Nokia Theatre Times Square (New York City, NY)
The Nokia Theatre in Times Square presents Southside Johnny. The leader of New Jersey's famous Asbury Jukes will sing the classic songs of Tom Waits. He'll be backed up by La Bamba's Big Band, led by original Jukes trombonist Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg.
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Great band with a mean horn section. Terrific venue.
Once in a lifetime show at a fine venue. I'm a huge Southside Johnny fan who left the theatre in amazement.
Excellent. Professional event staff, bar, seating for the concert. Very clean and open facility.
And the band was great too.
Just a great show...outstanding effort by Southside, LaBamba and everyone involved.
The Nokia Theatre Times Square is a 2,100-capacity venue designed by the award-winning architect David Rockwell of the Rockwell Group and operated by AEG LIVE. The venue officially opened in September 2005 and has the capability to hold a wide array of events including concerts, live television, web broadcasts, live recordings, award shows and event parties.
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Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes were the second band after Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band to emerge from the New Jersey shore scene, and though they carried over a significant influence (and some key personnel) from their predecessors, they were a white R&B horn band in the Memphis Stax Records tradition.
The group was organized in 1974 by singer John Lyon and guitarist/songwriter "Miami" Steve Van Zandt. Van Zandt decamped for the E Street Band in 1975, but he continued to direct the Jukes, managing them, writing their songs, and producing their records. The original Jukes lineup was: Billy Rush (guitar); Kevin Kavanaugh (keyboards); Al Berger (bass); Kenny Pentifallo (drums); Carlo Novi (tenor sax); Eddie Manion (baritone sax); Tony Palligrosi (trumpet); Ricky Gazda (trumpet); and Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg (trombone).
The group signed to Epic Records and released I Don't Want to Go Home (1976), which featured songwriting by Springsteen and cameos by Ronnie Spector and Lee Dorsey. This Time It's for Real (1977) contained more Springsteen tunes and appearances by the Coasters, the Drifters, and the Five Satins. Critical consensus said that the third album, Hearts of Stone (1978), was the Jukes' peak, but they failed to break through to mass success and were dropped by Epic.
Moving to Mercury, they made The Jukes (1979), on which all songwriting was handled by Lyon and Rush, and followed with Love Is a Sacrifice (1980) and the live double-LP Reach Up and Touch the Sky (1981). Moving to the Atlantic Records subsidiary Mirage, they worked with producer Nile Rodgers on the uncharacteristic Trash It Up! (1983), then returned to form on In the Heat (1984).
The group had suffered personnel shifts all along, but the departure of Billy Rush left Lyon to write much of At Least We Got Shoes (1986), after which he made a "solo" album, Slow Dance (1988). Southside and the Jukes reunited with Springsteen and Van Zandt for Better Days (1991). After a nearly ten year hiatus from the studio, Lyon started his own label, Leroy Records, and released Messin' with the Blues in 2000. Going to Jukesville followed in 2004.
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