*HAT CITY BLUES BAND is on the road this weekend, returning to Redding Roadhouse on Saturday night. Showtime for January 27 is 9:30. The roadhouse is at the junction of Route 53 and Route 107; call 203-938-3388 for additional information.

Other shows on the band’s schedule include February 2 at Ziggy’s in Fairfield (548 Kings Highway; telephone 203-254-7911); February 17 at The Georgetown Saloon in Redding (8 Main Street, Georgetown section of town; telephone 203-544-8003); and February 24 at Jimmy’s Seaside in Stamford (891 Cove Road; telephone 203-964-9225).

*JOHN VOKET will be headlining next weekend at Proud Mary’s, the lounge at The Inn at Newtown. While he has a series of shows scheduled through June at two locations in town that are meant as fund- and awareness-raisers for the 2007 Newtown Relay For Life, next Friday’s show is a non-Relay fundraiser.

John will be set up in the lounge at 19 Main Street from 8:30 until 11:30 pm on Friday, February 3.

His next Shining On For The CURE Tour should will be on February 16, also at Proud Mary’s.

Until next week I’ll be seeing you... on the road.

Questions and comments should be sent to Shannon Hicks c/o The Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown CT 06470, or shannon@thebee.com, or call the office at 426-3141. Shows listed at club locations are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

 

UPCOMING SHOWS

JANUARY 26 — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den, Uncasville (also January 27);

January 27 — Brooks & Dunn at Mohegan Sun Arena; Rock Star Supernova with The Panic Channel at The Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford; Roomful of Blues at The Webster Theater, Hartford (all ages); Hat City Blues Band at Redding Roadhouse; Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den.

February 1 — Sugarland at The Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, Little Big Town opening; John Gorka at Roaring Brook Nature Center, Canton; Sworn Enemy, Kataklysm, As Blood Runs Black and Too Pure to Die at The Webster Theater, Hartford;

February 2 — Rod Stewart at Mohegan Sun Arena; Belladonna at The Webster Theater (featuring Joey Belladonna of Anthrax); The Nerds at Toad’s Place, New Haven;

February 3 — John Voket at Proud Mary’s, Newtown;

February 5 — Winger (full band) at The Webster Theater (all ages);

February 7 — Isaac Hayes at Mohegan Sun’s  Cabaret Theatre (nightly through February 11);

February 8 — Galactic at Toad’s Place, Papi Mali opening (all ages); Isaac Hayes at Mohegan Sun’s Cabaret Theatre (nightly through February 11);

February 9 — W.A.S.P. at The Webster Theater, Hartford; Darik & The Funbags at Toad’s Place; Isaac Hayes at Mohegan Sun’s Cabaret Theatre (nightly through February 11);

February 10 — The Pink Floyd Experience at The Palace Theater, Waterbury; Isaac Hayes at Mohegan Sun’s Cabaret Theatre (also February 11); Dropkick Murphys at UConn’s Jorgensen Center, Storrs, Big D & The Kids Table opening.