*Tickets are going on sale this weekend for two shows in December. Fortunately, each show is being offered through a separate ticket service, so between that and the fact the shows are going on sale at different times should help make your ticket-purchasing experience a fairly pleasant one on All Hallow’s Eve.

At 9 am, the Oakdale box office will begin selling tickets for the December 4 QUUENSRYCHE concert. Call 203/265-1501 or be in Wallingford to make your purchase in person. Tickets are $28 and $38 apiece.

At noon, tickets are going on sale through all TicketMaster vendors for the December 12 PHISH concert at Hartford Civic Center. TicketMaster is in most Filene’s stores, and can also be reached be calling 860/525-4500 or 203/624-0033. All tickets for this show are $26.50, plus the usual applicable service charges.

*TREBLEHOOK has a very local show this weekend: The band is at The Fireside Inn in Newtown on Friday, October 29. The show begins at 9 pm, and I believe there is no cover charge to get in.

*Next Saturday afternoon, Bethel resident (and Newtown native) LUCINDA will be offering a live local performance. The singer-songerwriter-multi-instrumentalist will be offering an in-store performance at Gerosa Records in Brookfield. Lucinda, who runs Essey Entertainment in Danbury, will be performing songs from her recently-released CD, called The Sky Is Falling. The afternoon gig starts at 3 pm. Gerosa is on Federal Road, in the plaza area above Costco.

Until next week, I’ll be seeing you... on the road.

 Questions and comments concerning “On The Road” (or anything music related) 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

OCTOBER 29 —Treblehook at The Fireside Inn, Newtown; Bamboo at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Adrian Legg at Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling, N.Y., Stan Sullivan opening; They Might Be Giants at Toad’s Place (all ages), New Haven;

October 30 —Harvey & The Wallbangers at Tuxedo Junction (for Halloween party); Moppin Sauce at Fat Daddy’s, Watertown; Ani DiFranco at UConn’s Jorgensen Auditorium, Storrs;

October 31 —Meat Loaf at The Palace Theatre, New Haven; All Hallow’s Eve Rock Fest at Tuxedo Junction with Peter Banks, Mastermind, Joe Stump, Crucible, Soundscape, After The Fall and Scott McGill.

 

NOVEMBER 2 —MxPx at The Webster Theatre, Hartford (all ages);

November 3 —The Fabulous Thunderbirds at The Stamford Palace;

November 4 —Galactic at Toad’s Place, New Haven (all ages); Steve & Jon (of Mighty Purple) at Laszlo’s Arts Cafe, Monroe;

November 5 —Treblehook at Bassetts Coffee House, Brookfield; Deep Banana Blackout at Toad’s Place (all ages); Yngwie Malmsteen at The Webster Theatre, Hartford;

November 6 —Lucinda at Gerosa Records, Brookfield (3 pm in-store show); (An Evening with) Mr Bungle at Toad’s Place (all ages); GWAR at City Limits, Waterbury, The Misfits opening;

November 7 —J. Geils & Bluestime at Mohegan Sun Casino’s Wolf Den, Uncasville; L.A. Guns at The Webster Theatre;

November 9 ­­—Steve Roach at University of Hartford Wilde Auditorium.

November 10 —Bob Dylan, Phil Lesh & Friends at New Haven Coliseum (featuring guitarist Steve Kimock);

November 11 —Michael Galbicki (of Rusted Roots) at Toad’s Place (all ages), Mike Errico opening; The B-52’s at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den;

November 12 —The Nields at Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling, N.Y.; Max Creek at Toad’s Place (all ages); Survivor at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den;

November 13 —Meat Loaf at Mohegan Sun Casino; Blue Oyster Cult at Mohegan Sun Casino’s Wolf Den;

November 14 —Greg Brown at Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling, NY, Garnet Rogers opening; Ratdog at The Palace, New Haven;

November 19  —Bim Skala Bim at The Webster Theatre, Hartford;

November 21 —The Derek Trucks Band at Mohegan Sun Casino’s Wolf Den; Steve Vai at Toad’s Place (all ages); Widespread Panic at The Palace, New Haven;

November 23 —Megadeth at The Oakdale, Wallingford, Static X and DDT opening;

November 24 —Sting at The Oakdale (tickets on sale october 9); Deep Banana Blackout at The Webster Theatre (all ages, second show Nov 26).

ovember 25 —Buckcherry at The Webster Theatre;

November 26 —NRBQ at Toad’s Place; Deep Banana Blackout at The Webster Theatre (all ages);

November 27 —Max Creek at The Webster Theatre (annual Thanksgiving show); Yes at Foxwoods Casino, Ledyard;

November 28 —Yes at The Oakdale (no tickets yet).

DECEMBER 4 —Godsmack at The Webster Theatre, Hartford, Jim Rose Circus and Revelle opening; Queensryche at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;

December 5 —Rage Against The Machine at Hartford Civic Center;

December 7 —Jars Of Clay at Toad’s Place, New Haven (all ages);

December 12 —Phish at Hartford Civic Center (tickets on sale October 30);

December 15 —Gregg Allman & Friends at The Palace, New Haven (no tickets yet);

December 17 —Gregg Allman & Friends at Foxwoods Casino, (no tickets yet). Ledyard.

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