| The music schedule is updated
as information becomes available. Please check back regularly
for additions and updates. All shows are 21+ unless noted
otherwise. All times listed are door times and shows generally
start an hour after doors unless noted otherwise. |
May 12,
Saturday
4:30-7:30 pm |
Afternoon Jazz Jam w/ host
Gary Grippo and Friends • bring your ax and play, or
sing. PA, amps, drums provided. |
No Cover |
May 12,
Saturday
9 pm |
Ceschi;
w Spoken
Nerd; Beards; and another TBA • Fake Four records
showcase at Cafe Nine |
$5 |
May 13,
Sunday
Signup starts at 7.
Music 8 - 11:30 pm |
ROXY
PERRY'S TRAVELING ROADHOUSE JAM • National
recording artist ROXY PERRY, a.k.a. NEW YORK BLUES QUEEN,
will be joined in hosting the high-energy jam by different
players every week. Roxy's band welcomes and serves blues
and R&B players primarily, but will also back classic
rock, jazz players and others, as well. Musicians, signing
up in advance is a good idea: email Roxy at roxyperry1@aol.com.
But you can also sign up on the spot starting at 7 pm.
Full bands are welcome and can have a featured spot by
reserving in advance via Roxy's e-mail. |
No Cover |
May 14,
Monday
7 pm |
EARLY SHOW: Belly Dancing
w/ Uber Dami & Friends |
No Cover |
May 14,
Monday
10 pm |
LATE SHOW: Acoustic Open
Mic w/ Miss Kriss • come down and play some songs, poets
also welcome! |
No Cover |
May 15,
Tuesday
9 pm
|
You
Scream, I Scream;
w/ Mercies;
Mandrake
Mechanism • This will be You Scream I Scream's
last Connecticut show until the fall. So please join us
to support them! The set features several tunes off the
band's sophomore record, Zoo Keeper, planned for an early
summer 2012 release. YSIS is Floyd Kellogg on bass and lead
vocals, Audrey Sterk on drums and Jake Vohs on keyboards.
Joining them on the bill are Mercies (based in D.C. & New
Haven) and Mandrake Mechanism (based in Collinsville, CT).
Floyd Kellogg of YSIS is the producer on Mandrake Mechanism's
upcoming debut record, Monetary Artforms. |
$5 |
May 16,
Wednesday
9 pm
|
DIE HIPSTER PRESENTS
"UNPUNKED" • local punk rockers
show their chops on on acoustic intruments!! Performers TBA |
$3 |
May 17,
Thursday
|
The
Lost Riots - New England garage/punk (members of The
Battlecats, The Field Recordings, The Black Noise Scam).
Imagine the Thermals trying to play The Ramones songs • The
Defcon 5 - Possibly the best garage/punk band to come
out of the Elm City? they are back and better than ever! |
|
May 18,
Friday
5-7 pm |
HAPPY HOUR • DJ Dave
Coon |
No Cover |
May 18,
Friday
9 pm
|
MANIC
PRODUCTIONS and FEBRUARY
RECORDS Present: Allo
Darlin'; w/ The
Wave Pictures; The
Wee Bees • Allo Darlin’ is the music of Australian-born,
London-based songwriter Elizabeth Morris. Originally from
a country town in Queensland, Elizabeth moved to London
in 2005 and, inspired to write songs by her purchase of
a ukulele from the famous Duke of Uke shop in Brick Lane,
began to make music. Although Elizabeth has been releasing
music under various guises since 2007, it wasn’t until
2009 that she hooked up with Paul Rains (guitar), Bill
Botting (bass) and Michael Collins (drums) and Allo Darlin’
was properly born. Elizabeth and Bill are from Australia,
Mike and Paul are from Kent, and they all play in other
bands too – Elizabeth is in Tender Trap, Paul and Michael
are in Hexicon, Bill is one half of Moustache of Insanity
and also in Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern. Early
in 2009, augmented by Terry Edwards of Tindersticks / Gallon
Drunk fame on trumpet and sax, Allo Darlin’ cut their first
single, “Henry Rollins Don’t Dance,” released in 2009 on
the cult WeePOP label. Much to their surprise, “Henry Rollins”
started getting airplay on BBC Radio 1, 6 Music and XFM
