These are the tales of two crooners. One hailed from Hoboken, New Jersey, and picked up a close pal in New Haven along the way to becoming one of the most famous singers of the 20th century. The other is …
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Catch the Waves
From his small office in the basement of Maxcy Hall at the University of New Haven, Bryan Lane is performing his duties as General Manager of WNHU.
Being in charge of a radio station sounds like a pretty cool gig, …
Joined at the Hip Hop
Hashim Allah saw New Haven’s history of Hip Hop as it happened.
Allah did some DJ-ing, rapped a bit, wrote rhymes for others. But mostly he was just around. “I…
It’s a Long Story
Bob Dylan—or at least a reasonable facsimile of him—is back in town. Quebec-based writer/producer Peter Landecker portrays the music legend in the “theatrical biography” Long Time Gone: Words & Music by Bob Dylan. The Dylan character narrates the tale …
Going on Records
A decade or two ago, talking about Exile on Main Street might have involved describing what made the record shop different from others in the region.
That discussion doesn’t really apply anymore. Competitors…
Pluck of the Irish
Before she was organizing her days around ukulele lessons and booking gigs with her band, Liz McNicholl was a temp at Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, having recently moved to the United States from County Meath, Ireland.…
A-Sides
Plug in and turn up the amps. Here, vaguely chronologically, are the top 20 bands who shaped the sound of New Haven and have maintained the city’s image as the most creative original-music scene in Connecticut.
We set the hi-fi …
Getting Together with the Folk
The Connecticut Folk Festival has changed its form several times over the years. This year it even considered changing its location—from its longtime Edgerton Park site on the edge of town to the central downtown location on New Haven Green.…
Arts, Ideas and New Haven
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas ensures New Haven is aware of how many great new creative events and concepts there are in the world. But the festival also makes sure those worldly artists get to know about New …
This Week in New Haven (May 28 – June 3)
It’s a week rich in community, of the musical sort. On Monday, the blues community gathers, on Tuesday a grand folk/rock ensemble passes through town, on Friday a high-energy hip-hop musical theater show hits the Shubert and on Sunday the …
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