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Art school Girls- Ninjasonik

Saddest Summer- The Drums

Down By the Water- The Drums

Drugs & Sunshine- The Chinese Stars- Listen to Your Left Brain

Good Old Fashioned Rhythm- Electric Noise Act

The Palisades- The Motorcycle Industry- Electric Education

Bad Kids- Black Lips- Good Bad Not Evil

Green Gloves- The National- Boxer

Lucky Bastard- Widower

Lost At Sea- Old Hannah- Bright World

Adelita- O'Death- Head Home

Spider Cider- Man Man- Six Demon Bag

***January Twenty Something- Why?- Eskimo Snow

Plaster Casts of Everything- Liars- Liars

By the Lust, By Such a Tender Proposal- Brava Spectre- The Hands, The Water, The Hands that Occupy the Water

Eat Drugs- Bad Dudes- Eat Drugs

Sometimes I Wish I Lost a Leg- The Plot to Blow up the Eiffel Tower- Dissertation, Honey

Strictly Looks- A Place to Bury Strangers- In Your Heart

Between Me and the Ground- Dead Meadow- Old Growth

Mama's Mad Cos I Fried My Brain- Turbo Fruits- Echo Kid

Only Shallow- My Bloody Valentine- Loveless

Rebellion (Lies)- The Arcade Fire- Funeral

***Wake Up- The Arcade Fire- Funeral

Wicked Blood- Sea Wolf- White Water, White Bloom

***Skinny Love- Bon Iver- For Emma, Long Ago

***My Cabal- School of Seven Bells- Alpinisms

Chicago- Sufjan Stevens

***= Request

What to do, What to do......

***Connecticut Repertory Theatre Presents: THE EXONERATED

FRI Oct 9th at the Naf Katter Theatre in Storrs, CT. Wrongly convicted, these six people were condemned to death row for years. Their nightmarish stories are told here through interwoven scenes and monologues derived from actual court transcripts, interviews and letters. Showings Tuesday nights thru Sunday until Oct 18th. Visit crt.uconn.edu for more information.

***Record Fair

SUN Oct 11th at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. WESU will hold a community record fair.

First First First First

Negative Thinking- The DeathSet- EP

The Sting of the Tempest Asp- Brava Spectre- The Hands, The Water, The Hands that Occupy the Water

Daylight Remix- Ninjasonik

Titus Andronicus- Titus Andronicus- The Airing of Grievances

Let's Go Surfing- The Drums- Summertime!

Cold Spring- Cymbals Eat Guitars- Why There Are Mountains

Carrot Rope- Pavement- Terror Twilight

Hurry Hurry- Conversion Party- More No More

The Orcs- Orcumentary

Party Hard- Andrew W.K.- I Get Wet

Magic Word- Fucked Up- The Chemistry of the Common Life

The End- Vivian Girls- Everything Goes Wrong

Turkey Sandwich- Mika Miko- We Be Xuxa

It Ain't Gonna Save Me- Jay Reatard- Watch Me Fall

Death Smells- Team Robespierre- Everything's Perfect

The Dirge- Japanther- Tut Tut Shake Yer Butt

Turkey Barnyard Mix- Mika Miko- We Be Xuxa

Tin Foil- Rainer Maria- Anyone In Love With You (Already Knows)