and the like, and received glowing reviews in places such
as the Metro, The Fly and The Guardian, the latter calling
it “the best indiepop song for years.” The band’s single
that followed, “The Polaroid Song,” was named as one of
Drowned In Sound’s Top 50 singles of 2009, while their
latest single “Dreaming” was voted Single Of The Week by
Jarvis Cocker, Peter Hook and Huw Stephens on Steve Lamacq’s BBC
6music round table (beating MGMT, The Radio Dept. and Kate
Nash in the process!). |
$8
Buy
tickets online |
May 19,
Saturday
4:30-7:30 pm |
Afternoon Jazz Jam w/ host
Tony Dioguardi and Friends • bring your ax and play,
or sing. PA, amps, drums provided. |
No Cover |
May 19,
Saturday
9 pm |
The
George Baker Experience • George
Baker is one of New Haven's musical treasures.George's career
began in his hometown of New Roads, Louisiana, where he picked
up a guitar at the age of 17. His first gigs were with local
R&B vocalist Roosevelt "Boo" Gautier. He soon
joined Earl Davis and the Upsetters and hit the road, touring
with The Drifters and other headliners before jumping ship
and coming to New York City in 1961. He was musical director
for Marvin Gaye and has toured with Melba Moore and many others.
Come down and catch George with his full band and experience
the "Experience" in one of his favorite local haunts. |
$5 |
May 20,
Sunday
Signup starts at 7.
Music 8 - 11:30 pm |
ROXY
PERRY'S TRAVELING ROADHOUSE JAM • National
recording artist ROXY PERRY, a.k.a. NEW YORK BLUES QUEEN,
will be joined in hosting the high-energy jam by different
players every week. Roxy's band welcomes and serves blues
and R&B players primarily, but will also back classic
rock, jazz players and others, as well. Musicians, signing
up in advance is a good idea: email Roxy at roxyperry1@aol.com.
But you can also sign up on the spot starting at 7 pm.
Full bands are welcome and can have a featured spot by
reserving in advance via Roxy's e-mail. |
No Cover |
May 21,
Monday
7:30 pm |
FISTFUL
OF JOKES COMEDY SERIES: The Elm City's cutting edge Comedy
Showcase hosted by Andrew & Jerry Morgan • Performers
TBA |
$3 |
May 21,
Monday
10 pm |
LATE SHOW: Acoustic Open
Mic w/ Miss Kriss • come down and play some songs, poets
also welcome! |
No Cover |
May 22,
Tuesday
8 pm doors;
9 pm show |
Madison
Violet; w/ another TBA • This Canadian duo has
sold out venues across North America and Europe, had the
prestigious distinction of touring with Stuart McLean’s Vinyl
Cafe, and has shared stages with contemporaries such as Chantal
Kreviazuk, Ron Sexsmith and The Indigo Girls. With their
newest effort, Madison Violet prove they’re among Canada’s
brightest singer/songwriters. |
$8 |
May 23,
Wednesday
8 pm doors;
9 pm show |
Chuck
Prophet & the Mission Express; w/ The
Paul Collins Beat • Chuck's
new record "Temple Beautiful" is garnering RAVE
reviews. Come hear it live, up close and personal in "the
musicians living room." |
$15
Buy tickets online |
May 24,
Thursday
6:30 doors;
7:30-9 pm show |
BLUE
PLATE RADIO JAZZ SERIES Presents: Elan
Trotman • Born and raised in Barbados, and educated
at the world-renowned Berklee College Of Music, Elan Trotman
approaches jazz in his own way - blending Caribbean rhythms
from his roots with skillful horn textures and urban contemporary
sounds. Trotman has mesmerized audiences at both the Hartford
Jazz and Hoop City (Springfield, MA) Jazz Festivals. |
$17 advance;
$20 door |
May 24,
Thursday
10 pm |
Moe
& Moe Movie Night #2 • film TBA |
No Cover |
May 25,
Friday
|
NO HAPPY HOUR SHOW
TONIGHT |
|
May 25,
Friday
7 pm doors; 8 pm show
|
EARLY SHOW: Francine
Reed • Francine Reed is just as happy down home
in the juke joint as she is in the world’s finest concert
halls - and always singing with class, distinction and soul.
