*THE NICK DI MARIA QUARTET, a group out of Cheshire that performs original modern jazz, will open the stage area at Mocha Coffee House in Sandy Hook this weekend.

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Apr 30, 2010 12:00 am

Featuring Nick Di Maria on trumpet (who also does the bandâs compositions), Andrew Kosiba on the Fender Rhodes, Dan Biancini on bass and Jake Habegger on drums, the quartet will be at 3 Glen Road with a show set to begin around 8 oâclock Friday night.

On Saturday night itâll be the music of EDUKATED FLEAS. Ukulele duo Greg Doyle and Wendy Mathews perform, says their publicity material, âbig hits, favoring swing and vintage tunes â as well as a few things you might not expect to hear on uke.â Find out what all that sounds like May 1, starting around 8.

*THE ADULTS will also be performing this weekend, at The Cookhouse on Route 7 in New Milford on Friday, April 30, from 9 until midnight. The guys will have plenty of new songs to offer as well as some familiar favorites.

Next up will be a return, after a number of years, to the Redding Roadhouse on Thursday, May 20, from 8 to 11 pm.

*From the satellite Road office (John Voketâs desk) comes word that MEAT LOAF has put together a summer run playing some of the nationâs amphitheatres to coincide with the release of a new album next month.

Named after a line from âValley Of The Dolls,â Meat Loafâs latest effort, Hang Cool Teddy Bear will be released May 11. Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance), the album takes its cue from a story written by screenwriter/director Killian Kerwin and features a wounded soldier who flashes forward to a life that might have been. Free single downloads will be included in the ticket price in select markets.

Stops will include Mohegan Sun Arena on July 12, and tickets for that show will go on sale May 1, all priced at $39. Theyâll be available through TicketMaster on Saturday, and then also through the casinoâs box office beginning Sunday at 10.

*Also from Johnâs desk: 50 Centâs The Invitation Tour will make a stop atÂ The Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on Wednesday, June 23.

*American Idol finalist ADAM LAMBERT will be at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods on June 24, and tickets will be going on sale Friday, May 7, at 9 am. Priced from $40 to $65, theyâll be available through TicketMaster and the casinoâs box office.

*No ticket details yet but Ives Concert Park officials announced their concerts and festivals lineup last week.

In addition to the already announced shows by THE MOODY BLUES (July 13) and CAKE (July 15), the summer season in Danbury will include WIDESPREAD PANIC on July 23, WILLIE NELSON on July 31, GARRISON KEILLOR (who will be bringing in his Prairie Home Companion Summer Love Tour, complete with Nickel Creekâs Sara Watkins, the Guyâs All-Star Shoe Band, sound effects man Fred Newman, plus Guy Noir, Dusty and Lefty, and the News from Lake Wobegon) on August 18, and BACHMAN & TURNER on August 28.

Festivals will include the Southern Connecticut Renaissance Festival (May 29-30, June 5-6 and 12-13), the Latin Music Festival (June 27), the Ecuadorian Festival (August 15), the Ives Family Fair (September 18) and the Greater Danbury Irish Festival (September 24-26).

Tickets for the concerts and festivals have yet to go on sale.

In addition to all that, there will be a free performance by the US AIR FORCE BAND OF LIBERTY on Sunday, July 4, at 2 pm.Â

Until next week, Iâll be seeing youâ¦ on the road.

Questions and comments should be sent to Shannon Hicks c/o The Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown CT 06470, or shannon@thebee.com, or call the office at 426-3141. Shows listed at clubs are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

UPCOMING SHOWS

APRIL 30 â The Nick Di Maria Quartet at Mocha Coffee House, Sandy Hook; The Adults at The Cookhouse, New Milford; Jeffrey Osborne and Rickey Smiley at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket; Sister Funk at The Georgetown Saloon, Redding.

MAY 1 â Edukated Fleas at Mocha Coffee House, Sandy Hook; Mark Knopfler at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket; Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, Christopher Robin & The Rockgrass Band opening; Curtis T at The Georgetown Saloon, Redding;

May 2 â 2010 Ridgefield Band Jam at The Ridgefield Playhouse (local bands, fundraiser for the playhouse, 4 pm start);

May 5 â Jesse Ruben at Fairfield Theatre Company, Fairfield;

May 6 â Little Feat at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

May 7 â Dar Williams at Fairfield Theatre Company; Colin Hay at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Billy Simons opening;

May 8 â Rhythm Authority at Rivalry, Monroe; Cobra Starship and 3OHI3 at Ives Concert Park, Danbury; The English Beat at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk; Keith Emerson & Greg Lake at The Ridgefield Playhouse (rescheduled from April 3, original tickets will be honored);

May 9 â The English Beat at Fairfield Theatre Company (also May 10); Daryl Hall & John Oates at The Mgm Grand Theater at Foxwoods;

May 10 â The English Beat at Fairfield Theatre Company;

May 14 â Cowboy Junkies at The Ridgefield Playhouse, with special guest Lee Harvey Osmond; Alan Jackson at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Josh Turner and Chris Young opening; Puddle of Mudd at The Webster, Hartford, Adelitas Way, Downplay, Positive Chaos, Magnanimous andÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hatchet Harry opening;

May 15 â Pearl Jam at the XL Center, Hartford, Band of Horses opening; Jefferson Starship at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Rhythm Authority at Hot Tamale, Seymour;

May 16 â The ELP Tribute Project at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

May 18 â Buddy Guy at Fairfield Theatre Companyâs Stage One, Fairfield;

May 19 â Buddy Guy at Klein Memorial Auditorium, Bridgeport;

May 20 â The Adults at Redding Roadhouse, Redding; Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel at Mohegan Sun Arena.

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*THE NICK DI MARIA QUARTET, a group out of Cheshire that performs original modern jazz, will open the stage area at Mocha Coffee House in Sandy Hook this weekend.

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