| The music schedule is updated
as information becomes available. Please check back regularly
for additions and updates. All shows are 21+ unless noted
otherwise. All times listed are door times and shows generally
start an hour after doors unless noted otherwise. |
Feb. 6,
Monday
7 - 9 pm |
EARLY SHOW: Harris
Brothers Band Balkan Jam Session • Members of the Harris
Brothers Balkan Band have been performing Balkan music since
the early ‘70s. The jam is for anyone interested in playing,
listening to, or dancing Balkan music. They will have some
musical notation, song words and chord charts/notes available
to share. Some dance instruction will be available. Traditional
instruments welcome but not required. Learn some of the mysteries
of "odd rhythm music," Hejaz scales, the power
of drones and what makes the music rock. |
No Cover |
Feb. 6
Monday
10 pm |
Beatnik 2000 #609,
hosted by Edward Leonard
Music: Carbonated Insight; Mark Strickman; Bob Weeums
Words: Lito Floes |
No Cover |
Feb. 7,
Tuesday
6:30 doors;
7 pm show
|
EARLY SHOW: Joe
Flood • singer/songwriter Joe Flood has written for The
Band, Blues Traveler, and Laura Cantrell, and now takes on
translating the songs of the legendary French song writer
Georges Brassens. He will be singing songs of Brassens and
related artists in English and French. |
$5 |
Feb. 7,
Tuesday
9 pm
|
LATE SHOW: Baby
G; w/ Shaun Bowen (Murdervan, Bowen Arrow • Two of the
Elm City's best songwriters on one bill. www.facebook.com |
No Cover |
Feb. 8,
Wednesday
8 doors;
9 pm show
|
Pat Hull Band; w/ another
TBA • Brooklyn based and Branford born Pat Hull brings his
band back to the Nine. Rave reviews and comparisons to Neil
young and Jeff Buckley make this a show not to miss. |
$5 |
Feb. 9,
Thursday
8 doors;
9 pm show
|
Amelia
White; w/ Rob
Morsberger; another TBA • Nashville's left of center
songstress Amelia White's new record is brimming with ebullient
choruses and complicated moods, literate verse and ravaged
guitars, and a level of composition and craftsmanship that
bring to mind Lucinda Williams, Tom Petty, and Ryan Adams.
Rob Morsberger, songwriter and sometimes sideman for My Morning
Jacket, is known for his wonderfully twisted perspective,
and an ear for complex melody. Morsberger's songs are characterized
by their esoteric surprises and their unwavering intelligence.
He has rightfully drawn comparisons to Tom Waits, Rufus Wainwright,
Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Robbie Robertson and Warren Zevon (mixed
with a touch of Randy Newman’s absurdist wit). |
$6 |
Feb. 10,
Friday
5-7 pm
|
HAPPY HOUR - TBA |
No Cover |
Feb. 10,
Friday
9 pm
|
THE GREAT NEW HAVEN
CD MIX-UP! The
Cavemen Go; w/ Dialogue
from a Silent Film; Farewood • Bring
a homemade mix CD, get a homemade mix CD plus $1 off admission!
Local indie-pop favorites The Cavemen Go host along with
Brooklyn's Dialogue From A Silent Film (feat. members of The
Tyler Trudeau Attempt). |
$5 |
Feb. 11,
Saturday
4:30-7:30 pm |
Afternoon Jazz Jam w/ host Gary
Grippo and Friends • bring your ax and play, or
sing. PA, amps, drums provided. |
No Cover |
Feb. 11,
Saturday
9 pm
|
MANIC
PRODUCTIONS Presents: Howlin
Rain (members of Comets On Fire); w/ D.
Charles Speer & The Helix; The
Voodoo Fix • San Francisco Bay Area-based power
quintet Howlin Rain's third album "The Russian Wilds" passionately
protests the currently popular notion that heroically conceived
and executed rock music is a thing of golden ages passed.