Lost Parts Stinging Me So Cold- Melt Banana- Cell Scape

In Your Heart- A Place to Bury Strangers- In Your Heart EP

Seven- Sunny Day Real Estate- Diary

Big Bad Mean Mother Fucker- Girls- Girls

I Became a Prostitute- The Twilight Sad- Forget the Night

When I Go Deaf- Low- The Great Destroyer

Where No Wild Things Are- The Jaguar Club- And We Wake Up Slowly

Twins- Pains of Being Pure of Heart- Higher than the Stars EP

Meet and Greet- Slaraffenland- We're on Your Side

Two Weeks- Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest

Breathe Smoke & Cry Blood- Total Bolsheviks- Valhalla at Yer Boyz

My Stereo Has Mono & So Does My Girlfriend- Daughters

Love Rhymes With Hideous Car Wreck- The Blood Brothers- Crimes

Pill Pop- Subtitle- Terrain to Rome

HOT HOT HOT

Say I Won't/ The Gaslight Anthem/ Senor and the Queen EP

Storm Clouds/ Quiet Life/ Big Green EP

To Be Young (is to be sad, is to be high)/ Ryan Adams/ Heartbreaker

2 Headed Boy/ Andrew Jackson Jihad/ Under the Influence, Vol 6

Feather Bed/ Fruit Bats/ The Ruminant Band

The Fox, The Crow and the Cookie/ mewithoutyou/ It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Allright!

My Friend/ Dr. Dog/ Fate

***Hang On/ Dr. Dog/ Fate

Spider Cider/ Man Man/ Six Demon Bag

Van Helsing Boom Box/ Man Man/ Six Demon Bag

Autumn Beds/ Modest Mouse/ Autumn Beds EP

Lisztimania/ Phoenix/ Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Living North/ Cymbals Eat Guitars/ Why There Are Mountains

Replacing the Northwest/ Talbot Tagora/ Lessons in the Woods or a City

Time Spent Breathing/ My Heart to Joy/ Seasons In Verse

The Boys Are Leaving Town/ Japandroids/ Post- Nothing

Old Clouds/ Pterodactyl/ Worldwild

Don't Smoke/ Mount Eerie/ Black Wooden Ceiling Opening

Thor, Forgive Me/ Total Bolsheviks/ Valhalla At Yer Boyz

Buses/No Buses/ Bear vs. Shark/ Right Now, You're in the Best of Hands. And if Something Isn't Quite Right, Your Doctor Will Know in a Hurry

Man and Wife, The Latter (Damaged Goods)/ Desaparecidos/ Read Music/ Speak Spanish

Katie's Conscience/ Algernon Cadwallader/ Some Kind of Cadwallader

I Love NYC/ Andrew W.K./ I Get Wet

New Pony/ The Dead Weather/ Horehound

Takoma The Dolphin Is Awol/ The Mae Shi/ Terrorbird

$100 Cover/ Japanther/ Skuffy Up My Huffy

Birthdays/ XO Skeletons/ Bored By Heaven

1,000 Cigarettes/MSTRKRFT/ Fist of God

Little Girl/ Death From Above 1979/ Romance Bloody Romance

Abandon Ship/ Benefit Friends/ Count Everest

Stomp the Pedal/ Yea Big + Kid Static/ The Future's Looking Grim

S is for Summer/ Subtitle/ Terrain to Rome

I Have No Fun/ Vivian Girls/ Everything Goes Wrong

Get With It Sierra/ Totally Michael/ Totally Michael

The Bear Show- July. 6. 09. Monday

SAILFEST SAILFEST SAILFEST SAILFEST SAILFEST SAILFEST SAILFEST!

Arms Against Atrophy- Titus Andronicus- The Airing of Grievances

Wind Phoenix- Cymbals Eat Guitars- Why there are Mountains

Seven- Sunny Day Real Estate- Diary

Little League- Cap'n Jazz- Analphabetapolothology

Muckraking- Bearstronaut- Wire

Catamaran- Bear vs. Shark- Terrorhawk

Fine + 2Pts- Minus the Bear- They Make Beer Commercials Like This

House- Abe Vigoda- Reviver

Life of Birds- These Are Powers- All Aboard Future

Lawncare- Women- Women

Run to Your Grave- The Mae Shi- HLLLYL

Don't Slow Down- Matt & Kim- Grand

Girlfriend- Phoenix- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Plaster Casts of Everything- Liars- Liars

Breaker- Low- Drums and Guns

Elephant Women- Blonde Redhead- Misery is a Butterfly

Nice and Blue (Part 2)- MewithoutYou- Brother, Sister

Stockholm Syndrome- Yo La Tengo- I can hear the heart beating as one

Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)- Baz Lurmann

Never Let Down- Andrew W.K.- The Wolf

The Orcs- Orcumentary

All of You Are Weaving Webs- Defective Fiction

Track 3- Paranoia Dance Party- Help! Help! Help! Help!

