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frequently on television, is a popular guest on radio programs across the country, and hosts his own weekly radio call-in program, “Psychic Sundays,” on WALK 97.5 FM. He is the author of several books – his sixth and most recent is On Death And Grieving (A Psychic Medium’s Perspective). This evening will feature gallery-style readings to be followed by a book signing. Event cost includes a hot buffet, available until 7 pm. For more information, log on to Facebook.com/ ladieseastdistrictelks.

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Polar Bear Splash In Bay Shore

AHRC Suffolk will host its annual “Polar Bear Splash” on Saturday, March 7 at The Bay Shore Marina. Registration starts at 8:30 am, with all proceeds benefitting AHRC Suffolk's programs for children and adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for students, or free for children 12 and under. Registration forms can be found online at firstgiving.com/ ahrcsuffolk/ 4th-annual-polar-bearsplash. All ages are welcome, as local residents are invited to participate. The team that raises the most money will receive a special prize; all registered “splashers” will receive a prize as well. The Bay Shore Marina is located at South Clinton Avenue. Also coming up: The Town of North Hempstead's “Polar Bear Plunge” takes place on March 7 beginning at 8 am at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington in an event for the benefit of Special Olympics. Information: kintera.org/faf/home.

The Magic Wands:

Psychic Charity Event In Huntington A psychic event with area celebrity Jeffrey Wands is Saturday, March 7, with doors opening at 5:30 pm, at The Huntington Elks Lodge 1565. All proceeds benefit NYS Elks Major Projects Cerebral Palsy Home Service Program. Wands appears

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Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus returns to Long Island to present “Circus Extreme” on March 4 through 8 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale. Tickets are on sale now via ticketmaster.com. This year's event in Long Island will feature circus artists, exotic animals, comedy with clowns, and much more. As always, a pre-show interactive attraction is available for children; log on for more information.

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Masters Of Illusion Return

Masters Of Illusion Live! returns to The NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Saturday, February 28 at 8 pm. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000, or at the Westbury box office. Returning to the area’s theater in the round, this night of illusion will include levitating women, appearances and vanishing, escapes, comedy magic, sleight of hand, and beautiful dancers. The live tour premiered in September 2011, and is now in its fourth season. This tour has played 105 shows in 68 venues, 28 states, and five countries.

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Big-Time Activites In The Borough

Track Wildlife At Alley Pond Park

A special outdoor event, “Tracking Winter Wildlife,” will be offered to the public on Saturday, February 28 at 10 am at The Alley Pond Environmental Center in Douglaston. Info: alleypond.com. Scat, tracks and other clues are left behind by animals as they travel through the park. Join experts as they walk the trails of Alley Pond Park looking for clues of winter wildlife. Students will make their own animal track to take home. The walk will take place rain or shine, so be sure to dress appropriately and wear comfortable shoes. In case of severe weather, the program will take place indoors. Recommended for ages 8-12. Preregistration is required; admission is $21.

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Oh, Foo: Huge Music Summer At Citi Field

The biggest New York show of Foo Fighters' 20-year history is now part of a double-header: With tickets for the Fighters' July 16 Citi Field date sold out and fetching exorbitant sums on the secondary market, a second night has been confirmed for July 15 – but order quickly at mets.com/foos as tickets were flying fast as we went to press. For further information, log on to Foofighters.com. In addition, some of the highest-caliber music acts to date are taking part in this year's series of free Citi Field summer concerts following weekend Mets games, with The Steve Miller Band (June 27) and Heart (July 25) already on the schedule. Find out more at mets.com.

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Armstrong House Celebrates Black History Month During February and in honor of Black History Month, The Louis Armstrong House in Corona invites visitors to explore how the life of Armstrong influenced world music as well as the civil rights movement. All month, while supplies last, museum visitors will receive a limited edition museum collectible created from our archives: A unique Jack Bradley print of Louis Armstrong has been selected from the current exhibit, “To Jack Bradley, The Greatest Photo Taker: Treasures from the Jack Bradley Collection.” The museum collectible is complimentary with museum admission; log on to louisarmstronghouse.org to learn more.

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Sword Swallowing at Ripley's Believe It Or Not

Winter doldrums got you down? We have just the remedy for you. If you've found swallowing all this cold weather a challenge, you're ready for the big time. On February 28, Ripley's Believe It Or Not in Times Square is hosting free sword swallowing demonstrations on “Sword Swallowers Day.” Not for the faint of heart, this event starts at 1:30 pm and features more than a dozen participants sharpening their art form. And for those who don't want to go all the way, Ripley's has a virtual sword swallowing app, Ripley iSword. Eat your heart out, Linda Lovelace. Ripley's is at 234 West 42nd Street in New York City. Bon appetit!

Vinyl Record Show at NYCB Theatre at Westbury

Vinyl is coming back, bigger than ever; more bands are releasing limited edition LPs. Vinyl

Revolution, which brings you Slipped Disc Records store, have upped the ante, moving their next show into The NYCB Theatre at Westbury on March 1. More than 50 dealers, including Scrooge Records of Oceanside, will fill two rooms at NYCB; even better, there's tons of free parking, plus food and drinks are available. Tens of thousands of LPs, 45s, CDs, posters, and other music memorabilia will be available. The show runs from 11 am to 4 pm and is only $4, or early birds can ante up $10 for admission at 10 am.

Monster's Mr. Reardon Goes to Washington

Well, not Washington, but there are rumors after being elected to the NAMM Board of Directors that Brian Reardon, owner of Monster Music, is considering a run for County Executive, proclaiming “sheet music in every pot.” Brian is a 20-year veteran of the music industry, and his election to a three-year term gives Long Island a

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big presence within the music organization. Music education has been a big part of the Monster Music formula for success, and the store has monthly open house events, guitar showcase nights, and in-store performances. Monster Music is located on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown in case you wanted to stop in and check out the latest products.

Songwriter's Workshop at Sam Ash, Huntington

Who doesn't know The Jim Small Band? Well, Jim himself, manager of the Sam Ash in Huntington, will present a “Songwriter's Workshop” on February 26. The workshop will be an interactive experience using the “songwriter in the round” format. The evening will be filmed for Cablevision. People interested in attending should contact Scott Kuchler at scott.kuchler@samashmusic.com. This is a great opportunity to see and hear some talented local folks, or join in the fun.

Film Reviews

By Cody Bell

50 Shades Of Grey

Starring Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, Jennifer Ehle, Luke Grimes, Marcia Gay Harden, Max Martini, Eloise Mumford, Dylan Neal, Rita Ora, Victor Rasuk, Callum Keith Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson Universal

As we mention here far too often as we concentrate on “popcorn films” more often than serious fare: A lot of movies are simply critic proof. This rush-released adaption of E.J. James’ runaway best-seller attracted a vast, mostly female audience that took in nearly $93 million during its first weekend in release; Universal cannily opened the movie on Valentine’s Day weekend to assure curious, horny couples would swarm box offices. Other than this film assuring that its charismatic lead actress, Dakota Johnson, will be heard from often in the future, this isn’t a good film, unfortunately; as we are late to the dance, we’ll point to sites such as Rotten Tomatoes, where the compiled reviews are overwhelmingly negative. While the performances are uniformly fine, director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s ham-fisted, almost comical direction of the movie’s intimate scenes ultimately ruins the entire production. Yet, is is heartening – to use a Valentine’s Day pun – that a film that centers around sex and intimacy is drawing such attention. No, we’re not saying everybody in America should log on to PornHub and have at it; the point here is that films about real people and the personal choices they make can be more than just for titilation. The sexual aspect of life can make for riveting drama that can stick to the head and heart, if depicted

properly. Which returns us to the swinging 1970s, the advent of the so-called “sexual revolution.” While early 1970s X-rated fare such as Deep Throat, The Devil In Miss Jones, and Behind The Green Door attracted curious mainstream crowds – and in many cases, the demand to see the films was so strong that they were actually shown in traditional movie houses – the end result was that more serious adult fare was depicted in mature, if not enlightening ways. Last Tango In Paris in 1972

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featured aging Marlon Brando and young Maria Schneider in Bernardo Bertolucci’s stark film that managed to be both romantic and erotic while pushing the boundaries of explicit material. Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke starred in 1986’s 9 1/2 Weeks, a frank look at an affair that, shall we say, was pretty creative in more ways than one. The film tanked in the U.S., but was an international sensation that eventually led to two sequels as well a string of parodies that were seen by more people than actual viewed the source material. Given America’s usually repressive mores, it is utterly positive that film that focuses on sexuality from a woman’s perspective has become such an out-of-the-box sensation. At the very least, 50 Shades Of Grey treats its characters with respect and dignity. Given the way Hollywood usually reduces sex to juvenile jokes such as the ones found in garbage films such as Porky’s or Sex Tape, it’s a breath of fresh (albeit quite hot) air.

By Cody Bell

The Wedding Ringer Starring Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Affion Crockett, Cloris Leachman Directed by Jeremy Garelick Sony/Screen Gems

Arriving at the mallplex; reading the poster: Who's that, is that Chris Ro – oh, gosh, no, it's Kevin Hart, who somehow has turned being chronically shrill, loud, and annoying into filmland leading man status. Do I have to go, really, honey? What else is playing? Well, at least there's Josh Mostel … oh, gosh, no – it's Josh Gad, who somehow turned a secondary role on a failed Kelsey Grammer sitcom into a role in The Book Of Mormon, a show that succeeds on the strength of its writing, not its cast, but now we have to deal with him … oh, never mind. What's showing on screen eight? Honey, you still want to see this? Oh, well at least there's Christina Applegate … oh, gosh, no, it's suddenly hyphenated Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, who can't decide if she's Miss April or a “comic actress.” Oh, gosh, no. If all this seems like a recipe for disaster, well, gang, you oughta know by now: Welcome to January, February, and early March in movie land, where studios release films they know aren't worthy of summer status, hoping upon hope that one of them sticks at the box office. Sure, we had American Sniper this season, but we've also received Taken 3, Project Almanac, The Boy Next Door, The Loft, Strange Magic, Mortdecai, and on the list goes. Not much to see; at least The Wedding Ringer is sort of like a “Saturday Night Live” sketch stretched out to an hour and 41 minutes, and watching it beat being caught in one of the 10 ice storms we've had lately, so into the warm, mostly empty theater we went. Thanks, honey. According to legend, the draft of this film bounced

around a slew of movie companies for years (“Hey, we gotta 'nother Wedding Crashers!”) before it finally got made. In this impossible to believe scenario, we have schlubby Doug (played by Gad so broadly that you can't help but despise the simpering wuss goof), who is about to marry bitchy Gretchen (Cuoco-Sweeting) … wait, hold it. She's been on the cover of Maxim and she's going to marry a guy who looks like a melting ice cream sundae and whines a lot? Just as hard to believe: Doug hires wily Jimmy Callahan (Hart), a smooth operator who is a “professional best man for hire.” Huh? Oh yeah, we know someone who did that. We also won the lottery, and have a dog that speaks fluent Swedish. You can guess what this is: Pasty, blubbery Doug

hires super-hip Jimmy, and the odd couple gets in all sorts of “wacky” scrapes – not to mention ugly character assassinations, misogyny, tasteless male member jokes, old people jokes (ill-fated Cloris Leachman deserves so much better), and so it goes, all delivered without an ounce of wit, truth, or warmth. Hart remains Hart, who is horrid at virtually everything he touches, yet keep failing upward because he can say “f**k” a lot with a rat-a-tat delivery. He’s about a funny as three-car pileup. After watching this, a sad and sobering thought kept creeping into our minds: We haven't seen a good comedy in ages. If the art form eventually dies, The Wedding Ringer can be counted as one of the 2015 films that put the nails in its coffin.

