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Grammy Winning Violinist Performs At East Rutherford Restaurant Grammy Winning Violinist Performs At East Rutherford Restaurant
Grammy Winning Violinist Performs At East Rutherford Restaurant Want to see one of the newest Grammy winners? All you have to do is head right to a restaurant in Bergen County. Lorenza Ponce is the in-house violinist at Elia Mediterranean Restaurant in East Rutherford, performing there regularly. Congratulations to our in-house violinist @lorenzaponce for her win at the 2024 Grammys! We are so happy that the @... Posted by Elia Mediterranean Restaurant on Monday, February 19, 2024 Ponce won a Grammy for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album, for her work on the LP "So She Howls." View this post on Instagram …
Grammy Awards: Graduate, Faculty Members Of Purchase College Win Big Grammy Awards: Graduate, Faculty Members Of Purchase College Win Big
Grammy Awards: Graduate, Faculty Members Of Purchase College Win Big A graduate and two faculty members from a college in Westchester are among the winners of the 2024 GRAMMY Awards.  Purchase College alum Samara Joy as well as faculty members Nicole Zuraitis and Silas Brown each took home awards during the ceremony, held on Sunday, Feb. 4 in Los Angeles, California.  Joy, who graduated from Purchase in 2021, won her third award for Best Jazz Performance for her song "Tight," which she self-produced. This is not her first rodeo, as Joy also won Best New Artist and Best New Jazz Vocal Album in 2023.  Zuraitis, a Lectur…
Comedian Kathy Griffin Set To Perform Stand-Up Show In Westchester Comedian Kathy Griffin Set To Perform Stand-Up Show In Westchester
Comedian Kathy Griffin Set To Perform Stand-Up Show In Westchester Comedian Kathy Griffin will swing through New York on her second US tour since being “canceled” in the wake of her infamous photo scandal. The 63-year-old Emmy winner is set to perform two shows in the Empire State as part of her new stand-up tour, “My Life on the PTSD List.” Griffin will first play in Westchester County, at Tarrytown’s Music Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 22. After that she’ll appear on Long Island, at Huntington’s Paramount theater at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 24. It marks the second major US tour for Griffin since she was all but blacklisted from the entertainment in…
Carnegie Mellon Grad, Broadway Star Patina Miller Runs NYC Marathon Carnegie Mellon Grad, Broadway Star Patina Miller Runs NYC Marathon
Carnegie Mellon Grad, Broadway Star Patina Miller Runs NYC Marathon Another New York City marathon is under way, and Carnegie Mellon grad Patina Miller is among the nearly 50,000 runners — 16 of whom are celebs. The Grammy and Tony Award winning actress and singer signed up to run her second 26.2-mile TCS New York City Marathon Sunday, Nov. 5. As of 12:07 p.m., Miller was 19.5 miles in. Miller, 38, rose to fame alongside Deloris Van Cartier in the production of "Sister Act," for which she was nominated for Laurence Olivier and Tony awards.  She won her first Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her lead role in the 2013 Broadway rev…
Popstar Pink Visits Hersheypark Disguised As Mario Popstar Pink Visits Hersheypark Disguised As Mario
Popstar Pink Visits Hersheypark Disguised As Mario It was not "Me Mario" hanging out at the so-called "Sweetest Place on Earth" over the weekend, it was the three-time Grammy-winning pop star Pink.  Pink, who grew up in Doylestown where she went by her real name Alecia Moore, was outfitted with the disguise by her husband, who also bought similar glasses disguises of Batman and Bluey for their kiddos.  The 44-year-old mom of two posted some videos and photos of the undercover visit on her Instagram.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by P!NK (@pink) In the video, she poked fun at he…
Maryland's Toni Braxton To Shine With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame Maryland's Toni Braxton To Shine With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame
Maryland's Toni Braxton To Shine With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame Maryland's Toni Braxton is among a number of celebrities who recently learned they'll be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Born in Severn, the 55-year-old R&B singer has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and has sold more than 70 million records worldwide. Braxton began singing with her her four sisters in the 1980s as The Braxtons. She would ultimately go on to become best known for her songs "Un-Break My Heart," "He Wasn't Man Enough," and "You're Making Me High." Click here for the complete list of newest celebs to be gett…