A W.C. Handy nominee for her solo recording I Want You to
Love Me, the widely recognized larger than life voice in
Lyle Lovett's Large Band has also collaborated with many
of the most respected names in gospel, country, rhythm and
blues, including Delbert McClinton and Willie Nelson. |
$15
Buy tickets online |
May 25,
Friday
9:15 doors;
10 pm show
|
LATE SHOW: FERNANDO
PINTO Presents: Jim
Carpenter and the Hoolios; w/
Dogbite • “Jim Carpenter is not just one of the area’s
finest tunesmiths. As leader of the The Hoolios, Carpenter’s
songs reflect his Southern upbringing, the Southern literary
tradition, and a decided sense of melodic narrative style that
recalls Townes Van Zandt, Robert Earl Keen, Steve Forbert,
Subdudes, John Hyatt and Marty Robbins.” • Dogbite features
Hugh Birdsall of Reducers. They draw from a rich variety of
sources, there's that sweet Memphis-y touch of echo and reverb
- and a particularly sweet batch of rootsy, rockabilly and
country. The listener will cruise the dark highways of life
with damn good company here folks. |
$10 |
May 26,
Saturday
4:30-7:30 pm |
Afternoon Jazz Jam w/ host George
Baker Experience • bring your ax and play, or sing.
PA, amps, drums provided. |
No Cover |
May 26,
Saturday
9 pm |
KHRIST
HAVOK'S 30TH BIRTHDAY BANG-A-RANG: featuring Death
Prayers; Eyes of
the Dead; and Left
In Ruins • hard
hitting metal from your backyard! |
$5 |
May 27,
Sunday
Signup starts at 7.
Music 8 - 11:30 pm |
ROXY
PERRY'S TRAVELING ROADHOUSE JAM • National
recording artist ROXY PERRY, a.k.a. NEW YORK BLUES QUEEN,
will be joined in hosting the high-energy jam by different
players every week. Roxy's band welcomes and serves blues
and R&B players primarily, but will also back classic
rock, jazz players and others, as well. Musicians, signing
up in advance is a good idea: email Roxy at roxyperry1@aol.com.
But you can also sign up on the spot starting at 7 pm.
Full bands are welcome and can have a featured spot by
reserving in advance via Roxy's e-mail. |
No Cover |
May 28,
Monday |
LATE NIGHT MEMORIAL
DAY BAR-B-CUE AND BLUES • Free food and local
acoustic blues and open mic |
|
May 29,
Tuesday
9:30 pm |
Moody & Zaretsky • Two
of Greater New Haven's leading blues & roots musicians
- guitarist Travis Moody and harp player Mark Zaretsky of The
Cobalt Rhythm Kings - join forces for an oh-so-juicy semi-acoustic
night of deep, original front-porch blues and well-chosen covers.
Plus, you can expect a bizarre historical chestnut or two....
Don't miss this rare treat. |
$5 |
May 30,
Wednesday
7 pm |
EARLY SHOW: Ricky
Miller and Tony Dioguardi Duo • Using live (nothing
pre-recorded) multi-track playback techniques first pioneered
by Les Paul and Mary Ford, Rickie Louise Miller on vocals
and Tony Dioguardi on guitar, bass and percussion perform
unique interpretations of current and classic popular music. |
|
May 30,
Wednesday
10 pm |
LATE SHOW: Pat
Dalton's (Proud Flesh) Local Acoustic Indie Showcase • performers
TBA |
$3 |
May 31,
Thursday
9 pm |
The
Shoutbacks; w/ another TBA • Outlaw string band
music with a moonshine heart and stomp your feet soul! |
$5 |
June 1,
Friday
5-7 pm |
HAPPY HOUR • Robin
Banks Bingo for Booby Prizes |
No Cover |
June 1,
Friday
8 pm |
WNHU's "T
in the Afternoon" Presents The Inaugural Underground
Music Experience" • featuring performances
by Fifth Nation, Gabriel Brunot, Political Animals, Joey
Ruckus, Denise Artista Conquistadora, and CTs own WhiteCheddar!! |
$10 |
June 2,
Saturday
4:30-7:30 pm |
Afternoon Jazz Jam w/ host
Mike Coppola Trio • bring your ax and play, or sing.
