Date: Fri 09-Jul-1999

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNON

Quick Words:

Matthews-Allman-Oakdale

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ON THE ROAD/SHANNON HICKS

Fresh off a date at The Meadows, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND has already

announced a pair of return dates to Connecticut next month. The band will be

at the Oakdale in Wallingford on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 24-25, with

tickets for both of these shows going on sale this weekend. Showtime is 7 pm

both evenings, and all tickets are $28.

Also new at the Oakdale next month is a Friday the 13th show with EVERCLEAR

and ROOTS. Tickets for this show are also on sale Saturday morning, for

$28.50. Showtime is 7;30.

There are three different performers lined up for performances on the Levi's

First Stage at The Meadows during the three-night stint by THE DAVE MATTHEWS

BAND in Hartford next month. First Stage performers are as follows: August 6,

STEPHAN SMITH; August 7, DEVON; and August 8, HOGWALLER RAMBLERS.

Evidently there are still tickets available for the August 8 show, at $32 and

$43. I'd call pretty quickly if I were you, though, if you have any hope to

grab any of the final few seats still open.

The Village Cafe in Gaylordsville sent in an updated schedule for the next few

weeks recently. CRAZY BOBS, a group from Mississippi, will headline on July

13. Also performing next Tuesday night will be BILLY'S BORK and WOMEN ON

HEROIN. July 16 will feature JYST and ROCK.

On Monday, July 19, San Francisco band DEAD END CRUISERS will be at the cafe,

along with THE TRADITIONALS, a punk band out of Pittsburgh, and a return

performance by BILLY'S BORK. THE MULLIGANS will be playing their "moderne

roque" on July 24.

In August, CLEAR FICTION will be playing its progressive rock on the 6th, and

punk returns with POXY, a Seattle band, on August 12.

The entertainment line-up for The Big E in West Springfield, Mass. (this year

September 17-October 3) is beginning to trickle out of organizers'

headquarters and among those that caught my eye this week is a listing for BIG

BAD VOODOO DADDY. The eight-man little Big Band will be performing on the

fair's Mohegan Sun Stage on Saturday, October 2, at 8 pm. The band is among

the performers included in the free entertainment roster this year (the

entertainment is included with the ticket/gate fee).

Finally this week, more concerts at Laszlo's Arts Cafe have been announced.

Coming up this month are shows including BELLIGERENCE, July 22; PAUL FRIEND

and ED BANG, performing separate early sets before the cafe sets up an open

mic at 10 pm, on July 23; local bands KRAZED SENSATION, BAKWASH and

MALPRACTICE on July 24; and local bands NEVERLESS and POINT OF VIEW, July 26.

Until next week, I'll be seeing you... on the road, crutches in hand.

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

JULY 9 -- Maniac at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Too Skinnee J's at Toad's Place,

New Haven (all ages), 6 Under Par and Intensify opening; Jim Capaldi & Dave

Mason at Mohegan Sun Casino's Wolf Den, Uncasville (free show); Sponge at The

Webster Theatre, Hartford;

July 10 -- Freestyle at Tuxedo Junction;

July 13 -- Poison, Ratt and Great White at The Meadows, Hartford (LA Guns on

the Levi's First Stage, 7 pm); Crazy Bobs at The Village Cafe, Gaylordsville,

Billy's Bork and Women on Heroin opening;

July 14 -- Orgy at The Webster Theatre;

July 16 -- The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction; Jyst and Rock at The Village Cafe;

July 17 -- The Brian Setzer Orchestra at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;

Richie Havens at Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling, N.Y., Angel Baby opening; Big Toe

at Tuxedo Junction;

July 18 -- The Beach Boys, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons at the Oakdale;

July 19 -- King's X at Toad's Place (all ages), Protein and Misconception

opening; John Kay & Steppenwolf at Mohegan Sun Casino's Wolf Den (free show);

Dead End Cruisers, The Traditionals and Billy's Bork at The Village Cafe;

July 20 -- Steve Miller Band at The Meadows, George Thorogood opening; John

Mayall at Mohegan Sun Casino/Wolf Den (free show);

July 22 -- Frank Black & The Catholics at Toad's Place (all ages), Reid Paley

and Mollycoddle opening; Belligerance at Laszlo's Arts Cafe, Monroe;

July 23 -- Channeling Jim at Tuxedo Junction; John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

at Toad's Place, The Providers and John Lamb Band opening; Jimmy Dale Gilmore

at Towne Crier Cafe, Stacy Earl opening; Paul Friend and Ed Bang (separate

sets) at Laszlo's Arts Cafe;

July 24 -- Bob Dylan & Paul Simon at The Meadows; The Mulligans at The Village

Cafe; Toy Box at Tuxedo Junction; Krazed Sensation, Bakwash and Malpractice at

Laszlo's Arts Cafe;

July 25 -- Roomful of Blues and Duke Robillard at Mohegan Sun Casino/Wolf Den

(free show); Moby at Toad's Place (all ages), Tin Star opening;

July 26 -- Neverless and Point of View at Laszlo's Arts Cafe;

July 27 -- N' Sync at The Meadows, Jordan Knight and Five opening;

July 28 -- Jewel at The Meadows, Rusted Root opening;

July 29 -- Julian Lennon at Toad's Place (all ages), The Push Stars opening;

July 30 -- Steve Miller Band at The Meadows, George Thorogood & The Destroyers

opening, also set by Curtis Salgado; The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction; Yellowman &

The Sagittarius Band at Toad's Place;

July 31 -- New England Reggae Sunsplash at The Meadows (Coco Tea, Mikey

General, Luciano, Beres Hammond and Buju Banton); Roomful of Blues at Towne

Crier Cafe; Future Tense at Tuxedo Junction.