Category: Mohegan

By Examiner Media Staff

The Yorktown Parks and Recreation Commission last week unanimously approved a short hiking trail in Mohegan Lake on town-owned parkland. The one-mile proposed trail has been named Tall Timber Park, occupying the former 1940-70 site of the Tall Timber summer camp and bungalow colony. The park is bordered by Scofield Road on the south, Ivy Road on the east, Crossways Road on the north, and Heyward Street on the West.

The Tall Timber Park trail was proposed last spring by the Tall Timber Park Committee, a volunteer group of Mohegan Lake residents who have marked and mapped out the trail and who will clear a path through brush and fallen trees and mark the final trail.

The proposal has met with strong opposition since July when residents on Ivy and Crossways Roads claimed the trail was a security threat because it ran too close to their homes. A Parks and Recreation Commission public meeting in July became openly contentious with demands for the trail to be either eliminated or severely shortened. Responding to those concerns, the Tall Timber Park Committee cut out the Crossways Road trail entrance and moved the proposed trail route further away from both Crossways and Ivy Roads.

The Tall Timber Park committee has since revised the trail five times in response to nearby residents. Each revision pinched in the trail’s loop moving it as far to the center of the park and away from any homes. Many neighbors then requested the trail be one path where hikers would walk up and back. Questions were raised by those opposing the trail about advertising the trail on websites and in trail publications.

At last week’s meeting, about 30 people showed up to the Yorktown Parks and Recreation Commission public hearing to either voice support…

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Tame Impala will embark on a headlining tour of North America next spring in continued support of The Slow Rush. The tour features a few scattered festival dates, but runs officially from March 7 when it kicks off in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to March 23 when it wraps in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tickets for the March 2022 arena shows go on sale on Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. local time. The tour features stops in Toronto, Brooklyn, Boston, Hampton, Asheville, and more.

The tour announcement arrives with a new song, “No Choice”. The previously unreleased track was pulled from the forthcoming The Slow Rush deluxe box set, arriving Feb. 18 via Interscope. The set includes B-sides, like “The Boat I Row,” and remixes of the Grammy-nominated 2020 album, including the pre-album single “Patience” in its original and remixed form, and remixes of The Slow Rush.

“Being a personality onstage, that’s something I’ve been growing into,” Kevin Parker told Rolling Stone in 2019. “Saying fuck it and being that person who can rile up the audience. That’s someone I never saw myself as.”

Tame Impala 2022 Tour Dates

February 27 – Innings Festival (Tempe Beach Park) @ Tempe, AZ
March 3-6 – Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival (Sunshine Grove) @ Okeechobee, FL
March 7 – Petersen Events Center @ Pittsburgh, PA
March 9 – Scotiabank Arena @ Toronto, ON
March 10 – Place Bell @ Montreal, QC
March 12 – Mohegan Sun @ Uncasville, CT
March 14 – Barclays Center @ Brooklyn, NY
March 16 – TD Garden @ Boston, MA
March 18 – Hampton Coliseum @ Hampton, VA
March 19 – Wells Fargo Center @ Philadelphia, PA
March 21 – ExploreAsheville.com Arena @ Asheville, NC
March 22 – ExploreAsheville.com Arena @ Asheville, NC

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The ‘Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular’ Holiday Show, starring Pittston native Shawn Klush and backed by The Fabulous Ambassadors, will appear at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m. before a sold-out audience.

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This week, Tame Impala added 2022 tour dates to their schedule in conjunction with their latest album, 2020’s The Slow Rush. The newly announced shows will make stops at large-scale North American venues in March.

Before embarking on the headlining tour, Kevin Parker and his band will be performing slots at a couple of festivals. More festival appearances are scattered between a handful of European tour dates in August and September. Toward the end of the year, Tame Impala will be touring their home country of Australia in October.

Tame Impala Tour Dates and Tickets Near You

Mar 14

Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY

Mar 15

Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY

Tame Impala All Tour Dates and Tickets

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Tempe Beach Park Tempe, AZ

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Mar 6

Sunshine Grove Okeechobee, FL

Mar 7

Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA

Mar 9

Scotiabank Arena Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mar 10

Place Bell Laval, QC, Canada

Mar 12

Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT

Mar 14

Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY

Mar 15

Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY

Mar 18

Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA

Mar 19

Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA

Mar 21

ExploreAsheville.com Arena at Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville, NC

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ExploreAsheville.com Arena at Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville, NC

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Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN

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New Orleans, LA Louisiana, United States

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Planes TWP. — “Elvis” is at a sold-out house in Mohegan San Pocono on Sunday.