Having been formed by bandleader-singer-guitarist Ethan
Miller in 2004, as a melodic offshoot of blazing new-psych
innovators Comets On Fire, Howlin Rain soon caught the
attention of uber-producer Rick Rubin, who signed them
to his American Recordings label and involved himself deeply
in their subsequent musical evolution thereafter. Rubin
worked closely with Ethan for over a year and a half as
he shaped and perfected the material being written for
The Russian Wilds. Finally, the band entered the studio
with producer-engineer Tim Green (The Fucking Champs, Nation
of Ulysses), tracking at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, as
well as at Trilogy Studios and Hyde Street in San Francisco,
recording most of the overdubs at Green's Louder Studios
in SF, where Tim mixed the album with crucial input from
Rick. |
$8
Buy
tickets online |
Feb.12,
Sunday
Signup starts at 7.
Music 8 - 11:30 pm |
ROXY
PERRY'S TRAVELING ROADHOUSE JAM • National
recording artist ROXY PERRY, a.k.a. NEW YORK BLUES QUEEN,
will be joined in hosting the high-energy jam by different
players every week. Roxy's band welcomes and serves blues
and R&B players primarily, but will also back classic
rock, jazz players and others, as well. Musicians, signing
up in advance is a good idea: email Roxy at roxyperry1@aol.com.
But you can also sign up on the spot starting at 7 pm.
Full bands are welcome and can have a featured spot by
reserving in advance via Roxy's e-mail. |
No Cover |
Feb. 13,
Monday
7-9:30 pm
|
EARLY SHOW: Belly
Dancing w/
Uber Dami • performing traditional and modern variations
of the “danse du ventre,” our own Uber Dami and friends will
shimmy and shake their way around the Nine. |
No Cover |
Feb. 13
Monday
10 pm |
Beatnik 2000 #610,
hosted by Edward Leonard - B2K VALENTINES DAY SHOW
Music: Danielle Austin; Louis Carbone; George Morgio; John
Thomas
Words: Billy K.; Kyiel |
No Cover |
Feb. 14,
Tuesday
8 pm doors;
9 pm show
|
LIPGLOSSCRISIS
Presents - A VALENTINE'S DAY VARIETY SHOW FOR LOVERS ONLY • Enjoy
retro music with Uncle Willy & the Blondettes and get
serenaded with your old faves from Louis Cerbone. Get frisky
with some burlesque from Kitty Katastrophe. Hosted by the
legendary Dot Mitzvah. Perfect for a romantic date ... and
if your single, let us be yours. |
$7 |
Feb. 15,
Wednesday
9 pm
|
UNPUNKED • Jeffrey
Thunders' smash hit acoustic punk series continues. Featuring
some of your favorite local punk rock heroes stripped down
to a flattop box and vocals only. |
$3 |
Feb. 16,
Thursday
7 pm doors;
8 pm show |
Danny
Kalb; w/ Rocky
Lawrence • At age 67, Kalb has come full circle
from his Greenwich Village beginnings as a solo acoustic
bluesman (in the company of Dave Van Ronk, Phil Ochs and
Pete Seeger, among other defining voices of the early 1960s)
through co-founding seminal NYC-based super-group the Blues
Project with Al Kooper, Steve Katz, Andy Kulberg and Roy
Blumenfeld (at that time affectionately called “The Jewish
Beatles”) and back to playing, touring and recording as a
solo performer and elder statesman. Danny will be performing
with a trio tonight. |
$12 |
Feb. 17,
Friday
5-7 pm
|
HAPPY HOUR - Luke and His
Uke |
No Cover |
Feb. 17,
Friday
9 pm |
Woollen
Kits; w/ Medication; the
Mountain Movers • Woollen Kits are the latest in
a string of exciting Australian bands. Fusing equal parts
kiwi style pop, with Modern Lovers-type swagger, and '60s
garage sentiment. New LP out on RIP Society Records for this,
their first US tour. They will be joined by HoZac records
Medication and local heroes the Mountain Movers. |
$6 |
Feb. 18,
Saturday
4:30-7:30 pm |
Afternoon Jazz Jam w/ host
Tony Dioguardi and Friends • featuring bassist Chris
Deangelis and John Rispoli on drums. Bring your ax and play,
or sing. PA, amps, drums provided. |
No Cover |
Feb. 18,
Saturday
9 pm |
INDEPENDISC Presents: Hannah
Cranna (CD release party for "A Real Nice Parade");
w/ The
Manchurians; Age
of Reason • jangle-alt-power popsters Hannah Cranna
return with a CD that's big, bold, rootsy, and ballsy, with
grand, majestic, sweeping soundscapes. The Manchurians are
currently in the studio recording their follow up to "5X4/The
Minster ep," and are dying to get their ya-ya's out
and play. Age Of Reason 3rd release "Origins" was
named the 2011 "IndepenDisc of the Year." Come
hoist a few and enjoy a real nice parade of music. |
$5 |
Feb.19,
Sunday
Signup starts at 7.
