There’s nothing like a band working with its musical superheroes to soup up their sound. That’s the case for Turkuaz, with its high-energy single “On the Run” and the accompanying dancer-ific video. Turkuaz has long had a reputation of danceable…

There are just a few days left until Christmas, but music makes a great last-minute gift idea. A perfect gift is an “experience” gift: tickets! Many shows have already been announced for 2018, so make a quick purchase of tickets…

A capella music is all the rage in recent years, and a former college group was the spark. Straight No Chaser, which brings its “The Speakeasy Tour” to Mohegan Sun in Uncasville on Thursday, made waves a decade ago with…

Tonight CROSSEYED CAT Groggy Frog, 129 Center St., Southington. 860-378-0043. RAY LAMITOLA Junipers Restaurant, 1383 Whittemore Road, Middlebury. 203-598-0422. MARTY Q The Painted Pony, 74 Main St. S., Bethlehem. 203-266-5771. STEEL RODEO AND FRIENDS Shamrock Pub & Grill, 210 Meadow…

Every band has a signature song. But one of Kansas’ signature songs – “Carry On Wayward Son” – has been resurrected. The tune is the unofficial theme song for the hit television program “Supernatural,” giving it new life among a…

Kansas The group went through two other names – The Reasons Why and Saratoga – before changing the title to reflect the musicians’ home state. The legendary rock band went on to make its mark with songs “Dust in the…

As soon as you hear its name, the Slambovian Circus of Dreams sounds like a band with an idiosyncratic approach to music. If you look at photographs of the band, with the members’ very bohemian wardrobe, you would have that…

Next March, music will stop making sense. David Byrne – frontman for the legendary Talking Heads – will perform March 9 at Waterbury’s Palace Theater. Tickets, which are $48 to $102, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. The show,…

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow’s International Kremlin Cadet Ball is a picture of discipline, pomp and splendor. Girls in billowing dresses twirl across the dance floor, immaculately dressed young men line the hall in orderly rows, and teachers bark out orders,…

Kenny Rogers knows when to hold ’em and knows when to fold ’em. Now, he’s working on the latter. Rogers is retiring from the road, and has been circling the country in the past year with this final farewell tour,…

“December, 1963” The Four Seasons The 1975 song was the group’s final song to reach No. 1. But in 1988 and 1993, a DJ and producer Ben Liebrand remixed the song and re-released it as a single, and it spent…

Pianist Emmet Cohen will tickle the ivories with his talent this weekend in Waterbury. Cohen wraps up the Fall Jazz Series on Friday at the Palace Theater’s Poli Club. Show times are at 7 and 9 p.m., with doors open…

The 58th annual Festival of Lessons and Carols will be Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Hotchkiss Chapel at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville. This traditional service of Christmas readings and choral music features the Hotchkiss Chorus led by…

Bands Tonight LARRY AYCE The Painted Pony, 74 Main St. S., Bethlehem. 203-266-5771. FEEL GOOD MUSIC Shamrock Pub & Grill, 210 Meadow St., Waterbury. 203-596-1902. LEE DIMO Signatures Restaurant, 29 Leavenworth St., Waterbury. 203-575-1190. JACK LYNN Junipers Restaurant, 1383 Whittemore…

It’s time to match toys with some tunes. Cross-eyed Cat will host its fifth annual Toys for Tots show on Saturday at Waterbury’s Shamrock Pub and Grill. Every year, the group hosts a special performance when the band collects new,…

An 11-year-old piano prodigy and hometown jazz star will perform in honor of the Litchfield Jazz Festival this holiday season. Pianist Brandon Goldberg and vocalist Nicole Zuraitis will perform Dec. 9 at the Litchfield Community Center. The event, titled “Jingle…

“I Thank You” Sam & Dave Originally written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes, the song was recorded by Sam & Dave for release in 1968. It reached number nine on the Billboard pop singles chart. ZZ Top covered the…

Dead & Company will gather this week in Hartford. The band, based on the legacy of the iconic Grateful Dead, will perform Wednesday at the XL Center in Hartford. The offshoot band features original Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Bill…

“Devil Went Down to Georgia” Charlie Daniels Band The 1979 tune tells the story of Johnny, a boy who is in a deal with the devil. It was featured in the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy.” In the song, the devil…

Connecticut’s location is comedy gold. “We are so close to the best comedy city in the world, New York,” said comedian and comedy promoter Samuel Hunter. “I think we have enough talent and connections in the area to make (local…