BANDS / MUSICIANS

This is a list of current/active bands living/gigging within New London county.
(please scroll to the bottom of the page for an archive list of inactive bands)

*Last updated  5/28/25


A Former Friend
Americana
Allen, Clayton (and Brothers Dano)
Acoustic / Americana
https://www.facebook.com/claytonallensevents/

Alter Ego
Rock Covers / Party Band

American Honey
Country / Rock / Pop / Covers

Atkins, Ken & the Honky Tonk Kind
Country / Roots / Americana
https://www.facebook.com/kenatkinsandthehonkytonkkind
 *see also; Turnpike All-Stars, New Johnny Five; Reducers, The

Azalea Drive
Rock Covers / Acoustic
https://www.facebook.com/AzaleaDrive

Bank Street Groove
Soul / Funk / Rock 
https://www.facebook.com/bankstreetgroove

Bards Of Gungywamp (B.O.G.)
Folk / Acoustic / Traditional Irish / Old Timey
https://www.instagram.com/bardsofgungywamp/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086576600981

Bensko, Brad
Alternative / Acoustic
https://www.bradbenskomusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/bradbenskomusic/
*see also Kat & Brad

Big Dawg Isaac
Piano / Guitar / Covers
https://www.bditrio.com/

Birdsall, Hugh
Folk / Acoustic / Rock
*see also Ground Zero Boys, Dogbite; The; Reducers, The; SheSaidHeSaid; 3-Pack, The

Bosse, Nick
Roots Outlaw Country
https://nickbosse.com/

Blonde Furniture
Americana / Rock
https://www.facebook.com/BlondeFurniture/
http://www.blondefurnitureband.com/
*see also; members of Whales, The; Dumas Bill

Branded
Country / Rock / Covers
*See also Neal, Austin

Burke, James
Experimental / Synths / Dance Pop
https://www.facebook.com/james.burke.96
*See also The Look-A-Likes; Pencils Down

Butler, Jeff
Americana / Bluegrass / folk /traditional Irish
https://www.facebook.com/jeffbutlerandfowlweatherfriends
*see also Bards of Gungywamp

CarLeans, The
Folk / Americana
http://www.thecarleans.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thecarleans
*see also: Hoolios, Carpenter, Jim; Mac, Sarah

Carpenter, Jim
Americana / Zydeco / Folk
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100042844700268
*See Also: CarLeans, The; Hoolios, The

Carolans, The
Irish / Folk / Acoustic

Cash, Ethan
Rock / Acoustic
https://www.facebook.com/ethancashmusic 

Castellano, Anne and the Smoke
Rock
https://www.facebook.com/AnneCastellanoAndTheSmoke
*see also; members of: SheSaidHeSaid

Casting Shadows
Metal

Chaney, Andy
Acoustic / Rock / Covers
https://www.facebook.com/Andy-Chaney-Music-969434759798796/
*see also: members of Cucumber Jones

Chumzilla (DJ)
House / Electro / Dubstep / Trap / Hip Hop
https://www.facebook.com/chumzilla 

Cofoni, Chris
Singer/Songwriter / Acoustic
*see also, Mystic Prophets
Common Disaster
Rock / Punk
https://www.facebook.com/common-disaster-1305821632907428/

Cucumber Jones
Rock / Covers

Decent News
Industrial Hardcore
https://www.facebook.com/decentnews


Delta Of Venus
Trance Rock
*see also, Twining, Ellery

Dirt Pile
Sludge / Noise / Punk

Distilled
Rock Covers
See also; Spearin, Aaron

Diva and the Playboys
Party / Cover Band
https://www.facebook.com/divaandtheplayboys

Dogbite
Rock / Folk / Americana
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dogbite-Band/108188045904888
*see also; Hugh Birdsall; Reducers, The; 3 Pack, The; SheSaidHeSaid; Ground Zero Boys

Don't Tell Lisa
Dance Party Hits / Covers
DUI
Punk / Hardcore

Dumas, Bill
Rock 
*see Whales, The; Blonde Furniture

Eazy (DJ)
Hip Hop / R&B / Reggae / Techno / House / Top 40
https://www.facebook.com/therealdjeazy

Edwards, Craig
Appalachian / Blues / Cajun / Celtic / Honky-tonk / Zydeco / Swing
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Craig-Edwards/112392883713
*see also; member of: Sweet Mercy