Music 8 - 11:30 pm |
ROXY
PERRY'S TRAVELING ROADHOUSE JAM • National
recording artist ROXY PERRY, a.k.a. NEW YORK BLUES QUEEN,
will be joined in hosting the high-energy jam by different
players every week. Roxy's band welcomes and serves blues
and R&B players primarily, but will also back classic
rock, jazz players and others, as well. Musicians, signing
up in advance is a good idea: email Roxy at roxyperry1@aol.com.
But you can also sign up on the spot starting at 7 pm.
Full bands are welcome and can have a featured spot by
reserving in advance via Roxy's e-mail. |
No Cover |
Feb. 20,
Monday
7:30 doors; 8 pm show |
EARLY SHOW: Fistful
of Jokes monthly comedy series hosted by Jerry and Andrew
Morgan. • performers TBA |
$3 |
Feb. 20
Monday
10 pm |
Beatnik 2000 #611,
hosted by Edward Leonard
Music: Floatin' Fred Plays the Music in His Head; Noel Richard;
another TBA
Words: Alon; CMR |
No Cover |
Feb. 21,
Tuesday
9:30 pm |
Red
Blade; w/ La Tunda • New Haven's La Tunda are making
waves with their eclectic blend of ethereal vocals, primal
drumming, and cocksure guitar riffs. The all-female power
trio features the unique talents of Kriss Santala (Joanie
Loves Tchotckys, the Who Whos , Baby G, 420 Blackbirds, The
Hickups), Stephany Brown (Electric Bucket, Horsefeathers),
and drummer Jessica Singer. Upon forming in late 2010, the
band set about writing and recording their debut EP, "What-A-Demo" with
producer Jon Conine. Released in winter 2011, the EP showcases
the band's remarkable three part harmonies, evocative lyrics
and hard-rocking sound. Influences as diverse as The Breeders,
Black Sabbath, and Patti Smith can be detected, but La Tunda's
sound is all their own. |
$3 |
Feb. 22,
Wednesday
9 pm |
Circus
Delecti with Surprise Musical Guests • the sideshow
stunts of Uber Dami's traveling roadshow will leave you amazed
and gasping for more! Glass eaters, contortionists, human
blockheads and more conspire to bring you an unforgettable
show. Special musical guests and M.C. |
$5 |
Feb. 23,
Thursday
6:30 doors;
7:30-9 pm show |
BLUE
PLATE RADIO JAZZ SERIES Presents: Steve
Clarke Trio • This 3-piece funky groove-jazz-improv
instrumental band pushes fusion to new heights and past
old boundaries |
$12 advance;
$15 door |
Feb. 23,
Thursday
9:30 pm |
LATE SHOW: Sam
Bigelow • Sam's sound will appeal immediately to devotees
of piano rock, be it Little Richard or Ben Folds. But on the
spectrum of slick old-time stride piano and newer ironic geek
key-pounding, Bigelow is a graduate of the old school. He rocks
those ivories! |
$5 |
Feb. 24,
Friday
5-7 pm
|
HAPPY HOUR - George Morgio |
No Cover |
Feb. 24,
Friday
9 pm doors;
10 pm show |
LUCKY SOULS Presents: Five
in the Chamber; w/ Cinnamon
Sky • Five In the Chamber formed in summer 2011
after a series of bluegrass festivals and all-night jams.