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PAC TRACK

Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center February 28 at 8 PM (631) 288-1500 whbpac.org

It surely won't be a “Tough Crowd” of rabid fans who come out to see this veteran standup star, who has accomplished what few in his field have – he's been a “Saturday Night Live” cast member, had his own hit TV series on Comedy Central, performed a long-running one-man Broadway show directed by Jerry Seinfeld, and even has achieved Twitter superstardom. This night promises to be a wholly new evening of Quinn's learned yet grounded in common sense comedy material.

Laura Benanti: In Search Of The Right Kind Of Attention Adelphi University Performing Arts Center March 8 at 3 PM • adelphi.edu • (516) 877-4927 This TV and Broadway star comes to AUPAC after becoming a huge favorite in this area thanks to her frequent appearances. The former star of “The Playboy Club” wows audiences with her charisma and mastery of song; this unique show is a best bet for this edition. An Afternoon Of Henry Mancini A Fundraiser For Vocal Scholarships Madison Theatre, Molloy College, Rockville Centre March 1 at 3 PM • madisontheatreny.org • (516) 678-5000 This show will feature Broadway performers singing Mancini songs that include “Moon River,” “Charades,” and “The Days Of Wine And Roses,” performed by The COS Orchestra conducted by Aaron Gandy.

ob Dylan's first album in three years, Shadows In The Night, arrived in stores in every format in early February – and it showcases the artist's singular interpretive artistry on 10 classic American songs. Shadows In The Night marks the 36th studio album from Dylan, and the first since the release of his worldwide hit Tempest in 2012. Produced by Jack Frost, Dylan's unique approach to recording the songs included refining complicated arrangements for 30piece orchestras down to those tailored for his five-piece band. Dylan's five previous studio albums have been universally hailed as among the best of his storied career, achieving new levels of commercial success and critical acclaim for the artist. The

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Yet Another New Approach From The Legend

platinum-selling Time Out Of Mind from 1997 earned multiple Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year, while "Love And Theft" continued Dylan's platinum streak and earned several Grammy nominations and a statue for Best Contemporary Folk album.

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Diana Krall

Tilles Center, Greenvale March 1 at 7 PM tillescenter.org (516) 299-2752

Wallflower is the name of her new, David Fosterproduced album – but that designation could never be said of Krall, one of the leading proponents of merging jazz, pop, and soul into one signature sound in the modern music era. Those who know her only as the wife of Elvis Costello don't know what they're missing, as this gifted performer and pianist never ceases to stop innovating and entertaining.

A Master Returns; At A White House Civil Rights Concert, 2010 (inset)

Modern Times, released in 2006, became one of the artist's most popular albums, selling more than 2.5 million copies worldwide and earning Dylan two more Grammys. Together Through Life became the artist's first album to debut at #1 in both the U.S. and the UK, as well as in five other countries, on its way to surpassing sales of one million copies. Tempest received unanimous worldwide critical acclaim upon release and reached the Top 5 in 14 countries, while the artist's globe-spanning concert tours of the past few years have heavily emphasized that

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album's singular repertoire. These five releases fell within a 15-year creative span that also included the recording of an Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning composition, "Things Have Changed," from the film Wonder Boys, in 2001; a worldwide bestselling memoir, Chronicles Vol. 1, which spent 19 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List, in 2004; and a Martin Scorsesedirected documentary, No Direction Home, in 2005. Dylan also released his first collection of holiday standards, Christmas In The Heart, in 2009.

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Gala 2015: Michael Feinstein & Linda Eder

Staller Center for the Performing Arts, Stony Brook University March 7 at 8 pm (631) 632-ARTS stallercenter.com

This year, the annual Staller Gala features two of Broadway's biggest stars as they perform an evening of standards, Broadway, pop, and jazz. Eder's “Great White Way”stint in Jekyll & Hyde catapulted her to fame, while Feinstein has been dubbed “The Ambassador Of The Great American Songbook” for his sterling interpretations of pop music standards.

Robert Klein

Landmark on Main Street, Port Washington February 28 at 8 PM landmarkonmainstreet.org • (516) 767-6444

This child of the 50s – yes, the title of one of his best-selling albums – keeps going strong. He may be a bit grayer, but his rapier withasn't seemed to wane since his early days as a Second City repertory player. Fans will get an opportunity to see the man who made HBO standup comedy specials a staple, all in the intimate environs of the Landmark, which in recent comedy shows – Judy Gold last month springs to mind – has proven itself to be a top venue for standup.

Linda Eder

Tab Benoit YMCA Boulton Center, Bay Shore February 28 at 8 PM • boultoncenter.org (631) 969-1101

This fleet-fingered Louisiana-based blues guitarist is at the top of this game these days, and has become a real area favorite thanks to his frequent appearances here. Now, he returns to the Boulton as he supports his newest solo album, Medicine, as well as a “best of” set released two years ago.

Fred Hersch Trio Flushing Town Hall March 6 at 7:30 PM • (718) 463-7700

The six-time Grammynominated pianist performs a free concert; log on to flushingtownhall.org for tickets and information.ell as the

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SportsBeat

By Lloyd Carroll Carmelo Anthony

ith all the hoopla 2015 NBA All-Star Game Weekend behind us, it’s time to get back to the dreary reality of our local teams. While the New York Knicks are atrocious and the Brooklyn Nets have roughly double the amount of wins that their neighbors do, one gets the feeling that the longrange outlook is better for the Knicks. Their president and general manager, Phil Jackson, is well aware that the current roster – with the exception of forward Carmelo Anthony – is disposable. Jackson’s dealing away Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith to the Cleveland Cavaliers for basically bupkis was a tacit admission that subtraction was just as important as addition for the Knicks’ season. As hard as it is to imagine, the Nets have bigger problems in many ways. Nets GM Billy King badly mortgaged the team’s future by trading for veteran forward Joe Johnson, and later for Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Jason Terry. The net result was that the Atlanta Hawks, who have the best record in the

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NBA’s Eastern conference as well as the rebuilding Boston Celtics, basically have the Nets top draft picks for four out of the upcoming five years. Garnett can still play, but only at reduced minutes; Pierce only played a year in Brooklyn before leaving for the Washington Wizards; and Perry, once one of the most feared three-point shooters in the league, lost his touch once he wore a Nets uniform and was dealt to the Sacramento Kings. I asked King if he was concerned that he was mortgaging the team’s future by trading a lot of tomorrow for a very small window of opportunity today when he made the deal in June 2013; King concurred with that assessment, but also stated he believed that owner Mikhail Prokhorov would give him an unlimited checkbook Kevin and would not be hampered by such pedestrian concerns as budgets Garnett or NBA salary caps. Of course, back then the ruble was strong as Russian oil prices, but things haven’t been so rosy however in Putin-land since the Red Army attacked Ukraine. In retrospect, King’s headline-grabbing trade with the Boston Celtics now looks as smart as Seattle Seahawks’ head coach Pete Carroll’s decision to pass on the Patriots’ one-yard line with 20 seconds to go in the Super Bowl. I finally got to watch the New York Islanders play in person for the first time this season, as I ventured back to Philadelphia on a bone-chilling night to witness the Islanders defeat the Flyers 3-2 in a

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200 and above and significant series. Bowlers and errill Highs: Here's our latest batch of high leagues, simply send your scores to the e-mail league bowling scores from Herrill Lanes in address printed at the top of the column and we New Hyde Park: guarantee you’ll see scores in print – it’s that easy. Congratulations to Joe Morello, who bowled 300 Young Excellence: In LIYBT news, Jonathan in the Sportsmen league on February 5. Another Zaoutis and Meghan Wing emerged as champions outstanding achievment this league: Gerard Gatto, at the tournament event on February 1 at AMF East who fired an outstanding 804 series on games of Meadow Lanes as 58 bowlers battled for more than 279, 287, and 238. $650 in scholarship awards. Results from the event: More from the Sportsmen league, submitted by Jon Corda: Steve Kaplan 290; Joe Morello 290 and 761 series; Mike Vietri 289; Ogie Lawsin 770; Jimmy Vega 290 and 770 series; Joe Licul 290; Greg Fujii 287; Ian Lang 767; Gerry Gatto 287 and 804 series; Jimmy Vega 789 series; James Christakos 781; Bill Delawski 778 series; Corey Verity 754 series. More Herrill scores: Wednesday Early Mixed: Michael Fels 278; Gerry Lopez 706 series; JoAnne Perry 700 and 625 series; Bonnie Gortler 243 and 646 series; Jeanine Musacchio 221; JoAnne King 200; Cynthia Guarino 218; Gil Li 715 series; Lewis Johnson 279; Gerry Lopez 279. Chatterbox Mixed: Jeff Gabriel 278; Josh Magolnick 704 series; Scott Davidow 706 Pete Weber In and 707 series; Patrick Blaha 736 series. Thursday Early Mixed: Abel David 700 series; ESPN TV Spot Jerry Dimitriou 719 series; Tom Costanzo 701 series; Handicap division: Jonathan Zaoutis $100, Ryan Annette Sequino 221; John Coughlan 279; Lisa Velders $75, Jeremy Lutsky $50, Krystofer Ringgold LaGuarino 648 series; Mary Durkin 257; $35, Dylan Jacobs $30. Scratch division: Meghan Nancy Honey 212. Wing $42 (NCAA), Michael Regan $100, Chris Friday Early Rollers-Srs.: Sylvia Abanes 233 and Reilly $75, Brandon Soedarmasto $50, Julian 201; Sandra Battisti 212; Marie Zichella 203. Tablante $40, Rosie Snyder $30. Eliminator: Emily Friday Mixed Nuts: Maureen McLean 201. McLaughlin $16, Dean Tischer $10, Chris Reilly $6. 8th Battalion: Karyn Deem 209. Front 8 Jackpot: R.J. Ayroso $10. This column prints all Long Island and Queens Zane Lipson and Pierce Field were crowned scores with the following criteria: Men, games 275 and above and significant series; women and youth champions at the January 18 event at AMF Garden

