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ated an illustrated history of rock ‘n’roll, chronicling his life andmusic ca-reer in drawings of his band mates,musical influences, friends and fam-ily. With each piece, he gives people aglimpse into the private life of publicfigures.

On ronniewood.com, Wood postedthis about his art career. “I have beenpainting on my iPhone and iPad for awhile now and will be keeping you allin the loopbyshowingyousomeonmysite. Now I can paint on the move, inthebackofacab, athomeoronaplaneand I don’t have to getmy hands dirtyor clean any brushes.”

Between art and music, Wood hashis own radio show in England. He’squite good at it; he picked up the BestNewcomer and Specialist Pro-gramme of the Year at the ArqivaCommercialRadioAwards inLondon.

What amonth guitarist RonnieWood has had.

On April 9, he appeared at anart exhibition of his own workcalled “Faces, Time and Places”at the Broome Street Gallery inNew York City. The exhibit isopen for a three-month run.

On April 14, he was inductedfor a second time into the Rockand Roll Hall of Fame, this time asa member of Faces (1969-75). Hisfirst time was with The RollingStones, which he joined in 1975,replacing Mick Taylor.In conjunction with the art ex-

hibit inNewYork,GoldenNuggetwillopen a satellite gallery Friday intheChairman’s Club on the fourthfloor, featuring nothing butWood’s artwork.

“We are committed to the ex-hibit indefinitely,” said GoldenNuggetVicePresident andGen-eral Manager Tom Pohlman.“But we’ll play it by ear.”

Becauseof thecommitment tothe exhibit, the guitarist is set fora solo gig at the casino hotel on

Saturday night.Expect tohear suchhits as “StayWith

Me,”asongheco-wrotewithRodStewart,and “Ooh La La.”

Art has become as much a part ofWood’s life as music. While touring andrecording, Wood frequently sketched innotebooks. Through his artwork, he cre-

See his work on stage, on the wallsStones’Woodgoes soloStones’Woodgoes solo

Ronnie Wood is known for his stellar guitar skills, but he’s also become quite the visual artist.BRIAN RASIC/REX FEATURES

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It was a no-brainer that Cathy Cardenbecame a circus animal trainer.

Herdadrodebareback; hermotherwasan aerialist.Hermomalso raised three ba-by elephants, bottle feeding them. Two ofthose, Carol and Patty, are in the showCathy and her husband, Brett, perform atthe Ringling Bros. and Barnum & BaileyPresents Barnum Bash, which stops atBoardwalk Hall today through Sunday,

The Cardens put on shows with threeAsian elephants; camels, Arabian horses,Shetlandponiesandaminiaturehorse; andterriers, poodles and other dogs.

Cathy’s parents owned the HannefordFamilyCircus, and sheperformedasabal-lerina on horseback in her parents’ Cos-sack act at the age of 5. By 7, she beganworking with her parents to care for ani-mals, including her family’s three youngelephants.

“I took elephants to the backyard andwe played together.We did imaginary rou-tines,” she said in a phone interview.

At age12, Cathywas training elephantsand liberty horses. At 18, she received sixhorses as a high school graduation gift soshe could perform in the family’s circus.

She laterbegan to take interest inwork-ing with camels and dogs.

“All animals respond to the samethings: kindness, love, repetition and re-ward. They’re all trained in the sameman-ner as far as I am concerned. Cue them upandgive thematreat,” saidCathy,whoalsohas skills as an acrobat and aerialist, a vo-calist and dancer.

While she incorporates what shelearned as far as dance, her love is for theanimal act.

Sometimes her animals invent theirown routines. “My dog spins around, whenbarking while playing. Our dogs look likethey’re having a blast and they are. Theycan’t wait to go out and perform.”

Under the Big TopAnimal acts arebig draw forBarnum BashByWILLIAM SOKOLICCourier-Post Staff

See animal trainer Cathy Carden and herelephants delight crowds at Barnum Bash,which stops at Boardwalk Hall todaythrough Sunday. PHOTO PROVIDED

IF YOU GOBarnum Bash sets up shop today throughSunday at Boardwalk Hall, MississippiAvenue and the Boardwalk. Show time is7 p.m. today and Friday; 1 and 5 p.m.Saturday; and 1 p.m. Sunday. Arrive 90minutes before the show and meet theperformers. Get to be part of the show,Tickets are $20 to $80 and available atTicketmaster locations, (800) 736-1420,ticketmaster.com or the Boardwalk HallBox Office.

