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ReneeiHeartCommunities partners with Sunset Concert Series!By Renee DiNinoJun 15, 2021Tickets on sale now, regular and VIP sea ting available HEREFYI: details on the shows belowSunset Concert Series: Gates Open at Salmon Brook Park in Granby CT at 3:30pm, Music ends at 8:30pm. Utilizing the huge main field at Salmon Brook Park and Bandshell, the site offers the opportunity to be socially distanced with comfortable egress areas inclusive. You and your party will be in Covid Safe General Admission areas by Price Point. State of CT requirements will be met with confidence and comfort. Bring your blanket to clearly mark out your area, your chairs, table, tablecloth, dog (with scooper!), and your cooler. This will be the Live Experience format utilized these unique days. We welcome you to make the best of it to enjoy the day, the sunset and the music! Important Consideration ~ Cold Poured Brews & Wine will be on site with one of our local favorites Thomas Hooker Brewery as well as assorted delectable Food Trucks to ease your menu preparations! We encourage you to support our local vendors :-)7/3 - Max Creek / 3:30-8:30 pm / Max Creek now celebrating its 50th Year on its incredible musical journey! Max Creek is decisively integrated into our region's tapestry, bring the generations ~ you'll clearly enjoy and dance your day away with Max Creek! See you there!7/10 - Almost Queen / 3:30-8:30pm / The most authentic QUEEN live show since the days of QUEEN themselves. A deliberate 4 piece band, Almost Queen delivers a live show consisting of signature four-part harmonies and genuine costumes while recapturing the live energy that is the ultimate Queen experience. 7/17 - Maggie Rose and Them Vibes / 3:30-8:30pm / Maggie Rose, a Nashville-based artist has dreamed up her own unbridled collision of rock & roll, soul, folk and R & B; an eclectic sound for a musician whose live performances are the ultimate experience. Joined by Them Vibes who continue to be a central part of Music City's thriving rock scene. 7/24 - Adam Ezra Group / 3:30-8:30pm / The Adam Ezra Group is a Boston based band formed around guitarist and singer Adam Ezra. Ezra, who known for playing barefoot, focuses on community and the belief that "making music together is itself a form of grassroots organizing, capable of nothing less than changing the world." 7/31 - West End Blend / 3:30-8:30 / Since their conception, CT-based Funk/Soul band West End Blend has been playing their version of Funk and Soul in venues all over the Northeast and beyond. The power of the instrumental mix is breathtaking while vocals sooth your soul to no end.8/7 - The Ultimate Donna Summer Show - 3:30-8:30pm / We don't have to go to Las Vegas, Atlantic City or any other vibrant concert venue to see the Ultimate Donna Summer Tribute show, no, the spectacular Rainere Martin is gracing our stage in Granby CT this concert season.
West End Blend talks about the their influences and learning how to turn their different musical backgrounds into one of the best live bands in CT
Flock Talk Episode 43 comes in hot in August for Hot August! We're back in action and got a little help from our buddy Lee, who gave us his quick recap of the Hot August set last weekend. We'd love to feature more of you flockers in this setting in the future so feel free to reach out and let us know what shows you want to review for us! We give our own recap of Hot August, with the return of Super Funk after 4 years. We bring up the potential 12/6 and 12/7 shows in the Baltimore area like Greg hinted at, as well as preview the Pigeons Playing Ping Wong set at Lockn this weekend. Pigeons' Songs Played: Water>FU>Down In The Hole>FU - Hot August Music Festival 2019 Super Funk Regulator Robot Step Squad And Double Dutch Team - 2012-12-14 - Cafe 611 - Frederick, MD Live It Up with West End Blend horns - Domefest 2019
The phone lines where lit up all Friday afternoon during the "Free 2 Call/Free 4 All" recording session in the BaR Rated Entertainment Studios!!! Were you one of the lucky callers to play for a prize this week??? Listen in as Goldberg, Jill & Rizzo are joined by author/cartoonist Em Sauter as she talked about her book "Beer is for Everyone". They'll also train some brains with beer themed on-air games for gift cards from our friends at World of beer in West Hartford (CT)!!! There's also your Email Question of the Week, the BRE Sports Report, the Top 3 Team Name list & the #5PointPhrase!!!! And to finish it off, the N.E.R.D. (New England Rock Discovery) featured local songs of the week: "Smile" by West End Blend & "Vibes" by the Fear Nuttin' Band. So sit back, relax & don't forget to call us on on Fridays between 4 and 6 pm at 860-223-8288 to get in on the games yourself!!!!!!
