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St. Paddys Day: Fun Throughout LI

Here's upcoming St. Patrick'sDay fun on and around the bigday of March 17, so don yourfinest green garb (note: not allof these events take place on St.Patrick's Day itself, so be sureto check the actual dates beforeheading out) HofstraUniversitys 16th annual IrishFestival is March 16, featuringTommy Mulvihill, Irishdancers and more; log on tohofstra.edu ... K.J. Farrell's inBellmore is a party virtuallyanytime and this year, theSt. Paddy's day holiday fallson the night of the multi-tal-ented Kenny Forgione ofWonderous Stories' weeklyjam. Expect greatmusic and Farrell'salways great buffet The Suffolk Theaterin Riverhead will fea-ture a special St.Patrick's Day event onMarch 15, featuringIrish rock from TheRaging Hornpipes,Irish step dancers, andthe best of LongIreland Beer Company.Learn more and grabtickets via suffolktheater.com The heralded CelticTenors headline TheParamount inHuntington onMarch 16; tickets areat ticketmaster.com Parades: Theannual Bayport-Blue Point St.Patricks DayParade takes placeon March 16 beginning at 11 am;the route isSnedecor Avenueto Blue PointAvenue alongMontaukHighway in anannual event thatin the past hasdrawn more than25,000 onlookers The MillerPlace-RockyPoint St. PatricksDay Parade,starting at Route25A and HarrisonAvenue in MillerPlace, starts at 1pm on March 16 Montauk'sannual parade this year marks the52nd in its history is March 23beginning at 11:30am, starting atEdgemere Road March 22 brings theRockville Centre St.Patrick's parade,beginning at noon.Grand Marshall for2014 is lifelong RVCresident SeanO'Rourke of Coast-

Line InternationalDistributors Ltd. Moreparades will be inCutchogue (on March 15 atbeginning at 2 pm);Westhampton Beach (onMarch 15 beginning at noon);St. James (on March 16 beginning at 1 pm); CenterMoriches (on March 16; timeTBA); Hampton Bays (onMarch 22 beginning at 11 am);and Patchogue (on March 30at 12:30 pm) ... Of course,McFadden's in RockvilleCentre where virtually everyday is an Irish celebration will feature specials through-out St. Paddy's Day weekend... Mulcahy's in Wantagh will feature the bare knuckledIrish music of Shilelagh Law on March 15, and lots of fun onMarch 17 including food and ahost of music acts including theBilly Joel tribue Big Shot, The

Nassau County PoliceDepartment Fife & Drum Band,and Matty O'Wahl The NuttyIrishman locations inFarmingdale and Bay Shore willfeature great Irish food and deejay music on March 17 Log on to longislandpub-crawls.com to learn about theirTapped Busto the St.Patricks Day parade inMontauk on March 23 in anevent featuring beer fromMontauk Brewing Company... March 16 brings A TasteOf Ireland featuring IslandHills Chorus and others atCM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale (cmpac.org) ...Nihilstics headline the St.Patricks Punk Rock Bash onMarch 15 at 10 pm atRevolution in Amityville. Alsoperforming will be JonesCrusher, Boogie Brains, andlive deejays.

Zumba For PetsIn Huntington

The League for AnimalProtection of HuntingtonsZumbathon fundraiser is

Friday, March 21 beginningat 6:30 pm at ChristLutheran Church inNorthport. This event features Latin sounds, acardio workout of danceaerobics led by certifiedinstructors, raffles, give-aways, and more. All pro-ceeds from this event willbenefit The League forAnimal Protection, dedi-cated to the rescue, care,and rehabilitation of stray,abandoned and abused animals in HuntingtonTownship since 1973.

To sign up:LAPhuntington.org, orstop by the Grateful PawCat Shelter, located at104 Deposit Road inEast Northport.

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Golfing In Queens:Spring Brings Back The Swing

Its almost time for area golfers toget back in the swing and Queensoffers several courses for players of allskills and ability levels. Most courseshave been open even throughout thebad weather months.

Some of Queens best-loved golfcourses include Douglaston GolfCourse; Forest Park Golf Course;Kissena Golf Course; FlushingMeadows Pitch & Putt Par 3; FlushingMeadows Mini Golf; and VanCortlandt Golf Course. Book tee timesand find coupons at golfnyc.com.

Les DlicesAt King Manor MuseumThe French Baroque ensemble LesDlices headlines on Friday, March 14at 6 pm at a unique venue: The King

Manor Museum in Jamaica.Information is at (718) 206-0545 and kingmanor.org.

King Manor Museum has partnered with Five Boroughs MusicFestival to present Les Dlices, aCleveland-based ensemble performing French Baroque music on period instruments. The programfeatures works from the FrenchRococo period by composersPhilidor, Guillemain, Leclair, andRameau.

Wine and light refreshments willbe served at 6 pm, followed by theconcert at 6:30 pm.

Vintage Vinton:Polka & Love Songs In Flushing

The veteran pop and standardssinger Bobby Vinton headlines onSunday, March 16 at 3 pm atKupferberg Center Performances atQueens College in Flushing. Tickets,

$45, $55, and$65, are onsale; call (718)793-8080 orlog on tokupferberg-center.org.Also appear-ing is the leg-endary polkamusic act

Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra.A musician, singer, and actor,

Vinton has sold more than 75 millionalbums during his career. In this full-stage presentation, hell joined by anorchestra and family members to singhis hits (including My Melody OfLove, Roses Are Red, and otherfavorites. Much more than justMelody (everyones grandmothersfavorite), Vinton ranks among the topselling male solo artists in pop history.Heres a revealing stat: From 1962through 1972, Vinton had moreBillboard #1 hits than any other malevocalist, including Elvis Presley.


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The Good Times Guide

LIs Craft Breweries: Incredible Beers For All

In the vast and expansive world of brewingbeer, craft is king these days. There may beno place in the country where that is moreevident than Long Island, where beer enthusiasts can support more than 20 localbreweries (and counting). Some of the

biggest names in Long Island craft brewing Blue Point Brewing Company; Great South BayBrewery are finding their way into national dis-tribution, while others remain local L.I. stalwarts.

As any craft drinker should know by now, theannual Spring Craft Beer Festival is making itsreturn to Nassau Coliseum on Saturday, March22 for its eighth consecutive year. This spring festival will again host more than 50 breweriesserving more than 100 beers. As always, visitorscan expect a wide array of giveaways and mer-chandise. New this year: Shipyard BrewingCompany of Portland, Maine will sponsor aSilent Disco, a surreal party experience where themusic is pumped through distributed wirelessheadphones. See more at details at springcraft-beerfestival.com, or call (631) 940-7290.

For this first edition of our Guide to LongIsland Breweries, Good Times caught up with the

owners and brewmasters of some of the Islandslargest and most popular beer makers. ChristianRyan, Head Brewer of Blue Point BrewingCompany, shared exciting news regarding BluePoints 2012 small-batch brew, Entitlement Porter.This American porter, which was brewed as asatirical salute to the nations political processduring the 2012 election season, will make itsreturn to the tasting room early this year, alongwith a couple of new small batches.

When asked about plans for St. Patricks Day,Ryan boldly stated, Pretty much every holidayis a cause to celebrate here. Expect to see BluePoint Brewing Company at this years SpringCraft Beer Festival, where you can taste theirflagship Toasted Lager as well as Ryans personalfavorite, Rastafar Rye. For more information,visit bluepointbrewing.com, or call (631) 475-6944.

Greg Maisch, Great South Bay Brewerys headbrewer, excitedly told us of some of their forth-coming plans. In addition to participating in theSpring Craft Beer Festival, the GSB Brewery willonce again host its very own festival, known asBay Fest. It's a beer fest that takes place at ourbrewery during Long Island Craft Beer Week,and we host around 50 breweries and have about1,500 people, said Maisch.