Elci, Steve
Rock / Children's Music
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Steve-Elci-Childrens-Music/241987558255
https://www.facebook.com/Steveelcimusic

Epitome
Jazz 
https://www.facebook.com/epitomejazzband
 https://epitomejazzband.wixsite.com/epitome

ERAS
Taylor Swift Tribute

F & Blues Band
Blues / Rock 

Farnham, Kala
Avant-Garde Folk / Art Pop
https://www.facebook.com/kalafarnhammusic
http://kalafarnham.com

Farther Free, The
Rock
https://www.facebook.com/thefartherfree/ 
*see also; members of: Lotus; Marcy Kelly Trio; Thu Jazz Improv at DPI

Fake Experience, The
Rock / Top 40 Covers
https://www.facebook.com/thefakeexperience

Fatal Film
Rock / Garage / Punk
www.fatalfilm.com
https://www.facebook.com/fatalfilm
*see also: members of: Surgery Sessions; Subliminals, The; Brazen Hussy

Feldman, Noah
Rock / Acoustic
https://www.facebook.com/SeibertMusic
*see also Fleet; Noah & the Flood; The Social Funktion; Fleet Music

Fioravanti, Tim, Jazz Orchestra
Big Band Jazz / Rock / Latin


Florek, Ada Mae
Ukulele / Acoustic / Vocal
Rock / Blues / Funk

FrankenPhil
Guitar-Bass Duo / Covers

Freiert, Ben
Rock / Covers / Acoustic

Freq Scene
Improv modular synth jamz
James Burke, Dave Freeburg & Noise To Most

Fusion
Rock / Covers

Glaucoma Suspect
Rock / Reggae / Groove

Gore, Brian & The Tender Fritters


Ground Zero Boys
Folk / Acoustic
*see also Birdsall, Hugh; Reducers, The; SheSaidHeSaid; 3-Pack, The

Haley, Les
Rock
https://www.facebook.com/Les-Haley-Electric-Bass-Vocals-317816361567983/

Hallberg, Gray
Rock / Avoustic
https://www.facebook.com/william.hallberg
*see also members of; Wooly Mammoth; Woolite

Handsome Dudes, The
Classic Rock Covers
*see also members of; Royale Brothers; Burnouts From Outer Space; Bobby Crash

Hard Feelings, The
Rock
https://www.facebook.com/TheHardFeelings
Harris, James
Acoustic Classic / Modern Rock / Covers & Originals
http://jamesharrisguitar.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Jamesharris-Guitar-1470464559848790/

Hempsteadys, The
Reggae / Rock / Ska
https://www.facebook.com/thehempsteadys
*see also; members of: Chasing Trinity; Hand Grenade Serenade; NME the Illest; Stressbomb; American Infidels; Suicide Dolls, The; Fatal Film

Hoolios, The
Americana / Roots / Rock / Zydeco
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hoolios/157168784337594
*see also; Carpenter, Jim; CarLeans, The

Horns of Ormus
Punk / Rock
https://www.facebook.com/HornsOfOrmus

Hyll, Travis
Country / Rock / Acoustic

Jampson Jubilee, The
Rock / Jam / Folk
https://www.facebook.com/theJampsonJubilee/
*see also; members of: Weird Beards, The; Straight To VHS

JC Revival 
Piano-Guitar Duo / Covers
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069378985677
Jeremiah Hazed
Rock / Jam Band
https://www.facebook.com/jeremiahhazed

Kat & Brad
Americana / 50's and 60's pop / Originals / Fiddle / Acoustic
https://www.katbradband.com
https://www.facebook.com/katbradband/ 
*see also Bensko, Brad; Parks, Kathleen

Keech, Darin
Rock
https://www.facebook.com/darin.keech

Leeflang, Guno
Reggae / Folk / Rock / Acoustic
https://www.facebook.com/guno.leeflang

Lewis, Ernie
Rock / Covers / Acoustic
*See also Wicked Peach

Lewis, Jeff
Rock / Covers / Acoustic

Living Weary
Rock

Llama Tsunami
Ska / Rock
www.facebook.com/llamatsunami

Lo, Frank (DJ)
Hip Hop / Rap
https://www.facebook.com/franklo.marchany

Lobotomist
Metal Covers & Originals

Look-A-Likes, The
Neo-Soul / Retro 80's / Synth / Pop / R&B
https://www.instagram.com/lookalikesnl/