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shootout as Cal Clutterbuck was able to put a shot past Philadelphia goalie Steve Mason. This was a big game as the Isles had lost three straight, and it looked as if the hockey Gods weren’t going to be kind to them as Mason stopped countless Josh Bailey breakaway shots. The Isles found themselves down 2-0 midway through the second period, even though they had outshot the Flyers by a wide disparity. In an indication that this isn’t the same old Islanders, New York rallied to tie it up by the time the second period ended. They kept their composure, and goalie Jaroslav Halak kept the Flyers scoreless the rest of the way. After a sluggish start (which can probably be

Photo: This is SportsCenter Ad courtesy PBA

City Lanes. Results: Handicap division: Zane Lipson $325, Michael Marino $200, John Zaoutis $125, Anthony Cordovano $75, Ruth Benitez $40, John Clark Jr. $30, Joe Laier $30. Scratch division: Pierce Field $350, Brandon Soedarmasto $200, Connor Egan $125, Amanda Naujokas $75, R.J. Ayroso $40, Adam Zimmerman $30, Matthew Fisher $30. Eliminator: Mitchel Pincus $30, Pierce Field $15, Adam Zimmerman $10, John Brasino $5. Front 8 Jackpot: Daniel Bolan (Fla.) $31. Next stops for the LIYBT: March 1 at AMF Centereach Lanes; an adult/junior tournament on March 15 at AMF Wantagh Lanes; and March 29 at AMF Plainview Lanes. Learn more at Facebook.com/LIYBT or liybtbowling.com. Weber's Way: From the PBA's Bill Vint: For the first time in the 21-year history of ESPN’s “This Is SportsCenter” commercial series, a bowler, PBA Hall Of Famer Pete Weber, is the focal point. In keeping with the tradition of the ad campaign's light-hearted humor, the spot portrays Weber as a stereotypical league bowler. He emerges from a side door and follows ESPN broadcast star Kenny Mayne toward the exit of ESPN’s Los Angeles offices carrying a vintage one-ball bowling bag and stopping at the reception desk to exchange a pair of rental shoes for his street shoes. And it concludes with the receptionist spraying the rental shoes with disinfectant. “It was an honor to be part of it,” said Weber of his TV ad experience.

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By Lloyd Carroll Photos: Nelson Figueroa by Bob Smith; Carmelo Anthony courtesy NBA; Kevin Garnett by Keith Allison; Steve Weatherford by MMG123 (Creative Commons)

attributed to the team’s long 2013-14 season that placed them in the Stanley Cup finals), the New York Rangers are playing solid hockey. Unfortunately for most of February they have been without their goaltender, Henrik Steve Weatherford Lundqvist, whose throat was pelted by a slap shot from Carolina Hurricanes center Brad Malone. Despite the obligatory February cold and snow, spring can’t be too far away when Topps releases its Series 1 baseball cards. Derek Jeter will receive his last card, and there will be one issued for Ernie Banks. In a creative move, Topps will issue baseball cards of celebrities who threw out first pitches at stadiums last year. Rapper and actor Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, who infamously threw a ball somewhere in the direction of Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud last summer, is among those honored. New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford was one of the honorees at the 35th annual Thurman Munson Dinner this year. The event pays tribute to the late Yankees captain who was killed in an August 1979 plane crash, and also raises money for AHRC, a non-profit that enriches the lives of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Weatherford told the

press that he suffers both from Obsessive Lucie, Florida to file stories on David Wright’s Compulsive Disorder and Attention Deficit vow to regain his All-Star form and shortstop Hyperactivity Disorder, and that is why the Wilmer Flores’s promise to prove his detractors Munson Award meant so much to him: “My wrong. parents did not start me on prescription medicines, Wherever Kevin Kernan goes, suntan lotion but rather enrolled me in various youth sports flows! See you in April, amigo! leagues where I could work off my energy.” He also cited his regimented diet, which consists of organic fruits and vegetables and lean proteins, as a way of keep his problems under control. Some New York Mets fans are understandably upset that Bob Ojeda will not be back on SNY’s Mets pre- and post-game shows. Ojeda was always a straight shooter and didn’t sugarcoat losses, though he would occasionally get a bit too effusive over wins. Nelson Figueroa, who at press time was name Ojeda’s successor, had two pitching stints with the Mets and is an excellent communicator. His matinee idol looks should attract more female fans to Mets telecasts. I have long been a fan of New York Post sports columnist Kevin Kernan, and I have to admit that I am more than a tad envious of him as well. Not only is he a great writer (and a terrific person to boot, who unlike a lot of sportswriters from New York dailies doesn’t look down on those of us from smaller outlets), but he knows how to get out of the New York area winter chill better than any other sports columnist who ever lived. In December, Kevin went the Dominican Republic resort town of Punta Cana to talk with Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, then flew to Curacao to interview new Nelson Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius. Kevin beat Figueroa nearly every sportswriter down to Port St.

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Wee Hours Wrestling: In a move that must be costing the regional pro wrestling promotion a ton of money, New Jersey’s Pro Wrestling Syndicate (PWS) is leasing time on WLNY 10/55 each week at the rather odd time of 4:30 am each Sunday (or Saturday night, if you prefer). The New Jersey-based wrestling organization merges appearances by stars such as Jushin “Thunder” Liger, Ashley Massaro, Katarina Leigh, Kevin Nash, and Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka with its own young wrestlers such as Kevin Matthews, Chris Payne, Tessa Blanchard (daughter of NWA legend Tully Blanchard), Fallah Bahh, and many others. It's typically what one would expect of an indie wrestling promotion of 2015 – not the best sound and visuals, tasteless angles and gimmicks, comically overwrought announcing – yet, the overall production rises far above such other failed attempts to go “wide” such as NWA Wildside and various ECW wannabes. Is PWS's attempt at TV a success? It's hard to say; the bible of the sport, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, recently reported a recent edition of the show failed to score even a fraction of a single ratings point, which can't be uplifting news, but things can obviously change. To learn more, log on to prowrestlingsyndicate.com. – Bob Smith (Editor’s note: Smith is the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, and former

executive editor of WCW Magazine.) Get In The Swim: Fans of the annual Victoria's Secret TV specials, take heed: Get ready for summer with “The Victoria's Secret Swim Special,” which debuts Thursday night (February 26) at 10 pm on CBS. This special follows the brand’s “Angels” as they land in Puerto Rico to shoot a swimwear campaign. And there's music: joining the supermodels on the island will be Maroon 5 and Juanes. On the special, Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Lily Aldridge, Behati Prinsloo, Alessandra Ambrosio, Elsa Hosk, Martha Hunt, Jasmine Tookes, Stella Maxwell, Joan Smalls, and Jac Jagaciak will talk about shooting in Puerto Rico, and “the significance of VS Swim to their lives and careers, and what drives them,” according to a press release. We'll take a guess at what “drives” them: Being paid bales of money to parade around in

Photo: Erin Jackson by Roy Cox

Erin Jackson

Bay Shore Buffoons: One of the most popular locally based comedy events is The YMCA Boulton's Center's “Big Laughs In Bay Shore” series, which returns on Friday, February 27 at 8 pm. Tickets, $20, are on sale now; log on to boultoncenter.org for tickets and more information. What sets this series apart from many others is the level of standups that these theater events attract. On the bill for February 27 is Joe DeVito, who probably has made more area club and theater appearances than you've had hot dinners. His resumé includes two appearances on the just-gone but much-missed

Joe DeVito

Victorias Secret Swimsuit Show designer bikinis, perhaps? For those who can't wait, early stills from the special can be found on Twitter at #VSSwimSpecial, @VictoriasSecret, and #OwnTheBeach. Did SI Go Too Low?: It seems Sport Illustrated’s “Swimsuit Issue” causes a hubub every year – and that’s the case in 2015 because of the cover of Hannah Davis featuring, shall we say, the least amount of bikini bottom coverage possible. Prior to the magazine's February 9 release, Twitter exploded with both outraged and titilated comments. Reportedly, The National Center on Sexual Exploitation – which, like other blue-nosed organizations, is also asking for a boycott of the new 50 Shades Of Gray film – asked major retailers to remove the what it called “pornographic” magazine from end caps and checkout lines.

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years hating on her dreams and stealing her joy,” states her press release, which is as funny as the lady herself. Dreams & Screams (Of Laughter): The annual “Garden Of Dreams” comedy gala at The Theater at Madison Square Garden is scheduled for March 28 at 8 pm – but make your ticket plans early because ducats, as usual, are flying to see a packed bill featuring Lewis Black, Bill Burr, Dane

"The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson"; three appearances on “Comics Unleashed” on CBS; two appearances on “Gotham Comedy Live” on AXS TV; Comedy Central's "Live At Gotham"; and a semi-finalist turn on season five of NBC's "Last Comic Standing," as well as “comedy.tv” on the HD channel. Also appearing is Joe Larson, who started hot and is getting hotter: Early in his career, he was chosen “College Comedian of the Year” at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and nominated as the best up-and-coming comedian at NYC’s MAC awards. Armed with a megawatt smile, young Erin Jackson seems poised to conquer the world of standup: “In fact, she’d probably be a superstar by now if her friends and family hadn’t spent so many

Joe Larson Cook, John Oliver, Billy Gardell, and J.B. Smoove in an event hosted by former “Sopranos” star Steve Schirripa (with more stars to be announced in the coming days). Go to ticketmaster.com for your seats. The Garden of Dreams Foundation is a non-profit organization that works with The Madison Square Garden Company to bring enjoyment to children facing obstacles. Over the last eight years, Garden of Dreams has brought relief to more than 250,000 children and their families; the annual comedy shows aid the project.

