*JOSS STONE’s Soul Sessions Live Tour will hit The Shubert Theater in New Haven on Saturday, October 13, and tickets will be available this Friday morning beginning at 10 am.

Reserved tickets will be available through www.Shubert.com, charge by phone at 800-228-6622, or at the theater’s box office at 247 College Street, priced at $38 and $48 plus service charges.

*Meanwhile, actor and singer MEAT LOAF will bring his iconic sound to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, October 27, at 8 pm. Tickets are $30 and went on sale last weekened — my apologies for not letting you know about this in advance, but a girl needs a vacation on occasion and I took one last week — TicketMaster online, TicketMaster’s Charge By Phone number (800-745-3000), TicketMaster outlets, and Mohegan Sun’s box office.

The good news is, if you’re looking to pick up tickets sooner rather than later there are still seats available in all sections including the rear floor area.

*Local jazz guys Thom Gomez and Rick Sadlon, a/k/a GOMEZ&SADLON, will return this weekend to The Twisted Vine Restaurant in Derby. The duo will be there from 7:30 to 10:30 pm Saturday night, performing their popular jazz, pop, rock and even some country musical selections.

The restaurant is at 285 Main Street (Route 34) in Derby. There is no cover charge, but if dining, reservations for the Birmingham Cellar are recommended by calling 203-734-2462.

Meanwhile, you can hear a sample of the music of Gomez&Sadlon at www.myspace.com/smoothjazzexpressions.

*Ives Concert Park’s Fine Arts & Family Series has added a new show to celebrate Labor Day weekend.

Called “Country Music Under the Stars,” the special event will feature performances by GOLDRUSH and THE TOWN HALL BAND, and country dance lessons by DJ Alan Kohn. The recent addition to the calendar of the venue on the westside campus of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury (43 Lake Avenue) will take place Saturday, September 1.

Goldrush is the Newtown based band that features MaryBeth Sippin in the lead vocals role, while The Town Hall Band is the summer moniker for the performers who have been performing as The Flagpole Radio Café Orchestra for a few years now. The band features Jim Allyn, Rob Bonaccorso, Rick Brodsky, Howard Bujese, Dick Neal and Francine Wheeler. Between the two groups, attendees can expect a full evening of country, American roots, bluegrass, and picking & fiddling.

Gates will be opening at 6:30 and the music will begin an hour later. Tickets are $15 for adults, and $10 for students, seniors and ages 12 and under, while family four-packs are available for $40, plus service charges (for all tickets).

Tickets can be ordered through CountryMusicUnderTheStars.eventbrite.com or; additional information is available by calling 203-837-9226.

Until next week, I’ll be seeing you… on the road.

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 clubs are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

UPCOMING SHOWS

AUGUST 24 — Martina McBride at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford; Duran Duran at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket; The Wanted at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, with special guest Carly Rae Jepsen; Blues Traveler at The Klein, Bridgeport; Leon Redbone at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne, Fairfield; Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk; Tired On Sunday at Proud Mary’s, Newtown; Joe Proc at Two Boots, Bridgeport (5 pm);

August 25 — Jason Mraz at the Comcast Theatre, Hartford, with special guest Christina Perri; Stone Temple Pilots at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket; Cal David at Infinity Music Hall; Emily Colt at Proud Mary’s; Gomez&Sadlon at The Twisted Vine, Derby; The 2012 Not The End Of The World Tour at The Webster, Hartford, featuring Life On The Sideline, Raven Down, Meet Emily, Gabriel Bg, White Rose Confession, Revolution Arcade, et al (to benefit VH1’s Save The Music Foundation); The Adults at The Outer Space, Hamden;

August 26 — Chicago and The Doobie Brothers at The Comcast Theatre (indoor/pavilion show only, no lawn area); Leon Redbone at Infinity Music Hall; Joe Proc at The Lakehouse, Seymour (1-4 pm);

August 29 — Joe Proc at Two Boots (hosting open mic, 8 pm);

August 30 — My Dad’s Truck at Dickinson Park, Newtown; Evanescence at Mohegan Sun Arena, with Chevelle, Cavo and New Medicine opening; Slaughterhouse at The Dome at Oakdale, Wallingford;

August 31 — Zac Brown Band at Mohegan Sun Arena (also September 1); Dethklok and Lamb of God at The Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, with Gojira opening; Barefoot Truth at Infinity Music Hall; Billy Michael at Proud Mary’s.

 

SEPTEMBER 1 — Zac Brown Band at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville (also August 31); American Idol Live at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport; Ryan Montbleau Band at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk; Goldrush and The Town Hall Band at Ives Concert Park, Danbury;

September 2 — American Idols Live 2012 Tour at Mohegan Sun Arena; Big Time Rush and Cody Simpson at The ComcastTheatre, Hartford; Jeff Pever and Danny Kortchmar at Infinity Music Hall;

September 4 — Steve Vai at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, with special guest Beverly McClellan;

September 7 — Floodwood at Stone River Grille, Sandy Hook; The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at Infinity Music Hall;

September 8 — Bob Dylan at Mohegan Sun Arena; The Yardbirds at Infinity Music Hall;

September 9 — Javier Colon at Infinity Music Hall;

September 11 — Michael McDonald at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

September 14 — Midnight Rodeo Band at John J. Sullivan’s, Ansonia; P.J. Pacifico at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne, Fairfield; Rare Earth at Infinity Music Hall;

September 15 — Carrie Underwood at Webster Bank Arena; Slash at The Dome at Oakdale, Wallingford, featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators; Midnight Rodeo at Redding Roadhouse; The Cowsills at Infinity Music Hall;

September 16 — The J. Geils Band at Mohegan Sun Arena; An Evening with Melissa Ferrick at Infinity Music Hall;

September 20 — Toby Keith at The Comcast Theatre, Hartford, Brantley Gilbert and Thomas Rhett opening; The Young Dubliners at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk;

September 21 — Young Dubliners at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne; David Grisman Bluegrass Explosion at Infinity Music Hall;

September 22 — Blue Sky Riders at Infinity Music Hall; Grand Funk Railroad at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

September 23 — Kiss and Mötley Crüe at The Comcast Theatre; Blue Sky Riders at The Ridgefield Playhouse, with special guests Carly & Eliza; Spurs USA at Infinity Music Hall;

September 26 — Gotye at Mohegan Sun Arena, with special guests Missy Higgins & Jonti;

September 27 — David Nail at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Eric Johnson at Infinity Music Hall;

September 28 — Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Palace Theatre, Waterbury; Midnight Rodeo Band at The Cookhouse, New Milford; Smokin’ Joe Robinson at Infinity Music Hall;

September 29 — Rock The Ages: A Pilot House Benefit featuring Band Together at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne;

September 30 — Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo at The Klein, Bridgeport; Paula Cole at Infinity Music Hall.