For St. Patricks Day this year, GSB will makeits fourth sequential appearance in the annualBay Shore parade, once again employing localband Tradewinds to perform on the float. Thisyear the float will be bigger, and the band isgoing to be huge, tons of horns, two or threesaxes, a drum kit, and more, said Maisch. When

asked about his own beer preferences, Maischsaid, My favorite bounces around because weare doing a ton of one-off brews lately, but nowit's got to be our spring seasonal 'Hopsy Daisy'Session IPA. For more information, visit great-southbaybrewery.com, or call (631) 392-8472.

Long Ireland Brewing Co. has made hugewaves in the local beer scene in recent years,expanding both their selection and their reach.

This year, Long Irelands flagship Celtic Ale andother batches can be tasted at the Spring CraftBeer Festival. Brewery president Greg Martincontinues to retain a noble mindset when itcomes to events at his brewery, however. Wereally dont do anything special at the brewery[for St. Patricks Day] because we dont like totake away from the bars and restaurants thatserve our beer, he said. Non-holidays, on theother hand, seem to be fair game for breweryevents: We [just held] a Whiskey Weekend onFebruary 21 and 22. We had been aging some ofthese beers for up to a year in whiskey barrels.Weve had six beers aging over the last year.Some are really strong on the whiskey taste, andsome are more subtle.

When asked about his personal favorite ofLong Irelands beers, Martin found it difficult tochoose. Its kind of like kids depends whatday of the week it is and whos pissing me off.Im a mood drinker; I change with the seasons.He latered noted : If I had to give the old desertisland analogy, Id have to say our Extra SpecialBitter. For more information, visit longireland-brewing.com or call (631) 403-4303.

Spider Bite Brewing Company is a smallerLong Island brewery, but is not one whichshould be underestimated. Conceived in 2008,Spider Bites unique beers including the crisp

flagship First BitePale Ale canalready be foundboth in bottle andon tap across LongIsland and in NewYork City. If thesuds of thisHolbrook breweryare still yet to betasted, you will beable to do so atNassau Coliseumlater this month.Larry Goldstein owner, brewmasterand co-founder of Spider Bite was enthusiasticto report the near-completion of Spider Bitestasting room: Probably in three months or so,when its completed, we will be having livemusic and hosting brewery crawls and thingslike that. Make sure to try Goldsteins personalfavorite, Boris the Spider (Russian ImperialStout) during any visit. For more information,visit spiderbitebeer.com or call (631) 942-3255.

With the multitude of craft breweries poppingup all over Long Island, one may wonder if thereis any room for more. Lauri and Matt Spitz, thehusband-and-wife co-owners of MoustacheBrewing Company, are aiming to pave theirway into the crowded craft beer market.Moustache does not yet have an open tastingroom and will not be participating in this yearsSpring Craft Beer Festival. However, Lauri andher mustachioed husband have made theirEveryman's Porter and One Drop Pale Ale,among other batches, surprisingly accessible byselling growlers every Saturday from 11 am to 3pm at the Riverhead Indoor Winter FarmersMarket.

As a longtime brewer and beer enthusiast,Lauri Spitz had a tough time choosing a favorite.That's such a hard question; its like askingwhich kid is your favorite. I'm really into old ales right now, and anything barrel-aged.Matt is a big hop head and loves a good IPA,too. Not to let the season slip away from them,Lauri added, We're working on a Dry Irish Stout for [St. Patricks Day]. For more information, visit moustachebrewing.com or call (631) 591-3250.

By Joe Lopergalo

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Blue Point Goes National: Some arecalling it the end of an era; otherscant hold their applause. Earlier thismonth, Long Islands beloved BluePoint Brewery announced its purchase by beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev after being independently operated for morethan 15 years. The local craft beerplanted its seeds in Patchogue in1998, and despite the transfer of ownership, is slated to stay there.Blue Point founders Mark Burfordand Peter Cotter are expected to closethe deal within the first quarter of2014.

In a statement, Luiz Edmond chief executive of the U.S. arm ofAnheuser-Busch InBev said, As wewelcome Blue Point into theAnheuser-Busch family ofbrands, welook forward toworking withMark and Peterto acceleratethe growth ofthe Blue Pointportfolio andexpand to newmarkets, whilepreserving theheritage andinnovation ofthe brands. So, why thecries of treach-ery from oneside and theoutpouring ofcongratulationsfrom the other?As of now, thefounders of thebrewery will bestaying onboard to over-see productionand will stillhave a huge hand in what goes on atthe home base. Unfortunately, thereality is that we as consumers dontknow for sure what this means forLong Islands oldest brewery andfor ourselves.

The most positive aspect could be:More Blue Point at lower prices. It isno secret that Anheuser-Busch is thelargest beer mogul in the country andone of the biggest on the planet. Thatmeans big money that can be used toupgrade the brewery and supportnationwide distribution, leavingmore time and income to conceiveand finance new brews. Of course,Blue Point has been tied in withAnheuser-Busch via Clare Rose foryears as far as east coast distributionis concerned, and much of the beeryou drink has actually been brewedin upstate Saratoga Springs for sometime now. This transaction, however,yields a further reach. Corporate dis-tribution brings with it the ability todrink favorites like Toasted Lager,Hoptical Illusion, or Rastafar-Ryewhile youre visiting your relatives

across the nation. Of course, there are pitfalls with

any sellout story. Mass productionsometimes makes for less attentionbeing paid to quality. Blue Point soldmore than 60,000 barrels last year,and that number will undoubtedlyskyrocket once the beer is in thehands of the giant. It would be naiveto assume that quality will not beaffected, even if its only slightly. Wewouldnt worry about a Bud LightBlueberry or a Budweiser DoubleWhite just yet (though by all means,hope against it).

Some fans seem to believe thatLong Island has somehow lost itshometown hero. The situation is akinto watching your favorite local bandget picked up by Warner or Sony;

you supportthe band andyou want tosee them domake it,but at thesame timeyou canthelp butargue thatthey werebetter whenthey wereplaying barsand base-ments.That is con-ceivably thereason muchof the Islandis up in arms.It has alwaysbeen withunrelentingpride that aLong Islandcraft beerdrinkerwould travelout of state to

try new brews, only to tell anyonewhod listen how they simply musttaste Blue Point. Ive done it; youvedone it; weve all done it. Somehow,the magic of that sentiment is lostnow. However, one can always bragabout how it all started here; howthere was a time when the only placeyou could taste a Sour CherryImperial Stout was right here in ourown backyard.

There are many other breweriesthat remain (for now) exclusivelylocal. Dont pass up a chance to tryGreenport Harbor Brewing, SpiderBite Beer Co., Long Ireland BeerCompany, Port Jeff BrewingCompany or the soon-to-be estab-lished Mustache Brewing Co. BluePoint was and is the oldest and mostsuccessful brewery in the region, butit is also not the only option. So whenyou travel now, you can brag abouthow you helped drink Blue Pointinto the big leagues and how youstill have so many delicious hometown heroes. Joe Lopergalo

BEER & SPIRITS


Who: Rorie Kelly is a young veteran singer/songwriter who hasperformed at virtually every topvenue in Long Island for the pastseveral years. An honest and emotive stylist, Kelly most recentlyreleased a live disc, Sincerely Live;shell perform on March 20 atCinema Arts Centre in Huntingtonin a Hard Luck Caf concert.

The Artists & Her Sound: FromKellys official bio: Rorie Kelly is asmall redheaded tornado of sound.Her aggressive acoustic guitar stylecomplements raw, powerhousevocals to pack a serious punch. First-time listeners often comment, I can't

believe that voice came out of thatbody.

