Long Island Happenings: January 2017 James Grottola January 11, 2017 Columns This December was a holiday spectacular for Long Island. While I personally couldn’t see as many of the amazing holiday lineups of bands that I wanted to due to finals, the community saw everything from a T... Read More...
Long Island Happenings: December 2016 James Grottola December 14, 2016 Columns As winter comes by, music things slow down a little bit, only to culturally explode (in a good way) later in the spring. But Long Island saw some truly fantastic and unique shows this November, and here’s t... Read More...
Long Island Happenings: November 2016 James Grottola November 9, 2016 Columns Punk is alive. Well, not really. But with the literal dozens of Long Island bands that head down to play The Fest at the end of October in Florida, it’s no surprise that there were two very fantastic punk s... Read More...
Long Island Happenings: September 2016 James Grottola September 14, 2016 Columns As summer tours wind down, August becomes a bit of an awkward/slow month for music. College-aged young bands are preparing to go back to school and older bands are wrapping up their summer tours. This Augus... Read More...
Long Island Happenings: August 2016 James Grottola August 10, 2016 Columns With the recent heat wave hitting the East Coast, it’s no surprise that there have been quite a few fire tours hitting Long Island in recent months. This July was a little slow compared to the July ... Read More...
Long Island Happenings: July 2016 James Grottola July 13, 2016 Columns Nobody does summer like Long Island. Old friends reunite, Jones Beach is a party and Billy Joel shows up somewhere. This June, all three of those things happened in Long Island music. Arguably the most i... Read More...
Long Island Happenings: June 2016 James Grottola June 8, 2016 Columns May is usually a slow month. Spring tours are wrapping up, generally in bigger markets, summer tours have been announced, but aren’t quite in the “anticipated for summer concert” range, and amphitheater sea... Read More...
Long Island Happenings: May 2016 James Grottola May 11, 2016 Columns Last month, two spectacular bands graced Long Island on tour. The Wonder Years hit The Paramount on April 3, while Transit, who is breaking up all too soon, did two shows at the Amityville Music Hall on Apr... Read More...
