegion inMassapequa.Admission is

$5, with amplefree parkingavailable. Thisrecord, CD, DVD,and memorabiliashow will featuredealers from NewYork, New Jersey,Pennyslvania,Rhode Island,Virginia, andthroughout theeast coast; theselection is vast.

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The Edwards Twins: TwintasticSmithtown Center For The Performing ArtsNovember 22 At 7 PM • smithtownpac.org

(631) 928-9100This old-timey show biz duo impersonates entertainment celebrities such as Cher, Bette Midler,Elton John, Stevie Wonder, and many more.

Rhiannon GiddensTilles Center, Greenvale

November 19 at 8 PM • tillescenter.org (516) 299-2752

One of the new breed of pop singers, Giddens is afounding member of Carolina Chocolate Drops.She's earned praise from music stars, including producer T BoneBurnett, who enthused:“Rhiannon is next in along line of singers thatincludes MarianAnderson, EthelWaters, Rosetta Tharp,Odetta, and NinaSimone.”

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PAC TRACK Big Events At Performing Arts Centers & Theaters

To Kill A MockingbirdQueens Theatre, Flushing

Through November 22queenstheatre.org

(718) 760-0064This live theater production, now in the midst of its run, has been adapted for the stage byChristopher Sergel, and based on the classic novel by Harper Lee. The story of lawyer AtticusFinch and his family is the stuff of legend, with powerful lessons of justice and truth to be learned in this harrowing yet hopeful tale. This QueensTheatre production is directed by Rob Urbinati.

Broadway Back TogetherAdelphi University Performing Arts Center

November 21 at 8 PM adelphi.edu

(516) 877-4927Major Broadway stars Robin de Jesús (In The Heights, La Cage aux Folles, Wicked, Rent), Mandy Gonzalez (In The Heights, Aida,Wicked, pictured below), Marcus Paul James(Rent, In The Heights), and Adam Pascal (Rent, Aida, Cabaret, Memphis, Chicago) come together for a night celebrating the “GreatWhite Way,” featuring songs from the hits Rent,Wicked, Memphis, Aida, In The Heights, La Cageaux Folles, and more.

Hot Tips: Queens ... & A Bit Of Brooklyn, Too

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Single game tickets for 2016 season of theNew York Mets will go on sale Monday,November 30 at 10 am at Mets.com/Ticketsand (718) 507-TIXX. Season ticket and partialplans are available now as well atMets.com/Tickets. The 2016 season will feature the return of the popular weekend promotions Free Shirt Fridays, SuperSaturdays, and Family Sundays. Highlightsinclude Opening Day versus Philadelphia at1:10 p.m. on April 8; a rematch of the 2015World Series versus Kansas City on June 21and 22; and the annual Subway Series onAugust 1 and 2. Learn more at mets.com.

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A new name in artistic expresstion, Jorit AGOch, has been drawing raves for his work in Brooklyn. The Italian-borngraffiti artist's work has been featured in exhibitions around theglobe, and was recently scheduled to return to his native Italyto continue with his creations. For more information: log on tojorit.it., or find him all over social media, including Facebookand Twitter.

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Hiroya Tsukamoto brings“Cinematic Guitar Poetry” to theFlushing branch of the QueensLibrary on Saturday, November28 at 1:30 pm. The New York-based guitarist, a Woodside resident, will perform a concert ofguitar pieces, songs (originalworks and Japanese folk musicwith stories), and poetry. Learnmore at queenslibrary.org.

Photos: Juan Lagares by Bob Smith

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Massapequa's gift to real rock & roll iscoming home for the holidays again:On the heels of announcing Rockin'Rudolph – their first studio Christmasalbum in 10 years now out onSurfdog Records – Brian Setzer and

his Brian Setzer Orchestra have revealed theitinerary for their 2015 "12th Annual ChristmasRocks!” tour, which includes a stop onNovember 29 at 8 pm at The NYCB Theatre at Westbury. Tickets are on sale now; log on tothetheatreatwestbury.com or ticketmaster.com.

The iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist,and three-time Grammy-Award winner and his18-piece Orchestra will visit 31 cities on the

tour that began on November 14 inMinneapolis, which is also making stops inDetroit, New Orleans, Los Angeles and SanFrancisco. Their 12th annual trek will featuremusic off the new album – which is availableas a limited edition box set, CD, vinyl, ordownload – plus music from their three previous best-selling holiday albums, as wellas original material from Setzer.

"It's always exciting to add new songs," saidSetzer about the set list for a show that annualis one of of the most highly anticiapated in thisarea. "I'm thinking about opening with 'Rockin'Around the Christmas Tree.' We have neverdone that one before."

Produced by Peter Collins (Rush, Bon Jovi,Alice Cooper) and recorded in both Nashvilleand Hollywood, the 12-track Rockin' Rudolplhincludes highlights such as the aforementioned"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," "Yabba-Dabba Yuletide," and "Rockabilly Rudolph,"among other notable Christmas classic tunes.Setzer's trademark guitar work and vocalstylings are matched with his orchestra'srockin' big-band horn arrangements.

Setzer seems effusive about he and hisorchestra’s take on holiday classics – as heshould be as songs such as “Rockin’ AroundThe Christmas Tree” burst from the speakers,buoyed by new-age big band arrangementsand fresh energy.

“Listen to that swinging chart Mark Jonesand I wrote, and it catches your ear up top,”said Setzer. “You know that it is BSO, when it comes at you with the crazy chords from the beginning, but you don’t know what song it could be. It’s just like chaos, and it sounds like you are stuck in traffic.Then the song comes in, and it’s awesome. I had my way of scuffing it up and making it bad ass, substituting chords, scuffing about the vocal, and that great guitar solo. I really love the solo. It is where the microphone got bumped, and it was in the wrong spot. Like I said, the original‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’is great. You cannot beat it, but have to make it your own.”

Perhaps what makes these holiday albumsso special is that releasing them is not a marketing ploy in the least: Setzer has genuine affection for the classic tunes he’sselected.

“First of all, these songs are great songs,”said Setzer. “It doesn’t matter if they are holiday songs or when they were written, theyare just great songs. The trick is to make themsound hip, and some of them are eternally hip— you know? You don’t have to do too much.Take a song like ‘Rudolph The Red NosedReindeer,’ which everybody knows. On theChristmas tour, I started playing that in a rockabilly fashion — which would be in a minorkey — with a rockabilly beat and Ijust started singing. Itcould have been any-thing. Then it was overChristmas and I said,‘Oh My Gosh! Thatprobably started it.’ Iwas making it hip andcool and bringing it intomy own style. That wasreally the first song thatI made sound like that.”

One of rock's legendary guitarists,Setzer is a "musician'smusician" credited with continually takingchances with innovative and daringmusical styles, whilesinglehandedly resur-recting two forgottengenres of music (rocka-billy in the 80s andswing in the 90s).Along the way, he hasscored chart-toppinghits, sold 13 millionrecords, and receivedThe Orville H. GibsonLifetime AchievementAward throughout his decorated career asfounder/leader of TheStray Cats, his 18-piece Brian Setzer

Orchestra, andsolo artist. He isconsistentlycited as one ofthe world'sgreatest livingguitarists, and has a best-selling, extensive lineof elite Gretschsignature model guitars bearinghis name. In2002, Setzerearned the privilege ofbeing one ofthe few musicians to be animatedin an episode of"The

Simpsons," alongside Mick Jagger, KeithRichards,and Tom Petty.

During thta same year of 2002, Setzer was personally requested to induct Chet Atkins into the 17th annual Rock and Roll HallOf Fame in Cleveland. In 2014, Setzerreceived the distinct honor of being asked by The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. to donate a replica of his original 1959 Gretsch 6120 "Stray Cat" guitar, joining an elite collection of musical instruments on display.

Learn more about this Long Island-bredstar at briansetzer.com.

BRIAN SETZERThe Annual Holiday

HappeningAt NYCB Theatre

At Westbury

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Photos (cover and article) by Russ Harrington

The Stray Cats StarHas Become

One Of Rock’sLegendaryGuitarists

David Benoit:A Christmas Tribute

To Charlie BrownFeaturing Jane Monheit

Madison Theatre, Molloy College,Rockville Centre

November 28 at 8 PM madisontheatreny.org

(516) 678-5000David Benoit’s expansive career as acontemporary jazz pianist and com-poser has included several CharlieBrown-related projects (includingHere’s To You, Charlie Brown: 50Great Years and the star-studded 40

Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas) that reflect his lifelong passion for the music of original Peanuts com-poser Vince Guaraldi. Jane Monheit, one of the greatest singers ever to hail from Long Island, will beprominently featured in this holiday-themed event.

The WeightLandmark On Main Street,

Port WashingtonNovember 19 at 7:30 PM

landmarkonmainstreet.org (516) 767-6444

The Weight, which took its namefrom the song by The Band, features musicians who were there:The roster includes Jim Weider andRandy Ciarlante from The Band,Brian Mitchell and Byron Isaacs ofThe Levon Helm Band, and MartyGrebb, who worked with RickDanko and Richard Manuel. “Takea load off” and enjoy these veteran musicians in the intimate setting ofthe Landmark, where every seat isclose to the sounds.

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PAC TRACK

Carole & Paula: The Magic GardenWesthampton Beach Performing Arts Center

November 22 at 2 PM • (631) 288-1500 whbpac.org

Carole Demas and Paula Janis starred in thefamous children's TV show that ran on WPIX foryears. Adults tote along their kids for what hasbecome an annual tradition in these parts.

The ProducersStaller Center for the Performing Arts,

Stony Brook UniversityNovember 21 at 8 pm • (631) 632-ARTS

stallercenter.comA lavish production of “the Mel Brooks musical.”

Photos courtesy respective venues & artists

Starring Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux,Christoph Waltz, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott, Ralph FiennesDirected by Sam MendesSony Pictures

“Please, James Bond, save us once again!”That's not a line from this lastest spy mellerbased on the legendary 007, created by IanFleming – that's the assembled cry of theaterowners, who have seen recent cinema receipttallies drop more than at any recalled time inmodern film history (see our Media column formore). There's no question that this – the 24thBond film and the fourth to feature Daniel Craigas the debonair British agent – is the movie thattruly launches the holiday film season.

Directed again by Sam Mendes, whose

Skyfall presented the first aging, fallible James Bond, this new film(reportedly with a record budget of more than $300 million) sticks withthe formula: The extended opening scene, this time set in Mexico City,is, as usual, worth the price of admission all by itself, with action andspecial effects fairly bursting off the screen. It's a thrilling start, but afterthe more human, somewhat sheepish Bond so deftly portrayed by Craigthe last time out, this new epic fails to even hint at the last one, otherthan Ralph Fiennes replacing Judy Dench as M (killed by gunfire at the conclusion of the last film, forcing The Secret IntelligenceService to replace her).

This time out, Bond comes up against Oberhauser (a shockingly

restrained Waltz), whose history has led him to a maniacal obsession toobliterate 007. Everyone's fine – the lust interest this time, MadelineSwann (Seydoux), is typically breathtaking – but the lavish specialeffects tend to overwhelm the pacing, as the folks at Sony seemedintent on selling the aging Bond character to the young crowd that fillsmultiplexes to see superheroes. It's all louder, more violent, and noiser,but that's what seems to sell these days.