Niagara Falls- Harlem Shakes- Technicolor Health

Your Weather- Dinosaur Jr.- Farm

We Used to Vacation- Cold War Kids- Robbers and Cowards

You! Me! Dancing!- Los Campesinos!

 Here’s What’s Happening in and around the WHUS Community July 6-12:

***SAILFEST 2009
Downtown New London shuts for acoustic music festivals at the Hygienic Art Park, live music on the Custom House and City Piers, fireworks, hundreds of local vendors, food, merchandise, 5k road race, and more.
FRI- July 10th entertainment includes: (5:00) Get Haunted, (5:45) Recu Occurrence, (6:30) Weird Beards, (7:15) Can Kickers, (8:10) Roadside Attractions, (9:10) Paul Brockett Roadshow Band, (10:10) Chasing Trinity
SAT- July 11th entertainment includes: (12:00) Bianca Sperduti, (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) 
SUN- July 12th entertainment includes: (2:30) The Suicide Dolls, (4:00) Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains (5:00) TITUS ANDRONICUS and HARLEM SHAKES
For more information visit sailfest.org

***Poetry in the Park
THURS- July 9th at 6PM at the Julia de Burgos Park in Willimantic, CT. 
Featuring: poet and national award-winning educator, José B. Gonzalez and poet-in-residence at MCC, John Stanizzi.

***The Felice Brothers
SUN- July 12th at 9pm at the Cafe Nine in downtown New Haven. A folk blues country bandfrom Brooklyn. 

*** Bean & Leaf Coffee House Jazz show
WED July 8th at 7:30pm
Coffee House Jazz w/ members of Above Below 
13 Washington Street in New London. all ages.

 

*** Waterford VFW Ska show
FRI July 10th at 5 PM 
Llama Tsunami, The Facelifters, Steve Irwin and the Stingrays, A Moment of Silence, Botfly, Izm, and more!
382 Boston Post Rd, Waterford. All ages.

The Beat Show- Mon. June. 29. 09

R.I.P. King of pop. All the other radios are playing Michael Jackson so I figured if I can't beat 'em, beat it!

Smooth Criminal-Michael Jackson- Bad

If You Leave- Nada Surf

Thirteen- Ben Kweller- Ben Kweller

Take on Me- Cap'n Jazz- Analphabetapolothology

Why Did We Ever Meet- The Promise Ring- Nothing Feels Good

Old Old Fashioned- Frightened Rabbit- The Midnight Organ Fight

Two Kids- Strand of Oaks

Blue Jeans and White T-shirts- The Gaslight Anthem- Senor and the Queen

Milwaukee Sky Rocket- Braid- Frames and Canvas

A Song for Our Fathers- Explosions in the Sky- How Strange, Innocence

Jesse- The Motorcycle Industry- Electric Education

Wire- Bearstronaut- Wire EP

Don't Stop- Totally Michael- Totally Michael

Good Ol' Fashioned Nightmare- Matt & Kim- Grand

Lisztomania- Phoenix- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

The Truth Hurts so this Should be Painless- Her Space Holiday- XOXO, Panda and the New Kid Revival

Easy- Deer Tick- Born on Flag Day

Ron- Conversion Party- More No More

Long Walks- The Lovely Feathers- Fantasy of the Lot

Rough Gems- Islands- Return to the Sea

Les OS- The Unicorns- Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?

