The Space

Lots of exciting changes are going on at one of my favorite local CT venues, The Space. Aside from their snazzy new website, there's the brand new Outer Space venue, officially open this month. This second venue is right next door to the original Space, and boasts a beautiful sounding, intimate venue complete with a brand new bar. Their heralded open mic night has been transferred to the new venue as well, and now occurs every Wednesday night concurrent with a regular show at the other venue. It's nice to be able to move back and forth from one venue to the other and check out such a wide variety of talent in one night. So if you haven't been down to The Space in a while, you owe it to yourself to come check out the new set of twin venues.

Mr. Boston Debut/Blue Plate Christmas Party

Come see the debut of Mr. Boston, featuring members of Braving Dawn, Jo(h)n Squared & the Codeman himself! They'll be playing the best songs of the past few decades with a lot of surprises!

There are a bunch of drink specials going on at the Blue Plate this year and we can guarantee that you will eat, drink and be merry as we rock the face off of Christmas!

Josh A. EP Release - December 10th at Billings Forge

This December, local Hartford based artist Josh A. will be releasing his very first EP featuring some exciting new music. These brand new tracks bubble over with the creative energy and unique style that has become indicative of Josh's music, and are a treat for ears of all ages. Rich vocal harmonies drift hauntingly back and forth against an alluring backdrop of compelling synth soundscapes, though within each piece there is a clear central message of hope driving it forward. Preview the tracks now at http://josha.bandcamp.com/, then come out to hear them live and get your free copy on December 10th; just bring a flash drive or iPod with you and the EP is yours for free.

October 23rd and other stuff

I'm happy to announce that the first official mcgriz Productions show will be taking place October 23rd at The Blue Plate in Plainville, CT. The show will be featuring a variety of talented performers, and the night will be capped off by a very special reunion show by The Logan Groovers in honor of Fairfield U's alumni weekend. More details to follow shortly once the lineup is finalized.

In other news, this band is extremely worth checking out. They're a uk band known as Foals and they're my latest musical obsession.

Another Quickie

It's been a while since a blues band has really caught my ear, but Dudley Taft seriously made me sit up and take note. The guitar work is really stellar, and the vocals are delivered in a deep, scratchy voice that sounds like the vocal chords producing it were designed expressly for singing the blues. If you have 4 minutes available and any interest whatsoever in blues rock, listen to Long Way Down.

Quickie

Things are still a bit crazy, but I just stumbled across this and thoroughly enjoy it. Well produced, interesting hip-hop out of Atlanta, GA courtesy of REHAB. The flow is fantastic, the beats and instrumentals are deeply engaging, and the vocal harmonies are pure sugar for the ear. Suggested Listening: Graffiti the World.

AFK, in a Good Way

My apologies on being conspicuously absent for a few weeks, the "Weekly ReverbNation Sweep" might as well be termed Monthly instead at this point. However, it's been a productive absence, and there's a lot of wonderful new music happening.

• Tomorrow night at Cafe Nine in New Haven will be a great show featuring Matt Thomas, Kyla Pitruzzello, and a new project known only as Them Moving Giants.
• Saturday night at The Rock Cafe in Rocky Hill will be another performance by Kyla Pitruzzello, possibly featuring a few surprises along the way.
• New music up at JohnnyMac Music, and also be sure to check out my collaboration with the fantastic FloMotive, featured on his page. Much more is in the works and soon to be seen, be sure to check back for some fresh collaborations and new beats.
• There is an Event in the planning stages right now for sometime in mid-October, a rather large music festival of sorts with a possible pre-Halloween theme. If you'd like to get involved in some way, please e-mail me. We're also still booking bands as of now, but we'll be looking to get a lineup set by early September so that we can start promoting, so if you're interested in playing let me know as soon as possible. We have a location but we're still settling on a date; I'll post both as soon as it's all confirmed.