Low Moments
Lo-Fi Retro 80's / Pop 

Luke & Mike
Acoustic Duo / Rock

Mac, Sarah
Singer-Songwriter

Majestic Fuzz (Phil Smith & Jeff Rourke)
Acoustic / Covers / Singer-Songwriter
*See also Smith, Phil
 
Malek, Izzy
Acoustic / Covers / Singer-Songwriter
https://www.facebook.com/izmalek
*see also; members of Sugar

Maple, James
Roots / Americana / Folk
https://www.facebook.com/maplejamesmusic
*see also; member of: Witch Meadow

Marcy Kelly Trio
Jazz
https://www.facebook.com/marcykellytrio 
*see also; Sugar; Farther Free, The; Mystic Dead

Marshall, Tony
Acoustic 
https://www.facebook.com/tonymarshallmusic

Marvelous Liars
Rock
https://www.facebook.com/marvelousliarsmusic
*see also; members of: Gone For Good


Merritt, Brian
Rock Covers
*see also; member of: Wicked Peach; Lewis & Merritt

Mileski, Phred
Vocals / Pop Rock Covers

Miller, Rickie
Vocals / Pop Rock Covers
*see also; member of: RLM Trio, SALT, Sugar, Ken & Rickie Duo, ERAS

Mitch Kramer
Punk / Rock N Roll
*see also; member of; Lost Riots; The Ratz; Jeffrey Thunders

Motherwell
Metalcore

Mourn The Light
Metal / Doom

My Druthers
Rebel songs of Ireland & the sea
*see also, Rogue March

Mystic Dead
Grateful Dead Tribute

Mystic Horns
Jazz

Mystic Prophets
Rock / Acoustic
*see also, Cofoni, Chris

Neal, Austin
Country / Rock / Covers
*See also Branded

New London Big Band
Big Band / Jazz / Lounge

New London Drone Orchestra
Sound / Drone / Experimental

N.M.E. The Illest
Rap / Hip Hop
https://www.facebook.com/nmetheillest860
*see also; member of: Hempsteadys, The

Noah & the Flood
Rock / Indie / Pop
*See also: Feldman, Noah; Fleet

None Of Us Saints
Irish Americans / Pub Songs / Punk

Parker Powell, Daphne
Folk / Pop / Roots / Americana
https://www.daphneparkerpowell.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DameCalico

Parks, Kathleen
Violinist / Singer-Songwriter / Mandolin
*See also, Kat & Brad

Pencils Down
Rock / Pop / Indie

Perry, Jake
Acoustic / Covers 

Perkins, Katie
Country / Folk 

Pryor, Becky
Singer-Songwriter

Red Light
Party Rock / Covers

Red Lion
Roots Rock Reggae

Return To Sender
Punk


Salley, Kevin
Rock / Covers & Originals
*See also Dogbite; members of: Dr. K's Uke; Mama Train; Secret Lita

SauveSki
Rap / Hip Hop
https://www.facebook.com/SuaveSki

Schena, David
Acoustic / Rock / Covers

Secret Lita
Original Rock

Second Chance, The
Acoustic 

Shiloh & Emily
Vocals & Bass duo / Covers
*See also 20th century Kids
Sir Round Sound (DJ)
Soul / Funk
https://www.facebook.com/DJSirRoundSound
*see also; members of: Fatal Film; T Wreck

Slyne, Michael & Family Stoned
Rock / Drone / Noise / Psychedelic / Instrumental
https://www.facebook.com/Thefamilystoned/
https://www.instagram.com/michaelslyneisnttheonlydreamer/

Smith, Phil
Acoustic / Rock / Covers
*See also Majestic Fuzz

Sonorous Rising
Ska / Punk

Soul Factory, The
Funk / Soul / Covers

Souls On Fire
70's Soul

Spearin, Aaron
Acoustic / Covers
https://www.facebook.com/ctAcousticAS
Stevens Ramblin', Dan
Finger Style Blues / American Roots Music
https://www.facebook.com/ramblindanstevens/
http://www.danstevens.net/

Styff Kitty
Rock Covers

Sunshine, Braiden
Pop / Rock / Classic / Acoustic
https://www.facebook.com/braidensunshine
http://www.braidensunshine.com
*See also member of Soul Factory, The