Take high energy vocals, air tight harmonies, and mix them
with a mirepoix of crafty banjo, combustible fiddle, and
some serious mandolin chop. Thicken with one large bass.
Microwave on high for 3 to 4 minutes. Serve FAST and HOT!
Cinnamon Sky is an exciting mix of folk, bluegrass, southern
rock, cowboy, country and rockabilly all rolled together. |
$8 |
Feb. 25,
Saturday
4:30-7:30 pm |
Afternoon Jazz Jam w/ host the
George Baker Experience • bring your ax and play,
or sing. PA, amps, drums provided. |
No Cover |
Feb. 25,
Saturday
9 pm doors;
9:45 start |
Christine
Ohlman & Rebel Montez • The BeeHive Queen of
Roots Rock and Southern Soul returns to her favorite Elm
City hang! |
$8 |
Feb. 26,
Sunday
3:30 doors |
Dr.
Sketchy's Anti-Art School • what do you get when
you combine beer, live models, comedy and figure drawing?
Come find out for yourself as Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School
returns to Cafe Nine! First pose at 4 p.m. |
$5 |
Feb.26,
Sunday
Signup starts at 7.
Music 8 - 11:30 pm |
ROXY
PERRY'S TRAVELING ROADHOUSE JAM • National
recording artist ROXY PERRY, a.k.a. NEW YORK BLUES QUEEN,
will be joined in hosting the high-energy jam by different
players every week. Roxy's band welcomes and serves blues
and R&B players primarily, but will also back classic
rock, jazz players and others, as well. Musicians, signing
up in advance is a good idea: email Roxy at roxyperry1@aol.com.
But you can also sign up on the spot starting at 7 pm.
Full bands are welcome and can have a featured spot by
reserving in advance via Roxy's e-mail. |
No Cover |
Feb. 27,
Monday
7-9:45 pm |
EARLY SHOW: DJ
See Love - the Elm City's hottest roots-reggae DJ spins
an early set to ease you back into the workweek. |
|
Feb. 27
Monday
10 pm |
Beatnik 2000 #612,
hosted by Edward Leonard
Band: Bop Tweedie and the Days
Music: Frank Panzarella; Jeff Spalter
Words: Paula Panzarella |
No Cover |
Feb. 28,
Tuesday
9 pm |
Milksop:Unsung;
w/ special guests • the Elm City's hottest alt/bluegrass
act continue their Tuesday night monthly series! |
No Cover |
Feb. 29,
Wednesday
9 pm |
1974;
w/ Ghost
of Chance • 1974 is a five-piece rock band from Newington,
CT. Formed in the winter of 2007, 1974 began amalgamating the
members’ musical influences by composing songs with elements
of classic and progressive rock, jazz, punk, ska, metal, and
folk into a quirky collection of songs that led to their 2008
debut CD, “A Simpler Time.” Ghost of Chance are an experimental
rock band based in New Haven, Connecticut. The group's distinctive
style is characterized by subtle time signature changes and
sonically open experimentation set to surrealist lyrics. Ghost
of Chance's sound takes its influence from 1960s psychedelica,
'70s glam, math rock and post-punk while maintaining the shimmer
of classic pop sensibilities. |
$5 |
March 2,
Friday
5-7 pm
|
HAPPY HOUR - Two for the
Road |
No Cover |
March 2,
Friday
9 pm |
ASTERISK
CONCERTS and MANIC
PRODUCTIONS Present: Scott
Kelly (of Neurosis); w/ Eugene
Robinson (of Oxbow) • Scott Kelly is one of three
founding members of Oakland, California experimental metal
band Neurosis, in which he is a vocalist and guitarist.
