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6/28/2009 6:06:52 PM Pics
by Meghan Killimade
Pics of Dan & Liz, Get Haunted & Weird Beards @ Oasis 6/26/09
Recur Occurrence to release Debut CD EP During Sailfest Weekend!
New London rockers, Recur Occurrence, have just announced that they will be releasing their self-titled debut CD EP starting Sailfest Weekend!
The band is also performing at Sailfest on the 'New London Music Festival' stage behind the train station, (Waterfront Park), on Friday July 10 - show starts @ 5pm, is free & all ages. Recur Occurrence will go on about 5:45pm.
The debut CD, which has been highly anticipated around town for months now, was tracked at Sonalyst Studios in Waterford, and mixed at The Ministry for the Production of Culture. The CD was engineered by Charles Olson and produced by the band: Jason Banta on guitar & vox; Corina Malbaurn on bass & vox, and Eric Kendall on drums.
Check out the song "So Much More" from Recur Occurrence's debut CD on our music player! Stay tuned in the coming weeks for a WailingCity.com review!
STATE STREET between Eugene O'Neill Drive and Bank Street CLOSED from 4:00pm through 7:00pm on Sunday
STATE STREET between Eugene O'Neill Drive and Huntington Street CLOSED from 4:00pm through 7:00pm on Sunday
City Pier Stage: (New London Music Festival Stage)
(Free, all ages)
(5:00) Get Haunted
(5:45) Recur Occurrence
(6:30) Weird Beards
(7:15) Can Kickers
(8:10) Roadside Attractions
(9:10) Paul Brockett Roadshow Band
(10:10) Chasing Trinity
Custom House Pier Stage:
(Free, all ages)
(5:00) Craig Edwards (Traditional Celtic & Folk)
(6:30) Shellbacks (Celtic Band)
(7:00) The 7th Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps
(8:30) New London Firefighters Pipes & Drums
(9:00) Celtic Cross (Celtic Band)
Hygienic Art Park Stage (Acoustic Music Festival)
($3 cover, all ages)
(5:00)Carl Franklin
(5:20)Bruce McDermott
(6:00) Bob Vogel
(6:30) Dean Denis
(7:00) Blonde Furniture
(7:35) Bernadette Golden
(7:55) Darin Keech
(8:15) Will DSol
(8:50) Bubblin' Crude
(9:30) Matzah Cigar
The Oasis Pub (16 Bank Street, 21+, $5)
BANDS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Saturday July 11th:
*** FIREWORKS @ 9:25pm! ***
BANK STREET CLOSED all day to vehicle traffic
SOUTH WATER STREET CLOSED all day to vehicle traffic
STATE STREET between Eugene O'Neill Drive and Bank Street CLOSED through 7:00pm on Sunday
STATE STREET between Eugene O'Neill Drive and Huntington Street CLOSED through 7:00pm on Sunday
City Pier Stage: (Latin Music Stage)
(Free, all ages)
(12:00) Church Play
(12:30) Caliente 980AM Live - Broadcast & Giveaways
(2:30) Local Artists Perform/Juventud Magic Dance Group
(4:30) Toton Y Tremendo (Reggaeton Group)
(5:00) Mujeres Latina (Salsa, Merengue Female Group/Band)
(5:45) Brenda K Star (Old School Freestyle and Classic Salsa Singer)
(6:30) Indio (New Age Salsa)
(7:15)
Magic Juan (Merengue Hip-Hop)
Custom House Pier Stage:
(Free, all ages)
(12:00) Bianca Sperduti (15 yr old singer)
(1:00) Say What? (Young rock & blues band)
(2:00) Demo by Gabrieles Martial Arts
(4:00) Lo-Fi Radio Stars
(6:00) The Manchurians (Local Branford Rock)
(8:00) The Reducers!!! (sets before & after the fireworks)
Hygienic Art Park Stage (Acoustic Music Festival)
(11am to 3pm = free, 3pm to 11pm = $5 cover, all ages)
(11:00) Paul Berkman
(11:20) Three Hours
(11:55) Mike Ball
(12:30) Celestial Strings
(12:55) Sue Mead & Pete Peri
(1:30) Pat Daddona & Tina Huard
(1:50) Wilson Kane
(2:25) Sue Menhart
(3:00) Members of Dogbite
(3:25) The Herrings
(4:00) Maggies Guitar
(5:00 to 11:00) Blue Collar Happy Hour Bands: Ken Atkins & The Honky Tonk Kind, Preston Frantz Hellbent and Heartbreakin', Village Jammers, Dogbite, Rivergods, & Hoolios
The El-N-Gee Club (86 Golden Street, all ages, $?, 2 to 9pm)
(Set times coming soon)
The Suicide Dolls
Estrogen & Tonic
Wonderlust
Dan & Liz
Fatal Film
& MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED....