Spectre isn't the worst Bond Film (hi, Roger Moore), and not nearlythe best, but watching Bond is like a welcome visit from an old friend.You won't be shaken or stirred, but the rugged Craig's winning performance, as always, will leave fans entertained. – Cody Bell

FilmSpectre

Big Events At Performing Arts Centers & TheatersDiwali Festival

Flushing Town HallNovember 21 at 1 PM • (718) 463-7700

flushingtownhall.orgCelebrate Diwali – the festival of lights – with musicians and dancers from India: Abha Roy,Indian classical dance-Kathak; Naren Budhakkar,tabla drums; Indrajit Roy-Chowhury, sitar; RohanMisra, sarangi, and Falu, Hindustan, and classicalvocals. Attractions include dance workshops, musical performances, an Indian fashion show,henna painting, and more.

ZebraPatchogue Theatre For The

Performing ArtsNovember 25 At 8 PMPatchogueTheatre.org

(631) 207-1313One of Long Island's true supergroups returns for aThanksgiving Eve performance,with club favorites Joe Rock & TheAll-Stars serving as specialguests. Currently celebrating their40th anniversary, the rocking trioof Randy Jackson, FelixHanemann, and Guy Gelso stilldeliver the goods; expect all the classics (including chart-toppers“Who's Behind The Door” and “Tell Me What You Want”).

Brother Joscephus & The Love RevolutionYMCA Boulton Center,

Bay ShoreNovember 28 at 8 PM

boultoncenter.org (631) 969-1101

Launched from their home base in Brooklyn, this emerging band’s “LoveRevivals” have already taken place all over the nation. They've also issued a bunchof hit albums; Revolution Of Love, releasedin 2013, takes their signature gospel rock toanother level. Blending elements of funk andsoul with 70s prog-rock sensibilities, thisgroundbreaking, love-infused big group certainly is one of a kind.

Lil’ Kim Funk Flex

Suffolk Theater, Riverhead

November 27Doors Open At 10 PM suffolktheater.com

(631) 727-4343A true queen of hip hop –her list of hits and wall fullof gold records is the stuffof legend – Lil’ Kim makesa rare area appearance ina special night where she’sjoined by New York City hiphop superstar DJ FunkFlex. Kim’s hits to dateinclude “Lady Marmelade,”“How Many Licks,” “MagicStick,” “In The Air,” “NoTime,” “No Matter WhatThey Say,” “Not Tonight,”and too many more thanwe have room to list here.Funk Flex changed thegame of rap and hip hop on a national level – his popularity on 97.1 FM during the 1990s transformed the station intothe first in the country toprominently showcase rap,eventually becoming theleading hip hop station inthe country’s leading market for the genre. Best known for “FlipSquad,” he’s collaboratedwith Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, MethodMan, Snoop Dogg, DMX,Nas, and other legends ofthe game.


Who could have predicted that the New YorkMets would play into November, let aloneOctober this year? Ultimately, the Mets didn'thave enough overall talent to match up withthe Kansas City Royals, who came within an

eyelash of winning the 2014 World Series –then proved they weren’t a fluke from last year.It remains to be seen if the Mets will be able toprove the same thing in 2016.

The Mets will have to make a decision onseveral players who are now free agents, espcially outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and second baseman Daniel Murphy. Cespedeswas acquired from the Detroit Tigers at theJuly 31 trade deadline, and was a key reasonwhy the Mets leapfrogged over the Nationalsto the National League East division title.Unfortunately, Cespedes did little in the post-season, and showed a low baseball IQ in thefourth game of the World Series by booting aball in the centerfield, and took his sweet timepicking it up. He also was caught off first baseafter Lucas Duda hit a soft liner to Royals thirdbaseman Mike Moustakas to end that game,putting the Mets in a three games-to-one hole.Cespedes is expecting Fort Knox riches withhis next contract, and the Mets, of all teams,are not going to do that for him. The decisionon Murphy will be a tougher call for Mets general manager Sandy Alderson. Murphy is ahomegrown Met, and has played in Queens

since 2008. He is second in tenure only tofranchise face David Wright. Murphy had a hellof a post-season, belting six home runsbetween the NLDS and NLCS – yet became a

goat in Game 4 of the Series for muffing aground ball in the eighth inning. In fairness toMurphy, that was not a Bill Buckner-type error.It was a slowly hit ball that did not come up theway he expected, with Royals runners inmotion at the same time. With David Wright’shealth a perpetual issue, the Mets may needMurphy as an insurance policy at third base.Quality second basemen are not as plentiful asthey once were. Dilson Herrera, the Mets’ best

second base prospect, may need another yearin the minors.

The post-season also exposed the Mets'bullpen. Jeurys Familia was a reliable closer, in

spite of an ill-timed ninthinning Game 1homer to AlexGordon thateventually ledto an extra-inning defeatthat set thetone for the restof the Series.The problemwas TylerClippard, whopitched well forthe Mets afterhe wasacquired in lateJuly, butbecame a liability by mid-August. Hansel

Robles, Carlos Torres, Sean Gilmartin, andAddison Reed allowed too many inherited runsto score.

Although the New York Yankees were elimi-nated by the Houston Astros in the AmericanLeague wild card game, it’s safe to say thatAlex Rodriguez had a great post-season. Hewon raves from media critics and fans for hisinsightful work on Fox’s pre and post-gameshows. He also showed a lot of grace by

LIYBT Champs: Spencer Szeto and JamesTagliaffero emerged as the winners on October18 at the LIYBT tournament at Coram CountyLanes. The entry count was 46 bowlers, whocompeted for more than $650 inscholarships. Finalists and scholarship winners:

Handicap division: SpencerSzeto $90, Ashley Gottardo $70,Jonathan Edwards $50, MatthewGrimaldi $35.

Scratch Division: JamesTagliaffero $130, Kurt Schall$100, Drew Esposito $75, EricBholan $50, Adam Glickman $35.

Scratch Eliminator (14 entries)Kurt Schall $18, Brittany Arne$12, Pierce Field $6.

More LIYBT news: OnNovember 1, Adam Zimmerman(right) defeated Adam Glickman269-196 to win his record 18thLIYBT title.

This season's Teen Masters Qualifier will beMarch 12 and 13 at Herrill Lanes in New HydePark. For more information: liybtbowling.com;scratch title videos can be viewed atFacebook.com/LIYBT.

Herrill Highs: Here's a fresh batch of honorscores from Herrill Lanes in New Hyde Park(we print all area bowling centers high scores;send them to [email protected] and we'lltake care of the rest):

Chatterbox: Al Shin 279; TravisMaslankowski 267; AndrewDavidow 259; Scott Davidow 257,254; Ron Neugebauer 258; JoshMagolnick 257; Susan Schwiebert223; Patrick Blaha 716 series.

Wednesday Early Mixed: GreggDe Angelo 705 and 745 series;

Wayne Mayo 267;JoAnne Perry 611series; BonnieGortler 211; AliceVietri 209; Cynthia Guarino 207; Jeanine Musacchio 682series; Sylvia Abanes 245; Delia Marquez 235; KathyChernow 216.

Thursday Early Mixed: MikeCrea 290 (above).

Bowling Industry News:Turbo, one of bowling's leadingbrands specializing in grips,tape, and accessories, hasadded PBA champion RonnieRussell to its Touring Pro Staffthat includes representatives

from regional, national and international, PBAand PWBA. Russell finished second in the2015 PBA Players Championship. Matt McNeilhas been on the staff for a few years as anamateur, but has been promoted to theTouring Pro Staff after turning professional.Returning to the Tour Staff is 44 year old DaveWodka, who has returned to the tour full timewhile also representing Ebonite as a DistrictSales Manager.

"I was with Turbo from 1994 to 2000, and it

is great to be back with such awonderful company," Wodka said."Lori (Mraz) and Dave (Wodka) doa great job for the bowling industryand it is an honor to be back onthe Turbo Pro Staff." "Our brand is regarded for quality and innovation,” said Mraz. “Our professional staff is an extensionof those values. We're delighted towelcome these new athletes to ourteam and continuing to inspire

future generations."In other Turbo Staff news, Mika Koivuniemi,

who reportedly is retiring from the PBATour, will remain onthe InternationalPlayer Staff as he assumes the role of Head Coachin the United ArabEmirates; PBAChampion MikeFagan, a member of the NationalPlayer Staff, will cuthis tour scheduleback to part time as he pursues hisMasters Degree from the University ofCalifornia Berkley.

For more information and to find a complete listing of theTurbo Staff – and to learn about Turbo’s line oftapes and accessories – visit their official website, turbogrips.com.

Photos: Mike Crea by Bob Smith; Ronnie Russell courtesy Turbo Grips


The World SeriesAt Citi FieldSportsBeat

With Lloyd Carroll

BowlingWith Bob Smith

Mike Crea

AdamZimmerman

RonnieRussell

appearing on the “Tonight Show” with JimmyFallon and offering encouragement to Metsfans.

ESPN, which has had some financial reversals thisyear although stillprofitable, shutdown itsGrantland website. Whilethere was predictable outrage fromGrantlandfounder BillSimmons, whoESPN chairmanJohn Skipperbooted out fivemonths earlier,as well as fromother sportseggheads, I happen to agreewith Skipper.The truth is that

Grantland did not get many eyeballs, otherwiseESPN would have kept it going no matter whatits executives thought of the overratedSimmons. In my opinion, The Wall StreetJournal’s Jason Gay is a far wittier columnist. I rarely saw anyone with a Grantland presscredential at the sporting events that I covered.Most of their writers came off as Brooklyn hipsters who thought that they were too cool to

actually mix with the traditional sports media.The Sports Business Journal’s annual

Sports & Media Technology Conferencebrought out the movers and shakers in thebroadcasting industry, such as CBS CEO LesMoonves and the aforementioned JohnSkipper. The conference’s main sponsor,NeuLion, is a major player in the world ofsports technology; the company was toutingultra-clear 4K television sets. Hans Schroeder,the VP of NFL Media Strategy, predicted thatthere will be more Sunday morning footballgames (such as those emanating fromLondon) since those games are broadcast inthe afternoon in Europe and prime time in Asia.

Biz Bash Live, the annual trade show at theJavits Center for venues seeking corporateparty and events business, featured boothsfrom Yankee Stadium, the Barclays Center,and Empire Casino at Yonkers Raceway. TheMiami Dolphins were present because somany New York companies have offices inSouth Florida.

As is custom, The New York City Marathonhad its share of celebrity runners, includingrecently retired tennis star James Blake andformer Giants running back Tiki Barber. Barbernow runs a successful sports speakers bureau;Thuzio is a morning co-host on The CBSSports Radio Network; and appears on a syndicated weekly TV fantasy football showwith his brother, former Buccaneers corner-back Ronde Barber, who noted that hebelieves that fantasy sports are more games ofskill than they are straight-up gambling, but

conceded that like nearly everything else inlife, winning requires some luck.

