Date: Fri 14-Mar-1997

Author: SHANNON

Publication: Bee

Illustration: C

Location: A12

Quick Words:

Road-Mellencamp-Kiss-Panic

Full Text:

ON THE ROAD FOR MARCH 14

While it seems everything I've been adding to the calendar recently has had to

do with Toad's Place and its regularly expanding schedule, this week's first

announcement is that tickets are - surprisingly! - still available for the

JOHN MELLENCAMP shows this weekend (Sunday through Tuesday) at the Oakdale in

Wallingford. Amanda Marshall and Why Store will be opening all three nights.

Of course, having dispensed with that nugget of knowledge, I do have something

new from Toad's Place... FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE will be at the New Haven club

April 13. And if you can't make it to the KISS show at the Coliseum next

Friday, wait about a month and "the ultimate Kiss tribute" - STRUTTER - might

make up for it. Strutter will be at Toad's April 20. Devlyn Grace opens that

one.

On Saturday morning, tickets will be going on sale for a WIDESPREAD PANIC show

at the Palace in New Haven. Date for the show is Saturday, April 19. No opener

has been announced yet, but it's an 8 pm show. You could try calling the

Palace box office (789-2120) for tickets, but your better bet would be to go

through Pro-Tix (860/422-0000) or stop in any Strawberries Music & Video

Store.

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 send me your cyber thoughts at editor @thebee.com (put

Attention Shannon on the subject line). Include a phone number for

confirmation, por favor . If you don't have a stamp or a piece of paper or a

writing utensil that works, give me a call! Phone number at the office is

426-3141. Leave a name, though, because anonymous messages left with the

receptionist don't cut it.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

MARCH 14 - Fun House at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury;

March 15 - Paradise Alley at Tuxedo Junction;

March 16 - The Tipperary Knights at Toad's Place, New Haven;

March 16-18 - John Mellencamp at the Oakdale, Wallingford, Amanda Marshall and

Why Store opening;

March 19-20 - Madeleine Peyroux at Real Art Ways, Hartford;

March 20 - Atlas and Jade 42 at Tuxedo Junction (CD One Stop party);

March 21 - Kiss at the New Haven Coliseum; Toybox at Tuxedo Junction;

March 22 - Belly Button at Tuxedo Junction;

March 25 - "Rock For Cure" benefit (breast cancer research) - Patti Rothberg,

Marcy Playground & Red 40 Lake at the Webster Theatre, Hartford;

March 27 - Mighty Purple at Toad's Place (all ages), Burlap To Cashmere and

Shamari opening; Joan Jett & The Blackhearts at Tuxedo Junction; Phil Collins

at the Hartford Civic Center;

March 28 - .38 Special at Toad's Place; Wonderama at Tuxedo Junction;

March 29 - Foam at Tuxedo Junction, Pretzel Logic opening.

APRIL 3 - Big Head Todd & The Monsters at Toad's Place, New Haven, Nil Lara

opening;

April 4 - Metallica at the Hartford Civic Center, Corrosion of Conformity

opening; The Radiators at Toad's Place, New Haven;

April 8 - The Samples at Toad's Place (all ages);

April 11 - Bush at the New Haven Coliseum, Veruca Salt opening;

April 13 - Fountains of Wayne at Toad's Place;

April 18 - Ani DiFranco at The Palace, New Haven;

April 19 - Widespread Panic at The Palace;

April 20 - Agnostic Front at Tuxedo Junction; Strutter at Toad's Place, Devlyn

Grace opening;

April 22 - Dick Dale at Toad's Place.

MAY 2 - Marshall Tucker Band at Toad's Place, New Haven, Johnson Building Band

opening;

May 9 - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers at Toad's Place, Smokin Opey and

Cross-Eyed Cat opening;

May 10 - Ray Davies at UHartford/Lincoln Theatre.

JULY 15-16 - Tina Turner at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Cyndi Lauper

opening.