http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/?track=rss Headlines from CTnow en ©2013, CTnow Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/hc-mus-nightshade-0523-20130523,0,2021234.story?track=rss The Deadly Nightshade will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at the Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, Mass.. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/hc-mus-robillard-0523-20130523,0,772584.story?track=rss Duke Robillard will perform 8 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St., Collinsville. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/hc-mus-thermals-0523-20130523,0,7907950.story?track=rss The Thermals will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24, at The Space, 295 Treadwell St., Hamden. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT By OWEN McNALLY, Special To The Courant http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/hc-riffs-0523-20130523,0,4150368.story?track=rss Fielding an all-star lineup including the legendary jazz-fusion band the Yellowjackets and the red-hot vocal star Jackie Ryan, Simbury businesswoman Tamara Braz launches her debut venture as a concert producer with a promising new jazz festival that premieres July 6 at the SS&C SummerWind Performing Arts Center, 40 Griffin Road N., Windsor. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT By DONNA LARCEN, dlarcen@courant.com http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/hc-casinos-0523-20130523,0,5256501.story?track=rss Mohegan Sun presents a lineup of former boy bands on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 28 and 29, and Friday, May 31. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT By NICK CAITO, Special to The Courant http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/hc-flaming-lips-and-spiritualized-to-play-summerwind-20130514,0,2602638.story?track=rss After some back and forth, The Flaming Lips and Spiritualized are officially playing Connecticut on July 15, in one of the “can’t miss” concerts of the summer. Tue, 14 May 2013 10:13:00 EDT By THOMAS KINTNER, Special To The Courant http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/hc-tift-merritt-0519-20130519,0,2918031.story?track=rss The roots traditions that inform Tift Merritt's music are simple and straightforward, but her results are rarely predictable. Beyond the eclectic flavors of rock and soul that regularly sneak into her work, she has recently taken a challenging turn, finding middle ground with classical music. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT By OWEN MCNALLY, Special To The Courant http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/hc-listenthrough-the-lens-an-exhibition-of-jazz-portraits-by-dr-steven-sussman-20130513,0,7946147.story?track=rss "Listen…Through the Lens," an exhibition of jazz portraits by Dr. Steven Sussman, a Hartford-based physician with a gift for photography that captures his subjects' essence, is on display at the jazz and cabaret venue at Japanalia Eiko, 11 Whitney St., Hartford, through June 29. Mon, 13 May 2013 12:44:00 EDT By NICK CAITO, Special to The Courant http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/hc-aretha-franklin-cancels-kiss-coming-in-august-20130509,0,5661129.story?track=rss KISS will be blasting their way into the Mohegan Sun Arena in a couple months, no doubt with plenty of theatrics and pyrotechnics. Thu, 9 May 2013 13:42:00 EDT By NICK CAITO, Special to The Courant http://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/hc-concert-announcements-black-sabbath-diana-ross-toby-keith-among-20130502,0,3910263.story?track=rss Soul singer supreme Diana Ross will be performing at the Bushnell Theatre this fall. Thu, 2 May 2013 09:57:00 EDT