New York Daily News football columnistGary Myers has written Brady Vs Manning:The Untold Story Of The Rivalry ThatTransformed The NFL (Crown Archetype). Theauthor does a good job getting quotes from abarrage of current and former players, coaches, and executives, including Bill Parcellsabout Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Myerseven offers stories about Giselle Bundchen.


Photos: Citi Field by Bob Smith; Jeurys Familia by Helena Smith

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Arts Announcements

ChildrenJack & The BeanstalkBay Street Theater, Sag HarborNovember 28 at 11 am; (631) 725-9500; baystreet.orgA puppet production of MichaelGraham's Spring Valley PuppetTheater (above).

ComedyPhil HanleyMcGuire's, BohemiaNovember 20 & 21; (516) 781-LAFF; govs.com

The Canadian star (above) makesa two-night Long Island appearance.

Big Laughs In Bay ShoreYMCA Boulton Center, Bay ShoreNovember 27 at 8 pm; (631) 288-1500; whbpac.orgA trio of standup comedians perform in one of Boulton's mostpopular regular events.

ConcertsGood Old Dance BandSt. Sylvester's Parish Center,MedfordCheck website for show dates; (631) 730-3333; goodolddanceband.comThe regular monthly show of MikeVirostko and his 17-piece swingband. Dancing, raffles, and more.Log on for the next show dates.

Holiday Concert & CommunitySing-A-LongPatchogue Theatre ForThe Performing ArtsNovember 29 at 3 pm;(631) 207-1313;PatchogueTheatre.orgThis second annualevent benefitting TheInn Soup Kitchens andLI Against Domestic

Violence features, emcee Rev.Dwight Lee Wolter, The New InletChamber Orchestra, CassandraHouse, Kerry Kearny, and theentire audience singing holidayfavorites (below).

FilmThe Amazing Nina SimoneCinema Arts Centre, HuntingtonNovember 18 at 7:30 pm; (631) 423-FILM (3456); cinemaartscentre.orgDirector Jeff L. Lieberman andSam Waymon – Nina Simone’s(below) brother – will appear inperson at this documentary.

HobbiesLong Island Auto Replica SocietyHenrietta Acampora Recreation

Center, CentereachThird Thursday of every month at 7 pm; (516) 884-2270; (631) 946-6335The popular L.I.A.R.S. monthlymeetings are open to anyone withan interest in building scale models of automobiles and trucks(far right). Call for more information and meeting dates.

TheaterMiracle On 34th Street:The MusicalJohn W. Engeman Theatre

At NorthportNovember 19 through January 3;(631) 261-2900; engemantheatre.comEngeman Theatre: The belovedtale of the real Santa Claus, all setto music.

The Tin WomanBroadHollow Theatre at Elmont,Elmont Public LibraryThrough November 29; (516) 775-4420; broadhollow.org. BroadHollow Theatre Company:The Long Island premiere of SeanGrennan's comedy/drama.

California SuiteBayWay Arts Center, IslipNovember 21 throughDecember 6; (631) 581-2700;broadhollow.orgBroadHollow TheatreCompany: Neil Simon'sfamed comedy returns.BroadHollow recentlyscored big with their recentfemale version of The OddCouple, so we’re hungryfor more prime Simon.

The Little MermaidSmithtown Center ForThe Performing ArtsNovember 21 through January 24;(631) 724-3700; smithtownpac.orgBased on the HansChristian Andersen

short story and the animated hit Disney film.

A Chrismas CarolTheatre Three, Port JeffersonThrough December 27; (631) 928-9100; theatrethree.comThe popular annual Theatre Threetradition returns for 2015.

The LyonsBare Bones Theater, NorthportThrough November 22; (631) 606-0026; barebonestheater.com

Nicky Silver’s lauded black comedy that debuted in 2011(below).

A Murder Is AnnouncedStudio Theatre, LindenhurstThrough November 22; (631) 226-8400;studiotheatreli.comThe bodies add up – until MissMarple is on the case.

Of Mice & MenBay Street Theater, Sag HarborThrough November 28;(631) 725-9500; baystreet.orgThis revival of John Steinbeck’slegendary play, directed by JoeMinutillo, features Preston Trumanand Joe Pallister, is the November

production for Bay Street’s popularLiterature Live series.

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Tuesday, November 17

NassauSongwriter’s Roundtable Hosted by 42 nd &Nelson K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)Body & Soul Puglia's (Garden City)Open Mic hosted by Mike Dorio JackHalyard's 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 (NewHyde Park)Southbound / DJ Cowboy Ben-E The NuttyIrishman (Farmingdale)Frank Bellucci Trio The Living Room(Bethpage)

SuffolkThe Robert Cray Band / Shemekia CopelandThe Paramount (Huntington)Acoustic Open Mic Night hosted by DavidJon 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 SmithtownThe Cogs Singles Open Jam Gator Blue(East Islip)Open Mic with Dan Acosta & DJ Harry-OkeThe Thirsty Scholar (Holbrook)Open Mic with Shaun Lally Flanagan's Pub(Ronkonkoma)Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James)Vinny Marten: A Tribute To Ray CharlesGrasso's (Cold Spring Harbor)Ward Cloughen Shandon Court (East Islip)Star Shine Youth Talent Auditions PatchogueTheatre

NYC/QueensSonny Landreth B.B. King's (NYC)Roy Ayers The Blue Note (NYC)Puscifier Terminal 5 (NYC)Miss Velvet & The Blue Wolf Mercury Lounge(NYC)Sara Tavares / Carminho City Winery (NYC)Shamir Bowery Ballroom (NYC)Jesus On The Mainline / Scott Fagan(Performance & Q&A) Rough Trade NYC

Wednesday, November 18

NassauWonderous Stories K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)Blues At Sunset: Open Jam With The SunsetBoyz Sunset Grill (Seaford)Ian Petiullo R.S. Jones (Merrick)Open Jam Mickey Malone's (Floral Park)Jerry Costanzo And His Trio Don Lorenzo'sRestaurant & Lounge (Glen Cove)Open Mic w/"Big Daddy" John Struck TheHomestead (Oyster Bay)Open Mic w/The Night Owls Band PhatDaddy's (Oceanside)Open Mic hosted by Robert Sloan FrontStreet Pub (Massapequa Park)Country Music Originals Night Jetty Bar &Grill (Long Beach)Tommy T. Mudcat Blues Jam w/Mike Nugentand Ian Petillo The Breakers (Bayville)Bones Beers & Beats: Live Deejays NuttyIrishman (Farmingdale)Country Wednesdays Otto's Sea Grill(Freeport)LAMM Jam Callahan's (East Meadow)Bravura Soprani Landmark On Main Street(Port Washington)Terrence Reel (East Rockaway)Alive 'N Kickin (Duo) Memories (WillistonPark)Ken Sambolin Vue At E.B. Elliot's (Freeport)Kane Daily Big Daddy's (Massapequa)

SuffolkThe Cogs Singles Open Jam The Stadium(Bohemia)Wayne Sabella & Friends Grasso's (ColdSpring Harbor)The Rhythm Kings Village Idiot Pub(Patchogue)Garet Newman's Jazz Jam East EndRepublican Club (Sayville)Open Blues/Jazz Jam Park AvenueStudios/Briggs Music (Huntington)Open Jam Night with Jim Kolman The

Diamond Club & Sports Bar (Ronkonkoma)Open Mic hosted by Johnny B. Quogue EastPub (East Quogue)Open Mic Night Sea Cove (Center Moriches)Acoustic Artist Tom Lily Flanagan's (Babylon)Karen Katteridge & J.D. Leonard Bobbique(Patchogue)Live Acoustic Music Black & Blue SeafooodChophouse (Huntington)Open Mic With Kyle Fitzpatrick BrickHouseBrewery (Patchogue)Preston Lacy / Tom Garland Revolution(Amityville)Star Shine Youth Talent Auditions PatchogueTheatreChase Rice Emporium (Patchogue)Blues To Blackstreet Butterfield's(Hauppauge)Rachel Hankers That Meetball Place(Patchogue)Retro Wednesday Off Key Tikki (Patchogue)

NYC/QueensWhitford/St. Holmes / The Atomic FunkProject B.B. King's (NYC)Sullivan Fortner Jazz Standard (NYC)Roy Ayers The Blue Note (NYC)!!! Bowery Ballroom (NYC)Johnny Stimpson / Dianne Coffee MercuryLounge (NYC)Wesley Stace's Cabinet Of Wonder CityWinery (NYC)Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness / NewPolitics Terminal 5 (NYC)Francis Cone / Paperwhite / HamiltonLeithauser & Paul Moon Rough Trade NYC

Thursday, November 19

NassauLive Band Karaoke / Sir Duke (StevieWonder Tribute) K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)Battle Of The Bands Mulcahy's Pub & MusicHall (Wantagh)The Alter Eagles (Eagles Tribute) TheLounge At The Space At WestburyRhiannon Giddens Tilles Center (Brookville)Classic Rock & Blues Jam w/Curt Arnel &Friends Ringside (Hicksville)Karaoke With DJ Dom Blue Parrot(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 (LongBeach)Open Mic Night Spice's Restaurant (Baldwin)Acoustic Open Mic With Frank WalkerEleanor Rigby's (Mineola)Jan Slow R.S. Jones (Merrick)Salsa Night Holiday Inn (Carle Place)Mike & The Outlaws Suite 1828 (Merrick)Jason Liebman Band Still Partners (Sea Cliff)The Weight Landmark On Main Street (PortWashington)A Witch's Brew Vue At E.B. Elliot's (Freeport)

SuffolkTasting Notes Jazz Club at HarmonyVineyards (Head Of The Harbor)The Roosters Shandon Court (East Islip)Slide City Treme (Islip)Nisen 347 Thursdays Niesen 347 (SaintJames)Jam Night Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett)Frank O'Brien & Tim Givens Grasso's (ColdSpring Harbor)This Life We Live Revolution (Amityville)Gin War / The Traditional / The Walking Tree /Only Sibling / Casanova / Table Talk / LifeAfter TV Amityville Music HallZack Sobel Black & Blue SeafooodChophouse (Huntington)Cage / Blue Movie / Black Jacques Shellac89 North Music Venue (Patchogue)The Irish Sessions Grey Horse Tavern(Bayport)James Lahey That Meetball Place (Patchogue)

NYC/QueensPaul Mooney & Dick Gregory B.B. King's(NYC)Colin Hay Town Hall (NYC)Pearl & The Beard Beacon Theatre (NYC)Classic Music Thursday Thai Rock(Rockaway Beach)Jazz Night Smoke BBQ Pit (Jamaica)Steel Wolf / Squirrels From Hell Shrine

Duds With Your Milk Duds: Atpress time, Hollywood was reelingafter two weeks of major filmreleases resulted in an amazing

10 flops at the box office, including some films that earnedcritical raves: Steve Jobs, Jem &

