*JOHN SEBASTIAN will headline “Another Night of Woodstock in Newtown,” a benefit performance for listener-supported WPKN (89.5 FM) and WPKM (88.7 FM)  radio, on Friday, October 27 at Edmond Town Hall beginning at 7:30 pm. Sebastian will be leading a show that will also feature acoustic guitar and folk legend Artie Traum and Professor Louie & The Cromatix.

The Crowmatix will feature special guest John Platania, the veteran guitarist who has played with Van Morrison, Randy Newman and Chip Taylor.

Tickets are $30; call 203-331-9756 or go to wpkn.org.

*JOHN FOGERTY will bring his Long Road Home Tour to Mohegan Sun on Saturday, December 3. Tickets for this show, priced at $27.50 and $35, will be going on sale Saturday morning at 10 through TicketMaster vendors and then will also be available beginning Sunday morning at the arena’s box office.

*Tickets for a GOV’T MULE show at The Chevrolet Theater on November 25 went on sale last week. I apologize for not getting that news into last week’s column.

All seats for the Wallingford show are $28, and available through TicketMaster and the venue directly.

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 SHOWS

OCTOBER 13 — Average White Band at Toad’s Place, New Haven, Rearview opening; Robin Trower at The Webster Theater, Hartford (21 and over unless with adult);

October 14 — Violent Femmes at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den, Uncasville; Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul at FTC Stage One, Fairfield; The Eagles of Death Metal at Toad’s Place (all ages);

October 15 — Average White Band at Ridgefield Playhouse; DMX at Toad’s Place;

October 16 — Aaron Neville & His Quintet featuring Charles Neville at Mohegan Sun’s Cabaret Theatre, Uncasville (also Oct 17); Good Charlotte at The Webster Theater (all ages)

October 17 — Little Steven’s Underground Garage Band at Foxwoods Casino’s Fox Theatre; Aaron Neville & His Quintet featuring Charles Neville at Mohegan Sun’s Cabaret Theatre;

October 18 — The Cheetah Girls at Hartford Civic Center, Vanessa Anne Hudgens opening; Kansas at Ridgefield Playhouse; Brett Michaels at The Webster Theater, Secret Smile and Vengeance opening (all ages);

October 19 — Godsmack at Mohegan Sun Arena, Breaking Benjamin opening;

October 20 — Keith Urban at Mohegan Sun Arena; The Kevin Costner Band at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den; Marty Balin and Slick Aguilar at FTC Stage One, Scot Sax opening; The Nerds at Toad’s Place, The Radiocats and Makel opening;

October 21 — Barenaked Ladies at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den; Story of The Year at Toad’s Place, Anberlin, Greely Estates and Monty Are I opening (all ages); Gwar at The Webster Theater, The Red Chord and Municipal Waste opening;

October 22 — Deicide at The Webster Theater, Desolation opening (reschedule date, all ages show);

October 23 — The Orchestral Jethro Tull featuring Ian Anderson at Stamford’s Palace Theatre;

October 25 — Crossfade at The Webster Theater;

October 27 — John Sebastian at Edmond Town Hall, Newtown, also Artie Traum and Professor Louie & The Crowmatix with special guest John Platania; All-American Rejects at Dodge Music Center (indoor show), Gym Class Heroes, The Format and The Starting Line opening; Loretta Lynn & Randy Travis at Mohegan Sun Arena; Olivia Newton-John at Foxwoods Casino; Uncle Cracker at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den (also Oct 28); The Misfits Feind Fest featuring The Misfits, The Addicts, Osaka Pop (featuring Marky Ramone), Balzac, Juicehead and Orange at The Webster Theater (all ages); Commander Cody and The Matt Rae Trio at FTC Stage One; The Breakfast at Toad’s Place, Fonghoulish Freakout opening (CD release party; all ages show); The John Hickey Band at The Bitter End, Bridgeport;

October 28 — Uncle Cracker at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den;

October 29 — Zappa Plays Zappa at The Chevrolet Theatre; Michael Schenker Group at The Webster Theater, Vengence and DOA2K opening; Derek Trucks Band at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den;

October 31 — Alice Cooper at Foxwoods Casino.