Long Island Weekly 7/05/23 edition is published by Anton Media Group

PETER

FRAMPTON

To Play The Paramount

Iconic guitarist reflects on decades of musical brilliance

Peter Frampton: masterful guitarist.

(Photo by Austin Lord)

Our 425 seat Jeanne Rimsky Theater hosts incredible live music and art from around the world all year long. Our lineup includes rock, folk, jazz, world music and more! Learn about our next few shows below:

Anders Osborne Duo 9/3/23

Osborne’s poetic songcraft & inventive musicality underpin a three-decade catalog celebrated by fans & critics alike.

Martin Sexton 9/23/23

Martin Sexton returns with what Rolling Stone calls his “soul-marinated voice,” acoustic guitar, & heartfelt songs.

Brett Dennen: Fool in Paradise Acoustic Tour 9/7/23 A soulful storyteller and vibrant folk-pop virtuoso who has been captivating audiences for nearly two decades.

Pinky Patel: New Crown, Who Dhis 9/29/23

Pinky Patel is known for her hilarious viral videos from her glam cave that have garnered over 89 million likes on TikTok.

The Zen Tricksters 9/9/23

“Before there was a jam band scene, there were The Zen Tricksters...” - Rolling Stone’s Frickes Picks by David Fricke

Henry Rollins: Good to See You 10/5/23

“A punk Rock icon. Spoken word poet. Actor. Author. DJ. Is there anything this guy can’t do?” - Entertainment Weekly

Peter Frampton Is Living His Best Life

BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO dgilderubio@antonmediagroup.com

To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of Peter Frampton’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Of course, it may have to do with the fact that the Grammy Award-winning artist embarked on a 2019 string of dates dubbed Peter Frampton Finale—The Farewell Tour, a decision based on the fact that he had been diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM), a progressive muscle disorder characterized by muscle inflammation, weakness and atrophy. And while he embarked on a 50-date run to put a neat bow on the live performance aspect of his career, the pandemic came along and put a screeching halt to that particular tour. Two-and-ahalf years later, Frampton was obligated to play in London and a conversation he had with a random medical professional had him re-thinking the idea of premature retirement.

“I had the Royal Albert Hall gig in front of me and I didn’t think I could do it,” he recalled. “My hands were changing and then there was a stranger I met who is a doctor and I told him I wasn’t sure I could do this European thing and he said to do it. He said people wanted to see me. I’d not thought of it like that. I just thought of it from my own perspective that I had said before the Finale Tour that I didn’t want to ever go out unless I was at the top of my game. Well. I lied,” he said with a laugh before adding. “You get to a certain position where I was really enjoying my playing. While I couldn’t do this bit anymore, as the old jazzers used to say, ‘We just adapt as we get into our sixties and seventies.’ I’m adapting and that was the reason that I decided to do the European tour last November. Then we came back and did one

show for an invited audience—Sky Arts UK. They wanted a show and we did that.”

According to the guitarist’s 2020 autobiography, Do You Feel Like I Do?: A Memoir, Frampton first started noticing IBM symptoms as early as 2013. What started out as him constantly falling on his knees while trying to play Frisbee backstage with his crew and band during that year’s summer tour found him getting diagnosed by a neurologist in 2015. A regimen of physical therapy and regular medical visits have found him learning to navigate this new reality.

“I’m feeling very good and am very lucky. In as much as a lot of diseases go, this one can be rapid progression or any speed of progression,” he said. “I am very lucky to be one of the people that has a very, very slow progression. Is it affecting me? It’s definitely affecting my legs and arms. But it’s just starting to affect my hands and my fingers.

Is it affecting my playing? I won’t lie—it is,” Frampton admitted before saying with a laugh. “But my fans say they can’t notice the difference, which worries me.”

With the extended break the pandemic created, Frampton had plenty of time to reflect about his past and future. He released 2021’s Frampton Forgets the Words, an all-instrumental outing that found him dipping into the canons of artists ranging from Sly & the Family Stone and Radiohead to David Bowie, Roxy Music and George Harrison. But for him, the idea of time slipping away, particularly given his health, gave the former child prodigy plenty to chew on during a time he likened to “…being on the road and waiting for the tour manager to come get you for sound check, but never having it happen—for two-and-a-half years.”

