*It’s here!

 The long, long, long awaited full CD by Alan Morgan, Brian Morgan and Andy Spencer — collectively known as TREBLEHOOK — has been recorded, remixed, mastered, pressed, and is now official. The work is called Hooked, and the band will be hosting a CD release party next weekend in Newtown. Doors will open at 8 pm on Friday, June 16, at The Fireside Inn for the big event, which will include plenty of live music by the guys. The album contains 12 tracks, with songs written by all three members of this band.

Andy Spencer mentioned this week that there were times where the project of putting together this CD was “exasperating,” but all he, Brian and Alan are proud of the outcome. A few more details in this space next week, but plan on getting to The Fireside for the big event…

*This weekend, the rock band that has quickly become a favorite has two shows in the region. SOL DOG has a hastily-scheduled show tonight (June 9) at Shenanigan’s in South Norwalk, where the group has played a few times during the week but is now being given its big shot at a weekend outing.

Then on Saturday, the guys will be back in New Haven. Pray for good weather, because this show is a return to TK’s on College Street, which has an outdoor patio for performances when it isn’t raining. Both shows get underway around 10 pm, and if it is raining Saturday don’t fret: There is plenty of room inside TK’s for the band and its audience. And yes, the TK’s in New Haven is an extension of the same TK’s American Café in Danbury, with the same great menu, only the New Haven club is much larger (can you imagine fitting a band somewhere inside the White Street TK’s?). The New Haven TK’s is where Hennesey’s Irish Café used to be; at the end of the block that is home to the Shubert Theatre and the New Haven Palace.

*The Ghost in the Rain is the title of the new CD by another local performer, LUCINDA. The independent release of the Bethel resident will be celebrated this weekend with a CD release party of its own. Lucinda will be performing Friday night (June 9) at Bank Street Coffee house in New Milford, from 8 to 11 pm. Lucinda has been road-testing the new material for about six months while also performing material from her debut effort, The Sky Is Falling, so some of the material on the new album may sound familiar to anyone who has seen her perform recently. In addition to the New Milford show this weekend, there is another show set up for next weekend: Lucinda will be at The GW Tavern in Washington Depot on Saturday, June 17.

*While still speaking of next weekend, New Milford’s Youth Agency will be hosting an all-ages evening of live music on Friday, June 16, at The Maxx, at 94 Railroad Street. Doors open at 6:30, the music begins at 7:30, and admission is $5. Local bands GREEDWELL MISERLY, SHOWCASE and AMERICAN DEGENERATE will be featured. Details? Call 860/210-2165 (The Maxx) or 860/354-0047 (New Milford Youth Agency).

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

JUNE 9 —Peter Obre at The Inn at Newtown; Sol Dog at Shenanigan’s, South Norwalk; Rane at The Webster Theatre, Hartford (performance & CD release party); Lucinda at Bank Street Coffee House, New Milford (CD release party); Shakedown at Toad’s Place, New Haven, Electric Mayhem and Silent Majority opening (all ages); Hour Zero and Point of View at Laszlo’s Arts Café, Monroe; Joe Rock Star at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury;

June 10 — Sol Dog at TK’s, New Haven; The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction;

June 10-11 — 28th Annual Woodbury Rock n’ Reggae Festival at Woodbury Ski Area;

June 12 — Spearhead at Toad’s Place;

June 13 —Red Hot Chili Peppers at The Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, Foo Fighters and Red Hot Blonde opening; Lynyrd Skynyrd at The Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford; Coal Chamber at Toad’s Place;

June 14 — 311 and Incubus at The Oakdale; John Valby at Tuxedo Junction;

June 15 — Tina Turner at The Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford; Mary J. Blige at The Oakdale, Jagged Edge opening;

June 16 — Treblehook at The Fireside Inn, Newtown (CD release party); Poison, Cinderella, Dokken and Slaughter at The Meadows Music Theatre; Macy Gray at the Oakdale; Sub City Project, Kurt/Underpass and Lloyd’s Hill at Laszlo’s Arts Café; The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction; Greedwell Miserly, Showcase and American Degenerate at The Maxx, New Milford;