Rorie has been making musicsince her teenage years and wasstrongly influenced by the tell-all,stream-of-consciousness songwritingstyle of the 90s. Growing up, I waslistening to Liz Phair, AlanisMorisette, and Ben Folds Five along-side Joni Mitchell and The Beatles,she says. That's where my founda-tion comes from as a musician.

Rorie's debut album, Wish UponA Bottlecap, was released in late2010 ... Her songwriting caught theear of radio host Garrison Leykham(who commissioned her to write thetheme song for his documentaryComic on a Half Shell), and theSolarfest Songwriting Competition,where she placed in the Top 10 in2013. Later that year, Rorie releaseda performance album titled Sincerely Live, featuring knockoutperformances of fan favorites as well as some of the new tunesthat had accumulated since therelease of Wish Upon ABottlecap.

Rorie is currently performing frequently in the northeast, writing constantly, and getting very little sleep indeed. Next up?Crazy amounts of shows and a second studio album, says thesinger/songwriter.

To Learn More About The Artist:Log on to roriekelly.com.

RorieKelly

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Photos Provided By The ArtistsAnd Their Representatives;

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65th Shakespeare FestivalJohn Cranford Adams

Playhouse, HofstraUniversity, Hempstead

Through March 16 (516) 463-6644

Tickets.comThis year's Festival featuresShakespeare's The Comedy Of Errors,based on the Roman comedy byPlautus and the inspiration for the1930s musical The Boys From

Syracuse. This production marks onlythe third time in the Festivals historythat the farces has been performed onthe Hofstra stage. This year marks the450th anniversary of Shakespearesbirth.

Dance Theatre Of HarlemStaller Center

Stony Brook UniversityMarch 22 at 8 PM

(631) 632-ARTS [2787]stallercenter.com

This storied dance company an

international sensation consists of18 racially diverse dance artists whoperform an eclectic and demanding repertoire at the highest level of theircraft.

On the program is New Bach (anhomage to George Balanchine),When Love, Dancing On TheHorizon, and the rousing Return,choreographed for 12 dancers featuring the music of of R&B andsoul music legends Aretha Franklinand James Brown.

An Evening With The StarsOf Doo-Wop &

Rock & RollTilles Center forthe Performing

ArtsLIU Post,

BrookvilleMarch 15 at 7 PM

(516) 299- 3100tillescenter.org

A huge lineup of rock& roll legends takesstage as famed emceeDon K. Reed introduces such influential and eternalartists as Herb Reed'sPlatters (Smoke Gets

In Your Eyes, Only You, TheGreat Pretender, My Prayer, ImSorry, Twilight Time, Youve GotThe Magic Touch), The Four Aces(Love Is A Many SplendoredThing), Emil Stucchio & The Classics(Till Then,), longtime area favoriteGary U.S. Bonds (Quarter To Threeand a pair of Bruce Springsteen-produced hit albums in the 1980s),Johnny Tillotson (Poetry InMotion), La La Brooks, the originallead singer of The Crystals (Da DooRon Ron), and Marty G & The G Men.

Good Times Magazine - March 11 - 24, 2014

PAC TRACK The Biggest Events At Area Performing Arts Centers & Theaters

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The Sochi Winter Olympics turnedout to be a nightmare for localhockey fans. The worst news: NewYork Islanders center John Tavares,the teams franchise player, broke hisleg playing for Team Canada in itsgame against Latvia. He will be gonefor the rest of the season, and whoknows if hell be the dominant playerthat he was prior to to the injurywhen he returns. Islanders generalmanager Garth Snow was so tickedoff that he stated that Olympics officials should compensate Islandersticket holders for what now appearsto be a doomed season. Of course,Snow would have had higher moralground had he not whined in lateJanuary about the decision of TeamUSA to bypass Kyle Okposo.

The USA mens hockey team lostin the semi-finals to Canada 1-0; the USA team thenphoned it in for the next days bronze medal consolation game as they were destroyed byFinland, 5-0. My guess is that the Americans wouldhave forfeited that game if they could have.

The worst moment for the US in Sochi camewhen the American womens hockey team lost toCanada in the gold medal game once again. Thistime, the US blew a 2-0 lead with four minutes leftin the game, though they were victimized by badofficiating down the stretch. Nonetheless, champions find ways to persevere, and the U.S.clearly wasnt up to the challenge. The most disgraceful aspect once the smoke cleared was theamount of pathetic patronizing on the part of both

social media and themainstream press,who raved aboutwhat a great game itwas. They tried everywhich way to avoidsaying that HillaryKnight and companychoked, and lambasted anyonewho had the temerityto express that opinion. If womenssports is going to betaken seriously, thenthe players cant betreated like five year-olds playing T-ball.The media has to bewilling to level thesame criticisms at

female athletes as they routinely do to their malecounterparts.

After seeing what happened to Plaxico Burressa few years ago and Ray Rice just the weekbefore how stupid could NewYork Knicks guardRaymond Felton be to allegedly possess an unlicensed gun in New York City? This isnt LosAngeles, where a perp walk is considered seriouspunishment for a celebrity who breaks the law.Felton will have to be David Copperfield or a modern Houdini to avoid a prison sentence.

The calendar had not even turned to Marchwhen the New York Mets faced their first seriousinjury of the 2014 season: Pitcher Jon Niese wasrushed back to New York City after complaining

about a dead throwing arm. This sounds eerily similar to Johan Santana after his no-hitter in June 2012.

Normally, players who had bad years sheepishly admit in spring training that they had

an injury that kept them from performing theirbest, and it is the sportswriters who react withskepticism at what appears to be a lame excuse.There was a role reversal in Port St. Lucie when theMets opened camp, as first baseman Ike Davis waslivid that New York Post beat writer Mike Puma


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Belmontes Biggest Moment: It was the type ofperformance that will be talked about for years,as the Australian two-handed sensation JasonBelmonte, the sports biggest star, somehow, someway became an even bigger sensation by winningthe USBC Masters at Brunswick Zone CarolierLanes in North Brunswick, New Jersey on February23. If for some reason you didnt see the finals onESPN, subscribe to Xtra Frame and take a look atthe video there its one of the most incredible tournament finals youll ever see.

The hard facts and figures dont even tell theentire story. Sure, Belmonte became the first bowlerin almost 50 years to successfully defend a USBCMasters title; he won $50,000 for his efforts; he hadto run the entire stepladder finals to win. All headlines in their own right but those accomplishments were actually dwarfed by thedrama of the afternoon, as Belmonte was both brilliant and, to be blunt, awful all at the same time.

This tournament is so difficult to win,Belmonte told PBA.com and the assembled media.I always have high expectations for myself, but togo down in history as the third one and first in 50

years to win back-to-back is a huge honor.

In the first game of the stepladder,Belmonte needed to convert two nearly impossible splits back-to-backto defeat the game lefty RyanCiminelli who converted his owntough split just moments afterBelmontes double dip. The secondmatch saw gritty Tom Smallwooduncharacteristically miss three sparesin route to his loss, even at a time

when Bemonte started to experience serious troublefinding the pocket. The semi-final saw Belmonteeke out a victory over the resurgent MichaelHaugen Jr., 235-234, by rolling a spare and theexact nine count he needed in his last shot.

For the final match against Rookie of theYear E.J. Tackett, Belmonte made a ball changeto the versatile Storm UpRoar, and that seemedto be the difference maker as the strikes cameback while Tackett had trouble carrying. It allled to a 221-177 win for Belmonte in a grueling,teeth-gnashing fashion.

Again: If you didnt see this one, make surethat you do, as a more exciting event has neverbeen rolled. And while Belmonte has alreadycemented his status as an innovator andcrossover sports superstar, this type of performance will only add to his alreadyincredible legacy its got to be seen to bebelieved.

