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The History Behind These 8 Famous New Orleans Streets New Orleans Legends That Put Ghost Stories To Shame Homer Simpson Visits …

Today's blog post goes out to all the Mardi Gras local music lovers here in Long Island & NYC! 20th - Three Amigos  Bayou Jones  153 Merrick Ave.  Merrick, NY  Showtime: 7 …

I've always been a music collector whether it be Christmas music, songs by one hit wonders, Tom Waits rarities or various obscure tunes from a wide variety of genres.  One of my favorite music genres to collect is New…

Hear ye!  Hear ye!  It's Mardi Gras week here at the Rock & Roll is a State of Mind blog! 

Today's Mardi Gras post is a short history of Mardi Gras which comes from a book called …

One of the most unique aspects of Mardi Gras in New Orleans is the existence of the Mardi Gras Indians.  From the neworleans.com site: “Mardi Gras is full of secrets, and the Mardi Gras Indians are as much a…

A Weekly Compendium Of  Random  Articles  From The World Wide Web!

Are Tribute Acts Actually Legal? Lost Ship Rediscovered Near Bermuda Triangle Dandelions & Dead Flowers: Altamont The Importance of Dancing …

Glam Rock was a rock & roll music genre which proceeded the punk music movement in the early 70's.  Along with the music which parlayed rock music in a much more flamboyant manner, Glam Rock also had a significant…

From the Famous Rock Posters site: "Concert poster art is usually defined by the bold and graphical psychedelic rock posters from the 1960's.  In the history of rock poster production, these posters were considered just advertising for…

Celebrating the Diversity of the Local Music Scene!

 

FEBRUARY 2020 1st - The Hideaways First Sat of the Month Residency Charlotte's Speakeasy Farmingdale, NY Showtime: 8 pm

All hail…

From the Famous Rock Posters site: "Concert poster art is usually defined by the bold and graphical psychedelic rock posters from the 1960's.  In the history of rock poster production, these posters were considered just advertising for the…

A Weekly Compendium Of  Random  Articles  From The World Wide Web!

 

How Cartoons Saved R. Crumb's Life Aerosmith Drummer Joey Kramer Sues Band New Beer Hotel Has A Beer Fridge In The …

After staring at the title of this blog post, I'm sure many of the readers of this blog are thinking to themselves, "Who the heck was Tom Wilson?!"  Tom Wilson initially became known as a jazz producer and as…