He has been writing and publishing music since 1985 with
Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Blood and Time and his solo
acoustic project. He is also involved in a project named
Shrinebuilder involving Al Cisneros, Scott Weinrich, and
Dale Crover. The first album from Shrinebuilder was released
in October 2009. He has also guested on five Mastodon albums. |
$10 advance;
$12 at the door
Buy
tickets online |
March 3,
Saturday
9 pm |
SAFETY
MEETING Presents: Ferocious
Fucking Teeth; w/ The
Naked Heroes; Space
Orphans • Record release show for FFT |
$5 |
March 9,
Friday
5-7 pm
|
HAPPY HOUR - Christina
Santore (cover songs played on banjo!) |
No Cover |
March 10,
Saturday
9 pm
|
MANIC
PRODUCTIONS Presents: Pat
McGee; w/ Jen
Lowe • "After 18 years touring and recording
nine albums, I firmly believe that live performance should
be respected and promoted as a true art form that enriches
society and brings people together. As an artist I feel
a welcomed obligation to connect to my listeners so they
can relate to the music on a different level. The songs
in my latest album, 'No Wrong Way To Make It Right,' evoke
emotions that I previously shied away from - deeply personal
pain, pleasure, regret, bliss, discouragement, resentment,
love, anger, fear, and peace of mind. The songs range from
light-hearted to deeply introspective, but always positive
in the end. For some of the material, I had the good fortune
of writing with some of my oldest comrades in the business:
Jason Mraz, Emerson Hart, Stephen Kellogg, Keaton Simons
and Ryan Newell from Sister Hazel. All the musical influences
- everything from rock, pop, country & folk - that
spurred my desire to be a musician came to play in this
album." - Pat McGee |
$12 advance;
$15 door
Buy
tickets online |
March 15,
Thursday
9 pm |
The
Field Recordings; w/ SunDagger • Noise
pop, experimental stoner rock. |
$5 |
March 17,
Saturday
9 pm |
ST. PATRICK'S DAY - SAFETY
MEETING Presents: Manitoba (featuring
Handsome Dick Manitoba, Ross the Boss, and JP from the
Dictators); w/ Dead City; Jacques Le Coque |
$15
Advance tickets available |
March 21,
Wednesday
9 pm |
Dirty
Sanchez • The Connecticut-based power-jam band
is wowing audiences with their energetic and eclectic mix
of rock styles, humorous lyrics, and effects-driven jamming. |
$5 |
March 22,
Thursday
6:30 doors;
7:30-9 pm show |
BLUE
PLATE RADIO JAZZ SERIES Presents: The
Doug Jones Group • Some say Doug Jones was born
with a sax in his mouth. No arguments at all from the folks
that he's played with including Pat Benatar, Robert Cray,
Van Morrison, and the Fabulous Rhinestones |
$12 advance;
$15 door |
March 23,
Friday
8 pm doors;
9 pm show |
Duke
Robillard Band; w/ Paul
Gabriel • What do Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Jay McShann,
The Fabulous Thunderbirds, John Hammond, the late Jimmy Witherspoon,
Dr. John, Maria Muldaur, Roomful of Blues, and the Canadian
band The Rockin’ Highliners all have in common? Answer: Duke
Robillard. Guitarist. Bandleader. Songwriter. Singer. Producer.
Session musician. And a one-man cheering section for the
blues, in all its forms and permutations. And every one of
those names has shared recording studio space or stage time
with a man who is a legend in the blues community. Check
him out up close and personal in the comfort of "The
Musicians Living Room." |
$15
Buy tickets online! |
March 24,
Saturday
9 pm |
The Wagon Riders • playing
the music of Townes Van Zandt, Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan and
more. |
$5 |
March 25,
Sunday
7 pm doors; 8 pm show |
SPECIAL
EARLY SHOW: Joe
Krown Trio • Joe Krown (Hammond B-3), Walter Wolfman
Washington (guitar / vocals) and Russell Batiste Jr. (drums
/ background vocals, of the Funky Meters) started playing together
in March 2007. The trio has been performing every Sunday at
a local New Orleans nightclub, the Maple Leaf Bar. The combination
of the soulful vocals of Walter with the big sound of the Hammond
B-3 (which Joe also plays all of the bass parts on) and the
masterful drumming skills of Russell Batiste Jr. has developed
it's own unique sound. |
$15 |
March 27,
Tuesday
8 pm
|
MANIC
PRODUCTIONS Presents: Twerps;
w/ Estrogen
Highs • Cheeky, charming and touchingly direct,
Melbourne-foursome Twerps have risen from humble beginnings
to become international lo-fi pop champions. Formed in
late 2008 around charismatic guitarist/vocalist Marty Frawley
(son of revered Australian songwriter Maurice Frawley)
and bassist Rick Milovanovic, the band are complemented
by the crystalline guitar lines of Julia MacFarlane (a
onetime member of acclaimed NZ noise rockers Batrider)
and the sympathetic percussion of drummer Patrick O’Neill.
