Date: Fri 19-Feb-1999

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNON

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Hole-Manson-Mighty-Purple-Y2K

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ON THE ROAD/SHANNON HICKS

Tickets are going on sale Saturday for the MARILYN MANSON and HOLE concert at

New Haven Coliseum. Tickets for the April 10 concert will be available through

TicketMaster and directly from the coliseum's box office.

Also on sale this weekend will be tickets for JEFF BECK at the Oakdale, who

will be at the Wallingford theatre on March 21. BRUCE HORNSBY is also

returning to Connecticut this spring, on April 3. No tickets for this show

quiet yet, however.

Congratulations are certainly in order for MIGHTY PURPLE. The New Haven-based

band has been touring the East Coast ( LOTS of shows at Toad's Place!) for

over six years, and has now been signed to Wild Pitch Records of New York

City. The record company already has the band's first album in the works, a

live compilation to be called Para Mejor O Peor...Mighty Purple Live . The

55-minute disc will feature live electric and acoustic rock songs by the

four-piece group primarily recorded, incidentally, at Toad's Place.

The band is led by the vocal harmonies of brothers Jon and Steve Rodgers,

along with drummer David Keith and bass player Adrian Van de Graff. Wild Pitch

is an indie label based in NYC, and distributed nationally by Distribution

North America (DNA).

The Holiday Inn in Danbury (Newtown Road, opposite Bradlees) will host a

record show on Sunday, February 28. Dealer space is still available, at $60

for a six-foot table, or $30 for a three-foot table; call Absolute Vinyl, the

show's sponsor, at 973/746-7775, for details.

The show itself will run 10 am to 4 pm, with no admission charged. Anyone

interested in attending the preview, which opens at 8 pm, can pay $20. THE

BLACK MAMA DHARMA BAND will be performing at noon.

Y2K Countdown Thought: (In a world where we wouldn't have to worry about our

safety in such a place...) How funny would it be if, at the stroke of midnight

this December 31, when the ball hits the bottom of the pole, all the lights

just go OUT in Times Square? Everyone all wound up, party hats on and

streamers ready to be streamed, the countdown in full swing, and.... nothing.

Talk about a party ender.

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

FEBRUARY 19 -- Vibe Tribe at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Dave Mason and Jim

Capaldi at The Webster Theatre, Hartford; God Street Wine at Toad's Place, New

Haven, Sweeter Than Wine opening (all ages);

February 20 -- The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction;

February 21 -- Afghan Whigs at Toad's Place (all ages); Tuck & Petti at Towne

Crier Cafe, Pawling, NY, Robert Messore opening;

February 23 -- Clutch at Toad's Place, Drown and Tree opening (all ages);

February 25 -- The Limit and Smoke the Prophet at Toad's Place, Holiday Train

and The Trag Band opening (all ages);

February 26 -- Peter Obre at Mary Hawley Inn; Mighty Mighty Bosstones at SHU's

Pitt Center, Fairfield; The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction;

February 27 -- Rod Stewart at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford; Natalie

Merchant at The Palace, New Haven; Future Tense at Tuxedo Junction;

February 28 -- System of a Down at Toad's Place, (Hed)Pe opening (all ages).