*Newtown’s own national recording artist LUCINDA will be performing at The Infinity Music Hall & Bistro on Saturday, February 7. Showtime is 7:30 and Lucinda will be joined by musical partner Michael Connolly. Lucinda and Michael will be sharing the stage with singer-songwriter Bess Rogers.

I can’t tell, from the bistro’s website, if Bess is headlining or if this is a co-headlining gig for the two ladies, but either way it’ll be a great evening of acoustic music in Norfolk.

“I love the atmosphere of Infinity Hall. It’s like sitting in someone’s living room,” said Lucinda, who has lived in Newtown all her life. “The acoustics are tremendous and I get to share this experience with the accompaniment of Michael Connolly who is a fabulous recording artist in his own right. Two acoustic guitars, congas and harmonies… that’s heaven!”

Tickets for this show are $10 to $25 and can be ordered by calling Infinity Hall’s box office, 866-666-6306 (the business office is 860-542-5531) or online at InfinityHall.com. I’m noticing a very nice trend of keeping tickets are extremely reasonable prices for this venue, by the way.

Infinity Hall, whose adjacent bistro apparently opened just this month, has already filled its calendar with some very good shows through at least May. Highlights include GREG BROWN on May 16 (hooray!) along with the following: DAVIOD WILCOX with LARA HERSCOVITCH, tickets $25-$40, on February 6; LEON REDBONE, $25-$40, February 8; ELLIS PAUL with SETH GLIER, $15-$30, on February 13; BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO, $30-$45, on February 26; JOHN WAITE, $29-$45, on February 27; BO BICE, with Patrick Mitchell, $35-$45, on March 5; THE JAMES COTTON BAND, $25-$40, on March 8; THE NIELDS, with Chris O’Brian, $15-$30, on March 13; ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY, $27-$42, on March 19; EIGHT TO THE BAR, $15-$22, March 20; KIM WILSON’S BLUES REVUE, $20-$35, March 27; AVERAGE WHITE BAND, $10-$25, performing two shows on April 3; POPA CHUBBY, $19-$24, on April 124; and JOHN GORKA, $20-$35, April 25.

This weekend the hall will welcome THE JAMES MONTGOMERY BAND with very special guest J. GEILS. I didn’t mention this show earlier, however, because it’s sold out.

The hall is on Route 44 in Norfolk, a town whose name I can’t pronounce without sounding like I’m cursing.

*Closer to home, Mocha Coffeehouse will close the month with an acoustic performances by the jazz vocalist AMANDA BLOOM on Friday, January 30, and then MARK MAHONEY will bring his MIDI Mallet Synth Project to the Glen Road location on Saturday night.

Both shows will run about 8 to 10 pm, and there’s no admission charge.

*Also this weekend, THE ADULTS return to the downstairs area of The Inn at Newtown when they perform at Proud Mary’s, the lower bar at 19 Main Street. The guys will be over there on Saturday night.

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 clubs are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

 

UPCOMING SHOWS

JANUARY 30 — Amanda Bloom at Mocha Coffeehouse, Sandy Hook; Rakim at Toad’s Place, New Haven (all ages); Richie Havens at Fairfield Theatre Company;

January 31 — The Adults at Proud Mary’s, Newtown; Mark Mahoney at Mocha Coffeehouse; Graham Parker at Fairfield Theatre Company.

FEBRUARY 6 — jam for karl at The Alexandria Room/Edmond Town Hall, Newtown, featuring Chance Browne, Charlie Karp, Big Eric Walters & The Budget Crunch, Thierry Arpino, Spontaneous Combustion, et al; The Adults at The Cookhouse, New Milford; Beenie Man at Toad’s Place, New Haven (all ages); David Wilcox at Infinity Music Hall & Bistro, Norfolk, with Lara Herscovitch;

February 7 — Lucy Kaplansky at Fairfield Theatre Company, Fairfield; Bess Rogers and Lucinda with Michael Connolly at Infinity Music Hall;

February 8 — The Derek Trucks Band at The Palace Theater, Waterbury; Jewel at Fairfield Theatre Company; Leon Redbone at Infinity Music Hall; Secondhand Serenade at Toad’s Place, Meg & Dia, White Tie Affair and Rookie of the Year opening (all ages);

February 13 — The Nerds at Toad’s Place, Shifting Red and Dookie opening (all ages); Ellis Paul at Infinity Music Hall, with Seth Glier;

February 14 — Nick Colionne with Brian Simpson at Infinity Music Hall.