Lewis Black

Calendar

Tuesday, February 24

Nassau Open Mic hosted by Mike Dorio Jack Halyard'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 (New Hyde Park) Body & Soul Puglia's (Garden City) Original Music Showcase: Cecilia Kirtland / International Orange / Media Crime K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Whiskey Road / DJ Cowboy Ben-E The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale)

Suffolk Acoustic Open Mic Night hosted by David Jon Paisley 50 Yard Line (West Babylon) Acoustic Open Mic One Main (Babylon) Tuesday Night Live: George Cintron & Bobby Rondinelli Katie's of Smithtown Open Mic Night hosted by Mike & Mike Nutty Irishman (Bay Shore) The Cogs Singles Open Jam Gator Blue (East Islip) The Salthill Band Shandon Court (East Islip) Open Mic with Dan Acosta & DJ HarryOke The Thirsty Scholar (Holbrook) Open Mic with Shaun Lally Flanagan's Pub (Ronkonkoma) Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James) Philm Revolution (Amityville) NYC/Queens The Dipset Reunion Concert B.B. King's (NYC) Bush / Theory Of A Deadman / Stars In Stereo Best Buy Theater (NYC) Buke & Gase / Landlady / Paper Route

Your Guide To Local Events Mercury Lounge (NYC) Timbre Timbre Bowery Ballroom (NYC)

Wednesday, February 25

Nassau Blues At Sunset: Open Jam With The Sunset Boyz Sunset Grill (Seaford) Wonderous Stories K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Mike Barry R.S. Jones (Merrick) Donny Celenza & Nina Gordon Mickey Malone's (Floral Park) Karaoke Wednesdays The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Jerry Costanzo And His Trio Don Lorenzo's Restaurant & Lounge (Glen Cove) Open Mic w/"Big Daddy" John Struck:The Homestead (Oyster Bay) Open Mic w/The Night Owls Band Phat Daddy's (Oceanside) Eddie Sessa (Frank Sinatra Tribute) Puglia's (Garden City) Open Mic hosted by Robert Sloan Front Street Pub (Massapequa Park) Country Music Originals Night Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Tommy T. Mudcat Blues Jam w/Mike Nugent and Ian Petillo The Breakers (Bayville) Open Mic Night E.B. Elliot's (Freeport) Alive 'N Kickin' Duo Memories (Williston Park) Suffolk Trailer Park Gigalos Bobbique (Patchogue) The Cogs Singles Open Jam The Stadium (Bohemia) Mike Deljuduce & Friends The Arden (Port Jefferson) Mark Phillips Black & Blue Seafood Chophouse (Huntington) Garet Newman's Jazz Jam East End Republican Club (Sayville) Open Blues/Jazz Jam Park Avenue

Studios/Briggs Music (Huntington) Open Jam Night with Jim Kolman The Diamond Club & Sports Bar (Ronkonkoma) Open Mic hosted by Johnny B. Quogue East Pub (East Quogue) Open Mic hosted by Kyle Fitzpatrick BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Acoustic Artist Tom Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Whiskey Road / DJ Cowboy Ben-E The Nutty Irishman (Bay Shore) Live Standup Comedy Revolution (Amityville) Wayne Sabella Featuring Wendy Kimball Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor)

NYC/Queens Blues At The Crossroads: Eric Krasno / Lee Fields / Irma Thomas / Alicia Chakour / The Dynamites B.B. King's (NYC) Kayo Dot / Enablers Mercury Lounge (NYC) Ariel Pink Terminal 5 (NYC) J.D. McPherson Bowery Ballroom (NYC) Afrika Bambaataa Le Poisson Rouge (NYC)

Thursday, February 26

Nassau Classic Rock & Blues Jam w/Curt Arnel & Friends Callahan's (East Meadow) The North Mississippi All-Stars & Anders Osbourne Present N.M.O The Space at Westbury DJ Nicky Puglia's (Garden City) Live Entertainment Hudson's Mill (Massapequa) Open Mic Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) The Foundry / I Ignite / Sonic Bliss / The Vinyl Plane 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) A Witch's Brew E.B. Elliot's (Freeport) Jazz Night: Marty Phillips/Daryl

Pooser/Bill Smith Viana Hotel & Spa (Westbury) Music Showcase With Benoir The Hub Billiard Club (Island Park) DJ Night: Carol Douglas & Rusty Yardum Puglia's (Garden City) Jazz & Sushi Night Allegria Hotel (Long Beach) Live Band Karaoke / Soul Mantra (Santana Tribute) K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Open Mic Night Spice's Restaurant (Baldwin) Open Mic With Frank Walker Sunset Grill (Seaford) Brian McGeough R.S. Jones (Merrick) The Rolling Stoned Still Partners (Sea Cliff) Salsa Night Holiday Inn (Carle Place) Karaoke With DJ Joey Mongoose Blue Parrot Lounge (Massapequa) Mike & The Outlaws Suite 1828 (Merrick)

Suffolk Ray Anderson & Steve Salerno Tasting Notes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Syncrosanct Bobbique (Patchogue) Keyth Hart Black & Blue Seafood Chophouse (Huntington) The Irish Sessions Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport) Chris Kenny / Frankie Vega The Nutty Irishman (Bay Shore) Rich Mahogony Shandon Court (East Islip) Blues Jam Treme (Islip) Nisen 347 Thursdays Niesen 347 (Saint James) Focus Revolution (Amityville) Frank O'Brien & Tim Givins Duo Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) NYC/Queens Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra B.B. King's (NYC)

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Calendar Swami John Reis & The Blind Shake / Northern Arms Mercury Lounge (NYC) Bird Dog / Rosie Street Rough Trade NYC

Friday, February 27

Nassau Ninedeezninte / Playback The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Lil' Cliff & The Cliffhangers Big Daddy's (Massapequa) Noiz E.B. Elliot's (Freeport) Cross Town Rhythm Puglia's (Garden City) Pep & The Soul Explosion Hudson's On The Mile (Freeport) Soul Picnic Sunset Grill (Seaford) The Mystic / FiveStone K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Back To The 90s Party: Plunge Mulcahys Pub & Concert Hall (Wantagh) Nina Et Cetera O'Hara's Ale House & Grill (Port Washington) Live Stock Still Partners (Sea Cliff) Chic 'N Martini R.S. Jones (Merrick) Outrider Blue Parrot Lounge (Massapequa) Live Music Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Screamer Of The Week (80s Tribute) Mr. Berry's (Bethpage) Tony K & Boardwalk Memories (Williston Park) Hidden Driveway Swing The Teapot (Floral Park) Wynonna & Friends NYCB Theatre At Westbury Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Tilles Center (Brookville) Brian McGeough George Martin’s Grillfire (Merrick) Suffolk Live Music Zebra Club (Copiague)

Your Guide To Local Events P.M. Overdrive Katie's Of Smithtown Radio Play Lily Flanagan's (Islip) Gabriel The Marine Amityville Music Hall The Legendary Murphys Black & Blue Seafood Chophouse (Huntington) Big Laughs In Bay Shore: Standup Comedy Boulton Center (Bay Shore) Remedy / David Ferro Bobbique (Patchogue) Live Boxing The Paramount (Huntington) Beer Nutz Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Southern Cash Band / Gerry Finlay Shandon Court (East Islip) Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport) Ring Of Fire: The Johnny Cash Musical Suffolk Theater (Riverhead) The Amish Outlaws Emporium (Patchogue) Cobolt XO Wine & Chocolate Lounge (Huntington) Guilty Pleasures That Meetball Place (Patchogue) No One Says Eureka / Francis Dark / Southern Ocean / Tedesco The Crooked Rail (Northport) Alphamale Revolution Music Hall (Amityville) Funkin' A Treme (Islip) Torch Groove Swept Away (Bay Shore) DJ Sparky / 45 RPM The Nutty Irishman (Bay Shore) Where Stars Collide Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Wonderous Stories / Decadia 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) Live Music Rudi's (Patchogue) Jazzphonics Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) NYC/Queens Vanilla Fudge / John Nemeth B.B. King's (NYC) Museum Of Love / Oneida Bowery

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Ballroom (NYC) Night Owl Band Brooklyn Fusion Cafe Charlie Brand / Goodnight, Texas Mercury Lounge (NYC) Steel Wolf / Squirrels From Hell The Shillelagh Tavern (Astoria) 2:54 / Honeyblood Rough Trade NYC Dr. John Performing The Music Of Louis Armstrong Town Hall (NYC) Infected Mushroom Best Buy Theater (NYC) The Outliers Desmond's Tavern (NYC)

Saturday, February 28

Nassau Souls On Board / Kyla's Kause Benefit Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall (Wantagh) Aldephi’s Best Of Broadway: Tales Of New York Adelphi University Peforming Arts Center (Garden City) Half Step Still Partners (Sea Cliff) Rorie Kelly / Blind Breed / Color Blind Plus Standup Comedy The Hub Billiard Club (Island Park) The Cocktails E.B. Elliot's (Freeport) Live Deejays Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Masters Of Illusion – Live! NYCB Theatre At Westbury The Acchords Puglia's (Garden City) Acoustic Blue Memories (Williston Park) Score 28 Vibe Lounge (Rockville Centre) Revolver Sunset Grill (Seaford) Sixteen Tons O'Hara's Ale House & Grill (Port Washington) Breakaway R.S. Jones (Merrick) Streetfighter (Rolling Stones Tribute) Hudson's On The Mile (Freeport) Peat Moss & The Fertilizers / Wonderous Stories The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Jones Crusher Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) The Jim Treutlein Band Swing The Teapot

(Floral Park) The Legendary Murphys / 45 RPM K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Keb' Mo' The Space at Westbury Velvet Fog Blue Parrot Lounge (Massapequa) Fundraiser For Bobbi & The Strays Michael's Porthole (Oceanside)

Suffolk Burn Unit Bulldog Grille (Amityville) Joe Rock & The All Stars Shanahan's(Kings Park) Free Ride Black & Blue Seafood Chophouse (Huntington) Tab Benoit Boulton Center (Bay Shore) Midnight Mob The Crooked Rail (Northport) Hot Knives Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport) Live Deejay Village Idiot Pub (Patchogue) Moving Violations XO Wine & Chocolate Lounge (Huntington) Cancer Benefit Show: Society's Downfall / Thirsty! / No Face / Playing Dead / The Shipwreck / Rock 'N Recovery 4: Hindenberg (Led Zeppelin Tribute) / KC All Stars /Jacie Rose Revolution Music Hall (Amityville) Saturday Night Dance Party Emporium (Patchogue) Dave Christian Swept Away (Bay Shore) Crash The Arden (Port Jefferson) Live Music Zebra Club (Copiague) Ray Anderson: Ray's Proteges Jazz Tasting Notes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) The Cara Band Shandon Court (East Islip) Ozzmosis (Ozzy Osbourne Tribute / Damage Inc. (Mettalica Tribute) 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) Thomas Rhett The Paramount (Huntington) Miss Ida Blue Treme (Islip)

Calendar Martin Flynn Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Kerry Kearney Bobbique (Patchogue) Ready In 10 / Billboard The Nutty Irishman (Bay Shore) Colin Quinn Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center The Lisa Polizzi Band / Klassic Rewind Diamond Club (Ronkonkoma) Killcode Even Flow (Bay Shore) Alan Eicher & Mario Rodriquez Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Harborfrost All-Star Comedy: Joseph Vecsey / Corinne Fisher / Regina DeCicco / Chris Clarke Bay Street Theater (Sag Harbor)

NYC/Queens Beth Hart Gramercy Theater (NYC) Uriah Heep B.B. King's Blues Club (NYC) Schtick A Pole In It: Power Ballad Edition Le Poisson Rouge (NYC) Edward Rogers / Suuns / Disappears Rough Trade NYC Joseph King / Rocket & The Ghost / July Talk Mercury Lounge (NYC) Joe Piket / GoodHeart The End Zone (Whitestone) Hooka Hey Rockwood Music Hall (NYC)