The Holograms (which ranksamong the biggest flops in modern cinema history), the BillMurray comedy Rock TheKasbah, The Last Witch Hunter,Paranormal Activity: The GhostDimension, Truth, Burnt, theSandra Bullock political satire OurBrand Is Crisis, and Scouts GuideTo The Zombie Apocalypse all ledto empty theaters and worries

among the big mallplex chains.Even with several of these filmsearning critical raves, all failed toscore notes with film fans, whomay have been kept out of theaters by unusually warm temperatures, Halloween, andthe MLB World Series …Shout! Factory continues toadd content to its unique“over-the-top” streamingchannel, Shout Factory TV.Recently added was a sectionof the channel called “VHSVault,” featuring five cult classics in their VHS “panand scan” full-screen ratios.It's the opposite of high def,giving viewers a chance to

relive the style that gives thesefilms the character that cult fansseem to enjoy. Shout Factory TVis also streaming the documentaryfilm Adjust Your Tracking: TheUntold Story Of The VHSCollector, an exploration of therecent resurgence of VHS culturethat features 100 interviews withVHS collectors, store owners,directors, and more. The kitcshyfilms that are part of this segment

are Sleepaway Camp, Night OfThe Demons, Day Of The Dead,Class Of 1984, and ExterminatorsOf The Year 3000; a specialthrowback website,thevhsvault.com, has beenlaunched to mark this uniquepresentation. Shout Factory TV isavailable on Roku and SamsungSmart TVs, and can be viewed atshoutfactorytv.com … NewAmerican Library (NAL), animprint of Penguin RandomHouse, recently announced thepublication of a new memoir byDave Stewart, co-founder of thepop-rock duo Eurythmics as wellas a top pop music producer andwriter. NAL will publish the book inhardcover on February 9, with a foreword by Mick Jagger.The book looks back at a careerthat has spanned three decadesand more than 100 million albumsales. "It has been a mind-blow-ing experience looking back on allof these adventures and wonder-ing how I managed to survive alot of them,” said Stewart. “Justwriting about the wild things thathappened to me back in the 70s,80s, and 90s was exhausting.Mind you, not much has changed!I must have taken a busy pillsomewhere along the ride."

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Calendar Your Guide To Local Events

(NYC)Roy Ayers The Blue Note (NYC)The Ocean Blue Mercury Lounge (NYC)Morgan James Rough Trade NYCAzealia Banks Terminal 5 (NYC)King Diamond PlayStation Theater (NYC)

Friday, November 20

NassauTony Bennett NYCB Theatre At WestburyWonderous Stories / 45 RPM K.J. Farrell's(Bellmore)The 90s Band / Half Step (Grateful DeadTribute) Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall (Wantagh)Claudia Schmidt Our TimesCoffeehouse/Ethical Humanist Society (GardenCity)John Kouri & The Hambones Swing TheTeapot (Floral Park)Tommy Gunn Band Memories (Williston Park)The Joe Bayer Band R.S. Jones (Merrick)Radio Riot / Tradewinds The Nutty Irishman(Farmingdale)Noiz Puglia's (Garden City)SuperBad Callahan's (East Meadow)Ronald McDonald House Benefit: Phil Firetog/ The Maisons / Persona / Ghost Pressure /Bywater Mr. Beery's (Bethpage)The South Shore Symphony: Jazz & TheClassics Madison Theatre At Molloy College(Rockville Centre)Dharma Bums (Happy Hour) / Jack MorelliTrio Big Daddy's (Massapequa)Live Music Eleanor Rigby's (Mineola)The Electrix Sunset Grill (Seaford)The Mystic Hudson's On The Mile (Freeport)Rerun Vue At E.B. Elliot's (Freeport)Lorna Luft Tilles Center (Brookville)Rock For Ursula: The Provacateurs /Bohemian Summer Blue Parrot (Massapequa)Exit 49 & Friends Homestead (Oyster Bay)Groundswell Brixx & Barley (Long Beach)Dave Christian E.T. Quigg’s (Bellmore)The Touch Pattduetsche Biergarten (Franklin

Square)Soave / DJ Frankie NY The Living Room(Bethpage)

SuffolkMarissa Mulder & Friends Grasso's (ColdSpring Harbor)Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks ShandonCourt (East Islip)Metal Gods (Judas Priest Tribute) Revolution(Amityville)Doghouse Blues Band Bobbique (Patchogue)Martin & Lucas Trio Grey Horse Tavern(Bayport)DJ Curt Doogie Stephen Talkhouse(Amagansett)Funkin' A Treme (Islip)Rockaway Bitch (Ramones Tribute) / BasketCase (Green Day Tribute) / Straight To Hell(Clash Tribute) / Bad Mary 89 North MusicVenue (Patchogue)Nightwork Butterfield's (Hauppague)Top Shelf Black & Blue Seafoood Chophouse(Huntington)Savin' Faith Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue)The Electrix / Kristina Rocco (Happy Hour)BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue)Brian McGeough Sea Levels (Brightwaters)Def Jam & Atlantic Records Showcase: DJLyte Suffolk Theatre (Riverhead)Alley Cat Gang Sidetracked (Sayville)Oogee Wawa Napper Tandy's (Smithtown)That 70s Band Painters Restaurant(Brookhaven)Green Machine / Tony Sidito That MeetballPlace (Patchogue)Acoustic Dave Swept Away (Bay Shore)

NYC/QueensSuper Diamond (Neil Diamond Tribute) B.B.King's (NYC)Pamela Lewis (Billy Joel Tribute) MetropolitanRoom (NYC)Jean Ritchie Memorial Concert St. John'sLutheran Church (NYC)Roy Ayers The Blue Note (NYC)

The Ike Reilly Assassination / Daniel MartinMoore Mercury Lounge (NYC)Robyn Hitchcock City Winery (NYC)The Robert Ross Band Thai Rock (RockawayBeach)July Talk / Little Hurricane Bowery Ballroom(NYC)Chase Rice Terminal 5 (NYC)King Diamond PlayStation Theater (NYC)

Saturday, November 21

NassauTony Bennett NYCB Theatre At WestburyZBTB (Zac Brown Tribute Band) Mulcahy'sPub & Music Hall (Wantagh)Shadmehr Aghili The Space At WestburyThe South Shore Symphony: Jazz & TheClassics Madison Theatre At Molloy College(Rockville Centre)Broadway Back Together Adelphi UniversityPerforming Arts Center (Garden City)Paco Peña Tilles Center (Brookville)Chauncey Nedd & The Nedd MakersHudson's On The Mile (Freeport)Becky Blue & The Boys Band Michael'sPorthole (Oceanside)B-Side Bandits The Homestead (Oyster Bay)Thunder Road (Bruce Springsteen Tribute)Sunset Grill (Seaford)The Wild Ones/ Black Circle Project TheNutty Irishman (Farmingdale)Plain Jane Memories (Williston Park)The Scofflaws Still Partners (Sea Cliff)Live Deejays Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach)Live Music Savoy Tavern (Merrick)The Acchords Puglia's (Garden City)Joe Vicino R.S. Jones (Merrick)Pindhurst Farms / Floodwire/ TBA Mr.Beery's (Bethpage)Nitework / Liverpool Shuffle (Beatles Tribute)K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)Live Music Eleanor Rigby's (Mineola)The Rockinghams Swing The Teapot (FloralPark)

Pure Led (Led Zeppelin Tribute) Blue Parrot(Massapequa)Urban Street Gypsies Callahan's (EastMeadow)Live Music Whoville (Bethpage)Lucy Kaplansky & Richard ShindellLandmark On Main Street (Port Washington)The 45s Vue At E.B. Elliot's (Freeport)Pure Led (Lez Zeppelin Tribute) Blue Parrot(Massapequa)Live Deejays Paradise On The Mile (Freeport)Us & Floyd (Pink Floyd Tribute) PattduetscheBiergarten (Franklin Square)

SuffolkFrank Caliendo The Paramount (Huntington)Easy Chief Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport)Ayako Shirasaki & Noriko Ueda Grasso's(Cold Spring Harbor)Andreas Durkan Shandon Court (East Islip)12X Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue)Panic The Arden (Port Jefferson)Ray Anderson: Ray's Proteges Jazz TastingNotes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (HeadOf The Harbor)Decadia / 45 RPM 89 North Music Venue(Patchogue)Alexis P. Suter Treme (Islip)Live Irish Music Lily Flanagan's (Babylon)Danny Kean Bobbique (Patchogue)LHT Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett)Soul Purpose BrickHouse Brewery(Patchogue)The Legendary Murphys Black & BluesSeafood Chophouse (Huntington)Act Of Aggression Even Flow (Bay Shore)Ronnie Spector Suffolk Theater (Riverhead)Whitford/St. Holmes Revolution (Amityville)The Savoy Swing Band St. Sylvester's ParishCenter (Medford) Milagro (Santana Tribute) / Live Painting TheBig Kahuna (Huntington)Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling BoultonCenter (Bay Shore)Jadakiss Emporium (Patchogue)Pamela Betti Band Sidetracked (Sayville)



DJ Epic / Live Irish Music Lily Flanagan's(Babylon)Goodman Fiske Painters Restaurant(Brookhaven)Alice In Coverland That Meetball Place(Patchogue)Joe Rock & The All-Stars Giacomo Jack’s(Sayville)Denise Kean Swept Away (Bay Shore)

NYC/QueensLoose Ends B.B. King's Blues Club (NYC)Bill Popp & The Tapes The Side Walk Café(NYC)Spinbox Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach)Roy Ayers The Blue Note (NYC)Okkervil River Bowery Ballroom (NYC)Dogs On Acid / Kingsley Flood Rough TradeNYCNot Blood Paint / Starlight Girls / Spirt Of /Workman Song Mercury Lounge (NYC)King Diamond PlayStation Theater (NYC)Suzanne Vega / Live Burlesque City Winery(NYC)

Sunday, November 22

NassauCurt Arnel & Friends Open Jam FeaturingGlen Goldman, Tim Smith, & Paul KarekinianK.J. Farrell’s (Bellmore)Jennifer Nettles NYCB Theatre At WestburySpirit Of India: Bollywood Masala Orchestra /Dancers Of India Madison Theatre/MolloyCollege (Rockville Centre)Judy Collins Landmark On Main Street (PortWashington)Pandora Ringside (Hicksville)Wonderous Stories Hudson's On The Mile(Freeport)Live Music Mr. Beery's (Bethpage)Live Irish Music Connoly Station (Malverne)Live Reggae Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach)Live Jazz Brunch City Cellar (Westbury)Little Wilson / Au Privave Jazz Big Daddy's

(Massapequa)The Producers Tilles Center (Brookville)

SuffolkNFU Even Flow (Bay Shore)Paige Patterson Trio Treme (Islip)Ray Anderson's Tasting Notes Jazz ClubHarmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor)Richie Iacona Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor)Harmony Cage's Empowering ChangeFundraiser: Live Music 89 North Music Venue(Patchogue)Tommy Mulvihill Shandon Court (East Islip)Breakfast Music With April Rain Village IdiotPub (Patchogue)Melanie Morin Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport)The Edwards Twins Theatre Three (PortJefferson)Candy Hearts / Amboy / Megaweapon /GirlNowhere Amityville Music HallLive Irish Music Lily Flanagan's (Babylon)Live Reggae Off Key Tiki (Patchogue)