AtlanticCityhasproducedsomuchthatis singular to the resort. The list includessalt-water taffy, boardwalks, Miss Ameri-ca,Monopoly, jitneys andmore. One of themore unique contributions the city hasmade toAmericana is the rolling chair. Es-sentially a wicker basket on wheels, thechairs have become synonymous with theboardwalk since their introduction in the1880s.

The up-and-down history of rollingchairs inAtlanticCityhasmirrored that ofthe resort itself. The chairs survived com-petition from a motorized version andtrams. When the city went into a tailspin,so did the rolling-chair business.But in theaftermathof casinogaming, theyreturned.

Butwhere do they fit into the newmod-el for Atlantic City with the developmentof the tourism district? Critics have ac-cused the chair pushers and chair ownersof failing to create an appealing look.

Enter Bill Boland, owner of Royal Roll-ing Chairs. Boland has taken a proactiveapproach.

He has remodeled his chairs with new

tops, new seats and new plastic covers.Each of his independent chair pusherswear the same jacket and shirt.

“I wanted to stand outmore,” he said ofthe changes. The city licenses 305 rollingchairs, of which Boland owns 103. “Therehave been a lot of complaints about thechairs. (The district) wants to improvebusiness. This is a nice service that’s hadproblems over the years. They want peo-ple to be more like ambassadors on theboardwalk.”

Certainly, thechairs fit inwith theTour-ismDistrictMasterPlan,whichurgescon-cepts that provide a fun, unique experi-ence for the visitor, said JohnPalmieri, ex-ecutive director of the Casino Reinvest-ment Development Authority, whichoversees the district. “But in order for therolling chairs to meet that threshold, own-ers and operators have to consistently ad-here to a higher level of professionalism.We’re very encouraged by at least one ofthe operators — Boland — who has refur-bished his fleet of rolling chairs and takenresponsibility for his drivers from uni-forms to licensing.Weareworking to havethat message resonate across the board.”

Boland rents the chairs to operators,who charge $1a block. Chair pushers have

no set route. They go where they want onthe boardwalk. “They have their favoriteplaces,” he said.

Thecityhas so farbeenunsuccessful inturning chair pushers from independentcontractors to employees, he said. As forother issues, the city has all the laws itneeds, it just needs to enforce them, hesaid.

Boland works with casinos to offerride coupons and to participate in roompackages. But a lot of what drives busi-ness is nostalgia, he said.

“My mother and grandmother usedthem. More people use them now, whichis why I fixed them up. I have nice andcleanchairs,withnotearsandrips.AndIlike the bright colors.”

On a rollSome of these fun chairs aregetting a much-needed makeover

The rolling chair has been on Atlantic City’s Boardwalk since the 1880s. At least one chaircompany owner, Bill Boland of Royal Rolling Chairs, has recently revamped the look of hisproducts to be more appealing to visitors. PHOTO PROVIDED

ByWILLIAM SOKOLICCourier-Post Staff

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You wanna Do AC?The casino-run Atlantic City Alliance

hopes you do. It’s betting $20 million thisyear that a multimedia advertising cam-paign aimed at travelers from Boston toWashington, D.C., with annual incomesmore than $100,000, will pay off. The hopeis to increase the number of visitors to At-lantic City by 1million a year for the nextfive years.

The promotions, which began Monday,feature two 30-second television commer-cials called “Do Anything” and “Do Prox-imity,” full-page print advertisements andtwo radio spots. All the ads play off thecatchphrase “Do AC.” As in: Do Anything.

Do Everything. Do AC. Or Do Stilettos. DoFlip Flops. Do Barefoot. Do AC.

“We want people to stop in their trackswhen they see these ads,” said AlliancePresident Liza Cartmell.