“For me, [the lockdown] was frustrating,” he said. “We all have a life clock that we live by. We don’t know how long that is. I have my IBM clock, which is going faster than my life clock. So therefore, I just got incredibly worried that I wouldn’t be able to play and continue. Everyone said it was going to be over in six months and I was the first one to say two years in my circle. It was two-anda-half years. I pretty well called that one. It was frustrating. But on the other hand, being alone and locked down, I’m lucky inasmuch as I have so much to keep me occupied with my music.”

With this unexpected gift of being able to play more live dates, Frampton is delighting in being able to dust off material he released after leaving Humble Pie.

“Being this is the bonus tour—one that I never thought was going to happen, let

alone my crew, we’re delving back into some early tracks off my early solo records, which have just been re-released on vinyl,” he said. “I’m pulling some songs from those albums. Obviously, the crowds will get what they want to see. But they’ll also get some tracks that I’ve never done, or haven’t done in eons. We will mix it up and hopefully will be changing it up from show to show.”

And while the 73-year-old rocker has his hands full with this bonus tour, he’s readying a sequel to 2019’s return-to-roots All Blues project. This forthcoming collection will find him featuring more acoustic blues. And there is also a project featuring brand-new material of which he’s polished off nine of a projected 14 cuts that he’s working on with a number of songwriting collaborators that he deigned not to name. With such a flurry of creativity going on as his IBM clock ticks down, Frampton is keeping with his own personal philosophy of not looking too far down the road.

“I live in the moment,” he said. “Rightly or wrongly, that’s how I’ve gotten through life. I never think too far ahead. For me personally, and not for everybody, when people went over the edge during COVID-19, I didn’t mind it so much as far as being locked down. I always stay in the moment and that’s it for me. [No sense] in thinking too far ahead. I’ve got enough to think about right now.”

Peter Frampton will be appearing on July 26 at The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. For more information, visit www.theparamountny.com or call 631-673-7300.

Frampton Forgets the Words, 2021.

Peter Frampton

(Photo by Rob Harper)

2023 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

The Eras Tour

Diving into Taylor Swift’s iconic stadium tour

BY JULIE PRISCO jprisco@antonmediagroup.com

Internationally known singer-songwriter

JUNE 3

JULY 16

JUNE 10

JULY

Taylor Swift is headlining her sixth concert tour, The Eras Tour. Since the tour began in March of this year, Swift has been making waves across the pop culture world. Her incredible theatrical song and dance performances, stunning visuals and intricate outfits are quickly making The Eras Tour one of the most famous tours.

JUNE 23

JULY

AUGUST 8

AUG 18 Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular

AUG 19The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute

SEP 8Anthony Hamilton

SEP 9Lar Enterprises Presents: Oh What A Night of Rock & Roll

SEP 17The Wiggles Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Tour

SEP 23Hermans Hermits starring Peter Noone

OCT 1The Price is Right

OCT 12Buddy Guy

OCT 15Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood

OCT 19+20 Lee Brice

OCT 21Monsters of Freestyle

OCT 28Parliament Funkadelic feat. George Clinton

JUNE

AUGUST

JULY

AUGUST 9

OCT 29Aqui Esta La Salsa

NOV 1Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

NOV 4Almost Queen - A Tribute to Queen

NOV 10Masters of Illusion

NOV 11 Paul Anka

NOV 12Celebrating David Bowie featuring Peter Murphy, Adriant Belew, Scrote & more

NOV 19Howie Mandel

NOV 30 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

DEC 8Engelbert Humperdinck

DEC 9Daniel O’Donnell

DEC 12An Intimate Evening with David Foster & Katherine McPhee

Swift has been an iconic countryturned-pop star since releasing her debut album, Taylor Swift, in 2009. Since then, she has released ten albums and has won countless awards. In 2020, Swift became involved in a public dispute over purchasing the rights to her back catalog of music. Due to the situation, Swift began to re-record her catalog. She has released two re-recorded versions of older albums, Red and Fearless, and recently announced a third re-recorded album, Speak Now While Swift was already a global icon, the re-recording became somewhat of a Taylor Swift renaissance.

The Tour

Swift’s Eras Tour is taking place in stadiums nationwide, and each show is completely sold out. Swift plays for two to three nights in each city she visits.

