A critic's guide for Long Island pop bands
A HIP-HOP FIRST. Congratulations to Verbal Sideshow, which last Saturday became the first hip-hop group ever to win the Good Times Music Festival. Given the way Long Islanders cling to their beloved hard rock - and given the way hard rockers often loathe rap - Verbal Sideshow has achieved no small feat. Check out the band on MySpace.
Rafer Guzmán | WITH THE BAND