If successful, the annual number of vis-itors could return to its pre-recession lev-els of 35 million at the end of five years.

The targeted visitors rarely if everthink about Atlantic City as a destinationexcept to gamble, Cartmell said. “Theysay, ‘I don’t gamble, so why should I go.’”

The campaign, created by Euro RSCG,an advertising firmout ofNewYork, is de-signed to convince such doubters that At-lanticCity is not just about casinos. In fact,not a single image mentions gambling orthe casinos. That’s all the more surprisinggiven that the casinos are paying the tab to

the tune of $30million a year over the fiveyears, far more than was ever available topromote Atlantic City.

“We don’t need to tell anyone we offergaming,” Cartmell said. “It’s for thoselooking for something else fun to do.”

Offerings highlighted include enter-tainment, fine dining, luxury accommoda-

tions, nightlife, the beach and boardwalk.What separates this campaign from

others is the broad appeal, she said. “In thepast, it was more about casinos and indi-vidual locations. Like ‘I amgoing toBorga-ta or Harrah’s,’” she said.

Theadvertisingblitz isaccompaniedbythe website doatlanticcity.com.

Will you Do AC?City banks on new ad campaignByWILLIAM SOKOLICCourier-Post Staff

A new ad campaign for Atlantic City started this week. The catchphrase? Do AC.PHOTO PROVIDED

Great weather and moreweekend days helpedMarch con-tinue the resort’s upward trend intourismdata, according to theAt-lantic City Convention & VisitorsAuthority.

The average temperature forMarch in Atlantic City was ninedegrees warmer than March oflast year. That was a contributingfactor to more than 13,000 peoplestopping for information, mapsand reservations at the two visi-tors centers in March, a 72 per-cent jump from lastMarch. Year-to-date, the numbers are up 42percent.

Year-to-date business is up 18percent at the Atlantic City Con-ventionCenter and thenumberofdelegates attending those showsincreased 29 percent. More than80,000 delegates attended tradeshows in the first quarter, spend-ing about $37.3 million.

More overnight bus passen-gers visited Atlantic City , swell-ing 45 percent over last Marchand 14 percent year-to-date.

“These trendsarepointing to abusysummerandasolidbusinessclimate for Atlantic City’s hotels,motels, restaurants, attractions,entertainment, nightlife, eventsand beaches,” said Jeff Vasser,president of the ACCVA. “Withthe grand opening of Revel,grand reopening of Golden Nug-get, new attractions at Steel Pierand changes at many other prop-erties throughout Atlantic City,this should send a positive mes-sage to both visitors and inves-tors.”

Tourismcontinuesto look upByWILLIAM SOKOLICCourier-Post Staff

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Last Saturday, Smokey Robinson inducted the Mir-acles into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That the Mir-acles— the groupRobinson fronted from the late1950s to1972 — didn’t get the nod before now seemed a glaringoversight, even though Robinson entered the hall in 1987.

The Miracles were one of six such overlooked groupsthe Hall of Fame honored this year. The others were: TheCrickets, who backed Buddy Holly; Bill Haley’s Comets;The Midnighters, who performed with Hank Ballard;Gene Vincent’s the Blue Caps; and the backup band forJames Brown, the Famous Flames.

“I always thought that the Miracles should be in theRock and Roll Hall of Fame. I am absolutely elated this isactually happening,” Robinson told Reuters. Robinson,who has enjoyed a career that has spanned more than 50years,will bringhis still-soaring tenor toCaesarsAtlanticCity on Saturday night.

OncepronouncedbyBobDylanasAmerica’s “greatestliving poet,” Robinson will likely sing his early hits withTheMiracles, among them,Motown’s first No. 1R&B hit,“Shop Around,” and “You Really Got a Hold on Me.” Ex-pect to hear mid-’60s classics such as “Tracks of MyTears” and “Ooh Baby Baby” to his late ’60s output, songssuch as “Tears of a Clown.” And he’ll probably do his solohits “Cruisin’” and “Being with You.”

