*You have two choices for music in the immediate area to kick off this weekend Friday night. At The Inn at Newtown, at 19 Main Street, PETER OBRE will be performing his guitar sets in the restaurant/inn’s Tap Room. A little further down Main Street, at The Fireside Inn, TREBLEHOOK will make its area return. There is no cover to get in to either show.

*A local four-piece band will be performing at 100 Church Hill Road in Sandy Hook this weekend. CRB, which plays classic rock n’ roll from the 1960s to the present, will be playing Saturday, February 19, beginning around 9:30 pm.

The band is comprised of Jason Benson on guitar, keyboard, harmonica, drums and vocals; Dean Snellbeck on bass, guitar and vocals; John

White, guitar and vocals; and George Greytak, drums, bass, and vocals. The band has been together for four years and was previously known as FOG. If either name sounds familiar, it could be because these guys have done a number of benefits over the past few years in addition to club dates.

*Also going on locally this weekend is the area return of SOL DOG. The guys will be right over at Classic Rock Brew Pub, the place that’s just off the runway of Danbury Airport at the end of Wibling Road (next to Sports Authority). The band will be at the Brew Pub on Saturday night, and their start time is about 10 pm.

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

FEBRUARY 18 — Peter Obre at The Inn at Newtown; Treblehook at The Fireside Inn, Newtown; The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Jamnesia at Luigi’s Nitelife Café, Danbury;

February 19 — CRB at 100 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook; Sol Dog at Classic Rock Brew Pub, Danbury; Darik & The Funbags at Tuxedo Junction; Blue In The Face at Luigi’s Nitelife Café; The Misfits at The Webster Theatre, Hartford, Snapcase opening; Lucinda at Bank Street Coffee House, New Milford;

February 20 — Spring Heeled Jack USA at Toad’s Place, Edna’s Goldfish and siMent opening;

February 22 — The Sam Green Jazz Combo at Luigi’s Nitelife Café;

February 23 — Reluctant Lemmings at Luigi’s Nitelife Café; Dream Theatre at Toad’s Place (all ages), Dixie Dregs opening;

February 24 — Fiona Apple at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford; Anthem at Luigi’s Nitelife Café; The Samples at Toad’s Place (all ages), The Push Stars and The Limit opening;

February 25 — Peter Obre at The Inn at Newtown; Suzanne Vega at Towne Crier Café, Pawling, N.Y., Willie Porter opening; The Mojomatics at Luigi’s Nitelife Café; The Benjamins at Tuxedo Junction; Max Creek at The Webster Theatre; Darik & The Funbags at Toad’s Place, Epic, Hype and Public Disturbance opening;

February 26 — Future Tense at Tuxedo Junction; El Dorado Kings at Luigi’s Nitelife Café;

February 28 — Cowboy Junkies at Toad’s Place (all ages), Josh Rouse opening;

February 29 — The Sam Green Jazz Combo at Luigi’s Nitelife Cafe.

MARCH 3 — The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury (band’s 5th Anniversary Party), The Notions opening; Bunny Brains & Drop Jaw at Laszlo’s Arts Café, Monroe;

March 4 — LFO at The Webster Theatre, Hartford (all ages); Zero Chance and Malpractice at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

March 5 — Blue Floyd at The Webster Theatre; Lit at Toad’s Place, New Haven (all ages), 22 Jacks opening;

March 6 — Dance Hall Crashers at Toad’s Place (all ages), One Man Army opening;

March 8 — The Wolfe Tones at Toad’s Place *(early show, call for details; 203/624-8623);

March 9 — W.A.S.P. at City Limits, Waterbury;

March 11 — The Broke & Hungry Blues Band at Newtown Coffee House, Newtown;

March 12 — Tipperary Knights at Toad’s Place (***early/afternoon show, traditional post-New Haven St Patrick’s Day Parade Show);

March 14 — Kenny Wayne Shepherd at Toad’s Place (all ages);

March 16 — Paula Cole at Toad’s Place (all ages);

March 17 — Loose Groove and Adva at Laszlo’s Arts Café; Kittie at Toad’s Place (all ages);

March 19 — BR5-49 at Toad’s Place, The Souvenirs and The Honeydews opening;

March 20 — Buckwheat Zydeco at Towne Crier Café, Pawling, N.Y.;

March 23 — The Clancy Brothers at Toad’s Place;

March 24 — Mighty Purple at Toad’s Place (all ages; CD release party);

March 25 — Amnesty Underground and Outspoken at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

March 31 — Slackjaw at Laszlo’s Arts Café, with two openers TBA; Shakedown at Toad’s Place (all ages).

APRIL 6 — Tower of Power and Average White Band at Toad’s Place, New Haven;

April 8 — Dave DeAngelis & Friends at Newtown Coffee House, Newtown;

April 12 —Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at Hartford Civic Center.

JUNE 15 — Tina Turner at The Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford.

JULY 24 —The Slackers at The Webster Theatre, Hartford.

AUGUST 23-24 — Eddie Money at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville.