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Please be advised that the previously postponed concert – Taj Mahal & Robert Randolph presenting The Slide Brothers – originally scheduled for Feb. 8th at The Paramount in Huntington, and postponed due to blizzard conditions on Long Island that day, has officially been canceled.

Refunds on tickets are now available at your point of purchase – Ticketmaster or The Paramount Box Office. If you have any questions, please call The Paramount at 631-673-7300.

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The Paramount

Today, The Paramount in downtown Huntington, Long Island, N.Y., announced that Don Henley – founder of the Eagles – is confirmed to rock the stage on April 3rd, 2013 @ 8pm. Tickets for this once-in-a-lifetime concert experience will go on sale to the general public through Ticketmaster & The Paramount Box Office at 10am this Friday, March 8th. “After 200 concerts since our opening in 2011, bringing Don Henley to Huntington is quite possibly the biggest show we have ever booked”, said Brian Doyle, one of the Paramount’s owners. “On the heels of Matchbox 20 this weekend, Joe Walsh next month and a variety of the best classic rock stars on the planet coming to town, (Emmylou Harris, The Marshall Tucker Band & George Thorogood), this may be our best month ever!” exclaimed Mr. Doyle.

Best known as a founder of the legendary rock band, the Eagles, as well as an influential solo artist, Don Henley has maintained an extraordinary commitment to music and to various philanthropic efforts throughout his career, including a dedication to environmental issues and artists’ rights. Raised in a small East Texas town, Henley was drawn to the sounds of exotic music broadcast from distant radio stations in New Orleans, Nashville and Ciudad Acuna, Mexico. These stations introduced him to the blues, bluegrass, gospel, jazz and rock and roll, paving the way for his future as an artist.

As a solo artist and as a member of the Eagles, Don Henley has received countless accolades, numerous gold and platinum records and performed sold-out concert tours worldwide. Henley is a founding member, vocalist and songwriter of the Eagles. The group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. The Eagles formed in 1971 and epitomized a musical style that included elements of country, folk, R&B, rock and pop and became one of the most influential American bands in recent decades. The Eagles have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, earning five #1 U.S. singles and six GRAMMY® Awards. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 is the best-selling album of all time, exceeding sales of 29 million units. The band’s Hotel California and their Greatest Hits Volume 2 have sold more than 16 and 11 million albums respectively. In 2012, the Eagles continued reaching new milestones in their 40-year career. In addition to touring throughout South Africa and the Middle East for the first time ever, the band also made its debut at the New Orleans Jazz Festival in May with a headlining performance.

Don Henley The Paramount Press Release

Band was set to play The Paramount on March 28^th
Refunds available at point of purchase

Huntington, N.Y.; U.K. extreme act Cradle of Filth announced the cancellation of the upcoming “28 Days Closer to Hell” North American tour with The Faceless, Decapitated and The Agonist in support of the latest release “The Manticore and Other Horrors.”  The band cited immigration issues as the cause.  The tour was set to play Huntington, NY on March 28, 2013 at The Paramount on Long Island.

The official statement on the band’s Facebook Page reads as follows: “Cradle Of Filth are really sorry to tell all of their fans that their US tour ’28 Days Closer to Hell’ is going to have to be cancelled, due to US immigration issues beyond the band’s control. “They have been desperately trying to solve these problems, but it has become evident they are not going to be resolved in time for the band to embark on a tour that starts next week. “The band sincerely apologizes to all their fans and to the other acts on the tour and want to assure people they have made every effort possible to go ahead with the tour.”  Refunds on tickets are available via your point of purchase – Ticketmaster or The Paramount Box Office.  For questions, please contact The Paramount at631-673-7300.

Due to inclement weather, tomorrow night’s show ”The Paramount Comedy Series Presents: Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling & The Young Comedians” has been rescheduled to next Sunday, Feb. 17th, 2013 @ 8pm.  Refunds can be obtained through your point of purchase if you are unable to attend the rescheduled date.  For questions, please contact The Paramount at 631-673-7300.

Prolific musical experimenter, premier league pop craftsman, tireless producer, runt, wizard and true star Todd Rundgren will release his new studio album ‘STATE’ on the Esoteric Antenna label via Cherry Red on Tuesday, April 9^th.  ‘STATE’ is Rundgren’s 24^th solo studio album (and that’s not including the 2 albums he recorded with his first band the Nazz, and the 9 albums he recorded with his band Utopia!).  Todd’s latest musical vision is a fusion of rock, soul, R & B and electronica that is at once danceable, groundbreaking, spiritual, challenging and infectious. The full track listing of the album is:

TODD RUNDGREN: ‘State’

1. Imagination
2. Serious
3. In My Mouth
4. Ping Me
5. Angry Bird
6. Smoke
7. Collide-A-Scope
8. Something From Nothing
9. Party Liquor
10. Sir Reality

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Todd Rundgren began playing guitar as a teenager, going on to front “The Nazz” – the quintessential `60s psychedelic pop group.  In 1969, he left the band to pursue a solo career, recording his debut “Runt”.  But it was 1972′s seminal “Something / Anything?” on which he played all the instruments, sang all the vocal parts, and acted as his own producer, that catapulted Todd into the limelight prompting the media to dub him “Rock’s New Wunderkind.”  It was followed by such landmark LPs as “Todd”, “The Hermit of Mink Hollow” and “A Wizard A True Star”.  In 1974, Todd formed Utopia, who were on the cutting edge of progressive rock in the 70s and developed into a very tidy power pop outfit into the 80s.

