Coney Island? Rock & roll? What else do you need to know? Oh, yeah, the time and place: SATURDAY, AUG. 28, 4PM at PEGGY O’NEILL’S, 1904 SURF AVENUE, @ W. 16th St. in front of BROOKLYN CYCLONES’ STADIUM. Listen for new songs! Admission: $0.

SUNDAY, NOV. 1, 9:30 AM, 4TH AVENUE AND 88TH ST. BROOKLYN. ROCK THE MARATHON WITH THE TASH BROTHERS AND BRING A DONATION OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD TO FEED THE HUNGRY. MAJOR FUN!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2009, 9:00 P.M. live at BADBOB’S BBQ

3112 LAWSON BOULEVARD, OCEANSIDE, NEW YORK 11572

For directions call: (516) 561-7427. Come to BadBob’s BBQ on Valentine’s Day with your main squeeze (Or your side lover. Up to you, but don’t blame The Big Spenders if you choose wrong and it blows up in your face.). The best barbecue joint on Long Island now brings you the hottest music anywhere anytime when Bob Crespo & the Big Spenders show up to rock your world. Join Bob Crespo on vocals and guitar, Gary Kroman on lead and slide guitars, vocals, Ian Zdatny on bass, vocals and Dave Forman on drums and vocals. ALL STARS AT EVERY POSITION! (Maybe one of you Italian folks can bring a spare vowel for Ian’s last name. Or not.)

The Time: Sunday , November 2, 9:00 A.M

The Place: 88th Street and 4th Avenue, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

The Three Reasons: First and foremost, to hear The Tash Brothers Band playing live on the streets of Brooklyn, the hottest rock & blues band on the planet. Secondly, to donate non-perishable food items to City Harvest to be donated to the hungry of New York City. And third, by the way, there’s a race going on in the city streets. It’s a little thing called The NYC Marathon and this year 39,000 people are running the 26 mile course.

So kill 3 birds with one stone and fill up an otherwise boring Sunday morning with one of the most exciting spectacles of Autumn in New York. Hear great music, donate food to our brothers and sisters who need it and witness 39,000 screaming maniacs in speedos cheering for the Tash Brothers as they boogie down 4th Avenue right at the beginning of the marathon. You got anything better to do this Sunday morning? It’s a day you’ll never forget and you’ll be home in time for your football games. What’s not to love with all your heart? Be there! -Bob Crespo, Tash Brother at large, and I approve his message.