The “Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular” Holiday Show, starring the world-famous Shawn Klush and sponsored by Fabulous Ambassador, will be held in front of a sold-out audience on Sunday, December 12th at 3pm. Appears in Pocono.

Klush decorates the main stage of the Keystone Grand Ballroom with the best sound of the legendary “King of Rock and Roll”, Elvis Presley.

Called “the closest to the king at a concert,” Klush was born and raised in Pittston. Because of his love of music, he began to imitate the music idol Elvis Presley.

In a telephone interview on Tuesday, Klush said he had been doing his Elvis tribute show for 25 years and he still loves what he does. He traveled around the world and went to sold-out venues.

“And it’s all thanks to Elvis,” Klush said. “Elvis changed from rags to wealth overnight. It’s a complete American story. Elvis was born in the southern countryside, an only child (his brother died at birth), and he is complete. I was devoted to my mother. “

Klush said he always enjoys going home and playing in front of a local audience.

“And I’m grateful for the opportunity to do that and meet many of my fellow NEPA fans,” he said.

In 2016, Klush from Pittston played Elvis in HBO’s hit series “Vinyl.” He has appeared on the TV show “What We Do in the Shadows,” an FX vampire comedy starring Nick Kroll, famous for his big mice. As you can imagine, Klush plays Vampire Elvis. “

“It’s a great show-it’s a lot of fun to do,” he said.

Klush is still talking to Priscilla Presley and said he has received high praise from Graceland’s family and people.

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Vanessa Bryant has filed a declaration in response to a motion by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to have her lawsuit against them dismissed. 

TMZ obtained a copy of the documents in which Bryant claims she specifically asked Sheriff Alex Villanueva to ensure that no photos would be taken of her deceased husband, NBA icon Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, after the two and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020. 

Vanessa Bryant speaks on behalf of her late spouse, Class of 2020 inductee Kobe Bryant, during the 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony in May at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

“If you can’t bring my husband and baby back, please make sure no one takes photographs of them,” Bryant said in her deposition, as previously reported by the Associated Press. “And he said: ‘I will.’ And I said: ‘No, I need you to get on the phone right now, and I need you to make sure you secure the area.’”

In her response, Bryant says she learned a month later that there were photos of her husband and child’s remains, and that several sheriff’s deputies and firefighters were showing them to people. She said hearing that the photos existed sent her into a “constant cycle of distress,” and that despite assurances that the photos had been secured and scrubbed, she has doubts. 

“It infuriates me that the people I trusted…

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Musician Kenny G is set to perform Dec. 16 at the Palace Theater in downtown Waterbury. With global sales totaling more than 75 million, Grammy and American Music Award winner Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of all time.

To add to his accolades, Kenny G has both the best selling instrumental album of all time with “Breathless” and the best-selling Christmas album of all time with “Miracles”. Never one to rest idle, Kenny G continues to tour all over the world to adoring fans of all demographics.

Come see Kenny G perform holiday classics at the Palace Theater, as part of his “The Miracles Holiday & Hits” tour. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 203-346-2000 or go to palacetheater.org

Upcoming concerts

Roomful of Blues – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 10

Earth, Wind & Fire – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – Rescheduled to Feb. 4, 2022; Dec. 10 tickets will be honored.

Javier Colon – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 11

Howie Mandel – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – Dec. 11

Jerry Seinfeld – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket – Dec. 11

Albert Cummings – Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk – Dec. 12

Gordon Lightfoot – Garde Arts Center, New London – Dec. 16

Big Al Anderson & the Floor Models – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 16-17

Kenny G – Palace Theater, Waterbury – Dec. 16

Leo Kottke + Mike Gordon – Wall Street Theater, Norwalk – Dec. 16

The Mavericks – Garde Arts Center, New London – Dec. 17

REO Speedwagon – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket – Dec. 17

Musician Kenny G is set to perform Dec. 16 at the Palace Theater in downtown Waterbury. With global sales totaling more than 75 million, Grammy and American Music Award winner Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of all time.

