Drawing
its musical influences from American roots music - swing, boggie
woogie, rhythm & blues, soul, Motown, - Eight to the Bar is
known
for its outstanding instrumentalists and sophisticated musical and
vocal arrangements, highlighted by female vocals. With the support of
independently-produced albums and videos, Eight to the Bar has
cultivated a large, entursiastic following that has put them in clubs
from Disneyland to Disney World as well as Europe and the
Carribean.
Their rigorous
performing schedule
(approximately 200 dates per year), has included opening spots for Big
Bad Voodoo Daddy, Manhatten Transfer, Robert Cray, Neil Young, Rob
Orbinson and Ray Charles.
Listening
to Eight to the Bar is a lot like driving along a time-warped highway
precisely halfway between Count Basie's Kansas City and the Supremes'
Detroit where the car radio picks up everything from "Take the A Train"
to "I heard it Through the Grapevine." Their material, like their
outlandish wardrobes and onstage choreo, is a colorful mixture of
forties jive, fifties melodrama and sixties Motown.
Tom Smith, New Haven Advocate
Steve
D'Agostino - Singin'
&
Swingin' with
his Band
Steve
D'Agostino has been performing for more than 20 years the songs form
The Great American Songbook with an emphasis on the era from Frank
Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin and Tony Bennett. Steve began his
musical training quite young. At the age of 8, he studied guitar and
then jazz guitar with Tony Perone and Sal Salvador at the University of
Bridgeport while still attending high school at St. Joseph in Trumbull,
CT where he still resides today. By the age of 14, Steve was playing
guitar with the University of Bridgeport Big Band called Collage under
the direction of Gary Riggerio.
Singing
began at 16
with his
first band called Finesse back in the
early 80's where Steve transitioned from playing guitar to vocalist.
Steve's smooth phrasing on ballads and swinging style has taken him
from Coast to Coast, performing in Las Vegas at the Paris Casino Hotel
to Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT. Steve maintains the tradition of this
music today adding his own flair without impersonating any of the great
artists that came before him.
Many
say that he sounds like a cross
between Sinatra and Darin, but Steve says that "To impersonate these
greats would just be an injustice to the style of music. It is true
that they did have a major influence on my singing style, but I try to
perform the songs with my own style."
Steve performs with
his quartet in many establishments in CT to stay
close to his family which is very important to him.
Annual
Milford Oyster Festivalin conjunction with the Soundwaters Schooner
invite
you to
enjoy our Schooner Cruise.
Take a ninety minute cruise or a two hour
sunset cruise around
Long Island Sound on
the Soundwaters Schooner.
For more
Information
Cruises available Saturday too!
Racing
Boats
Offshore
Racing boats brought to you by BoatShowDirect.net in Stratford,
will be
on display at the Milford Boat Ramp.
Fantastic
Shopping and
Amazing Entertainment
are in store for you on Oyster Eve!
COME
AND EXPERIENCE THE GREAT
ART-DOORS OF DOWNTOWN MILFORD!
August
20, 2010 - September 19, 2010
The
Downtown Milford Business Association proudly presents the Open Doors
of Downtown Milford Art Exhibit. The grand opening will take
place throughout downtown Milford on Friday, August
20th
from 5 to 9 pm. Meander along the streets, stop at the
shops and restaurants where the Art Doors are on display, visit with
the
artists, enjoy refreshments! You will be amazed by the
artist’s
creativity, transforming recycled doors into fabulous works of art!
We
look forward to seeing you at the
Great ArtDoors of Downtown Milford!
Participating
Downtown shops, businesses
and restaurants displaying Art Doors:
1.
Agro Construction
2. Berchem Moses and Devlin
3. Bistro Basque
4. Cabo
5. Café Atlantique
6. The Canvas Patch
7. Catherine H. Boutique
8. Cloud 9
9. The Corner Restaurant
10. Fleurescent, The Downtown Flower Shop
11. Hebert Jewelers
12. H Mangels Confectioners
13. Liquid Lunch
14. Manifest Beads
15. me boutique
16. The Milford Bank
17. The Milford Diner
18. Milford Photo
19. Moodswings
20. SBC Restaurant and Brewer
21. Stonebridge Restaurant
22. Tranquility Mind and Body Wellness Spa
23. The Villa Gourmet
24. Village Vogue Boutique
25. Whispers…from Lady
Olga-Artifax
Names
of Artists and Titles of the Art Doors:
1. Suzanne
Urban The
Piece De Resistance of
Connecticut
2. Sonny Cardinali
Free Bird
3. Rosemary Celon-Gordon On the
Outside Looking
In
4. Peri Rasmussen
Lewis & Me
& M.C. make 3
5. Michael Skrtic
Structure in Chaos, Fractions of One
6. Allan Dudek
Seeing Stars
7. Ren Farnsworth
Your
View
8. Lisa Koschwitz-Salerno
Halcyon Days of Neptune
9. Michael Gallulo
Turtle
Tank
10. Patty Meglio
Sea Breezes and Tranquil Waters
11. Kayla Gibbons
Paugussett’s Mark
12. Dean Stein (2 sided door)
Side 1 Into the
Woods
Side 2 Milford
Parrots
13. Jaime Kriksciun
Rabble
14. Wendy Santos
The
Aquarium
15. Rick Senft
Song of the Sound
16. Rosalba Saenz
Silhouetted
17. Marcia Delaney-Wiltsie
Mulberry on Oak
18. Corina S. Alvarezdelugo
Under Construction
19. Cindy Rifkin
Captain Kidd’s Treasure Island
20. Valerie Johnson Beaded
Reflections Of You
21. Bettsey L. Wright
Funky Mute Swan
Reunion
22. Colleen Riley-Reese
Diner
Door
23. Brechin Morgan
Blue Skies Over
Milford
24. Mary Jo Lombardo Door # 3
25. Milford Diner Group
6:00pm - 9:30pm
