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Beacon Theater, 2124 Broadway, opened in 1928 as a Vaudeville house. Its ornate interior has welcomed musicians like James Taylor, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, and more recently Taylor Hicks. Every spring, The Allman Brothers Band take over the place for a series of concerts. In 1979, the historic venue was designated a national landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Beacon Theater, 2124 Broadway, opened in 1928 as a Vaudeville house. Its ornate interior has welcomed musicians like James Taylor, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, and more recently Taylor Hicks. Every spring, The Allman Brothers Band take over the place for a series of concerts. In 1979, the historic venue was designated a national landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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'Shine a Light' shows the way
Chicago Tribune reporterMy brothers Tim and John are the big Rolling Stones fans in our family. But, for some reason, last April, I was the one smitten by "Shine a Light." Really smitten. The Martin Scorsese film, released last month on DVD by Paramount, is a high-energy and,...Tags: Popular Music, Eric Clapton, Martin Scorsese, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
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Rolling Stones switch recording deal to Universal
The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC. Universal said on...Tags: Coldplay, Paul McCartney, Music Industry, Martin Scorsese, Contracts
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Allman Brothers cancel Beacon shows
The Allman Brothers Band is canceling its annual run of performances at Manhattan's Beacon Theater as founding member Gregg Allman continues to recover from hepatitis C. The band had been scheduled to play 15 sold-out shows at the Beacon -- an annual run...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Society, Music, Rock and Roll Music, Gregg Allman
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COOL@NIGHT
Kevin.amorim@gmail.comToday, April 3 MARGARET CHO. Yeah, she's a comic. Plus, we needed to practice typing "Capital One Bank . . ." again. (7 p.m., Capital One Bank Theatre at Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, 516-334-0800. $35-$45.) Tomorrow, April 4 ACE...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Music Theater, Elton John, Theater, Radio City Music Hall
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Elton John: Sexism to blame for Clinton's lag in polls
glenn.thrush@newsday.com; This story was sA bitter Sir Elton John thinks America's sexism may be sinking his friend Hillary Rodham Clinton. John, a knighted British subject, said that gender discrimination is behind Clinton's problems in the polls as he addressed 5,000 Clinton supporters at...Tags: Bill Clinton, Elton John, Pennsylvania, Economic Organization, Elvis Costello
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Guide to New Year's Eve
judy.bernstein@newsday.com and shawna.vanness@newsday.comIt's never too early to start planning for New Year's eve. In fact, some big-ticket events are already selling briskly. Whether you're looking for a great prixe fixe deal at a top Long Island restaurant or looking to head into Manhattan, here's a...Tags: Academic Progress, Radio City Music Hall, National or Ethnic Minorities, Madison Square Garden, Joshua Bell
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Movie Review: 'Shine a Light'
As Mick Jagger makes his way down a hallway and toward the stage of New York's Beacon Theatre, he appears highly focused and a touch nervous. Even though it's his gazillionth show and he has painstakingly determined the appropriate set list for the...Tags: Christina Aguilera, Movies, Charlie Watts, Buddy Guy, Keith Richards
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'Shine a Light' (Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert film)
Tribune movie criticSTONES. SCORSESE. IMAX. The ads for the new Rolling Stones concert picture "Shine a Light" come at you like a three-way heavyweight title bout. There's also an undeniably corporate air to the packaging: three well-known brands converging for an event,...Tags: Martin Scorsese, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, New York, Paramount
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'Shine a Light' shines
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comAs "Shine a Light" opens, it looks as if it will be an epic battle of wills -- the chaos of a Rolling Stones concert against the precision of director Martin Scorsese, the irresistible force of rock and roll against the unmovable object of filmmaking....Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Martin Scorsese, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Movies
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Rolling Stones ignite the screen in 'Shine a Light'
Sun Movie Critic(A-) Shine a Light has two maestros, Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger, and once they begin to mesh, around the third or fourth song, they put on a display of showmanship that erases the line between art and entertainment. The great rock and roll bands...Tags: Martin Scorsese, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Metal and Mineral, New York
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The show must go on, but the plan is murky
TRIBUNE CRITICNearly three months have passed since Madison Square Garden applied for a liquor license as the documented new owner of the Chicago Theatre, the city's iconic entertainment venue. The Radio City Rockettes haven't exactly come dancing down State Street....Tags: Radio, National Government, Texas, Music Theater, Soldier Field
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Back home, the Dubielewicz family celebrates
For all you Islanders fans who could barely bring yourself to watch the shootout against the Devils yesterday in fear of what horror might take place next, just think of what was going through the minds of Wade Dubielewicz's parents.
Watching via...Tags: Family, Bernie Williams, Kevin Thompson, Satellite Technology, Soccer
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