Joining Dave on the road will be Reynolds, Phish’s Trey Anastasio on guitar, Brady Blade on drums, Tony Hall on bass, and Ray Paczkowski on keyboards.  EMMYLOU HARRIS and her band, SPYBOY will support Matthews on all dates.

Dave Matthews & Friends will be stopping at Hartford Civic Center on Friday, December 19, for a 7 pm show.

Tickets are $52.50 – which includes a $1.75 CT State surcharge and $0.50 donation to a charity of the artist’s choice) and can be purchased starting Saturday, November 8, at 10 am, through all TicketMaster outlets. Tickets can also be ordered over the phone by calling TicketMaster at 860-525-4500 or 203-624-0033 or going online to www.TicketMaster.com.

The Hartford Civic Center Box Office will NOT be open for the first day of sales on Saturday, will open for this concert (if seats are still available) and all other events on Monday, November 10, from noon until 6 pm.

*AMERICAN MORTAR ORIGINAL ROCK BAND has a show at Mario’s Café in Derby next weekend. The five-member band offers originals and covers of contemporary to classic rock. Vocalist Susan, lead guitarist Danny, drummer Bob, rhythm guitarist Al and bass guitarist Lee will be at the 165 Main Street café on November 15.

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 CONCERTS

NOVEMBER 7 — Off The Hook at Carl Anthony’s, Monroe; Big Shot at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Darik & The Funbags at Toad’s Place, New Haven; Aniar at UHartford’s Wilde Auditorium, West Hartford; Tom Pacheco and Tim Grimm at The Acoustic Café, Bridgeport; The Georgia Satellites at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den, Uncasville;

November 8 — Off The Hook at 707 On Main, Monroe; Dr Mudd & Phillip the Meat Box at Tuxedo Junction; Bernard Allison at Black-Eyed Sally’s BBQ & Blues Café, Hartford; Superjoint Ritual at The Webster Theatre, Hartford, Morbid Angel, Deadwait and Clockseed opening;

November 9  — Jethro Tull at The Shubert Theatre, New Haven; 311 at The Webster Theatre, Alien Ant Farm opening (all ages); Particle at Toad’s Place (all ages);

November 11 — KRS-One at Toad’s Place (all ages); Vans Off The Wall Tour featuring The Suicide Machines at The Webster Theatre, also Avenged Sevenfold, The Unseen, Western Waste, Saveface, et al opening (all ages);

November 12 — Rufus Wainwright at Toad’s Place (all ages);

November 13 — Barenaked Ladies at The Bushnell, Hartford; Dimmu Borgir at Toad’s Place, Nevermore, Children of Boden and Hypocrisy opening (all ages); Lacuna Coil at The Webster Theatre, Dog Fashion Disco opening;

November 14 — Max Creek at Tuxedo Junction; Dropkick Murphys at The Webster Theatre, The Casualties and Avoid One Thing opening (all ages); Soul Brains at Toad’s Place (all ages);

November 15 — American Mortar Original Rock Band at Mario’s Café, Derby; Hipnotic at Tuxedo Junction; Left Over Salmon at The Webster Theatre, Rane and Robbing Opie opening (all ages);

November 16 — Little Feat at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den; King Crimson at Toad’s Place (all ages); Galactic at The Webster Theatre (all ages);

November 17 — Symphony X at Toad’s Place (all ages);

November 18 — Hoobastank and Andrew WK at The Webster Theatre, Die Trying opening;

November 19 — Deicide at Toad’s Place, Hate Eternal, Krisium and Cattle Decapitation opening (all ages);

November 20 — The Derek Trucks Band and Pinetop Perkins at The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and Performing Arts;

November 21 — Charisma at JC Hooks, Waterbury; The Derek Trucks Band at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den; Jen Durkin’s Bomb Squad at Tuxedo Junction; Michael Hill’s Blues Mob at Black-Eyed Sally’s; James Keelaghan with Sonia (of disappear fear) at UHartford’s Wilde Auditorium; Johnny Winter at The Webster Theatre (all ages);

November 22 — Lynyrd Skynyrd at Foxwoods’ Fox Theatre, Ledyard; SideShow at Black Rock & Blue, Bridgeport; Sol Dog at 100 Church Hill, Newtown; Screaming Broccoli at Tuxedo Junction;

November 23 — MTV2 Presents featuring Thrice and Thursday at The Webster Theatre, Coheed and Cambria opening (all ages);

November 24 — Godsmack at the Oakdale Theatre, Adema opening;

November 25 — A Perfect Circle at the Oakdale Theatre;

November 26 — SideShow at Tuxedo Junction; Fuel at The Webster Theatre, Revis opening; Phil Lesh & Friends at the Oakdale Theatre; Gargantua Soul at The Webster Theater, Hammerfist, Norvus Dae, Look West, Grey Cell Green and Lesson opening; Deep Banana Blackout at Toad’s Place (all ages, all original and current members);

November 27 — Sol Dog at The Avenue Café, Bridgeport;

November 28 — Bad Medicine at Tuxedo Junction; NRBQ at Toad’s Place; Anthony Gomes at Black-Eyed Sally’s; Disco Biscuits at The Webster Theatre (all ages);

November 29 — The Moody Blues at ctnow.com Oakdale Theatre; Simon & Garfunkel at Mohegan Sun Arena; SideShow at The Brickyard Café, Hartford; Anthony Gomes at Black-Eyed Sally’s; Disco Biscuits at The Webster Theatre (playing two nights, all ages shows); The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction;

November 30 — Dark Star Orchestra at Tuxedo Junction.