http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/section.cfm?uid=58 Copyright 2009 New Haven Advocate TheOtherRoom.com CFML RSS Generator Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:57:56 AM CST en-us Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:57:56 AM CST http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15557 Anne Marie Menta, Seven Secrets (Prime Numbers Productions/Horizon Music Group, annemariementa.com ). Eight songs from modern-folksy singer-songwriter Menta, now a decade into her solo recording career. Some songs are embellished by a slightly soulful full band, and some ace lead accompaniment... By Brian Larue http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15557 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 3:52:00 PM CST http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15531 Melt-Banana With The Chinese Stars and Brava Spectre. 7 p.m., Nov. 25. The Space, 295 Treadwell St., Building H, Hamden. $10. 203-288-6400, thespace.tk , manicproductions.org . How can so much energy come out of someone so small? That's most likely the first thought you'll have seeing... By Mike Sembos http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15531 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 3:52:00 PM CST http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15532 I invited Jeff Sharlet to see the Peter Evans Quartet Friday. He's the author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power . The New York Times bestseller is about a network of free-market Christian fundamentalists (their motto: "Jesus plus nothing")... By John Stoehr http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15532 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 3:52:00 PM CST http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15533 The Pimps of Joytime With Deep Banana Blackout. 8 p.m., Nov. 25. Toad's Place, 300 York St. $18.50-$20. 203-624-8623, toadsplace.com . Over the past five years, the Pimps of Joytime have honed their funk and roll soul revue into a finely-tuned stage presentation. Of course, over the past... By Brian Baker http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15533 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 3:52:00 PM CST http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15534 Crime in Stereo With Brand New and Glassjaw. 7:30 p.m., Nov. 25. Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford. $16.50. 203-265-1501, oakdale.com . At hardcore shows, it's customary for audience members to rise up, reach out and temporarily seize the singer's duties by edging their... By Reyan Ali http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15534 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 3:52:00 PM CST http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15535 Also known as: Giscar P. Smith. Age: 30. Band: I Anbassa ( myspace.com/ianbassa ). Next gigs: Nov. 19 at Daniel Street Club with Straddle Daddy; and Nov. 20 at Café Nine with Samuel & The Root Notes and Fresh Band, the annual reggae fund-raiser for WPKN. Music style: Afro beat,... By Kathleen Cei http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15535 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 3:52:00 PM CST http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15536 New Music New Haven 8 p.m., Nov. 19. Morse Recital Hall, Yale University, 470 College St. Free. 203-432-4158, music.yale.edu . In a sense, when composer/bassist Jack Vees began to write Party Talk for chamber ensemble and narrator, the words came first. Vees, a featured composer at the Yale... By Daniel Stephen Johnson http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15536 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 3:52:03 PM CST http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15442 Elm City PopFest With A Sunny Day in Glasgow, The Tyler Trudeau Attempt. 8 p.m. (evening show); The Metric Mile, The Cavemen Go, FayRey, One Happy Island, The Dayzies. 3 p.m. (afternoon show); Nov. 14. Artspace, 50 Orange St. $5/show, $8/both shows, all ages. artspacenh.org , ctindie.com , tweefort.com... By Mike Sembos http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15442 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 3:52:03 PM CST http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15443 Band: Hot Tub Lava Lamp ( myspace.com/hottublavalamp ). Next gigs: Nov. 21 at Daniel Street Club in Milford, with Fake Babies, Seafire and Welcome. Music style: Rock, pop, punk, experimental. Armed with: My vocal chords, Moog [synthesizer] and piano. Listening to: Paramore, Riot! ;... By Kathleen Cei http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15443 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 3:52:03 PM CST http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15444 I couldn't help thinking nostalgically, at Friday's East Coast premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis ' Symphony No. 3 ( Symphony of Meditations ), of the grand old Royal Albert Hall scene in The Man Who Knew Too Much . Kernis' work, a mammoth, one-hour score for large orchestra, choir... By Daniel Stephen Johnson http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15444