*As his new single “If You Ever Get Lonely” arrives at radio, rock legend JOHN WAITE is hitting the road for a fall tour that stops in Norfolk on Thursday, November 17, at Infinity Music Hall, and in Fairfield on Saturday, November 19, at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne.

Tickets for the Norfolk show are $27 to $45 and available through www.InfinityHall.com or by calling 866-666-6306.

Tickets for the Fairfield show do not seem to be available yet, but keep an eye on the theater’s website, FairfieldTheatre.org.

*Speaking of Infinity Music Hall, tickets are still available for next weekend’ show by A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS. Not only that, but in celebration of “the epic style impact of the band” (says Infinity’s website), the show will include an 80s New Wave Costume Contest.

Visit www.InfinityHall.com for ticket and costume contest details.

*311 will bring their unique sounds to Mohegan Sun Arena with special guest DJ Sowman in support of their latest album Universal Pulse, on Saturday, December 3, at 8 pm.

Tickets are $35 and go on sale Friday, October 7, at 10 am, through Ticketmaster, either online (www.TicketMaster.com), by calling 800-745-3000, or by visiting any Ticketmaster outlet.

Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun box office starting Saturday, October 8, subject to availability.

*SHAWN TAYLOR and JIM McKEEMAN, a stripped down version of the Wandering Roots Band, will play McLaughlin Vineyard in Sandy Hook on, Sunday, October 16, from 1 to 4 pm, for the last time this year. Admission is free and patrons may bring a picnic lunch. Music is rain or shine under the tent.

The Wandering Roots are Taylor’s rotating collective of musicians that began with Taylors’ ’08 debut release Wandering Roots. They have played the vineyard a dozen times in the last two years, and the Newtown Parks & Recreation Sumemr Concert series for the last three years running. Taylor and McKeeman have collaborated for 12 years.

“The duo format allows us to focus more on the actual songs and the stories behind them,” Taylor said this week via press release.  The guitar-vocal duo will play original songs from Taylors’ two releases (Free and the aforementioned Wandering Roots), and cover artists such as Bob Dylan, Keb’ Mo’, Van Morrison, Lyle Lovett,  Johnny Cash, and The Grateful Dead. 

*This weekend, however, Newtown based DOUG WAHLBERG BAND will return to The Georgetown Saloon in Redding.

Showtime for the Saturday, October 8 show is 9 pm.

*In addition to his weekly Wednesday night shows at Two Boots in Bridgeport (8-11 pm) and Friday night gigs at Stone River Grille in Sandy Hook (8-9 pm doing solo acoustic guitar and vocals, then the rest of the night on bongo drums doing DJ work), Newtown musician JOE PROC also has a pair of shows coming up this month.

Joe will be appearing as DJ Bongo Joe at Nuvo, 238 Post Road in Fairfield, on Saturday, October 15, from 10 pm until closing.

He will then return to My Place Restaurant, on Queen Street in Newtown, on Thursday, October 21, for a performance with Julie Ketchum. The two will be starting up around 8:30 and are billing themselves as JOLIE.

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

OCTOBER 8 — Jackson Browne at The Palace Theatre, Waterbury; Young Dubliners at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk; Doug Wahlberg Band at The Georgetown Saloon, Redding;

October 12 — Montrose (featuring Ronnie Montrose) at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Shawn Taylor & Jim McKeeman at McLaughlin Vineyards, Sandy Hook (afternoon show);

October 13 — A Flock of Seagulls at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk;

October 14 — Sugarland at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, with special guest Sara Bareilles (also October 15);

October 15 — Sugarland at Mohegan Sun Arena, with special guest Sara Bareilles; The Charlie Daniels Band at The Palace Theater, Waterbury;

October 19 — Carl Palmer Band at Infinity Music Hall;

October 20 — The Chris Robinson Brotherhood at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Jolie (Joe Proc & Julie Ketchum) at My Place Restaurant, Newtown;

October 21 — Indigo Girls at The Warner Theatre, Torrington; Peter Wolf at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Stephen Stills at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den, Unsacville, Josh Hisle opening;

October 22 — Spin Doctors at The Ridgefield Playhouse, with special guest James Maddock; Jennifer Lopez at Mohegan Sun Arena; Dierks Bentley at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den; Roomful of Blue at The Palace Danbury;

October 23 — The Goo Goo Dolls at The Warner Theatre;

October 24 — Sting at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;

October 25 — Little River Band at Infinity Music Hall;

October 26 — Insane Clown Posse at The Webster, Hartford, with Twiztid and Blaze Ya Dead Homie;

October 27 — The Southern Gentlemen (Ed Roland and Kevin Griffin) at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

October 28 — Ziggy Marley at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

October 29 — The Pixies at The Palace Theater, Waterbury, Surfer Blood opening; Willie Nelson & Friends at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Mashantucket; Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Klein, Bridgeport, Scrapomatic opening;

October 30 — Chris Brown at Mohegan Sun Arena, with Tyga and special guests; Peter Wolf at Infinity Music Hall.

NOVEMBER 1 — Lucinda Williams at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield;

November 2 — Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Billy Genuario at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne, Fairfield; Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience at The Webster, Hartford;

November 4 — The Doobie Brothers at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

November 5 — The Tubes featuring Fee Waybill at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

November 6 — Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

November 10 — Pure Prairie League at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk; Buddy Guy at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

November 11 — Arlo Guthrie at Thomaston Opera House (also November 12); Southside Johnny & The Poor Fools at The Palace Danbury; Delbert McClinton at Infinity Music Hall;

November 12 — Arlo Guthrie at Thomaston Opera House;

November 14 — Puddle of Mudd at The Webster, Hartford, Dead Sarah and Lansdowne opening;

November 16 — Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at The Klein, Bridgeport, Devon Allman’s Honeytribe opening; Unearth and Chimaira at The Webster, Skeleton and Molotov Solution opening;

November 17 — Leon Russell at Thomaston Opera House; Tower of Power and Average White Band at The Klein, Bridgeport; John Waite at Infinity Music Hall, with special guests Jen Lowe and Raquel Aurilia;

November 18 — Warren Haynes at The Warner Theatre, Torrington; Jay-Z and Kanye West at Mohegan Sun Arena; Tower of Power at Infinity Music Hall.

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November 19 — Guns N’ Roses at The Comcast Theatre, Hartford (indoor show); John Waite at Fairfield Theatre Company;

November 27 — Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band at Mohegan Sun Arena; Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto at The Webster, Lionize and Rodeo Ruby Love opening.