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Mitch Linker Reemerges at Full Strength on 'In Time'

April 12, 2022 Listen, Dammit

The Hartford-area singer’s new album is his first in 15 years, following a long break from making music.

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Tags Mitch Linker, Hartford, Connecticut, Album review

Gone But Not Forgotten: 'Live: New York City 2005' Captures The Reducers at Their Best

May 19, 2021 Listen, Dammit
The Reducers (from left, Hugh Birdsall, Peter Detmold, Steve Kaika and Tom Trombley) perform June 4, 2005, at Arlene’s Grocery in New York. Photo courtesy of Rave On Records.

The Reducers (from left, Hugh Birdsall, Peter Detmold, Steve Kaika and Tom Trombley) perform June 4, 2005, at Arlene’s Grocery in New York. Photo courtesy of Rave On Records.

A 16-song live set recorded in 2005 is a reminder of just how great The Reducers were.

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Tags The Reducers, New London, Connecticut, Album review
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The Alex Butter Field Arrives With Two EPs Almost 20 Years in the Making

March 30, 2021 Listen, Dammit
Hank Hoffman, left, and Tom Smith perform with Happy Ending in Hamden in February 2020. Photo by Matt Hoffman.

Hank Hoffman, left, and Tom Smith perform with Happy Ending in Hamden in February 2020. Photo by Matt Hoffman.

Hank Hoffman and a crew of collaborators spent an unimaginably long time working on the 13 songs comprising “Psychedelipop” and “Popsychle,” the first two EPs from his solo studio project the Alex Butter Field.

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Tags Connecticut, New Haven, Pernice Brothers, The Alex Butter Field
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Ken Cormier Shows Scope of His Talent on New Album 'Old King Cloud'

January 20, 2021 Listen, Dammit
“Old King Cloud” is Ken Cormier’s first album since 2009.

“Old King Cloud” is Ken Cormier’s first album since 2009.

The Connecticut musician and poet is back with the more melodic follow-up to his experimental 2009 album “Nowhere Is Nowhere.”

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Tags Connecticut, Ken Cormier
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Quick Take: Farewood's 'Under Burning Sun'

March 1, 2019 Listen, Dammit
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It’s been a ride, but the Connecticut band bows out on a strong note with what is intended to be its last album.

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Review: 'History of Panic' by the Shellye Valauskas Experience

March 23, 2018 Listen, Dammit
Dean Falcone, left, and Shellye Valauskas. Photo by Audra McDonald.

Dean Falcone, left, and Shellye Valauskas. Photo by Audra McDonald.

New Haven singer Shellye Valauskas takes her time between albums, but her latest was worth the wait.

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Tags New Haven, Connecticut
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