SATURDAY, FEB. 23 BRISTOL LIVE ACOUSTIC MUSIC. 8 to 11 p.m. With The Acoustic Dude. Delish Lounge, 12 East Main St., Bristol. (860) 582-8002. SATURDAY, FEB. 23 BRISTOL LIVE JAZZ MUSIC WITH THE ALVIN CARTER PROJECT. 8 to 11…
TUESDAY, APRIL 3 BRISTOL BRISTOL BRASS AND WIND ENSEMBLE. 7 p.m. “An Evening the Pops, Music in the Springtime.” Special guests Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers. “Danzas Cubanas” by Robert Sheldon. “The Irish Washerwoman” by Leroy Anderson. “Big Band Bash,”…
SATURDAY, DEC. 9 BRISTOL CUP OF GRACE COFFEE. 7 p.m. Featuring the Fiddle Dee Dee’s with old time banjo and fiddling. Food, fellowship, more. Grace Baptist Church, 736 King St., Bristol. Free. Donations welcome. (860) 402-7555. www.GraceBaptistCT.com FRIDAY, DEC. 15…
FRIDAY, NOV. 3 BRISTOL SPIRIT SHAKER. City Sports Grille, 177 Farmington Ave., Bristol. SUNDAY, NOV. 5 OTHER THE NEW BRITAIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. 3 p.m. Central Connecticut State University, Welte Hall, New Britain. $20 adults. Free for children and college students…
FRIDAY, OCT. 20 OTHER MISSY RAINES AND THE NEW HIP. 7:30 p.m. Presented by GuitartownCT. Best Video Film and Cultural Center, 1842 Whitney Ave., Hamden. $20. Guitartownct.com SATURDAY, OCT. 21 BRISTOL THE CHAPARRALS. Presented by Saint Gregory Parish Bristol. 7…
FRIDAY, SEPT. 29 PLAINVILLE SPIRIT SHAKER. Waxy O’Connor’s, New Britain Avenue, Plainville. FRIDAY, OCT. 6 BRISTOL SPIRIT SHAKER. Bleacher’s, Bristol.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 29 PLAINVILLE SPIRIT SHAKER. Waxy O’Connor’s, New Britain Avenue, Plainville. FRIDAY, OCT. 6 BRISTOL SPIRIT SHAKER. Bleacher’s, Bristol.
SATURDAY, AUG. 26 OTHER SPIRIT SHAKER. Turning Tide (former Stash’s), 95 Pequot Ave., New London.
MONDAY, AUG. 21 PLAINVILLE PETER AND MARY JANE PELUSO. 7 p.m. Light and popular classics for the piano and accordion with selections sung by the Plainville Choral Society’s Youth Theater. Plainville, Public Library, 56 East Main St., Plainville. www.PlainvilleLibrary.org, (860)…
FRIDAY, AUG. 11 BRISTOL ROCK 4 VETS. Vinyl Revolution, Spirit Shaker, Sonic Theory, Sabotage, and Beyond Purple (Jimi Bell’s tribute to Deep Purple and Whitesnake). To benefit the Bristol Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans. Over 21. Cash bar. The…
SATURDAY, AUG. 5 BRISTOL ‘EVERYBODY SINGS PROJECT’ FREE SHOWCASE EVENT. 3 p.m. A one and a half hour program about the healthy benefits related to singing will be taped. Guest singing student Jasmine Rose, a reality television personality from TLC’s…
SATURDAY, JULY 29 OTHER MUSIC FROM THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Presented by the Queen Ann Nzinga Center. Nzinga’s Daughters, Betty Harris, Changes, Kenny Hamber, VOICES, LLC, Nzinga’s Daughters R&B Band, Orice Jenkins, Alvin Carter,…
MONDAY, JULY 17 OTHER CLEARVIEW. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Presented by the Fine Arts Connection of Thomaston. Seth Thomas Park, Thomaston. ThomastonFineArts.com, (860) 484-4976. SOUTHINGTON THE BRISTOL OLD TYME FIDDLERS. 2 p.m. The First Baptist Church of Southington, 581…
