Join SCB at the Country Tavern on Saturday, July 11, 8:00 pm

by admin | Jul 5, 2015 | Gigs

Killing the Blues with John Liebler

by admin | Jun 15, 2015 | Videos

My friend John Liebler has taken the bait from Ukulele Underground and started posting weekly videos as part of their Seasons of the Ukulele, and the results are SO MUCH FUN! You should check out his channel...

James Velvet Memorial Celebration in Outer Space, 5/3 at 2:00

by admin | May 2, 2015 | Events

James Velvet has long been the symbol of the New Haven music scene for me. I was fresh from the south in 1986 and waiting tables at Humphrey’s East during the time that he and Johnny Memphis would come play on the weekends. Having just finished an undergraduate...

Red Planet & Deb Alt at This Month’s Acoustic Open Mic

by admin | Mar 25, 2015 | Events, Open Mic

This month’s Acoustic Open Mic has a lot going on! The Red Planet Duo, Pete Blossom and John Hurley are the featured act, and Super 9 Studios will be shooting Deb Alt’s promotional video of her performing “Each Moment We’re Alive.”...

Ken Safety’s Review of Acoustic Open Mic at the Country Tavern

by admin | Feb 5, 2015 | Events, Open Mic, Reviews

I just love the way Ken writes about his own weekly open mics at CJ Sparrows in Cheshire, so when he performed at my open mic last week as part of the Sophisticatos (with Bill Blue and Rich Dart), I asked if he would write something about ours. Here it is! A JANUARY...