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GARLAND JEFFREYS
This Brooklyn-based, genre-bending
singer-songwriter is coming to
promote his latest effort, 14 Steps to
Harlem. My Father’s Place, 1221 Old
Northern Blvd., Roslyn, myfathersplace.
com $40. 8 p.m. May 4.
JOHNNY MARR
The founding guitarist of the Smiths is
touring on the heels of his latest album,
Call The Comet. The Paramount, 370
New York Ave., Huntington, paramountny.
com $20-$85. 8 p.m. May 6.
WHITESNAKE
The British ‘80s glam metal stalwarts
are back on tour in advance of their
upcoming 13th album, Flesh & Blood.
With opening act The Black Moods.
The Paramount, 370 New York Ave.,
Huntington, paramountny.com
$39.50-$113. 8 p.m. May 8.
PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS
LEAGUE
With $10 million on the line, Professional
Fighters League brings its
regular season action to LI. Don’t
miss the chance to see some of the
best mixed martial arts fighters in
the world compete. NYCB Live Home
of the Nassau Veterans Memorial
Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike,
Uniondale nycblive.com $25.50-
$130.50. 6 p.m. May 9.
THE ILLUSIONISTS
This mind-blowing spectacular
showcases the jaw-dropping talents
of five of the most incredible
Illusionists on Earth, dazzling
audiences of all ages
with a powerful mix
of the most outrageous
and astonishing acts
ever to be seen on
stage. Tilles Center
for the Performing
Arts, LIU Post, 720
Northern Blvd.,
Brookville, tillescenter.
org $35-$89.
7:30 p.m. May 9.
NANCY AND BETH
Megan Mullally of Will & Grace fame
and Stephanie Hunt from shows such
as Friday Night Lights and Californication
formed a musical duo called
Nancy and Beth. It is hard to say
what kind of genre they fit into, but
the best way to describe it is to call it
punk showbiz. YMCA Boulton Center
for the Performing Arts, 37 West
Main St., Bay Shore. boultoncenter.
org $60-$65. 8 p.m. May 9.
BILLY CURRINGTON
Known for the single “Don’t It,” Billy
brings a night of country pop and
country rock not soon to be forgotten.
With special Guest Steven Lee
Olsen. The Paramount, 370 New York
Ave., Huntington, paramountny.com
$39.50-$135. 8 p.m. May 9, 10.
JOHN TESH
This multitalented hometown musical
hero will be behind the piano
playing songs from his 50 albums.
Adelphi University PAC, 1 South Ave,
Garden City. aupac.adelphi.edu $45-
$50. 8 p.m. May 10.
AZTEC TWO-STEP 2.0
In this new era of Aztec Two-Step
following partner Neal Shulman’s
retirement last year, Rex Fowler
continues on with their captivating
songs (including some of Neal’s originals),
expanding the band’s musical
legacy with his electrifying new ensemble.
YMCA Boulton Center for the
Performing Arts, 37 West Main St.,
Bay Shore, boultoncenter.
org
$40-$45. 8
p.m. May
10.
DES BISHOP
Undoubtedly one of the most enigmatic
forces on the international comedy
circuit, Des continues to travel the
world over with his stand-up shows.
The Brokerage, 2797 Merrick Rd.,
Bellmore, brokerage.govs.com $22.
8 p.m. May 10, 7:30/10 p.m. May 11.
BRIAN REGAN
Regan made a scene-stealing cameo
in Chris Rock's film Top Five, and he
was seen in Seinfeld's Comedians in
Cars Getting Coffee. But it is stand-up
comedy that is Regan's focus, as he's
visiting close to 100 cities each year,
and selling out some of the most
beautiful venues on the continent.
NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960
Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, thetheatreatwestbury.
com $85-$248.
8 p.m. May 11.
JOPLIN'S PEARL
An incredible and uncanny tribute to
the late great Janis Joplin performed
by LI’s own Amber Ferrari. The Argyle
Theatre at Babylon Village, 34
West Main St., Babylon, argyletheatre.
com $45. 8 p.m. May 11.
THE BLASTERS
They carry on a hard-won legacy
as one of the most recognizable and
credible bands in American music.
With the Welldiggers. My Father’s
Place, 1221 Old Northern Blvd.,
Roslyn, myfathersplace.com $45.
8 p.m. May 11.
THE CAPITOL STEPS
With these equal opportunity satirists
poking fun at all sides of the
issues, an evening with the Capitol
Steps may be the only thing sure to
earn bipartisan support with their
latest show, Make America Grin
Again. Landmark on Main Street,
232 Main St., Port Washington,
landmarkonmainstreet.org $33-$58.
8 p.m. May 11.
MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST
The “legendary figure in the history
of metal guitar” of UFO and Scorpions
fame rocks the stage. The Space
at Westbury Theatre, 250 Post Ave.,
Westbury. thespaceatwestbury.com
$29-$39. 8 p.m. May 12.
Frank Turner brings his British
folk punk to LI. (Photo by Henry W.
Laurisch)
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FRANK
TURNER’S
RISING TUNES
TO LIFT LI
English singer-songwriter,
folk-punker, and bestselling author
Frank Turner is coming to The
Paramount along with his band
The Sleeping Souls in support of
his seventh album, Be More Kind.
His high-energy anthemic songs
are direct, sincere, and uncommonly
uplifting.
“I’m not entirely sure that I am inherently
all that optimistic,” Turner
tells the Press of his approach to
songwriting, “It’s more just that if
I’m going to spend the time and the
energy singing about something,
then I want to try and make something
positive out of it.”
But the positivity hasn’t always
been a shared approach from those
around him.
“When I started doing this back
in 2005…everyone thought I was
crazy, but I thought I had a plan,”
he recalls. “Looking back now,
everybody thinks, ‘Oh man, you
must have had a plan.’ And I look
back and think, ‘Oh man, I must
have been (expletive) crazy.’
“Funny how things work out.”
Read the full interview at longislandpress.
com
The Paramount, 370 New
York Avenue, Huntington,
paramountny.com $25-$70, 7:30
p.m. May 11
-Patrick Long
Crystal Bowersox
serenades Madison
Theatre at
Molloy College on
April 27.
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