East Hartford Community Cultural Center including music, bluegrass, celtic,and popular rock

Advance Tickets $10/Students & Seniors Adults $15 or $12.00/$20 at the door. With a packed international tour schedule that has brought them to Merlefest, Bonnaroo, Rockygrass and Mountain Stage, The Biscuit Burners have established themselves as one of the most exciting and entertaining acoustic bands today. The band’s latest release, Take Me Home, presents a new chapter of their “Fiery Mountain Music,” one that is rich with innovation, energy, and a love of many musical traditions. Combining virtuoso instrumentation (Dobro, guitar, fiddle, and bass) with heartfelt lead singing and sweet harmonies, The Biscuit Burners give an Appalachian voice to influences ranging from bluegrass and Americana to jazz and East Indian. The Biscuit Burners are Billy Cardine (dobro), Mary Lucey (bass), Dan Bletz (guitar), and Odessa Jorgensen (fiddle).

It's an evening with Ambrosia who are Ken Stacey, Joe Puerta, David Lewis, Christopher North, Burleigh Drummond & Doug Jackson. Hit songs include: You're the Only Woman, reaching number thirteen, and Biggest Part of Me, which reached number three, How Much I Feel, Nice, Nice, Very Nice, Time Waits for No One, and Holdin' on to Yesterday. Just as good as they were in the 70's and 80's enjoy the evening unplugged and personal.

This concert has been rescheduled from March 13th due to scheduling conflict. Part of the "IN THE MOOD CONCERT SERIES" ~ Slam Allen has been entertaining with his unique blend of soul and blues for over twenty years. Playing the famous Chitlin' Circuit as well as performing around the world, Allen's music and enthusiasm has been shared with thousands of people. For the past five years he has played an important role in the legendary James Cotton Band. "It's one of the highlights and privileges of my life to play with Cotton" says Allen, Music is in Allen's blood. "When I play," says Allen, "people who may have never heard of me leave the show with a feeling like we're old friends or family." From B.B. King to Otis Redding, Slam has a way of making you feel the Soul of the Music. Sometimes you cannot tell if he is doing one of his originals or an old blues or soul cover ‘cause he makes all the music his own. Purhcase all four shows and add the discount code "In The Mood" for a $2.00 per ticket savings.

Join us for a free concert on the Town Green at 1037 Main Street adjacent to the EHCCC. Tonight's concert is sponsored by Capitol Studio, 3D Asset Management, Coca Cola Bottling. A band founded in 1995 on the premise of “why not, it might just work,” The Crawdaddies infuse Cajun, Zydeco, Blues, Ska, Roots, Rock and Reggae into an incomparable, groove-laden sound that is unquestionably its own. The Crawdaddies are, Kraig Greff, accordion, piano; Chris Huntington, guitar, vocals; Kenny Jones, vocals, guitar, washboard; Bob Hill, drums, vocals and Chris Sellman, bass, vocals. Each road-seasoned member hosts an impressive and diverse musical / performance resume, most notably, Greff who toured with Della Reese, Barry White, Joe Williams and Diana Ross.

Returning to EHCCC will be Incendio. They’ve given close to 200 performances a year through the Western United States, and audience enthusiasm over their dynamic shows is generating buzz in the jazz and jamband communities as they graduate to bigger and more prestigious festivals. The group’s principal players — bassist Liza (pronounced LEE-za) Carbé and guitarists Jean-Pierre “J.P.” Durand and Jim Stubblefield - are poised to step onto the national stage. As Durand puts it, “This is the year for putting our cards on the table.”

Join us for a free concert on the Town Green at 1037 Main Street adjacent to the EHCCC. Tonight's concert is sponsored by Seagal Co, Dirosa Cleaners, Aeschliman Land Survey and Robinson & Cole

The Sounds of Summer Concerts are held on the Town Green adjacent to the EHCCC. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the music of the Monthei Brothers with Wendy May. It's going to be a night of great Country music.

Free concert on the town Green as part of our Summer Concert Series. Tonight's concert is sponsored by Center Studios. Christine is the Swedish/American granddaughter of classical pianists. She recorded her first songs on RCA as a teen, then moved from New York to San Francisco to further study music and botany. She was a member of Bob Braye's Peace and Rhythm Unit. Her eclectic and personal style of composing was influenced by many classical and jazz musicians. She has performed with her own quartets and sextets over the years and now lives in the Catskill Mountains of New York, where she continues to write, record, and perform with her band. Saxophonist, percussionist and producer Elliot Spero founded his own ensembles in San Francisco and opened for Bobby McFarrin in the Bay Area. He engineered and produced Christine's CD's, "We Call It Music" and "My Spanish Dream" and owns a recording studio in New York.

The group's origins can be traced back to Los Angeles' vibrant pub scene in which Dublin natives Keith Roberts (vocals, guitar) and Paul O'Toole first met. Roberts was composing some Irish ballads at the time and thought a band might be in the offing. The Young Dubliners grew into a pugnacious music machine resulting in their debut, the Rocky Road EP (1994). It exhibited a hefty rock sound that made them a club favorite. Breathe followed a year later with the addition of Chas Waltz (violin, keys, harmonica, etc). By 2000, the band had morphed into a septet without O'Toole. The presence of the band sky-rocketed: The band spent much of 2001 touring Europe with Jethro Tull. In 2002 the band scaled back to a five-piece - Roberts, Brendan Holmes (Bass), Waltz, Bob Boulding (guitar) and David Ingraham (drums). Opening Act: ANDY WHITE www.andywhite.com He is an amazing singer / songwriter from Ireland with a loyal following here in the states. He has full label support from Wildflower Records, and Crysalis Music.