If past performances are an indication, Robinson, whofounded The Miracles while in high school, will also singtunes he’s written for other artists, such as The Tempta-tions’ “MyGirl”and“TheWayYouDotheThingsYouDo.”In all, he has more than 4,000 songs to his credit. Robin-son’s last album, 2009’s “Time Flies When You’re HavingFun,” reached No. 10 on the R&B charts.

The Detroit native, who also wrote and produced hitsfor Mary Wells, Brenda Holloway and Marvin Gaye, hasreceived numerous awards. Among them: the GrammyLiving Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime AchievementAward, Honorary Doctorate (Howard University), Ken-nedy Center Honors and the National Medal of ArtsAward from the president of the United States.

Soulful sounds of SmokeyLegendary singerat Caesars Saturday

Smokey Robinson recently had the honor of inducting the Miracles, the musical group he led throughout the 1960s, intothe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This weekend, he’s at Caesars. WME ENTERTAINMENT

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Friday, April 20JOSH TURNER 9 PM, Harrah’s >> Young countrysinger comes to town. $30-$40ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION 9 PM,Caesars >> Country and bluegrass in the CircusMaximus Theater $55-$95.BADFISH 8 PM, House of Blues >> Rock band paystribute to Sublime at the Music Hall. $18 to $25SHUT UP, SIT DOWN& EAT 9 PM, Borgata >> AComedy Club special event features Tina Giorgi,Joe Moffa, Chris Monty and Eric Tartaglione in TheMusic Box. $25.BARNUM BASH 7 PM, Boardwalk Hall >> RinglingBrothers Barnum & Bailey brings a contemporarycircus. $20-$80LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for another stand in ThePalace Theater. $32.5021BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music in this newlounge off the casino floor.DUSK Caesars >> Global Fridays.FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE AT THE POOL AFTER DARK10 PM, Harrah’s >> featuring DJ Camilo and DJMilky Mike provide the music. Admission starts at$10.FRIDAY NIGHT SUPPER CLUB 6-9 PM., Founda-tion Room, House of Blues >> Choose from fourseatings, a four-course dinner, wine and admissionto a live music show at 10 p.m. $50.EDEN LOUNGE 8:15 PM Harrah’s >> Don't Call MeFrancis opens the night with Anna and the Vigilan-tes coming on at midnight.HOUSE OF BLUES PARTY PIT 10 PM >> SplitDecision rocks with DJ B. Lee on deck from 9 p.m.with dancers as an added attraction.RUSH LOUNGE 6 PM, Golden Nugget >> Jim Shawopens up the entertainment followed at 10 p.m. byPlease Please MeLIVE BAR 10 PM, Golden Nugget >> Karma rocksthe house.

Saturday, April 21RONNIEWOOD 9 PM, Golden Nugget >> Long-time Rolling Stones guitarist and Hall of Famerrocks the Grand, $56.50-$169.50AVALANCHE TOUR FEATURING SHINEDOWN 6PM, House of Blues >> Rockers deliver in the MusicHall. $35-$50MERLE HAGGARD 9 PM, Harrah’s >> Countrylegend shows he still can cut it. $45-$65SMOKEY ROBINSON 9 PM, Caesars >> LegendaryMotown singer-songwriter plays his extensivecatalog in the Circus Maximus Theater. $55 to $85SHUT UP, SIT DOWN& EAT 9 PM, Borgata >> AComedy Club special event features Tina Giorgi,Joe Moffa, Chris Monty and Eric Tartaglione in TheMusic Box. $25BARNUM BASH 1 and 5 PM, Boardwalk Hall >>Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey brings a con-temporary circus. $20-$80EPIC SATURDAY AT THE POOL AFTER DARK 10PM, Harrah’s >> featuring DJ Vito G and JamesStrzz. Hosted by Dennis Haskins, aka "Mr. Beld-ing." Admission starts at $20.LEGENDS IN CONCERT 7:30, 10 PM, Bally's >> Thebest tribute artists return for another stand in ThePalace Theater. $32.50GYPSY BAR 7 PM Borgata >> Modern Bliss per-forms early, followed by Johnny Drama.MIXX 10 PM Borgata >> Music by Jermaine Dupriwith DJ DL in this bi-level lounge that provides anintimate experience with plush seating and privatetable service areas.PARTY PIT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES 10 PM >>Hitmaker Trapt rocks with DJ Aiden Scott on deckfrom 9 p.m.TOGA BAR 10 PM, Caesars >> VJ Bizz spins themusic with the Toga Dancers providing the visuals.RUSH LOUNGE 6 PM, Golden Nugget >> Jaggedopens the evening's entertainment. Juicy comes onat 10 p.m.LIVE BAR 10 PM, Golden Nugget >> Eleven 11shakes things up.MIA 10 PM, Caesars >> DJ Lu'AP spins the music.AFTER HOURS FOUNDATION ROOM 2 AM,Showboat >> DJ Patrice McBride entertains till 2a.m. That's when the Epiphany Promotions Partykicks in with DJ Vito G and "School's Out." Hostedby Mr. Belding.

