Music Reviews & Coverage
Total War
World War III will be fought by unknown bands in dingy venues — unless A Trillion Gallons of Gas kills us first
CD of the Week
New record from Lake
Amplification
The guys from Bobbie Peru use their British vacation days to tour
Funked Into Oblivion
It's like a bomb went off at the Main Pub this past Friday; and Hartford's becoming a respected name in bluegrass, of all things
Surprise Party
Band of Skulls munch on word salad
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Tegan and Sara!
Roving Jewel
He's mastered nearly every string instrument and a considerable number of wind instruments, contributed...
Haunted By Ancestors
Sirius Coyote puts together a special Dia de los Muertos set; and Julie Kay Clark's Connecticut return is entertaining, if confusing
CD of the Week
New release by the Clientele
Voices Unmuted
Expressive, evocative dance-theater and social commentary mark the work of Judy Dworin, founder of...
Singing in Shapes
Sacred Harp singing — a vigorous, deep-rooted American choral tradition — keeps drawing new singers in Middletown
CD Shorts
New releases by Juice Aleem, Polvo, Despised Icon, Pisces and Alice in Chains
Man, Myth, Legend
Prester John's guitar wizardry rides under cover of highbrow/lowbrow shtick; and the Solo/Duo Challenge is a blast
Semi-Coulon
Husband-wife musical act aren't really a band, they're just married and play music and go on tour. (OK, they're a band.)
CD of the Week
New one by the Flaming Lips
Reggae Crooner
Vocalist Toussaint Yushua, better known as the Liberator, who has lent his husky tenor to reggae, hip-hop,...
Range of Sound
Mount Eerie gets louder, but no less personal
Side of Jazz
A Bethel pizzeria offers gourmet jazz along with gourmet food; and your library may be booking the hottest talent in town
CD of the Week
New record by Karl Blau
Mystic Chords of Memory
Much-blogged-about indie synth-wielder and nostalgic tape manipulator Neon Indian plays the Wadsworth Atheneum
Preaching Through Song
To celebrate Center Church's 15 years of being "open" and "affirming," the...
Silver Lining
California's Silversun Pickups and Kentucky's Cage the Elephant play the Webster
Living the Legacy
Julian Marley, channeling his dad, draws inspiration from the "struggle of the people"
Gone Solo
Big Stat breaks off and breaks out
CD of the Week
The new Built to Spill
Keeping it in Focus
Saxman Joel Frahm returns to Hartford to focus on Stan Getz
The '95 Sense
Two underground acts from Connecticut have their roots in tradition — this ain't your little brother's 'core
CD of the Week
The Very Best
De-Mystifying Litchfield
Two venues in Torrington and Litchfield offer up an awesome night of brews, rock, and metal
Full Spectrum
Saxophonist and composer Steve Lehman pushes outward
The Simple Life
Inspired by a Connecticut winter, singer Sonya Cotton treads lightly on her new record
The Ambitions of Instinct
Mr. Gnome pushes sharp, shape-shifting art-punk to moody peaks
Quote, Unquote
Pop and jazz might be bitter rivals, but not in Frank Varela’s hands; and Kelly Mittleman brings her band to Simsbury
The Quarter Tones of Equinox
Wesleyan showcases some serious Indian music this weekend
Hey Self Defeater
The miraculous music of Mark Mulcahy
CD Shorts
Black Mold, Amanda Blank, Volcano Choir and more
Lord Byron
Clarinet iconoclast Don Byron helps Yale honor Benny Goodman
Gods and Monsters
New hip-hop albums: Jay-Z proves he’s still relevant while two young’ins release indefinable beasts
Buddha of Bridgeport
Local poet/DJ expands the boundaries of hip-hop
Zone In
MB 89 would rather have you tune in than drop out; and Like Trains and Taxis put a different twist on indie piano rock
High In The Sky
Pterodactyl and Daniel Francis Doyle come to the Warehouse
Womanizing
See Britney and Ciara (almost) at the Polo Club on Saturday
Foreign Exchange Instrument
Round Mountain does worldly folk in Glastonbury
They're So Metal
Giants of heavy music — Clutch, Scott "Wino" Weinrich and the Melvins — converge on the Webster
CD of the Week
The Drums
The Widowmakers
How noise rockers Young Widows brought reverb-laced fire to life
Grass Roots
A young bluegrass powerhouse debuts at Hartford's Firebox; and the Lo-Fi Radiostars are earning their keep in Manchester
CD Shorts
New releases by A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Mount Eerie, the Twin Atlas, Os Mutantes and Cluster & Eno
To Your Own Beat
The Blue Back Square Drummers get participatory; and Kenny Mehler may be the hardest worker on the scene
I AM It Is
New London's free indie music festival returns
That's Amora
Confident, humble, genre-bending hip-hop from Middletown
CD of the Week
New record from Grand Archives
Eclectic Boogaloo
The Radio 104 Battle of the Bands at The Warehouse is serious business; and Saskia Laroo's acid grooves melt Middletown
Roll High, Score Big
Highroller is the perfect kind of music for a hard-rockin' bar; and Album is a band — and a good one at that
Melody Maker
A new home for jazz and blues in Wallingford
CD of the Week
BLK JKS
CD of the Week
New release from Baby Teeth
CD Shorts
New releases by White, Foreign Born, Julianna Barwick, Rodriguez and Alasdair Roberts
Good Humor Man
A look at Dick Valentine, the mad scientist behind party-starters Electric Six
These Are The Champions
We asked readers to pick the best bands, DJs, individual performers and soloists from the region. Here are the results.
Raga Against the Machine
Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa brings his genre-defying trio to New London
Space Battles
Perhaps it isn't the Thunderdome, but instead a testing ground for ambition; and quiet ballads at a farmers market
CD of the Week
New EP by that Mouse band
Allyn Street Block Party 8/21
"Clams & Cans" - featuring performances from Reel Big Fish and ten Advocate Grand Band Slam bands
Sunday Blahs
A New Britain R&B night stands on shaky legs; and Jamie’s Junk Show’s name is only partially tongue-in-cheek
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