Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams returns to New Haven for a show at College Street Music Hall on March 12 at 8 p.m., with special guests Buick 6. Tickets ($26-$39) go on sale beginning Friday, Jan. 8, at 12 p.m. through collegestreetmusichall.com and at 877-987-6487.
Janet Jackson postponed a scheduled Feb. 27 concert at Hartford’s XL Center. Refunds are available at point of purchase or by calling 877-522-8499.
Rakim will be the headliner for the 11th Annual Trinity Hip-Hop Festival in Hartford. He’ll perform on April 9 in the Washington Room at Mather Hall. The festival takes place April 7-11 on the Trinity College campus.
The University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford hosts Legends Live On, featuring Michael Allman, Claudette King, Sheila Raye Charles, Jeff Pitchell and Charles Neville, on Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. in the Bruyette Athenaeum. Tickets ($40) are available at tickets.usj.edu or by calling 860-231-5555.
Carnival Cool Down ($15-$25) takes place at Infinity Hall in Hartford on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m., followed by Steely Dan tribute Beau Bolero ($30-$44) on April 23 at 8 p.m. Jazz fusion experts Spyro Gyra ($49-$69) head to Infinity Hall in Hartford on April 28 at 8 p.m. Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters ($29-$39) play Infinity Hall in Norfolk on March 5 at 8 p.m., followed by family act Trout Fishing in America ($14) on March 6 at 1:30 p.m. and Jefferson Starship ($59-$72) on March 18 at 8 p.m. infinityhall.com.
Duncan Trussell ($20) performs at the Ballroom at the Outer Space in Hamden on April 7 at 9 p.m. Chris Bathgate ($10) heads to Cafe Nine in New Haven on Feb. 2 at 8:30 p.m., with Wise Old Moon and the Go Rounds opening. TEEN plays a free show at BAR in New Haven on Feb. 24 at 9:30 p.m. manicproductions.org.
Syrian singer Gaida ($19) makes her Connecticut debut at Wesleyan’s Crowell Concert Hall in Middletown on Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. wesleyan.edu.
This month, Black-eyed Sally’s in Hartford hosts Eliza Neals and the Narcotics (Jan. 15), Pink Talking Fish (Jan. 16), the Eric Ducoff Band (Jan. 23), the Alchemystics (Jan. 29) and the Balkun Brothers (Jan. 30). All shows begin at 9 p.m. blackeyedsallys.com.
Bob Marley’s Birthday Celebration: Dead Meets Marley ($7-$10), featuring the Sticky Greens and High Tide, takes place at Arch Street Tavern in Hartford on Feb. 5 at 9 p.m., followed by Diamon ($10), with members of Dopapod and Kung Fu playing the music of Radiohead, Bjork and Portishead, on Feb. 6 at 10 p.m. archstreettavern.com.
Magnificent Bastard ($9.93-$13), a tribute to the late Scott Weiland featuring Party Wolf, the Brass, Broker, the Glad Machine and others, takes place at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, Mass., on Jan. 23 at 10 p.m., followed by Jill Sobule ($17.50-$20) on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. Max Creek ($15) plays the Pearl Street Clubroom in Northampton on Feb. 26 at 8:30 p.m. The Graham Parker Duo ($25-$30), featuring Brinsley Schwarz, visits the Iron Horse on April 13 at 7 p.m., followed by Chris Pureka ($18) on April 22 at 7 p.m.; and Melissa Ferrick ($22.50-$25) on May 7 at 7 p.m. iheg.com.
Lil Reese canceled a planned show at the Webster Underground on Jan. 11.
