Monday, March 4, 2013
Reality show "The Real Girls of the Bada Bing" features Satin Dolls, the Lodi club where scenes were filmed for The Sopranos. CAUTION: ADULT LANGUAGE AND SCENES IN VIDEO
A new reality show in development features Bergen County's Satin Dolls, the gentlemen's club best known as the fictional "Bada Bing!" from The Sopranos. Tom Murro, a celebrity journalist and the show's executive producer, said it's like a mix between Jersey Shore, The Real Housewives of New Jersey and The Sopranos. "It's going to be awesome," Murro said. "There's a lot more swearing and violence. No table flipping, though." Satin Dolls, the real club where scenes from The Sopranos were filmed, is located on Route 17 in Lodi. The show takes a look at the drama in the lives of the club's dancers — one is paying her way through college, another struggles with self-esteem — and they all fight with each other over tips. "It's like a little …
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Online dance craze performed on the steps of Teaneck High School
The "Harlem Shake," a new online dance craze sweeping across the Internet, has reached the steps of Teaneck High School. A group of unidentified dancers performed their version of the fad outside the school in a YouTube video uploaded Feb. 24. Click above to watch the brief clip. Know of any other Teaneck-themed "Harlem Shake" videos? Share them in the comments section below. The video is one of tens of thousands like it to be uploaded to YouTube in recent weeks. The staff of Anderson Cooper "horrified" the news anchor and daytime TV host with their rendition. Corporations, marketing pros, senior citizen groups, The Dallas Mavericks and even a Norwegian army unit have also joined the e-fray of Shakers. Follow Patch on Twitter, …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Fun. won the Grammy for "song of the year" for their hit "We Are Young."
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Tuesday, February 12
New Milford native Jack Antonoff got some major recognition with his band Fun. when they won the Grammy for song of the year Sunday, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Fun. won the Grammy for their hit song We Are Young, which peaked at number one on the "Billboard Hot 100" list and has been featured on both the popular T.V. show Glee and a Chevy Super Bowl commercial. The band wasnominated for a total of six different awards. Antonoff is current Woodcliff Lake resident who previously lived in New Milford and attended Solomon Schechter and public schools, according to the NorthJersey.com report. He got his start in punk bands playing in spots like the Wayne Firehouse and Teaneck American Legion. He joined singer Nate Ruess and …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Longtime township resident was advocate for music education
Teaneck resident Donald Byrd, an innovative jazz trumpeter who worked with scores of artists, died Feb. 4 in Delaware, the Associated Press reported Monday. Byrd, a Detroit-native, was a longtime township resident, the report said. "A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a jazz artist," an obituary posted on the Haley Funeral Directors website said. He played with Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Max Roach, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock, according to the obituary. Byrd earned a law degree and a doctorate, and was an advocate for music education, according to a New York Times…
Monday, January 28, 2013
"American Modern and Contemporary Art" presentation planned in February
The following press release was submitted by the Teaneck Public Library: The Newark Museum Speakers Bureau is scheduled to visit the Teaneck Library to present a slide-lecture American Modern and Contemporary Art on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. as part of the Isabelle & Sol Hermalyn lecture series. American Modern and Contemporary Art takes the audience through the developments in American art of the last 100 years. The presentation starts at the beginning of the twentieth century, describing the influence of Alfred Stieglitz and the manner in which the 1913 Armory show introduced the American public to modern art and inspired American artists to carve a new independent identity. The presentation details the evolution of …
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Check out video from John Roy's opening for Vance Gilbert at Ethical Brew. Ethical Brew, sponsored by the Ethical Culture Society, hosts musicians while raising money for social justice causes. Correction: A first report indicated John Roy perfomed seperately. In fact, he was the opening act for Vance Gilbert.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Theater company will award a $1,000 cash scholarship to one high school senior planning to major in the arts.
A Fair Lawn based theater company is now accepting scholarship applications from Bergen County high school seniors interested in pursuing their college degree in the arts. Skyline Theatre Company has for the past five years awarded the $1,000 cash scholarship to one senior planning to major in theater, television, film, or communications. “They need to tell us why their passionate about continuing their education in the arts,” said Sam Scalamoni, Skyline’s artistic director. The scholarship committee, he says, will consider academics and extracurricular activities, but is focused mainly on awarding the scholarship to a student who, through their essay, demonstrates a clear motivation to continue in an area of the performing arts. Although …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Event to focus on education and feature Hackensack teacher
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Thursday, January 17
The following was submitted by the Puffin Cultural Forum: Much of what we hear about our schools, our teachers and the educational system comes from those with either very little stake in the discussion or little to no experience in the classroom. This unique open mic forum, “S.P.E.A.K. (Sharing Poetic Expressions And Knowledge) About Education,” hosted and moderated by local poet and 4th grade teacher Toney Jackson, is devoted to validating the voices of those who dedicate themselves to fostering the future by teaching our children. Educators and community members are invited to share their poems, prose, stories and letters about or inspired by the theme of education, including lessons learned from students, contract disputes, vouchers, …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The "Ethical Brew" venue aims to highlight indie and folk artists while fundraising for various causes
The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County kicked off its new live music venue with a performance Saturday by singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert. The new venue, dubbed "Ethical Brew," aims to highlight indie and folk artists while raising money for various social action projects and charitable causes, according to a press release posted on northjersey.com. Funds raised at the event benefited the Sanctuary Committee of Bergen County, a network of groups working to support political asylum seekers. For more information, visit ethicalfocus.org/ethical-brew/ Check out the YouTube video above of Gilbert's show. Follow Patch on Twitter, Facebook and click to sign up for Breaking News Alerts. News tip? Story idea? E-mail teaneck@patch.com
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Guitarist Jack Antonoff of indie-pop group Fun. reflects on a great year
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Wednesday, January 2
One year ago this month, the cast of the hit television show “Glee” performed “We Are Young,” a triumphant duet by the then-widely unknown New York indie-pop trio Fun. and rhythm-and-blues singer Janelle Monáe. Fast forward to this December. Fun., which includes guitarist and Woodcliff Lake and New Milford native Jack Antonoff, has been nominated for a whopping six Grammy Awards: Record of the Year and Song of the Year (“We Are Young”), Album of the Year (“Some Nights”), Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo/Group performance and Best Pop Vocal Album. In a banner year for Bergen County music, The Lumineers, two-thirds of whom hail from Ramsey, are also nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy. The 55th Annual Grammy Awards show will take place on …
Cecilia M.
7:01 pm on Sunday, March 10, 2013
People also believe everything they hear on Fox News and read in the paper so no matter what the truth may be, the media is going to shape the public opinion anyway. New Jersey is a beautiful state, we have it all from mountains to beaches and a very diverse population. So what? Its called entertainment and we do not pronounce it as Joisey, so please stop saying that. Joe Piscapo's career was … more ›