Joel to attend inaugural for Hall of Fame

Joel to attend inaugural for Hall of Fame

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Anyone who thought the Long Island Music Hall of Fame was just a pipe dream will be proved wrong when Billy Joel shows up for the hall's inaugural induction ...

 

While this column went on hiatus for a few weeks, Long Island bands continued to make albums, launch tours, sneak their songs onto movie soundtracks and generally keep busy. Here's what's been happening, and what's about to happen:

 

Anyone who thought the Long Island Music Hall of Fame was just a pipe dream will be proved wrong when Billy Joel shows up for the hall's inaugural induction ceremony, Oct. 15 at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Yes, really - Joel's publicist confirms it. Other artists scheduled to appear include Joan Jett, Paul Shaffer and Dion.

 

The secretive Brand New camp has leaked a few bits of information. One is that its tour supporting Dashboard Confessional has been extended from a relatively short jaunt to a full-blown trek through the United States. The band will stop at Madison Square Garden Dec. 8. (As of this writing, tickets were not yet on sale, and it was unclear whether the venue would be the Garden proper or the smaller Theater downstairs.) In another sign of Brand New's popularity, it will headline next month's Bamboozle Left festival in Pomona, Calif., topping acts such as Thrice, 30 Seconds to Mars and Yellowcard.

 

More Brand New news: The long-awaited album is scheduled for release Nov. 21 on Interscope. No title has been announced.

 

Speaking of albums, Dearly Departed has finished its latest, tentatively titled "Blueprints of Modern American Folklore." And Envy on the Coast has signed with Photo Finish, the new label from Matt Galle (the booking agent for Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance and others) to release its upcoming full-length disc. Check the band's MySpace page for information on its CD release show tomorrow at Looney Tunes in West Babylon.

 

Last but not least: Who does that punked-up cover of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" on the soundtrack for the action flick "Crank"? None other than Long Island's own The Sleeping.

 

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