Sunday, Aug 21
Identity Fest @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Consider this the electronic music answer to the VANS Warped Tour and Ozzfest. The Identity Fest is billed as the first-ever touring electronic-ONLY music festival that will feature three stages—Skullcandy, Dim Mak and Beatport. Among the artists featured are Holy Ghost!, The Crystal Method, DJ Shadow, Steve Aoki, Kaskade and White Shadow.
Storytime Under the Stars @ Vanderbilt Planetarium
Chicago @ Beacon Theatre
Belmont Classic Car Show & Swap Meet
View a wide range of custom and collectible show cars from vintage to exotic, visit auto-related vendors as well as individuals selling their collectible automobiles in the Car Corral. The event includes street rods, antiques, muscle cars, SUVs, imports and cars of the fifties, sixties and seventies plus one of a kind custom cars rarely seen. SUN 8.21 & SUN 8.28, Belmont Race Track
Tuesday, Aug 23
Jesse Harris @ Stephen Talkhouse
Lynyrd Skynyrd/The Doobie Brothers @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
American Idol Live
Casey Abrams and his growl, Naima Adedapo and her FIRE!, Lauren Alaina, James Durbin and his tail, Stefano Langone, Jacob Lusk and his diva moves, Scotty McCreery and his Baby lock them doors…, Paul McDonald and his tight pants, Thia Megia, Haley Reinhart and her growl and Pia Toscano take the stage together for the annual summer AI class reunion. TUE 8.23, Nassau Coliseum
Wednesday, Aug 24
Sweeney Todd Opens @ Gateway Playhouse
Whitesnake/Tesla/Sebastian Bach/Lita Ford/FireHouse @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
In what’s a nod to heavy metal’s glory days and the enduring appeal the genre enjoys on Long Island, this bill features headliners Whitesnake, they of the recently released eleventh album, Forevermore. Rounding out the bill are criminally underrated California hard rockers Tesla, insanely talented vocalist Sebastian Bach, ex-Runaway Lita Ford and pop-metal lightweights Firehouse.
Friday, Aug 26
Dave Matthews Band @ Governor’s Island
In what is the twentieth anniversary of the Dave Matthews Band, the Virginia-based outfit reversed an earlier decision to take the year off from touring. Instead, the DMB has chosen to play four multi-day, multi-artist events as a way of celebrating. For this string of New York dates, the bill will be rounded out by Dispatch, The Roots and Gogol Bordello. Through 8.28
Rich Vos @ Governor’s Comedy Club
Saturday, Aug 27
Seafood Festival @ LI Maritime Museum (Also 8.28)
B.B. King, Buddy Guy & J. Geils @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Rail Fest 2011: Celebrating Toy Trains @ Railroad Museum of LI (Also 8.28)
Ronnie Spector @ The Stephen Talkhouse
The J. Geils Band/B.B. King/Buddy Guy @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers/Paul Revere & the Raiders @ NYCB Theatre at Westbury
Rich Vos @ Governor’s Comedy Club
All Night ‘Pay To Get Out’ Horror Marathon @ Cinema Arts Centre
Pilobolus
This magical modern-dance company is named after a sun-loving fungus that grows in barnyards, and is renowned for its startling mix of humor and invention. This troupe of superhuman artist/athletes performs with the imaginative use of costumes and props, as well as precarious aerial work. SAT 8.27, Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
Scottish Festival
Keeping Scottish traditions alive and well on Long Island, the festival returns with games like Tossing the Caber, Putting the Stone, plus Irish step dancing exhibitions, bagpipes, antique British automobiles, Scottish foods and refreshments, music and vendors. New this year are dancers from Broadway’s Riverdance and every kid in the ’80s favorite Shopper’s Village memory—The Pickle People. SAT 8.27, Old Westbury Gardens
Sunday, Aug 28
Arm Wrestling Champtionships @ Jubilee Festival, Brooklyn
Rhett Miller @ Stephen Talkhouse
Port Chuck Band Summer 2011 Tour @ Governor’s Comedy Club
Monday, Aug 29
Grucci Fireworks Extravaganza @ Ducks Bethpage Ballpark
Thursday, Sept 1
Quiksilver Surf Competition @ Long Beach
Whether surfing makes you smile or think of that time you nose dived and almost drowned, head over to Long Beach and see how the pros do it from the comfort of your beach towel.
Violation of the Square @ B.J. Spoke Gallery
7 Walkers (featuring Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead) @ Stephen Talkhouse
Bowie in the Lobby @ Patchogue Theatre
Friday, Sept 2
Lenny Kravitz @ Rockefeller Plaza
Mary J. Blige @ Central Park SummerStage
Stephen Page (ex-Barenaked Ladies) @ Stephen Talkhouse
For diehard Barenaked Ladies fans, it’s been quite an adjustment since frontman Stephen Page and the band parted ways. In the meantime, Page is hitting the road behind last year’s Page One, his third solo project and first post-BNL collection of songs. Helping out with some of the songwriting is Duran Duran founding member Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy.
Saturday, Sept 3
Delbert McClinton @ Stephen Talkhouse
Darius Rucker @ NYCB Theatre at Westbury
Huntington Lighthouse Music Fest @ Huntington Lighthouse (Also 9.4)
LI Dahlia Society Show @ Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Old Time Music Weekend @ Old Bethpage Restoration Village (Also 9.4)
Jane Krakowski
This Tony Award winning, two-time Emmy nominated 30 ROCK star is returning to her stage roots in this enchanting cabaret-style show. Performing the Great American Songbook and classic Broadway favorites, Krakowski plays to her strengths—vamp, vulnerability, self-deprecating charm. SAT 9.3 Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
Sunday, Sept 4
Lez Zeppelin @ Stephen Talkhouse
Richard Thompson @ Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
Long Island Vettes Car Show @ Vanderbilt Museum
