Anne’s Shore & More #49 – July 19 2012

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEEK

On Friday night, Ken Atkins and the Honky Tonk Kind (www.kenatkins.com) will play at 33 Golden Street in New London. I know this band has enough songs to play all night long, so hopefully they will do that. This is their first show at 33 Golden. The club is quickly becoming a favorite of bands and music lovers in the area. It’s a comfortable place to hang out, and the A/C is nice and cold too. Cover is usually $5, and the show starts at 8 pm.

At the Bank Street Cafe on Friday,  you can check out Culver (http://www.culverband.com/), Red Blade (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Blade/189744664386685), and the Lamb Bombs (https://www.facebook.com/pages/LAMB-BOMBS/173945028952). The Lamb Bombs, from Deep River, have been around since the mid-90s. The band’s music has always been hard to categorize, but they describe their music as a mix of “stoner-punk with psycho-prog”. The other two acts on the bill are metal. Cover is $5 and first drink is free. The show starts at 10 pm.

On Saturday night at the Hygienic Art Park in New London, it will be Greg Piccolo and Heavy Juice (http://www.gregpiccolo.com/index.html), along with opener John Fries and the Heat (www.johnfriesmusic.com). Greg Piccolo spent 24 years as sax player and vocalist with Rhode Island’s Roomful of Blues. John has been mixing it up of late, playing with a few different band lineups and special guests. I’m not sure what he’s planning for this evening, but it will undoubtedly be good. The show starts at 7 pm and ends at 11.  Admission is by suggested donation, and all ages are welcome.

The Bank Street Cafe will have Trust Fire (https://www.facebook.com/trustfiremusic), Missing Cat (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Missing-Cat/105805546138604), and Flesh Hammer (http://www.fleshhammer.com/home.htm) on Saturday. I hear that Missing Cat has been in the studio recently, so maybe a new recording is on the way. They released a four-song ep called Big Plans in 2011, and I don’t think I’ve had a chance to see them since then. Flesh Hammer has been extremely quiet of late, and I can’t remember the last time I heard of them playing a gig locally. They are always a lot of fun and have a way of polarizing the audience. You either love these guys or…uh…you don’t. They also one of the area’s longest-lived bands, with their beginnings way back in 1985. There have been a few lineup changes, and they are currently playing as a five-piece, with two guitars. I believe that they are working on a new album as well.

Also on Saturday, there will be some local artists performing at the Celebrate East Lyme festival (http://www.celebrateeastlyme.com/) in downtown Niantic. The website doesn’t have a complete list of performers, but there is a huge picture of Steve Elci on the event home page. What we know is that Jake Carpenter will be on the East Lyme Youth Services stage (on the town green) from 6-7 pm, and The Sue Menhart Band (www.suemenhart.com) plays in front of Cafe Del Sol on Main St. off and on from 3pm – 8pm. The festival takes place from 3-9 pm on Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue and it’s free.

Here’s Jake Carpenter with his dad’s band the Hoolios:

CONCERT CALENDAR     

Thur 7/19/12  – J.C. Hatfield at Sneekers Cafe in Groton 7-10 pm NO COVER

- John Fries and the Heat at Jonathan Edwards Winery in North Stonington 7 pm

- The Hold Steady at Arch Street Tavern in Hartford 9:00 pm

- The Boomers, 11 Steps Shy at Two Boots in Bridgeport 8:30 pm NO COVER

Fri 7/20/12      – Ken Atkins & the Honky Tonk Kind at 33 Golden in New London 8 pm

- Pat Daddona, Bruce McDermott at Captain’s Pizza in New London 5-7 pm NO COVER

- Culver, Red Blade, Lamb Bombs at the Bank Street Cafe in New London 10 pm

- Sue Menhart at the Riverwalk in Mystic 8 pm

- Morning Glory, Rats in the Wall, Dead City Riot, American’t, Cry Havoc at the El ‘n’ Gee in New London 5 pm

- Lauren Agnelli, Nancy Parent, Matthew Male and Dana Takaki at Dalice Elizabeth Winery in Preston 6:30-9:30 pm

- Bedroom Rehab Corporation, Farewood, Dialogue From A Silent Film, Pretty Mundane at Chas’ Place in Meriden 9 pm

- Nona Hendryx at Cafe Nine in New Haven 9 pm

- The Clams at the Surf Club in Madison 7 pm FREE, all ages

Sat 7/21/12      – Greg Piccolo and Heavy Juice, John Fries and the Heat at the Hygienic Art Park in New London 7 pm

- Trustfire, Missing Cat, Flesh Hammer at the Bank Street Cafe in New London 10 pm

- Jake Carpenter at Celebrate East Lyme in Niantic (Town Green) 6-7 pm

- The Second Chance at Celebrate East Lyme (Pro-Tek Auto Stage) in Niantic 3pm

- The Sue Menhart Band plays in front of Cafe Del Sol on Main St. off and on from 3pm – 8pm in Niantic

- The Spampinato Brothers, Big Fat Combo at Cafe Nine in New Haven 9 pm

- Paper Hill Casket Company, Kev King, Elison Jackson at Elm Bar in New Haven

- Ken Atkins and the Honky Tonk Kind at the Westport Fine Arts Festival 10-11:30 am

- Andrew Bird at the Met in Pawtucket 8 pm

Sun 7/22/12    – Llama Tsunami, Defenders of Pluto, Izm, Fifties Slang at the Waterford VFW 6:30-10 pm ALL AGES

- Surfer Blood, Bear Hands, Fort Lean at the Space in Hamden 7 pm

Mon 7/23/12   – Laurelin Kruse, the Merzodactyls and Me, Jose Oyola and the Astronauts at Cafe Nine in New Haven 8 pm

Tues 7/24/12   – Jack Wilson at Cafe Nine in New Haven 9 pm

- John Fries and the Heat at Sposato Park in Westerly 6 pm

Wed 7/25/12   – Ada Pasternak at Cafe Nine in New Haven 8 pm

- Pat Dalton and friends at Cafe Nine in New Haven 10 pm

Thur 7/26/12  – Sandman and friends at Sneekers Cafe in Groton 7-10 pm NO COVER

- J. Kutchma at Elm Bar in New Haven

Fri 7/27/12      – Sue Menhart, Nancy Parent at Parade Plaza in New London 12:00 noon

- Sue Menhart Band at the Commoner in New London 9:30 pm

- The Rivergods at Mystic Arts Center (9 Water St.) 8-10:30 pm (fundraiser for Mystic Arts Center) tickets $79

- John Fries and the Heat at Burke’s Tavern in Niantic 8 pm

- David Cassidy at the Wolf Den in Uncasville 8 pm

- The Defibulators, Miss Tess and the Talkbacks at the Outer Space in Hamden 10 pm

- Matt Rae Trio, 9^th Wave, Commercial Interruption at Two Boots in Bridgeport

Sat 7/28/12      - The Suicide Dolls, Burnouts from Outer Space, Thick Voltage at 33 Golden Street in New London

- Sue Menhart at the Old Mistick Village Gazebo in Mystic 2 pm

- Dennis DeYoung at the Wolf Den in Uncasville 8 pm

- The Beta Phase, Nick DiMaria at Elm Bar in New Haven

Sun 7/29/12    – Sierra Hull & Highway 111 at Cafe Nine in New Haven 8 pm

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 has been performing as a solo artist since 2007 but is currently rehearsing with her new band  Anne Castellano and the Smoke.

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 original music as her “day job” schedule permits.

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