PA, amps, drums provided. |
No Cover |
June 2,
Saturday
9 pm
|
MANIC
PRODUCTIONS Presents: Marissa
Nadler; w/ another TBA • Spin Called Nadler's
2011 full-length "one of the year's most disarming
records ... a cyclical finger-picked beauty that, once
you lean into it some, never lets you go," while Pitchfork
gave it an "Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention" and
an 8.1 review. NPR first listen called her music "dreamy,
melancholy, and utterly captivating." The release
made many year end lists including America Songwriter,
WXPN, and Drowned in Sound's Favorite albums of 2011 list. "Songs
that are as gorgeous as they are elliptical and haunting" -
Pitchfork. Currently she is heading out in support of her
soon-to-be-released companion to the self-titled record,
aptly called "The Sister," out May 29 on her
own label, Box Of Cedar Records. |
$10
Buy
tickets online |
June 3,
Sunday
Signup starts at 7.
Music 8 - 11:30 pm |
ROXY
PERRY'S TRAVELING ROADHOUSE JAM • National
recording artist ROXY PERRY, a.k.a. NEW YORK BLUES QUEEN,
will be joined in hosting the high-energy jam by different
players every week. Roxy's band welcomes and serves blues
and R&B players primarily, but will also back classic
rock, jazz players and others, as well. Musicians, signing
up in advance is a good idea: email Roxy at roxyperry1@aol.com.
But you can also sign up on the spot starting at 7 pm.
Full bands are welcome and can have a featured spot by
reserving in advance via Roxy's e-mail. |
No Cover |
June 4,
Monday
7 - 9:30 pm |
EARLY
SHOW: Harris Brothers
Band Balkan Jam Session • The jam is for anyone interested
in playing, listening to, or dancing Balkan music. Learn some
of the mysteries of “odd rhythm music,” Hejaz scales, the power
of drones |
No Cover |
June 4,
Monday
10 pm |
LATE
SHOW: Acoustic Open
Mic w/ Miss Kriss • acoustic musicians, poets and comedians
welcome |
No Cover |
June 5,
Tuesday
6:30 doors; 7 pm |
EARLY SHOW: “Soirée
Brassens” - Joe
Flood, w/ special guest Luisa Piemontese • Joe
Flood sings the songs of the legendary Georges Brassens (and
other related material) in French and English with special
guests! |
$5 |
June 6
Wednesday
8 pm doors
9 pm show |
ANGIE CHAMBERS
Presents: Carrie
Nation and the Speakeasy; w/ Slackeye
Slim; Filthy
Still • Carrie Nation & the Speakeasy are a
five-piece, aggressive, country-blues-Dixieland-bluegrass
group, with a Delta blues/New Orleans sound. Their toe tappin',
stand-up-rockin' bluegrass style has allowed them to quickly
become the most popular upcoming sensation since Split Lip
Rayfield. |
$5 |
June 7
Thursday
8 pm doors
9 pm show |
Chris
Berardo and the Desperados; w/ Al Raebuck • Chris
Berardo & the DesBerardos are based in Silvermine, Conn.
They found success at AAA, Americana and college radio with
their 2003 release, Pure Faith, as well as their 2007 album,
Ignoring All the Warning Signs. They have toured the country
as headliners in both listening rooms and dancehalls but
also as a support act for The Marshall Tucker Band, NRBQ,
David Allan Coe, Dickey Betts, Little Feat, Molly Hatchet
and Blue Rodeo. |
$10 |
June 8,
Friday
9 pm doors
10 pm show |
BURLESQUE-A-PADES hosted
by the world-famous *BoB* • featuring Angie Pontani,
Helen Pontani, The Maine Attraction, Dot Mitvah, The World
Famous Pontani Sisters and special guests. |
$12 |
June 9,
Saturday
8 pm |
Ideat
Village XII Fundraiser • featuring Sidewalk Dave,
the Grimm Generation, Farewood and Bedroom Rehab Corporation.