Rundgren’s career as a producer has included seminal albums by The New York Dolls, Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Psychedelic Furs, XTC, Hall & Oates and one of the bestselling albums of all time – Meat Loaf’s Bat out of Hell. Sealing his reputation as rock’s Renaissance Man, Rundgren composed all the music and lyrics for Joe Papp’s 1989 Off-Broadway production of Joe Orton’s Up Against It (the screenplay commissioned by The Beatles for what was meant to have been their third motion picture), as well as the score for Dumb and Dumber and a number of television series, including Pee Wee’s Playhouse and Crime Story.  Todd’s annual musical summer camp, this year celebrating his 65^th birthday and dubbed Toddstock v6.5, takes place near New Orleans on June 17-22.

Todd’s Official Site:  http://tr-i.com/

Todd’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/todd.rundgren.94?fref=ts

Todd’s Fan Site: www.trconnection.com/

Twitter: @toddrundgren

Toddstock Website: www.toddstock2v65.com

Due to inclement weather, tomorrow night’s show “The Paramount Comedy Series Presents: Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling & The Young Comedians” has been rescheduled to next Sunday, Feb. 17th, 2013 @ 8pm.  Refunds can be obtained through your point of purchase if you are unable to attend the rescheduled date.  For questions, please contact The Paramount at 631-673-7300.

Due to inclement weather, tonight’s concert with “The Taj Mahal Trio & Robert Randolph presenting The Slide Brothers” has been postponed until further notice.  Once a rescheduled date has been confirmed, a notice will be sent to all ticket buyers of the new show date.  Refunds can be obtained through your point of purchase, if you are unable to attend the rescheduled date.  For questions, please contact The Paramount at 631-673-7300.

For Immediate Release: November 16^th, 2012

The Paramount Announces Inaugural Holiday Concert Series

Don’t wait to get into the holiday spirit!

The Paramount, in downtown Huntington, Long Island today announces the formation of their inaugural Holiday Concert Series. The series will begin Nov. 29th with an all new show – “It’s a Travis Tritt Christmas” where the country superstar will sing holiday classics along with his top country hits! That show will be followed in the series by a special concert on Dec. 16th – “Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild & Swingin’ Holiday Party” featuring swing dance lessons pre-show hosted by Swing Dance Long Island – FREE with your ticket. The laughter will kick in next, as the Paramount Comedy Series presents our “Ho-Ho-Holiday Comedy Show” on December 22nd; featuring some of Long Island’s funniest comics.  Lastly, The Paramount closes the holiday season by ringing in the New Year with Dark Star Orchestra’s Cosmic New Year’s Eve on the 30th & 31st of December. The concert on New Year’s Eve also features a Blue Point Toasted Lager toast at midnight – FREE with your ticket.

Tickets for all shows in this series are on sale now through Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000 or The Paramount Box Office at 370 New York Avenue – open daily from 12 NOON to 6 PM.  This year The Paramount is also offering Gift Cards for this first time, which can be purchased at the box office and used for tickets, merchandise or food & beverage at the shows. Paramount Gift Cards make a great stocking stuffer for this holiday season and we invite all of Long Island to start the Christmas season early, as we present our Holiday Concert Series from Nov. 29th through Dec. 31st, 2012. For more information or questions, please call 631-673-7300 or visit www.paramountny.com.

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For Immediate Release: Monday, November 5, 2012 @ 10 AM

The Paramount, located in downtown Huntington, Long Island announces the “Strong Island Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert” – a special concert event scheduled for this Thursday, November 8at 8 pm.  The show, headlined by The Script, will include other special guests, to be announced.  All ticket proceeds from the event will go to benefit The Long Island Red Cross, to aid in the relief of Hurricane Sandy on Long Island.

The Script, who were originally scheduled to headline The Paramount on December 5, have agreed to reschedule their show to this Thursday night, as a way to assist Long Island in achieving our relief aid goals now.  All ticketholders for The Script, on their original concert date of December 5, are encouraged to attend the benefit concert on Thursday night using their same tickets.  Any ticketholders that are unable to attend The Script concert on Thursday night, may receive a refund on their original tickets at their point of purchase.

“As fellow Long Islanders, The Paramount wants to help our neighbors devastated by this terrible hurricane.  We would like to thank The Script, and the other special guests, for responding to our request in creating this amazing benefit show”, said The Paramount.  “Additionally, in an unprecedented joint effort, our radio partners at WALK, WBLI, KJOY, WRCN, WPLJ, PARTY 105 and others, have banded together to promote this event and help make it a success.  We thank them for assisting in our common goal of helping the local victims of Sandy.”

All tickets for this benefit concert are currently on sale now through Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000 or The Paramount Box Office (open daily from 12 noon – 6pm).  Information on VIP packages, preferred seating, corporate sponsorships and additional ways to donate are available by calling 631-673-7300.  Doors will open at 7pm.

The Paramount:
Opened September 30, 2011 this 1,555 capacity live entertainment venue located in downtown Huntington, Long Island, features concerts, boxing, comedy, community and other special events.  Booked by Live Nation, the Paramount has hosted over 150 events in its first year of operation and quickly established itself as the premier music venue on Long Island. Some recent acts to take the stage include Pitbull, Taking Back Sunday, The Pixies, Elvis Costello, Warren Haynes, Willie Nelson, Brand New, Goo Goo Dolls, Primus, Marilyn Manson, Korn, The Wanted, The Script, Panic! At the Disco and many, more.

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