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Jonathan Niles Chapman is a songwriter, a bluesman, a wanderer, and a musical explorer. He has been performing for over twenty years with a rag-tag crew of sonic cohorts, sharing in the unifying glow of music with many different audiences across America. What a trip.

The Big Fat Combo hail from Cheshire and offer their own, wry, well-crafted take on rock ‘n’ roll. The quartet is a classic rockabilly group: upright bass (Tom Murphy) and drums (Tom Smith), rhythm (Tom Hearn) and lead guitar (Cary Pollick). Led by singer Hearn, the Big Fat Combo not only play their original tunes (“Tag Sale,” “Banned by Sam the Clam’s” and “Chicks Dig it,” among others) but also riff on classic rock ‘n’ roll, garage rock, punk, country and even some easy listening chestnuts (“Que Sera Sera,” “It was a Very Good Year”) that they make fully their own.

The Hot Club of Black Rock.

Paying homage to Django Reinhardt. The Hot Club of Black Rock plays hot swing, or jazz manouche, the kind of jazz that was popular in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s. Think the Moulin Rouge, or a cafe at four in the morning.

One part vintage class and two parts high-energy rock and roll, Jen and Tonic are a powerhouse quartet reviving the golden eras of dance music. From the sophistication of 1940s swing to the electric revolution of the ’60s, they curate a time-traveling party that keeps every foot moving.

At the heart of the band is Jen, a pint-sized dynamo who effortlessly pivots from a velvet-smooth jazz croon to a floor-shaking rock belt. Her magnetic presence ensures the music feels vibrantly alive and undeniably modern.

The band’s signature “tonic” is anchored by Tom, who provides a driving heartbeat on the upright bass, and Cary, whose versatile guitar style bridges the gap between ’50s rockabilly and reverb-heavy surf sounds. Together, they deliver a refreshing, high-octane twist on the danceable favorites that defined a century.

The Zambonis are a Connecticut-based indie rock band formed in 1991 by musicians Dave Schneider (The LeeVees), Peter Katis, Jon Aley, and Tarquin Katis. The Zambonis write songs exclusively about ice hockey. Schneider says of the band’s musical style: “We’re the only band in the world whose two biggest influences are The Beatles and Wayne Gretzky!”[1]

The NHL has commissioned the group to compose theme songs for the Boston Bruins and the Colorado Avalanche.[2] The band has toured with the Stanley Cup[3] and fundraised for Matt Cullen’s organization, Cullen Children’s Foundation.[4]

In deference to the ice resurfacer and Frank Zamboni, The Zambonis are a licensee of the Zamboni Company.

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Tim Palmieri has made a name for himself as one of the most impressive guitarists on the national music scene today. His dynamic career has been enriched by touring with Kung Fu, The Breakfast, internationally with The Z3, playing alongside artists such as Phish’s Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman, Oteil Burbridge, Snarky Puppy, Soulive, Umphrey’s McGee, Vic Wooten, Fareed Haque, Robbie Kreiger, Jeff Pevar, Stanley Jordan, Melvin Sparks, Karl Denson, Bill Evans, Ed Mann, Ike Willis, Stephen Perkins, Jon Harrington, Bernard Purdie, and teaching lessons in the New England area as well as nationally online.

Tim’s loyal following hails his strong presence in the jam scene on the East Coast, which he works tirelessly to maintain. Always growing as a solo performer, his solo acoustic shows are peppered with a mix of thoughtful originals, classic covers, and unexpected rarities, each of which he makes his own through a distinctive style of rhythmic looping.

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Jonathan Niles Chapman is a songwriter, a bluesman, a wanderer, and a musical explorer. He has been performing for over twenty years with a rag-tag crew of sonic cohorts, sharing in the unifying glow of music with many different audiences across America. What a trip.

Dave Savitsky has been performing and instructing for 25 years. He studied with Jackie McLean at the University of Hartford and Andy McGee at Berklee College of Music. With various groups, Dave has opened for Johnny Winter, Tower of Power, Chicago, Train, Chris Robinson, Willie Nile, NRBQ, Soulive, and Robert Walter and has performed with Bernie Wallace, Jay Anderson, Mike Clink, Joel Rosenblatt, Adam Nussbaum, Ira Coleman, Melvin Sparks, and many other CT and NY musicians and recording projects, most recently with Kevin Quinn’s Protocol and producer Eric Kupper. Dave has been with the SUNY New Paltz Jazz Faculty for 15 years and lives in Bethel, CT.

Matt Rhone cut his teeth as a child performing at Girl Scout Camp and has been chasing that high ever since. He hob-knobs together a group of real degenerates who accompany him while he performs however he wants to. Nobody has asked him to stop. Yet.

His moniker is Massive Diva for a reason.

“A Fine American Mess.” 

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Old Bob offers a fresh and highly musical take on the deeper waters of Bob Dylan’s catalog. Brian and his crew take Dylan songs that you know, and Dylan songs that you don’t know, into cosmic, raucous, and even jazz-inflected places. 

Get Lit is your favorite high energy cover band playing all your faves to keep you dancing all night! From iconic classics, alt rock songs you forgot you love and vamped up pop songs there’s something for everyone with this party band. Get up and Get Lit!

The Hot Club of Black Rock.

Paying homage to Django Reinhardt. The Hot Club of Black Rock plays hot swing, or jazz manouche, the kind of jazz that was popular in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s. Think the Moulin Rouge, or a cafe at four in the morning.

Jonathan Niles Chapman is a songwriter, a bluesman, a wanderer, and a musical explorer. He has been performing for over twenty years with a rag-tag crew of sonic cohorts, sharing in the unifying glow of music with many different audiences across America. What a trip.