During the pandemic, Swift released two albums, Folklore on July 24 and Evermore on Dec. 11, 2020. The Eras Tour can be seen as making up for lost time, playing songs from both her newer albums, older albums and her latest release, Midnights (2022). Swift has explored genres such as country, folk, alternative rock and pop. The Eras Tour, quite literally, takes fans on a trip through all of her iconic eras.

Swift performs incredible dance routines with backup dancers, a band, light shows, colorful visuals, and, of course, outfit changes. She performs in flowing floor-length dresses, colorful mini-dresses and sparkled leotards with glittering boots. Her tour is seen as less of a concert and more of a show, as she puts on theatrical and intricately planned performances.

In addition to a stunning show, Swift performs two surprise songs towards the end of each concert. Leading up to a show, fans post on social media to guess what their surprise songs will be. Usually, the songs are from earlier albums or newer album songs that didn’t make the setlist. The two songs come at the end of the show and are performed acoustically with only

Swift on stage. First, an acoustic guitar song, then an acoustic piano song. While the show is a stunning experience, the surprise songs are the perfect way to wrap up the night.

The Fans

Swift’s fans, known as Swifties, have taken concert preparations and fun to another level with The Eras Tour. Fans have been traveling to different cities and states to see Swift’s show; some fans who could not get tickets are even camping out in the parking lot to hang out with other fans and overhear the excitement inside the stadiums.

Swift’s iconic show fashion choices have inspired fans to get creative. For weeks leading up to a concert, fans take to Twitter, Instagram and TikTok to share outfit ideas and inspiration. Fans purchase cowboy boots and hats, crochet two-piece outfits, iron on Swift-themed decals to jeans, and sport glitter, feather or fringe dresses to her shows.

Furthermore, fan camaraderie has led to new traditions. Girls and boys, men and women of all ages are attending the tour and everyone is welcomed with open arms. Beaded friendship bracelets have become a staple at The Eras Tour. Fans spend countless hours before their show to make bracelets with colorful beads and lettered beads spelling out song names, album names and inside jokes between fans, such as Swift’s cats’ names. Every fan has wrists full of bracelets to trade and share with other fans. At the end of the night, fans leave with mismatched homemade bracelets made by their new friends.

Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour at Metlife Stadium on May 26.

(From @taylorswift on Instagram)

FALL SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

Corinne Bailey Rae BLACK RAINBOWS

Pat Metheny 9/23

Emerson String Quartet’s Grand Finale 10/14

Ballet Hispánico 10/21

Jessica Vosk 10/28

ILuminate 11/5

Tom Segura 11/11

LeAnn Rimes 11/18

Gala 2024:

Leslie Odom Jr. 3/9/24

See the full schedule at stallercenter.com

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Local Bands That Make You Want To Get Out And Dance

BY JENNIFER CORR jcorr@antonnews.com

The summer is a great time to go out to your local beach, gazebo, tiki bar, etc. to listen to a great, local band and dance. Listening to local bands, and dancing amid a crowd of all ages, is something I’ve been doing since I was 13. I have vivid memories of going to places like Dublin Deck in Patchogue or what is now Tiki Joe’s at Smiths Point Beach, with either my parents or my friends’ parents. And I never stopped. I’ll still party to this great live music with my family or my friends, and it’s always the best vibe.

Well, here are some local bands that are playing at venues near you, who play the perfect music to get up and dance to:

BonJourney

BonJourneyNY is a New York based Tribute Band paying tribute to rock icons BonJovi and Journey. BonJourneyNY produces a high-energy show that has been exciting and entertaining audiences throughout the Northeast since 2010. BonJourneyNY is a unique band that blends the music of both bands within each set. BonJourneyNY sets include all the hit songs audiences have grown to love throughout the years. So find out for yourself what other fans have been discovering for sometime now… Come out and have a memorable fun time with BonJourneyNY. The band members are Don Chaffin on vocals, Sean Tarr on guitar/vocals, Chris Tristan on bass/vocals, Nick Troiani on keyboards and Matt Ricci on drums. Upcoming shows: (See Bonjourneyny.com for more details)

