*Locally based GOMEZ&SADLON, a smooth jazz duo featuring guitarist Thom Gomaz and saxophone and flutist Rick Sadlon, will perform their next show at The Twisted Vine in Derby on Saturday, May 28. There is no cover charge, but reservations are recommended; call 203-734-2462.

The duo will also be performing at McLaughlin Vineyards on Memorial Day Monday, May 30, from 1 to 4 pm. Admission to that event is $15 in advance and $18 at the door. The vineyard is at 15 Albert’s Hill Road in Sandy Hook; visit www.McLaughlinVineards.com/offerings or call 203-426-1533.

*Tony Summo and Lou Bellofatto has three upcoming shows at Proud Mary’s. Performing as OLD SCHOOL , the duo will be the musical guests for the lounge at 19 Main Street in Newtown on Fridays, May 27, June 10 and June 24.

*My friend and co-Associate Editor here at The Bee, JOHN VOKET has a pair of shows that will keep him out of trouble, er, busy this weekend.

John will return to Arturo’s in Stony Hill on Friday night (May 27), kicking off the long weekend with a three hour set scheduled to begin at 6 o’clock. I smell margaritas!

Then on Sunday afternoon, will after the crowds clear from Sandy Hook Center for Saturday’s big Great Pootatuck Duck Rack, John and his friend Brendan Walsh will be on the back deck at demitasse café, 3 Glen Road, from noon until 3.

*That Little Band From Texas is bringing its summer tour to Ives Concert Park. Tickets for ZZ TOP’s Thursday, August 25 show in Danbury went on sale Friday, May 20, with prices set at $37 for the lawn area and $47 to $67 for reserved seats.

Go through www.PremierBoxOffice.com or call 866-55-TICKETS for tickets.

No idea on who might be opening.

*Also announced recently is a July 23 show by PUDDLE OF MUDD at The Webster in Hartford. Those tickets are $23 in advance and $25 the day of the show. Rev Theory will open.

Meanwhile, I didn’t realize QUEENSRŸCHE had been added to the theater’s schedule. Tickets for that July 30 show are already on sale for $25 ($27 the day of the show).

Tickets for these shows, and all Webster shows, …

Advance tickets for all shows available at The Webster box office, online at www.tickets.com, by calling 1-800-477-6849, and at FYE.  All shows are open to all ages unless otherwise noted.

*Also already on sale are tickets for TRAIN and MAROON 5, who will be at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods on Sunday, August 7. Those seats range from $85 to $135; tickets may be purchased online at www.foxwoods.com, by calling the MGM Grand Box Office at 866-646-0609, through TicketMaster vendors, or in person at the MGM Grand Box Office out in Mashantucket.

*Meanwhile, VINCE GILL fans can mark your calendars for July 15, which is when tickets for the country singer’s September 23 MGM Grand at Foxwoods show will be going on sale.

Tickets will be $30 to $50 and can be purchased online at www.foxwoods.com, by calling the MGM Grand Box Office at 866-646-0609, through TicketMaster, or in person at the MGM Grand Box Office.

*Connecticut residents Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz will bring their TOM TOM CLUB to The Ridgefield Playhouse next month, performing on June 10 with special guest the New York-based singer-songwriter Patti Rothberg.

*The BLUES TRAVELER show that had been set for June 24 in Mohegan Sun Casino’s Wolf Den has been postponed due to “a personal matter with the band,” according to a note that arrived from the casino on May 24. Interestingly, the show was still listed on the band’s website Tuesday morning, but the casino’s website does note the show will be rescheduled for “a date in the near future.”

Meanwhile, an MC HAMMER show has been scheduled for the same night.

*MATTHEW MORRISON’s solo tour, which was scheduled to hit Ives Concert Park on July 3, has been cancelled. Morrison announced last week that he had been given an opportunity “too big to miss,” and has instead agreed to join the NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK-BACKSTREET BOYS summer tour as a special guest.

Can’t really blame the guy: The move means postponing some of his own solo shows but gives Morrison a larger platform, performing in arenas across the US in joining one of the most talked about tours of the summer.

