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Timothy “T-Bone” O’Shea currently resides in Denville, NJ. He attended St. Joseph’s High School in Metuchen before studying Broadcast Journalism at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications of Syracuse University, where he graduated in 2002. During his college years, he attended and reviewed many live shows in the Syracuse area at such venues as the Landmark Theatre and Armory High (fka Styleen's).

He currently works at a large law firm in Morris County, NJ. Hobbies include reading, visiting the Jersey Shore and, of course, live music. A veteran of over 200 Phish shows, he also counts The Disco Biscuits, moe., Ween, Umphrey's McGee and Belle & Sebastian as his favorite acts to see live.

Media

Fire on Ice: Grateful Dead light up Nassau Coliseum

Tim O'Shea Aug 2, 2020

We head back to the Island for this week's Jerry Sundays installment with a Grateful Dead show at the legendary Nassau Coliseum from 1979. The band played two shows here earlier that year in January, more than five years after their first…

Features

Jerry Sundays: Grateful Dead at the Beacon Theatre, June 15, 1976

Tim O'Shea Jul 26, 2020 0

We go back to the Big Apple for this week's installment of Jerry Sunday with a show at the Beacon Theatre in 1976. This is the second and last time the band would play this New York City venue before upgrading to the larger confines of…

Features

Jerry Sundays: The Grateful Dead Paint the War Memorial Orange

Tim O'Shea Jul 19, 2020

Our weekly Grateful Dead tribute makes its stop in the heart of Central New York, with a trip back to September 28, 1976 and a show so good it deserved placement on a Dick's Pick release. The latter half of Volume 20 of this particular…

Features

Jerry Sundays: The Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan Team Up to Play Giants Stadium

Tim O'Shea Jul 12, 2020

On a steaming hot midsummer night in 1987, two legendary names in the music world combined forces to deliver three sets of music to a ravenous crowd in the swamps of New Jersey, locally known as the Meadowlands. The Grateful Dead's 1987…

Show Reviews

The Golden Road (To Tompkins Square Park): The Grateful Dead’s First Show in New York

Tim O'Shea Jul 1, 2020

Few bands have a relationship with the state of New York like the Grateful Dead. Performing over 300 shows throughout the Empire State in a span of 28 years, the Grateful Dead made their mark starting with their first New York performance…

Classical

Trey Anastasio announces additional Summer Symphony shows

Tim O'Shea Mar 1, 2020

Trey Anastasio adds to an already busy summer of Oysterhead and Phish with three additional orchestra performances in June. In addition to the previously announced performance on June 20 at Tanglewood with the Boston Pops, Anastasio joins…

News

Landmark Theatre in Syracuse to close this summer for renovations

Tim O'Shea Feb 28, 2020

With its 100th anniversary coming up later this decade, the iconic Landmark Theatre in downtown Syracuse will close this summer for upgrades. The marquee will be repaired and auditorium seating will be replaced, said executive director of…

Alternative/Indie

Zachery Allan Starkey Shares “XXX” off upcoming FEAR CITY LP

Tim O'Shea Feb 26, 2020

Zachery Allan Starkey has released "XXX," the dark and melodic second single and video off of his forthcoming album FEAR CITY. Composed, performed, and produced by Starkey, "XXX " is a symphonic techno odyssey that brings the listener deep…

Brooklyn

Spiritual Rez Summer Tour brings Reggae Funk group to NY in June

Tim O'Shea Feb 26, 2020

Boston's Spiritual Rez has announced nine summer tour dates for 2020. The band will embark on a run of shows that will take them from the Mid-Atlantic and into the Northeast, with three stops in New York, including the North Country River…

Features

America Begins Their 50th Anniversary Tour on Long Island

Tim O'Shea Feb 25, 2020

Review and Photos by Robert Tellerman On Friday night, America played a sold out show at The Tilles Center on the LIU Post campus in Brookville, Long Island. This was the first show of the band's 50th anniversary tour, celebrating the…