Music Where Your Heart Lives: The Mighty Keb' Mo' Headed Toward BergenPAC Music Where Your Heart Lives: The Mighty Keb' Mo' Headed Toward BergenPAC
Music Where Your Heart Lives: The Mighty Keb' Mo' Headed Toward BergenPAC Keb' Mo' is peaking once more. Playing with a stellar backing trio -- a nimble-fingered keyboardist and a rhythm section tighter than a clam -- he's shredding again, picking deftly again, melding sexy blues, bounce, swing and just-plain-funky licks with that sweet-sweet roots music that hits that warm spot where your heart lives. And he's bringing it all back to BergenPAC in Englewood on June 16. It's always a party with Kevin Roosevelt Moore, but his latest tour is much more. The setlist sequencing is superb (even when he goes rogue) and his soulful combo is equally effective in adding a…
Viral TikTokers To Join Riverdance For NJ Performances Viral TikTokers To Join Riverdance For NJ Performances
Viral TikTokers To Join Riverdance For NJ Performances Right on time for St. Paddy's Day, Riverdance is coming to New Jersey — and it's bringing TikTok sensations along for the ride.  The Irish dance production that boasts a Grammy Award-winning score will run perform five times at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) from Friday, March 10 through Sunday, March 12. The shows are sponsored by M&T Bank. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Riverdance (@riverdance) Joining the cast will be  TikTok sensations Matthew and Michael Gardiner and Morgan Bullock, whose performance of …
Grammy Nomination Likely First Of Many For Acclaimed Massachusetts Musician Grammy Nomination Likely First Of Many For Acclaimed Massachusetts Musician
Grammy Nomination Likely First Of Many For Acclaimed Massachusetts Musician Matt Cusson remembers the exact moment he learned about his first-ever Grammy nomination.  The Berkshires native was at his parent’s house in Pittsfield with his 2-year-old daughter when his phone started blowing up on November 15, 2022. “I just got a ton of texts saying, ‘Congratulations,” the musician told Daily Voice. “Then I remembered all the nominees were announced [that] morning.” Cusson then called his wife to tell her the good news while she was away for work in New York City. Once she caught wind of her husband’s nomination, she instantly put her job on hold. “I called her, an…
The Wolves More Than Survive: Los Lobos Celebrate 50 Years With Upcoming NJ College Gig The Wolves More Than Survive: Los Lobos Celebrate 50 Years With Upcoming NJ College Gig
The Wolves More Than Survive: Los Lobos Celebrate 50 Years With Upcoming NJ College Gig Like the characters in many of their songs, Los Lobos remain humble but proud. “Thank you for still liking us,” guitarist César Rojas will often tell audiences. The original five Wolves not only have survived: They are at a high point artistically as they begin a year-long celebration of what will be a half-century of performing when they come to Kean University on Feb. 18, 2023. Not bad for “just another band” that started out playing mariachi for weddings and barrio parties in East L.A. The cross-cultural multiple Grammy winners would've been a fairly sizable success on their own even …
Graduate Of Purchase College Nominated For 2 Grammy Awards Graduate Of Purchase College Nominated For 2 Grammy Awards
Graduate Of Purchase College Nominated For 2 Grammy Awards A graduate of a college in Westchester has been nominated for two major Grammy Awards.  Samara Joy, who graduated from Purchase College in 2021, has been nominated for both Best New Artist and Best New Jazz Vocal Album for her second album, Linger Awhile, according to an announcement by the college from Wednesday, Nov. 16.  Joy is known for introducing a younger generation to jazz standards through her albums and on Tik Tok, where she has over 196k followers, according to Purchase College officials.  Additionally, in February 2022, Joy appeared on the TODAY show perform…
Grammy Winning Rapper Spotted At PA Restaurant 3 Days In A Row Grammy Winning Rapper Spotted At PA Restaurant 3 Days In A Row
Grammy Winning Rapper Spotted At PA Restaurant 3 Days In A Row While touring with multi-Grammy winner Post Malone, another Grammy award-winning rapper has been stopping by a central Pennsylvania restaurant to feed his spicey food needs.  Spice Kings Kitchen in Lancaster recently shared that 23-year-old rising rap star, Roddy Ricch, has frequented the restaurant not once or twice, but three times in a row! The "Ballin'" chart-topper's favorite dish has been "the fried shrimp and Chicken Hibachi xtra chicken with our Exclusive fresh squeezed Purp Lemonades," the Kitchen shared on its Instagram. View this post on Instagram …
