*TREBLEHOOK will be featured at The Fireside Inn in Newtown on Friday, December 17. The music starts at 9 pm.

*ZZ TOP has a pair of shows planned for early 2000 in Connecticut. In addition to a show on January 21 at Hartford Civic Center, the band will also be at Mohegan Sun Casino’s Special Events Center (in Uncasville) on January 28. Tickets for the latter show are $35 and $45 apiece. The first show, on the other hand, is a double-bill with LYNYRD SKYNYRD.

*We will be publishing the paper on our regular schedule next week, but we won’t be here in the office on Friday. Wouldn’t want you to miss your reminder for the next SOL DOG show in the area, which is set for Thursday, December 23, at Classic Rock Brew Pub in Danbury. The band’s debut at the pub last month was a great success. There is a small cover to get in, but the music will be flowing for hours. Showtime is 10 or so.

OK, so that’s it for this week. A slow beat this week (slow, beat, music column… get it? It’s a pun!!!).

Until next week, I’ll be seeing you... on the road, working on my punchlines.

Questions and comments 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! The 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

DECEMBER 17 —Treblehook at The Fireside Inn, Newtown; Gregg Allman & Friends at Foxwoods Casino, Ledyard; Harvey & The Wallbangers at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Mary Lou Lord, Sweeter Than Wine and Shellye Valauskas at Tune Inn, New Haven;

December 18 —The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction; The Amazing Royal Crowns, Big Bad Bollocks and Big Fat Combo at Tune Inn; Leon Redbone at The Towne Crier Café, Pawling, N.Y.;

December 19 —Girls Rule The Yule at Toad’s Place (all ages), Sweeter Than Wine and Swivel Hips opening;

December 21 —Deep Banana Blackout at Toad’s Place (all ages);

December 23 —Sol Dog at Classic Rock Brew Pub, Danbury; Mighty Purple’s Christmas Show at Toad’s Place (all ages), Mollycoddle and The Limit opening;

December 25 —Sugar at Tuxedo Junction;

December 26 —Hubinger Street at Toad’s Place (all ages), Cubistic Jack opening;

December 29 —Spring Heeled Jack USA, Sgt Scagnetti, Big Mistake at Flip Ya For Real at The Webster Theatre (all ages).

JANUARY 1 —Post Y2K Party at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury, featuring Scream;

January 7 —Darik & The Funbags at Toad’s Place, New Haven, DOA 2000, Epic and Ink opening;

January 14 —Gargantua Soul and Murphy’s Law at Toad’s Place (all ages);

January 20 —Anthrax at The Webster Theatre, Hartford, Fu Manchu opening;

January 21 —ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd at Hartford Civic Center; Shakedown at Toad’s Place (all ages);

January 28 — ZZ Top at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville; Simple Jim at Toad’s Place;

January 31 —Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals at the New Haven Palace.

FEBRUARY 4 —Guster at The Webster Theatre, Hartford;

February 11 —The Moody Blues at the Oakdale, Wallingford.

APRIL 12 —Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at Hartford Civic Center.

JULY 24 —The Slackers at The Webster Theatre, Hartford.