Date: Fri 18-Sep-1998

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNON

Quick Words:

Plutonia-Jam-Meadows-Aerosmith

Full Text:

ON THE ROAD/SHANNON HICKS

Tonight in Newtown, a young musician will be making his performance debut.

PLUTONIA has an electronica/techno performance set up for 8 pm at The Garage,

Newtown's teen center on Church Hill Road. Admission is $5, and the show

should be pretty interesting.

When Plutonia visited the office a few weeks ago, we took over my editor's

computer for a little while and turned his whole office into a sound booth.

Imagine what this guy is going to do with a full building at his disposal,

armed with an excellent program for music, his own sound system, and the whole

lights/strobes, etc effects!

Now that PEARL JAM has returned to the Meadows Theatre in Hartford (Sunday,

Sept 13), there are just two shows left on the venue's outdoor schedule for

this year. The RADIO 104 BIG DAY OFF is coming up on October 3. 20 bands for

20 bucks including CRACKER, DISHWALLA, BETTER THAN EZRA, THE AMAZING ROYAL

CROWNS, MARCY PLAYGROUND. Tickets are available through Pro-Tix, or you can

win them by listening to the radio station.

On October 11 is the AEROSMITH date that had to be rescheduled from August.

According to a Meadows representative, tickets for the lawn area are still

available, but are selling "very, very well." Fuel, who is also on the radio

104 Big Day Off list, returns to Hartford to open that show. Tickets for this

are also available through Pro-Tix.

Fresh out of his temper management courses, Tommy Lee and MOTLEY CRUE will be

at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on November 1.

LESLIE WEST is at The Danger Zone in Waterbury next week, on Friday, September

25.

The Bethel Arts Festival is this weekend, in Bethel coincidentally. The

two-day event will run much of the day Saturday and Sunday, with a plethora of

activities for all ages. Downtown Bethel businesses will be holding special

sidewalk sales in and around the Greenwood Avenue area. The majority of the

festival will be centered around P.T. Barnum Square and the municipal lawn

area, with over 70 artists and crafters offering their wares; a children's

petting zoo will be set up; games of all kinds; and lots of food.

Of course, what would any festival be without music? Performing at noon both

days this weekend will be Bethel resident OPHELIA, who has been receiving

national attention for her albums April Storm and Native Ground... Stand My

Ground . Ophelia will be joined during her performances by Sandy Hook

percussionist Mark Ingram. In addition, there will be performances by the

DANBURY MADHATTERS and a group called ACOUSTICS. For a complete schedule of

events, call 743-6500, or just take your chances on who will be performing and

get out to enjoy the festival any time this weekend.

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 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

SEPTEMBER 18 -- Plutonia at The Garage, Newtown;

September 19 -- Bonnie Raitt at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford; Brenda Evans

at Night Lights Coffeehouse (East Ave Methodist Church), Norwalk (CD release

party);

September 20 -- Local H at the Webster Theatre, Hartford;

September 21 -- Candlebox at the Webster Theatre;

September 23 -- Marcy Playground at Webster Theatre, Pete Droge and Garrison

Starr opening;

September 24 -- The Samples at Toad's Place (all ages), Pat McGee Band and

Sarah Masen opening;

September 25 -- Cobalt Rhythm Kings at Toad's Place (Swing Dance Night w/

dance instruction), Jitterbug Jane opening; Leslie West at The Danger Zone,

Waterbury;

September 27 -- Hatebreed at Toad's Place, Ground Zero and Stigmata opening

(all ages);

September 30 -- Blink 182 at the Webster Theatre.

OCTOBER 1 -- Leftover Salmon at Toad's Place, New Haven (all ages); Soulfly at

The Globe, Norwalk;

October 2 -- The Radiators at Toad's Place, Sweeter Than Wine opening;

October 3 -- Janet Jackson at Hartford Civic Center, Usher opening; radio 104

Big Day Off at the Meadows, Hartford, with Cracker, Dishwalla, Better Than

Ezra, The Amazing Royal Crowds, Marcy Playground, God Lives Underwater, Fuel,

Stabbing Westward, Days of the New, Spring Heeled Jack, the Joydrop, Ruth

Ruth, Stretch Princess, Preasurecrush, Guster, Rustic Overtones, et al;

October 4 -- Joshua Redman Band at Toad's Place; Soulfly at The Webster

Theatre, Hartford;

September 5 -- 2 Skinnee J's at Toad's Place (all ages), Gargantua Soul

opening;

October 9 -- The Marshall Tucker Band at Toad's Place, Steel Rodeo and Whiskey

River Band opening;

October 10 -- Barenaked Ladies at Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford; The Sloan

Wainwright Band at Night Lights Coffeehouse (United Methodist Church),

Norwalk;

October 11 -- Aerosmith at the Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, Fuel opening

(postponed from Aug 22, earlier tickets honored);

October 12 -- King's X at Toad's Place, Galactic Cowboys opening (all ages);

October 13 -- Less Than Jake at Webster Theatre, All opening;

October 14 -- Soulfly at the Webster Theatre;

October 23 -- Culture at The Globe Theatre, Norwalk; Tom Tom Club at Toad's

Place, Paradise Vendors and Mollycoddle opening;

October 26 -- John Taylor (Duran Duran) at Tuxedo Junction;

October 30 -- Dokken at Toad's Place, X Factor X opening.