Subliminals, The
Funk / Jazz / Rock / Instrumental
https://www.facebook.com/The-Subliminals-206851506624521/
*see also; members of: Fatal Film

Sugar
Rock & Top 40 Covers
https://www.facebook.com/Sugar-Band-113161902032780 
*see also; members of: Marcy Kelly Trio; Andy Chaney; Rickie Miller; SALT

Superbald
Rock / Punk / Surf

Sweet Mercy!
Americana / Roots Rock

T-Tones Band, The
Acoustic-electric / Covers

Taylor, T. Ray
Singer-Songwriter

Thirst Trap
Rock
https://www.instagram.com/thirsttrapnl/

Thompson, Vince (and the Next Fun Thing)
Americana / Roots / Acoustic
https://www.facebook.com/vince.thompson.568

Thunders, Jeffrey
Punk / Rock
*See also: Mitch Kramer; The Ratz, The Lost Riots

Toneshifters, The (Chris Mackay)
Americana / Zydeco / Rock
http://www.toneshifters.com/
https://www.instagram.com/toneshifters/

Troublemakers, The
Country / Americana / Covers
https://www.facebook.com/thetroublemakersbandct/
*see also; members of: Hoolios, The

Tuckwood, Vince
Rock
http://VinceT.net
https://www.facebook.com/VincentTuckwoodStoryTeller
*see also; members of: Anne Castellano & The Smoke

Turnpike All-Stars
Rock / Americana
https://www.facebook.com/TurnpikeAllStars
*see also, Ken Atkins & The Honky Tonk Kind

Twining, Ellery 
Rock / Acoustic / Spoken Word / Experimental
https://ellerytwining.bandcamp.com/
*see also, Delta Of Venus; Slander ; Low-Beam

Victim Or Victor
Indie / Alternative Rock

Village Jammers

*See also Wicked Peach; 2 Cat Zoo; Cucumber Jones
Wayfaring Strangers
Acoustic
Mike Sisk, Chris Cofoni & Jay Johnson
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557714453137

Whales, The
Rock / Blues
http://www.whalesrockband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheWhales1983 
*see also; members of: Blond Furniture; Dumas, Bill

Wicked Peach
Rock Covers
Also same members of Lewis & Merritt; 2 Cat Zoo; Lewis, Ernie; Watson, Dan

Wild Nights
Rock & Top 40 Covers

When the Deadbolt Breaks
Doom / Psychedelic / Experimental
https://www.facebook.com/pages/When-the-Deadbolt-Breaks/181287835243416

Wooden Horse
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young tribute
*Also members of KGB Acoustic

Wooly Mammoth / Woolite Duo
Rockin' Blues / Prehistoric Funk / Hillbilly Jazz
https://www.facebook.com/woolymammothband
*See also Hallberg, Gray

Xenos
Experimental Cretan Folk Group

3 Hours Later
Rock / Alternative / Covers 

20th Century Kids
Rock/Pop Covers
*See also Shiloh & Emily 




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Archive of Inactive Bands:




ACJD
Rock Covers
https://www.facebook.com/ACJDlive

Adams Onis
Rock  

All In All Out

American Infidels
Punk

American't
Hardcore Crust Punk

Amido Black
Metal

A Moment Of Silence
Rock / Metal

Anderson Family Picnic / Andersons, The

April In Nevada
Rock / Post Rock 

Atomic
Rock / Metal

Banzai All-Stars
Reggae Covers

Bedroom Rehab Corporation
Metal / Heavy Psych / Doom / Stoner


Black Water Blessing
Metal

Botfly
Rock / Metal

Brain Police
Rock / Metal

Brava Spectre
Experimental / Noise Rock

Brazen Hussy
Punk / Garage Rock 

Brazen Youth, The
Alternative Indie Atmospherical Simon & Garfunkel Acoustic Emotion Rock
https://www.facebook.com/thebrazenyouth

