*While Acoustic Café in Bridgeport prides itself for presenting new music and new talent in a small venue, the January 26 show is going to be a little different. Next Friday night the headliners will be PROFESSOR LOUIE & THE CROMATIX. This is the bluesy, soulful, country band that years ago opened for the legendary THE BAND, as well as with RICK DANKO, so I imagine Rich F. must be pretty excited to be getting these guys into his club. Showtime is 9 pm and the cover is just $8.

*LUCINDA returns to Bank Street Coffee House next month. The singer-songwriter also has a pair of appearances in New York City this month, but it might be easier to congratulate her for those — both of which are at the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame/National Academy of Popular Music — at the New Milford show. The Bank Street event will be on Saturday, February 3, and should start around 8 pm.

Also exciting for the former Newtown resident will be her appearance at February’s CT Songwriter’s Association Showcase on February 21 at Acoustic Café in Bridgeport. Showtime that evening is also 8 pm.

*Pollstar has announced in its concert listings that BRYAN ADAMS will be in Connecticut on March 28 at The Warner Theatre in Torrington. (The listing service actually calls the venue Torrington Theatre, but its contact numbers all poinit to The Warner.) The problem is, the official Bryan Adams site, www.bryanadams.com, puts the appearance as March 30, and the theatre itself isn’t even listing the show yet… even though tickets were to have gone on sale January 13. If you are interested, contact the Warner’s box office at 860/489-7180 or send email to warner@cttel.net.

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

JANUARY 19 — 2 Skinnee J’s at Toad’s Place, New Haven (all ages); Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity at The Webster Theater, Hartford (all ages); As-Is and Mr Superlove at Webster Underground, Hartford (21+); Joe Proc at Carl Anthony’s, Monroe; Mappari at Acoustic Café, Bridgeport; The Benjamins at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Silencer and In Progress at Laszlo’s Arts Café, Monroe;

January 20 — Frank Black & The Catholics at Tune Inn, New Haven; Burn Thru, E Ver and Strychnine at Webster Underground; Too Human at Acoustic Café; The Wallbangers at Tuxedo Junction; Sol Dog at The Avenue Café, Black Rock; N4A, Double Think and The Westones at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

January 21 — Christina Abbott at Acoustic Café; Insane Clown Posse at The Webster Theatre, Marz opening (all ages);

January 25 — Electric Mayhem at Laszlo’s Arts Café;

January 26 — Max Creek at Toad’s Place (all ages); Quiet Riot at The Webster Theater (all ages); Off The Hook at Sky Box Café (formerly Larkin’s), Fairfield; Professor Louis & The Cromatixs at Acoustic Café; The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction;

January 27 — Percy Hill, Truckload of Tweed and Feed at The Webster Theater; X-It at Acoustic Café, En4A opening; Fubar at Tuxedo Junction.