Prolific Connecticut-based musicians, guitarist Tom ‘The Suit’ Forst and Beyond 1969 will perform a CD Release Party for their critically-lauded latest release Back To The Blues, at Norwich Arts Centre, Donald L Oat Theater, 62 Broadway, Monday, June 1, part of their “Monday Blues” series. Show: 7:30pm. Tickets: $15. (members); $18. (seniors, students); $20. (adults). Info: (860) 887-2789 […]
Escaping the Ordinary with Django’s Jazz Caravan Six String Society’s modern day Vaudeville act recently played at the Sunshine Brooks Theater, a show known as “Django’s Jazz Caravan.” Envisioned by Kenneth Rexrode of RexRode Productions, the Belgian-born composer, Django Reinhardt, was honored tremendously through this collaboration of jazz musicians. An evening filled with enduring music, […]
Joey Klaparda (Canopus Drums) “Canopus” is the name of a shining, reddish star in the Southern Hemisphere. In brightness it is second only to Sirius, which is rarely seen from Japan. In Ancient China it was named the “Old Man of the South Pole” as it could occasionally be seen low in the boundless southern […]
Django’s Jazz Caravan – Images from the Brooks Theatre
Proficient singer-songwriter, Rick Springfield, held a performance at Rancho Mirage’s The Show, one of the region’s most distinguished live music venues. A time capsule of a man, his energy onstage surpasses many musicians even half his age. Sun & The Saint, a duo based in Los Angeles, served as the opening band for Springfield. Together, […]
OUT AND ABOUT May 2026 💐Happy Mother’s Day!💐 Summer concerts have started! Gator by the Bay, the Carlsbad Street Fair, Temecula Rod Run, Renaissance Fair, Fallbrook Car Show, Fiesta del Sol, the Vista Strawberry Festival, Thornton Winery, World of Orchids, Cinco de Mayo, 5k runs, and various Street Festivals are all happening this month, including […]
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Matthew Curry sets off on his 2026 Spring/Summer “One For The Ride” Tour (named for his new Ruf Records album release), with the first show taking place at Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester Ave., Thursday, May 21. Show: 7:30pm. Tickets: $20.34. Info: (816) 483-1456 or visit https://knuckleheadskc.com/. Curry’s One For The Ride has received stellar reviews: “One listen […]
Kurt Allen Band Rockin’ the Blues 2026 Tour The Kurt Allen Band Rockin’ the Blues 2026 Tour, featuring respected guitarist-vocalist of the same name, continues to criss-cross the US, with a local stop at Southern New Jersey’s renowned live music venue, Lizzie Rose Music Room, Wednesday, June 10. Show: 7:30pm. Tickets: $30. plus $5. […]
A CD Launch Party for Men Are Like Potato Chips, the new upcoming album by Anni Piper, “Australia’s First Lady of Blues” takes place at Beach Hut Deli, 12436 SW Main St., Friday, May 29. Show: 7pm. Free. Info: (503) 718-7067 or visit beachhutdeli.com/store/tigard. Men Are Like Potato Chips drops June 1. The Portland, Oregon-based musician formerly represented the […]
Beyond 1969 Featuring Guitarist Tom ‘The Suit’ Forst Release “Back To The Blues” Prolific guitarist Tom ‘The Suit’ Forst and Beyond 1969 are very excited and proud to announce their release of their new live in-studio, all-original album, BACK TO THE BLUES. The ten-song recording features Blues/Rock Hall Of Fame inductee – songwriter, vocalist, guitarist Tom Forst (The […]