Morgan Taylor, Renowned Kids Musician, Cartoonist From Region Dies At Age 52 Morgan Taylor, Renowned Kids Musician, Cartoonist From Region Dies At Age 52
Morgan Taylor, Renowned Kids Musician, Cartoonist From Region Dies At Age 52 If you aren’t familiar with Morgan Taylor’s music, that’s okay given you most likely are not in the New York musician's target demographic. But chances are some kids you know have jammed out to the Columbia County singer, songwriter, and cartoonist’s work while watching his award-winning Gustafer Yellowgold video series, or at one of his many live performances around the country. The two-time Grammy nominee, who lived in Chatham with his wife and two sons, died Thursday, Aug. 11, at the age of 52 following a brief illness, according to his obituary. Born in Kettering, Ohio on Sept. 5, 19…
COVID-19: GRAMMY Awards Postponed Due To 'Uncertainty Surrounding Omicron Variant' COVID-19: GRAMMY Awards Postponed Due To 'Uncertainty Surrounding Omicron Variant'
Covid-19: Grammy Awards Postponed Due To 'Uncertainty Surrounding Omicron Variant' This year's GRAMMY Awards Show has officially been postponed due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. The 64th annual show, which was set to take place on Monday, Jan. 31, was postponed to protect the health and safety of all involved in the show, CBS and the Record Academy said in a joint statement on Wednesday, Jan. 5. After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, we have postponed the 64th #GRAMMYs. https://t.co/oMzV1U9Tsc — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) January 5, 2022 …
Dim All The Lights: Stephen Sondheim Dies At 91 Dim All The Lights: Stephen Sondheim Dies At 91
Dim All The Lights: Stephen Sondheim Dies At 91 The lights will go out throughout all of Broadway following the death Friday of Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim, 91, was an unquestionable giant among American musical masters -- among them, Porter, Berlin, Bernstein and the Gershwins, as well as Richard Rogers and the man considered his surrogate father, Oscar Hammerstein. His death, following Thanksgiving with family at his Roxbury, Connecticut home, brought expressions of grief, love and deep appreciation. "Farewell Steve, the musical theatre giant of our times, an inspiration not just to two but to three generations," Andrew Lloyd Weber twe…
Do You Recognize The NJ Diner In Grammy Winning Artist's New Music Video? Do You Recognize The NJ Diner In Grammy Winning Artist's New Music Video?
Do You Recognize The NJ Diner In Grammy Winning Artist's New Music Video? A popular New Jersey diner served as the setting of the band Bleachers' latest music video. "Stop Making This Hurt" was filmed during the winter at the Bendix Diner on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights. The band's lead singer Jack Antonoff is a five-time Grammy Award-winning artist who grew up in New Milford. He also is the guitarist and drummer for the band "Fun." "Stop Making This Hurt" is part of the Bleachers' new album "Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night" out this summer.
From MLK To National Popcorn Day - Upcoming January Celebrations From MLK To National Popcorn Day - Upcoming January Celebrations
From MLK To National Popcorn Day - Upcoming January Celebrations You may still be recuperating from New Year’s celebrations, but January has even more fun times and moments for reflection in store. From the weird to the solemn, here are the national and unofficial holidays, anniversaries, annual awareness campaigns, and major events coming up in January 2021, according to National Day and the U.S. Census Bureau. Jan. 1 If you are still recuperating, maybe a little hair of the dog will cure you. In addition to being New Year’s Day, is also National Bloody Mary Day and National Polar Bear Plunge Day Jan. 2 National Science Fiction Day - Ce…
Younger 'Brother' Of Rapper Fetty Wap, Elmwood Park Native, 26, Gunned Down In Paterson Younger 'Brother' Of Rapper Fetty Wap, Elmwood Park Native, 26, Gunned Down In Paterson
Younger 'Brother' Of Rapper Fetty Wap, Elmwood Park Native, 26, Gunned Down In Paterson The 22nd person killed by gunfire in Paterson this year was an Elmwood Park native whom rapper Fetty Wap referred to as his younger "twin" brother. “I failed you bro I’m sorry,” Fetty wrote with a photo of himself with close friend Twyshon Depew, 26, who was shot in the chest across from a city park Thursday night. “I love you lil bro," he added. "I really thought I could get you out before I ever had to make a post like this lil bro like wtf.” Depew, who lived in Paterson, was shot on Lawrence Street across from Wrigley Park near Rosa Parks Boulevard around 9 p.m. Thursday He was taken b…