Sunday, March 1

Nassau Diana Krall Tilles Center (Brookville) Brian McGeough Leo’s (Garden City) The Musical Box (Genesis Tribute) NYCB Theatre At Westbury Aldephi’s Best Of Broadway: Tales Of New York Adelphi University Peforming Arts Center (Garden City) Live Irish Music Connoly Station (Malverne) An Afternoon Of Henry Mancini Madison Theatre at Molloy College (Rockville Centre) Live Reggae Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) John Theissen Children's Foundation Concert For Kids: Gabrielle Ross / Real Diamond (Neil Diamond Tribute) Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall (Wantagh) Suffolk Dave March Gray Horse Tavern (Bayport) Guardians of Rescue Animal Benefit The Arden (Port Jefferson) John Maurice Restrepo Quartet Treme (Islip) Ray Anderson's Tasting Notes Jazz Club Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Gorilla Music Presents March Madness Revolution (Amityville) Martin Flynn Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Full Throttle Ice Breaker Bash 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) Seba Ali Bayard Cutting Arboretum (Great River) Celtic Cross Shandon Court (East Islip) Gail Storm / Joe Carter Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Sunday Night Jam Experience With Mike Guido & Mike Nugent The Crooked Rail (Northport) NYC/Queens The Red Hot Chili Pipers B.B King's (NYC) Open Mic with Anthony Gibney Diving Bell (Sunnyside) The Juliana Hatfield Three Bowery Ballroom (NYC)

Monday, March 2

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

Suffolk Open Mic Comedy Show Fin's Pub (Oakdale) Open Mic Night Hosted by Jerry Ramone The Crooked Rail (Northport) Musicians Night Hosted by Gil McLean

Your Guide To Local Events Shandon Court (East Islip) Open Mic with Dave Drew The Bartini Bar (Babylon) Open Jam with Rockin' Rob Diamond Club (Ronkonkoma) Open Mic Night w/Kenn Village Lanterne (Lindenhurst) Open Mic Night Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) NYC/Queens Jam with Richie Cannata The Bitter End (NYC) Open Jazz Jam Session Kitano New York Hotel (NYC) George Usher & Lisa Burns Mercury Lounge (NYC) Royal Southern Brotherhood Le Poisson Rogue (NYC)

Tuesday, March 3

Nassau Open Mic hosted by Mike Dorio Jack Halyards American Bar & Grill (Oyster Bay) Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Dianne, Larry & Joe P.J. Harper's (Valley Stream) Original Music Showcase K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Live Country Music / DJ Cowboy Ben-E The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Jazz Jam Session Walk Street Tavern (New Hyde Park) JDL Paddy's Loft (Massapequa)

Suffolk Acoustic Open Mic Nite hosted by David Jon Paisley 50 Yard Line (West Babylon) Singer's Night Featuring Lisamarie Manso Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor The People's Open Mic Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport) Open Mic with Shaun Lally Flanagan's Pub (Ronkonkoma) Dropkick Murphys The Paramount (Huntington) The Cogs Singles Open Jam Gator Blue (East Islip) Ray Anderson & Steve Salerno Tasting Notes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Open Mic with Dan Acosta & DJ Harry Oke The Thirsty Scholar (Holbrook) Open Jam w/George Cintron & Rob DeMartino Katies of Smithtown Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James) Ward Cloughen Shandon Court (East Islip) Annual Family Concert Staller Center (Stony Brook University) NYC/Queens Jackie Evancho Best Buy Theater (NYC) B.B. King Blues Club All-Stars B.B. King's (NYC) Fiction Of The Future / The Hollows Mercury Lounge (NYC) Kat Edmonson / Robert Ellis Le Poisson Rouge (NYC)

Wednesday, March 4

Nassau Blues At Sunset: Open Jam with The Sunset Boyz Sunset Grill (Seaford) Country Music Originals Night Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Karaoke Wednesdays The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Barley Acoustic R.S. Jones (Merrick) Donny Celenza & Nina Gordon Mickey Malone's (Floral Park) Jerry Costanzo And His Trio Don Lorenzo's Restaurant and Lounge (Glen Cove) Open Mic w/The Night Owls Band Phat Daddy's (Oceanside) Open Mic hosted by Robert Sloan Front Street Pub (Massapequa Park) Open Mic with "Big Daddy" John Struck The Homestead (Oyster Bay) Tommy T. Mudcat Blues Jam with Mike Nugent and Ian Petillo The Breakers (Bayville)

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Your Guide To Local Events

Wonderous Stories K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) U.S. Marine Corps All-Star Big Band Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (Garden City) Brian McGeough Prost (Garden City) 45 RPM K.J. Farrell’s (Bellmore)

Suffolk The Cogs Singles Open Jam The Stadium (Bohemia) Mike Deljudice & Friends The Arden (Port Jefferson) Open Jam Night with Jim Kolman Diamond Club & Sports Bar (Ronkonkoma) Garet Newman's Jazz Jam East End Republican Club (Sayville) Sweet Suzi & Sugafixx Bobbique (Patchogue) Open Blues/Jazz Jam Park Avenue Studios/Briggs Music (Huntington) Southbound / DJ Cowboy Ben-E The Nutty Irishman (Bay Shore) Open Mic hosted by Johnny B. Quogue East Pub (East Quogue) Open Mic hosted by Kyle Fitzpatrick BrickHouse Brewery (Patchogue) Acoustic Artist Tom Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Wayne Sabella & Friends Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Dropkick Murphys The Paramount (Huntington) NYC/Queens Alice Bowman Rough Trade NYC Mun / G-Nome Project Bowery Ballroom (NYC) Mike + The Mechanics Best Buy Theater (NYC)

Thursday, March 5

Nassau Open Mic with Benoir The Hub (Island

Park) Jazz Night: Marty Phillips/Daryl Pooser/Bill Smith Viana Hotel + Spa (Westbury) Jazz & Sushi Night Allegria Hotel (Long Beach) Brian McGeough Hudson's Mill (Massapequa) Open Mic Night Spice's Restaurant (Baldwin) Los Lobos The Space At Westbury Open Mic Night w/Mike Longo Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Acoustic Open Mic with Frank Walker Sunset Grill (Seaford) Salsa Night Holiday Inn (Carle Place) Karaoke with DJ Joey Mongoose Blue Parrot Lounge (Massapequa) Soul Mate R.S. Jones (Merrick) The Irish Sessions Featuring Luke Powers & Bernadette Fee Still Partners (Sea Cliff) Mike & The Outlaws Suite 1828 (Merrick) Live Band Karaoke / Petty Rumors (Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks Tribute) K.J. Farrell’s (Bellmore) LIU Post Wind Ensemble & Wind Symphony Tilles Center (Brookville)

Ivan Ward Trio Treme (Islip) Ghostface Killah Emporium (Patchogue) Battle Of The DJs: Dance Party The Crooked Rail (Northport) NYC/Queens Curren$y B.B. King's (NYC) Hollis Brown / The Bright Light Social Tour Mercury Lounge (NYC) Punch Brothers Beacon Theatre (NYC) Craig Ferguson Town Hall (NYC) Will Butler Bowery Ballroom (NYC) Ellyn Harris Metropolitan Room (NYC)

Friday, March 6

Suffolk Ray Anderson & Steve Salerno Tasting Notes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfetones Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Nisen 347 Thursdays Niesen 347 (Saint James) Chris Kenny / Frankie Vega The Nutty Irishman (Bay Shore) Syncrosanct Bobbique (Patchogue) Idle Hands / Digital Nature / Dionic Amityville Music Hall Frank O'Brien & Tim Givins Duo Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor)

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Nassau Scott Keller & The Renegades Big Daddy's (Massapequa) The Mystic The Hub (Island Park) Fleetwood Macked Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall (Wantagh) Hokus Pokus E.B. Elliot's (Freeport) The Rusty String Band Still Partners (Sea Cliff) The Suzanne Sheridan Band Garden Stage / Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau (Garden City) Jan Slow R.S. Jones (Merrick) Live Music Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Tommy Sanfilippo (HH) / DIV Presents: The Venomous Oranges / AfroDJMac / Yankee Longstraw / The Vigilance Committee / Ghost Pressure Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Uppercut / The Benjamins The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Tara O'Grady Swing The Teapot (Floral Park) Streetfighter (Rolling Stones Tribute) Sunset Grill (Seaford) Brian McGeough Piccolo’s (Mineola) Paul Iacono: Where’s The Effin’ Kid?

Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (Garden City) Wonderous Stories / Desert Highway (Eagles Tribute) K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)

Suffolk Ryan Tennis & The Clubhouse Band / Kendall Madison Foundation Benefit Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) Dreamcatcher Amityville Music Hall Live Music Zebra Club (Copiague) Monkey Wrench (Foo Fighters Tribute) / Lithium (Nirvana Tribute) /The 90's Band /· Pudding Time (Primus Tribute) Revolution (Amityville) Rhythm & Blues Express Treme (Islip) Jack Of Clubs O'Hara's Ale House & Grill (Port Washington) Breakaway R.S. Jones (Merrick) Tiberius Beau's Bar (Greenlawn) Tommy Gunn Band Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Jesse Cook Boulton Center (Bay Shore) Nothing But Blue XO Wine & Chocolate Lounge (Huntington) Joe Rock & The All Stars / David Ferro Bobbique (Patchogue) Tony Barca & The Bucket List The Crooked Rail (Northport) Milagro (Santana Tribute) / Half Step (Grateful Dead Tribute) 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) Live Music Rudi's (Patchogue) Black & Sparrow Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport) Danny Mixon & Friends Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) DJ Sparky / No Request Band The Nutty Irishman (Bay Shore) 45 RPM / Drop Dead Sexy Emporium (Patchogue) Fireside Sessions With Nancy Atlas: Billy Campion & Billy Ryan Bay Street Theater

The Best Venues & Bars, Showcasing The Stars

FiveStone

K.J. Farrell's, Bellmore February 27 at 7 PM kjfarrells.com (516) 804-9925

This veteran five-piece band, comprised of stellar area musicians, continues to be one of the biggest draws among cover bands in the area. Performing contemporary rock, dance rock, and classic rock, the group's storied lineup is comprised of Rob Cunningham, Diane Wagner, Greg Spisak, Keith Miller, and Rob Fitzpatrick. That's not all at Farrell's on this evening: The Mystic keeps the classic rock music going at 10 pm.

Fleetwood Macked

Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall, Wantagh March 6 at 9 PM • muls.com • (516) 783-7500

Yes, here it is, rockers – the first area tribute band to Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods … just kidding! Fleetwood Macked performs all the classic hits you can ask from a band that pays homage to Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, and company, including “Go Your Own Way,” “You Make Lovin' Fun,” “Rhiannon,” and too many more than we have room to list here.

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Jones Crusher

Mr. Beery's, Bethpage February 29 • mrbeerys.com • (516) 579-7049

This event marks the official CD release party for this punked-up rock trio’s new disc; the triumverite is famous in the region for its unique sound. The band's influences range from The Dead Boys, AC/DC, and Iggy Pop to Johnny Thunders, REM, The Buzzcocks, The Damned, and Echo And The Bunnymen, as well as rockabilly – expect the unexepected from an area band with the moxy to be as original as they come.

