http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/section.cfm?uid=31 Copyright 2009 Hartford Advocate TheOtherRoom.com CFML RSS Generator Tue, 17 Nov 2009 2:52:01 PM CST en-us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 2:52:01 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15524 Bobbie Peru Nov 11, Cousin Larry's, 1 Elm St., Danbury, (203) 730-0035 Bert Genovese speaks with a slight British inflection, signs his e-mails "Cheers" and makes fun of my "Connecticut drawl" during our recent phone interview, but he's just being sassy with that last... By Katie Vrabel http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15524 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:52:00 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15505 Lake Let's Build A Roof (K) The Pacific Northwest is a special place. Strange weather patterns, lax marijuana laws, first-rate used bookstores, the proximity to Canada, and excess high-quality coffee have had a profound effect on the culture there. That's one way of understanding how Olympia,... By John Adamian http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15505 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:52:01 AM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15503 Lately, there seems to be a surge in popularity of Battle of the Bands-style events. I'm guessing it has to do with the slow economy. Most venues just want to get bodies through their doors. This makes traditionally slow nights like Thursdays and Sundays ripe for farming out to small-time promoters.... By Dan Barry http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15503 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:59:04 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15423 T oussaint Liberator & Buru Style 's total nuclear funk eradicates the ego and leaves only an ass-shaking, joy-filled husk behind. I wouldn't be surprised if, in the wake of their show at the Main Pub this past Friday, people were showing up to work drunk, high, and smelling like sex. Damn.... By Dan Barry http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15423 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:59:03 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15412 Tegan and Sara Sainthood (Sire) "There's something so sick about this. My misery's so addictive," goes the lyric on "Northshore," off of Tegan and Sara's new record. That about sums up the enduring appeal of Tegan and Sara, the twin-sister duo from Canada. The pair... By John Adamian http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15412 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:59:03 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15415 Band of Skulls With Metric. $18, Nov. 18, Webster Theater, 31 Webster St., Hartford, (860) 525-5553, webstertheater.com B aby Darling Doll Face Honey , the first album from Band of Skulls, took 18 months to hammer out. While the English trio had previously recorded together as the indie-rock-leaning... By Reyan Ali http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15415 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:59:03 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15417 He's mastered nearly every string instrument and a considerable number of wind instruments, contributed to film music scores, directs the Northern Roots Music Collective at Wesleyan and has even taught Nicole Kidman, Elvis Costello and Sting to sing 19th-century shape-note music for Cold Mountain.... http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15417 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 1:34:19 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15321 Expressive, evocative dance-theater and social commentary mark the work of Judy Dworin, founder of the Trinity College Dance Program. Judy Dworin's Performance Project 20-year retrospective will include a breadth of dance styles and subjects such as My Body, My Body, above; a repertory "retro-mix"... http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15321 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 1:34:19 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15322 The Clientele Bonfires on the Heath (Merge) If there were ever a band that you could say was so autumnal, so crepuscular, it would have to be the Clientele. Few other acts so thoroughly evoke the feelings of dusk, rain and fall (they even have a track called "Harvest Time"). The British... By John Adamian http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15322 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 1:34:19 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15330 Halloween be damned. With Spanish on track to become America's most-spoken language, I think we should do like Sirius Coyote and get into Dia de los Muertos. The Watertown-based troubadours brought a special Dia de los Muertos performance to the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown last Thursday. ... By Dan Barry http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15330