The Oasis Pub (16 Bank Street, 21+, $5)
BANDS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Sunday July 12th:
BANK STREET CLOSED all day to vehicle traffic
SOUTH WATER STREET CLOSED all day to vehicle traffic
STATE STREET between Eugene O'Neill Drive and Bank Street CLOSED until 7:00pm
STATE STREET between Eugene O'Neill Drive and Huntington Street CLOSED until 7:00pm
City Pier Stage:
(Free, all ages)
(12:00) Pine Point School's Pouncing Panthers Jump Rope Team
(1:00) Ginga Brasileira (Afro-Brazilian dance)
(2:00) Dwight Baldwin (Professor of Percussion)
(2:30) CT Interdenominational Mass Choir (Contemporary Gospel)
(3:15) Demo Martial Arts Class
Custom House Pier Stage:
(Free, all ages)
(12:30) TO BE ANNOUNCED
(2:30) The Suicide Dolls
(4:00) Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains
Hygienic Art Park Stage (Acoustic Music Festival)
(Free, all ages)
(11:00) Jamie McArdle
(11:35) Peter Magrane
(12:10) John Wood "Woody"
(12:45) Jim Lampos
(1:30) l'esperance mandolin ensemble
(2:05) Kevin Kane
(2:40) Kat Wyand
(3:00) Keiths
(3:35) 28 Strings
(4:10) Rusty Implements
(4:45) Sandy Allen
(5:15) Arlene Wow
(5:35) The Crew
6/23/2009 - CT PUNK FEST IN JULY!
CT PUNK FEST 2009 @ El-N-Gee July 25 & 26!
86 Golden Street, all ages, $10/day or $15/both days
First Student Chosen For Phil Agins Berklee Scholarship!
Marissa Mazotta, 17, guitarist of the New London band 'A Moment Of Silence', will be the first student to utilize the Phil Agins Berklee Scholarship this summer!
Marissa lives in New London and is currently finishing up her Junior year at St. Bernard's High School and will be a Senior next fall. Marissa plans to apply to the Berklee College of Music for fall 2011 and hopes the Berklee summer program will prepare her.
Marissa tells us here at WailingCity.com that she is "looking forward to the experience of playing with other musicians" and is very thankful. "To be given such an opportunity is just amazing!" she says. Marissa says she wants to learn as much as she can and will proudly take Phil's story with her - and feels honored to be representing New London's music scene. "It's great to see something so good come from such a tragedy - I can't wait to make everyone proud! This will be such a great learning experience."
The summer program will run for five weeks starting in July. According to the Berklee website, students of the summer program will play in ensembles, develop improvisational and reading skills, improve technique in weekly private lessons, and enjoy lectures/demonstrations by well-known faculty and visiting artists.
Paula Agins, Phil's mother, (along with Phil's brother Dan Agins), has dedicated herself endlessly to organizing and raising money for this scholarship. So far Paula has held two benefits and has had numerous donations. The latest, a wine tasting/silent auction in March which was extremely successful. Paula is planning to have another benefit/event in the coming months and will continue to hold semi annual benefits to support the future of the scholarship. Paula hopes the scholarship will be able to send at least one student, (if not two), to the summer program every year.
To listen to Marissa's band 'A Moment Of Silence', or to wish Marissa good luck, go here:
(Above: Marissa, center, with her bandmates in 'A Moment Of Silence')
More info on the Phil Agins Scholarship:
Berklee College Of Music has established a new scholarship in memory of Philip Agins, who passed away on April 14, 2008. Philip attended the Berklee Five-Week Summer Performance Program in 1999. He entered the program as a novice bass player, but came home a true musician with confidence, skills and a love of performing. Philip was given the opportunity to attend the Five-Week program thanks to a generous gift from a family friend. Philip's family would like to extend this gift to others by creating a scholarship in his name that would provide assistance to other budding musicians hoping to have a life-changing experience similar to Philip's.
View the rest of this article on Berklee's website:
Dayne Duranti, ex frontman of the long since defunct New London band 'Small Town Hero' is hard at work... but this time not just on music.
Dayne made his "re-debut" back to the New London music scene in early 2009 with a slew of solo acoustic sets. Lately Dayne's been compliling song lyrics and poems that he's written over the years. Dayne tells WailingCity.com that "I painstakingly managed to type and format them all into a cohesive manuscript and started sending it out to publishers". The book, titled 'Standing On Someone Else's Sand Castle', has been picked up by a large publishing company called 'Publish America' and will be available in bookstores and online everywhere late summer/early fall. The exact release date will be determined very soon. Dayne says he expects to do "a barrage of press and release parties when the time comes".
Stay tuned here for the latest news on Dayne's new book!
5/24/09 - Rest In Peace Josh from Gone For Good...
New London Mourns Josh Lecce; Drummer of 'Gone For Good'
*Last updated 5/27 11:24am
(Photo Credit: Joshua Behan)
Josh Lecce, 23 - drummer of the New London band 'Gone For Good' - was killed early Sunday morning, May 24, after his car was hit by a drunk driver.