LIBGT Winners: Brad Morris of Bayside one of many current bowlers who roll thumbless emerged as the winner of the LIGBT tournament atSouth Levittown Lanes on February 16, earningone of the current tours top payoffs with $1,500.

Others finishing on the Top 10 include DanielGoldberg of Douglaston; Ricky Sun of JacksonHeights; Rich Perrotti of Levittown; Bobby Wunschof East Meadow; Rob Foerster of East Meadow;George Williams of Jamaica; Ed Passaro ofHicksville; Gary Paulsen of Massapequa; and JasonNicholas of Wantagh.

To become a LIBGT member or participate inupcoming tournaments, log on to ligbtour.com.

Herrill Highs: Here are some recent USBC-sanc-tioned high league scores from Herrill Lanes inNew Hyde Park: Larry Dimitriou 710 series;Jeanine Musacchio 224 and 686 series; FrankSequino 278; Kathy Chernow 660 series; Tommy

Genova Sr. 703 series; Bonnie Gortler 760 series;Danny Goldberg 707 series; Fred Wiebelt 705 seriesGregg DeAngelo 714 series; Jennifer DeVoti 225;Sylvia Abanes 204; JoAnne Perry 203; BonnieGortler 203; Jen Madden 600 series; Bob Morga 707 series; Peter Vassel 738 series.

BOWLING By Bob Smith Photos: Jason Belmonte courtesy PBA, LLC; LIGBT winner courtesy LIGBT

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reported that he did not disclose a back injury tomanagement last year. The truth is that I justsucked last year and I wont make excuses,responded Davis.

The media reacted like a bunch of eight year-olds at the news that New York Yankees shortstopDerek Jeter would be calling it a career after 2014.There was a ton of idiotic columns written aboutwhether he is the second greatest Yankee of all-timeor the fifth or the eighth or whatever but littlewas written about what Jeter would like to do inhis post-baseball life. He surprised many by sayingthat he has always had an interest in publishing,and will have his own imprint at Simon & Schuster.It would be nice if Jeter could revive the publicationof sports titles, because the major publishers havegreatly reduced the number of sports books duringthe last decade.

More publishing: A book worth reading is Leigh

Steinbergs memoir, The Agent: My 40-Year CareerMaking Deals And Changing The Game (St.Martins Press). Steinberg, the inspiration for the1996 Tom Cruise film Jerry Maguire, delivers abehind-the-scenes tour of the world of athlete representation as he provides lots of anecdotal stories about Steve Young, Troy Aikman, andWarren Moon. The big disappointment is thatSteinberg doesnt give a lot of detail about whatfueled the alcoholism that destroyed both his busi-ness and personal life. Steinberg is trying to revivehis career as an agent, and was visible at the SuperBowl media headquarters.

CBS surprised the football world by shaking upits pregame show, The NFL Today. Gone are veterans Dan Marino and Shannon Sharpe; takingtheir place will be recently retired tight end andfuture Hall of Famer Tony Gonzales and former Jetslinebacker Bart Scott. CBS was happy with Scottswork for the CBS Sports Networks That OtherPregame Show. Ironically, a lot of Jets beat writersfound Scott surly when he played because he didnot like answering clichd questions. I found him tobe quite refreshing when I asked him about hisappearance in the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, Broke, in which he detailed whyathletes often squander their lucrative salaries.

The annual New York International Toy Fairtook place at the Javits Center two weeks ago.Franklin Sports displayed its new plastic ball apparatus, MLB Superstar Batter 2 in 1, that allowsplayers to hit off a tee or to hit a moving ball fungo-style by stepping on a petal. San Antonio Spurspoint guard Tony Parker introduced his Maverixskateboard to the American market after successfully launching it in his native France last

July. Zing Toys was ahead of The Hunger Gameswhen it came to archery, as it has long been a man-ufacturer of kid-safe bow and arrow target practiceproducts; its latest is the Zing Zano Bow. WorldWrestling Entertainment made an impact at ToyFair, as Wicked Cool Toys and Mattel had line s ofWWE action figures and related products, whileUSAopoly is launching a Monopoly-style gamewith WWE wrestlers. Spalding has created awastepaper basketball made out of a basketballhoop and netting. Its the official receptacle of theWPBA: Waste Paper Basketball Association!

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Emily Kinney:From Zombies To New FolkThe Walking Deads Emily Kinneyis touring in support of her newest EP,Expired Love, that was released latelast year. When she isnt fending offzombies in her role as Beth Greene onthe hit AMC show, the 28-year oldNebraska native is crafting her ownoriginal folk sound. Kinney recentlydrew raves for her performance at herdebut appearance at The Mint in LosAngeles on February 28.

A Nebraska native, Kinney studiedtheater at Nebraska WesleyanUniversity and New York University,staying in New York City to pursueher acting and music career. Kinneyworked in theater off-Broadway andregionally before landing a role onBroadway in the musical adaptationof Spring Awakening. In 2011, shereleased her debut EP, BlueToothbrush, and started working onThe Walking Dead. Learn more atemilykinneymusic.com.

On TheRun:GreyhoundsAre BackGreyhounds haveconfirmed theirArdent Musicdebut with theirnew album,Accumulator, outApril 8. It's an 11-song collection ofrich, rootsy soulby the Austin,Texas-based duo.The self-pro-duced album features AnthonyFarrell on keysand AndrewTrube on guitaras they trade offvocals fromFarrell's huskyfunk to Trube'seerie twang.

Greyhoundswill kick off anational tour atSXSW, and playJoe's Pub in NewYork City

on April 18. Tour dates andmore: greyhoundsmusic.com.

Farrell and Trube met whenthe former answered a classi-fied ad in LA Weekly for akeyboardist. They subse-quently relocated to Trube'snative Texas, playing residen-cies at Austin's ContinentalClub and recording and tour-ing as members of JJ Grey'sband, Mofro. Last fall,Greyhounds signed withArdent Music in Memphis,the label that launched BigStar and is home to the leg-endary Ardent Studios, where every-one from Leon Russell and ZZ Top toThe White Stripes and R.E.M. haverecorded.

Suzy Bogguss:Looking A Bit HaggardCountry music legend Suzy Boggussdidn't set out to craft a Merle

Haggard tribute record.Some might call thatserendipity; she just callsit "Lucky."

"He really is the poet ofthe common man," saidBogguss of her newalbum, Lucky; she kickedoff her career with 1989'sSomewhere Between, herdebut album named afterone of Haggard's earlysongs. "Not every artisthas music that is as universal as Merle's. It's pretty heavy-duty stuff, and I think that's why to somany of us who sing and write songs,he's such a king among us."

Bogguss dove deep into Haggard'scatalog, taking care to hold on to thatoriginal vision of finding songs thatresonated with her, not just pullingout and recycling the hits. The resultis an acoustic record with vibe, featuring the classics "Silver Wings,""The Bottle Let Me Down," "If WeMake It Through December," and "IThink I'll Just Stay Here And Drink,"and many more.

Lucky is now available wherevermusic is sold. Bogguss is expected toperform live shows in support of thenew effort.

Sam Roberts Band:Canadians To Tour U.S.On February 15, The Sam RobertsBand one of Canada's most popularrock acts for more than a decade, yetpretty much unknown in the lower48 made their American morningtelevision debut on CBS ThisMorning. Finally, things seem to bebreaking right for the charismaticRoberts and crew in America; theysold out their current tour opening onFebruary 11 at Mercury Lounge, andthey recently released an acoustic version of their new sin-gle, "We're All In ThisTogether," from theiralbum Lo-Fantasy, aspart of Paper BagRecords Sessions videoseries.

Throughout it all,Roberts' lyrics on Lo-Fantasy grapple withgreater questions ofidentity and self-discov-ery in the modern age."That's the test of a rock& roll song or a pop

song to me," said Roberts. "It's to confront those issues in three or fourminutes, to get to a place where themusic itself helps bring you towardssome enlightenment, or at least someresolution to those big questions."