NYC/QueensChaz DePaolo 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 IrishWhiskey Bar (Astoria)All Dogs Wesbster Hall (NYC)Roy Ayers The Blue Note (NYC)Okkervil River Bowery Ballroom (NYC)Hans Chew / Jerry Joeseph & TheJackmormons Mercury Lounge (NYC)Jerry's Jazz Band Thai Rock (RockawayBeach)

Monday, November 23

NassauOpen Mic & Jam Hosted by Kenny Forgione& Friends K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)Industry Night Allegria Hotel (Long Beach)

SuffolkOpen Mic Comedy Show Fin's Pub (Oakdale)Musicians Night Hosted by Gil McLeanShandon Court (East Islip)Open Mic with Dave Drew The Bartini Bar(Babylon)Open Mic Night Hosted by Jerry RamoneThe 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)Live Country Music Revolution (Amityville)Monday Night Mic With Ryan LincolnBrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue)Malice At The Palace / Harm's Way /Twitching Tongues / Homewrecker / Jukai /Recycled Earth Amityville Music Hall

NYC/QueensJam with Richie Cannata The Bitter End(NYC)Open Jazz Jam Session Kitano New YorkHotel (NYC)The Jersey Four (Four Seasons Tribute) B.B.King's (NYC)Gato Barbieri The Blue Note (NYC)Gavin James Mercury Lounge (NYC)The English Beat City Winery (NYC)Okkervil River Bowery Ballroom (NYC)

Tuesday, November 24

NassauOriginal Music Showase: Three Groups K.J.Farrell's (Bellmore)Open Mic hosted by Mike Dorio JackHalyard's American Bar & Grill (Oyster Bay)Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Dianne, Larry& Joe P.J. Harper's (Valley Stream)

Whiskey Road / DJ Cowboy Ben-E The NuttyIrishman (Farmingdale)Jazz Jam Session Walk Street Tavern (NewHyde Park)Body & Soul Puglia's (Garden City)JBL Paddy's Loft (Massapequa)Lamar Peters (Elvis & Rock & Roll Tribute)Callahan's (East Meadow)Frank Bellucci Trio The Living Room(Bethpage)

SuffolkMachine Head The Paramount (Huntington)Acoustic Open Mic Nite hosted by David JonPaisley 50 Yard Line (West Babylon)Live Deejay Villiage Idiot Pub (Patchogue)Ward Cloughen Shandon Court (East Islip)Open Mic with Shaun Lally Flanagan's Pub(Ronkonkoma)Open Mic Night Hosted by Jerry RamoneThe Crooked Rail (Northport)The Cogs Singles Open Jam Gator Blue (EastIslip)Ray Anderson & Steve Salerno Tasting NotesJazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of TheHarbor)Open Mic with Dan Acosta & DJ Harry OkeThe Thirsty Scholar (Holbrook)

Open Jam w/George Cintron & RobDeMartino Katies of Smithtown

Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James)The People's Open Mic Grey Horse Tavern(Bayport)Live Standup Comedy Revoltution (Amityville)

NYC/QueensGeorge Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic /The B.B. King Blues Club All Stars B.B.King's (NYC)Roy Haines The Blue Note (NYC)The Wombats Terminal 5 (NYC)My Morning Jacket Beacon Theatre (NYC)Dragonette Bowery Ballroom (NYC)Macy Gray City Winery (NYC)

It’s all Demi, all the time, as pop superstarDemi Lovato is everywhere. Just off theheels of an epic return with #1 iTunes sin-gle "Cool For The Summer," the multi-plat-inum-selling recording star has no plans tocool down, as she entered the fall with the

release of her fifth studio album, Confident –which ranked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200albums chart at press time. Standard anddeluxe versions of the album, featuring pro-duction by Max Martin, Ryan Tedder, SteveMac, Jason Evigan, Wolf Cousins, SavanKotecha, and Stargate, are available, and arebeing grabbed up by fans around the world.Confident marks Lovato's first album release

through a creative partnership betweenHollywood Records, Island Records, andSafehouse Records – a label she created withNick Jonas and their manager, Phil McIntyre.

Lovato has been everywhere; she gracedthe cover of the September 2015 issue ofCosmopolitan, which hit newsstands just a fewweeks before the release of the album. Shealso returned to television as a guest star forSeason Two of Robert Rodriguez's Americanhorror series, "From Dusk Til Dawn," on the ElRey Network.

With a fan base that includes more than 21million Instagram followers, 30 million Twitter

followers and nearly 37million Facebook fans,Lovato scored huge with“Cool For Fhe Summer,”the single that precededthe new album’srelease. Within hours ofthe summer anthem'slaunch, it trended world-wide and hit #1 oniTunes in 35 countries.Her previous album,Demi, hit #1 on iTunesin more than 50 coun-tries and produced theplatinum singles "HeartAttack," "Neon Lights,"and "Really Don't Care."Lovato performed onstages all over the worldwhen she embarked ontwo sold-out headliningtours, as well as count-less national TV showsincluding “Good MorningAmerica,” “The TonightShow Starring JimmyFallon,” “Late NightWith Seth Meyers,”“Ellen,” and moreLovato also sang “TheNational Anthem” beforeGame 4 of the WorldSeries. More: demilovato.com; find herat YouTube/Vevo,Facebook, and Twitter.

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November 28 At 10:30 PM muls.com

(516) 783-7500 ticketweb.com

We were around in the 90s – heck, the 70s and 80s,too – and to be honest, we never saw musiciansdressed like the flamboyant Bayside Tigers, who aresort of a comic book verion of reality … but that hasn'tprevented his upbeat party band from becoming oneof the most in-demand groups in the entire northeast.If you can think of a hit from the 1990s, this band canprobably perform it – and the two Alexes, Nat, andRaeya have enough energy to light up all of Wantaghfor an entire weekend. This band has headlined someof the top venues in New York City the past two years.

Echoes: Pink Floyd TributeShanahan's Bar & Grill, Kings Park

November 28 • (631) 544-4545This will be a special night in more ways than one: Echoes will perform a tribute show toband member Jeff Mucciolo, who died recently. This may be one of the final shows for thisPink Floyd tribute,which features PeterRomano, Chris Briggs,Danny Buckley, MattAlberici, and BillThorpe; more than 100fans have alreadypledged to attend whatpromises to be a mem-orable, heartfelt event.

CLUBBING The Best Venues & Bars, Unveiling The Stars

Sir Duke:Stevie Wonder TributeK.J. Farrell's, Bellmore

Novemer 19 at 7 PM • kjfarrells.com(516) 804-9925

Led by Tom Bowes (Tower Of Power), Sir Dukeperforms songs from throughout the five-decade career of R&B legend Stevie Wonder.The killer lineup also includes Sam Powell,Christina Labrador, Jason Chapman, KristinSeely, Mark Bonder, Steve Briody, Rob Cutts,and Jim Mansfield. That’s not all: Live BandKaraoke keeps the hot music going at 10 pm.



Wednesday, November 25

NassauWonderous Stories / Uppercut K.J. Farrell's(Bellmore)Funk Filharmonik: Funksgiving MadisonTheatre At Molloy College (Rockville Centre)Thanksgiving Eve Dance Party With DJCarlos Melange Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall(Wantagh)Streetfighter (Rolling Stones Tribute) SunsetGrill (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'sRestaurant and Lounge (Glen Cove)Open Mic w/The Night Owls Band PhatDaddy's (Oceanside)Open Mic hosted by Robert Sloan FrontStreet Pub (Massapequa Park)Open Mic with "Big Daddy" John Struck TheHomestead (Oyster Bay)Tommy T. Mudcat Blues Jam with MikeNugent and Ian Petillo The Breakers (Bayville)LAMM Jam Callahan's (East Meadow)Rich Mahogony Shandon Court (East Islip)Todd The Guitar Man R.S. Jones (Merrick)Terrence Reel (East Rockaway)Jim Truetlein & Friends Big Daddy's(Massapequa)Peat Moss & The Fertilizers / 45 RPM TheNutty Irishman (Farmingdale)The Acchords Puglia's (Garden City)Acoustic Blue Memories (Williston Park)RiDe Still Partners (Sea Cliff)Mean Machine Manning's Pub (Carle Place)The Mystic Pattduetsche Biergarten (FranklinSquare)DJ Frankie NY The Living Room (Bethpage)

SuffolkAndrew McMahon In The Wilderness / NewPolitics / The Griswolds /Lolo The Paramount(Huntington)The Cogs Singles Open Jam The Stadium(Bohemia)Open Jam Night with Jim Kolman DiamondClub & Sports Bar (Ronkonkoma)Dan Donnelly Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport)Garet Newman's Jazz Jam East EndRepublican Club (Sayville)Open Mic Night Sea Cove (Center Moriches)Open Blues/Jazz Jam Park AvenueStudios/Briggs Music (Huntington)Open Mic hosted by Johnny B. Quogue EastPub (East Quogue)Open Mic hosted by Kyle FitzpatrickBrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue)Acoustic Artist Tom Lily Flanagan's (Babylon)Vanessa Trouble & Friends Grasso's (ColdSpring Harbor)Live Deejay Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue)Live Comedy: Big Laughs In Bay ShoreBoulton Center (Bay Shore)Ladies Drink Free BrickHouse Brewery(Patchogue)Jellyband Bobbique (Patchogue)Jay Tee Even Flow (Bay Shore)Jesus Christ Pose (Soundgarden Tribute) /Sludge Factory (Alice In Chains Tribute) /Last Exit (Pearl Jam Tribute) / Lithium(Nirvana Tribute) 89 North Music Venue(Patchogue)Blues To Black Street Treme (Islip)Zebra Patchogue TheatreAnthony Romano Butterfield's (Hauppauge)Drive (Cars Tribute) Black & Blue SeafooodChophouse (Huntington)Non Stop To Cairo Revolution (Amityville)Phoenix Chapter / Hopefully ForgivenStephen Talkhouse (Amagansett)DJ Epic Lily Flanagan's (Babylon)Poparazzi That Meetball Place (Patchogue)DJ Tommy Bruno Off Key Tikki (Patchogue)

NYC/QueensStrictly Sinatra (Frank Sinatra Tribute) B.B.King's (NYC)Killer Joe's Lido Soul Quartet Thai Rock(Rockaway Beach)Roy Haines The Blue Note (NYC)My Morning Jacket Beacon Theatre (NYC)The Main Squeeze Bowery Ballroom (NYC)Beat Connection Mercury Lounge (NYC)Macy Gray City Winery (NYC)

Thursday, November 26

NassauOpen Mic with Benoir The Hub (Island Park)Classic Rock & Blues Jam w/Curt Arnel &Friends Ringside (Hicksville)Jazz & Sushi Night Allegria Hotel (LongBeach)Open Mic Night Spice's Restaurant (Baldwin)Open Mic Night Mr. Beery's (Bethpage)Acoustic Open Mic with Frank WalkerEleanor Rigby's (Mineola)Salsa Night Holiday Inn (Carle Place)Karaoke with DJ Dom Blue Parrot Lounge(Massapequa)Mike & The Outlaws Suite 1828 (Merrick)