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NYC/Queens The Earls Of Leicester B.B. King's Blues Club (NYC) Excision Best Buy Theater (NYC) Night Owl Band Brooklyn Fusion Cafe The Bright Light Social Tour / Ewert & The Two Dragons Mercury Lounge (NYC) Craig Ferguson Town Hall (NYC) The Big Sleep / Isadora Rough Trade NYC Beardyman Bowery Ballroom (NYC) Modern Rivals / Twin Wave / The Walking Tree Le Poisson Rogue (NYC) Folk Music Society Of New York Weekend Of Song: Triboro / Hubby Jenkins / Ben Grosscup & The Johnson Girls / Heather Wood Elisabeth Irwin High School (NYC)

Saturday, March 7

Nassau Uppercut / Behind Closed Doors / Pittbulls & Jams Fundraiser: Craving Strange / To Sail Beyond The Sun / Mediacrime K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore) Off The Record Michael's Porthole (Oceanside) The Russian National Ballet Madison Theatre At Molloy College (Rockville Centre) El Camino E.B. Elliot's (Freeport) Pump (Aerosmith Tribute) Blue Parrot (Massapequa) Los Lonely Boys The Space At Westbury Donal & Heather Swing The Teapot (Floral Park) Live Music Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Pump (Aerosmith Tribute) Blue Parrot (Massapequa) Treulein, Novak & Perricone R.S. Jones (Merrick) 12X / 2U (U2 Tribute) The Nutty Irishman (Farmingdale) Zac Brown Tribute Band / Big Eyed Phish (Dave Matthews Band Tribute) Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall (Wantagh) Beyond Fab (Beatles Tribute) Sunset Grill (Seaford) The Temptations & The Four Tops NYCB Theatre At Westbury Live Deejays Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach)

Suffolk The Cara Band Shandon Court (East Islip) Latin Night: Afredo Europa / Mambo Loco / Mr. No Shame Bay Street Theater (Sag Harbor) Patchogue Folk Festival (Live In The Lobby) / Tom Paxton & Janis Ian Patchogue Theatre Magic! The Paramount (Huntington) Fingers Metal Shop Live: Show No Mercy (Slayer Tribute) /·Black Tooth Grin (Pantera Tribute) / Allie Martocci Revolution (Amityville) Jagged Edge O'Hara's Ale House & Grill (Port Washington) Breakaway R.S. Jones (Merrick) The Gypsy Felons XO Wine & Chocolate Lounge (Huntgington) Radio Riot The Arden (Port Jefferson) Larry Kirwan Boulton Center (Bay Shore) Saturday Night Dance Party Emporium (Patchogue) Harper's Ferry Bulldog Grille (Amityville) Martin Flynn Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Ray Anderson: Ray's Proteges Jazz Tasting Notes Jazz Club at Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Joseph & Friends Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport) Vince Johnson & The Plantation All-Stars Treme (Islip) Blue Tourmaline Bobbique (Patchogue) Peat Moss & The Fertilizers / Mountain Jam Band The Nutty Irishman (Bay Shore) Hello, Brooklyn / Nancy Atlas Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett) Live Music Zebra Club (Copiague) James Weidman Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) The Hit Men The Crooked Rail (Northport)

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Nassau Gov't Mule Featuring John Scofield The Space At Westbury Laura Benanti Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (Garden City) Live Reggae Jetty Bar & Grill (Long Beach) Live Music Mr. Beery's (Bethpage) Anything Goes Tilles Center (Brookville) Prune Belly Syndrom Benefit: Blue Scoobies / Liverpool Shuffle (Beatles Tribute) / Rattlesnake Dawn K.J. Farrell’s (Bellmore)

Suffolk Traditional Irish Music Shandon Court (East Islip) Martin Flynn Lily Flanagan's (Babylon) Awake At Last Even Flow (Bay Shore) Michael Petrucciani Project Treme (Islip) Sunday Night Jam Experience With Mike Guido & Mike Nugent The Crooked Rail (Northport) Royal Southern Brotherhood Boulton Center (Bay Shore) Joe Carter & Wayne Sabella Duo / Frank O'Brien Grasso's (Cold Spring Harbor) Ray Anderson's Tasting Notes Jazz Club Harmony Vineyards (Head Of The Harbor) Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James) Chazz Palminteri: A Bronx Tale Patchogue Theatre Folk Jam South Huntington Public Library

NYC/Queens Rahsaan Paterson B.B. King's Blues Club (NYC) Open Mic w/Anthony Gibney Diving Bell (Sunnyside) Desert Noises Mercury Lounge (NYC)

Monday, March 9

Nassau Industry Night Allegria Hotel (Long Beach) Open Mic & Jam hosted by Kenny Forgione K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)

Suffolk Open Mic Comedy Show Fin's Pub (Oakdale) Open Mic Night Hosted by Jerry Ramone The Crooked Rail (Northport) Open Mic with Dave Drew The Bartini Bar (Babylon) Open Mic Night w/Kenn Village Lanterne (Lindenhurst) Musicians Night Hosted by Gil McLean Shandon Court (East Islip) NYC/Queens Songhoy Blues Mercury Lounge (NYC) Camera Rough Trade NYC

The new disc reportedly is a fusion of styles, meging rock, soul, and even EDM; he'll tour to support the new effort … Funk is eternal: Warner Brothers Records recently anounced the worldwide signing of composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist Nile Rodgers and his band Chic. In addition, WBR has entered into a deal Vanilla Fudge with Land Of The Good Groove, the label formed by Rodgers and veteran music executive Michael Ostin. WBR will handle all distribution and label services for artists signed by Rodgers and Ostin, who will act as the imprint's creative supervisors … Beatles legend Ringo Starr will release his 18th studio album, Postcards From Paradise, on March 31. The new album marks the first Starr will include a song written and recorded by the current All-Starr band: Steve Lukather, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Wally Palmer and Gregg Bissonette. The album was produced by Starr and recorded Photo: Ringo Starr by Rob Shanahan

Miller's Crossing Congregational Church of Huntington (Centerport) Us & Floyd (Pink Floyd Tribute) / Tribute (Yes Tribute) 89 North Music Venue (Patchogue) NYC/Queens Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters B.B. King's Blues Club (NYC) Meaxic Santo's Party House Excision Best Buy Theater (NYC) Julie Feeney / Pat McGuire / The Shackles / The Narrowbacks Mercury Lounge (NYC) Craig Ferguson Town Hall (NYC) Dee-1 Rough Trade NYC Pat Green Terminal 5 (NYC) Red Baarat Bowery Ballroom (NYC) Squirrels From Hell Hail Hail (Brooklyn) Folk Music Society Of New York Weekend Of Song: The Triple Play All Stars / Jason Poole / Double Trouble & Andy Cohen Elisabeth Irwin High School (NYC) Pamela Lewis (Billy Joel Tribute) Metropolitan Room (NYC)

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At press time, U2 had added a seventh (that's not a typo) show to its summer string of concerts as Madison Square Garden in New York City; the new date is July 30, but act fast as the first six concerts sold out in a virtual flash … Longtime Long Island favorite Vanilla Fudge is set to release its first album in many a moon, Spirit Of '67, on March 3 on the Purple Pyramid label. The album consists of the current verison of the band – original members Carmine Appice, Mark Stein, and Vince Martel, with Pete Bremy on bass – tackling many of the biggest hits of 1967 with their own re-imagined versions of “The Ringo Letter,” “Ruby Starr Tuesday,” “The Tracks Of My Tears,” “I Can See For Miles,” and other classics (as well as one new song written by Stein.) The band seems buoyant about the new album; Carmine Appice declared it "the best album we've done since our very first album, with great vocal arrangements and instrumental performances from everyone in the band." "Spirit Of '67 is a record that I'm proud of,” echoed Stein. “The success of Vanilla Fudge has always been based on our interpretations of songs by great artists. Our style of classic and symphonic rock lives large on this effort, and the performances and arrangements I would hope will be enjoyed by old and new fans alike." Vanilla Fudge will co-headline The NYCB Theatre In Westbury on April 26 with Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals … Todd Rundgren will release his 25th solo album, Global, on April 6.

at his home studio in Los Angeles and, as always, features friends and family; as he often says: "If I am recording and you're in town and drop by, you're going to be on the record!" The album’s guest artists include Joe Walsh, Benmont Tench, and Dave Stewart ... Touring this spring and summer: double headliners with George Thorogood and Brian Setzer, and Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick; The Marshall Tucker Band; Steely Dan; ZZ Top; Randy Bachman’s new blues/rock trio, and Rush.

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Jim Sabella and his staff at Sabella Studios in Roslyn Heights – described as a “classic studio” by the audio site SonicScoop – welcomed the return of Jason Waters to the famed national recording facility. Waters posted a video of his experiences at Sabella on Instagram (pictured here). This singer/ songwriter specializes in his own blend of rock, roots, folk, and Americana, and is gearing up with new sounds for 2015. Waters, formerly of the duo Stilettos-n-Steel, released his previous EP, See This Through, in 2011 on Waterfalls Records. The disc scored rave reviews (some compared his original tunes to Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen) and good airplay; and it seems a sure bet that a lot

more will be heard from this performer in the months to come. For more information on Waters, log on to jasonwatersmusic.com. To learn how to become the next artist to go national after recording with the music pros at Sabella Studios, log on to sabellastudios.com or call the studio at (516) 484-0862. Five Towns College

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Pulaski Furniture has introduced Rhythm & Home, a new collection of goods inspired by the lifestyle and music of Long Island-based jazz guitarist Matt Marshak. The home collection (bedroom, dining, occasional, and upholstery) includes more than 70 pieces and “mixes contemporary and urban styling featuring a variety of materials that offer a young and hip, yet comfortable lifestyle approach,” according to a press release. "Rhythm & Home brings together my love of family and home with my passion for music,” said Marshak, who has wowed audiences throughout the region in clubs and at festivals. “I believe the rhythm and music of our lives is what brings us and holds us together. I am really excited about it. Seeing it from the initial concept to now has been an amazing experience. They had a great vision to build this furniture around the concept of jazz and my music.” The collection will be available in stores nationwide this spring; learn more at pulaskifurniture.com. For more on Matt Marshak: mattmarshak.com.

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prolific Nash. The new one, Heavy Hippie, is once again on Tea Ticket Records, with Nash performing on virtually every instrument on every cut … Butchers Blind's new single, “Yesterday's Girl” (backed by “Mystery”), was produced by the group and Mick Hargreaves, and recorded and mixed with The Lantern Sound Recording Rig. Mastering is by Gary Oleyar … One of our favorite releases of 2014, Generation Zombie by the horn-driven, ultra-funky

News from area artists: Katie Pearlman's hot new single, “The Girl She Used To Be,” was coproduced by Dave Caggiano and Pearlman; recorded and mixed by Caggiano; and mastered by Mark Dann … In our last issue, we reviewed an album by Pluto Nash entitled Sounds Like … – but by the time that review went to print, we received yet another new album from the Jason Waters

Hot Artists & Events Rocking The Area Scene Star Returns To Television: Long Island-based singer/songwriter Ryan Star – famous for his stint on the “Rockstar Supernova” television series and his singles “Stay A While” and “Start A Fire” – was pegged to provide co-hosting duties on the third episode of "Do I Have A Hit Song," a new television talent search that focuses on songwriters performing their own original works. Star flew to Florida's Jacksonville Landing for the February 6 taping; after the taping, fans were treated to a live concert. The show will be broadcast on a date to be determinded on indimusic.tv. The program is hosted by Sister Hazel's Drew Copeland. Taking Off Towards The Stratosphere: Long Island-based singer/songwriter Ann-dee has released a new, 11-track album, Drive To Xeon, now available at Amazon, iTunes, and wherever digital music is sold. The new effort, which follow's last summer's instrumental album Metro Jungle, is inspired by the idea of space travel. “The entire album is meant as a fun concept of space travel – with the exception of ‘Coming To Get Me,’ of course,” said Ann-dee. “We can learn from a negative experience, too. It’s all really a mystery anyway.” The album was mixed and produced by Ann-dee, and mastered by engineer Fred Guarino at Tiki Recording Studios in Glen Cove. For more information: facebook.com/Anndee217 and Twitter.com/Picassolady1.

