Â *Final reminder that there is a benefit concert tonight (Nov 18) at Edmond Town Hall. A concert by COSMIC JIBAROS and THE BREAKFAST will benefit radio station WPKN. Tickets are $20. All proceeds from the concert will benefit the Bridgeport-based n

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Nov 18, 2005 12:00 am

Â *Final reminder that there is a benefit concert tonight (Nov 18) at Edmond Town Hall. A concert by COSMIC JIBAROS and THE BREAKFAST will benefit radio station WPKN. Tickets are $20. All proceeds from the concert will benefit the Bridgeport-based non-profit listener supported radio station (89.5 FM). Showtime is 8 pm.

Â Tickets can be purchased online at wpkn.org or at the box office within the town hall, at 45 Main Street in Newtown.

Â *If that music isnât your speed, perhaps this is: TRUE, a âjam punk ska influencedâ band (according to groupâs growing website) featuring Newtown residentsÂ Jessy Goodwick, Paul Kate and Lyle Murphy, will be at The Empress Ballroom on Saturday night. This trio, which plays original music, will also be at The Webster Underground next weekend, on Saturday, November 26.

Â *The town hall will also host a benefit concert later this weekend: WAH!, who combines reggae, Hindu and pop to create her own blend of spiritual world music, will be at Edmond Town Hall on Sunday, November 20. Tickets for the 4 pm concert are $20 per person, and just $5 for each additional family member.

Â The concert will include songs from her latest release, Unplugged, as well as Sanskrit chants from previous albums.

Â *ANOTHER FINE MESS will be at Starbucks on Church Hill Road this weekend, on Saturday evening.

Â *According to Jim Allen, the Sunday Afternoon Open Mic last weekend at Mocha went so well that Jim and Mocha owner Mike Palumbo are going to try this as a regular event.

Â The event runs from 5 to 7:30 on Sundays at the coffee house at 3 Glen Road. Donât panic if there isnât an open parking spot in front of the coffee house, there is plenty of parking in the new lot just adjacent to Mocha and the small boutique that shares Mochaâs driveway, Tre Regazzi.

Â The open mic welcomes singers, poets, authors, musicians, etc. There will be a featured performer each week at 6 pm, and the open mic will on either side of that performance.

Â Jim wasnât sure this week what will happen on upcoming holiday weekends, so give the coffee house a call if you want to check before heading over for the open mic. Mocha can be reached at 364-9200.

Â *Classical blues and zydeco: The University of New Havenâs College of Arts and Sciences will present RADOSLAV LORKOVIC and LARA HERSCOVITCH in concert at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, November 29. The performance will be in the Alumni Hall of the universityâs Bartels Hall. Admission is free.

Â Born in Croatia, Lorkovic draws from a multitude of influences ranging from elegant classical and jazz styles to basic blues, country and soul. He has taken on an unusually broad musical spectrum and refined it into his distinctive piano style in each of his six CDs.

Â Herscovitch is just as unique, a charismatic singer-songwriter whose original music is a blend of folk, pop and Latin styles. Her songs, featured on two CDs, merge soulful melodies with lyrical depth, humor and insight.

Â *MAROON 5 has been booked for a New Yearâs Eve show at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tickets will be on sale Friday, November 18, at 10 am. Concertgoers can plan to ring in the new year with family and friends and still see the show; the concert is scheduled to begin at 8 pm and will conclude by 9:30.

Â Tickets are $60 and $75, and available through all TicketMaster vendors.

Â *The Webster Theater will welcome LESS THAN JAKE back to the state on January 27, when the band plays a headlining show that will also include opening sets by A Wilhelm Scream, Rock & Roll Soldiers and Damone.

Â *Also returning to the state, later next year, will be COLDPLAY, who plays Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday, April 4. Tickets for that show will be on sale Saturday, November 19, at 10 am. Tickets have been priced at $76 and $96 for that show, which is being described as a â2006 Connecticut-exclusive event.â

Until next week Iâll be seeing you... on the road.

Â Questions and comments should be sent to Shannon Hicks c/o The Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown CT 06470, or shannon@thebee.com, or call the office at 426-3141. Shows listed at club locations are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

UPCOMING SHOWS

NOVEMBER 18 â Cosmic Jibaros and The Breakfast at Edmond Town Hall, Newtown; Charlie Daniels Band at Premier Music Hall, Danbury; Edwin McCain (acoustic show) at The Webster Theater, Hartford (all ages); Gretchen Wilson and Big & Rich at The Dodge Music Center (formerly The Meadows), Hartford, Cowboy Troy opening; The Derek Trucks Band at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den, Uncasville; Another Fine Mess at Molten Java, Bethel;

November 19 â Trey Anastasio at The Chevrolet Theatre (formerly the Oakdale), Wallingford; Another Fine Mess at Starbucks, Newtown; True at The Empress Ballroom, Danbury; Dead Kennedys, Lost City Angels and The Code at The Webster Theater; Off The Hook at Redding Roadhouse; Hat City Blues Band at Redâs Place, New Milford;

November 20 â Wah! at Edmond Town Hall; Carly Simon at The Chevrolet Theatre; Jason Aldean at Premier Music Hall;

November 21 â Bronson Arroyo at Mohegan Sunâs Cabaret Theatre (also November 22);

November 22 â Bronson Arroyo at Mohegan Sunâs Cabaret Theatre (also November 21);

November 25 â The Derek Trucks Band at Premier Music Hall; Skindred at The Webster Theater; Lit at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den, Uncasville;

November 26 â Bon Jovi at Mohegan Sun Arena; Another Fine Mess at Starbucks, Newtown; True at The Webster Underground, Hartford;

November 27 â Dark Star Orchestra at The Webster Theater;

November 28 â Christmas with The Aaron Neville Quintet at Mohegan Sunâs Cabaret Theatre; Javier at The Webster Theater;

November 29 â Default at The Webster Theater, Bif Naked and Hinder opening.

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