'Fountains Of Wayne' Co-Founder, Montclair Native Adam Schlesinger Dies Of Coronavirus 'Fountains Of Wayne' Co-Founder, Montclair Native Adam Schlesinger Dies Of Coronavirus
'Fountains Of Wayne' Co-Founder, Montclair Native Adam Schlesinger Dies Of Coronavirus Montclair native and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger died Wednesday while battling coronavirus, multiple news reports say. The 52-year-old Emmy-winning songwriter had been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week, said his lawyer, Josh Grier. Schlesinger, best-known for his band's smash hit "Stacey's Mom," had been on a ventilator for the bug. Schlesinger won two Emmys and was nominated for Grammy awards, Tonys and Oscars. He was nominated a total of 10 times for Emmy awards, five of them for his work as the executive music producer for "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." The …
Sunny Came Home Singer Brings Her Songs To Fairfield Sunny Came Home Singer Brings Her Songs To Fairfield
Sunny Came Home Singer Brings Her Songs To Fairfield "Sunny Came Home" singer Shawn Colvin is bringing her songs to Fairfield County. Colvin is releasing the 30th-anniversary acoustic edition of her debut album "Steady On." She is on tour and making a stop Thursday, Aug. 9 at StageOne at FTC in Fairfield. Three-time Grammy winner Shawn Colvin released the original Steady On in 1989, which won Best Contemporary Folk Album the following spring. With her wistful revisitation of the first album's well-traveled songs, Colvin’s lyrics come into sharp focus. The 10-track album includes  "Diamond In The Rough", "Shotgun Down The Avalanche"…
Big Day For Billy Joel: Long Island's Favorite Son's MSG Concert Marks 70th Birthday Big Day For Billy Joel: Long Island's Favorite Son's MSG Concert Marks 70th Birthday
Big Day For Billy Joel: Long Island's Favorite Son's MSG Concert Marks 70th Birthday Long Island native and musical legend Billy Joel’s 70th Birthday Concert is now just hours away. It's all set for 8 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at Madison Square Garden. Long Island's favorite son also has seven more MSG concerts scheduled this here. View the list here. Thursday's show will be Joel’s 11th all-time performance at MSG. Thursday's show is the “unprecedented” 64th consecutive one by Joel, an MSG Franchise and internationally acclaimed, six-time Grammy-winner. The 70th birthday show is part of Joel’s residency at The World’s Most Famous Arena, which started in January 2014 with …
VIDEO: Celebs Read Paterson Native's Controversial Book 'Fire & Fury' VIDEO: Celebs Read Paterson Native's Controversial Book 'Fire & Fury'
Video: Celebs Read Paterson Native's Controversial Book 'Fire & Fury' PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson native Michael Wolff has gained international attention for his best selling novel "Fire & Fury: Inside the Trump White House." A host of celebrities including Cher, Hilary Clinton, Snoop Dogg and more read snippets of the novel during the Grammy Awards. In the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of Trump's time in the White House. CLICK VIDEO ABOVE TO WATCH.
Happy Birthday To Englewood's Alicia Keys Happy Birthday To Englewood's Alicia Keys
Happy Birthday To Englewood's Alicia Keys ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy Birthday to Englewood resident and Grammy Award-winner Alicia Keys! Keys, who has sold more than 30 million albums throughout her career, turns 37 on Thursday., Jan. 25.  Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was released in the United States in 2001. It sold more than 12 million copies and earned her five Grammy Awards in 2002.  In 2010, VH1 named Keys one of the top 100 artists of all time. Billboard magazine placed her number ten on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. She is 15-time Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer, …
Staples Grad Wins Golden Globe For Best Song From P.T. Barnum Movie Staples Grad Wins Golden Globe For Best Song From P.T. Barnum Movie
Staples Grad Wins Golden Globe For Best Song From P.T. Barnum Movie WESTPORT, Conn. — For the second year in a row, Staples High School grad Justin Paul and his writing partner, Benj Pasek, won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture. They accepted the award during Sunday night's telecast on NBC.  Their winning song is "This is Me" from the movie-musical "The Greatest Showman," which is about Bridgeport's own P.T. Barnum. The song is performed by Keala Settle. The other nominees were:  "Home" from the movie "Ferdinand." Music by Nick Jonas, Nick Monson & Justin Tranter, Lyrics by Jonas &…