FRIDAY, JULY 7 BRISTOL SPIRIT SHAKER. Bleachers Bar and Grill, Middle Street, Bristol. TUESDAY, JULY 11 BRISTOL RPM. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Presented by Bristol Parks and Recreation. Classic rock. Rockwell Park amphitheatre, Bristol. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 BRISTOL…
SATURDAY, JUNE 24 PLAINVILLE VAL JOHNSON MEMORIAL CONCERT. 4 p.m. Redeemer’s A.M.E. Zion Church, 110 Whiting St., Plainville.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9 PLAINVILLE SPIRIT SHAKER. Waxy O’Connors, 400 New Britain Ave., Plainville. SATURDAY, JUNE 10 BRISTOL THE BRETHREN BAND. 7 p.m. Contemporary Praise and Worship. Cup of Grace Coffeehouse. Grace Baptist Church, 736 King St., Bristol. Donation. (860)…
FRIDAY, JUNE 2 OTHER SPIRIT SHAKER AND DIAMONDBACK. 7 p.m .Hungry Tiger, 120 Charter Oak St., Manchester. FRIDAY, JUNE 9 PLAINVILLE SPIRIT SHAKER. Waxy O’Connors, 400 New Britain Ave., Plainville.
SATURDAY, FEB. 11 BRISTOL ROCK-N-ROLL REVIEW. Benefit for St. Matthew School. 7 to 11 p.m. The Fabulous Sharades and The Crown Imperials St. Matthew School gym, 33 Welch Dr., Forestville. $20 in advance. $25 at the door if available. (860)…
FRIDAY, JAN. 6 BRISTOL SPIRIT SHAKER. Bleachers, 300 Middle St., Bristol. SATURDAY, JAN. 7 BRISTOL SHORELINE RINGERS HANDBELL ENSEMBLE. 7 p.m. Secular and religious holiday selections. Bridge Community Church, 43 School St., Bristol. No admission charge but free-will offering taken.…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR One door closed for Southington singer Erin Gibney. But another one opened, and the 17-year-old Southington High School senior is walking straight through it in the hopes of finding country music fame. The singer just…
SUNDAY, MAY 15 PLAINVILLE PLAINVILLE WIND ENSEMBLE. “Comics… Movies… Video Games… ALIVE!” 2 p.m. Concert of music based on popular graphic novels such as “Dr. Who,” “Superman,” movies like “Star Wars” and “Star Trek.” There will be the illustrator of…
MAY 13, 15 BRISTOL ‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC.’ Presented by Immanuel Lutheran School. Friday, 7 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran School gymnasium, rear entrance, 154 Meadow St. (corner of West Street and Meadow Street), Bristol. (860) 583-5631. ilcs.org/school MAY…
FRIDAY, MAY 6 BRISTOL SPIRIT SHAKER. Gateway Café, 211 Riverside Ave., Bristol. OTHER WOMEN IN FOLK. 8 p.m. Co-headliners Caroline Doctorow and Lara Herscovitch. Opening is Connecticut state troubadour Kate Callahan. Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St., Collinsville. $30, general…
FRIDAY, APRIL 29 OTHER SPIRIT SHAKER. Brickhouse Bar and Grill, 80 Market Square, Newington. APRIL 29, 30 OTHER JASON ALDEAN. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Featuring A Thousand Horses. Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville. $99, $79. 1-800-745-3000. Ticketmaster.com SATURDAY, APRIL 30…
SATURDAY, APRIL 23 OTHER ‘PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION.’ 8 p.m. Waterbury Symphony. NVCC, 57 Chase Parkway, Waterbury. $40. BRISTOL THE CHAPARRALS. 7 to 11 p.m. Country rock and music from the 1950s and 1960s. St. Gregory Parish Bristol, CCD Center,…