BY ELISA TAYLOR Pat Benatar rocked out Empire City Casinos Summer Concert Series on August 12, opening up with one of her most popular songs “All Fired Up” the 1988 hit which includes the famous chorus “Now I believe there comes a time when everything just falls in line, we live and learn from our […]
The story of Rockland’s notorious ‘underground’ celebrity BY DYLAN SKRILOFF If you’re from Rockland and you’re not in the “know” you may be curious, who is Vinny Raffa? And why does he have a posse? Vinny Raffa has break-danced with the Beastie Boys and brainstormed with De La Soul. Tony Hawk knows him, but won’t […]
New York and California in battle for more film business BY VINNY MURPHY A battle for supremacy has started, and we’re right in the middle of it. Though it sounds like the tag line to the next big Hollywood blockbuster and even involved Arnold Schwarzenegger at one point, this story is very real. Over the […]
BY HEATHER HACKNEY Friday, August 10, Bethel Woods Performing Arts Center was filled with cowboy hats, boots and giant belt buckles as they welcomed to the stage Brad Paisley as a stop on his Virtual Reality World Tour. Opening for Brad was American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and The Band Perry. The tour has brought […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Nick Hilscher, who doubles as lead male vocalist and leader of the band, has the current edition of the famed Glen Miller Orchestra at its all-time peak bringing an energy to the stage at WBT in Elmsford and a lot more Glen Miller music in their repertoire. Playing two engagements at […]
Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.