Within a few months of their first gig, Twerps were already
supporting the likes of Deerhunter, the Bats, the Black
Lips, Yo La Tengo and Thee Oh Sees. They also played NZ’s
Camp A Low Hum festival in 2009, and Boogie Fest in 2010.
Their debut EP, released on Chapter Music in late 2009,
featured nine short, simple but incredibly infectious tracks,
recorded by Eddy Current Suppression Ring guitarist Mikey
Young. These tracks were also released on cassette by US
label Night People, run by members of blog hype band Wet
Hair. On the basis of this EP, the Twerps were feted around
the world, including being called “the best new band in
Australia” by iconic UK magazine Uncut. Suddenly the band
found themselves at the center of a small scale bidding
war, with a line of independent labels queuing up to release
records by the band. |
$8
Buy
tickets online |
March 28,
Wednesday
9 pm |
Bare
Wires; w/ Magnetix • Bare
Wires patents their own brand of electrified garage punk with
their latest album "Seeking Love" (Castle Face).
The Oakland-based trio fuses glam glitter pop with garage punk
grime, producing what has been called everything from “soft
punk” to “leather jacket rock.” When it comes to dirty, sleazy
garage-n-roll, I can only think of a few French bands. But
if there was only one, it would be the infamous Magnetix. It's
their unique blend of trashy '50s surf and garage that you
can't beat: hypnotic drums, poisonous guitars, dangerous vocals.
It's raw, sexy, and bitchy, just what you perverts need. And
live actually it's flawless, you just can't do anything except
realize your old favorite band is lame. |
$8 |
March 29,
Thursday
9:30 doors |
LATE SHOW: Skinny
Jim And The Number 9 Blacktops; w/ another band TBA • Playing
what has been dubbed as "Hot Rod Rockabilly," this
Illinois trio takes the traditional rockabilly sound and
soups it up with a high-octane edge! |
$6 |
March 30,
Friday
5-7 pm
|
HAPPY HOUR - Acoustic Boogie
with Vaughn Collins |
No Cover |
March 30,
Friday
9 pm |
Goodnight
Blue Moon; w/ Great
Elk • New Haven / Brooklyn Indie Folk Showcase!
Goodnight Blue Moon is an orchestral-acoustic-folk band from
New Haven. The band cites influences ranging from Bob Dylan
and Simon & Garfunkel to Matt Pond PA and The Avett Brothers.
But thanks to their diverse musical backgrounds, the members
of this 7-piece come together to deliver a sound that is
uniquely their own. |
$5 |
April 11,
Wednesday
9 pm |
Elijah
Ocean; w/ Poor
Old Shine • Counry / folk songwriter Elijah Ocean
brings his unique songwriting style to the Elm City, pushing
the boundaries of traditional country-folk with stirring
lyrics and vivid urban imagery. |
$5 |
April 12,
Thursday
8 pm doors; 9 pm show |
Marcus
Foster; w/ another
TBA • The Mumford & Sons protege with an MA in sculpture,
singer songwriter Marcus Foster has drawn comparisons with
Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Van Morrison and Ed Sheeran. His debut
album, "Nameless Path," is released in late September
on the Mumford's label Communion, preceded by the single "I
Was Broken." Don't miss this one!!! |
$8 |
April 13,
Friday
8 pm doors; 9 pm show |
Steve
Forbert; w/ another band TBA • Steve Forbert's
extensive and on-going musical career of 30 years began when
he earned wide critical acclaim as "the new (Bob) Dylan." Forbert
made his appearance in the late '70s as a "quirkily
original singer-songwriter in the Loudon Wainwright/John
Prine mold." Since his debut in 1978, Forbert has released
12 albums, all of which are a blend of folk and rock that
exemplify his perpetual originality. It is true that Forbert
has a rare talent that has allowed him to get better, rather