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Funkin' A, was recorded and mixed at Suffolk Recording Studios and produced by the band; mixer was Dan Malloy. The album was mastered by Fred Kavorkian at Avatar Studios … The new album from Halliday, featuring singer Emi Pellegrino, was mixed, recorded, and mastered at PMA Recording Studios in Medford, and produced by veteran area musician Paul Andrejack. Recent artists working with Mike Watts and his crew at cutting edge VuDu Studios in Port

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Jefferson have been Future Selves, For The Kill, Serotones, and more bands and acts than we have space to list here. For more information on VuDu, log on to vudustudios.com, or call (631) 403-4550. For those yearning to find a mastering house that offers that classic, warm, pre-digital-realm type sound, look no further: Alex Abrash Mastering is a new, fullservice audio mastering studio located in Plainview. “We are now offering Vinyl Lacquer mastering as well as mastering for CD and iTunes,” reported Abrash. “Both a

mix of top analog and digital outboard gear is available for any project. Bring your Pro-Tools files, 1/2" or 1/4" masters; I can playback any format, sample rate including DSD." Abrash also reported that AA Mastering is also “now cutting on a rebuilt Neumann VMS-66." Abrash is a seasoned audio professional; he is the Katie Pearlman former studio manager of Kampo Audio in New York City, and started AA Mastering as an affordable Internetbased mastering service tailored to the needs of independent record labels, artists, and musicians. Alex Abrash's AA Mastering Inc. is located at 36 Relda Street in Plainview; for more information, call (516) 342-6952 or (718) 793-0966, or log on to aamastering.com. Five Towns College is one of the best places to learn about

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t doesn’t take much go get the Boston-based rock band Dropkick Murphys excited – and here’s something their fans will be excited about: an unprecidented two-night stint on March 3 and 4 at 8 pm at The Paramount in Huntington as part of their “Celtic Punk Invasion Tour.” Opening will be The Mahones and Blood Or Whiskey; tickets are on sale now via ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com. This is an energetic, classic band that is still touring on the strength of its 2013 studio album, Signed And Sealed In Blood. The album is their second with producer Ted Hutt (Gaslight Anthem, Old Crow Medicine Show), which was recorded at Boston's Q Division Studios and mixed by Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes). "We had such a great time writing our last album Going Out In Style, we were excited to get back into the studio right away,"

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Arts Announcements Adelphi’s Best Of Broadway

Children Beauty & The Beast BayWay Arts Center, East Islip March 7 through 28; (631) 581-2700; broadhollow.org BroadHollow Theatre Company Children's Theatre: The “tale as old as time” about how the love of a girl helps transform a monster back into a handsome prince. Sleeping Beauty BroadHollow Theatre, Elmont Through March 28; (516) 775-4420; broadhollow.org BroadHollow Theatre Company Children's Theatre: A sleeping princess, a spellbound prince, and more fairies than you can shake a

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The Snow Queen John W. Engeman Theatre At Northport Through March 8; (631) 261-2900; engemantheatre.com Engeman Theatre: Based on the classic children’s tale by Hans Christian Anderson.

Concerts Bliss Blood's Jazz & Blues Quintet Last Licks Cafe / Unitarian Fellowship Hall, Huntington

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February 28 at 8 pm; (631) 427-9547; uufh.org The band performs 1920s blues, 50s and 60s cool jazz vocal tunes, film music, and originals. The concert is preceded by an open mic event beginning at 7:30 pm.

Good Old Dance Band St. Sylvester's Parish Center, Medford Check website for show dates; (631) 730-3333; goodolddanceband.com The regular monthly show of Mike Virostko and his 17-piece swing band. Dancing, raffles, and more. Log on for the next show dates.

North Shore Symphony Orchestra Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School, Plainview February 28 at 8 pm; (516) 252-2712; northshoresymphonyorch.org The second concert of the NSSO's 54th season is “Czech Composers and Prague Connections,”; featured is Jeong-Yoon Park, NSSO’s principal cellist. Adelphi’s Best Of Broadway Adelphia University Performing Arts Center, Garden City February 28 at 8 pm & March 1 at 4 pm; aupac.adelphi.edu; (516) 877-4000 “Tales Of New York” features 26 theater and music students.

Film Met Live In HD Series Staller Center for the Arts, Main Stage Theater, Stony Brook University Varying dates and times; stallercenter.com Upcoming in this special series, featuring live encores of Metropolitan Opera events: La Donna Del Lago on March 15.

Hobbies Long Island Auto Replica Society Henrietta Acampora Recreation Center, Centereach Third Thursday of every month at 7 pm; (516) 884-2270; (631) 946-6335 The L.I.A.R.S. monthly meetings are open to anyone with an interest in building scale models of automobiles. Call for more information. Theater Vanya & Sonya & Masha & Spike

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John W. Engeman Theatre at Northport Through March 8; (631) 261-2900; engemantheatre.com Engeman Theatre: Christopher Durang's 2013 Tony Award winner for Best Play stars Laurie Dawn, Stephen Mark Lukas, Kevin Pariseau, and Isabel Santiago.

How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying CM Performing Arts Center, Oakdale Through March 15; (631) 581-2700; cmpac.com CM Performing Arts: The legendary musical comedy about how cunning young J. Pierpont Finch rose to the top through guile, wiles, and more than a little bit of dumb luck.

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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Theatre Three, Port Jefferson Through March 28; (631) 928-9100; theatrethree.com The love-happy Broadway sensation comes to Long Island.

1776 BayWay Arts Center, East Islip February 28 through March 15; (631) 581-2700; broadhollow.org BroadHollow Theatre Company: The “bicentennial musical” is revived. Daughters BroadHollow Theatre, Elmont Through March 8; (516) 775-4420; broadhollow.org BroadHollow Theatre Company: Dramatic comedy by John Morgan Evans. The Columnist Studio Theatre, Lindenhurst March 6 through 22; studiotheatreli.com; (631) 226-8400 Studio Theatre Long Island Inc.: The story of newspaper columnist Joe Alsop, who pushed Presidents Kennedy and Johnson further into Vietnam while he was privately being blackmailed for his own indiscretions.

The Pillowman Bare Bones Theater, Northport Through March 8; (631) 606-0026; barebonestheater.com; brownpapertickets.com Martin McDonagh's dark comedy features Scott McIntyre, Eric Clavell, Jason Kirsch and Jason Moreland.

The Hound Of The Baskervilles Smithtown Center For The Peforming Arts March 7 through 29; (631) 724-3700; smithtownpac.org Sherlock Holmes, Mr. Watson, and a classic mystery for the ages as part of Smithtown PAC's “Murder Mystery Month.”

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t this juncture, not many artists can say they have performed at the still-new Space At Westbury twice – but among the first that can is Los Lobos, who returns to the venue on Thursday, March 7 at 8 pm. Alejandro Escovedo will open; for tickets, log on to ticketmaster.com; for information, log on to thespaceatwestbury.com or call (516) 283-5566. Los Lobos were already East L.A. neighborhood legends, Sunset Strip regulars, and a Grammy Award winning band (Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance) by the time they recorded their major label debut, How Will The Wolf Survive?, in 1984. Although the album’s name and title song were inspired by a National Geographic article about real life wolves in the wild, the band — David Hidalgo, Louie Perez, Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano and Steve Berlin — saw parallels with their struggle to gain mainstream rock success while maintaining their Mexican roots. Perez, the band’s drummer, once called their powerhouse mix of rock, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, blues, and traditional Spanish and Mexican music “the soundtrack of the barrio.” Three decades, two more Grammys, a worldwide smash single (“La Bamba”) and thousands of rollicking performances across the globe later, Los Lobos is surviving quite well, and still jamming with the same raw intensity as they had when they began in that garage in 1973. The band chronicles a key moment of their expansive journey on Disconnected In New York City, a dynamic live album that marks the band’s 40th anniversary and launches

LOS LOBOS

Back At The Space By Popular Demand

their new association with 429 Records. As per the literal meaning of its title, Disconnected In New York City sets itself apart from Los Lobos’ other acclaimed live recordings (most notably, 2005’s Live At

The Fillmore) by stripping down the instrumentation for a mostly acoustic affair. Lozano, who drives the grooves with his bass and also plays the deep-bodied Mexican six-string acoustic bass called the guitarron, says,“It’s funny because when the venue hired us, they specifically requested that we do something acoustic to fit its smaller dinner house vibe. The idea popped into our heads to ask them if we could record it and they were cool with that. “We’re well known for our electric, high energy performances but we’ve done acoustic stuff for certain smaller auditorium tours,” he said. “Playing these songs acoustically makes them feel more intimate. We notice that when you play softer and quieter, the audience tends to pay attention to everything we’re doing. When you play rock, they’re thinking more about rhythm than melodies and lyrics, but playing them this way allows for more subtle elements of the

et us ask you if you can think of two R&B vocal groups that have assembled more Top 40 hits than the legendary Temptations and Four Tops – so imagine what a show featuring both groups will be like. For non-stop classics, we're hard-pressed to think of a better value than the show at The NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Saturday, March 7 at 8 pm. Tickets are on sale now, but make your plans early; tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000, and at the Westbury box office. For more information, visit thetheatreatwestbury.com.

