Archive for the 'Rock' 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

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…
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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’

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

July Events at DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center
at Five Towns College, Long Island, NY:

Click on a show to learn more and buy tickets…

Friday, July 9:
The Best of Bon Jovi Performed by Bad Medicine

Saturday, July 10:
Direct From Last Comic Standing, Michele Balan & Friends

Weekend of July 18:
American Dating Catastrophes – World Premiere Comedies

Friday, July 23:
Hits by The Rolling Stones Performed by Streetfighter

Saturday, July 24:
Music of Heart with Heartless and Foreigner with Headgames

Sunday, July 25:
The Language of Love with Judith Alstadter:
Memorable works for piano, celebrating love!

Friday, July 30:
Celebrating Steely Dan with Stealin’ Dan

Saturday, July 31:
The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival with GREEN RIVER

A Pink Floyd video to get you in the mood…

Published on June 18, 2010 in Music, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: DHPAC, Dix Hills, Five Towns College, Long Island events, Long Island music, Long Island rock, Long Island rock music, Long Island tickets, music video, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd video, Project Floyd.

…for Project Floyd, performing at DHPAC on Saturday, June 19th at 8pm.

Tickets are $25. There should be some tickets left at the door, just come a little bit early to be sure…

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What do you like about Pink Floyd?

Published on June 1, 2010 in Guitar, Music, Music History, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: 1960's, 1960's music, 60's music, DHPAC, Dix Hills, Five Towns College, Long Island bands, Long Island events, Long Island music, Pink Floyd fans, Project Floyd, Psychedelic Rock, Things to do on Long Island.

Project Floyd: A page from the DHPAC program

Ki writes: Of course, I mostly ask, because I wanted to tell you what I like about Pink Floyd!

I am so excited that while the original Pink Floyd is not touring now, I am able to catch a Pink Floyd tribute here at DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, with Long Island band, Project Floyd. And, I hear that the show is going to do justice to the way Pink Floyd performed, by having a spectacle of a light show. Tickets are $25, and available at dhpac.org.

Hope you will share what you like about Pink Floyd in the comments.

What I like about Pink Floyd is: Love a band that had a psychedelic stage. Gotta give credit to a band that put stuff out in the 1960′s, 1970′, 1980′s, and 1990′s. Whenever I get stuck somewhere un-creative, can’t help humming “Another Brick in the Wall” to myself. (That’s why I prefer working inside this wonderful, arts and music community at DHPAC/Five Towns College).

Hope you enjoy the music of Pink Floyd enough to leave a comment and/or come see the Project Floyd show on Saturday, June 19th!

Sat. May 8: Captain Jack toasts Billy Joel

Published on May 8, 2010 in Music, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: Billy Joel, Captain Jack, Long Island events, Long Island music, Things to do on Long Island.

Could you picture it? What would be in the Captain’s glass?

Anyway…

Please come to DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College tonight, Saturday, May 8th at 7:30pm. Billy Joel is a Long Island artist whom so many of us admire. Captain Jack is a band that turns those well-loved songs into a meaningful, group-listening experience. Tickets are $25.

Chronicles tribute to Eric Clapton: Friday, 4/30/2010 at DHPAC

Published on April 28, 2010 in Guitar, Music, Music History, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: Bluesbusters, Bobby Simmons, Chronicles, Cream, Dix Hills, Donny Waller, Eric Clapton, Five Towns College, George Clinton, Long Island, Long Island blues, Long Island events, Long Island music, Ricky Panzica, Steve Stewart, Suffolk Events, The Band Chronicles, Things to do on Long Island, Yardbirds.

DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center presents
A Tribute to Eric Clapton with Chronicles
Friday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Five-man veteran band recreates ‘Slow Hand’ hits from Clapton’s early discovery by Jon Mayall through his brilliant solo career— and everything in between

The Dix Hills Performing Arts center will present Chronicles in an authentic tribute to the career of blues/rock guitar legend Eric Clapton on Friday, April 30, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25.

Chronicles is a band intent on re-creating the music of Eric Clapton – from his early days with John Mayall and the Bluesbusters, the Yardbirds, and Cream to later stints with Blind Faith, Derek & the Dominos, up through his Grammy-winning solo and acoustic careers.

Aptly named for EC’s 1999 “Clapton Chronicles” anthology album, the band features veteran Long Island musicians George Clinton, Donny Waller, Bobby Simons, Ricky Panzica and Steve Stewart. Continue reading ‘Chronicles tribute to Eric Clapton: Friday, 4/30/2010 at DHPAC’

Learn more about Uppercut…

Published on April 24, 2010 in Music, Music History, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: Chicago, DHPAC, Dix Hills, horn section, Long Island events, Long Island music, Steely Dan, Things to do on Long Island, Tower of Power, Uppercut.

A Long Island event complete with music and horns! Uppercut will be performing at DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College tonight, Saturday, April 24, 2010. This show is a tribute to Tower of Power, Steely Dan, Chicago, and more!

Check out this press release for a photo and reviews: here.

Buy tickets: here, or at the Box Office window before the show.