Music Against Bullying: A Night Of Music In Memory Of Amanda Cummings

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Vin

This Thursday at Dock Street we present a night of music against bullying in honor of Amanda Cummings. As the Facebook invite for this event makes note, bullying has become a serious issue over the past few years, with innovations in digital communications taking things to the extreme. Now someone who is a victim of bullying no longer can just leave the presence of the bully, and where they are being tortured, but rather it can follow them home and haunt them even in the confines of their bedroom.

This show is in memory of Amanda’s passing to allow those who were close to her, or close to the cause to come out and support, to help her family that she left behind, and to help fight for those who, every day, feel the same way as Amanda, to keep them from choosing the same resolve she chose. The cover for the night will be $10.

The lineup for this night includes:
5:10-5:40 – Perfect Chaos
5:50-6:20 – Live For Today
6:30-7:00 – To Emerald City
7:10-7:40 – When All Else Fails
7:50-8:20 – It’s Not Over (Acoustic)
8:30-9:00 – New Hope
9:10-9:40 – Almost There
9:50-10:20 – A Work In Progress
10:30-11:00 – Process Of Fusion
11:10-11:40 – Forsaken Memories

All proceeds from this show will go towards assisting Amanda’s family with funeral costs and to organizations created to fight against bullying or to help the victims of bullying.

Staten Island Spotlight: Peter Baron

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Vin

Peter Baron, a guitar-based SI musician, has a sound that has been described as a combination of modern pop rock and 70′s metal. As his profile states, you might say Zeppelin/Aerosmith meets Foo Fighters/Alanis Morrisette. Eclectic indeed.

Starting at 17, Peter landed a spot as second guitarist with Leslie West of Mountain and toured the U.S. and Canada with Leslie for a few years, selling out arenas as large as 70,000 people strong.

In 1996, Peter toured and recorded with rock singer Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple, Ingwie Malmsteen). Peter toured the East Coast as Joe Lynn’s lead guitarist and performed on Joe’s album “Undercover”.

Jump to February 2002, when Kivel Records released Baron’s album “Love Valley”. Produced by the same team that worked on albums by Kiss, Led Zeppelin, and even Hendrix.

Peter’s music has received a 93% rating from MelodicRock.com and made NEH Record Stores’ 2002′s Top 20 List.

In August 2005, Baron opened the show at Roseland in New York City, performing at the Paul and Linda McCartney Breast Cancer Foundation benefit. The show also featured Simon Labon (Duran Duran), Gerardo Velez (Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsy’s), Nile Rogers and Chic and Vernon Reid of Living Color.

In 2008 the Peter Baron Band played to a sold out Carnegie Hall audience at the Japan/USA Goodwill Concert where a sold out audience was seen on their feet singing Baron’s song “Keep Up Your Head”.

Baron’s current lineup features Peter on guitar and lead vocals, Tony Lazzara on drums, Joe Vasta on bass guitar and Adam Houghton on keyboards.

Peter Baron will be playing Dock Street on March 2nd as part of The Beatles Underground showcase and a week later on March 10th are part of his own band.

The Beatles Underground Coming In 2012 To Dock Street!

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Vin

Dock Street is planning somewhat of a Beatles blowout for 2012 including local bands performing Beatles’ classics while featuring different genres each month. Fri 3/2, Fri 4/6, and Fri 5/4

Opening up our first show on Fri 3/2 will be Staten Island legend Peter Baron with special guests Artistic Weed.

More bands are TBA for now, but keep up with us here on the website or “Like” us on Facebook for the latest additions to “The Beatles Underground” at Dock Street!

This Week Catch Our Patent Pending Christmas Spectacular With West Of Dennis As Well As Toy Bruises, Hunny, Figurehead, and Marigold

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Vin

This Thursday at Dock Street, come get in the Christmas Spirit with Patent Pending’s Christmas Spectacular!

Patent Pending are hot off of their viral hit music video “Douchebag” and looking to keep their momentum going into the Christmas holiday and have brought along their friends in West Of Dennis as well as a slew of other great acts to rock-out with as Christmas approaches this coming Sunday.

Then, on Friday night, it’s the Rusted Heart Collective Showcase; with Toy Bruises, Hunny, Figurehead, and Marigold proving the naysayers wrong that have long had to settle for derivative grunge music for the past ten years as all bands involved in this night bring a fresh, new energy to inject some much-needed young blood into the genre.

So come down to Dock Street this Thursday and Friday to get some Christmas cheer as well as a good face-melting from some of the most-exciting bands around!

Avon Junkies, Jackknife Stiletto, In The Now And Friday’s Nightmare Come To Dock Street This Friday Night/Saturday Night: Enrage and Dead Men Dreaming Toys For Tots Event

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Vin

Photo by Dave Giordano

This Friday night, the Avon Junkies return to Dock Street to bring some much needed Holiday rock, with their ska-infused, infectious melodies that have won crowds over for years now.

They’ll be joined on the bill by Jackknife Stiletto, an all-girl outfit that has made waves by inventing their own brand of rock, VAGXCORE, with their ability to bring the intensity during live shows without any compromise.

Friday’s Nightmare will be there as well, cranking out genuine Pop-Rock in the vein of it’s early-2000s prime, while In The Now bring a unique taste of Jazz-Rock Fusion to the night.