than burn out or fade away. |
$15
Buy tickets online! |
April 24,
Tuesday
9 pm |
Waylon
Speed; w/ Sidewalk Dave • Waylon Speed is the convergence
of four musicians from Burlington, Vermont, bringing their
unstoppable no frills country-metal blend of rock to a rapidly
growing horde of devoted fans nationwide. |
$6 |
April 26,
Thursday
6:30 doors;
7:30-9 pm show |
BLUE
PLATE RADIO JAZZ SERIES Presents: Vincent
Ingala • The Smooth Jazz News Debut Artist of
2011, the 19-year-old phenom has shared the stage more
than once with today's contemporary jazz stars including
Dave Koz, Peter White, Chieli Minucci, Mindi Abair, and
many more |
$15 advance;
$17 door |
April 29,
Sunday
7 pm doors |
Rachel
Sage; w/ Gregory
Douglass • Singer, songwriter and producer Rachael
Sage has penned quirky, melodic pop songs since she was old
enough to reach the piano keys. Over the course of her career
she has steadily built a loyal grassroots fan base with a
rigorous international tour schedule that has seen her sharing
stages with such seminal artists as Eric Burdon, John Lee
Hooker, Judy Collins and Colin Hay, and prompted Performing
Songwriter Magazine to name her “One of the Top 100 Independent
Artists Of The Past 15 Years.” Gregory Douglass' evocative,
alternative sound "channels everyone from Stevie Wonder
to Fiona Apple in a way that's terrifyingly mature for someone
so young" according to Instinct Magazine. With seven
critically acclaimed, independent CDs under his belt, the
28-year old Vermont native has shared the stage with artists
like They Might Be Giants, Third Eye Blind, The Weepies,
Jason Mraz, Regina Spektor and Margaret Cho. |
$10 |
May 1,
Tuesday
8 pm
|
MANIC
PRODUCTIONS Presents: Quintron
and Miss Pussycat; w/ another TBA • Quintron
has been making genre-defying noise and “Swamp-Tech” dance
music in New Orleans for over 15 years. The majority of
his 10 full-length albums have the psychedelic soul of
New Orleans garage R&B filtered through a tough distorted
Hammond B-3 and a cache of self-made electronic instruments.
He has also released strange soundscapes based on inner-city
field recordings of frogs and neighborhood ambiance. Quintron
regards his most significant creation to be his patented
instrument called the DRUM BUDDY, a light activated analog
synthesizer that creates murky, low-fidelity, rhythmic
patterns. (Notable DRUM BUDDY clients include performers
Nels Cline of Wilco, Laurie Anderson, and Mr. Dibbs.) Miss
Pussycat, otherwise known as Panacea Theriac, is a New
Orleans based puppeteer. Born in Antlers, Oklahoma, she
began learning puppetry at the Christian Puppet Youth Ministry
at the First Baptist Church of Antlers. She began her professional
career in New Orleans and assisted in founding the influential
night club “Pussycat Caverns.” For the past 15 years she
has traveled internationally conducting puppet shows in
rock clubs and at international festivals. She is the president
of Rhinestone Records and produces vinyl LPs of her puppet’s
many bands. Her three full-length puppet movies, "North
Pole Nutrias" (2002), "Electric Swamp" (2005),
and most recently "Trixie and The Treetrunks" (commissioned
by Vice magazine in 2007), have featured the voices of
numerous New Orleans musical, political, and literary celebrities,
including Sheriff Harry Lee, seafood entrepreneur Al Scramuzza,
Antoinette K-Doe, and Andrei Codrescu. The Quintron and
Miss Pussycat live show is one of barely controlled electronic
chaos, “Swamp-Tech” dance beats, small explosions, clothes,
and entertaining puppet stories. You can experience them
live at their own secret club, the Spellcaster Lodge in
New Orleans, or on one of their many tours around the world.