Join us for the first night of the Podunk Bluegrass Festival in Martin Park located at 307 Burnside Ave. Music begins at 6 PM with Nothin' Fancy followed by Garvity from Sweden, Dale Ann Bradley Band and Cadillac Sky.

It's Day 2 and the music is heating up with plenty of other things to do at the festival for the whole family. Performing on this day will be Auldridge, Stewart and Ferguson with Emory Lester and Kene Hyat, Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Claire Lynch Band, Dailey Vincent Band, Dale Ann Bradley Band, The Mueller's and The Infamous Stringdusters.

Wow! Come early and stay late you won't want to miss any of the great music happening today in Martin Park. Line-up includes: Tony Trischka Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular with special guests: Joe Mullins, Mark Johnson, Alan Munde, Bill Keith, Pete Wernick and Ron Block, Cherryholmes, Blue Moon Rising, SteelDrivers, Larry Stephenson Band, Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson and Jerry Salley, Dan Paisley & Southern Grass and Joy Kills Sorrow - 2007 Competition Winner. Family actvities, workshops, food and craft vendors and camping available on the grounds.

The final day of the Podunk Bluegrass Festival but there is still plenty of music as the 2nd annual band competition heats up with Kids Academy Performance, Joy Kills Sorrow - 2007 Champion, Blistered Fingers and Pine Mountain Railroad then the copetition for bragging rights between; 49 Fingers, CT, The Dewayn Brothers, KS, Adirondack TrueGrass, NY, Green Mountain Grass, TX, Hillbilly Water, NJ and Gold Heart, VA.

Join us for a free concert on the Town Green at 1037 Main Street adjacent to the EHCCC. Tonight's concert is sponsored by East Hartford Fine Arts Commission.Fiesta del Norte is a versatile band that plays music in the Latin genre such as Mexican (Mariachi etc), Latin (Afro-Cuban) jazz, and Brazilian. We utilize guitars, violins, horns, harp, percussion and vocals.

Tentative Show to be confirmed on June 8th. At that point tickets would be available.

This is the final concert of our free summer series held adjacent to the EHCCC on the Town Green. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the music of legendary Jonathan Edwards. It will be a night of "Sunshine".

Beoga are a five-piece traditional band based in County Antrim. The band was drawn together after ‘jamming’ in a ferocious music session at the All-Ireland Fleadh in August 2002. Their unique sound features the twin duelling accordians of Seán Óg Graham and Damian McKee, along with four times All-Ireland bodhrán champion Eamon Murray and pianist Liam Bradley. In 2005, Beoga were nominated by Irish Music Magazine for the best traditional newcomer’s award. With the addition of one of Ireland’s premier young singers, Niamh Dunne, Beoga look set to confirm their reputation as one of the most exciting acts to emerge from Ireland in recent years. The bedrock of Beoga’s music lies firmly within the Irish tradition, but they are not afraid to incorporate other genres’ nuances into their music. From bluesy riffs to Astor Piazzola-style jazz, to a raunchy New Orleans jamboree vibe, their music always returns to a wonderfully bouncy traditional sound. With a repertoire of fresh self-penned tunes and inventive arrangements, the debut album 'a lovely madness' earned 9/10 in Ireland’s Hot Press magazine and was in the list of Top Trad/Folk Albums of the year.

The music of NewFound Road is marked by a refreshing clarity – a sense of honesty and purpose rarely heard in today’s bluegrass. For with the increased popular interest in bluegrass music has come an increased willingness to sweeten and tamper: maybe a touch of percussion here, a pedal steel there, a little piano on the chorus. Yet with their visceral, road-honed attack and disarming purity of vision, NewFound Road are a vivid reminder of the power inherent in undiluted, stripped-down bluegrass. This unflinching immediacy is bolstered by a wide range of stylistic influences, the presence of three remarkably soulful vocalists, and strong in-house songwriting talent, making NewFound Road among the most dynamic and thrilling contemporary bluegrass bands on today’s thriving scene.

The Circus is coming back to Town. If you missed them in 2008 mark your calendar and come on down. In 1998 The Circus emerged from the misty hills of Sleepy Hollow, New York and exploded upon the Hudson Valley music scene with their stunning self-produced debut release, "A Good Thief Tips His Hat". The quirky quartet then began touring throughout the northeast and rapidly developed a fiercely loyal, all-ages following. Featured recently in Relix Magazine, the New York Times and on the CBS hit show, Joan of Arcadia, the band's charismatic live performances and whimsical blend of folk, rock, hillbilly and pop have simply captivated audiences and critics alike. Their much celebrated new release "Flapjacks from the Sky" has garnered high praise from music writers, sparked generous activity at radio, and continues to invoke wave after wave of enthusiastic response from music fans world-wide. The music of Slambovia has been described as "Hillbilly-Floyd, folk-pop", "alt-country roots-rock, and "surreal Americana".