SuffolkRay Anderson & Steve Salerno Tasting NotesJazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of TheHarbor)Nisen 347 Thursdays Niesen 347 (SaintJames)Open Mic Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett)Frank O'Brien & Tim Givens Grasso's (ColdSpring Harbor)Pink Flaw'd (Pink Floyd Tribute) 89 NorthMusic Venue (Patchogue)

NYC/QueensStrawberry Fields (Beatles Tribute) / The JoeTaino Group B.B. King's (NYC)Terrence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective The Blue Note (NYC)Jazz Night Smoke BBQ Pit (Jamaica)

Friday, November 27

NassauBig Shot (Billy Joel Tribute) Mulcahy's Pub &Music Hall (Wantagh)Nine Deez Nite / O El Amor The NuttyIrishman (Farmingdale)Pep & The Soul Explosion Hudson's On TheMile (Freeport)Moonlight Bay Callahan's (East Meadow)Chic 'N Martini R.S. Jones (Merrick)Live Music Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach)Live Music Savoy Tavern (Merrick)Dinosaurs In Vietnam Mr. Beery's (Bethpage)Marco Conelli & Friends Swing The Teapot(Floral Park)Uppercut Sunset Grill (Seaford)Live Music Eleanor Rigby's (Mineola)El Camino Vue At E.B. Elliot's (Freeport)Decadia / Rapid Fire K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)FiveStone Memories (Williston Park)Kane Daily Big Daddy's (Massapequa)Half Step Still Partners (Sea Cliff)Randy Jackson Blue Parrot (Massapequa)SuperBad Brixx & Barley (Long Beach)Porch Groove Swept Away (Bay Shore)The LPs Pattduetsche Biergarten (FranklinSquare)

SuffolkGet The Led Out: The American Led ZeppelinThe Paramount (Huntington)The Cara Band / Tim Huss (Happy Hour)Shandon Court (East Islip)Dollarman / Robinson Treacher StephenTalkhouse (Amagansett)Funk Flex / Lil' Kim Suffolk Theater(Riverhead)Dance Gavin Dance Revolution (Amityville)Cold World Amityville Music HallTKA / Sweet Sensation / The Vargas Brothers/ The Cover Girls Emporium (Patchogue)Ladies Drink Free Treme (Islip)A Farewell Fire / Sunless Daze / Dither 89North Music Venue (Patchogue)


Who: Funk Filharmonik, easily one of Long Island’s longest lastingR&B groups (or of any musical genre), is about to take part in some-thing unprecidented: The group’s “Funksgiving 30” – yes, meaningthat it is the 30th year that the famed act will perform a Thanksgivingconcert – is scheduled for Wednesday, November 25 at 8 pm at anew venue: The Madison Theatere at Molloy College in RockvilleCentre. For reserve advance tickets, visit madisontheatreny.com.Doors will open at 7 pm for this all-ages show; light snacks and beerand wine will be available.

The Artists & Their Sound: This longstanding powerhouse of aband has a history that few artists from any region could ever hope toduplicate; from theirbio: “For 30 years,Funk Filharmonik hasbeen a magnet formusic fans and fellowmusicians of all typesin the New Yorkmetropolitan area. Themusic speaks for itselfwhen they cover bandslike Earth Wind & Fire,Chicago, and Tower OfPower, as well as theirown arrangementsfrom their CD, entitledEverybody Get Down.

“Funk Filharmonik’sperformances have become an increasingly rare occurrence due totheir individual touring schedules with marquee musical acts likeDiana Ross, Marc Anthony, The Original Blues Brothers Band, HueyLewis, ‘Live at Daryl's House,’ Joan Osborne, The Young Presidents,Richard Bona, Robert Davi, and Michael Cavanaugh, as well asBroadway and off-Broadway musicals. The fellas are known to sur-prise audiences with a spontaneous tune or arrangement, and evenspecial guests. The jovial camaraderie that exudes from the stage iscontagious. This is a must-see band and performance.”

FF Trivia: Here’s some fun facts: The group’s original name wasFunk Philharmonia; its first show was on November 21, 1985.Members have recorded or performed with Mariah Carey, The AllmanBrothers, John Oates, and too many more national acts than we haveroom to list here ... Learn more at funkfilharmonik.com.

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Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks Grey HorseTavern (Bayport)Trailer Park Gigalos Bobbique (Patchogue)Live Comedy: Friday Night Face-Off TheatreThree (Port Jefferson)Poparazzi Butterfield's (Hauppague)The Electric Dudes Black & Blue SeafooodChophouse (Huntington)Max Rudkin BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue)Next Level Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue)Grey Matters Sidetracked (Savyville)45 RPM Napper Tandy's (Smithtown)DJ Epic / Sound Theory Lily Flanagan's(Babylon)Strecker Painters Restaurant (Brookhaven)Screamer Of The Week / Pete Mann ThatMeetball Place (Patchogue)

NYC/QueensAshanti / Jimi Hendrix 73rd Birthday TributeFeaturing Larry Corylell, Alphonse Mouzon,Randy Breckers, Mike Mandell, & John LeeB.B. King's Blues Club (NYC)Terrence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective The Blue Note (NYC)My Morning Jacket Beacon Theatre (NYC)Dark Star Orchestra PlayStation Theater(NYC)Paul Van Dyk Terminal 5 (NYC)Love Canon Bowery Ballroom (NYC)

Saturday, November 28

NassauSaved By The 90s Party: The Bayside Tigers

Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall (Wantagh)The Mystic / FiveStone K.J. Farrell's(Bellmore)Tiberius Cleary's By The Water (Freeport)The Benjamins / That 70s Band The NuttyIrishman (Farmingdale)The Touch Hudson's On The Mile (Freeport)Vital Signs Sunset Grill (Seaford)Sweetwater Puglia's (Garden City)Live Music Eleanor Rigby's (Mineola)Inevitable/ Kid Retro/ Dogs Will Run UntilThey Die / Oyster Babies / Sleepwalk DanceMr. Beery's (Bethpage)Russ Seeger R.S. Jones (Merrick)Live Deejays Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach)Live Music Savoy Tavern (Merrick)Andreas Durkin & Tom Comerford Swing TheTeapot (Floral Park)Acoustic Blue Memories (Williston Park)Natural Red Band Callahan's (East Meadow)Atomic Red Hots Still Partners (Sea Cliff)Rude Mood Blue Parrot (Massapequa)Listen 4 More Vue At E.B. Elliot (Freeport)A Christmas Tribute To Charlie Brown: DavidBenoit / Jane Moneheit Madison Theatre AtMolloy College (Rockville Centre)Live Deejays Paradise On The Mile (Freeport)Dave Christian Swept Away (Bay Shore)The Legendary Murphys PattduetscheBiergarten (Franklin Square)

SuffolkDark Star Orchstra (Grateful Dead Tribute)The Paramount (Huntington)Brother Joscephus & The Love RevolutionBoulton Center (Bay Shore)Live Music Gray Horse Tavern (Bayport)The Cara Band Shandon Court (East Islip)Live Deejay Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue)Nick DiPaolo Suffolk Theater (Riverhead)Carlos Melange Emporium (Patchogue)Live Music The Arden (Port Jefferson)O El Amor / Captain Jack (Billy Joel Tribute)89 North Music Venue (Patchogue)Ray Anderson: Ray's Proteges Jazz TastingNotes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (HeadOf The Harbor)Frank Latorre & The King Bees Treme (Islip)The Sectional / Rubix Kube StephenTalkhouse (Amagansett)Ayako Shirasaki & Noriko Ueda Grasso's(Cold Spring Harbor)OP Effect Bobbique (Patchogue)X-Session Black & Blue Seafoood Chophouse(Huntington)The 90s Band / London Eyes Revolution(Amityville)Live Irish Music / DJ Epic Lily Flanagan's(Babylon)FunkNasty BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue)Mike Alessi Napper Tandy's (Northport)Decadia Napper Tandy's (Smithtown)Live Deejay Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue)Joe Rock & The All-Stars Sidetracked

(Sayville)Somethin' Fresh Painters Restaurant(Brookhaven)Voodoo Jungle That Meetball Place(Patchogue)

NYC/QueensEddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra B.B. King'sBlues Club (NYC)Terrence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective The Blue Note (NYC)Myley Cyrus & The Dead Petz Terminal 5(NYC)My Morning Jacket Beacon Theatre (NYC)Niykee Heaton Bowery Ballroom (NYC)Southern Soul Assembly City Winery (NYC)

Sunday, November 29

NassauCurt Arnel & Friends Open Jam FeaturingGlen Goldman, Tim Smith, & Paul KarekinianK.J. Farrell’s (Bellmore)Christmas Rocks: The Brian SetzerOrchestra NYCB Theatre At WestburyKing Cobras / 52 nd Street Jazz Band BigDaddy's (Massapequa)Live Jazz Brunch City Cellar (Westbury)Live Music Mr. Beery's (Bethpage)Wonderous Stories Hudson's On The Mile(Freeport)

SuffolkScott Weiland & The Wildabouts / The IcarusLine The Paramount (Huntington)Alexis Cole Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor)Tommy Mulvihill Shandon Court (East Islip)Jazz Jam Treme (Islip)Live Breakfast Music With Paul MartinVillage Idiot Pub (Patchogue)Ray Anderson's Tasting Notes Jazz ClubHarmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor)Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James)Live Music Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport)Holiday Concert & Community Sing-AlongPatchogue TheatreLive Irish Music Lily Flanagan's (Babylon)Brian McGeough Carney's (Amityville)Fundraiser For First Congregational ChurchOf Riverhead: Who Are Those Guys? / BlueIce / Others Suffolk Theater (Riverhead)Chris Webby Revolution (Amityville)Annual Holiday Concert & Community Sing-Along Patchogue TheatreThe Moonshine Band Napper Tandy's(Northport)Live Irish Music Lily Flanagan's (Babylon)Live Reggae Off Key Tiki (Patchogue)

NYC/QueensCapelton B.B. King's Blues Club (NYC)Bluegrass Jam Hosted By Dave McKeon &Mary Noecker Of Moonshine Falls The IrishWhiskey Bar (Astoria)Terrence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective The Blue Note (NYC)Open Mic w/Anthony Gibney Diving Bell(Sunnyside)

Monday, November 30

NassauIndustry Night Allegria Hotel (Long Beach)Open Mic & Jam hosted by Kenny ForgioneK.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)LIU Post Orchestra Tilles Center (Brookville)

SuffolkOpen 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 McLeanShandon Court (East Islip)Open Mic Featuring Bobby Dee, JohnDobert, & Johnny Mac Sea Cove (CenterMoriches)Open Mic Night Sea Cove (Center Moriches)Live Country Music Revolution (Amityville)

NYC/QueensDina Martina B.B. King's (NYC)Jessica Care Moore The Blue Note (NYC)Vanessa Carlton City Winery (NYC)Kelsey Lu / Okay-Kaya Mercury Lounge(NYC)

Calendar Your Guide To Local EventsThe Dark Star Orchestra – easilyone of the most successful tributebands on the road, performing themusic of The Grateful Dead –return to the area on November28 at 8 pm at The Paramount inHuntington. Tickets are on salenow via ticketmaster.com; formoreinformation, visit paramountny.com.

