Date: Fri 21-Mar-1997
Date: Fri 21-Mar-1997
Author: SHANNON
Publication: Bee
Illustration: C
Location: A12
Quick Words:
Road-Tydes-Buffett-Manson
Full Text:
ON THE ROAD FOR MARCH 21
Congratulations to Greg McWilliam, Adam Solinas, Grady McAuliffe and Fred
Dotson, all of Newtown and otherwise known these days as MIND TYDES... These
guys were the winners last Thursday of Radio 104's Modern Rock Wars! The
station has spent a lot of air time during the last two months promoting this
venture, first by encouraging bands to join the competition and then by
encouraging us, the listeners, to come out and cheer these bands on at The
Russian Lady in Hartford.
Mind Tydes, a modern rock band, blew away their competition in the first round
of playing last month, and then on Thursday they did it again, earning
themselves a spot at this summer's Radio 104 Big Day Off, to be in June at
Riverside Amusement Park in Massachusetts. They've also won a day of recording
time at a studio. Read on elsewhere for the details, but be sure to give any
of these four some Congratulations the next time you run in to them, and be
sure to make plans to get up to the Big Day Off once the date is announced.
And speaking of Radio 104, the station will also repeat its celebration of
Earth Day this year with Radio 104 Earth Day in the Park, planned for April 20
at Bushnell Park in Hartford. Bands appearing are yet to be announced, but the
day-long festival follows the general format of all Radio 104 events: A lot of
fun, to be sure.
Start making your summer plans. I know it's early, and it doesn't feel much
like spring yet, but that doesn't matter.
Not to Parrot Heads, anyway, who have our date already for this year's return
by our king. JIMMY BUFFETT is the first show to be announced for the Meadows
Music Theatre's 1997 summer schedule. He will be in Hartford on August 27,
which is a Wednesday. Tickets go on sale Saturday morning.
For MARILYN MANSON, however, tickets aren't being put on sale yet, but a date
has been released for a Meadows show: May 7. This summer, Manson will be
touring as an opener with OZZY OSBOURNE, but this is your chance to see these
boys running the show.
The younger Dylan musician may not be visiting us anytime too soon (that would
be Jakob and his band, THE WALLFLOWERS), but dad BOB DYLAN will be at the
University of Hartford April 19. Tickets for this show go on sale next
Saturday (March 28), at $25 and $35 each. No opener has been announced yet.
The MICHAEL FLATLEY/LORD OF THE DANCE shows at the Meadows Music Theatre will
be a rare event for the venue: A two-night stand by a performing troupe.
Barney has been there in the past for a few nights at once, as was STOMP last
summer, but it is a rarity to have more than one opportunity for such
entertainment. Tickets were going to be on sale Monday morning for the April
24-25 shows - Irish dancers, St. Patrick's Day... I saw the connection - but
have been postponed to go on sale until Friday morning (March 21) now.
Not that it's looking tooooo far into the future, but if you want the chance
to check out Flatley's competition - the original "RIVERDANCE" group - the
incredibly entertaining dancers are scheduled to be at the Oakdale in
Wallingford December 11-21. No tickets for months on that, however.
As usual, a few new additions for Toad's Place in New Haven: SOUL ASYLUM,
April 14; and DINOSAUR JR, April 21.
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 21 - Kiss at the New Haven Coliseum; Toybox at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury;
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 14 - Soul Asylum at Toad's Place;
April 18 - Ani DiFranco at The Palace, New Haven;
April 19 - Widespread Panic at The Palace; Bob Dylan at the University of
Hartford;
April 20 - Agnostic Front at Tuxedo Junction; Strutter at Toad's Place, Devlyn
Grace opening;
April 21 - Dinosaur Jr at Toad's Place;
April 22 - Dick Dale at Toad's Place.
MAY 2 - Marshall Tucker Band at Toad's Place, New Haven, Johnson Building Band
opening;
May 7 - Marilyn Manson at the Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford (no tickets
yet);
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.
AUGUST 27 - Jimmy Buffett at the Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford.