( Creative Director/Owner of Wild Flour) Wild Flour just happens to be one of the Premier bakeries in all of New York City. Founded by Gina Spinelli, we spoke with Gina about what it takes to be the owner of such a specialized bakery in America’s biggest city. Q – Gina, I’ve never heard the term Creative Director applied to anyone in the bakery business before. What exactly are your job duties? A – Essentially as Creative Director there a number of other titles that also exist alongside that. I’m…
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Peter de Jong Interview
( CEO/Founder of Fiero Group) He was born in Amsterdam,Holland, graduated from the University of Holland and became a Master Pastry Chef. He then moved to New York and along with Albert Kumin opened their own restaurant and taught classes at the International Art Center in Elmsfore. 1994 found him moving to Beaufort, South Carolina to open The Beaufort Inn. Two years later in 1996 the Great Chefs television team profiled him for their Great Chefs of the South series airing on the Discovery Channel. Today he heads up the…
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Yesterday: The Beatles Tribute They were voted the Number One Tribute Act in Las Vegas by The Fremont Street Experience. They are the longest running show ( 3 years) at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City. They are Legends In Concert’s Featured act in both Las Vegas and Branson, Missouri. And they are the Favorite Tribute act of Paul McCartney and Bill Medley and yes, even the late Toby Keith. The group we are speaking of is – Yesterday: The Beatles Tribute. They encompass all eras of The Beatles music…
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Under The Streetlamp You may have seen their act at a theatre near you but once you’ve seen them and heard them – you won’t forget them! In fact they’ve been seen by 300 million people on the 5 PBS Specials they’ve performed on. We are speaking about the group Under The Streetlamp. Brandon Wardell talked with us about his group. Q – Brandon, as tribute acts go Under The Streetlamp is unique. Your group is singing songs from really the whole spectrum of the Rock’n’Roll era. Why did you…
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Crystal Ship ( The Ultimate Doors Tribute) They’ve performed all over the United States with their Doors Tribute Show. And their lead singer Eddie Racci who portrays Jim Morrison performed internationally with a previous Doors Tribute group he was in – “ Break On Through”. And Eddie shared the stage with Robby Kreiger! Robby said” Eddie has sung with my band countless times and Eddie has a real powerful voice”. New York Sounds Magazine wrote” Crystal Ship is all the things a good tribute band should be. He looked like…
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Whiskey River: America’s Number One Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Band. For over 40 years now Whiskey River has been playing the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd and in the process earned themselves the title of “America’s Number One Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Band”. Who better to put our questions to than long time Whiskey River band member and manager – Mr. Bill Majkut. Q – Bill, who do you portray in Whiskey River? It doesn’t say on your website? A – Oh, Leon Wilkeson, the bass player. Q – That might be something…
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If you were walking along the grounds of The New York State Fair this year ( 2025) no doubt you encountered Jimmy Ashley and his Tiki Shack. It’s certainly a unique looking cart that he has. In fact, as Jimmy strolled around playing guitar and singing it provided a rather different vibe for a crowded Fair. Jimmy Ashley spoke with us about The Tiki Shack creation. Q – Jimmy, I guess some people might say you’re a One Man Band, but Bandaloni who performs at the Fair plays all these…
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( Elvis Tribute Artist) James Burrell has been a lifelong fan of Elvis Presley who’s now an Elvis Tribute Artist. Based out off Devon in the U.K. he’s actually had the honor of working with two of Elvis’s original Musicians in the studio – Walt Johnson and Glen D. Hardin. James Burrell talked to us about his Elvis tribute show. Q – James, what were you doing on August 16th 2025? Were you working? A – Well, I was supposed to be. Unfortunately the venue I was supposed to be…
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Help ! A Tribute To The Beatles Ernie Mendillo used to be a member of an all originals band called The Brandos. These days he’s a member of Help! A Beatles Tribute His Beatles Tribute act has really caught garnered a lot of attention overseas. You see Ernie who started out in life in North Bergen, New Jersey now calls Slovenia home. Ernie and his group have performed in 19 countries and regularly perform 100 shows a year. We spoke with Ernie about his portrayal of Paul in the group,…
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Almost Kiss , hailing from Kansas is one of only 6 Kiss Tribute acts to be officially endorsed by Gene Simmons. Almost Kiss performs at festivals, college campuses, corporate events and private functions. They’ve performed from Missouri to Texas to Wisconsin and even the Caribbean. They feature authentic vintage instruments, makeup and custom made costumes and boots. Scott Jensen who portrays Gene Simmons in the group spoke to us about Almost Kiss. Q – Scott, when you’re part of a Kiss Tribute group you can pretty much book the act…
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