-Wednesday, July 26, Valley Stream Summer Concert

-Wednesday, Aug. 2, Echo Park, West Hempstead

-Friday, Aug. 4, Heritage Park

-Monday, Aug. 14, Westbury Feast Fundraiser

-Saturday, Aug. 26, Plattduetsche Park, Franklin Square —Bio provided by BonJourneyNY

O El Amor

As legend has it, after many years of short-lived relationships and meaningless one night stands, the broken hearts of O El Amor swore to disguise their faces in shame and never to remove their masks. Living vicariously through the lovers of the world who come to see them, O El Amor travels town to town in search of inner peace...and free drinks. And while no one knows the true identities of O El Amor, it has been said that if you can get close enough to the stage, sometimes...just sometimes...you might see a tear or two beneath their masks... The band members are Disco Goya as lead vocals, Jesus Mana Cerveza Jr. as lead guitar, Bongo El Mongo as lead bass and Don Corazon as lead drums.

Upcoming Shows: (See www.facebook. com/OElAmorband/ for more details)

-Tuesday, July 11, Bayshore- Alive by Bay -Saturday, July 15, The Boat Yard in Massapequa

-Saturday, July 29, Plattdeutsch Park, Franklin Square

-Friday, Aug. 25, The Boat Yard in Massapequa

—Bio provided by O El Amor

The ‘90s Band

The ‘90s Band, a testament to the iconic rock and pop anthems of the 1990s, was formed in October 2014 and made its live debut on March 6, 2015. With founder Phil Smith as the lead singer, guitarist, and bandleader, Bianca Mabanta as the co-lead vocalist, Dan DelVecchio as the lead guitarist, Joe Mendoza on bass and vocals, and

Jerry Guarino, Melissa Lotardo, Mark Gorman, Gary Factora and Rob Curry of Panic. (Photo courtesy Panic)

original member Luke Lagrega on drums, the band perfectly captures the spirit and energy of ‘90s music.

The band spent its early days honing their sound and style in the rehearsal studio. Their dedication paid off, starting with their powerful debut at Revolution in Amityville and quickly leading to performances at top venues on Long Island, including Mulcahy’s and 89 North. Their authentic and energetic performances turned heads, gaining them a significant following and solidifying their place in the local music scene.

In recognition of their exceptional talent and hard work, The ‘90s Band was awarded the Bethpage Best of Long Island in the cover band category. Committed to

keeping the music they grew up with alive, their performances are more than just a nostalgia trip - they provide an immersive experience for their audiences, who are made to feel like they’ve stepped back in time to see their favorite ‘90s bands live in concert.

The band’s performances are noted for their accuracy, energy, and the depth of their repertoire. They treat each song as if it were their own, delivering a dynamic rock show that will take you back in time. Their love for the music, their attention to detail, and their commitment to their craft have helped them become one of the top bands on Long Island, offering an unforgettable music experience for ‘90s music fans everywhere.

Upcoming Shows: (See the90sband.com)

-Saturday, Aug. 19 and Friday, Sept. 1 at Salt Shack in Babylon.

-Saturday, July 8, Saturday, Aug. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 16 at Plattdeutsch Park, Franklyn Square.

—Bio provided by The ‘90s Band Panic

Panic is a popular cover band known for high-energy performances and playing a variety of music from different genres. They love to play music that makes people dance and sing along. While Panic loves to dance, they can rock too! The band features experienced musicians who love to perform and connect with the audience. Panic has been playing together for over 20 years and has a strong following of fans.

Panic is fronted by vocalists Melissa Lotardo and Gary Factora, who are both powerful and charismatic. They are able to connect with the audience and make them feel like they are part of the show. Jerry Guarino plays the electric guitar with both skill and creativity. His musicality is topnotch. Mark Gorman sits behind the drum kit, plays passionately, and delivers the drive the band needs with each performance. He is also the band’s musical director. Rounding out the lineup is Rob Curry on the bass guitar. Rob is a groove machine, always “in the pocket”, and locks down the rhythm section with Mark on the drums.

Upcoming Shows: (See panictheband.com for more details)

-Saturday, July 15 at Ristegio’s, -Friday, July 28 at Oar House, -Sunday, Aug. 20 at Tiki Joes

—Bio provided by Panic

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BonJourneyNY.

(Photo courtesy BonJourneyNY)

O El Amor.

(Photo courtesy O El Amor)