*Live music will continue every Friday night at The Inn at Newtown, the Main Street establishment that changed owners and name late last year. Newtown musician PETER OBRE will continue at the former Mary Hawley Inn with performances each Friday night beginning around 9 pm. There is no cover to get in, and the shows are presented in the Tap Room.

*Telephone lines will be tough to get through on February 19 when tickets for BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND go on sale for a date at Hartford Civic Center on May 7. Not only will all the Connecticut fans be going crazy trying to get their Bruce tickets, but so will everyone else in New England — the band does not have any other shows scheduled on this current tour any further north than Hartford. Not only that, but New York and area fans will also be jamming the TicketMaster lines at the same time, as a five-night Madison Square Garden lineup in June will also be going on sale at the same time.

*VANILLA ICE is the big headliner this weekend at City Limits in Waterbury. He’ll be at the club on Saturday, February 5. Also new on the City Limits calendar are dates by MOLLY HATCHET, February 13; and W.A.S.P., March 9.

*FREE STYLE will be at Tuxedo Junction in Danbury next weekend, replacing the previously announced SCREAM on Friday, February 11.

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 4 — Peter Obre at The Inn at Newtown (formerly Mary Hawley Inn); Sol Dog at Café 127, Shelton; Bobby T & Friends at Luigi’s Nitelife Café; Guster at Moppin’ Sauce at Amberjack’s, South Norwalk; The Webster Theatre, Hartford; Black 47 at Toad’s Place, New Haven; Screaming Broccoli at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury;

February 5 — The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction; Blue Monday at Luigi’s Nitelife Café; Blue Floyd at The Webster Theatre; Vanilla Ice at City Limits, Waterbury;

February 8 — The Sam Green Jazz Combo at Luigi’s Nitelife Café; Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Toad’s Place (all ages);

February 9 — Chance Browne, Mark Naftalin & Daniel J. at Luigi’s Nitelife Café;

February 10 — Phil Forbes & The Sparkle Band at Luigi’s Nitelife Café; Sol Dog at Jimmie’s Seaside, Stratford (showcase night for original music); The Derek Trucks Band at Toad’s Place (all ages), Soulive opening;

February 11 — Peter Obre at The Inn at Newtown; Free Style at Tuxedo Junction; Scottie Mac & The Bonneville Rockets at Luigi’s Nitelife Café; The Moody Blues at the Oakdale, Wallingford; Max Creek at Toad’s Place (all ages);

February 12 — Treblehook at Newtown Coffee House, Newtown; The Wallbangers at Tuxedo Junction; Moppin’ Sauce at Fat Daddy’s, Watertown;

February 13 — Jamakan Jam at Luigi’s Nitelife Café; Macy Gray at The Webster Theatre; Molly Hatchet at City Limits;

February 15 — The Sam Green Jazz Combo at Luigi’s Nitelife Café;

February 16 — Balsanova at Luigi’s Nitelife Café;

February 17 — Positive Cause at Luigi’s Nitelife Café;

February 18 — Peter Obre at The Inn at Newtown; The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction; Jamnesia at Luigi’s Nitelife Café;

February 19 — Darik & The Funbags at Tuxedo Junction; Blue In The Face at Luigi’s Nitelife Café; The Misfits at The Webster, Snapcase opening;

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

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);

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;

March 4 — LFO at The Webster Theatre, Hartford (all ages);

March 5 — Blue Floyd at The Webster Theatre; Lit at Toad’s Place, New Haven;

March 6 — Dance Hall Crashers at Toad’s Place;

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, New Haven (***early/afternoon show, traditional post-New Haven St Patrick’s Day Parade Show);

March 14 — Kenny Wayne Shepherd at Toad’s Place, New Haven;

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

March 19 — BR5-49 at Toad’s Place, New Haven;

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).

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;

April 17 — John Valby at Toad’s Place.

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

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