*TREBLEHOOK is at The Fireside Inn, 123 Main Street South in Newtown, tonight (Friday, December 8), at 9 pm.

*The third annual WXCI Can O’ Christmas Party will take place next week at Colorado Brewery in Danbury. WestConn’s student radio station is presenting the concert, which will be open to all ages. Admission is $5 if you show up with a canned good to donate, $10 without. All proceeds from the show are going to The Dorothy Day Hospitality House in Danbury.

Newtown singer, songwriter and guitarist KIM LEAMAN has opening duties Thursday night, which means she’ll be starting the show around 8:30. Leaman is the lead singer and head songwriter for the Danbury-area band PARTING GIFT, but this is going to be a solo opportunity for her.

RAHZEL, of THE ROOTS, a/k/a the “Godfather of Noize,” headlines this year’s show, which will also feature performances by THE ELECTRIC PIMPS, BIG TOP PLOW and DJ DSL. Doors open at 7:30 and the show will run to 1 am.

*Toad’s Place has added two all ages shows to its January calendar. The first event is a return of 2 SKINNEE J’S to the New Haven club on Friday, January 19. A week later another return, this time with MAX CREEK.

*All four members of the Newtown-based OFF THE HOOK will be on stage Friday night at Sky Box Café in Fairfield. Guitarist Lee Weissman, bassist Steve Clark, percussionist Abu and guitarist and vocalist Joe Proc will be startingup around 10 am at the club, formerly Larkin’s, at 1494 Post Road (near the community theatre, on the second floor). The guys have one more show this month as a full band — next Friday at Hot Shots II in Newtown — and Proc will be playing the remainder of the calendar on his own. Proc has acoustic shows scheduled for December 9 at Putnam House in Bethel, December 16 at San Miguel’s in Bethel, and December 22 at Carl Anthony’s in Monroe.

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

DECEMBER 8 — The Saints at Hot Shots II, Newtown; Treblehook at The Fireside Inn, Newtown; After Dark at The Webster Theatre, Hartford (all ages), Grey Cell Green, Madhat, Throne and Gaiah opening; Big Orange Cone at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Dave’s True Story at Acoustic Café, Bridgeport; Off The Hook at Sky Box Café, Fairfield (full band);

December 9 — Limp Bizkit and Godsmack at Hartford Civic Center, DMX and Sinnistar opening; The Pilfers at Tune Inn, New Haven; Fuel at The Webster Theatre; Bump N’ Run at Hot Shots II; Peanut Jones at Tuxedo Junction; Modern Man at Acoustic Café; Joe Proc at Putnam House, Bethel;

December 10 — Dark Star Orchestra at Toad’s Place (all ages);

December 11 — Deke Party at Toad’s Place;

December 13 — Melissa Ferrick at the Webster Theatre, Sara Lee, Stephanie Reynolds, Superlove and Sweeter Than Wine opening;

December 14 — Sizzla at Toad’s Place; Mourning Widows at The Webster Theatre; Enon at Tune Inn; 3rd Annual WXCI Can O’Christmas Concert at Colorado Brewery, Danbury, with Rahzel, Kim Leaman, The Electric Pimps, Big Top Plow and DJ DSL (all ages, bring canned good, proceeds to Dorothy Day Hospitality House of Danbury);

December 15 — Shakedown at Toad’s Place (all ages), Smoke the Prophet, Spiral Trance and Eclectic Nobodies opening; Aztek Trip and Angry Salad at The Webster Theatre; Off The Hook at Hot Shots II; Invaderz From Marz at Tuxedo Junction; Vance Gilbert at Acoustic Café;

December 16 — J&B 2000 at Hot Shots II; Sloan Wainwright Band at Acoustic Café; The Association at Foxwoods Casino Cinedrome, Ledyard (free show); The Benjamins at Tuxedo Junction; Joe Proc at San Miguel’s, Bethel;

December 17 — Leon Redbone at Towne Crier Café.