With a Chinese Auction for great gift packs and the drawing
for The Village's favorite event, THE ROCK LOTTERY!!!! |
|
June 10
Sunday
7 pm doors
8 pm show |
The
Steel Wheels • If one must compare The Steel Wheels
to another act in order to get an idea of their music, imagine
a blend of the passion of The Avett Brothers, the instrumentals
of Old Crow Medicine Show, and then sprinkle in the backwoods
feel of The Legendary Shack Shakers. In truth, attempting
to compare them with anyone is an injustice, since after
one listen you know they stand very well on their own perch.
Their last show here sold out and was a highlight of 2011. |
$10
Buy tickets online |
June 11,
Monday
7 - 9:30 pm |
EARLY
SHOW: Belly Dancing
w/ Uber Dami & Friends |
No Cover |
June 11,
Monday
10 pm |
LATE SHOW: Acoustic
Open Mic w/ Miss Kriss • acoustic musicians, poets and
comedians welcome |
No Cover |
June 12
Tuesday
9 pm |
Les
Rhinocéros; w/ another TBA • One of the
newest members to join John Zorn's Tzadik Record Label, and
hailing from the Washington, DC area, the young band Les
Rhinocéros delivers a crazy world in sound, blending
aspects of rock, world music, noise, ambient and jazz. The
trio formed in 2008 while the players were still in high
school, and has developed since then into an intense and
wildly imaginative group that takes music to extremes. Emotional,
minimalistic, intense and grooving, this is music that goes
beyond imagination to the edges of sanity. The group continues
their sonic experiments by adding unusual instruments into
the traditional rock band setting. |
$5 |
June 13,
Wednesday
9 pm
|
DIE HIPSTER PRESENTS
"UNPUNKED" • local punk rockers show
their chops on on acoustic intruments!! Performers TBA |
$3 |
June 14,
Thursday
9 pm
|
MANIC
PRODUCTIONS and FISTFUL
OF JOKES Present: Neil
Hamburger; w/ Duncan
Trussell • America’s Funnyman Neil Hamburger
is the hardest working comedian in existence, performing
up to 399 shows a year internationally to critical acclaim
and audience bewilderment. He’s toured as the hand-picked
opener for Tenacious D, Tim & Eric, and Faith No More,
and his TV credits include Fox News’ Red Eye, Tim and Eric
Awesome Show, Tom Green Live, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. On
his 2011 UK tour Neil played to packed houses at the Edinburgh
Fringe and completed a 10-show stint at London’s Soho Theatre.
His most recent album “Live At Third Man” was produced
by Jack White in Nashville; an earlier Hamburger album
was among SPIN’s “40 Greatest Comedy Albums Of All Time.” |
$10
Buy
tickets online |
June 15
Friday
6:30 doors;
7 pm show |
SPECIAL EARLY SHOW: Sarah
Lou Richards; w/
Mike Clifford • Nashville's
latest up-and-coming singer songwriter returns to her home
state for a special early Friday night show. |
$7 |
June 15
Friday
9:30 doors;
10 pm show |
LATE SHOW: Christina
Harris; w/ Luke
Elliot • Christina returns to New Haven
and co-headlines a night of piano driven pop. Luke Elliot is
creating a sound without a whole lot of direct lineage, yet
it still sounds lived in and familiar. Elliot and his band
re-engineer the songs of their recordings for their live shows
into Jerry Lee Lewis piano-wrecking rave-ups. |
$6 |
June 16,
Saturday
4:30-7:30 pm |
Afternoon Jazz Jam w/ host
Tony Dioguardi and Friends • bring your ax and play,
or sing. PA, amps, drums provided. |
No Cover |
June 16,
Saturday
9 pm |
Babement; w/ Dead
Wives;
Two
Inch Astronaut • Garage, post punk showcase and an
all girl Pavement cover band. “Babement stands as the finest
all-female '90s cover band of the ’10s.” - Robert Christgau,
Village Voice. |
$5 |
June 17,
Sunday
Signup starts at 7.
Music 8 - 11:30 pm |
ROXY
PERRY'S TRAVELING ROADHOUSE JAM • National
recording artist ROXY PERRY, a.k.a. NEW YORK BLUES QUEEN,
will be joined in hosting the high-energy jam by different
players every week. Roxy's band welcomes and serves blues
and R&B players primarily, but will also back classic
rock, jazz players and others, as well. Musicians, signing
up in advance is a good idea: email Roxy at roxyperry1@aol.com.
