Cafe Nine - Schedule of Live Music, New Haven, CT

LIVE MUSIC AND YOUR FAVORITE DRINKS EVERY NIGHT

250 STATE STREET, NEW HAVEN, CT 06511 203-789-8281

The music schedule is updated as information becomes available. Please check back regularly for additions and updates. All shows are 21+ unless noted otherwise.
Feb. 8 Monday	Beatnik 2000 #508, hosted by Edward Leonard Band: Schwa Music: Billy Calash; Michael Volpicella Words: A. Hawk Davet; Alon; Donald Dreams	No Cover
Feb. 9 Tuesday 8 pm SHARP	Lil' Dave Thompson • (Greenville, MS) Nominated in 1996 at the WC Handy, Blues Music Awards for "Best New Blues Artist" and "Contemporary Blues Album" with his Fat Possum Record release. Lil' Dave is supporting a brand new CD on Electrofi Records reestablishing his Soul Blues guitar mastery and maturity as a songwriter and performer.	$8
Feb. 9 Tuesday 10 pm	Colin (from These Green Eyes); w/ another tba • playing originals and covers	No Cover
Feb. 10 Wednesday 9 pm	Manic Productions Presents: The Beets; w/ Christmas Island ; Beach Fossils; The Procedure Club • garage/psychedelic rock from the Woodsist/Captured Tracks labels	$6 BUY TICKETS
Feb. 11 Thursday 10 pm	Phantoms; w/ Cold Snap; Nightlife • CT Hardcore	$5
Feb. 12 Friday 5-7 pm	Happy Hour - Baby G • Free food, drink specials	No Cover
Feb. 12 Friday 10 pm	Eilen Jewell; w/ Dog Bite • singer, band-leader and songwriter based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Eilen has been performing her brand of roots, blues, jazz and country influenced music all over the country since the Fall of 2003.	$8
Feb. 13 Saturday 4:30-7:30 pm	Afternoon Jazz Jam hosted by Gary Grippo	No Cover
Feb. 13 Saturday 10 pm	Uber Presents: Show Devils featuring The Enigma,w/ special guests Circus Delecti and Garbage Barge • an evening of spectacular sideshow perfomance and music!	$8
Feb. 14 Sunday 9 pm	The Cloud 9 Lover's Lounge" w/ Kevin Saint James + Mark Spicer • after a romantic evening come on down to Cafe Nine for some smooth Jazz.	No Cover
Feb. 15 Monday	Beatnik 2000 #509, hosted by Edward Leonard - B2K VALENTINE'S + 1 DAY SHOW Band: The Furors Music: Frank Critelli; Mark Marando; Mr. Ray Neal Words: Frank Critelli; Gammy; Kyiel; Strizz	No Cover
Feb. 16 Tuesday	FAT TUESDAY: James Velvet and the Lonesome Sparrows (with Johnny Java, Johnny Memphis, and Dick Neal) playing your favorite Mardi Gras tunes. Acoustic sets by Bruce and Loralee (of Mercy Meadows); Dave Hogan (Grey Light Campfire) will start off the night. Great Fat Tuesday drink specials!	No Cover
Feb. 17 Wednesday 9 pm	DrinkDeeply Presents: Wry; w/ The Caligulists; Swarm The Moon; Kari Bunn	No Cover
Feb. 18 Thursday 9 pm	2 Ton Bug; w/ Shrews; another tba • local noise rock	$4
Feb. 19 Friday 5-7 pm	Happy Hour - Gary Velush - eclectic mix that will blow your mind • Free food, drink specials	No Cover
Feb. 19 Friday 9 pm	Tweefort Presents: The Ballet; w/ Slam Donahue; FayRey; DayPape • A night of Twee! Tweefort CD release show! Free CDs at the door while they last!!!	No Cover
Feb. 20 Saturday 4:30-7:30 pm	Afternoon Jazz Jam hosted by Brian Buster, Ken Aldrich	No Cover
Feb. 20 Saturday 9 pm	Saftey Meeting Records and Manic Productions Presents: Blood Warrior; w/ Sidewalk Dave; Get Haunted; Ponybird • Blood Warrior is the culmination of a life long collaborative desire between Greg Jamie (O'Death), Joey Weiss (Super Monster), Kristin Kellas and Rubin Berger (Musee Mecanique, Laura Gibson, Mirah). Blood Warrior's distinct sound, consisting of guitars, casios, chord organs, autoharp, marching drums, lots of percussion and four part vocal harmonies, is ripe with unexpected hooks while nodding to roots in folk, gospel and psychedelia.	$5 BUY TICKETS
Feb. 21 Sunday 3 pm-close	Travis Moody Benefit Show; w/ B. Willie Smith; George Baker; The Bernadettes; The Manchurians; The Crown Street Orchestra with special guests Robert Crotty and Jim Oblon; The Cobalt Rhythm Kings with special guests Paul Gabriel and George Lesiw; The Greg Sherrod Band; The Langley Project; Ponybird featuring Kriss Santalla; One Way Track and Special All-Star Finale Jam. Extra Special Guests: Travis Moody, Rory Moody & Billy Twyford! • tons of surprises, raffles, and giveaways!	$15
Feb. 22 Monday	Beatnik 2000 #510, hosted by Edward Leonard Band: X Pun X Music: Baby G; Derek Holcomb; Kriss Santala Words: Billy K.	No Cover