On behalf of all of us here at WailingCity.com - our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who knew Josh... friends, family, band mates, show goers. Josh was a talented musician, with a high spirited personality. Josh will be missed dearly.
I last saw Josh earlier in the night that he was killed amongst friends at the Oasis. He was happy and as clear-headed as I've ever seen him. He tapped me on the arm as he passed behind me. I turned around and his huge smile greeted me. He was the most pleasant person to talk to - always so fun-loving and friendly to everyone. I am SO glad to have seen him this way last night... for the last time. This will surely be the way I remember him, and I am so thankful for that.
Share your thoughts and memories of Josh with your music community on the Wailing City Message Board. If you're not already regiestered it takes 2 minutes:
Nick & Ryan from Gone For Good break the silence; & thank everyone for the support...
Above: Josh Lecce (left) with his bandmates Nick (center) and Ryan (Right) Photo Credit: Joshua Behan
Sleep Well, Josh...
(As posted on their Facebook page)
It goes without saying that this has been without a doubt been the worst week of our short lives. We can’t even begin to explain the feelings of emptiness. Josh Lecce was our drummer, but even more so, he was like a part of our family. It feels like we lost an actual family member, we loved that kid so much. We cannot even imagine how devastated the parents must be. Our thoughts and prayers go out to both the Lecce and Nicholson family. We are heartbroken for your losses. We don’t see how things will ever be the same again.
We wanted to take some time to acknowledge all the phone calls, texts and kind words we have received this week and sincerely thank all of you for your support and strength during this sad time. It really meant a lot to us to see the kind of turnout that we had on Thursday night (about a thousand people showed up for Josh's wake!), and we know Josh’s parents feel the same way. Josh touched many people’s lives and we are very blessed to know how much all of you are behind us. Thank you all so much for everything and it is really powerful for us to see how many friends we have after only really being around for such a short time. We are thankful every day for each of you, and could never forget how this community really came together to pay tribute to Josh. He made a tremendous impact in all our lives, and will truly be missed.
We would also like to extend a special thanks to Sean Murray for fielding the phone calls and talking to the newspapers and really helping us by dealing with this on a professional level so we could deal with it on a private level. Sean, you are a true friend. Again, a big thanks to everyone—you have a very special place in our hearts. Also, remember to keep checking back for news on Gone For Good’s upcoming EP, The Bright Lights. Josh worked very hard on these songs and he couldn’t wait for you to hear them.
Sleep well, Josh. We love you very, very much.
- Your friends, Ryan and Nick
5/22/2009 - ATTENTION ARTISTS!
ATTENTION ARTISTS! Bizarre Bazaar Is For You!
OUTDOOR ARTS & CRAFTS EXPOSITION
at New London Sail Fest
Saturday & Sunday July 11 & 12, 2009
Bank Street, New London CT
Created in 2004, the Hygienic Outdoor Art Bizarre/Bazaar works in conjunction with New London's SailFest to provide a venue for artists and crafters to display and sell their works. We are in our fifth year and going strong!
AFFORDABLE SPACE RENTALS
CATEGORY PRIZES
$500 BEST IN SHOW AWARD
75,000 ATTENDEES
or visit the Hygienic Art Galleries at
79 Bank Street, New London
or call Linnea at 860-857-4375
05/14/09 - Harkness Summer Concerts Are Back!
Summer Classical Concerts @ Harkness Park Are Back!
The SoundMusic concerts are scheduled for:
July 18:
”Made in America”
July 25
”Swing Dance Under the Stars: Benny Goodman Centennial Tribute”
August 1:
”Mostly Mozart”
All concerts will begin at 8 PM after customary picnicking, tailgating
and Pre-Concert Lectures that begin at 7:15 PM.
SoundMusic is giving free lawn seating tickets for all children who come with an adult. In addition, all active-duty military and guests will get free lawn tickets.
Tickets for individual concerts are $38 and $32 for tent seats and $18 for lawn seating. Season subscriptions are $99 and $84 for tent seats and $48 for lawn seating.
Lyme/Old Lyme High School, announced a concert for that will raise money for SoundMusic and for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. The concert, running from 4 to 11:30 p.m. June 13 at Harkness, will showcase national acts alongside local high school and undiscovered talent. Performers will include Say Anything and The Cool Kids. The concert is called B.O.M.B. fest (Bring Our Music Back). Tickets are $25; visit www.bombfest.com
Read the article about Harnkess Summer Concerts published 5/14/09 in THE DAY Newspaper:
Yup, the Oasis Pub has a blog! Stay tuned to this new blog space, (just launched today 4/8/09), for new show announcements, Oasis event listings, hilarious candid photos and video footage of Oasis patrons gettin' wild, live performance footage, new artist previews and much more!
There hasn't been a tattoo parlor in New London in decades! Dan Pierce's new parlor, "Whaling City Tattoo", is the first since 1962!
The parlor is located on Green Street - across from the Dutch Tavern and the Northern Indian Resaurant. Do go check it out and support your local businesses & artists!
Check out this sweet video footage from WTNH Channel 8!
