Date: Fri 06-Nov-1998

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNON

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ON THE ROAD/SHANNON HICKS

Missed this one last week, and I do apologize: KISS' Psycho Circus Tour in 3-D

will be at the Hartford Civic Center on Wednesday, November 25. That's the eve

of Thanksgiving. Showtime is 7:30 pm. The opening act is supposed to be an

actual "psycho circus." Tickets are available through the Civic Center's box

office directly, or from any TicketMaster outlet (which includes Filene's in

Danbury).

Like SARAH McLACHLAN did last year during her non-Lilith time, NATALIE

MERCHANT will be returning to Connecticut later this year for a solo

performance at The Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford. Tickets are not yet

available for the show, but Merchant will be performing on December 12.

JOHN HIATT, who has an excellent greatest hits collection in the stores right

now, has been added to the lineup at Toad's Place in New Haven. Hiatt will be

performing on Monday, November 9.

JOAN JETT returns to Connecticut, this time to the still-fairly-new Sports

Rock USA club in New Britain on Saturday night.

Guitarist NILS LOFGREN has a solo show in our state this month. He'll be at

Cheney Hall, 177 Hartford Road in Manchester, on November 28. Tickets are on

sale and are $13 in advance, or $15 the night of the show. Cheney Hall tickets

are available through Pro-Tix outlets.

The Palace in New Haven already has tickets on sale for an interesting

combination coming to town on January 30. FABULOUS FARQUAR, EIGHT TO THE BAR

and GALVANIZED JAZZ BAND are playing an 8 pm show that night. Tickets are

$13.50 to $17.50 apiece, and are also available through Pro-Tix outlets.

Well here's something rather exciting. As if I haven't said enough about GREG

BROWN in recent weeks, here is some more about the wonderful

singer-songwriter. Following his performance in Newtown on November 12, Brown

will be at the Towne Crier Cafe in Pawling, NY (just over the state line, no

more than 15 minutes from Danbury) on Sunday, November 15! Tickets are $20 for

this show (that's more expensive than the Newtown show, but still very worth

it for the chance to see the singer-songwriter again while still within our

area), and Karen Savoca will again be opening. To reserve seats, which is

strongly suggested because the cafe is only about one-tenth the size of the

auditorium at Edmond Town Hall, call the Town Crier at 914/855-1300.

Here is something I didn't already know about Greg Brown: His composition

"Iowa Waltz" is under consideration for the honor of becoming the Iowa state

song.

The Crier has quite an amazing line-up of personalities coming to perform on

its stage. In addition to the aformentioned show, CEILI RAIN is up there this

weekend, on November 8; SANS CHERUBS opens a show by FERRON on November 14;

THE KENNEDYS and GREY EYE GLANCES will share the bill on November 21; THE

JAMES COTTON BAND plays the following night, November 22; and LEON REDBONE,

November 27.

Among the cafe's shows next month will be RICK DANKO, December 5, with Too

Human opening; COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN, December 6; TUCK &

PATTI, December 12; THE CLANCY TRADITION, December 18; and AZTEC TWO-STEP and

DEVONSQUARE, December 26.

Until next week, I'll be seeing you... on the road, contemplating whether I

really want to know what GENE SIMMONS in 3-D is going to look like!

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! 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

NOVEMBER 6 -- Toybox at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; NRBQ at Rich Forum,

Stamford; Darik & The Funbags at Toad's Place, New Haven, 13 O'Clock and

Carnival Dogs opening;

November 7 -- Joan Jett at Sports Rock USA, New Britain; Big Punisher at New

Haven Coliseum; Alien Pop at Tuxedo Junction;

November 8 -- Reel Big Fish at the Webster Theatre, Hartford, the Pilfers

opening; Big Easy at Toad's Place (Swing Night, dance instruction w/ Jitterbug

Jane); Ceili Rein at Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling, NY, Ned Massey opening;

November 9 -- John Hiatt at Toad's Place;

November 11 -- The Saw Doctors at The Globe, Norwalk;

November 12 -- Greg Brown at Edmond Town Hall, Newtown, Karen Savoca opening;

The Highland Rovers at Toad's Place;

November 13 -- Peat Moss at Tuxedo Junction; Tricky at Toad's Place, Whale

opening; The Flys at The Brickyard, Hartford, Janus Stark opening; Pushmonkey

at the Webster Underground, Hartford;

November 14 -- Scream at Tuxedo Junction; The Nudes at Night Lights

Coffeehouse (United Methodist Church), Norwalk; Blues Traveler at the Oakdale

Theatre, Agents of Good Roots opening; The Dickies at the Webster Theatre,

Hartford, Blanks 77 opening; Ferron at Towne Crier Cafe, Sans Cherubs opening;

November 15 -- Greg Brown at the Towne Crier Cafe, Karen Savoca opening;

Little Feat at The Globe, Norwalk; Eight to the Bar at Toad's Place (Swing

Night, dance instruction w/ Jitterbug Jane); Patti Smith at the Webster

Theatre;

November 17 -- The Itals at Toad's Place (all ages), Holy Smoke and Sneaky

Pete opening; Warrant at Tuxedo Junction;

November 19 -- The Pat McGee Band at The Globe Theatre;

November 20 -- Tori Amos at UConn's Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, The Unbelievable

Truth opening; The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction;

November 21 -- Chris Isaac at the Oakdale, Sean Mullins opening; The Kennedys

at Towne Crier Cafe, Grey Eye Glances opening; The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction;

November 22 -- Gary & The Moodswingers at Toad's Place (Swing Night, dance

instruction w/ Jitterbug Jane); James Cotton Band at Towne Crier Cafe;

November 24 -- Phish at New Haven Coliseum; Dude of Life at Toad's Place

(Phish lyricist, all ages), Dirty Sanchez opening;

November 25 -- Kiss (The Psycho Circus Tour) at Hartford Civic Center; Max

Creek at The Webster Theatre (all ages); The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction;

November 27 -- Them Bones at Tuxedo Junction; NRBQ at Toad's Place, Big Bad

Johns and The Bandidos opening; Leon Redbone at the Towne Crier Cafe;

November 28 -- Guster at The Webster Theatre (all ages); Nils Lofgren at

Cheney Hall, Manchester; Big Orange Cone at Tuxedo Junction;

November 29 -- Sick of It All at Toad's Place (all ages), Shutdown and Ensign

opening.