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Let It Be: Come celebrate the 40th Anniversary at DHPAC

Published on March 10, 2010 in Guitar, John Lennon, Music, Music History, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

The Beatles in 1964. Library of Congress collection

If you are a Long Island Beatles fan, where can you go to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the release of “Let It Be”? Answer: Right here at DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College in Dix Hills.

On Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 7:30pm, the band Mostly Moptop will perform “Let It Be(fore& After): A Fab Four Song celebration“  During the second set, the band will perform the entire “Let It Be” album. The show will be both a lively, and a studious, tribute to the album “Let It Be”. One of the performers is Five Towns College Professor Paul Michael Barkan, who did his PhD thesis on Beatles’ techniques. And, the show is co-presented with The John Lennon Center for Music & Technology.

Wikipedia has an entire entry on the “Let It Be” album. Here are some of the music history facts from Wikipedia: “Let It Be” is the twelfth and final studio album released by The Beatles. “Let It Be” was released on 8 May 1970, by the Apple Records label shortly after the group’s announced breakup. It acts as a soundtrack album for “Let It Be”, the motion picture, also released in 1970.

Here is a list of the songs on the “Let It Be” album, to be performed by Mostly Moptop: Continue reading ‘Let It Be: Come celebrate the 40th Anniversary at DHPAC’

Don’t miss “Beatles Tribute” – Saturday, March 20th

Published on March 4, 2010 in Music, Performances and Rock. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

by Steve Briody

I am very much looking forward to attending DHPAC’s Beatles “Let It Be – 40th Anniversary” Tribute. I was going to do the standard proverbial interview with good friend Paul Barkan of the popular Beatles tribute band Mostly Moptop for their upcoming show at Dix Hills Performing Arts Center on Sat., March 20 at 7:30pm ET. However, when speaking to all the band members, I noticed they had some particularly clever interview material consisting of a “written conversation” between the band members. I think you’ll enjoy their Beatles references…hopefully you’ll do a better job of catching them all than I did!

Below the interview, I have posted footage of Moptop’s rhythm guitarist Anthony Pomes explaining how he plays the slide part from George Harrison’s “For You Blue” on the LET IT BE album with . . . a 9-volt battery? (See video attached to this blog – I was fascinated about this.). It’s a terrific “behind the scenes” segment.

I HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE SHOW. I say “Hello” . . . and “Good-bye.” Here’s what I was given:

Secret Mostly Moptop Conversation #45… Continue reading ‘Don’t miss “Beatles Tribute” – Saturday, March 20th’