Date: Fri 23-Apr-1999

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNON

Quick Words:

Treblehook-Mighty-Purple

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ON THE ROAD/SHANNON HICKS

Before I forget, TREBLEHOOK will be performing in another coffeehouse

environment this weekend. The trio from Sandy Hook -- Alan Morgan, Brian

Morgan and Andy Spencer -- will be at St Paul's Coffee House, at St Paul's

Church, Main Street in Woodbury, on Saturday, April 24. Doors open at 8:30 pm.

The band was the featured guest for last weekend's Newtown Coffeehouse at

Newtown Congregational Church, an event organizers hope will become a regular

happening. The trio has also been invited to perform again this summer at

Booth Library's outdoor summer concert series, so keep an eye out for that

date.

MIGHTY PURPLE, the New Haven band with a brand-new CD and one of the groups

featured in last weekend's radio 104 Earth Day concert at Bushnell Park, has

another show coming up in the state. The band plays The Webster Theatre in

Hartford on Saturday, May 1. That's an all ages show. Acoustic Junction will

be opening. Tickets are $10 in advance, or $12 at the door. Showtime is 9:30.

SPONGE is finally returning to Connecticut, this time as part of the second

radio 104 festival concert of the year. The Hartford radio station is pulling

its Big Day Off shows out of winter storage, with an announcement late last

week that the station's first such show of 1999 will be on Memorial Day at the

Meadows in Hartford. Among the bands that have been announced to date are the

Detroit boys SPONGE, along with FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE (who has a new album),

ORGY, REEL BIG FISH, LOCAL H and CRASH TEST DUMMIES. Tickets are available

through Pro-Tix outlets.

More tickets go on sale this weekend for the summer season at The Meadows in

Hartford. Saturday morning at 10, tickets go on sale for Ozzfest '99, which

lands in Hartford on June 19 at noon and will feature performances by BLACK

SABBATH, ROB ZOMBIE, DEFTONES, SLAYER, PRIMUS, GODSMACK and SYSTEM OF A DOWN

on the main stage. The second stage will feature sets by Fear Factory, Puya,

Slipknot, Hed Pe, Flashpoint, Pushmonkey, Drain, Apartment 26 and Static X.

Also going on sale are tickets for the June 29 date with TOM PETTY AND THE

HEARTBREAKERS. Tickets are $48.50 for pavilion seats, and $28.50 for the lawn

area.

JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND are back on the road (or still on...),

with a show coming up next month at Toad's Place in New Haven. The band

returns for its millionth concert in Connecticut on May 28.

Also new on the schedule at Toad's Place is THE VERVE PIPE, June 27, and JOHN

MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS, July 23.

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

APRIL 23 -- Unwritten Law at The Webster Theatre, Hartford; Vybe Trybe at

Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Mojo Nixon at Tune Inn, New Haven; Simple Jim at

Toad's Place, New Haven, The Flames, Jive Bone and Murdervan opening;

April 24 -- Point of View and Cloud at Laszlo's Arts Cafe. Monroe; Pete Moss

and the Fertilizers at Tuxedo Junction; The Nields at UHartford/Lincoln

Theatre, West Hartford, Lucy Chapin opening;

April 25 -- Dick Dale at Toad's Place, Big Bad Johns and Holiday Rain opening;

Neil Young at the Oakdale;

April 29 -- Eight to the Bar and The Delrays at Toad's Place (benefit for New

Haven Catholic Schools), also Key West Trio; Morbid Angel at The Webster

Theatre; Larry Del at Laszlo's Arts Cafe; Tower of Power at Tuxedo Junction;

April 30 -- Peter Obre at Mary Hawley Inn; Max Creek at Toad's Place, Leaf

Jumpers and Psychedelic Breakfast opening (all ages); Tragically Hip at The

Webster Theatre; The Show That Never Quits and Bang at Laszlo's Arts Cafe; The

Nerds at Tuxedo Junction.

MAY 1 -- Adrian Legg at Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling, NY, Billy McLaughlin

opening; Free Style at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Mighty Purple at The Webster

Theatre, Hartford, Acoustic Junction opening;

May 2 -- The Samples at Toad's Place, New Haven, Seeking Homer and Vibrosoul

opening (all ages);

May 6 -- Tower of Power and AWB at Toad's Place;

May 13 -- Deep Banana Blackout at Toad's Place, Union Groove and Erl Shibe 5

opening (all ages);

May 14 -- Love Gun at Toad's Place, Matt's Altar, Atmosfear and X-IT opening;

May 16 -- Merl Saunders & The Rainforest at Toad's Place, Mind Tydes and Pete

Scheips Band opening (all ages);

May 18 -- Toots & The Maytals at Toad's Place, Sneaky Pete opening (all ages);

May 20 -- Propain at The Webster Theatre;

May 21 -- Darik & The Funbags at Toad's Place, DOA 2000, Prezens and Epic

opening;

May 28 -- Santana at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Ozomatli opening; John

Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band at Toad's Place, St Tone and The Mercury Seed

opening;

May 29 -- WPLR Picnic at Yale Field, New Haven (Edgar Winter Band, NRBQ,

Hubinger Street, et al).

JUNE 2 -- Flotsam and Jetsam at The Webster Theatre, Hartford;

June 18-20 -- 4th Annual Gathering of the Vibes at Seaside Memorial Park,

Bridgeport (with Gov't Mule, John Scofield, Deep Banana Blackout, Strangefold,

Percy Hill, et al);

June 19 -- Men at Work at Mohegan Sun Casino (Wolf Den), Uncasville; Ozzfest

'99 at The Meadows (Black Sabbath, Rob Zombie, Deftones, Slayer, Primus, et

al);

June 25 -- Hootie & the Blowfish at Mohegan Sun Casino (Wolf Den);

June 27 -- The Verve Pipe at Toad's Place (all ages);

June 29 -- Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers at The Meadows Music Theatre,

Hartford.