But you can also sign up on the spot starting at 7 pm.
Full bands are welcome and can have a featured spot by
reserving in advance via Roxy's e-mail. |
No Cover |
June 19
Tuesday
7 pm doors
8 pm show |
Kinky
Friedman • Everyone’s favorite former Texas gubernatorial
candidate, political commentator and self-proclaimed “author,
columnist, musician and beautician,” Kinky Friedman is going
bipolar, as in Kinky Friedman’s Bi-Polar Tour. As he has
done on his recent “sojourns through America,” Kinky will
be performing solo, dispensing the wisdom of the Jewish troubadour,
and signing books. |
$25
Buy tickets online |
June 20,
Wednesday
8 pm
|
MANIC
PRODUCTIONS Presents: JEFF
The Brotherhood; w/ Uncle
Bad Touch; 2
Ton Bug • Jake and Jamin Orrall, aka JEFF The
Brotherhood, are seen by many to be latter-day pioneers
of the Nashville rock scene, but they see themselves as
brothers who can't remember not playing music together
for fun. Their family-owned, vinyl-centered record label,
Infinity Cat Recordings, has been a pillar of support for
Nashville bands since 2002 (with 60 releases to date) and
was named "Nashville's Best Record Label 2010" by
the Nashville Scene. But their first love has always been
the Brotherhood known as JEFF. Known for their relentless
touring and their "we'll play anywhere" mentality,
they have built a reputation for stripping rock music down
to its basics, and delivering mind-bending live shows with
Jamin's three drums and three cymbals and Jake's three-string
guitar and ferocious vocals. JEFF The Brotherhood's work
ethic practically defines D.I.Y., from their simple but
compelling videos to their self-produced and critically
acclaimed albums, EPs and singles. |
$10
Buy
tickets online |
June 21,
Thursday
6:30 doors;
7:30-9 pm show |
BLUE
PLATE RADIO JAZZ SERIES Presents: Will
Donato • Will Donato has performed with some
of the best known musicians around namely Al McKay of Earth,
Wind, and Fire, Bruce Conte of Tower of Power, Steve Reid
of The Rippingtons, Steve Oliver, Greg Karukas, Four80East,
and Nick Colionne. Will Donato has worked outside the contemporary
jazz genre as well, most notably with Gerald Levant, Toni
Childs, and Richard Marx. Donato can also be heard on the
sound tracks from Thelma and Louise, The Wedding Planner,
Under the Boardwalk, and No Man's Land and he's recognized
as one of music's most dynamic performers. |
$17 advance;
$20 door |
June 23,
Saturday
4:30-7:30 pm |
Afternoon Jazz Jam w/ host George
Baker Experience • bring your ax and play, or sing.
PA, amps, drums provided. |
No Cover |
June 23,
Saturday
9 pm |
IDEAT VILLAGE ROCK
LOTTERY • The event you've been waiting all
year for. Musicians thrown together by fate and given two
weeks to get their act together and perform live. |
No Cover |
June 24,
Sunday
Signup starts at 7.
Music 8 - 11:30 pm |
ROXY
PERRY'S TRAVELING ROADHOUSE JAM • National
recording artist ROXY PERRY, a.k.a. NEW YORK BLUES QUEEN,
will be joined in hosting the high-energy jam by different
players every week. Roxy's band welcomes and serves blues
and R&B players primarily, but will also back classic
rock, jazz players and others, as well. Musicians, signing
up in advance is a good idea: email Roxy at roxyperry1@aol.com.
But you can also sign up on the spot starting at 7 pm.
Full bands are welcome and can have a featured spot by
reserving in advance via Roxy's e-mail. |
No Cover |
June 25,
Monday
7 pm |
EARLY SHOW: Bingo-a-Go-Go
with Robin Banks |
No Cover |
June 25,
Monday
10 pm |
LATE SHOW: Acoustic
Open Mic w/ Miss Kriss • acoustic musicians, poets and
comedians welcome |
No Cover |
June 26,
Tuesday
9 pm |
ELM CITY AMERICANA
SERIES: Milksop:Unsung & special
guests • the series returns with Milksop:Unsung showcasing
and sharing the stage with some the area's finest new roots/rock
bands. |
No Cover |
June 27,
Wednesday
9 pm |
The Royal Swindle; w/ another
TBA • ska, reggae, soul from CT. |
$5 |
June 28,
Thursday
9 pm
|
MANIC
PRODUCTIONS Presents: The
Sadies; w/ Elison
Jackson • Bands get worse over time; it’s an
immutable law. Not The Sadies. After a dozen years and
eight (or is it nine?) albums (excluding their collaborations
with Andre Williams, Neko Case et al.) The Sadies just
get better and better. And with "Darker Circles" they’ve
made their strongest and most fully realized work to date.
