Anne’s Shore & More #22 – Jan 11 2011

Anne’s Shore & More #22 – Jan 11 2011

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEEK

There is plenty to do this weekend in the New London area, beginning on Thursday night (OK, not the weekend, but close…) with the Village Jammers (http://www.reverbnation.com/villagejammers) playing their monthly gig under the moose at Sneekers Cafe in Groton. I finally had a chance to see these guys a couple of months ago and really enjoyed their set. Great songs, talented players, and no cover. Show starts around 7:00 pm.

On Friday night, the Blue Collar Happy Hour will present Ken Atkins and the Honky Tonk Kind (http://www.kenatkins.com/) at the Side Pocket Cafe in Groton. Roy Dunn MacLean will be performing solo in the opening slot at 7:00 pm. There will be plenty of good old-time country and honky-tonk, and there is no cover charge.

Across the bridge in New London, psychedelic/r&b trio the Stepkids (http://thestepkidsband.com/) will be making a rare local appearance at the Oasis Pub, along with the Weird Beards (http://weirdusbeardus.wordpress.com/) and Sketch The Cataclysm (http://www.sketchtc.com/). Show time is listed as 9:00 pm, but shows at the O usually get started quite a bit later than that. You can be sure this one will be packed, so get there early and find a place to stand…

And if that weren’t enough for one night, the Lemonheads (http://www.thelemonheads.net/) will be at the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den in Uncasville on Friday night. The band was on hiatus from 1998-2004, and re-formed in 2005. This looks like their only appearance in the Connecticut area. The show starts at 8:00 and is free. Get there early if you want to get in!

On Saturday night, local americana favorites the Rivergods (http://therivergods.wordpress.com/) will be opening for Freedy Johnston at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (the Kate) in Old Saybrook. Here’s a link to the theater’s event listing for the show: http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/blog/events/event-details/?EventsID=548 . Tickets are $20 and the show starts at 8:00 pm. Congratulations to the Rivergods for getting on this bill! What a great opportunity.

In New London, Wrist Like This (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wrist-Like-This/103543909732061) , the Low Brow Boys (http://www.reverbnation.com/lowbrowboys) , and We Got Mouths will be doing a show at 33 Golden Street at 9pm. 33 Golden is the new club recently opened by Gene Barousse, formerly of the Bank Street Cafe and Stash’s, and it’s great to see another New London venue booking bands. I’m not sure who We Got Mouths is, but I am assuming it’s a new local band. The combination of Wrist Like This and the Low Brow Boys is certainly a study in contrasts, with the former playing hardcore and the latter doing folk and oldtime tunes. New London has a little something for everyone.

Here’s a clip of the Low Brow Boys performing at the Pigeon Hole Gallery in New London:

 

CONCERT CALENDAR     

Wed 1/11/12    – Grayson Hugh and Polly Messer at Cafe Nine in New Haven 8pm

- Royal Baths, Jane Jane Pollock, Jacques Le Coque at BAR in New Haven 9pm NO COVER

 

Thur 1/12/12  – Village Jammers at Sneekers Cafe in Groton 7pm

- Jerkagram, Wess Meets West, the Files & the Fire, Neurospora at Cafe Nine in New Haven 9pm

- Doc Baker’s Traveling Musicological Extravaganza at Two Boots in Bridgeport NO COVER

 

Fri 1/13/12      – Blue Collar Happy Hour with Ken Atkins and the Honky Tonk Kind, Roy Dunn MacLean at the Side Pocket Cafe in Groton 7-11pm NO COVER

- Dirt Road Radio at Pinc! in New London 7-9pm

- The Stepkids, Sketch tha Cataclysm, the Weird Beards at the Oasis Pub in New London

- The Lemonheads at the Wolf Den in Uncasville 8pm

- Madam Trashy, Bobbie Peru, Slim Francis at Elm Bar in New Haven

- Estrogen Highs, Dead Wives at Cafe Nine in New Haven 10pm

 

Sat 1/14/12      – Wrist Like This, the Low Brow Boys, We Got Mouths at 33 Golden Street in New London 9pm

- Freedy Johnston, the Rivergods at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook

- Davy Jones at the Wolf Den in Uncasville 8pm

- The Black Noise Scam, Absum at Rudy’s in New Haven

- Richie Birkenhead, M13, Jet Fueled Horses, No Cure at Cafe Nine in New Haven 9pm

- Old Monk, Milksop:Unsung at Elm Bar in New Haven

- Ports of Spain, Greytooth at Two Boots in Bridgeport

 

Sun 1/15/12    – Llama Tsunami, Defenders of Pluto, the Bitchin’ Aardvarks, Faceless Thursday at the Waterford VFW 6-10pm

- Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers at the Wolf Den in Uncasville 7pm

- Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven at the Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge

 

Tues 1/17/12   – Thee Source ov Fawnation & Them,There at the Telegraph in New London 6-9pm

- Orb Melon, Brownbird Rudy Relic, Steve Balkun at Cafe Nine in New Haven 9pm

 

Wed 1/18/12   – Wildlife, Damopes, Speakeasy at BAR in New Haven 9pm NO COVER

- Dennis Medina (acoustic) at Cafe Nine in New Haven 9pm

 

Thur 1/19/11  – Sandman at Perks & Corks in Westerly 8:30-midnight

- The Hulls, the Radiation at Cafe Nine in New Haven 9pm

- La Tunda at Elm Bar in New Haven

 

Fri 1/20/12      – Blue Collar Happy Hour with the Rivergods, Dirt Road Radio, Roy Dunn MacLean at the Side Pocket Cafe in Groton 7-11pm NO COVER

- Johnny Winter at Toad’s Place in New Haven 8pm

- Steve Broderick & Shamrock Eyes at Cafe Nine in New Haven

- Greg Burroughs Band at Elm Bar in New Haven

- I Am the Avalanche, Balance and Composure, Heavy Breath, Breakthrough Frequencies at the Space in Hamden 7pm

- Man Man at the Met in Pawtucket

 

 

Anne Castellano is a New London songwriter and musician who has played in several bands over the years (the Uninformed, the Skin Walkers, and the Cavities). She is currently performing as a solo artist but is planning on putting a band together very soon. In 2010 she released a full-length self-produced CD entitled “What’s Been Going On” on the New London-based Cosmodemonic Telegraph label. She is a 30-year veteran of college radio, and is currently doing the Deranged Radio Show on alternate Tuesday evenings from 6-9pm at WCNI 90.9 FM in New London. She grew up in New Fairfield, CT in a musical family, with a father who played guitar and listened to country artists such as Hank Williams and Patsy Cline, and a mother who loved Elvis Presley. Involvement in band and chorus in high school led to membership in the UCONN Marching Band and a two-week tour of Europe performing with the band in the early 1980s. Anne moved to New London in 1987 because of the vibrant local music scene there. In 2005 she began putting together a concert calendar to get the word out about all the local band shows that were taking place in the area. She enjoys books, animals, hiking, and the beach, and sees as much live music as her “day job” schedule permits.

Subscribe to Anne’s Weekly Concert updates via email by contacting her at morbidprincessmusic@yahoo.com

Listen to her music at http://www.reverbnation.com/annecastellano

2 Responsesto “Anne’s Shore & More #22 – Jan 11 2011”

  1. JaniceRoberta says:
    January 13, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    how about covering southwestern connecticut too? And you can check out my page at http://www.reverbnation.com/janicelallaland

  2. Anne says:
    January 13, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    I cover as much as I can, but I simply do not have the time and resources to cover the entire state. I try to concentrate on what I know best, which is the area that I live in. Thanks for reading.