Sunday, April 22SHUT UP, SIT DOWN& EAT 9 PM, Borgata >> AComedy Club special event features Tina Giorgi,Joe Moffa, Chris Monty and Eric Tartaglione in The

Music Box. $25LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return. $32.50EDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Shorty Long andthe Jersey Horns rock the room.GYPSY BAR 8:30 PM Borgata >> Lost in Parisperform in this eclectic setting with all manner oftequila.MIXX SUNDAYS 10 PM Borgata >> DJ Scene withPaul Castro provide music in this bi-level loungewith plush seating and private table service areas.RUSH LOUNGE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> DougJennings performs in this intimate lounge.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music in this newlounge off the casino floor.

Monday, April 23mur.mur 10 PM Borgata >> International su-perstar DJ Steve Aoki spins the music with PS-1, $20RUSH LOUNGE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> BethTinnon performs in this intimate lounge.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music in this newlounge off the casino floor.EDEN LOUNGE 7 PM Harrah’s >> Quizzo enter-tains.

Tuesday, April 24LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for another stand in Legendsin Concert Theater. $32.50DUSK TUESDAYS Caesars >> An adult playgroundawaits. DJ Baby Yu plays.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Music in this newlounge off the casino floor.RUSH LOUNGE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> DoublePlay provides music in this intimate lounge.EDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Funkybone rocksthe room.

murmur 10 PM Borgata >> Eli Escobar okays themusic for a club that may keep you up all night.FRIDAY NIGHT SUPPER CLUB 6-9 PM FoundationRoom, House of Blues >> Choose from four seat-ings, a four-course dinner, wine and admission to alive music show at 10 p.m. $50.EDEN LOUNGE 8:15 PM Harrah’s >> SensationalSoul Cruisers open the night with Bobby LynchBand coming on at midnight.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM Harrah’s >> Music providedtill 5 AM by DJ Licious and DJ AprilLOBBY BAR 10 PM Bally’s >> Erika Schiff Duoentertains.HOUSE OF BLUES PARTY PIT 10 PM >> The Nextrocks with DJ B. Lee on deck from 9 p.m. withdancers as an added attraction.MOUNTAIN BAR 9 PM, Wild Wild West, Bally's >>DJ Nicky D spins the records. Shorty the Sheriff andVixens entertain from10 PMBLUEMARTINI 9 PM Bally’s >> Reservoir Doggsrocks the house with DJ Sonatra joining in at 10p.m.RUSH LOUNGE 6 PM, Golden Nugget >> GrandOpening with Evolution followed at 10 PM. bySecond To NoneLIVE BAR 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> Grand Open-ing with DJ Mike James. Star 69 rocks at 10 PMMIA 10 PM, Caesars >> DJ Lu'AP spins the music.