Then Saturday night is the Enrage and Dead Men Dreaming Toys For Tots Event. Get FREE admission when you bring a toy for a needy child.

So come down and enjoy a very stacked weekend of original music with some of Staten Island’s leading and up-and-coming musicians.

Your Bird CD Release Party With South Beach All Stars; Mick Watley Band To Rock Dock Street This Weekend

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Vin

Your Bird will be having their CD release party this Friday night at Dock Street. The band is comprised of Tom Uttaro, John McGloin, and Nat Seeley. Drawing on decades of vibe and experience, their music is both surprising and familiar, combining elements of retro hard rock with strong melodies and wide open performances. Joining them will be The South Beach All Stars band and they’ll be raising money to support the new lunch cafe at South Beach Psychiatric Center for members who have nutritional needs.

The Mick Watley Band are playing Saturday night and are made up of five talented local musicians setting out to show the world what they were made to do. Erica Vasaturo, the young, soulful vocalist fronts the group, while the guitarists, Chris and Eric Martin provide a new, yet classic sound. The rhythm section, bassist Andrew Calise and drummer Billy Siciliano, lock everything into place and bring the electricity with every performance.

ALIVE To Play Dock Street This Saturday Night

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Vin

Playing the best of the best; come down and Rock N Roll All Night with ALIVE!

Formed in 2009, ALIVE is an “unmasked” KISS Tribute Band from right here in Staten Island. Taking a bit of KISS’ stage show, they cover all eras of the band’s music from their first album right up to their most recent and all the lineup changes and styles in-between.

ALIVE are: Tim Hylton, voclas/guitar; Kevin Kilkenny, bass/vocals; and Tom Papanier, drums/vocals.

Learn more about ALIVE by visiting their website at http://www.aliverocks.com and go “like” them on Facebook.

Dock Street Thanksgiving Week Preview

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Vin

This week Dock Street has you covered for all your Thanksgiving weekend plans, starting with Thanksgiving Eve all the way through to Saturday night.

This Wednesday, Kill Van Kull bring their bluesy brand of rock to Dock Street. With over two decades of play on the NYC rock scene and even a track in the recent “Staten Island” film, KVK show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Also joining them Wednesday night are Curbside Vengeance and The Earaches.

Then kick-off your weekend on Friday night with The Rising Sun All-Stars. This local NYC collective takes a fresh, live approach to Hip-Hop with diverse musical instrumentation backing their songs and a strong emphasis on an engaging, energetic live show, this is one band you’ll want to catch now as they’re quickly blowing up across the country. Also complimenting the night is the Smooth Youth Fashion Show.

Finally, on Saturday night, Crazy Fingers make their one-night only return EXCLUSIVELY at Dock Street with their reunited partners-in-crime Bam Bam for a night of psychedelic jams that are sure to delight newcomers and bring back fond memories to those who remember seeing Crazy Fingers and Bam Bam back in the day.

It’s a full plate this week for the Staten Island music scene and Dock Street is right at the center of it with the best rock offerings for an unforgettable Thanksgiving party.

Tomorrow’s Ghost, Wicked Threads Fashion Show, And Artistic Weed To Hit Dock Street November 11th

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Vin

On Nov 11, Tomorrow’s Ghost will be performing at Dock Street with special guests Artistic Weed. Frontman Dan Nelson being the former singer of Anthrax invites you to experience his new blues rock project.

In between sets enjoy Wicked Threads Fashion Show, showcasing the local NYC rock-style with clothes that set the mood for a night out on the gritty streets of New York City rocking at Dock Street.

Tomorrow’s Ghost came to be when Dan decided to take songs he’d been writing on his own with his acoustic guitar and take it full time. Known mostly for being either a frontman or singer/guitarist in hard rock bands worldwide to include Anthrax, Dan originally started singing and playing guitar thanks to singer songwriters such as Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. Then, once he discovered guitarists like Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix, along with the vocals and writing prowess of Jim Morrison, the blues bug had bit completely.

After picking the songs he would play for an intimate acoustic show, Dan recruited his good friend and longtime guitarist Matt Borowka to play the gig alongside him. The show proved to be a great success, and in attendance that night was Dan’s friend and drummer of 17 years past, Steve Krucher. When Steve expressed interest in jamming with Dan and Matt on the songs from the set, they immediately agreed the idea to be a good one.

After only one jam together, the three of them knew it was a no brainer that this band was meant to be, and Tomorrow’s Ghost was born. Just recently, Tomorrow’s Ghost has happily recruited bassist Christopher John, who, to top off this bands story, was also in attendance for the aforementioned acoustic performance…making the forming of this quartet a perfect union. Tomorrow’s Ghost is set to record beginning of November, with plans to release their first CD in late 2011/early 2012, as well as extensive touring support to follow.

Listen to Tomorrow’s Ghost on Facebook.

Catalyst To Play Dock Street This Saturday Night

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Vin

Hailing from both Staten Island and Brooklyn, the members of Catalyst specialize in giving their audience what they want and rocking out classic hits by Guns & Roses, ACDC, Ozzy, Metallica, and Stone Temple Pilots.

Check out a selection of their music over at their ReverbNation page and be sure to check them out this Saturday night at Staten Island’s premiere Hard Rock hot spot, Dock Street!