Archive for the 'Music' Category

“Eagles Tribute” – This Friday, 9/10

Published on September 5, 2010 in Music, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: Desert Highway, DHPAC, Dix Hills, Five Towns College, Joe Salucci, Long Island event, Long Island music, Things to do on Long Island.

by Steve Briody -

The new Fall season at DHPAC gets off to an incredible start this coming Friday night with an appearance by “Desert Highway”. What sets this Eagles-tribute band apart from others is their lead vocalists….you’ll definitely enjoy Joe Salucci ( a longtime friend of mine) as the “Don Henley” vocalist. Joe has sung on some of the most well-known TV jingles of all-time, and does such a great job in this show. The backup musicians are top-notch too.

This performance may sell out, so I recommend getting your tickets in advance.

Showtime is this Friday, September 10th, @7:30pm.

Hope to see you there! -Regards, SB

Spectacular shows in September

Published on August 26, 2010 in Jazz, Music and Performances. 0 Comments Tags: accordian music, Accordion Kings, accordion music, Bryan Carrott, DHPAC, Dix Hills, Dix Hills events, Halley Hiatt, Jazz, Long Island accordion, Long Island events, Long Island jazz, Long Island music, The MJQ.

F R E E A N D E A S Y P A R K I N G !

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305 North Service Road
Dix Hills, New York 11746
631-656-2148

Did Elvis and Tom Jones ever perform together?

Published on July 26, 2010 in Music, Music History and Performances. 0 Comments Tags: DHPAC, Dix Hills, Elvis, Long Island events, Long Island music, Steve Mitchell, Things to do on Long Island, Tim Conley, Tom Jones.

Steve Mitchell as Elvis

Well, in real life, they didn’t perform together on stage, but they were friends. And, evidently, they sang duets in Elvis’s private suite. (Story at Wikipedia: here.)

You can see this dreamy line-up at DHPAC on August 1st: Elvis and Tom Jones in one, high-energy, afternoon show!

Here’s the press release:
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The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center presents…
The Music of Elvis with Steve Mitchell &
The Music of Tom Jones with Tim Conley
Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 2:00 pm

Artists faithfully recreate two of the sexiest and most dynamic male vocalists of the last 50 years live on stage in a Sunday matinee

The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center will present both Steve Mitchell as the late Elvis Presley and Tom Conley as the great Tom Jones, Sunday, August 1 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $25, available online: here.

Sitting on the loading dock at an electrical supply house where they worked in Memphis, the Burnett Brothers wouldn’t let the young truck driver join their doo wop singing because, well, he was a mere truck driver. That didn’t discourage
young Elvis Presley from cutting a record “That’s All Right Momma” at nearby Sun Records as a birthday present for his mother. Producer Sam Phillips heard the young man sing and the rest was history. Continue reading ‘Did Elvis and Tom Jones ever perform together?’

7/24/2010: Heartless and Head Games (plus video)

Published on July 24, 2010 in Music and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: Dix Hills, Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, Five Towns College. DHPAC, Foreigner, Head Games, Heartless, Long Island events, Long Island music, Things to do on Long Island.

Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 7:30 pm at DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College:

Heart tribute with HEARTLESS
Foreigner tribute with HEAD GAMES

Tickets $25 at the door, by phone, or online: here.

Some video to set the stage. Classic Heart that a fan posted at youtube:

Upcoming shows at DHPAC…

Published on July 23, 2010 in Comedy, Music, Music History, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: big band, Chopin, Cole Porter, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Judith Alstadter, Long Island Calendar, Long Island comedy, Long Island events, Long Island jam bands, Long Island music, piano, Santana, Stealin' Dan, Things to do on Long Island, Tom Jones, Uncle Floyd, Woodstock.

Stay in touch with DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center!

