Taco Hut Presents Fake Babies, Ports Of Spain, You Scream I Scream, Speakeasy @ TACO HUT HQ 8/31

New Haven dance heroes Fake Babies are rocking up the fantastic Taco Hut HQ on 8/31, with Ports of Spain, You Scream I Scream and Speakeasy!

The Weird Beards Album Release Show on 4/20 @ THE OASIS PUB

New London's own The Weird Beards are having a party/show at The Oasis Pub in New London for the release of their debut album "A. D. E. D." (all.day.every.day.).

Sex Cave Records comp release party

I know this is last minute, but tonight is the Sex Cave Records compilation release. The show will be at the old Woodbuy Town Hall. This microlabel has some of the most talented up and coming bands around, some guys that you'll probably be hearing big things about pretty soon. Check em out before they get huge. The new compilation CD has one new song from every band on it and will be sold for $5 along with big prints of the flyer for $3, so spend some green and show some support.

The Show starts at 7:00 and is $5, all the money goes to support the work youth program for the town of Woodbury. The band lineup will be:

Jake Shaker
High Pop
Hot Mess
Pachangacha
Black Churches
The Guru

For more info and a sneak peak listen of some tracks, check out:

http://www.sexcaverecords.tumblr.com/
http://www.sexcaverecords.bandcamp.com/

and the Facebook page for more info.

Hartford’s 375th: Still Wavy After All These Years

Friday, July 23rd comes an event that should not be missed. It's a free show in Bushnell Park to celebrate Hartford's 375th!

The event will be brought to you by The Wadsworth Atheneum & The Hartford Party Starters Union, and will feature some huge huge names. This is something you really can't miss. Seriously, just look at this lineup!

Janelle Monae - Grammy-nominated singer and dancer from Kansas, she's currently signed to the Wondaland Arts Society and Bad Boy/Atlantic Records. Retro, soulful and fun, her tunes are impossible to pin down, one second it's Motown, the next it's psych rock. She recently released her new album The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III) which is a must-hear. Seriously, probably one of the best releases of 2010.

Holy Ghost! - NYC electronic pop duo, currently signed to DFA. Their tunes have a vintage 80s Prince waviness to them. These guys have remixed a butt-ton of awesome tunes, and are going to be on tour with Chromeo! Catch them before they get super famous (which they will really soon.)

Tobacco - Tobacco has been tearing it up lately. When not doing tunes with Black Moth Super Rainbow, he's making crazy trippy weird tunes as Tobacco. He recently recorded the dark Maniac Meat which even includes some of Beck's signature vocals paired with Tobaccos reedy synthesized whispers. What's not to love?

Maluca -Listening to Maluca is like listening to reggaeton in a blender from the center of the earth. She does some really weird stuff, but it's damn catchy and fun to boot. Just watch this video and you'll see what I mean:

Cubic Zirconia - NYC electro funk afropop wave band. There's a ton of buzz going on about them, and from everything I've heard about them, they put on a great live show. They literally just released their new EP "Black & Blue" last week. See the video below:

DJ Rizzla will also be there spinning some great tunes.

IT’S FREE and it's ALL AGES!

This is the real deal. There will be food vendors on Trinity Street and Black Bear Saloon vending beers in the beer garden. Bring a change of clothes and some dancing shoes to work that Friday, and get ready to shake your ass off.

Find out all kinds of information about give-aways, after-party details and everything else at http://www.StillWavy375.com/

Stay Wavy, Hartford!

RSVP via the Facebook Event Page

Chili Cookoff - Thank You

Thanks to everyone who came out to the 3rd Annual Chili Cookoff at my house. Big thanks to Slam Donahue (left) and The Field Recordings (above) for doing great sets. It was a great time, even though TFR set got cut short by the cops. Thanks, anonymous neighbor, for phoning in that noise violation. Anyway, you couldn't have asked for a better day, the weather was perfect for chili, beer and music. Also thanks to Brushback for doing a fun writeup on the show and taking quality pictures! Sorry I didn't record it for you folks that didn't make it, but I was having too much fun to bother setting up all that stuff. We might be doing another one of these in the fall.

Read more about it here: CLICK.

