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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.
The Grateful Dead's 1983 fall tour saw the band playing a slew of shows in the Northeast in October. After two shows at Madison Square Garden the week before, and two more at the Hartford Civic Center, the Dead made their way Upstate and…
Trey Anastasio Begins ‘Beacon Jams’ Residency
Phish guitarist and New York City resident Trey Anastasio kicked off his eight-week virtual residency at the Beacon Theater last night, delivering the kind of live music we're all starving for right now. Appropriately named "The Beacon…
Eddie Van Halen, 1955-2020
Esteemed guitar icon and rock legend Eddie Van Halen passed away yesterday at the age of 65 after an extended bout with cancer. Best known as the shaggy haired lead guitarist of the eponymous band that he co-founded along with his…
The Grateful Dead’s Last Buffalo Arena Show: 9/26/81
During an incredibly busy year for the band, the Grateful Dead did carve out a little time for Buffalo and Upstate New York in the fall of 1981. After a thorough summer run at mainly Midwest and West Coast Venues, there were a handful of…
Jerry Sunday: The Grateful Dead at MSG, September 20, 1982
By 1982, The Grateful Dead's relationship with the State of New York had been firmly established. It began with a free show at Tompkins Square Park in 1967. Now, the band had graduated to regular gigs at Madison Square Garden, The World's…
New Drive-In Music Set to Roll On In to Lee, MA
These days, large outdoor spaces are pretty much the only way to get your live music fix. Well there soon will be one more venue option available for bands and concert goers like. Local business Canna Provisions Presents, based in Lee,…
All the Years Combine: Grateful Dead at The Garden, September 13, 1991
Today, we celebrate the anniversary of a Grateful Dead show at the most iconic of all New York music venues: Madison Square Garden. The Dead were certainly no strangers to this room by 1991. They had been playing the Midtown Mecca since…
Disco Biscuits Make it a Long Weekend at the Drive-in
Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks is famous for the saying "Let's play two!" Well, The Disco Biscuits have decided to "play four" and have added two more shows to their weekend stay at the Yarmouth Drive-in on Cape Cod. After the first two…
A New Upstate Home for the Grateful Dead: Glens Falls
Today's Dead-trospective takes us to a Glens Falls Grateful Dead show at the Civic Center played 41 years ago. August of 1979 was interesting time for the Grateful Dead. New keyboardist Brent Mydland was still getting himself acclimated,…
A Bronx Tale: The Grateful Dead at Gaelic Park
Although the Grateful Dead's track record with New York State is vast and varied, there's one borough in particular that doesn't get much love. And that's The Bronx. Mainly because there's only one show that was truly ever played there -…