And, there are even more choices…
Click here

305 North Service Road
Dix Hills, New York 11746
631-656-2148

List of shows in text at readmore… Continue reading ‘Upcoming shows at DHPAC…’

Friday, July 23: Rolling Stone tribute at DHPAC

Published on July 23, 2010 in Music, Music History, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: Bob Sole, Brad Singer, DHPAC, Dix Hills, Elroy P. Jones, Five Towns College, Long Island bands, Long Island music, Mark Rothman, Peter VerEecke, Reverend Elroy, Rolling Stones, Ruth Hopkins, Streetfighter, Things to do on Long Island.

DHPAC Press Release, including a list of Rolling Stones songs, and the three phases of the band:

The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center
presents
Hits of the Rolling Stones
with
Streetfighter

Veterans of top original Long Island bands fuse a love of The Rolling Stones and outstanding musicianship to thrill audiences as can only one other band — the Stones themselves. The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center will present an evening of the Rolling Stones by Streetfighter, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25. Tickets at the door, or online: here.

Originally founded in 1978 as Long Island’s answer to the Broadway production of Beatlemania, Streetfighter was conceived to capture the music, spirit, and look of the world’s greatest rock and roll band, replete with period-correct clothing. The band plays songs from three distinctively major evolutions of Rolling Stones music, each with the same energy and style that made the originals so globally popular for so many years. The three phases they recreate are: Continue reading ‘Friday, July 23: Rolling Stone tribute at DHPAC’

Meet pianist Judith Alstadter: Video below, show on Sunday, July 25th

Published on July 19, 2010 in Classical, Music, Music History and Performances. 0 Comments Tags: Chopin, Cole Porter, DHPAC, Dix Hills, Five Towns College, Judith Alstadter, Long Island events, Long Island music, Long Island piano, love songs, pianists, piano, Things to do on Long Island.

An interview celebrating the upcoming performance: Music The Language of Love, From Chopin to Cole Porter. Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 2pm. DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College. Tickets are $15/$10 seniors and students. Online or by phone at (631)656-2148.

Video info at readmore: Continue reading ‘Meet pianist Judith Alstadter: Video below, show on Sunday, July 25th’

Ringo wants your help! Birthday wish for Wed. July 7th

Published on July 7, 2010 in Beatles, Community, Music and Performances. 0 Comments Tags: Beatles fans, Beatles music, Birthday wishes, Celebrity Birthdays, DHPAC, Dix Hills, Five Towns College, Long Island Beatles fans, Long Island events, Long Island music, Octopus Garden, Octopus's Garden, Octopuses Garden, peace sign, Ringo Star, Ringo Starr.

Ki writes:

Today, Wednesday, July 7, 2010, is Ringo Starr’s 70th Birthday. For his birthday, Ringo asks that everyone — no matter where they are — flash the peace sign, and call out “peace and love”. You can read more about Ringo Starr’s birthday wish at the Liverpool Daily Post.

The DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center community loves the Beatles. See a video of a recent Beatles show above. The end credits include local band Mostly Moptop performing Octopus’s Garden. We present many Beatles programs. Next one I see on the calendar is coming up in October. Though, check it out for yourself: here. And, note that a lot of people at DHPAC/Five Towns College slip Beatles songs into their repertoire.

While your relaxing…treat yourself to a show

Published on July 2, 2010 in Classical, Comedy, Music, Performances, Rock and Theatre. 0 Comments Tags: American Dating Catastrphes, Bad Medicine, Bon Jovi, Judith Alstadter, Last Comic Standing, Long Island comedy, Long Island events, Long Island piano, Long Island recitals, Long Island stand-up, Michele Balan, Rolling Stones, stand-up, Streetfighter, Things to do on Long Island.

Besides being all relaxing and festive, 4th of July weekend reminds me how fun it is to spend a summer evening being entertained in air-conditioned splendor. Why not use a few spare moments this holiday weekend to review the July schedule at DHPAC and sign up for a show or two at our wonderful, cozy (500 seats), air-conditioned theater? The smorgasbord of choices include: rock ‘n roll, comedy theatre, stand-up comedy, and a piano recital. How cool is that?
- Ki