'Pickin' at the Berkner:' Blues/Rock Concert at Brookhaven Lab, April 27

March 28, 2007

Andy Aledort

UPTON, NY - Blues/rock guitarist Andy Aledort and the Groove Kings, the Todd Wolfe Band, and singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark Newman will be the featured performers at "Pickin' at the Berkner," a concert to be held in Berkner Hall at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory on Friday, April 27, at 8 p.m. Sponsored by the BNL Music Club, the concert is open to the public. All visitors to the Laboratory age 16 and over must bring a photo ID.

Andy Aledort has been a significant figure in the blues/rock music scene for 20 years. He is an editor of several guitar-oriented music magazines, such as Guitar World, Guitar Extra, and Guitar Legends, and he is a well-known music transcriber as well as an instructional columnist and journalist. As a blues/rock performer, Aledort often appears with high-profile artists, such as Buddy Guy, Dickey Betts, and the Allman Brothers Band. Recently, he has also participated in a series of Jimi Hendrix Tribute concerts. With his band, the Groove Kings, Aledort released a self-produced CD, "Put a Sock In It," which garnered rave reviews.

The Todd Wolfe Band, also known as Wolfe, plays experimental blues with a rock edge. Besides Todd Wolfe, who was former lead guitarist for Grammy-winner Sheryl Crow from 1992 to 1998, band members include Eric Massimino on bass, Dave Hollingworth on drums, and John Cree on percussion. Performing Wolfe originals and reworked blues pieces, the band hones the music into its own style. Wolfe has shared the bill with many well-known performers, including Buddy Guy, the Allman Brothers Band, Blues Traveler, the Neville Brothers and Jimmy Vaughn. Wolfe has several CDs to its credit, and Todd Wolfe will appear as a guest on the tribute album to Bob Dylan recorded by Mountain, which will be released soon.

Mark Newman

Mark Newman, a strong slide guitarist who is known for his rock n' roll songs mixed with blues, folk and soul music, has traveled internationally as a performer but always returns to his roots as a singer-songwriter of the famous Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. Well-known as the front man for the group Tao Jones, whose album "Rorschash Sunset" achieved worldwide distribution, Newman recently launched a self-produced, solo CD, called "Must Be A Pony." Newman also performs with legends Sam Moore and Sam the Sham.

Tickets cost $15 each and can be purchased in advance or at the door on the evening of the show. Tickets may be purchased at Bobbique Restaurant at 70 West Main Street, Patchogue, or they may be ordered electronically at www.ticketweb.com.

Call 631 344-3846 for more information. The Laboratory is located on William Floyd Parkway (County Road 46), one-and-a-half miles north of Exit 68 of the Long Island Expressway.

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