*ALICE COOPER will be at the ctnow.com Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on Thursday, October 19, and GREGG ALLMAN BAND will be there a week later, on the 26th. Tickets for both of these shows are going on sale this Saturday morning.

*If you enjoyed the set by GALACTIC, the band that was hand-picked by ADAM DURWITZ to open last month’s COUNTING CROWS-LIVE concert at The Meadows, you’ll have another chance to see the band, this time as headliners. Galactic has been added to the Toad’s Place schedule. The band will be in New Haven on September 26.

*JULIANA HATFIELD will be playing at Tune Inn, in New Haven, on September 28. THE AMAZING CROWNS are scheduled to be on the same stage two nights later.

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

Questions and comments should be sent to Shannon Hicks, c/o Bee Publishing Co., 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown 06470, or shannon@thebee.com. Include a phone number for confirmation, please. If you don’t have a stamp or a piece of paper or a writing utensil that works, give me a call! The phone number at the office is 426-3141. Shows listed on the calendar at club locations are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

 

UPCOMING CONCERTS

SEPTEMBER 8 — The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Slaughter at City Limits, Waterbury; Bladed Shade at Laszlo’s Arts Café, Monroe, local folk performers follow;

September 9 — Renata, Verona and Feed at The Webster Theatre, Hartford (all ages); Invaderz from Mars at Tuxedo Junction; punk rock show at Laszlo’s Arts Café (call for bands listing);

September 12 — Toots & The Mayyals at Toad’s Place, New Haven, Stone Love opening (**free show!);

September 14 — The The at Toad’s Place, Nova Moturba opening;

September 15 — Blue Oyster Cult at Toad’s Place, Simple Jim and Chain Reaction opening; Joe Rockstar at Tuxedo Junction; Carlos Project and Jusasis Secret at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

September 16 — The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction; Wilco at Toad’s Place; Days of The New at The Webster Theatre; Outlet and Hour Zero at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

September 17 — Joe Cocker at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;

September 19 — Dar Williams at Toad’s Place, Catie Curtis opening (all ages);

September 20 — Styx and REO Speedwagon at the Oakdale;

September 21 — Styx and REO Speedwagon at Mohegan Sun’s Uncas Pavilion, Uncasville;

September 22 — Darik & The Funbags at Toad’s Place; The Benjamins at Tuxedo Junction; Eidipus at Laszlo’s Arts Café, local folk performers follow;

September 23 — Foreigner at Foxwoods, Ledyard; FUBAR at Tuxedo Junction; Adva at Laszlo’s Arts Café; The Dickey Betts Band at The Webster Theatre, Larry McCray opening;

September 24 — Culture Club and Hall and Oates at Mohegan Sun’s Uncas Pavilion;

September 26 — Galactic at Toad’s Place;

September 28 — Juliana Hatfield at Tune Inn, New Haven;

September 29 —John Valby at Toad’s Place; The Wallbangers at Tuxedo Junction; Electric Mayhem at Laszlo’s Arts Café; Josh Rouse at Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield (Aldrich After Hours series, begins 7 pm);

September 29 & 30 — Alabama at Foxwoods Casino;

September 30 — The Royal Crowns at Tune Inn; Them Bones at Tuxedo Junction; punk bands festival at Laszlo’s Arts Café (call for bands list).