Angela- Jarvis Cocker- Further Complications

Pick Up the Phone- Fatal Film- Sisterwife

See You- Dinosaur Jr.- Farm

Gold Soundz- Pavement- Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

Don't Steal Our Sun- The Thrills- So Much for the City

The New Kid- Old 97's- Drag it Up

The Good Life- Weezer- Pinkerton

Here’s What’s Happening in and around the WHUS Community June 29th-July 5th:

***Can Goods Ska/Punk Show
TUES- June 30th from 5-10pm at Howard T. Brown Memorial Park (marina) in Norwich
Featuring: STRESSBOMB- punk band from Norwich, CT, CHASING TRINITY-ska band from Montville, CT, VAMPIRE LEZBOS- ska band from Portland, BOSTON JOLLY PIRATES, and more

***The Germs
TUES- June 30th at 8pm at Toad’s Place in New Haven. Visit toadsplace.com for more info.

***WE ROCK an afternoon rock show at the Hygienic Art Park
SAT- July 4th from 2-7pm in New London's Hygienic Art Park. Bring a picnic lunch!
Featuring: PAUL BROCKETT ROADSHOW BAND- rockabilly band from New London, CONVERSION PARTY- indie rock/punk/everythin g band from New London/Brooklyn, THE WEIRD BEARDS- experimental rock band from New London and more!

The Dayfest Show: Mon/June/22/09

Daylight- Matt & Kim- Grand

We Were Sick- The Thermals- Now We Can See

Invincible- OK Go- Oh No

The Only One- Manchester Orchestra- Mean Everything To Nothing

Beat City- The Flowerpot Men

Cold Hands- France Has the Bomb

Lexicon Devil- The Germs

Summertime- Totally Michael- Totally Michael

Ernest- Llama Tsunami- LTEP

Rockin' The Parlor- The Cankickers- We're Dying But We Ain't Dead

Sick As A Dog- Fatal Film- Thrill'r

East River- Conversion Party- More No More

What We Know- Sonic Youth- The Eternal

Over It- Dinosaur Jr.- Farm

Two Doves- The Dirty Projectors- Bitte Orca

House Party- The High Strung- Ode to the Inverse of the Dude

Texas Never Whispers- Pavement- Watery, Domestic

Porte Disparu- Malajube- Layrinthes

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun- Starfucker- Jupiter

Take On Me- Reel Big Fish

Jenny 867-5309- Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

500 Miles- New Year's Revolution

Forest Fire- Andrew Jackson Jihad- Andrew Jackson Jihad/Ghost Mice Split

Mister Jung Stuffed- Man Man- Rabbit Habbits

Friday XIII- Deer Tick- Born On Flag Day

Chicken Wire- The Felice Brothers- Yonder Is the Clock

**Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth- Neko Case- Middle Cyclone

Fix It- Grizzly Bear- Horn of Plenty

My Time Outside of the Womb- Titus Andronicus- The Airing of Grievances

The Shrew- Beirut- March of The Zapotec & Realpeople
Young Folks- Peter, Bjorn & John- Writer's Block
Do You Realize- The Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

Daylight Outro- Matt & Kim- Grand

** Denotes called in request

Here’s What’s Happening in and around the WHUS Community June 22-28th:

***JUNEFEST 2009 at the EL N GEE in New London WED June 24 from 7-11pm featuring: FATAL FILM: garage rock band from New London CONVERSION PARTY: indie/garage/rock/everything band from Brooklyn & New London BRAVA SPECTRE: experimental punk rock band from New London HONEYMOON: indie pop rock band from New London BIRTH OF FLOWER: punk band from Bristol

***YAM FEST 2009 SAT June 27 from noon to 8pm at the Groton Skate Park in Groton, CT. All Ages .All Day. filled with DIY art Projects, Zine Making, and live local bands including: CANKICKERS: folk punk band from New London LLAMA TSUNAMI & THE WITHOUT HELMET: ska band from southeastern CT BRAVA SPECTRE: experimental punk rock band from New London And much, much more

***Poetry In The Park Summer Series Please join Curbstone Press this summer at the Poetry in the Park Reading Series. All readings start at 6:00 P.M. in the Julia de Burgos Park, at the corner of Jackson Street and Terry Avenue, in Willimantic, CT. Thursday June 25 at 6pm is Poet Wally Swist. For more information, or for a rain location, please contact Curbstone Press at 860-423-5110.

