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Generation Axe: Steve Vai Weighs In On His Tourmates

    Calling Steve Vai a virtuoso is the epitome of an understatement. Ever since coming out to California fresh out of the Berklee College of Music in 1979 and cutting his compositional teeth playing and recording with Frank Zappa, the Carle Place native has followed quite the convoluted creative

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David Bromberg: Only Slightly Mad

Nowadays known for being a world-renowned luthier and violin maker, multi-talented instrumentalist David Bromberg reappeared back in 2007 with Try Me One More Time, an all-acoustic solo set of blues and folk songs. While the album earned a Best Traditional Folk Album Grammy nomination, it apparently helped spark Bromberg’s return

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Day Trip: Beacon, New York

My first visit to Beacon, around 12 years ago, was to see the new art museum, Dia:Beacon. Afterward we stopped to watch glass-blowing at Hudson Beach Glass and left; there appeared to be nothing else to see or do in the down-and-out town. But we kept returning to the astonishing

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Women Veteran Trailblazers Honored

On the heels of the military announcing plans to recruit women for combat roles, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency (VSA) honored nine women veterans and an active duty military Purple Heart recipient at a special “Women in the Military” Celebration at the Milleridge

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A Nautical And Gilded-Age Visit To Newport, RI

The nautical and gilded-age town of Newport, RI, is an easy three-and-a-half hour drive on I-95 for most residents of Nassau County. For a weekend away, Newport offers many things to do along with plenty of good restaurants. We recently spent two fun nights near the center of it all

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