Good
evening, it's Wednesday, January 23rd. This is the Jive at Five, our daily
community calendar and rundown of nighttime programming here on 88.1 FM WESU
Middletown. By day, WESU offers talk radio from NPR and Pacifica, as well as
independent and local public affairs sources. Weeknights and weekends our
student and community volunteers bring you the best in free-form programming.
I'm
Bill Denert, producer and host of Thursday night's Evening Jazz where
"hearing is the best experience" and Connecticut's number 1
Washington Nationals fan! Thanx for joining us!
Here's
some of what's happening in our area this week:
In
New Haven, tonight/Wednesday at Café Nine, you can catch CT Rock with
Haunting Titans and Every Branch. Thursday at Café Nine AUDIO JANE, PORTRAIT
PARTY, and PRIVATE LANGUAGE share a bill. The Friday 5pm Happy Hour showcase
features Dittymack. The Friday night main event at The Nine features The Fleshtones
and Jacques LeCoque. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam Session is
Bill CoFrances. Saturday night’s main event is a Go Kat Go! Birthday Bash!
Featuring the Rockabilly, psychobilly honky tonk sounds of SCREAMIN' REBEL
ANGELS. At 3pm on Sunday at Café nine there’s a New Haven St Patrick’s
Day Parade fundraiser with Jon McMillen. Sunday evening at The Nine it’s
time to Shake and Vibrate at 8pm. http://www.cafenine.com
Tonight/Wednesday
Manic presents: Vacationer (feat. Kenny Vasoli of The Starting Line) & Sun
Parade at The Space Ballroom in Hamden. Saturday at The Space Ballroom they’ve
got, Petal, Sir Babygirl, and Cave People and on Sunday at The Ballroom
you can catch a night of loud rock with Madball, Death Before Dishonor, Palehorse,
and Cast In Blood www.manicpresents.com
Up
in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the Wednesday weekly community
Blues Jam featuring Tommy Whalen, and Thursday night at Café nine, West Coast
Blues legend, Junior Watson takes the stage. Friday night Tim McDonald, Ray
Morant, Neal Hatcher & Liviu Pop come together as the Wells Band. Saturday
night at Café nine you can catch rising blues star VANESSA COLLIER and her
BAND http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Here
in Middletown, Thursday night brings the Middlesex Drum Circle to the
Buttonwood Tree. Friday night you can catch Gary Oleyar’s Soft Jazz Violin.
Saturday from 7-10 pm at The Buttonwood you can learn to play the dulcimer and
hear about its history at this “string side up” workshop given by local
musician and singer/songwriter Carolyn Brodginski. (Dulcimers are provided for
participants.) Then stay for a concert afterwards to hear the many voices of
this original American instrument. www.buttonwood.org
Thursday
night, here in Middletown, at Russell Library, our new state troubadour, Nekita
Waller, celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. with an evening concert featuring
her five piece band in The Hubbard Room. She will be singing songs of
motivation and inspiration in a classic soul style as a tribute to King. The
evening will also include a Martin Luther King reading by actor Michael Scott.
Sunday
at Russell Library, The Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) at
Central Connecticut State University will hold a screenings/community
conversations of Life on Parole in the Hubbard Room. The panel will be led by
Richard Frieder of IMRP and other special guests. www.russelllibrary.org
Friday
night brings the Lust For Life Dance Party to the Statehouse in New Haven for a
night of 80s/90s Alternative, New Wave and Post-Punk Music. Saturday
night Leeway, Year of the Knife, Zero Hour, Regulate, & Typecaste make for
a night of metal, punk, and hardcore. Sunday The Statehouse debuts MULTIPLEX,
a new series presenting improvised music at The State House in New Haven. https://statehousepresents.com/
Thursday
at Infinity Hall Norfolk, there’s an open Mic night in the Bistro. Friday
brings acclaimed folk singer, Dar Williams, to the Infinity Norfolk stage.
Saturday they offer The Machine, a Pink Floyd experience. Sunday session live
features guitarist Glenn Roth at the Infinity Hall Norfolk Bistro. Friday
night, at Infinity Hall Hartford, you can catch Changes in Latitude a Jimmy
Buffet Tribute. Jane Monheit performs Saturday at Infinity Hartford and where
you can catch the Sounds of Frank (Sinatra) on Sunday afternoon. www.infinityhall.com
Friday
at Toad’s Place in New Haven, there’s a BLACKLIGHT GLOW PARTY featuring 10 DJs
on 2 stages. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry
Street Station in Wallingford presents a triple bill of loud music on Saturday
featuring The Sadists, The Number 19, and Bitch fit. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
Now
here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s
Real Art Ways continues several films this week including “Shoplifters,” a
Golden Globe-nominated Japanese film about a family of thieves and an abandoned
child. Also continuing at RAW this week is: Free Solo, a portrait of the free
soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream:
climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock … the 3,000 ft El Capitan in
Yosemite National Park … without a rope. The World Before Your Feet, a
documentary showing one man’s five-borough journey that stretches from the
barbershops of the Bronx to the forests of Staten Island, from the Statue of
Liberty to Times Square. Bathtubs Over Broadway, a documentary about the
forgotten realm of Broadway musicals with corporate product themes and
storylines. www.realartways.org
Tonight,
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford ends their run of “The Hate U Give,”
about a poor black girl attending a mostly white prep school, on Sunday, too.
Wednesday Cinestudio begins a run of the Roma, a luminous portrait of a family
in Mexico City on the 1970’s. Full details and screening times will be at http://www.cinestudio.org/
Here's
the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
Right
after the Jive, stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour with Isabel. Latin music
from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.
From
6 - 6:30 it's Exits with DJ Sensability. An interview program in which we delve
into stories of self-removal. How individuals respond to situations, big and
small that test their will.
At
6:30 it's Fusion Radio with James Fusion. The original... and still the best
damn Techno mix on the radio!
From
8 - 9:30 it's The Warehouse with Mike Nyce. The best of underground house music
mixed live for your listening pleasure.
up
next at 9:30 stay tuned for NE Tempo with DJ Berk for 90 minutes of heavy
duty turntabilism featuring raga/jungle, drum and base, techno, and more mixed
live.
From
11 - midnight it's Dumpster Dive with DJ Smelly. Punk, art pop and diy coming
from a garbage compacter near you.
at
midnight stay tuned for Ladies Night With DJ Sense and DJ Jacobs
Fem
Gems and Jams comes your way from 1-2am
and
from 2 - 3am it's Maximum Rock and Roll followed by Noize in the Attic from 3 -
4.
The
BBC World News comes on board at 4 followed by Morning Edition from NPR at 5.
That's
all for today's Jive at Five. Join us every weekday at 4:55pm for a daily
update of happenings in central CT!
Thanx
for listening! Now stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour!
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