***Reasons to Be Pretty Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Graduate actors will workshop this Neil Labute play beginning Thursday June 25 through Saturday the 27 at 8pm in the Fine Arts Dramatic Building Room 105.

***Reggae Fest June 27 and 28th (This weekend) beginning at noon at the Woodbury Ski Area is hosting the 38th Annual Reggae Festival featuring live music, food vendors, arts & crafts, skate park, swimming and camping. Reggae bands include: The Pocket Band (D.C. & Jamaica), Anguile & The High Steppers Afro Reggae Band (Albany), Skanktones (CT), The Screwups (CT), Kabbalist (Jamaica & New York), and more. For more information and a complete description of the bands go to woodburyskiarea.com

***Totally Michael WED June 24th at the Space in Hamden, CT at 7pm. For fans of Matt & Kim, Dan Deacon, and Blink 182. Bring yer dancin’ shoes.

The Rush Hour Drive Show: Mon/Jun/8/2009

Download the full interview of Henry Rollins from 05.29.09 HERE.
You know you want to.



Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite at :17/ Pavement/ Slanted & Enchanted

No Way/ Sonic Youth/ The Eternal
Budge/ Dinosaur Jr.
The Monkey & The Snake/ Meat Puppets/ Sewn Together

The New Lore/ Coin Under Tongue/ Coin Under Tongue
Funtime/ Iggy Pop/ The Idiot
TV Party/ Black Flag/ Damaged

Junk Mail/The Circle Jerks
Place Position/ Fugazi/ End Hits
Salad Days/ Minor Threat/ Minor Threat:The Complete Discography

Lamb and Lion/ The Mae Shi/ HLLLYL
In Her Diary/ Totally Michael/ Totally Michael
Doo Right/ Man Man/ Rabbits and Habits
The Beach/ Dr. Dog/ Fate

Little Yellow Spider/ Devendra Banhart/ Nino Rojo
No One's Gonna Love You/ Band of Horses/ Cease to Begin
Hang Me Up to Dry/ Cold War Kids/ Robbers & Cowards

If You Didn't Want to Know/ So Many Dynamos/ The Loud Wars
The Number/ Woods/ Songs of Shame
Foreground/ Grizzly Bear/ Veckatimest
Satellite Mind/ Metric/ Fantasies

Bad Choices/ Shout Out Out Out Out/ Reintegration Time



Here's the what's happening in and around the WHUS community (June 8-14).

***Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Production of Crowns
June 11- 21 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre at the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs. Crowns tells the incredible story of one young woman's return to the South and her education into the ritualized world of hats as an expression of cultural identity.Weeknight performances at 7:30 p.m. Weekend evening performances at 8 p.m. Matinee performances at 2 p.m.For a complete list of performance dates and to purchase tickets please call 860-486-4226 or visit www.crt.uconn.edu

***Ocean Beach Park
June 8 at 5pm is Classic Car Cruise Night. Fun for the whole family

***Windham Young Poets Kick Off Poetry in the Park Summer Series
On Thursday, June 11, 2009, at 6:00 pm,the Windham High School Young Poets will read from their poetry at the Julia de Burgos Park in Willimantic, CT (at the corner of Jackson Street and Terry Avenue). The Young Poets is a writing and performance group (ages 15 to 22) ofWindham High School and Windham Academy in Willimantic who have been on Good Morning America and continue to perform in our community, including the WindhamARTS Collaborative, ECSU and UCONN.

***TheaterWorks’
Hartford’s home for hot new plays,presents the Connecticut premiere of the underground hit comedy "Speech & Debate", a quirky tale of three teenagers who get tangled up in cyberspace, a debate club, and a musical version of “The Crucible.” This Offbeat Comedy Runs June 12th through July 26th at TheaterWorkswhich is located 233 Pearl Street Downtown Hartford.Visit www.theaterworkshartford.org for more information.

