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"90's Alt-Rock Night" is February 3 at Suffolk Theater. COURTESY SUFFOLK THEATER
“Dirty Deeds: The AC/DC Experience" performs February 17 at Suffolk Theater. COURTESY SUFFOLK THEATER
Gavin Lee performs in “A Broadway Valentine” at Suffolk Theater on February 11. COURTESY SUFFOLK THEATER
Mike Dawes performs February 19 at Suffolk Theater. COURTESY SUFFOLK THEATER
The BStreet Band performs February 24 at Suffolk Theater. COURTESY SUFFOLK THEATER
“The Sixties Show” performs February 4 at Suffolk Theater. COURTESY SUFFOLK THEATER
Suffolk Theater in Riverhead is kicking it up a notch this February with shows featuring Broadway stars, Grammy nominated 1990s alt-rockers, a world-renowned acoustic guitarist, and everything in between. Tickets and more information are available online at suffolktheater.com. Suffolk Theater is at 118 East Main Street, Riverhead.
Friday, February 3, at 8 p.m. “90’s Alt-Rock Night”
The best of 1990s alternative rock all in one night Local favorites Bombtrack, Nearvana and Unglued perform a show full of greatest hits from Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana and Stone Temple Pilots.
Saturday, February 4, at 8 p.m. “The Sixties Show”
Widely celebrated for note-for-note renditions of the hits, B-sides and deep cuts from the greatest decade of music, “The Sixties Show” is one of the greatest 1960s musical re-creation shows out there today. The show features a full multi-media concert experience complete with special effects, narration, and period archival audio and newsreel footage that brings audiences on a high energy trip back in time — reminding people of how uniquely inspirational, entertaining and historically significant the 1960s were. Featuring former members of the bands The Who, John Fogarty and Creedence Clearwater Revival, these musicians were hand-picked to perform and record with the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, the Bee Gees, Mick Jagger, and Bruce Springsteen among other legends.
Saturday, February 11, at 8 p.m. “A Broadway Valentine”
Enjoy the perfect Valentine’s Day date night with a cabaret show featuring five leading Broadway vocalists performing musical theater’s greatest love songs. The evening will feature musical selections from “Hamilton,” “Mary Poppins,” “Waitress,” “Cats,” “Les Misérables,” “The Sound of Music,” “The Lion King” and more. The list of performers include: two-time Tony Award nominee and two-time Drama Desk Award winner Gavin Lee, two-time Drama Desk Award winner Lisa Howard, Keri Rene Fuller, Jelani Remy and Emily Bautista.
Friday, February 17, at 8 p.m. “Dirty Deeds: The AC/DC Experience”
Earning a reputation for their attention to detail and passion for AC/DC, Dirty Deeds recreates the exact sound of AC/DC by capturing the unique and exact tone that the super group has come to be known for. Dirty Deeds mimics the antics and appearance of AC/DC as they revisit all the timeless hits along with a theatrical ride through rock ’n’ roll history and the group’s rise to stardom.
Sunday, February 19, at 7 p.m. Mike Dawes
Named “Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World” two years in a row by Total Guitar Magazine/MusicRadar reader poll, Mike Dawes is an English guitarist known for composing, arranging and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single guitar hailed as one of the world’s most creative modern fingerstyle guitarists with a repertoire spanning solo viral videos and popular arrangements, alongside mainstream chart success performing with Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues. His ability to combine the melody, bass, harmony and percussion all seamlessly together with just one guitar leaves audiences absolutely stunned, both with original music and popular covers – including a YouTube video of Metallica’s “One” with 6.1 million views!
Wednesday, February 22, at 8 p.m. Crash Test Dummies
A quarter century after the release of their multi-Grammy nominated hit album “God Shuffled His Feet,” Crash Test Dummies hit the road for the first time with an anniversary tour that spanned North America. The overwhelming reception led to a 30th Anniversary Tour in 2022 for their debut release “The Ghosts That Haunt Me” that touched down in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Canada. And the band is showing no signs of slowing down.
Friday, February 24, at 8 p.m. The BStreet Band
The original Bruce Springsteen tribute band is here. The BStreet Band has performed before Springsteen shows at Wachovia, MetLife Stadium, Prudential Center, and the newly constructed Comcast Xfinity Center at Citizens Bank Park. The band accepted an invitation from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame “Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen” exhibition at the Constitutional Center in Philadelphia. They were featured during the opening, middle and closing nights and also had the honor of performing with several members of the E-Street Band including “Miami Steve” Van Zandt, Mighty Max Weinberg, the late great Big Man Clarence Clemons, Garry W. Tallent and Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez.
Staff Writer on Jan 30, 2023