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The Connetquot High School Concert Choir is hosting a benefit concert on Sunday, August 19th at 2pm. The concert will be held at Fin’s Pub in Oakdale, NY. Admission is only $5.

The goal of the benefit concert is to enable the students of the choir to travel and sing in China in the spring of 2008.

In addition to helping the choir head over to China, the date will also serve as the CD release party for The Radio Spirit. They’re a local Long Island out of Bohemia, NY with a very strong pop indie sound. This will be the first album for the band, after forming in the fall of 2004. The band got its name from the Rush album, The Radio Spirit. (more…)

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Charley from Sun, Moon and Stars was kind enough to share with me his band’s next performance on August 10th, Friday night. The band will be playing on the Northport Village Park from 7pm-8:30pm. The park is on the end on Main Street in Northport, NY. Hey, guess what - its free!!

Based on the mp3’s available on their website, their sound is extremely mellow and almost dreamy. Although the band describes themselves as a new age jazz folk, I find it hard to pinpoint their sound as just that. Its not the usual jazz with saxophones and a lounge piano, and nor is it the usual folk you’d expect to hear by a campfire out in the west. Its just great relaxing music that hypnotizes you as you listen to their awesome acoustic picking.

I’m kinda glad to see great musical diversity here in Long Island like this.

See you there. (more…)

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The Long Island Traditional Music Association (LITMA) will be hosting their 23rd annual Fiddle Festival. The festival will be held on Sunday, August 26th at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, NY.

The Long Island Traditional Music Association is a non-profit, all volunteer group of community musicians, dances, singers, and listeners who enjoy the music and dances of traditional music. Now traditional music is not only classical piano masterpieces. To these guys traditional music is jamming out to some bluegrass, cajun, jazz, and even Irish and Scottish music. Certainly not something you hear on the radio, but definitely something you’ll enjoy and move too! The group performs several concerts throughout the year in addition to this fiddle extravaganza, many of which are in a more intimate settings such as their own LITMA concert hall and area libraries. (more…)

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2008 Dates Announced

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On September 1st the first, and hopefully annual, Lighthouse Jazz Fest will start at the Huntington lighthouse. The event was designed to raise awareness for the Huntington lighthouse, which was saved from demolition 22 years ago.

The event will start at the lighthouse site in the afternoon and move to local restaurant, Indigo for a night performance. The festival is free and will offer plenty of merchandise available for purchasing.

This is looking to be the greatest show in town this year with the stage being atop of the actual lighthouse! (more…)

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2008 Dates Announced

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On September 1st the first, and hopefully annual, Lighthouse Jazz Fest will start at the Huntington lighthouse. The event was designed to raise awareness for the Huntington lighthouse, which was saved from demolition 22 years ago.

The event will start at the lighthouse site in the afternoon and move to local restaurant, Indigo for a night performance. The festival is free and will offer plenty of merchandise available for purchasing.

This is looking to be the greatest show in town this year with the stage being atop of the actual lighthouse! (more…)

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Cockabilly Records is putting together a great rockabilly and burlesque festival this August. From August 16th -19th Coney Island will be transfered into the biggest party of the season. The festival will be held at 3 locations across 4 days featuring over 50 acts.
The times vary by location and event. Prices range from free for some events to $20 for the largest event.
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Cockabilly Records is putting together a great rockabilly and burlesque festival this August. From August 16th -19th Coney Island will be transfered into the biggest party of the season. The festival will be held at 3 locations across 4 days featuring over 50 acts.
The times vary by location and event. Prices range from free for some events to $20 for the largest event.
(more…)

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Cockabilly Records is putting together a great rockabilly and burlesque festival this August. From August 16th -19th Coney Island will be transfered into the biggest party of the season. The festival will be held at 3 locations across 4 days featuring over 50 acts.
The times vary by location and event. Prices range from free for some events to $20 for the largest event.
(more…)

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Cockabilly Records is putting together a great rockabilly and burlesque festival this August. From August 16th -19th Coney Island will be transfered into the biggest party of the season. The festival will be held at 3 locations across 4 days featuring over 50 acts.
The times vary by location and event. Prices range from free for some events to $20 for the largest event.
(more…)

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Every Friday Night in Huntington Village keep a look out for the “In the Window” concert series hosted by Just Kids Nostalgia. Frustrated with a lack of local music in Huntington and Long Island, store owner, Ken Farrell, decided to take matter into his own hands. Every week Ken invites local musicians of all backgrounds including rap, blues, rock, folk, rockabilly, and even a battle of the bands to perform in his memorabilia collections store. (more…)

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