The Old 97sReady To Roll AnewThe Old 97's heralded as the nextbig thing two decades back in a prediction that didnt quite live up tothe bands initial hype have confirmed the April 29 release of theirnew album and ATO debut, MostMessed Up, a revealing 12-track meditation on 20 years in music thatfinds them at their raucous, boozybest. Recorded in Austin and

produced by SalimNourallah, Most MessedUp also features guestappearances by TommyStinson (TheReplacements, Guns N' Roses) and Jon Rauhouse (NekoCase) on lap steel.

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likes to inhabit: men who possess anappetite for indulgence and won't leta few bad decisions get in the way ofa good story ("There's a lot of darkness hidden in this record,"Miller explained).

The Old 97's emerged from Dallas20 years ago at the forefront of amusical movement blending rootsy,country-influenced songwriting withpunk rock energy. Theyre consideredamong the godfathers of todaysreturn to rootsy sounds.

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SuffolkOpen Mic Night w/Mike "The Godfather"Clemente O'Reilly's Pub (Oakdale)Open Jam w/George Cintron & RobDeMartino Katies of SmithtownAcoustic Open Mic Nite hosted by David JonPaisley 50 Yard Line (West Babylon)Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James)Open Mic with Dan Acosta & DJ Harry-Oke The Thirsty Scholar (Holbrook)The Cogs Singles Open Jam Gator Blue(East Islip)Paul Mahas Dockers Waterside (Quogue)InterRObang Productions present Open MicNight Amityville Music Hall (Amityville)Dropkick Murphys The Paramount(Huntington)Tantric/Life After Death/Born Of Scars Revolution (Amityville)

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30 Years Of Def JamUniversal Music Group is celebrating the 30th anniversary

of Def Jam, the label credited with spreading rap from anunderground phenomenon to a worldwide movement, alongwith its founders, Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons. Hip-hophas been a tireless engine of change in American and globalculture. For 30 years, many of the greatest names in rap andits many forms LL Cool J, The Beastie Boys, Rihanna,Kanye West, Public Enemy, Jay-Z Rick Ross, Jeezy, Ludacris,The Roots, Nas, and dozens more have recorded for DefJam. Today's roster includes Frank Ocean, Jhene Aiko, and 2Chainz. "It's hard to believe it was 30 years ago when wefirst put the Def Jam logo on a hip-hop recording at an NYUdormitory, wrote Rubin and Simmons. Since that time wehave seen this homegrown American music grow from alocal underground scene to a worldwide phenomenon.

Movers, Shakers, & The Hottest News

Jillian Michaels On A MissionFitness guru, model, and TV star Jillian Michaels isalmost as hot as Long Island Medium TheresaCaputo when it comes to live appearances. Michaelshas already packed NYCB Theatre in Westbury witha motivational live appearance; next, she'll capturehearts and mind son April 27 at The Beacon Theatrein New York City. Tickets: ticketmaster.com.

Gainsbourg Covers Hendrix Because/Elektra artist Charlotte

Gainsbourg joins the list of prestigiousnames who have interpreted the JimiHendrix classic, Hey Joe. Her version will appear on the soundtrackof Lars Von Triers anticipated newfeature film, Nymphomaniac. Veteran rock/progressive artist Beck,who has collaborated with Gainsbourgin the past namely for her albumsIRM and Stage Whisper producedthis new version of the rock chestnut.

Nymphomaniac marks the thirdtime von Triers has worked withGainsbourg. After Antichrist (2009)and Melancholia (2011), Gainsbourgnow returns as the leading role Joein his latest movie, which will bereleased as two feature-length films;release dates were TBA at press time.

Saturn, The Matt Sharps, Soul to Squeeze Revolution (Amityville)Freebird/Seven Turns 89 North (Patchogue)Jellyband Grey Horse Tavern (Bayport)Joe Delia & The Thieves/Decadia StephenTalkhouse (Amagansett)Big Laughs in Bay Shore Boulton Center(Bay Shore)Alchemy Intl Presents We Stand Tall ZebraClub (Copiague)

NYC/QueensPJ Rasmussen New CD "Adventures inFlight" Shapeshifter Lab (Brooklyn)Sweet Licks with DJ Souljah & DJ Marcus Tillman's (NYC)HIM 2014 U.S. Tour Irving Plaza (NYC)Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular The WellmontTheater (NYC)An Evening with The Yacht Rock Revue -Gramercy Theatre (NYC)The Allman Brothers Band Beacon Theatre(NYC)Excision/Dirtyphonics,/ill./Gates Best BuyTheater (NYC)Dana Fuchs The Highline Ballroom (NYC)Ambrose Akinmusire Project Jazz Standard(NYC)Yum's The Word w/host Robin Gelfeinbien The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge (NYC)Saved By The 90s/The Bayside Tigers LePoisson Rouge (NYC)

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SuffolkThree Huntington Library (Huntington)Open Mic hosted by Foreverman & JoeBrown Mug's Pub (Smithtown)Rob Schneider The Paramount (Huntington)Fallen Angel /Bottoms Up Napper Tandy'sPub (Miller Place)Double Play/DJ Anthony Napper Tandy'sPub (Northport)St. Patrick's Boogie Bash Revolution(Amityville)The Queens of Pure Country starring JosieWaverly Patchogue TheatreVoodoo Child (Tribute to Jimi Hendrix)/Moss Crooked Rail (East Northport)Port City/Green or Blue/ApproachingTroy,/Velvet Runaways/The Natives/TheNihilistics Revolution(Amityville)Dead OnLive/SoundSwell/GratefulGirls 89 North(Patchogue)Phil Gardner &Friends GreyHorse Tavern(Bayport)Harpers Ferry Bulldog(Amityville)Second Shift StephenTalkhouse (Amagansett)Dan Bern/Grant Lee Phillips Boulton Center(Bay Shore)

NYC/QueensThe Allman Brothers Band Beacon Theatre(NYC)The Fab Faux The Wellmont Theater (NYC)Excision//Dirtyphonics/ill./Gates Best BuyTheater (NYC)Ambrose Akinmusire Project Jazz Standard(NYC)

More Than Enough w/Elite Camp DJs TheGallery at Le Poisson Rouge (NYC)Carnage (5 pm) - Pacha U18 (NYC)Carnage (8 pm) Terminal 5 (NYC)Carnage (11 pm) Marquee (NYC)Back to the 80s Show w/Jessie's Girl LePoisson Rouge (NYC)

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NYC/QueensMichael Smith City Winery (NYC)Open Mic w/Anthony Gibney Diving Bell(Sunnyside)Bossa Nova Brunch S.O.B.'s (NYC)Tony Middleton Trio Jazz Brunch KitanoNew York Hotel (NYC)Comedy with Hannibal Buress KnittingFactory (Brooklyn)HIM 2014 U.S. Tour Irving Plaza (NYC)Hawkwind/Familiar Looking Strangers Gramercy Theatre (NYC)Enjambre The Highline Ballroom (NYC)Ambrose Akinmusire Project Jazz Standard(NYC)Funkbox w/resident DJ Tony Touch TheGallery at Le Poisson Rouge (NYC)Baby Loves Disco Le Poisson Rouge (NYC)

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SuffolkOpen Mic Night w/Kenn Village Lanterne(Lindenhurst)Open Mic w/Dave Drew The Bartini Bar(Babylon)Open Mic Comedy Show Fin's Pub(Oakdale)Ed Deacy Napper Tandy's Pub (Northport)Acoustic Jam Crooked Rail (East Northport)