The phone lines where lit up all Friday afternoon during the "Free 2 Call/Free 4 All" recording session in the DownTonight.us Studio here at BaR Rated Entertainment!!! Were you one of the lucky callers to play for a prize this week??? Listen in as Goldberg, Sarah, Jill & Chris train some brains with on-air games for gift cards from our friends at The Beer Collective in New Haven & World of beer in West Hartford (CT)!!! Plus, they're joined in-studio buy former The Rock 106.9 WCCC-FM personality & owner of Blaze & Bloom Vintage, Jennifer O'Connell (aka Jersey), for a game of "Name That Power Tool" and to fill us in on the renovations at their store located in West Hartford. There's also your Email Question of the Week, the BRE Sports Report, the Top 3 Team Name list, the #5PointPhrase & a very special message from Miltos Yerolemou (best known for his role as Syrio Forel in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones) telling you about our Game of Thrones Themed Game happening on March 31st!!!! Plus, this week's N.E.R.D. (New England Rock Discovery): "Attitude" by West End Blend & "Warrior's of Love" by Hannah's Field. So sit back, relax & don't forget to call us on on Fridays between 4 and 6 pm at 860-223-8288 to get in on the games yourself!!!!!!
It's the first time ever that BaR Rated Radio presents the "Free to Call Free for All"!!!! Every Friday moving forward from 4-6 pm you can call 860-223-8288 to try your luck at winning some great prizes by playing on-air games with Goldberg & the BaR Rated crew!!! This week's sponsored prizes include gift cards from The Beer Collective in New Haven, Dunkin Donuts gift cards and more! N.E.R.D. music feature artists of the week include Mission Zero & West End Blend from Hartford as well. So warm yourself up under a big heated blanket, grab some hot coco and enjoy the first step as the BaR Rated Podcast transitions into its new format......
In this episode, I have an incredibly raw casual conversation with West End Blend's vocalist Erica Bryan, Drummer Sam Horan, and Bassist Tom Sullivan. This was recorded live at Disc Jam Music Festival in Stephentown, NY. We converse about the growth of W.E.B, their side project Booyah, festival collaborations, and far more. Please do enjoy this conversation with West End Blend. -- http://www.westendblend.com/ -- rochestergroovecast.com -- Donate to Groovecast via Patreon: www.patreon.com/rochestergroovecast Leave a review or listen on iTunes! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rocheā¦171074850?mt=2-- Follow Me Facebook! www.facebook.com/RochesterGroovecast/ Email me! Rochestergroovecast@gmail.com Donate through paypal!: www.paypal.me/BenAlbert -- Timestamp: 00:00: Smile by West End Blend 04:25: Episode Introduction 06:45: Conversation with Erica, Sam, and Tom of West End Blend. 41:20: Episode Conclusion 43:00: Attitude by West End Blend
Why hello there! Are you looking for your weekly dose of all things BaR Rated? Well you came to the right place! This week, Goldberg, Jill, and Sarah are joined by Guy Newman from the Hartford Rib Off to talk about this kickass annual event. They go through your top ten team names, drop a #5pointphrase and of course play a game -- BBQ Trivia! Stay tuned to the end for music from West End Blend and win a tee shirt while you're at it!
Hey everyone! Welcome back to your weekly taste of all the goings-on in the BaR Rated World! Goldberg is joined by Miz Wads, Seth and special guest Brett Hollander to talk about all things craft beer! With the Rising Pint Brewfest coming up, the gang is getting their taste buds ready for the joy that comes with this awesome annual event! Keep your ears to the ground for the #5pointphrase, enjoy a TV Theme Songs audio round and stick around for some killer music from West End Blend!
Welcome back, gentle listeners. It's good to be back. Goldberg returns this week with Jill, Sarah, Not-Mitch and special guest Guy Neumann as they get down to the nitty gritty about this year's Hartford Rib Off. Can YOU believe it's been 9 years?!? The gang hangs tough with a One(ish) Hit Wonderz audio round, your top 10 team names and killer music from Hartford's own West End Blend with "Speak." Don't forget to listen for the #5pointphrase -- it could come in handy!!
Another week, another Monday, another podcast -- thanks for sharing it with us! Join Goldberg, Jill Scott and Sean Hayes as they maneuver around the top ten team names of the week, play a movie-based audio round, and endure the Jibber Jabber segment. Keep your ear close to the ground for both the 5 point phrase of the week as well as a tune from Hartford's own West End Blend!
Ahoy, ahoy! Goldberg is joined this week by not one, not two, not three, but four illustrious guests! Jill literally phones it in while Sarah, Rizzo and Studio Kid join the ranks to talk about what it means to be a pack rat versus a hoarder, what's new in the world of skin-lightening treatments, schedule updates and a Name that Movie Quote game! Listen closely for the phrase of the week and keep an ear out for some tune-age from West End Blend at the end of the show. And remember -- have PHUN at your game!
Next Wednesday marks the beginning of the Latino & Iberian Film Festival at Yale. This hour, we learn more about it with festival director Margherita Tortora. Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.