-John

Third Annual Chili Cookoff

Hey folks, I'm having a chili cookoff on May 15th. It's the third annual. Two of the best local bands in the state will be there: The Field Recordings and Slam Donahue. If you guys read the site on a regular basis, you'll know I've been talking about both of these guys a bunch, and I'm real excited that they'll be able to play.

The Field Recordings:


Slam Donahue:


So, anyway, if you're going, it's all the chili you can eat. There's also three categories if you're interested in entering a dish:

Meat Chili
Vegetarian Chili
Cornbread

Prizes will be awarded. Plus, you get to hang out with me. It's a win-win. If you want to go, drop us a line and I'll give you more details. Please let me know ahead of time if you plan on cooking anything: CLICK.

Birth of Summer II lineup announced

Against All Odds Productions just announced the lineup for the second rendition of The Birth of Summer! It'll be held all day on Saturday, June 19. The show will be all ages, but the cost is still TBA (possibly $7 according to the Frazetta painting??). It will be a benefit for Willimantic's Wrench in the Works Collective, a great venue, coffeehouse and community center. They've announced fifteen bands so far:

An Albatross
Brava Spectre
Mahi Mahi (Members of Chinese Stars)
The Neon Leather Drip (Members of florida = Death)
Death To New England (Members of The Battle Cats)
Know Nothing
Problem With Dragons
Night of The Rabbit (members of The Chuck Hestons)
Stone Titan
1/2 Shaved Yak
Anisette
28 Degrees Taurus
Bunnies
David Carradine
Apocalyptic Youth

Be sure to respond to the Facebook event page for more info and updates.

Redscroll Records 3 Year Anniversary

Redscroll Records, your favorite record store, is celebrating their 3 year anniversary by having a humongous week-long sale. The sale will run from April 12th – April 18th. All week long, everything in the store will be 20% off. I hope they don't run out of records. They're also going to start opening on Mondays (finally!) and their new hours will be as follows:

Sunday & Monday, 12 noon – 6pm
Tuesday – Saturday, 12 noon – 8pm

In honor of the event, they'll be running special events every night.

Thursday, April 15th:
Poetry, Story & Zine Night
7pm In-Store (Free)
with Kyle Connecticut, Luc Rioual, Migzy, Michael Bozzuto, Mike Tobey & More!

Friday, April 16th:
Hip-Hop Showcase at Café 9
9pm, 21+, $5
Bisco Smith
DJ Lokash
Mizery Crew (Benn Grim, Timmy Wiggins, Metal Heart, Deefy)
with a free raffle giveaway of a Numark TTUSB Record Player

Saturday, April 17th:
Record Store Day
open early, 10am
Exclusive Limited Titles, Snacks, Goodie Bags
Spend $100 = get a free t-shirt
with a special surprise in store at 8PM

Sunday, April 18th:
Noise Showcase
6pm, In-Store (free)
Halflings
Roman Wolfe
Poison Fingers


This should be a killer week in Wallingford. For those of you too lazy to look it up or have no clue, Redscroll Records is located at 24 North Colony Rd., Wallingford, CT.

Andrew W.K. at The Wadsworth

Saw this video on the HPSU page, and couldn't resist putting it up on here:

Andrew W.K. and Japanther at Wadsworth

It's time to party with the HPSU:

Andrew W.K.
Japanther
Javelin
Lemonade
and DJ Rizzla

FREE - ALL AGES - FREE - LIMITED SPACE, ARRIVE EARLY!
and please make sure and tell your friends

Friday, February 19, 2010
The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
6:30pm - 11:30pm

Bday Show @ The Space - January 10

Heres a lil' message from our friends at The Space:

Hey guys!
My name is Susannah and I am the new in house booking agent at The Space…I am turning 21 and having a birthday bash at The Space!!!! Essentially, it's going to be a show filled with locals and touring bands that I personally enjoy as well as CAKE, giveaways and fun! …..If you bring me a present, it's half off at the door.

Hope to see you there! -Susannah

The bands playing will be listed below and from what I hear this is gonna be good start for Susannah at The Space. Hit it up, party with the b-day girl, listen to some great local bands and get caked up.