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Tuesday, March 18NassauJazz Jam Session Walk Street Tavern (NewHyde Park)Rickey Roche Paddy's Loft (Massapequa)Body & Soul City Caf (Garden City)Songwriters Roundtable hosted by 42nd &Nelson K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)

SuffolkOpen Mic Night w/Mike "The Godfather"Clemente O'Reilly's Pub (Oakdale)Open Jam w/George Cintron & RobDeMartino Katies of SmithtownAcoustic Open Mic Nite hosted by David JonPaisley 50 Yard Line (West Babylon)Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar (Saint James)Open Mic with Dan Acosta + DJ Harry-Oke The Thirsty Scholar (Holbrook)The Cogs Singles Open Jam Gator Blue(East Islip)Paul Mahas Dockers Waterside (Quogue)InterRObang Productions present Open MicNight Amityville Music Hall (Amityville)Suburban Legends, Eli Whitney & The SoundMachine Revolution (Amityville)

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SuffolkOpen Mic hosted by Foreverman & JoeBrown Mug's Pub (Smithtown)Randy Jackson & Snakes & Arrows Napper Tandy's Pub (Miller Place)Patchogue Folk Festival: SuzanneVega/others Patchogue TheatreToxic Shock/Klank/Plague Nation EvenFlow (Bay Shore)Curb Side & Friends Napper Tandy'sPub (Northport)One Hot Night (Neil Diamond Tribute) CM Performing Arts Center (Oakdale)O El Amore/The Ronald Reagans 89North (Patchogue)The Growlers Grey Horse Tavern(Bayport)Rattlesnake Dawn Bulldog (Amityville)Celtic Cross/LHT Stephen Talkhouse(Amagansett)Bettye LaVette Boulton Center (BayShore)

NYC/QueensThe Allman Brothers Band BeaconTheatre (NYC)Mayday Madison Square Garden (NYC)The Sound of Animals Fighting w/Unwed

Sailor Best Buy Theater (NYC)SF Jazz Collective: 10th Anniversary Tour Jazz Standard (NYC)I Love Vinyl w/DJ Scribe, Jon Oliver, OP!,Amir, Ge-ology & Shawn Dub TheGallery at Le Poisson Rouge (NYC)Ninet Tayeb/How To Dress Well/ForestSwords w/Jefre Cantu-Ledesma/Back tothe 80s Show w/Jessie's Girl Le PoissonRouge (NYC)Gary Numan Webster Hall (NYC)

Sunday, March 23NassauCarolyn Harding Trio Jazz Brunch Diletto's Restaurant (Westbury)

Tree House StudiosOpen Mic Ziggy'sCorner (Massapequa)Rich Walker TheBrokerage (Bellmore)Brian McGeough Grillfire (Merrick)PrunebellySyndromeFundraiser K.J.Farrell's (Bellmore)

SuffolkSunday Jazz Jamfeat. Melody Rose Declan Quinn's (BayShore)Bobby Sexton/DonSands R&B Jam Picollo (Huntington)Open Mic Comiskey Park Bar(Saint James)Paul Mahas Dockers Waterside

(Quogue)The Paul McKenna Band University Caf(Stony Brook University)Blameshift Amityville Music HallMark Phillips Napper Tandy's Pub(Northport)Tribal Seeds, New Langston, Inna Vision- Revolution (Amityville)The Mantras/Fikus/Tauk 89 North(Patchogue)Naomi Shelton + Gospel Queens GreyHorse Tavern (Bayport)

NYC/QueensOpen Mic w/Anthony Gibney DivingBell (Sunnyside)Bossa Nova Brunch S.O.B.'s (NYC)Tony Middleton Trio Jazz Brunch KitanoNew York Hotel (NYC)Comedy with Hannibal Buress KnittingFactory (Brooklyn)SF Jazz Collective: 10th Anniversary Tour Jazz Standard (NYC)

Monday, March 24NassauIndustry Night Allegria Hotel (LongBeach)Open Mic hosted by The Reflectors Connolly Station (Malverne)Open Mic & Jam K.J. Farrell's (Bellmore)

SuffolkOpen Mic Night w/Kenn VillageLanterne (Lindenhurst)Open Mic w/Dave Drew The Bartini Bar(Babylon)Open Mic Comedy Show Fin's Pub(Oakdale)Acoustic Jam Crooked Rail (EastNorthport)

NYC/QueensJam with Richie Cannata The Bitter End(NYC)Kneebody Highline Ballroom (NYC)Open Jazz Jam Session Kitano New YorkHotel (NYC)Open Mic Jazz w/The Jon Weiss Trio Cleopatra's Needle (NYC)Mingus Big Band Jazz Standard (NYC)


Tricia Yearwood - March 14NYCB Theatre at Westbury

TTyy DDoollllaa $$iiggnn:: RRiicchh AAss IInn SSuuppeerr BBuussyyAtlantic recording artist Ty Dolla $ign recently issued his major

label debut, Beach House EP, now available everywhere. The EPincludes the hit single Paranoid (feat. B.o.B), which currently is broiling hot on the iTunes charts, as well as the Billboard scans and anyother way hit sounds are tabulated. Born Tyrone Griffin, Ty Dolla $ignhas been an in-demand writer, producer, and featured artist since helming YGs 2010 smash, Toot It and Boot It (feat. Ty Dolla $ign),and went on to work with such other genre superstars as Trey Songz("Fumble"), B.o.B ("HeadBand feat. 2Chainz"), and the superstar duoof Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg ("Young, Wild & Free featuring BrunoMars"). The latter went on to be nominated for "Best Rap Song" at the55th Grammy Awards.


STARGAZINGCCrruuee SSaayyss GGooooddbbyyee TToo YYoouuWe know what you're thinking:Motley Crue didn't break up yearsago? Regardless, the graying hairrockers are going all-in for theirFinal Tour, which will touch downat Nikon at Jones Beach Theater onAugust 29 (ticketmaster.com).When it comes to putting together anew show, we always push the envelope, and thats part of MotleyCrues legacy, said Nikki Sixx. Asfar as letting on to what were doing,that would be like finding out whatyoure getting for Christmas beforeyou open the presents. We think in anage of too much information, wedlike to keep some surprises close toour chest until we launch the FinalTour. We'll let one cat out of the bag:Alice Cooper will open. NNoott YYoouurr AAvveerraaggee PPoopp SSiinnggeerr

Los Angeles-based songstress pennybirdrabbit released her new EP,For Love, via Big Beat on February14. Having gained critical and popular notoriety for her featuredvocals on EDM star Skrillex's "All IAsk Of You," Penny (for short; wedont know how else to describe herin a single column width) is nowstriking out on her own. The vocalistshowcases her singular style with acollection of five vocal melodies, produced by Young & Sick. The new effort is available via iTunes,Amazon, and wherever music is sold.

Movers, Shakers, & The Hottest NewsPhoto: Ty Dolla $ign by Musashi Ono

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Billy Joel: Playing The Garden ... Forever?At press time, Madison Square Garden Entertainment

announced that Billy Joel added an incredible 12th show tohis residency at MSG on December 18. Joel kicked off hisfranchise run at MSG on January 27, and will perform ashow a month for as long as there is demand; tickets are atticketmaster.com, but act quickly; All previously announcedshows sold out in a flash. In 2006, Joel set a Madison SquareGarden record by becoming the first solo artist to sell out 12consecutive shows on a single tour, a feat memorialized bythe first-time raising of a banner dedicated to a musical per-former. MSG now offers a visual history of Joel and hismany Garden performances through a scrollable timelinefeaturing archival images, video insights from the aritst,sharable images and lyrics, plus direct links for ticketing.Visit billyjoelmsg.com for more information. Join the conversation at #BillyJoelMSG.