It’s tempting to write that the band has matured, but in
rockcritspeak that’s usually code for "old, tired
and boring" - which they are not. The Sadies can still
out-sing, out-pick and out-rock anyone out there, but there’s
a new depth to their songwriting now, a process they began
to perfect on 2007’s "New Seasons" but which
has blossomed here in spectacular fashion. |
$10
Buy
tickets online |
June 29,
Friday
9 pm |
The
Figgs; w/ Golden
Bloom • The
Figgs are the kings of power pop and brash punk freaks, recklessly
mixing elements of each but rarely losing sight of a solid
hook. Their Cafe Nine shows are always a barn burner. |
$6 |
June 23,
Saturday
4:30-7:30 pm |
Afternoon Jazz Jam w/ host
Billy Cofrances Quartet • bring
your ax and play, or sing. PA, amps, drums provided. |
No Cover |
June 30,
Saturday
9 pm doors; 9:45 show |
Christine
Ohlman and Rebel Montez • This queen of blue-eyed
rock n' soul grew up loving equally the sweetness of a Memphis
horn line and the raunch of an electric guitar riff, whether
played by Muddy Waters, Keith Richards, or Pop Staples She
teased her blonde hair into a beehive in honor of Ronnie
Spector and never looked back, picking up a guitar and forging
a career as a songwriter in the process. She’s the current,
long-time vocalist with the Saturday Night Live Band. Her
latest CD, 2010’s The Deep End, was honored on five national
Top 10 lists and features special guests/duet partners Ian
Hunter, Dion DiMucci, and Marshall Crenshaw, plus Levon Helm,
GE Smith, Andy York, Eric “Roscoe” Ambel, Catherine Russell,
Big Al Anderson, and others. |
$8 |
July 13,
Friday
9 pm |
Lake
Street Dive; w/ Daphne Lee Martin and Raise the Rent • How
is it that something so unlikely can also be so infectious,
so naturally exhilarating? Pulling in familiar elements and
irreverently scrambling and recombining them, Lake Street
Dive are at once jazz-schooled, DIY-motivated, and classically
pop obsessed. Beginning with catchy songs that are by turns
openhearted and wryly inquisitive, this northeastern quartet
proceeds to inject them with an irresistible blend of abandon
and precision. |
$8 |
July 14,
Saturday
9 pm
|
MANIC
PRODUCTIONS Presents: He's
My Brother, She's My Sister; w/ another TBA • He’s
My Brother She’s My Sister seem to invite a broad range
of colorful words to describe their music and performances:
“flamboyant folk,” “psych-acoustic,” “estranged and glamorous”
and “vaudeville-y,” with “alleyway rhythms,” and “earthy
swagger.” No doubt this is due to their mélange of musical
styles, both modern and antique; their eccentric attire
and sense of expression, which is both sincere and theatrical;
and their unique instrumentation, which includes a rhythm
section bolstered by a tap dancer. Brother and sister Robert
Kolar and Rachel Kolar split vocal duties, with Robert
on guitar and kick drum and Rachel on tambourine. Their
voices range from boisterous to introspective, from breezy
to emotive. Lauren Brown adds full-body percussion with
her fluid tap-dancing. Oliver Newell adds stand up bass
with joyous flair. Aaron Robinson plays lead guitar on
a lap slide, veering from nuanced psychedelica to American
roots riffs. And Satya Bhabha adds unconventional cello
playing which is at times sweeping, and at other times
bellows like a husky fiddle. |
$10
Buy
tickets online |
July 21
Saturday
9 pm |
The
Spampinato Brothers • The coolest rock and roll
cats from the Cape are back! Come revel in the good time
music! |
$12 |
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