Republican American Hip Hop Summit Press Release

Music takes us right through the winter By Kellie Lambert McGuire REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

The groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter, but those next six weeks are filled with enough musical shows to chase the winter blues away.The calendar is ripe with concerts through the end of March. Music fans can put that tax rebate to good use by indulging in the many entertainment options filling up local venues.
Waterbury's Palace Theater offers up Hammer of the Gods, the Led Zeppelin tribute, on Feb. 23. k.d. lang performs on March 16.Visit the Palace box office at 100 East Main St. or call (203) 755-4700.The Warner Theatre in Torrington will host country legend Trisha Yearwood on March 7. "An Evening of Doo Wop Rock & Roll, Vol. II" will bring musical cheer to the Warner stage on March 15.For tickets, visit the Warner box office at 68 Main St. or call (860) 489-7180.
The Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport will welcome country sensation Carrie Underwood on Feb. 24. Josh Turner opens.The Arena also scored another hot tour: The Jonas Brothers, who will perform March 16.For tickets, visit the box office or visit or call any Ticketmaster outlet.The Jonas Brothers will also perform March 18 at the Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford. The Chevy also has Celtic Woman on its schedule for March 22. Country superstar Dierks Bentley will take over the Chevy on March 29, with the help of Bucky Covington and Luke Bryan.For tickets to all shows at the venue, visit or call any Ticketmaster outlet.The XL Center, formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, will welcome the reunited Spice Girls on Feb. 22, following by the legendary Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on Feb. 28.For tickets to all shows, visit the XL box office or any Ticketmaster outlet.Mohegan Sun Casino has a wealth of shows at three of its venues in the coming weeks. Matchbox 20 takes over the Arena on Monday, with the help of Alanis Morissette and Mute Math. Toby Keith hijacks the Arena on Feb. 28 and 29, followed by two nights with Bon Jovi and Daughtry, on March 7 and 8.Celtic Woman performs March 14. Van Halen, with opening act Kymani Marley, performs March 26.In the Cabaret, the retro music concert "Rat Pack Is Back" will be Friday through Sunday. Aaron Lewis of Staind will give an acoustic solo show on Feb. 20 through 24.The Wolf Den has several shows for any music fan on a budget. All shows at this casino bar are free. Gloria Gaynor brings disco back on Saturday. Martha Reeves & the Vandellas also have a nostalgic twist on Feb.24.Robert Cray performs Feb. 29 and March 1, followed by Chubby Checker on March 2. Davy Jones takes the stage on March 7, followed by John Waite on March 8, Tracy Lawrence on March 14 and The Romantics on March 15.Eddie Money returns to the venue for two days of shows, March 21 and 22. Tower of Power closes out the month with performances March 29 and 30.For tickets to Mohegan Sun events, visit the casino box office, any Ticketmaster outlet or call (860) 886-0070.Foxwoods Casino isn't left out of the musical fun either. The Fox Theater schedule has Al Jarreau on Friday, Bobby Vinton on Saturday, Creedence Clearwater Revival on Feb. 22 and Jackson Browne on March 29.For tickets, call (800) 200-2882.@$:DAVE SAMUELS INSTEAD: For personal reasons, Joe Beck, who was scheduled to appear as part of The Gunnery's annual Speaker Series, is unable to perform. In his place, Dave Samuels has agreed to perform at the First Congregational Church Meeting House on Washington Green at 7 p.m. Friday. Call (860) 868-7334 extension 251 for reservations as seating is limited. Admission is free.HIP HOP CONFERENCE: The Ant Farm Affiliates will host another Hip Hop Conference on March 1 in Stamford.The informational event will discuss, educate and inform people about true hip hop as well as the music industry. The focus of the event is to correct mainstream stereotypes about hip hop culture, inform participants about the positive and negative aspects of the music industry, and inspire those who are interested in pursuing a career in music.The conference will also feature performances by Ant Farm Affiliates artists like Phenetiks, D. Cyphernauts, Workforce, Cee Reed, The Rising Sun Quest, Sketch the Cataclysm, Expertiz, Pruven and Spaz the Working Class. There are also two special guests, MC Chubb Rock and Battlemaster Breez Evahflowin.The conference will be from 1 to 9 p.m. March 1 at West Hills High School, 125 Roxbury Road in Stamford. For more information, call (800) 688-5850 or e-mail othello88@ gmail.com.THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY: Today marks the day in 1972 when John Lennon and Yoko Ono hosted "The Mike Douglas Show." The pair hosted for a week, welcoming guests like Chuck Berry and Black Panther leader Bobby Seale.Send your arts and entertainment news and listings to kellmcguire @yahoo.com.
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