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By George: The Boy Is Back In TownFormer Culture Club singer and LGBT icon BoyGeorge will embark upon an eight-date NorthAmerican tour in April in support of his new album,This Is What I Do (local date: April 22 at Irving Plazain New York City). The new album features collaborations with producer Youth (Siouxsie & TheBanshees, Primal Scream, The Orb, U2, DepecheMode), as well as a string of guest musicians including DJ Yoda, Kitty Durham (Kitty Daisy &Lewis), Ally McErlaine (Texas/Red Sky July), MCSpee (Dreadzone), and Nizar Al Issa.

Piano Man At Area Cinemas A new film, Elton John: The Million

Dollar Piano, will be screened nationally at more than 700 movie theaters for a two-night event onTuesday, March 18 and Wednesday,March 26 at 7 pm including selectedvenues in Long Island. Captured live from Johns residency at TheColosseum at Caesars Palace in LasVegas, the concert experience featuresmost of Johns classic hits includingRocket Man, Tiny Dancer, YourSong, and more than we can list here,as well behind-the-scenes footage andbiographical highlights from thecourse of Johns lengthy career. Area theaters taking part in thisnationwide music event includeFarmingdale Multiplex Cinemas;College Point Multiplex in Flushing;Hampton Bays 5; Island 16 Cinema DeLux in Holtsville; and WestburyStadium 12.

With the momentum of a majorpre-release nowbehind it, area favoriteturned national supergroupBayside has unleashed itspowerful sixth album, Cult,via Hopeless Records.Following a massive pre-release listening party viaPandora and a rapidly growing batch of positiveearly press, Cult, at presstime, was enjoying a world-wide launch (Singapore, forexample, posted that thealbum ranked at #5 oniTunes Alt Chart Singaporeand #44 overall on iTunesSingapore). Fans can nowpurchase the album fromiTunes and all music stores.

Without missing a single beat andcontinuing to grow bigger with eachsuccessive record, Bayside hasn't letup from their Queen-based bombasticalt-rock that has been their signaturesound since their humble beginnings14 years ago. Their previous five

studio albums (2004's Sirens andCondolences, 2005's Bayside, 2007'sThe Walking Wounded, 2008'sShudder, and 2011's Killing Time)have set the stage for Cult, which canseen as unadulterated and pureBayside. Capitalizing on the searingguitars of Jack O'Shea, the meatybasslines of Nick Ghanbarian, themuscular drumming of ChrisGuglielmo, and Anthony Raneri's distinct and unique vocal stylings,Bayside has always tapped into anaudience that spans decades and

scenes. Returning to the winning production team of Shep Goodman(who had worked with the band pre-viously on their signature albums,Bayside and Walking Wounded), andAaron Accetta (Four Year Strong, HeIs We), Cult embraces their past just

as strongly as their future, creating analbum that at once feels straight-upBayside while also bringing a wholenew invigorating freshness and energy.

From the anthemic opening track"Big Cheese" to the seething firstreleased track "Pigsty" to the intro-spective "Somethings Wrong," Cultshows the band at its ultimate best.Already, critical praise is coming infrom all quarters, and we must agree:Bayside is hitting its stride, showcas-ing newfound maturity to forge a

more completeand roundedsound than everbefore. ThePigsty releasemay turn out tobe the biggestsong of thebands career; itsa rocker in theclassic sensewhile soundinglike nothingthats ever comebefore it.

Baysideremains AnthonyRaneri (guitarsand vocals), Jack

O'Shea (guitar), Christopher J.Guglielmo (drums) and NickGhanbarian (bass). The band returnsto the area on April 4 with a homecoming show at Best BuyTheater in New York City (tickets via ticketmaster.com).

THE GOOD TIMES LIST:UNDERRATED GUITARISTSThe rock world has always been seeking its

next Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton yet, morethan a few amazing players haven't gottentheir due even as fret-happy fans still look forthe next big thing. Pandora these five:

Domenic Troiano: TheCanadian star, who died in2005, had the impossible taskof replacing Joe Walsh in TheJames Gang and (eventually)Randy Bachman in The GuessWho, but he was a master ofjazz, R&B, blues, and evenhard rock like few guitarists

ever. Seek out: War Zone (solo), HadEnough (The James Gang), Long Gone (The Guess Who).

Bill Nelson: The problem with Nelson'scareer is that his best-known band, Be BopDeluxe, never seemed to know what it wantedto be yet, Nelson was as deft and polished asany guitarists of the 1980s: Seek out: The concert disc Live In The Air Age.

Tommy Bolin: Another guitarist bestowedthe impossible task of replacing Walsh in TheJames Gang (and later Richie Blackmore inDeep Purple), Bolin was a rocker at heart butcould play in any style with flash yet withtaste. He died of a reported drug overdose in1976. Seek out: Do It (The James Gang), DeepPurple's album Come Taste The Band.

Son Seals: This Arkansas native began as adrummer, but became one of the hottest bluesguitarists of the 70s and80s; his style was like abrawnier Albert King. Hedied in 2004. Phish performs one of his classicsongs,, Funky Bitch. Seekout: His entire AlligatorRecords catalog.

Keith Strickland:Recently retired from touring, his amazingrhythm guitar work on such B-52s dance classics as Love Shack and Good Stuffputs him in the ranks of the great R&B playersof all time. Amazingly, Strickland also is a converted drummer.

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Keeps GrowingPhoto by Tom Falcone


The brilliant standup comicand social satirist JaneaneGarofalo is certainly no elitist; sheonce stated that she is just a littlejealous of people who don't carewhat goes into their eye hole, earhole, mouth hole.

Darn tootin'. We wish we couldbe that way, too, joyously leapinginto our bucket of bolts to try outevery new fatty snack trumpetedby profits-over-nutrition fast foodjoints. We're sure they're all justwonderful but then again, wedon't have a Morgan SmithGoodwin in our lives; she's thecute redhead all over Wendy'sadvertising who coos Now, that'sbetter! every time someonechows down on some newfangledburger or chicken sandwich ... butreal life ain't that way. Every womanin our lives points at our robust midsections and makes some sort ofsnarky comment about, well, themounds of pure crap we eat. But theTV box told us to!

In all seriousness, what we can'tfathom is who actually prefers aSubway sandwich to a deli-madeactual sub; a Big Mac to a good dineror restaurant hamburger; or PizzaHut to, well, virtually every

independent pizzeria onthe planet, even in PagoPago. The special, limited time offeringsdreamed up by most fastfood chains aren't wortha whole lot, either nutritionally or taste-wise. However, we can be as rationalabout it all we want and it doesn't mean athing people get into

hurries and need to eat quickly, andthat's why most of us grab fast food.There are times when you just haveto eat, and you have to eat something.

Which brings us to February 17 President's Day, as your humbleBountiful Gourmet decided to take aride down Old Country Road, believing two hours past noon was agood time to grab a fast bite. Badmove. Our first warning, whichwe've noted before: The Burger Kingat 409 Old County Road in Westburyis like visiting The Land That TimeForgot you'll try to remember whatyear it is before you get to the frontof the line to enjoy this particularlocation's sloppy, cold food, usually

thrown at you like themorning paper. Avoidthe place like herpes;we left the store asabout 32 people stoodin line staring theBK's rotating foodsigns, and we almostgot napalmed on theway out by youguessed it a frustrated, cursingsenior citizen whocouldn't figure out

how to get ice out of the Coca-ColaFreestyle machine. It was like a personal injury accident at a zoom flume.

So we jumped back in the car andtrudged to the Subway at 890 OldCountry Road in Westbury; by thattime, about a half-hour had gone byand time was a-wastin', so we walkedin, pointed at a sign we saw andcroaked gimme that. That wassomething called a Flatizza, and oh,boy, was it was every bit as good as itsounds. Flatzizza hype at Subway'sown website: Keep your taste budsfresh with our new PepperoniFlatizza! Youll love the supercrispy flatbread, marinara sauce,melty mozzarella cheese and tastypepperoni from the first bite to thelast! Plus, it was only $5, and wewere in a rush.