Saturday, April 28WHOOPI GOLDBERG 9 PM, Golden Nugget >>Whoopi brings her eclectic stand-up to The Grand.$66.67-$89.27COUNTING CROWS 8 PM, Borgata >> Alt-rockersplay "Mr. Jones" and other hits in The Event Cen-ter. Sold out.KIX BROOKS, House of Blues >> One half ofBrooks & Dunn shows he can make it on his own atthe Music Hall. $27.50-$37.50CHICAGO 9 PM, Caesars >> Legendary jazz rockband plays the Circus Maximus Theater $56-$86THEMACHINE 9 PM, Golden Nugget >> PinkFloyd tribute show, $22.55-$30.46CAKE BOSS BUDDY VALASTRO 2 PM, GoldenNugget >> Enjoy an evening of cakes, stories, anda live, interactive demonstration on making cakesIn The Grand. $39.50-$62.10LEGENDS IN CONCERT 7:30, 10 PM, Bally's >> Thebest tribute artists return. $32.50EPIC SATURDAY AT THE POOL AFTER DARK 10PM, Harrah’s >> Half-way to Halloween Partyfeaturing DJ Pauly D, DJ Hollywood and DJ Konfli-ky. Admission starts at $20.

Sunday, April 29OAK RIDGE BOYS 2 PM, Golden Nugget >>Country harmonizers run through their fourdecades of hits, included "Elvira." $32.77-$55.37

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Wednesday, April 25LEGENDS IN CONCERT 3 and 8 PM, Bally's >> Thebest tribute artists return. $32.50GYPSY BAR 9 PM Borgata >> Big Bang Duoentertain in an eclectic setting known for its varie-ty of tequilas.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM, Harrah’s >> DJ Kay Jayprovides the entertainment.BLUEMARTINI 10 PM, Bally's >> Latin Night withDJ Jaime and DJ CanoEDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Rock Star Ka-raoke with Big RaguSINDUSTRYWEDNESDAY 10 PM Harrah’s >> ThePool After Dark features featuring DJ Vito G withDJ Ms. ThangRUSH LOUNGE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> LisaBouchelle plays in this intimate lounge.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music in this newlounge off the casino floor.

Thursday, April 26LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for another stand in Legendsin Concert Theater. $32.50GYPSY BAR 10 PM Borgata >> Please Please Meplays in this eclectic setting noted for its tequilaselections.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM Harrah’s >> DJ Ed Smoothprovides the musical entertainmentEDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Little DeuceCoupe: A Beach Boys Tribute rocks the house.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music in this newlounge off the casino floor.RUSH LOUNGE 2 PM, Golden Nugget >> GrandOpening with Drew Stevyens Juicy plays at 6 PMand Karma at 10 PMLIVE BAR 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> Grand Open-ing with DJ Mike James. Don't Call Me Francisplays at 9 PM.LUKE PALLADINO’S 8 PM Harrah’s >> Love andBranca play.

Friday, April 27MIKEMARINO 9 PM, Borgata >> Sitcom starreturns with his stand-up routine in the ComedyClub presentation in The Music Box. $25THIRD EYE BLIND 9 PM, Golden Nugget >> SanFrancisco rockers ride on with three best sellingalbums. $45.20-$62.15.LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return. $32.5021BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music in this newlounge off the casino floor.DUSK Caesars >> Global Fridays.FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE AT THE POOL AFTER DARK10 PM, Harrah’s >> featuring DJ Toro and DJ Vito Gprovide the music. Admission starts at $10.GYPSY BAR 7 PM Borgata >> The Loop and SplitDecision rock the house throughout the night.TOGA BAR 10 PM Caesars >> VJ Kontrol plays themusic with the Toga Dancers providing the visuals.MIXX 10 PM Borgata >> The bi-level loungeprovides an intimate experience with plush seatingand private table service areas.

DAUGHTRY Aug. 12 at Borgata. Tickets,$85, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.HARRY SCULL JR./ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Concert after concert, Pat Downesand his Badfish band mates play fromthe same catalog of songs. Not once dothey play their own material. Or some-one else’s for that matter — other thanthe music of Sublime.

Formed in 2001, Badfish has becomeone of the biggest club and theater actsin the Northeast and Midwest. Promot-ers are shocked that a tribute bandturns away several hundred fans manynights. On Friday, the group will playthe House of Blues.

Being in a tribute band requiresmembers to be faithful to the originalgroup’s style, Downes said. “You reallyget embedded in one style rather than aband that plays a lot of different stuff,”he said. “You see what the writer wasthinking when you play one artist’s cat-alog.”

What separates Badfish from other

tribute bands is the way it has replicat-ed Sublime’s essence, developing ascene and dedicated following usuallyreserved for mainstream acts.