Peforming more than 130shows a year – every single year– Dark Star Orchestra has madeit to The Grateful Dead’s staggering milestone of 2,318shows ... played in nearly half the time of the Dead’s 30years of playing together. DarkStar Orchestra has beenendorsed by critics and fans andhas played alongside every livingmember of the original Grateful

Dead, as well as their soundmanof nearly three decades.

For more than 16 years, DarkStar Orchestra has embodied theGrateful Dead’s live experiencefor fans both old and too young tohave ever seen their own GratefulDead show, until recently.Recreating historic Grateful Deadset lists and intermittently craftingtheir own, Dark Star Orchestraoffers a continually evolving artistic outlet within the GratefulDead’s canon. Matching equipment, stage layout, andeven band members (various eras have included female vocalsor multiple drummers), Dark StarOrchestra’s determined commitment to “raising the Dead”has earned them high praise as

well as a following that echoesthat of the original band as fansfollowing DSO from town to town.

“Playing with Dark StarOrchestra feels just exactly like it felt when I was playing with The Grateful Dead,” said Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay,the Grateful Dead’s vocalist and frequent DSO guest.

Fans and critics haven’t been the only people caught up in the spirit of a Dark Starshow. The band has featuredguest performances from fiveoriginal Grateful Dead members in Bob Weir, BillKreutzmann, Godchaux-MacKay, Vince Welnick, and Tom Constanten, and eventoured with longtime Dead soundman Dan Healy. Other

notable guests have includedMike Gordon and Jon Fishman ofPhish, Keller Williams, Warren Haynes, Steve Kimock, PeterRowan, the legendary Ramblin’Jack Elliot, and many more.

"For us it’s a chance to recreate some of the magic thatwas created for us over the years," the veteran rhythm guitarist and vocalist Rob Eatonexplained. "We offer a sort of ahistorical perspective at what itmight have been like to go to ashow in 1985, 1978, or whenever. Even for Deadheadswho can say they’ve been to a hundred shows in the 90s, we offer something they never got to see live."

Dark Star Orchestra

Double Dose Of Dead At The Paramount

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WHEELS & DEALS Hot Artists & Events Rocking The Area Scene

First formed in the 1980s, Whitford/St. Holmes – featuring BradWhitford of Aerosmith and Derek St. Holmes, best known for his workwith Ted Nugent – is back, and their current tour will bring them toRevolution in Amityville on Saturday, November 21; tickets and info areat revolutionli.com. After selling tens of millions of records around theworld with their current bands Aerosmith and Ted Nugent, Whitford andSt. Holmes have reunited for their second album and world tour. Thenewly reunited lineup also features drummer Troy Luccketta from Teslaand bassist Chopper Anderson, a Nashville legend. The band’s secondrelease is slated for early 2016, with a new single arriving soon. St. Holmes was the voice of many classic Nugent tunes, including“Stranglehold,” “Just What The Doctor Ordered,” “Snakeskin Cowboys,”“Death By Misadventure,” “Live It Up,” and “Dog Eat Dog,” among others. He’s also a revered guitarist. Whitford, who tours with The JoePerry Project as well as Aerosmith, has made significant contributions toAerosmith’s repertoire over the years, including writing (and playing leadguitar on) Aerosmith's hit “Last Child,” as well as countless other songs.

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Singer/songwriter Ellis Paulreturns on Sunday, November 22at 3 pm to The University Café atStony Brook University – his 10thannual show at this popularvenue. Paul will usher in the holiday season with some newsongs, as well as tunes from hisrecent album, Chasing Beauty, his2012 holiday album, City Of SilverDreams, and audience requestsfrom his catalog.

Advance ticket sales at $25 at available throughgpjac.org/UCafe.html through Friday,November 20; tickets at the doorare $30 (cash only). For moreinformation on this show – part of the venue’s popular “SundayStreet” concert series – log on to universitycafe.org or call (631) 632-1093.

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Area singer Geri DeJohn hasreleased a new single, “When YouWalked Out Of My Life,” producedby David Andronico, who recentlyworked with actress AbigailBreslin on her debut album. Thesingle is now available at iTunesand Amazon. A Seaford nativeand East Meadow resident,DeJohn again has teamed withLynbrook's Alex Calvo (of theband Where's Ringo) in the production of this latest track; her previous songs have beenYouTube sensations.

Photo: Ellis Paul by Jack Looney

REUNION ATREVOLUTION

Persian pop sensation Shadmehr Aghili will make his debut on November21 at 8 pm at The Space At Westbury. Tickets are now on sale via ticketmaster.com.

Aghili is a pop singer,musician, composer,music arranger, producer,and songwriter, and formerly an actor. He waswas born in Tehran, Iran;he emigrated to Canadafirst, but now resides inLos Angeles. The singerstarted early in music,and studied piano, guitar,and violin, and graduatedfrom The TehranConservatory of Music.He has worked at the

IRIB (the official broadcasting of Iran). Hereleased his cassette album, Bahar e Man(My Spring), in 1997, an instrumentalmusic album where he played piano, guitar, and violin. The album Fasl eAshenayi (Season of Acquaintance)

(1988) was another milestone hit that featued several collaborations. Aghiliappeared also appeared onscreen in the movie Par e Parvaz (Wings ToFly), a hit in Iran; he also wrote the soundtrack for the film. He had also alead role in Shab-e Berahne (The Naked Night).

Aghili immigrated to Canada, where he was signed to Nova Media. Hisfirst album in Canada was Khiali Nist (I Don’t Care), quickly followed byDoori o Pashimani (Separation and Regret), Adam Foroush (Traitor), andPopcorn. He released Taghdir (Fate), a critacally lauded album and his firstwith Century Records, in 2009. In 2012, Tarafdaar (On Your Side) wasreleased on Avang Music.

Aghili is a multi-instrumentalist. In addition to his prominent use of piano, guitar, and violin, he also plays santur, mandolin, trumpet, harmonica, keyboard, banjo, and koto in some recordings. He also remains active politically, recording a track in 2010 conveying his support of the IranianGreen Movement.

Shadmehr AghiliInternational Superstar

Graces The SpaceAt Westbury

When Modest Mouse stormed thislavish club, it seemed everyone knew– the line of fans streched around thevenue to see the punk-influencedband. Although the lineup of thegroup has changed many times, it’s

clear their most ardent fans still support them.

Opening song “Strangers ToOurselves” was no surprise to thosefans, who have followed the bandthrough thick and thin. Issac Brock’svivid lyrics and uniquely stylish voicewere accompanied by his ambientguitar licks; adding to the pleasurewas violin by multi-instrumentalistLisa Molinari of Talkdemonic, whoperformed on vocals as well. The hit “As The Ocean Breathes Salty” followed, with Brock in full throttle.

Whipping his guitar about while some-how keeping his voice crisp and clear,the punk influence was fully apparent.

After “Lampshades On Fire,” theband’s recent single, the group wenton to play a variety of tracks from

their catalog, not all ofthem hits – it wasn't until“Float On” was playedthat casual listeners gotto hear a song theyimmediately recognized.The song was perfomredbrilliantly; the chorusbecame a sing-along forthe audience.“Doin' The Cockroach”showed how structurallypowerful Modest Mouseis, chopping down chords

before the song's climax. They took itdown a notch with the bright“Sleepwalking,” but kicked it back intohigh gear for set closer “Fly TrappedIn A Jar.”

Encoring with seven (!) songs,Mouse came out jamming with “DarkCenter Of The Universe,” which gotthe crowd moving, and they stayed upthrough the closer, “Parting Of TheSensory.” Modest Mouse clearly lefttheir mark on their fans once again. – Text & photos by Christopher Jon

Smaragdas

For more than 30 years, there hasbeen one screaming banshee thathelped pave the way and preservethe genre some call grunge:Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell,who appeared here for two acousticperformances in support of his newalbum, Higher Truth.

Before the first song each night,Cornell made sure to shake somehands and pay homage to the mostly30-to-40 year-old crowdsthat packedthe shows.Never stayingin one spot formore than asong, Cornellpacked theshows (25songs on thefirst night, 26on the second) withcover songs,solo singles, and band favorites.

“Fell On Black Days,” “Blow UpThe Outside World,” “The Day I TriedTo Live,” and “Black Hole Sun,”among others, gave Soundgardenfans their grunge fill. Unfortunately,Audioslave fans only received twosongs per night, though “Like A

Stone” and “Wide Awake” wereexceptional. Temple Of The Dog fansgot to finally hear “Say Hello ToHeaven,” “Call Me A Dog,” and“Hunger Strike, which hadn’t beenperformed since the early 1990s.Cornell mixed in covers such as BobDylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” Michael Jackson’s “BillieJean,” and Led Zeppelin’s “ThankYou.” A little of everything meant a lot

of enjoymentfor the assem-bled throng.

Closing bothnights with“Higher Truth,”Cornellseemed to satisfy his fanswith his two-hour shows.To sit througha solo acousticperformance isin no way

comparable to a real rock show, but Cornell proved that if you take the time to mix in the right songs from your discography and keep your audience intrigued and involved, you will have success.– Text & photos by Christopher JonSmaragdas

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Bill Popp & The TapesFlushing This Plumbing Job Down The DrainB / W Rock To My Roll (CD Single)121st Street Records

Who: Veteran keyboardist Bill Popp and hisfamed quartet The Tapes have been performingtheir modernized British Invasion sounds for as longas we've been around – yet, through all the clubsand decades, Popp kept his day job as a plumber.On October 1, Popp celebrated his retirement frompipes and snakes with a massive show at New YorkCity's Parkside Lounge. This CD single was givento all who attended the event, where the Tapes,

Sea Monster, and The Bowery Boys performed.

The Artists & Their Sound: Popp isbacked by one of New York's longest-lasting units in bassist Mary Noecker, drum-mer Roger Foster, and guitarist GerryBarnas – and this very wordy yet veryenjoyable single is a reminder that while weall may not do what we really want to do fora living, sticking the course can have aworthwhile outcome. This band, as usual, istighter than a drum head.

The Songs: “Flushing This PlumbingJob Down The Drain,” “Rock To My Roll.”

To Buy This Music & Learn MoreAbout The Artist: Learn more about thisveteran of the NYC club scene atbillpopp.com, or call the label at (718) 359-4110. At press time, we're unsure of the distribution for this single, but it's availablethrough the independent label and otheroutlets.

Ukelele EdUkelele Ed's Big Time Showbiz Demo:A Collection Of Original Songs From TheHempstead Turnpike TroubadourIndependent

Who: If you're a regular Good Times reader, byknow you know that Ukelele Ed is the star of ourcartoon – but area music fans are also aware thatEdward Snyder is also one of the most accom-plished ukulele players in the region. Here, he joinsbassist John Snyder for eight original songs, writtenby Ed during the 1980s. It's a nice primer for the

type of artist who brings smiles with virtually every-thing he does; the demo package also includes acartoon panel, an enjoyable touch. Ukelele Ed hasa way with a song like few other artists; perhapsthat's why he continually is booked in many of the

better venues in the region, many times performingwith roots music master Po' Boy Reinhart.