THE TEMPTATIONS & THE FOUR TOPS

Motown Legends Again Fill Westbury With Hits

So now, get ready for a pair of lists that are almost impossible to believe: Here is the complete list of Top 40 U.S. Billboard hits of Motown favorites The Four Tops, elected to The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990: “Baby I Need Your Loving,” “Ask The Lonely,” “I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),” “It's The Same Old Song,” “Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over),” “Reach Out I'll Be There,” “Standing In The Shadows Of Love,” “Bernadette,” “7-Rooms Of Gloom,” “You Keep Running Away,” “If I Were A Carptenter,” “Walk Away Renee,” “Still Water (Love),” “It's All In The Game,” “River Deep Mountain High (with The Supremes),” “Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life),”

The Temptations: Now & Then “MacArthur Park (Part 2),” “Keeper Of The Castle,” “Ain't No Woman Like The One I've Got,” “Are You Man Enough,” “Sweet Understanding Love,” “When She Was My Girl,” and “Indestructible.” Ready for another? Here's a list of U.S. of just the Top 10 Billboard hits for The Temptations, who received the “Lifetime Achievement” Grammy Award: “My Girl,” “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep,” “(I Know) I'm Losing You,” “All I Need,” “You're My Everything,” “I Wish It Would Rain,” “Cloud Nine,” “I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (with The Supremes),” “Run Away Child, Running Wild,” “I Can't Get Next To You,” “Psychedelic Shack,” “Ball Of Confusion,” “Just My Imagination,” “Papa Was A

songs to stand out.” Berlin is Los Lobos’ saxophonist, flutist, and harmonica player who met the band while still with seminal L.A. rockers The Blasters. He joined the group after performing on and co-producing (with T-Bone Burnett) their breakthrough 1983 EP …And A Time To Dance. Though he wasn’t jamming with the others way back in the “Krypton days” (as Perez calls them) in the barrio garage, Berlin felt it was important to find a special way to mark his cohorts’ 40th year – just as they had done on their 30th by inviting special guests (Dave Alvin, Bobby Womack, Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples) to be part of their 2004 date The Ride. “Trying to figure out a way to acknowledge 40 years as a band is harder than you might think,” he said. Today, their loyal fans believe Los Lobos is as good as any time in their history; the second headlining show at The Space certainly cements that opinion.

Rollin' Stone,” “Masterpiece,” and “The Motown Song (with Rod Stewart).” And consider this: Other legendary hits such as “Get Ready” (#29), “Aint Too Proud To Beg” (#13), and “I Could Never Love Another” (#13) didn't even chart in the Top 10, despite their classic status years later. Granted, given the constraints of a single concert, not every one of these classic hits will be performed. However, after reading these lists … can you think of a good reason not to go, if only to get swept away in the memories? For those who are into the history of these legendary R&B supergroups – or those simply curious to see who remains in the bands – here are the current rosters for both hitmakers: The Temptations: Otis Williams (the group’s founder), Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, and Bruce Williamson. The Four Tops: Abdul "Duke" Fakir (original member), Lawrence "Roquel" Payton, Jr., Ronnie McNeir, and Harold "Spike" Bonhart.

The Four Tops: Eternal

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RHYTHM TRACKING Kanye West

Freekbass Serious Musicality

Who: Freekbass is the surging, Long Island-based “funktronica” artist who is gaining national notoriety for his skills and sound. His new album, Everybody’s Feelin’ Real, was recorded by Duane Lundy (My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Ben Sollee) and features members from Bootsy’s Rubberband, Parliament/Funkadelic, and The Trey Anastasio Band (catch a clip from “Victoria Thunder,” a track from the new album, at YouTube). Freekbass hosted his official CD release party for the effort in January at the popular jazz and blues club Treme in Islip. The Artist & His Sound: From the artist’s official bio: “With organic, bass-centric sounds mixing with forward-looking soundscapes, Everybody's Feelin' Real finds Freekbass bridging the gap between classic funk and the future of the groove. Aided by the vision of producer and engineer Duane Lundy, this album lives in the rawness of the earth while traveling to the future of worlds yet to be discovered. Inspired by the inventiveness and massive sonics of David Bowie, the 10 songs on Everybody's Feelin' Real celebrate a sound while simultaneously pushing the envelope of what it is and what it can be. Funk is only a part of it. “Accompanying him on the album are Joel ‘Razor Sharp’ Johnson from Bootsy's Rubberband, Big Bamn from Bootsy Collin's Funk Unity Band, Chip Wilson from George Clinton's Parliament/ Funkadelic, Les Claypool collaborator Skerik, Jennifer Hartswick from The Trey Anastasio Band, Kim Manning, and percussionist David Farris. “In addition to albums, Freekbass has released three instructional DVDs: Learn Funk Bass With Freekbass, Level 1 & Level 2, and 50 Freekbass Licks You Must Know. He also gave a master class at this year’s London Bass Guitar Show (and appeared with a number of great bassists on the cover of Bass Guitar Magazine). “’I feel with music it is your duty to release not just albums, but to let other people gain any insight into what got you where you are,’ said Freekbass. ’Plus, I have personally become such a better player since I have started instruction.’ Knowing he has as much to learn as he has to teach, Freekbass has played in a number of different projects with the likes of Bootsy Collins, Phish’s Mike Gordon, DJ Spooky, Buckethead, Bernie Worrell, Kelly Richey, Adam Deitch, Steve Molitz, and many more artists.” To Learn More About The Artist: Log on to freekbass.com; he is about to embark on a national tour beginning in March to support the new album.

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The Grammys: There are three things you can always count on: Death, taxes, and The Grammy Awards. The event was very busy this year, so we'll stick to the moments that stuck out to me; the event itself is attempting to steer through the changes in pop culture and technology, which have completely turned the industry upside down and on its side. The master of publicity, Kanye West was, of course, all the talk during and after the show. He did an outstanding performance of his last single, joined Rihanna and Paul Mc Cartney on their current threeway hit, and then proceeded to engage in another of his famous outbursts, once again on behalf of Beyoncé. When it was announced that Beck had won the Album Of The Year award, Kanye started walking to the stage, then turned and went back to his seat. For a moment, everyone expected a rehash of his Taylor Swift tantrum a few years ago; he waited until after the show to verbally attack Beck – then a day or so later, seemingly took it all back. He is brilliant at the publicity angle of stealing the moment, becoming the talked-about water cooler

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

By Jimi LaLumia

subject matter for everyone in the days after. Sam Smith won the night, and deservedly so. He won the most awards, went right back to #1 on the Amazon sales chart by the next morning, and showed everyone what a 2015 pop star looks and sounds like. Openly gay, he serves as a counterpoint to the gay son on the new Fox series "Empire," who apparently is heading back to the closet for fear of hurting his recording career. Smith shows no such fear; it's a new century, people, let's move on and get over it (by the way, I do love "Empire," or, as I call it, "Black Dynasty"; can't wait for the soundtrack album to be released). I loved the old and new team-ups: Ed Sheeran with Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra; Jesse J and Tom Jones; the Grammy-

Sam Smith

winning album team of Tony Bennett and Lady GaGa; and the aforementioned McCartney teamup. This is how the young learn about those who came earlier; the new generation had no idea who Missy Elliot was when she joined Katy Perry at the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show, but once they saw her, three of her classic singles zoomed up the iTunes chart into the Top 10. There are forces of nature, such as Madonna, who introduced her new single and held her own with the young ones quite admirably, with no need to duet with anyone. I enjoyed this year's show, but I still mourn the dearth and apparent death of rock & roll; maybe next year.

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Photos: Annalisa Tornfelt by Jason Quigley; Spirit Family Reunion by Michael D.Spencer

Annalisa Tornfelt

Annalisa Tornfelt:

Her Lucky Number Is ‘8’

Another Family Reunion

Not That Spirit, Gramps:

Annalisa Tornfelt, the Alaska-raised musician best known as singer and fiddle player for Black Prairie, grabbed her “Black Beauty” Arch Kraft guitar and an analog 8-track to record her new solo album in just eight hours. The Number 8 will be released March 10 on Woodphone Records. “I asked Annalisa to play a few fiddle tunes with me, which soon flipped to her picking up a guitar and singing Hank Williams,” says her Black Prairie bandmate, Chris Funk. “It was simple, but it was stunning. It's those moments when she grabs the all-too familiar guitar and sings a song that you realize your bandmate and friend has the unique gift and power to make the weight of the world lift for three minutes.” “In Alaska, I was raised on classical music, Disney, and Chuck Mangione's Children Of Sanchez,” said Tornfelt, who began playing bluegrass decades ago. She recently discovered rock when Black Prairie asked her to sing “The Song Remains The Same.” Some of the songs on The Number 8 go back 10 years; the mysterious third instrument on the track is the nyckelharpa, a Swedish harp formerly owned by Peter Buck. “The sounds she coaxed from the wood and strings seemed to put her in a trance,” said Scott McCaughey of The Minus 5. “She even taught us how to spell it.”

One of New York City's hottest roots groups at the moment, Spirit Family Reunion, is set to release its sophomore album, Hands Together, on April 14. The 12-song set was mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie (Radiohead, Pixies, Uncle Tupelo) and produced by the band in Coney Island. After more than 250 live shows in support of its debut disc, Spirit Family Reunion has performed at consecutive Newport Folk Festivals as well as Stage Coach, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and more festivals, as well as sharing the stage on tour with Levon Helm, Alabama Shakes, Dr. Dog, The Felice Brothers, Trampled By Turtles, and Hurray For The Riff Raff. Before the album release, the band will support The Felice Brothers for a series of New York State dates. Get concert dates and more information at spiritfamilyreunion.com.

Spirit Family Reunion

Two Breakout Tracks

Leon Bridges:

Dierks Bentley

The two breakout tracks from soul revivalist and R&B singer/songwriter Leon Bridges, “Coming Home” and “Better Man,” have been released and can also now be streamed on Vevo. Bridges' soul, R&B and gospel-influenced songs and vocals have earned him comparisons to Sam Cooke and Percy Sledge. Bridges, a choreographer with a background in dance, has sold out many of his live shows, including one at New York City’s Mercury Lounge on February 17. For more: leonbridges.com.

Back On The Road

Dierks Bentley: Country star Dierks Bentley's Leon 40-city Bridges summer tour will kick off June 5 in Raleigh, NC, and continue through the summer; his friends Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae, and Canaan Smith stack the lineup. "There have been tours in my career that I thought would be impossible to top, and the past 12 months certainly rank as some of the best and most fun nights of my life," said Bentley. "I expect 2015 to beat all of it. I've really loved having three other artists out there with us … just more fun on and off the stage and knowing that the fans are getting more music for their money is important to me. Kip, Maddie & Tae, and Canaan are three of the hottest rising artists out there right now, and I feel fortunate to be spending the summer with them …. No one is going to have more fun this summer than us!" Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine returns as tour sponsor of Bentley's “2015 Sounds Of Summer” tour. For more information and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit dierks.com; locally, Bentley will performat the inaugural Farmburough Festival on Randall's Island in New York City on June 27; tickets for the country fest are on sale now.

It’s Over ... No, Seriously, They Mean It. Honestly!

Motley Crue:

It appears that Motley Crue's seemingly endless “farewell tour” really is coming to a close: The group has announced its final performance will be December 31 at The Staples center in Los Angeles. After 34 years performing together, the 2015 leg of the “Final Tour” will see the band play Japan this month, then in Australia and New Zealand in the spring. In June, Motley Crue will say farewell to the European festival circuit with three performances before taking their show back to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico this summer for 34 final North American concerts. "In some of the cities, we could only reach a fraction of the fans who wanted to come see us play last year because of ticket demand, so we're coming back to those places to bring them our full production including the Cruecifly drum coaster, as well as all pyro and every other bell and whistle,” said bassist Nikki Sixx.

Motley Crue

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