***Stafford Arts Commission
Presents a theatrical production of George Orwell’s “1984” with a local & regional cast this Fri & Sat at 8pm and Sun at 2pm at the Memorial Hall in Stafforf Springs, CT.For more information call:860-684-9500

***Local Punk Show @ Wallingford American Legion
JUNE 14: at 6pm featuring the Connecticut (and surrounding) punk bands: Algernon Cadwallader, Ape Up!,Black Churches, The Book Slave, Dead Uncles, &Chalk Talk.

***B.O.M.B. (Bring Our Music Back) Festival and Fund Raiser
At Harkness Park in Waterford on June 13th 4pm- 11:30pm.
"B.O.M.B - Bring Our Music Back" Festival is a benefit for SoundMusic& Make-a-wish Foundation. It includes a showcase of national acts alongside local high school and undiscovered talent. Performers will include: Say Anything, The Cool Kids, and Zach Lockwood and the Roseliners.For more information visit bombfest.com

Here's the what's happening in and around the WHUS community (June 15-21).

***EUGENE ‘ONEILL NATIONAL PUPPETRY CONFERENCE SHOW:
Come see exciting new puppetry works and the latest techniques, approaches, and ideas in the world of puppetry. Performances are scheduled at the O’Neill, on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20 at 7:00 pm at the Rose Barn Theater in WATERFORD, CT. Please call the O’Neill Box Office at (860) 443-1238 for more information.

***Third Thursday IS THURSDAY (18TH) from 6-9PM
* Every third Thursday from May to September, 5 blocks of Main Street in Willimantic are closed to showcase vendors, food, music, clowns, and more to support local artists and organizations in Connecticut. It is a grassroots community event, completely organized by volunteers and with no paid staff.
* WHUS will be there with a vendor in front of the bench shop.
* For more information: willimanticstreetfest.com
* The Band for THIS third Thursday is THE DOUG JONES GROUP: a smooth jazz band opening for such acts as Van Morrison and Pat Benatar.

***Wrench in the Works (and collaboration with Rock yer Socks)
On WED JUNE 17th from 4-6pm present: GHOST MICE- a DIY folk punk band
More information visit wrenchintheworks.org

***The ANNEX & Windham Arts Collaborative Present BIRTH OF SUMMER ’09:
The music starts at the Annex at 3pm and goes until Midnight. Bands include:
SUBVERSO: a post-indie rock band from Berlin,
TOTAL BOLSHEVIKS: an experimental ambient band from New London,
THE BOOK SLAVE: a shoegaze punk band of twin brothers from Northford,
NATURAL FATHERS: an experimental blues band from New London,
THE SUICIDE DOLLS: a garage punk band from New London



Here’s What’s Happening in and around the WHUS Community June 22-28th:

***JUNEFEST 2009 at the EL N GEE in New London
WED June 24 from 7-11pm featuring:
FATAL FILM: garage rock band from New London
CONVERSION PARTY: indie/garage/rock/everything band from Brooklyn & New London
BRAVA SPECTRE: experimental punk rock band from New London
HONEYMOON:indie pop rock band from New London
BIRTH OF FLOWER: punk band from Bristol

***YAM FEST 2009
SAT June 27 from noon to 8pm at the Groton Skate Park in Groton, CT. All Ages .All Day.filled with DIY art Projects, Zine Making, and live local bands including:
CANKICKERS: folk punk band from New London
LLAMA TSUNAMI& THE WITHOUT HELMET: ska band from southeastern CT
BRAVA SPECTRE: experimental punk rock band from New London
And much, much more

***Poetry In The Park Summer Series
Please join Curbstone Press this summer at the Poetry in the Park Reading Series. All readings start at 6:00 P.M. in the Julia de Burgos Park, at the corner of Jackson Street and Terry Avenue, in Willimantic, CT.
Thursday June 25 at 6pm is Poet Wally Swist.
For more information, or for a rain location, please contact Curbstone Press at 860-423-5110.