This act somehow has equal relevance in sleazy nightclubs,
pizza restaurants, and university lecture halls. |
$8 advance;
$10 day of show
Buy
tickets online |
May 18,
Friday
9 pm
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MANIC
PRODUCTIONS and FEBRUARY
RECORDS Present: Allo
Darlin'; w/ The
Wave Pictures; The
Wee Bees • Allo Darlin’ is the music of Australian-born,
London-based songwriter Elizabeth Morris. Originally from
a country town in Queensland, Elizabeth moved to London
in 2005 and, inspired to write songs by her purchase of
a ukulele from the famous Duke of Uke shop in Brick Lane,
began to make music. Although Elizabeth has been releasing
music under various guises since 2007, it wasn’t until
2009 that she hooked up with Paul Rains (guitar), Bill
Botting (bass) and Michael Collins (drums) and Allo Darlin’
was properly born. Elizabeth and Bill are from Australia,
Mike and Paul are from Kent, and they all play in other
bands too – Elizabeth is in Tender Trap, Paul and Michael
are in Hexicon, Bill is one half of Moustache of Insanity
and also in Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern. Early
in 2009, augmented by Terry Edwards of Tindersticks / Gallon
Drunk fame on trumpet and sax, Allo Darlin’ cut their first
single, “Henry Rollins Don’t Dance,” released in 2009 on
the cult WeePOP label. Much to their surprise, “Henry Rollins”
started getting airplay on BBC Radio 1, 6 Music and XFM
and the like, and received glowing reviews in places such
as the Metro, The Fly and The Guardian, the latter calling
it “the best indiepop song for years.” The band’s single
that followed, “The Polaroid Song,” was named as one of
Drowned In Sound’s Top 50 singles of 2009, while their
latest single “Dreaming” was voted Single Of The Week by
Jarvis Cocker, Peter Hook and Huw Stephens on Steve Lamacq’s BBC
6music round table (beating MGMT, The Radio Dept. and Kate
Nash in the process!). |
$8
Buy
tickets online |
May 24,
Thursday
6:30 doors;
7:30-9 pm show |
BLUE
PLATE RADIO JAZZ SERIES Presents: Elan
Trotman • Born and raised in Barbados, and educated
at the world-renowned Berklee College Of Music, Elan Trotman
approaches jazz in his own way - blending Caribbean rhythms
from his roots with skillful horn textures and urban contemporary
sounds. Trotman has mesmerized audiences at both the Hartford
Jazz and Hoop City (Springfield, MA) Jazz Festivals. |
$17 advance;
$20 door |
June 10
Sunday
7 pm doors
8 pm show |
The
Steel Wheels • If one must compare The Steel Wheels
to another act in order to get an idea of their music, imagine
a blend of the passion of The Avett Brothers, the instrumentals
of Old Crow Medicine Show, and then sprinkle in the backwoods
feel of The Legendary Shack Shakers. In truth, attempting
to compare them with anyone is an injustice, since after
one listen you know they stand very well on their own perch.
Their last show here sold out and was a highlight of 2011. |
$10 |
June 21,
Thursday
6:30 doors;
7:30-9 pm show |
BLUE
PLATE RADIO JAZZ SERIES Presents: Will
Donato • Will Donato has performed with some
of the best known musicians around namely Al McKay of Earth,
Wind, and Fire, Bruce Conte of Tower of Power, Steve Reid
of The Rippingtons, Steve Oliver, Greg Karukas, Four80East,
and Nick Colionne. Will Donato has worked outside the contemporary
jazz genre as well, most notably with Gerald Levant, Toni
Childs, and Richard Marx. Donato can also be heard on the
sound tracks from Thelma and Louise, The Wedding Planner,
Under the Boardwalk, and No Man's Land and he's recognized
as one of music's most dynamic performers. |
$17 advance;
$20 door |
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PHOTOS, VIDEO, AUDIO
Cafe
Nine on YouTube)
REVIEWS OF
CAFE NINE SHOWS
Reviews
by Eric R. Danton
(Hartford Courant)
Ivory
Bills / The Zambonis
July 14, 2007
New Haven Independent
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