To add to his accolades, Kenny G has both the best selling instrumental album of all time with “Breathless” and the best-selling Christmas album of all time with “Miracles”. Never one to rest idle, Kenny G continues to tour all over the world to adoring fans of all demographics.

Come see Kenny G perform holiday classics at the Palace Theater, as part of his “The Miracles Holiday & Hits” tour. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 203-346-2000 or go to palacetheater.org

Upcoming concerts

Roomful of Blues – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 10

Earth, Wind & Fire – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – Rescheduled to Feb. 4, 2022; Dec. 10 tickets will be honored.

Javier Colon – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 11

Howie Mandel – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – Dec. 11

Jerry Seinfeld – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket – Dec. 11

Albert Cummings – Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk – Dec. 12

Gordon Lightfoot – Garde Arts Center, New London – Dec. 16

Big Al Anderson & the Floor Models – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 16-17

Kenny G – Palace Theater, Waterbury – Dec. 16

Leo Kottke + Mike Gordon – Wall Street Theater, Norwalk – Dec. 16

The Mavericks – Garde Arts Center, New London – Dec. 17

REO Speedwagon – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket – Dec. 17

Editor’s Note: With society’s gradual re-opening and our overall return to normalcy, there has been a deluge of tour announcements. Band in the USA keeps you updated on the shows you need to know about, and just who might be soon coming to town.

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Tame Impala is headed back our way, and as a little treat, Kevin Parker has a bunch of b-sides and remixes for us. With the release of The Slow Rush Deluxe Box Set out February 18 via Interscope, featuring a new song out this week called “No Choice,” the Australian psych-pop luminaries are hitting the road for a 2022 North American tour that features a mix of festival gigs and headline appearances.

It kicks off February 27 headlining Innings Festival at Arizona’s Tempe Beach Park, and wraps March 25 at the Buku Music + Art Project in New Orleans. Along the way, Tame Impala Mohegan Sun in Connecticut (March 12), Brooklyn’s Barclays Center (March 14), and TD Garden in Boston (March 16). All dates are below in flyer and list form, and tickets go on-sale Friday (December 10) at 10 a.m. local time.

Get all that sweet info over at tameimpala.com, and listen to “No Choice” and wonder aloud why it didn’t make The Slow Rush final cut.

Tame Impala tour dates
February 27: Innings Festival (Tempe Beach Park) – Tempe, AZ 
March 3 to 6: Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival – Okeechobee, FL 
March 7: Petersen Events Center – Pittsburgh, PA
March 9: Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON
March 10: Place Bell – Montreal, QC
March 12: Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, CT 
March 14: Barclays Center – Brooklyn,…

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UNCASVILLE, CT (December 1, 2021) – Four-time Grammy Award winner Keith Urban will kick off his first world tour in four years next summer. The Speed of Now World Tour’s newly announced North American leg will feature three-time Grammy nominee Ingrid Andress, and makes a stop at Mohegan Sun Arena at 7:00pm on Friday, October 21, 2022. 

Tickets are $129.50, $99.50, and $79.50 and go on sale Friday, December 10th at 10:00am via ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, December 11th, subject to availability.

“Every night is the first time we’ve played these songs for that audience, in that moment,” says Urban.  “It’s why every show is different – spontaneous and unpredictable – even for us!”  He adds, “After two years we’re finally gonna get the chance to play some of the new songs we haven’t done live before.  We’ll throw in a bunch of the songs that everyone comes to hear, a couple of which we’ll rework a bit, and it’s really gonna be tough to get us off the stage.”

Critics from around the globe have hailed Urban’s concerts as ones “not to be missed,” as unpredictable as they are explosive.  Combine his infectious showmanship, virtuoso guitar playing, effortless spontaneity with a fist-pumping, arena-ready arsenal of hits and The Speed of Now World Tour promises to be one of the concert events of the summer.

“I’ve always considered myself a live performer first,” says Urban. “It’s what I’ve always done and it’s what my music needs to live and breathe.  Our shows are all about living in the moment.  They’re a totally interactive and immersive experience where everyone can participate in whatever way they want – sing,…

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