The Space - January 10th
The Milkman's Union
Natalie Tuttle
God Tiny
The Woulda Coulda Shouldas
Buck McGrane

Doors:7:00pm
Cost: $10

New Years Eve at The Oasis

Don't forget that this New Year's Eve there's a killer show at The Oasis! It's a Safety Meeting show, and Quiet Life and MT Bearington will be playing. This is Quiet Life's first show back in CT since moving out to Portland, Oregon - so you know that means a big party. They'll be giving away copies of their new "California Vacation" EP at the door, which I've managed to sneak a listen to, and it's fuckin fun as hell. And of course, you probably all know MT Bearington, so I don't really need to tell you how good he is, do I? There's guaranteed to be a lot of surprises in store, so this is the one to make it to.

9pm, 21+, $5
The Oasis, New London

IndepenDisc Holiday Party

Saturday, January 2, at 9:30pm, it's the IndepenDisc Holiday Party

featuring:

Big Fat Combo
Deena w/The Laughing Boys
The Ivory Bills

@ Cafe Nine in New Haven

Halloween party at Artspace

Get ready for a Halloween party at the Artspace Underground featuring New Jersey-based indie rockers Lima Research Society and local electronic pop band The Simple Pleasure. DJ Sofia Cavallo will also be spinning some tracks, and modern classical composer Casey Mullen will be offering up a mysterious art "happening" that you will have to see to find out more. Check out the facebook event for more details.

ArtSpace Underground, $5, 8 -11pm, all ages

Remember to wear a pink costume so everyone will know you support breast cancer awareness.

Get Haunted Play Two Dates this Month

CT Indie faves Get Haunted are stirring up some ghoulishness this Halloween.

Saturday, October 24th, 2009:


with:
Old Man Lady Luck
Pete Yorko & the One Man Music Band
Psycho Charger
The Goddamn Gallows

E-Bomb's Big She-Bang! at Amity Lanes (Bowling, beer, and bands!)
30 Seldon Street
Woodbridge, CT
$10 Bones
+18
Doors at 8 PM


Saturday, October 31st, 2009:



with:
Total Bolsheviks
Dorian James & The Brood

Hygenic Art Park
83 Bank Street
New London, CT
$7 Suggested Donation
All Ages?? - probably not* with booze and an after party at Oasis happening
Doors at 7 PM

*Sweet! Meghan from WailingCity.com confirms it: Hygienic Art Park IS ALL AGES. You'll naturally be carded at the booze tent, though. Oasis is 21+. THANKS MEGHAN!

Museum dance party

Sunday, Oct 25th
7 p.m.

The Wadsworth Atheneum & the Hartford Party Starters Union Present:

Neon Indian
Body Language
D.Gookin
Family Treasures

It's only $5 bucks!

Neon Indian is the project of 21-year-old Alan Palomo, and he's all the rage across the internet. His 80s styled danceable lo-fi pop is taking the blog world by storm, and his new Psychic Chasms EP is getting a ton of great press. Pitchfork rated it an 8.6

Watch Neon Indian's new video: Mi Viejo.
Download track "Terminally Chill."

Brooklyn-based Body Language have been burning holes in NYC dance floors all year long, playing w/ Passion Pit, School of Seven Bells, Theophilus London, We Have Band, Ninjasonik & Jimmy Edgar. Their new 5 track EP “Speaks” is out now on Moondgadget Records.

In addition to CMJ, Body Language will be traveling through Boston and New York, stopping for two shows in CT:
Oct 25- Wadsworth Atheneum w/ Neon Indian - Hartford
Oct 26 - Highline Ballroom w/ LA ROUX - New York, New York
Oct 29 -UMass Lowell w/ Tigercity & Bodega Girls- Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 20- Connecticut College - New London, Connecticut

Hartford Parties

A special message from the Hartford Party Starters Union:

This Thursday October 1st we've got Tanlines and Roman Wolfe at the Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main Street in Hartford. It's an early show, 6pm to 8:30pm, with an after party at the Warehouse. If you come to the Wadsworth you'll get a stamp that makes all your drafts and well drinks $1 at the after party. It's $5 to get into the Wadsworth. [there's also going to be a lecture by artist Mark Dion and a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture show at the Wadsworth for you freakos out there. - JH -- LIKE US. - JD]


Then Friday, October 2nd at Mad Dawgs, 76 Union Place in Hartford. $2 to get in. Dollars beers. Big dance party with PK Partytime and Dirty D.