Date: Fri 02-Jul-1999

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNON

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ON THE ROAD/SHANNON HICKS

MIND TYDES, the Newtown band, has another show at Toad's Place this weekend.

The guys will be at Toad's Place on Friday, July 2, opening for PSYCHEDELIC

BREAKFAST. The full schedule for Friday is being billed as the club's "Fourth

of July Jam" and will also include sets by THE LIMIT, MELODIOUS FUNK and

COOKIES N' CREAM. Doors open at 7:30 pm and the show is open to all ages.

Also new from the club comes word of the rescheduled date for THE VERVE PIPE,

which has been moved to August 25 from its original July date. Tickets from

July 24 that have already been purchased will of course be honored, and there

are still tickets available for the show.

New shows on the calendar include local band LEAF JUMPERS, July 8 and MOBY on

July 25, both of which are open to all ages. The JULIAN LENNON show is now

open to all ages also. SWEETER THAN WINE returns August 12, and HUBINGER

STREET will return August 19 as well. The Hubinger show is open to all ages;

Sweeter Than Wine is 21+ only.

Just in time for July, the schedule arrived this week from Towne Crier Cafe.

Eat dinner ahead of time, but catch shows at this place when you can because

the intimate atmosphere of this cafe is outstanding. There are few other

places in the world where you will ever find yourself sitting this close to

your favorite musicians.

Among the highlights of the next two months are shows by the following: July

17, RICHIE HAVENS, with special guest Angel Baby (tickets $30); July 23, JIMMY

DALE GILMORE, Stacy Earl opening (tickets $22.50); and July 31, ROOMFUL OF

BLUES. That's right. If you missed Roomful of Blues' free concert last Friday

on the CityCenter Green in Danbury, now you can drive 20 minutes to Pawling,

N.Y., and pay $27.50 to see them. (Or you can pay $27.50 to see them again.).

I missed the June 25 show myself, but I hear it was a good one.

For those who are followers of Celtic music, CEILI RAIN (first word is

pronounced "kay-lee") will be at the Crier on July 25, and SOLAS will be there

July 30. Tickets for Ceili Rain are $15, and $25 for Solas.

A reminder that MOPPIN SAUCE will open this holiday weekend with a show at

Shenanigans in Norwalk. The all-things-70s disco cover band will be at the

club on Friday, July 2.

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

JULY 2 -- Psychedelic Breakfast at Toad's Place, New Haven, Mind Tydes,

Cookies n' Cream, Melodious Funk and The Limit opening; Harvey & The

Wallbangers at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Moppin Sauce at Shenanigans, Norwalk;

Ann & Nancy Wilson at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville;

July 3 -- Sugar at Tuxedo Junction; Motley Crue and The Scorpions at The

Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, Noise Therapy opening (Eve To Adam on the

Levi's First Stage, 6 pm); The Sloan Wainwright Band at Towne Crier Cafe,

Pawling, NY, Cosy Sheridan opening;

July 6 -- Anthem at Toad's Place (all ages), Holy Smoke and The Lightning

opening;

July 8 -- Leaf Jumpers at Toad's Place (all ages), Malpraktice, Rane and Zero

Chance opening; Cher at the Oakdale, Cyndi Lauper opening;

July 9 -- Too Skinnee J's at Toad's Place (all ages), 6 Under Par and

Intensify opening; Jim Capaldi & Dave Mason at Mohegan Sun Casino's Wolf Den,

Uncasville (free show); Sponge at The Webster Theatre;

July 13 -- Poison, Ratt and Great White at The Meadows (LA Guns on the Levi's

First Stage, 7 pm);

July 14 -- Orgy at The Webster Theatre;

July 17 -- The Brian Setzer Orchestra at the Oakdale Theatre; Richie Havens at

Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling, N.Y., Angel Baby opening;

July 18 -- The Beach Boys, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons at the Oakdale;

July 19 -- King's X at Toad's Place (all ages), Protein and Misconception

opening; John Kay & Steppenwolf at Mohegan Sun Casino's Wolf Den (free show);

July 20 -- Steve Miller Band at The Meadows, George Thorogood opening; John

Mayall at Mohegan Sun Casino/Wolf Den (free show);

July 22 -- Frank Black & The Catholics at Toad's Place (all ages), Reid Paley

and Mollycoddle opening;

July 23 -- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers at Toad's Place, The Providers and

John Lamb Band opening; Jimmy Dale Gilmore at Towne Crier Cafe, Stacy Earl

opening;

July 24 -- Bob Dylan & Paul Simon at The Meadows;

July 25 -- Roomful of Blues and Duke Robillard at Mohegan Sun Casino/Wolf Den

(free show); Moby at Toad's Place (all ages), Tin Star opening;

July 27 -- N' Sync at The Meadows, Jordan Knight and Five opening;

July 28 -- Jewel at The Meadows, Rusted Root opening;

July 29 -- Julian Lennon at Toad's Place (all ages), The Push Stars opening;

July 30 -- Steve Miller Band at The Meadows, George Thorogood & The Destroyers

opening, also set by Curtis Salgado; Yellowman & The Sagittarius Band at

Toad's Place;

July 31 -- New England Reggae Sunsplash at The Meadows (Coco Tea, Mikey

General, Luciano, Beres Hammond and Buju Banton); Roomful of Blues at Towne

Crier Cafe.