Downes attributes his band’s follow-ing partly to to deep connection Sub-lime has with its fans.

The band does not always play anote-for-note version of Sublime songs,Downes said. On any given night, theband may play off the cuff.

“We get to have our fun doing that,”he said. “That’s all part of a live show.”

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Badfish, a Sublime tribute band, is up to something Friday: A performance at theHouse of Blues. PHOTO PROVIDED

Badfish lures fans withthe music of Sublime

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Joan Rivers sold out two shows. TheBeach Boys sold out one show. Florence +the Machine sold out in five minutes.

As these sell-outs indicate, Borgata of-fers something successful for every de-mographic in its lineup of shows for thespring, summer and early fall. Country,rock, R & B, comedy – it’s all there.

“We are excited,” said Joe Lupo, seniorvicepresidentofoperationsat thehotelca-sino and spa.

Riversappeals toanolderaudience,butwith her presence on TV, the red carpetand style shows, she speaks to a youngerdemographic as well, Lupo said.

“She hits a few demographics. Havingher at Borgata is a statement to some ofher fan base who had not considered us inyears past.”

Lupo wishes he had the opportunity toadd a second Beach Boys show. “They didwell last year in The Music Box, but withBrian Wilson added to the mix, it means alot more.”

Like theBeachBoys, a lot of theupcom-ing bookings – Stevie Nicks, James Taylor,Crosby, Stills and Nash, Santana, Sting –appeal to a middle-aged population. Rob-bieKrieger andRayManzarekhave a Sep-tember date to speak about TheDoors andplaymusic, which should find an audiencewith baby boomers.

On the younger side, the hot Brit groupfronted by FlorenceWelch is one of newerartists who hasn’t played Borgata before,

he said. “Florence + The Machine are oneof thehottest acts in the spring.Pitbull (setforMemorialDayweekend) speaks to thataudience as well.”

Headlineentertainmenthas longbeenamajorcomponentofaBorgataexperience.“The entertainment lineup flows into theother elementswe have to offer like night-lifeandopportunities forafter-parties,”hesaid.

TheopeningofReveland itsalreadyan-nounced list of performances has not hadan impact on Borgata. “We continue tohave variety and large number of acts todrive business. And if Revel brings morepeople to town, that can only be a positive.There’s enough entertainment to goaround.”

Live Nation books 99 percent of Borga-ta’s shows. “They’re a great partner andthe real reasonwhywe are able to providethe best artists. There is a synergy be-tween what we try to do and what they tryto do.”

Summer showstoppersBorgata’s concert lineup is star-studded

Florence + The Machine, May 12. PHOTO PROVIDED

Joan Riversplays twosold-outshows May 19.PHOTO PROVIDEDArmando ‘Pitbull’ Perez

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BORGATA SHOWHIGHLIGHTSApril 27: Mike Marino

April 28: Counting Crows*

May 4, 5: Russell Brand

May 5: George Lopez

May12: Florence + TheMachine*

May19: Joan Rivers*

May19: Beach Boys 50th

Anniversary Tour*

May 25: Pitbull

May 26, 27: John Pinette

June 1:Weezer

June 8, 9: Frankie Valli

June 9: Sting*

June 15, 16: Wanda Sykes

June 23: Jim Gaffigan

June 29: The Jacksons

June 29: John Oates Band

June 30: Crosby, Stills & Nash

July 1: Styx, REO Speedwag-on and Ted Nugent

July 6, 7: James Taylor*

July 6: Bob Saget

July 8: Sarah McLachlan

July 13: Squeeze & B-52s

July 14: Jerry Seinfeld

July 15: Stevie Nicks

July 20, 21: Santana

July 21: Howie Mandel

Aug. 3, 4: Frank Caliendo

Aug. 11: Jay Leno

Aug. 12: Daughtry

Aug. 25: Keith Urban*

Aug. 26: Kathy Griffin

Sept. 1: Train

Sept. 21, 22: Ray Manzarekand Robby Krieger of theDoors

*Sold out

Santana will beappearing July 20, 21.GARYMILLER

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