Feb. 23 Tuesday 9 pm	"No Values" w/ DJ Tim Daltrey & Donovan. Featured band: Estrogen Highs • Monthly night of local DJs spinning punk, indie, and rock & roll in all its forms.	No Cover
Feb. 24 Wednesday 9 pm SHARP	Andy Shernoff; w/ Ben Erickson • founding member of The Dictators, one of the original New York punk bands, in which he played bass, sang backing vocals and occasional leads, and wrote most of the songs. He has also been involved with a side project with Keith Streng of The Fleshtones called The Master Plan. He also appeared on Joey Ramone's solo album, Don't Worry About Me.	$5
Feb. 25 Thursday 9 pm SHARP	Nouveaux Pony Banditos; w/ Frisky a Go-Go; North Shore Troubadours; The Clams • Wall to Wall Go-Go dancers with live Surf bands!	$5
Feb. 26 Friday 5-7 pm	Happy Hour - Donovan Brother - acoustic • Free food, drink specials	No Cover
Feb. 26 Friday 10 pm	T-Model Ford; w/ Rocky Lawrence • James Lewis Carter Ford is a Mississippi blues musician better known by his stage name, T-Model Ford. Unable to remember his exact date of birth, he began his musical career in his early seventies and has continuously recorded for the Fat Possum Records label. His musical style melds traditional Chicago blues and juke joint blues styles with the rawness of Delta blues and the rebellious attitude of 1970s-style punk.	$12
Feb. 27 Saturday 4:30-7:30 pm	Afternoon Jazz Jam hosted by George Baker	No Cover
Feb. 27 Saturday 9 pm	Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents; w/ the Shelley Valauskas Experience • Jenny Dee made her start with notable Boston bands, The Downbeat 5 and The Dents, before deciding to indulge her love for the girl group and soul sounds of the 1960s. Come check out this all star Boston Band featuring Ed Valauskas (Gravel Pit, the Gentlemen). Also, it's Shellye V's birthday! Come celebrate, with special guest Mike Frost.	$6
Feb. 28 Tuesday 4:30 pm-8pm	Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School - "where art, burlesque, and booze casually mingle and make sundays alittle less lazy for artists and spectators alike	$5
Feb. 28 Sunday 8 pm	Open Jam hosted by Langley Brothers	No Cover
March 3 Wednesday 8 pm SHARP	Chuck Prophet • San Francisco based musician Chuck Prophet originally gained recognition as the youngest member of 80’s college rock stalwarts Green on Red, with whom he was featured on numerous albums and touring lineups. For his latest album, he and his band ventured to Mexico City to record the follow-up to 2007's "boundaryless" (New Yorker) album Soap & Water and encountered a swine flu pandemic, an earthquake, electric brownouts, and crashing hard drives. They emerged with the hard-hitting, broad-ranging album "Let Freedom Ring!", which was released October 27.	$15 BUY TICKETS
March 4 Thursday 8 pm SHARP	The Blasters • The Blasters exemplify the best traditions of American Music, performing with passion and honesty that for over three decades has won the hearts and souls of fans worldwide. Composed of founding members vocalist-guitarist Phil Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman and bassist John Bazz with Keith Wyatt on guitar, they carry on a hard-won legacy as one of the most recognizable and credible bands in American Music. Their influences range from the likes of George Jones and Carl Perkins to Ike Turner, Howlin’ Wolf, James Brown and Big Joe Turner, all blending into a sound that ignores the lines between Rock & Roll, Country, Blues and Rockabilly.	$20 BUY TICKETS
March 7 Sunday 9 pm	Manic Productions Presents: Pierced Arrows; w/ Lullabye Arkestra • After the demise of underground legends DEAD MOOD in fall 2006, nobody was surprised to hear that founders Fred and Toody Cole had lost little time in starting a new band. They recruited drummer Kelly Halliburton in April 2007, and soon the PIERCED ARROWS were up and running, playing live shows in the Northwest and recording songs for upcoming releases. PIERCED ARROWS picks up, musically, where DEAD MOON left off - a lo-fi assault on the senses played with the sincerity and feeling that made DM such a special band for all of their fans around the world.	$8 BUY TICKETS
March 11 Thursday 9 pm	MC Frontalot ; w/ Brandon Patton; another tba • MC Frontalot is the stage name of Damian Hess, a hip hop musician and self-proclaimed “world’s 579th-greatest rapper.” Many of his songs deal with things nerdy in nature, which has led him to be categorized as nerdcore, a word he himself coined in his first single, “Nerdcore Hip Hop”.	$8