Brockett Roadshow, Paul
Rock / Country / Rockabilly



Carbomb
Punk

Catfish Phillips
Reggae / Rock / Hip Hop

Cavities, The
Rock 

CBYD Trio

Chasing Trinity
Punk / Ska
Conversion Party
Indie Rock

Crows Toes, The
Blues / Soul

Denim Panther
Metal

Diamond Twins, The
Rock

Dirt Road Radio

Distance From Here, The
Rock 

Doug
Post Rock / Punk  

Drive Within
Rock 

Duranti, Dayne
Post Rock / Punk / Acoustic Punk
https://doug1.bandcamp.com/

Electric Noise Act
Rock / Indie

Empty Vessels
Thrash Metal

End All Suffering
Metal 

Enth, The
Alternative Rock

Estrogen & Tonic
Comical Punk

Facelifters, The
Funk Punk

Fears, The
Synth Rock
 
Feels, The
Rock / Jam Band

Ferocious Fucking Teeth
Punk / Metal / Noise

Fifties Slang
Indie Rock

Flowers & Kain

Folk Y'all
Old Timey / Punk 

Friendly Ghost, The
Alternative Folk

Fries, John
Rock / Americana

Full Moon Jamboree
Roots Country 

Get Haunted
Ghost Music / Old Timey 

Ghost Child

Gone For Good
Rock

Good God!
Indie Rock / Instrumental / Atmospheric

Grand Passion
Rock

Great Skaught
Ska

Hand Grenade Serenade
Post Punk 

Herff Jones
Alternative Punk

Hellbent & Heartbreakin'
Country / Swing

Holding Onto Nothing
Metal

Inablackout
Thrash Metal

Incognito Sofa Love
Funk / Rock 

Kirkby Overblow
Rock

Ladykillas
Rock / Punk

Light In May
Melodic Hardcore / Metal

Liz Larsons, The
Indie Rock

Lo-Fi Radio Stars
Rock

Lotus
Rock

Low Beam
Indie Rock 

Madison Red 
Rock

Magpie
Indie Rock

Maggie's Guitar
Folk

Mahray
Rock / Soul / Jazz / Reggae

Matzah Cigar
Mixed Genre / Prog

McJaggers, The
Rock 

Mill, The
Rock

Missing Cat 
Rock / Punk

Modern Primates
Punk

Monkey68
Rock

Natural Fathers
Rock

New Johnny Five
Rock / Punk
https://www.facebook.com/groups/117996371551858/
*see also; members of Atkins Ken & The Honkey Tonk Kind

No Mind
Rock / Jam / Soul
https://www.facebook.com/nomindct/

November Party
Goth / Rock

On Dasher
Indie Rock

Original Sinners
Americana . Singer-Songwriter

Paisley Jungle
Punk / Experimental

Quiet Life
Indie Rock / Americana

Recur Occurrence
Rock

Reducers, The
Rock / Punk

Ringers
Indie Rock

Roadside Attractions
Americana
 
Royale Brothers, The
Rock / Goth Country 
Savalas Youth
Hardcore

SheSaidHeSaid (Hugh Birdsall & Anne Castellano)
Rock
https://www.facebook.com/shesaidhesaidct
*see also: Anne Castellano & the Smoke; Reducers, The; Dogbite; Ground Zero Boys
 
Silver Hammer
Rock

Slander
Indie Rock / Pop

Small Town Hero
Post Punk

Snow Orphan
Doom Metal 

Society For Rational Dress
Indie Rock

Sodium Lights
Indie Rock

Straight To VHS
Garage Rock
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Straight-to-VHS/150249976975
*see also; members of: Weird Beards, The; Jampson Jubilee, The 

Street People
Garage Rock

 Stressbomb
Punk

Suicide Dolls, The
Garage Rock / Psych

Surgery Sessions (formerly T-Wreck)
Synth/Experimental
https://www.facebook.com/SurgerySessions
*see also; members of: Fatal Film; FFT

Tawny 12, The
Indie Rock / Folk

Thick Thieves, The
Rock 

Three Dollar Depth Charge
Post Rock / Garage Rock

Total Bolsheviks
Noise / Experimental

Tranquil Dirtbags
Alternative / Indie / Folk Punk
https://www.facebook.com/tranquildirtbags/

Uncle Flatty
Americana
Rock

Village Jammers, The
Americana

Weird Beards
Alternative Folk

White Bronco
Post Punk


Wolfghost
Rock

Wonderlust
Indie Rock

Wrist Like This
Rock / Punk

Yellow Blackbirds (formerly Bowen)
Rock / Covers & Originals


3-Pack
Rock
(surviving members of The Reducers)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-3-Pack/1415131858722005



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