The Songs: “Her Limousine,” “She's TheReason,” “Roses To Brooklyn,” “I Hope The Lady'sHappy,” “Somebody Like You,” “Dutchess OfCarollton,” “Gotta Go,” “There Were Times.”

To Learn More About The Artist: ContactUkelele Ed at (516) 509-1633, or find his Facebookband page. He can also be found atukeleleed.wix.com.


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Protect Your Smith: GatorCases’ Titan Series line of water-proof injection molded cases pro-vides road-worthy protection for avariety of guitars – and the linenow includes support for single-

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in a sleek and lightweight shell. Each modelfeatures a waterproof and dustproof seal with IP 67 and Mil-STD-810F Immersion test certifications. As a result, these cases can endure the harshest of elements. The interior features a crushed velvet blue lining and thick padding to provide a soft and secure nest for your guitar. Two large internal compartments provide storage for strings, straps, tuners and other related accessories. The outer shell is constructed of a tough impact-proof lightweight NK-7 resin material and comeswith an ATA-300 flight safe rating. The case secures with the unique easy releasePowerclaw™ latching system and can be pad-locked.

GEAR HEADS

Mass Hits: Top 40 has becomesomething very different than itwas from the 1950s through theearly part of the 90s. It is moretransitory than music media hasbeen throughout the courses ofthe past 50 years. A big reason for

this is mass media making somany choices available for theconsumption of tunes, so there isno universal radio station or MTV,if you will, where every-one experiences every-thing together at thesame time. The otherculprit is radio, whichoffers a very slim window as to what thesound of “now” is; atone point, the streetplayed a major role, asThe Beatles wererejected by radio in1963 until the kids saidotherwise. The same is true ofGuns 'N Roses, Nirvana, disco,and hip hop. Record store mingling made sparks fly (alongwith smart-ass record clerks), butthat component is no longer inplay. Trends, once frequent, arenow dormant in music.

Where, then, does that leaveus? We hear songs that allresemble each other, and vocalists (mostly female) thatresemble each other. The songsare chanted, repeated mantras,which serve as points of interest

for a week or two, and then blendinto the carpet or the wallpaper."Stars” these days is a relativeterm, as the performers are tooneedy and too available, and

thus, are mostly disposable after afew hits. Media mavens such asTaylor Swift and Justin Bieberhave learned to survive, by stuntsand headlines as much as bytunes. As such, none of their priorhits show up as recent gold or, in

the language of the industry, recurrents. Thedays of celebrating oldies,gold, or throwbacks, aredone, as it seems that

“ain't nobody got time for that”now. No bodies of work arelooked upon with pride – just now,just this second in time, is all that

matters at radio, which sets thetone for the culture.

Adele Again: So alongcomes Adele with her new album,25, diving into the middle of themuddle – and after 30 millioncopies sold of her previous album,21, the industry has their hopespinned on 25 “saving the recordbusiness,” a heavy cross to bear.There is no record business tosave, as there are no recordstores to be saved, except for ahandful popping up in each state,not nearly enough to support or

generate what once was.The one exciting thingthat I noticed while walking through Barnes &Noble was an aisle devoted to vinyl records,lovingly racked as theyonce were in SamGoody's, where I managed the recorddepartment in the mid-1970s at the Smith HavenMall store. If only a concerted effort were tobe made to sell vinyl andturntables to play themon, then things may

change. Collecting may startagain, and true fan bases may be established. Streaming is for the casual listener, but vinyl is for the true fan.

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Have A Harry Holiday: Welshsinger-songwriter-pianist JudithOwen and her husband, actor and humorist Harry Shearer (TheSimpsons, Spinal Tap), will host“Christmas Without Tears” – andwill be joined by an eye-poppting

array of guests from across theentertainment spectrum, includingAlan Cumming, Mario Cantone,Olympia Dukakis, Alfie Boe, PaulShaffer, Artie Lange, Fred Willard,Béla Fleck, Peter Asher, DavellCrawford, Godfrey Daniels, JerryDixon, Amy Engelhardt, KeithNelson, Doña Oxford, and TheSongBirds, in their annual holidayshow on Tuesday, December 1 at7:30 pm at The BrooklynAcademy of Music. Tickets are atcommerce.bam.org; all proceedswill be donated to charity.

Owen and Shearer are offeringthe 10th anniversary of this tour.All proceeds go to The BrooklynAcademy of Music (BAM), TheElton John AIDS Foundation(EJAF), My Friend's Place, TheNew Orleans Musicians Clinic &Assistance Foundation, and LePetit Theatre du Vieux Carre.

A reverent and irreverent anti-dote to the most stressful of sea-sons, each evening includes bothinvited performers and surpriseguests ,who drop into the headlin-ers' onstage living room andshare a song or a joke to bringthe holiday spirit to all. Songselections range from the sentimental ("Winter Wonderland"and "Have Yourself a Merry LittleChristmas") to the irreverent("F&*k Christmas" and "Jesus

Was a Dreidel Spinner"). Comics,magicians, female impersonatorsand even a somber clown havebeen additions, adding the mixthat makes this a classic varietyshow.

An Impractical Cruise: TheImpractical Jokers of truTV's hitshow are teaming up with Atlantabased Sixthman to bring theirbrand of hijinks to life aboardNorwegian Pearl. Sailing fromMiami to Cozumel from January11 through 15, 2016, the cruisewill feature comedians, live music,and a heavy dose of the Jokers’antics. Appearing will be LisaLampanelli, Gilbert Gottfried,Michael Ian Black, Dom Irrera,Steve Byrne, Owen Benjamin,

Space Monkeys, Big JayOakerson, The Dan Band, CiphaSounds, Mark Normand, J.F.Harris, Karaoke Killed the Cat,Saved By The Band, and TheFlying W.A.S.P.s., with more to beannounced. Learn how to getonboard at impracticaljokerscruise.com.

Comin’ Up: Jackie “The JokeMan” Martling returns to theregion as he headlines TheBoulton Center in Bay Shore onNovember 20 ... Frank Caliendoreturns bypopulardemandto ThePara-mount inHunti-ngton onNovember21… Ahuge event featuringevery-one's favorite barrellhouse

comedy pianist, Uncle Floyd,is Sunday, December 13 at7:30 pm at The BellmoreTheatre at The BellmoreMovies. Will Oogie be there,too? Here's hoping! Long aneast coast favorite, Floydbrings the best of the “oldschool” of comedy as well as anew-age slant to his jokes,making him perfect for allages. We still miss his TVshow, but his current radioshow is a huge hit. Tickets and show information: (516) 785-4234, or log on tonyentertainmentclub.com.

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BITS & PIECESPhotos: Ed Sheeran by Christie Goodwin; Kelsea Ballerini by Russ Harrington

From Maui To Wowee:Lily Meola A Rising StarMaui-born singer/songwriter LilyMeola is just now finishing her firstalbum, but her name and voiceare already familiar to fans ofWillie Nelson and Jamey Johnson.She's duetted with both – not onlyat the last three Farm Aids, butalso on Nelson's To All the Girls ...album and Johnson's TheChristmas Song EP. She's alsotoured with Nelson, and herupcoming album contains theircollaboration as well as one withfellow Hawaiian Islander KrisKristofferson.

"You may know it: 'Me andBobby McGee,'" she said with aslight laugh. "Normally, I wouldnever touch that song; it's JanisJoplin, nobody can top that. Butit's a duet with Kris Kristofferson,so I feel like, 'Yeah, I can put thatout because he wrote it.' I feel likeI've earned the right to sing it."

Meola's got the kind of voicethat can deliver swingin' honky-tonk, cool jazz-blues, or a gospel-pure "Hallelujah" with equal dex-

terity. Her "adoption" into theNelson family included opening forWillie and his Family Band on tour.Her album will contain at least twoof her songs, she says, in additionto tracks written for her by friendsTabitha Coldiron, Luke Houglum,Lukas Nelson, and Jim "Moose"Brown.

Learn more at lilymeola.com or findher on Facebook.

A SheeranBet:New AlbumOffers ExtrasAtlantic artist EdSheeran hasreleased x –Wembley Edition, adeluxe two-discCD/DVD set of hisRIAA platinum certified previousalbum, x, paired with previouslyunreleased bonus tracks and thenew full-length concert feature, EdSheeran: Jumpers For Goalposts.

This new edition features bonustracks, with both physical and

digital versions high-lighted by three previ-ous unreleasedsongs. If that weren’tenough, the newdeluxe package fea-tures Sheeran’s collaboration withRudimental, “Lay It AllOn Me (Feat. EdSheeran),” currentlyascending Billboard’sHot 100 after beingunveiled last month.

Gwen’sTrending: Stefani’s New HitGwen Stefani is backwith a new single:"Used To Love You,”

which she co-wrotewith Justin Tranterand Julia Michaels.

The still-stunningblonde performerhas sold more than30 million albumsworldwide with NoDoubt and as amulti-platinum soloartist. Stefanireleased two highlysuccessful soloalbums – featuringthe hits "Rich Girl,""Sweet Escape," "What Are YouWaiting For?" and "Hollaback Girl."She's also debuted as a coach forthe seventh season of “TheVoice.” More: gwenstefani.com.

EEaassyy BBeeiinn’’ GGrreeeenn: Colleen’s Hot TourTireless pop/punk songwriterColleen Green embarked on anambitious nationwide tour this fall,following a successful run of

overseas dates.These shows covered marketsin the south, eastvoast, midwest,and west coast,and featuredGreen flanked bydrummer CaseyWeissbuch andSupriya Gunda(Bent Shapes,Digital PrisonersOf War), makingthis her first tour

with a full band in support of IWant To Grow Up, the out-of-nowhwere national hit album thatrefuses to stop riding high on thecharts since its initial release thispast spring. Currently, critics arewondering what the next singlewill be; stay tuned.

Find Green all over socialmedia (Facebook, Twitter,Instagram).

Having A Ballerini:More Songs From KelseaLong Island favorite and emerging country music superstarKelsea Ballerini – she madescores of fans with her appearance at Patchogue Theatrelast year as part of the massive“Girls With Guitars” concert event– has released a music video forher Top 20-and-rising single “Dibs”on Vevo. The new clip, which features Ballerini visiting variouslocations, including a fire house –was filmed over several tour stops.Directed by Black River's RobertChavers, the video captures thefeel of the song she co-wrote withJosh Kerr, Ryan Griffin, and JasonDuke, and weaves together flashes of Ballerini’s live perform-ance with real road life moments –including her 22nd birthdaycelebration.

Ballerini earned her firstAmerican Music Awards (AMA)nomination for 2015 FavoriteFemale Artist – Country. Thefan-voted awards show will air livefrom Los Angeles on November 22at 8 pm on ABC; voting is nowopen to fans via AMAvote.com.Ballerini launched to stardom withthe release of her #1 gold-certifieddebut, "Love Me Like You Mean It."

More: KelseaBallerini.com andFacebook, Twitter, Instagram,Vevo, and YouTube.

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