March 13 Saturday 9 pm	Tweefort Presents: Standard Fare; w/ Conversion Party; The Cavemen Go; another tba • Standard Fare will be bringing their brand of indie pop to Cafe Nine all the way from Sheffield, UK!	No Cover
March 14 Sunday 9 pm	The Butcher Boys; w/ another tba • St. Patrick's Day post Parade Party	No Cover
March 16 Tuesday 9 pm	Able Anchors; w/ The Mountain Movers • Indie folk in vein of David Bazan, Elliot Smith, and the like. From New Haven.	No Cover
March 18 Thursday 9 pm	The Vivisectors; w/ North Shore Troubadours; 9th Wave • a night of surf rock!	$5
March 23 Tuesday 9 pm	"No Values" w/ local DJs TBA. Featured band: TBA • Monthly night of local DJs spinning punk, indie, and rock & roll in all its forms.	No Cover
March 25 Thursday 9 pm	Singing Bridges; w/ another tba • "this is how The Breeders would sound if they played lo-fi indie pop. It's very harmonic and the shared female vocals, reminiscent of the Deal sisters, gives it a very strong focal point." - indie mp3	$4
March 31 Wednesday 9 pm	Manic Productions Presents: Sole & the Skyrider Band; w/ Dark Time Sunshine ; Ceschi • indie hip hop showcase.	$8 Tickets On Sale Friday, February 12 at Noon.
April 1 Thursday 9 pm	Shaki Presents: Gringo Star; w/ another tba • known best for their stunning live performances and constant touring. Hailing from the ATL, they have a sweet mix of classic rock and Motown with a bit of punk energy. Ex- A Fir-Ju Well	No Cover
April 2 Friday 9 pm	Rachel Sage; w/ Seth Glier • Multi award-winning New York songwriter Rachael Sage has penned quirky, melodic pop songs since she was old enough to reach the piano keys.	$8
April 8 Thursday 9 pm	Gunslingers; w/ The Black Noise Scam • psychdelic acid-punk trio from Paris, France	No Cover
April 9 Friday 9 pm	Redemption Records Presents: Nickel P; w/ another tba • CD Release show!	$5
April 10 Saturday 9 pm	Bobbie Peru (UK); w/ Kimino Draggin'; Slim Francis • a night of rock and roll!	$6
April 13 Tuesday 9 pm	Joe Buck Yourself; w/ another tba • Joe Buck is the pseudonym of an American musician from Murray, Kentucky. He is a current member of Hank Williams III’s “Damn Band”, and a member of Williams’ punk-metal project Assjack. He is credited, along with Williams and Andy Gibson, with engineering and producing Williams’ most recent album, Straight to Hell. As a solo artist, he is a one-man band called Joe Buck Yourself.	$7
April 14 Wednesday 9 pm	Thunderfakers ; w/ Radical Dads	$5
April 17 Saturday 9 pm	GO KAT GO Presents: Heavy Trash; w/ another tba • Jon Spencer (Pussy Galore, Jon Spencer Blues, Boss Hog) has destroyed and rebuilt American roots music with such ferocity and wild abandon it is hard to believe that there is anything left. Matt Verta-Ray (Bo, Madder Rose, Speedball Baby) grew up in the loving arms of left wing parents who would take him to folk and blues shows long before he sprouted sideburns. Matt is also the mad scientist behind the jungle of tube amps and old-school echo machines that form the mutated nucleus of his analog cave, world-class recording studio NY Hed, where musicians come from all over the galaxy to get.	$10 BUY TICKETS
April 27 Tuesday 9 pm	Backyard Tire Fire • Backyard Tire Fire, who emerge from a fertile Midwest music scene that’s introduced America to some of its greatest new rock bands over the last decade, fully embrace the best characteristics of their generation’s genre-bending, influence-melding approach to creating music. The varying methodologies, however, only serve as means to a greater end for Ed Anderson, the sublime songwriter who’s the voice and vision behind BTF.	$10
May 7 Friday 10 pm	Closely Watched Trains; w/ Swarm The Moon; another tba • a night of local indie and folk music.	$5
May 8 Saturday 10 pm	The Fleshtones; w/ Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3• Very rare Co-headline Show! - Often tagged as garage-rock revivalists, the Fleshtones mix the fuzz-guitar and Farfisa organ sounds of that genre with rockabilly, ’50s and ’60s R&B, and surf into a potent retro stew the group likes to call “Super Rock.” Steve Wynn is a songwriter based in New York (born in California). He led the influential band the Dream Syndicate from 1981 to 1989 and afterward began a solo career. He will be playing with his band 'the Miracle 3'. A MUST SEE!	$10
May 26 Wednesday 9 pm	Tweefort Presents: The Tyler Trudeau Attempt; w/ Horowitz (UK) • Elm City PopFest follow-up show!	No Cover