Tag Archives: live music

Bravo

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From the back of the cello section in London’s Royal Philharmonic to the conductor’s podium of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton has held onto a few basic ideals…

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Performance Artist

Tim Palmieri

Tim Palmieri plays his guitar at New Haven’s BAR on semi-regular Wednesday nights. He’s played in the same spot for 13 years. Tonight, he points from the table where he’s nursing a pre-show beer. “I met my now ex-wife in …

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Watch This Space

Rick Omonte and Carlos Wells inside The State House

The State House feels like a place where almost anything creative could happen. That’s the way co-owner Carlos Wells and talent buyer Rick Omonte like it. …

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Band Width

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“So, who wants to start?” somebody asks. …

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This Week in New Haven (July 31 – August 6)

At Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven

Live music, mindful art and sea kayaking make a splash this week in New Haven. …

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Jazzed Up

Elm City Jazz Brunch

Entering Elm City Market from the Pitkin Plaza side, it seems like a normal morning at the grocery store. …

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Explosions on the Ground

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Then, it was organic. Now, it’s organized.

When it threw its first show in the Madison Arts Barn on April 20, 2002, Manic Presents was …

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For the Record

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“I don’t know why we didn’t give up,” Frank Sacramone said last night with a laugh, his dark mop still damp with sweat. Sacramone’s Bethany-based progressive metal band, Earthside, had just finished a …

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Be Dazzled

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A superb playlist. Whimsical lighting. Eye-popping outfits. Everybody dancing.

Those are the makings of a legendary party. And that’s a good way to describe …

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Preparing for Liftoff

José Oyola

On Wednesday night, José Oyola & The Astronauts played Cafe 9 as part of Astrophest, a back-to-back mini-festival of local bands organized by Oyola himself. At the end of the night, Oyola unrolled a gently glowing violet-orange flyer…

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