June 17 — Lucinda at The GW Tavern, Washington Depot; Mighty Purple at The Arts Barn, Madison; Electric Monks and Crossroads at Laszlo’s Arts Café; Them Bones at Tuxedo Junction;

June 20 — Morgan Heritage at Toad’s Place (all ages), LMS opening;

June 21 — Britney Spears at The Meadows, BBMak, No Authority and Innocense opening;

June 22 — Transatlantic at Toad’s Place (all ages), Crucible and Paranoise opening;

June 23 — Peter Obre at The Inn at Newtown; Love Gun at Toad’s Place, 13 O’Clock and Seahorz opening (all ages); Little Lilith event at The Webster Theatre with Swivel Hips, Sweeter Than Wine, Heavy 7 and Ruby Fruit; The Benjamins at Tuxedo Junction;

June 23-25 — 5th Annual Gathering of the Vibes Festival at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, including performances by Ratdog, David Grisman, John Scofield, Merl Saunders & Friends, Max Creek, Harlem Gospel Choir, et al;

June 24 — radio104 fest 2000 at The Meadows featuring Creed and Sevendust, also Amazing Royal Crowns, Rane, Three Doors Down, Kottonmouth Kings, Eve 6, The Catherine Wheel, Shades Apart, Deathray, Bowling For Soup, et al; Aimee Mann and Michael Penn at Toad’s Place; The Trag Band at Laszlo’s Arts Café; The Wallbangers at Tuxedo Junction;

June 25 — The Allman Brothers Band at The Meadows, Hot Tuna opening;

June 26 — The Limit at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

June 28 — Sting at The Meadows, Shawn Colvin opening;

June 29 — Mighty Purple on the New Haven Green (part of annual Arts & Ideas Festival, free show, begins 5:30 pm); Far Cry Fly at Laszlo’s Arts Café; Dillinger Escape Plan at Toad’s Place (all ages), Candiria opening;

June 30 — Phish at The Meadows; Yellowman & The Sagittarius Band at Toad’s Place, Holy Smoke opening; Future Tense at Tuxedo Junction; E-Town and Concrete at The Webster Theatre.

JULY 1 — Phish at The Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford; Darik & The Funbags at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury;

July 5 — The Psychedelic Furs at Toad’s Place, New Haven;

July 6 — Marc Anthony at The Meadows;

July 7 — Earth, Wind & Fire at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford; George Clinton & Parliament at Toad’s Place, Rearview opening;

July 8 — Kiss at The Meadows, Skid Row and Ted Nugent opening; Natalie Merchant at Ives Concert Park, Danbury, Wilco and Carrie opening;

July 9 — Steely Dan at The Meadows;

July 11 — Brian Setzer at Foxwoods Casino, Ledyard; Kottonmouth Kings at The Webster Theatre, Hartford (all ages);

July 13 — Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Oakdale; Culture at Toad’s Place, Crucial Massive opening (all ages);

July 14 — The Moody Blues at The Meadows Music Theatre; Mighty Purple at Toad’s Place (all ages), SiMent opening; The Beach Boys at the Oakdale Theatre, The Four Tops opening;

July 15 — The Moody Blues at Ives Concert Park, The Peter Spink Group opening;

July 15-16 — Alternative Rock n’ Skate Jam Fest at Woodbury Ski Area;

July 17 — Robin Trower at Toad’s Place;

July 18 — The Neville Brothers at Toad’s Place;

July 19 — Less Than Jake at The Webster Theatre (all ages);

July 21 — Bob Dylan and Phil Lesh & Friends at The Meadows; Jethro Tull at Foxwoods Casino;

July 22 — Yes and Kansas at The Meadows; Peter Frampton at Foxwoods Casino; King’s X at The Webster Theatre (all ages);

July 24 —The Slackers at The Webster Theatre, Hartford;

July 25 — Widespread Panic at Toad’s Place (all ages);

July 29 — Jethro Tull at Ives Concert Park, XRC opening; Reggae Summer Splash Festival at The Meadows.

 with Beres Hammond, Luciano, Cocoa Tea, et al;

July 31 — Incubus at The Webster Theatre (all ages); George Thorogood & The Destroyers at Toad’s Place.