“This was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up,” Morrison said via press release. “I am so appreciative of my fans and I’m planning to give them a great show.”

Ives Concert Park’s ticket vendor, InTicketing, will contact the people who bought tickets via the system regarding refunds.

The NKOTBSB tour has shows scheduled for May 30 and June 2 at Mohegan Sun Arena, and tickets were still available for both shows as of Tuesday morning.

*TRACE ADKINS has a September 4 show scheduled at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tickets will be going on sale Saturday, June 11, at 10 am, and it looks like all seats will be $45.

Kellie Pickler will be opening.

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

MAY 27 — John Voket at Arturo’s Mexican Restaurant, Stony Hill (Bethel); Old School at Proud Mary’s, Newtown; Average White Band at Toad’s Place, Remember September opening; Crossfade at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den, Uncasville; Johnny Boots at Georgetown Saloon; Mystic Bowie at The Acoustic Café, Bridgeport;

May 28 — America at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den; BOMB Fest 2011 at The Comcast Theatre, Hartford (continues May 29); Old School Revue at Georgetown Saloon; Gomez@Sadlon at The Twisted Vine, Derby; Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk;

May 29 — John Voket & Brendan Walsh at demitasse café, Sandy Hook (noon show); Paul Simon at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods; BOMB Fest 2011 continues at The Comcast Theatre; Jami Jamison at Mohegan Sun Wolf Den;

May 30 — New Kids on The Block and Backstreet Boys at Mohegan Sun Arena, with special guest Jordin Sparks and Matthew Morrison (also June 2); Gomez&Sadlon at McLaughlin Vineyards, Sandy Hook.

JUNE 1 — Toots & The Maytals at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk;

June 2 — New Kids on The Block and Backstreet Boys at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, with Jordin Sparks and Matthew Morrison; The Wailers at Toad’s Place, New Haven;

June 3 — George Clinton at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville;

June 4 — Brad Paisley at the Comcast Theatre, Hartford, with Blake Shelton and Jerrod Niemann;

June 5 — The Go-Go’s at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Mashantucket;

June 6 — Diana Krall at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

June 7 — The Glee Concert at Mohegan Sun Arena;

June 8 — Miranda Lambert at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Justin Moore and Josh Kelley opening; Brian Wilson at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

June 10 — Old School at Proud Mary’s, Newtown; Darryl Hall & John Oates at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods; The Monkees at Mohegan Sun Arena; Tom Tom Club at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Patti Rothberg opening; Marshall Tucker Band at Infinity Music Hall;

June 11 — Robin Trower at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Matt Schofield opening;

June 12 — Robin Trower at Toad’s Place;

June 14 — Los Lonely Boys at Infinity Music Hall (also June 15);

June 15 — Los Lonely Boys at Infinity Music Hall;

June 17 — The Low Anthem at Edmond Town Hall, Newtown; The Trolls at Villa Pasta, New Fairfield; Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Gin Blossoms at Mohegan Sun Arena; Hatebreed at Toad’s Place, The Acacia Strain, Lionheart and Bound For Pain opening;

June 19 — The Smithereens at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne, Fairfield;

June 20 — JD Souther at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne, The Jill Andrews Duo opening; Robert Cray at Infinity Music Hall;

June 22 — Taylor Swift at the XL Center, Hartford, NeedToBreathe! opening; Michael McDonald at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

June 23 — Tab Benoit at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne; Creedence Clearwater Revisited at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods;

June 24 — Old School at Proud Mary’s; MC Hammer at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den (replaces previously announced performance by Blues Traveler); The Fabulous Thunderbirds at Infinity Music Hall;

June 25 — Katy Perry at Mohegan Sun Arena, Marina & The Diamonds opening; Starship with Mickey Thomas at Mohegan Sun Arena; Robbie Dupree at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne; Aztec Two Step at Infinity Music Hall, with special guests Buskin & Batteau;

June 26 — Darius Rucker at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket; Sunny Sweeney at Mohegan Sun Wolf Den;

June 27 — Michael Franti & Spearhead and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals at Ives Concert Park;

June 30 — P.J. Pacifico at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne; Nils Lofgren at The Ridgefield Playhouse.