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The Eight Mile River Band

For traditional to modern interpretations of Bluegrass music, Eight Mile River Band has been performing in CT for almost 35 years. From the traditional sounds of Bill Monroe, Stanley Brothers, Del McCoury, and Jimmy Martin to the more recent sounds of IIIrd Time Out, Seldom Scene, and Blue Highway, Eight Mile River Band brings their own arrangements of vocals and instrumentals to the stage and we know you’ll like what you hear.

Event Date: 
Fri, 06/07/2013 - 20:00

Kirtan with Shubalananda

Come see the group Shubal perform kirtan, a call-and-response type of singing that is performed in certain devotional traditions.

Shubalananda Saraswati (Larry Kopp) has been leading kirtan and singing bhajan for the past 25 years. He is a sadhu, living on the Dakshina (contributions) of the Northeast US kirtan community. He regularly performs with Krishna Das, Dave Stringer, Wah!, Bhagavan Das, and other national kirtan wallahs who come through New England.
 
Event Date: 
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 19:00

Great Make Believe Improv Show

Watch the Great Make Believe Society perform different kinds of improv comedy!

See the styles of improv comedy made popular in Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, and New York!

Watch improvised scenes created right before your eyes, based on your suggestions!

Tickets: $5

Event Date: 
Sun, 06/02/2013 - 19:00

Sustainable Design, Communities and Shakespeare's Fool: How One Clown is Trying to Change the World

Canadian clown Jonathon Ellison reigns from the Montreal School of Mime and The Conway School of Sustainable Landscape Design in Massachusetts. He designs buildings and landscapes that try to sustain life, and performs in different cultures to bring community into the forefront of planning. This lively talk will touch on his design process, but also on the most important work of his life: Clowning For Change.

Event Date: 
Sun, 06/02/2013 - 15:00

Frank Critelli & Goodnight Blue Moon

"Critelli's lyrics are poignant and deeply insightful without running around on the Great Maudlin Reef. His guitar work is skillful and melodic and his vocals flow like the heavily creamed java that is served in the coffeehouses that he has played up and down the east coast for the past twenty-five years." – Craig Gilbert, New Haven Advocate

http://www.frankcritelli.net

Event Date: 
Sat, 06/01/2013 - 20:00

Brendan James / Jesse Ruben

Brendan James a singer-songwriter who accompanies himself on piano, has been called “a songwriter on the rise” by Entertainment Weekly. He constructed an 18-month tour in support of his debut album, The Day Is Brave (Decca Records), which placed in the Top 10 on Bilboards' Heatseekers chart. James and his producer Warren Huart (Augustana, the Fray, Howie Day) pushed the envelope in 2010 in terms of tempo and production.

Event Date: 
Fri, 06/28/2013 - 20:00

Amanda Mair

Amanda Mair is a female singer-songwriter/pianist from Stockholm, Sweden and has become one of the most talked about artists of her country. She was discovered by Club 8's Johan Angergård at only 15 after he heard some demos she had recorded with Club 8's touring drummer. She was promptly signed to Angergård's label, Labrador, and started recording tracks with the Mary Onettes, with Philip Ekström at the producer's desk. She released her first single, “House,” in June 2011.

Event Date: 
Thu, 06/27/2013 - 20:00

Rajdulari Barnes

Take Ella Fitzgerald's clear vocal tone, Jill Scott's spunk, and Chaka Khan's funk and you have new jazz vocalist Rajdulari Barnes. The New York-based singer, formerly of Boston, inspires an engaging listening experience for music lovers. At age 17, she was offered her first gig at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, and later shared the stage with Bobby McFerrin while attending Berklee. In 2010, Barnes moved to New York City and started a solo project. In 2011, her ensemble won Best Jazz Band at the New England Urban Music Awards.

Event Date: 
Sat, 06/22/2013 - 20:00

Trails and Ways

Trails and Ways have a bossa nova-dream pop sound. The two female and two male members of the band all sing, braiding their voices down landscapes of tight percussion, reverbed guitar hooks, and tidal synthesizers. Their lyrics are political graffiti and lovers’ unsaid conversations, crossing at the borders between Spanish, Portuguese, and English.

Admission: $10, general admission 

Event Date: 
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 20:00

Fenway Recording Sessions Presents: Diego Garcia / DJ Carbo

Event Date: 
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 20:00

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