Our review: Keep your mouth atleast four feet away from any flavorSubway Flatizza! You'll wonder howa flatbread from a toaster comes outsoggier than a bowl of week-oldWeetabix, with the consistency of awet paperback book. You'll marvelhow much the sauce, cheese, andpepperoni taste like the pre-fab stuffyou scarfed down in your grammarschool cafeteria!

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TTrombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue/London SoulsThe Space at Westbury March 21 8 PM

(800) 745-3000 ticketmaster.com thespaceatwestbury.comTroy Trombone Shorty Andrewsmight be the hottest trumpet andtrombone player since the glorydays of his beloved New Orleans but don't think this will be an old-timey concertd experience. Thisheralded musician performs a new-age gumbo of jazz, funk, R&B, rap,and more fun to make a new soundthat's hard to describe but impossi-ble to resist. Think of it: A hosttrombonist in 2014. Find out why inShorty's area debut.

Rob SchneiderThe Paramount,

HuntingtonMarch 15 at 9 PMticketmaster.com

paramountny.comFollowing on the heels of fellowSaturday Night Live cast member Jim Breuer comesSchneider to The Paramount; hesgone on to major film stardomwith headlining roles in the comedy hits Deuce Bigalow: MaleGigolo, The Hot Chick, and TheAnimal. Our favorite was RichardLaymer ( makin copies!) during his SNL stint, an indelible a character as any on the shows long history.

Spank! Harder: The SequelNYCB Theatre at WestburyMarch 23 at 7 PMticketmaster.comThis night of ribald funpicks up whereSpank! The Fifty ShadesParody left off.Matureaudiences,naturally.

Suzanne VegaPatchogue Theatre March 22 8 PM

(631) 207-1313 patchoguetheatre.comVega headlines this year's Patchogue Folk Festival, which alsowill feature Amy Helm and Caroline Doctorow; a free 2 pmLiveIn The Lobby event kicks off things, featuring a stacked lineupincluding Cathy Kreger, Jesse Pagano, Colleen Kattau & SomeGuys, Robert Bruey, Luis Moreno, The Toby Tobias Ensemble,Johnny Zarrow, Laura Meade, and The Jay Scott Trio.

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HD Radio: The Other Format Springs To LifeBiquity Digital Corporation, the

developer of digital HD RadioTechnology for AM and FM audioand data broadcasting, recentlyannounced significant growth in audience, receiver sales and digitalbroadcast services. Some radio fansseem oblivious to the format butHD Radio now seems to be growingby leaps and bounds.

With an annual growth rate ofmore than 150 percent in 2013, listening to stations broadcasting withHD Radio technology in cars hasexceeded three billion hours. This is a

result of the explosive growth of theinstalled base of HD Radio receiversin cars, both factory installed andaftermarket. With 15 million of thealmost 17.5 million digital radiosinstalled in cars and trucks already onthe road, and an estimated additional7.5 million receivers to be added in2014, the number of HD Radioreceivers on America's highways is expected toexceed 22 million by the endof the year. Currently, 2,200stations offer digital broadcastservices to their local audience. These stations collectively account for 78percent of all radio listening in the USA.

As the installed base of HD Radioreceivers rapidly increases, so is lis-tening to HD2/HD3 programming.According to the latest Spring 2013Nielsen Audio Nationwide audienceestimates, more than four million peo-ple listen to an HD2/HD3 channel inan average week. This represents a238 percent increase in AverageQuarter Hour audience from the Fall2011 survey. During the same period,Cume audience (the number ofunique listeners) grew at more than200 percent. Currently, there are 1,475

HD2/HD3 programs offered by digital broadcasters. These are newunique programs made possiblethrough the use of HD Radio broadcast technology.

An example of this new digital programming is the new ClearChannel Media and Entertainment'sNickelodeon channel, called Nick

Radio, which can be heard on digitalHD2/HD3 stations like New York'sWHTZ-HD2.

HD Radio receiver sales growthhas also accelerated, with a new radiosold every six seconds. Almost 17.5million HD Radio receivers have beensold, with over 15 million factory-installed in new cars or auto aftermarket units. This rapidlyexpanding installed base is helpingbroadcast radio retain its dominancein the new digital dashboards. Morethan 200 vehicle brands will includeHD Radio Technology in 2014, half

will be sold as standard equipment;more than 5.5 million HD Radioreceivers were sold in 2013.

This past year also saw the largestSKU count increase in aftermarketHD Radio auto products ever nearlydouble that of 2012. CE unit ship-ments through 2013, now total over2.3 million. Additionally, 2013 saw a

significant expansionof the traditional AVmarket as bothMarantz and Yamahaintroduced severalnew preamp/tunerproducts incorporat-ing digital technology.

Broadcasters andreceiver manufacturers are taking fulladvantage of digital services enabledthrough HD Radio technology. Aprime example of that is the rollout ofArtist Experience, a service thatenables stations to provide synchro-nized images such as album cover artwith their audio programming.Currently, more than 500 stations arenow supporting Artist Experience onmore than 900 digital broadcastsnationwide. Artist Experience is nowwidely available in new HD Radio carreceivers as well as consumer electronics products.

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James TaliaStories To Be ToldIndependent

Who: James Talia is a Sayville-based composer,songwriter, and pianist. The artist composed,arranged, and played (or programmed) all of the partson this new album except guitar, saxophone, andtrumpets. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Tiki Recording Studios in Glen Cove;it was produced by Talia and Tiki's Fred Guarino,which accounts of the major league sonic quality here,which is absolutely superb.

The Artist & His Sound: This is a well-performed,thoughtful disc with heart; a highlight is that the liner

notes detail the origins of each original song,which is a real plus and brings the listener closer to the artist. If instrumentals of varyingmoods and styles strike your fancy, this uniquealbum should find a home in your audio system. Our favorite here is Late Night FoodGroove, which clearly seems destinedto wind up on a film or TV soundtrack.

The Songs: Ode To Al & Chuck,Saturday October Skies, CandyCarousel, Latin Music Baby,Dance With My Love, Hey, Mike,September 11th..., MelodyAmerica, Vermont Snow, LateNight Food Groove, It's Over,Livin' One Day At A Time.

To Learn More About The Artist:Log on to jamestalia.com. To purchase this album, log on to storiestobetold.co.

Ray LambiaseTime Leaves Things BehindRaytone Records

Who: Ray Lambiase's newest album consists of 11 original contemporary folk andcountry music songs. He's a veteran musician who has appeared in concert withDave Van Ronk, Chris Hillman, SuzanneVega, Roger McGuinn, and other artists. Featured onthe album are such notable musicians as Kenny Kosek,Jim Uhl, John Widgren, Mark Newman, CliffHackford, Kate Corrigan, Jack Gabis, and others. Thisalbum was also recorded, mixed, and mastered at TikiRecording Studios; the disc was produced and writtenby Lambiase.

The Artist & His Sound: Thoughtful and wistful

country can be found here on yet another aurallysuperior recording from Tiki Studios. Lambiase is theopposite of bombastic; his gentle, soulful vocals beliethe meanings of every song he sings. Rank this one asan out-of-the-blue roots music treat.

The Songs: All I Got Is You, I Don't Need A

Wall, Paper In My Wallet, Only Blue, CedarHill, I'm In Love (With Zooey Deschannel), TheGhost I Can't Give Up, Waiting For The Rain, NoOne Should Be Lonely, I'd Be Happy If I Was Blue,Time Leaves Things Behind.

To Learn More About The Artist: Log on to raylambiase.com. This album can be purchased viaiTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and CDBaby.

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