The Aquatudes - Gigs, Future and Past

GIGS OF THE FUTURE

DATE	VENUE
Wednesday June 23, 2010	Durham Community Concert Series Allyn Brook Park, Pickett Lane Durham, Connecticut 06422 FREE! 6:30 p.m. This will be our second appearance as part of the Durham Community Concert Series. Drive on down, pull up a blanket or some folding chairs, break out a snack and beverage, and try to sit still as we rock through our set of twang and reverb while the kids in attendance spin our hula-hoops!
Saturday July 31, 2010	Zen Bar 317 Farmington Avenue, Plainville, CT 06062 (http://www.zenbarct.com) $5 Cover Blue StingRaye Presents “A Mid Summer Night’s Dream Tiki Party” with Commercial Interruption and the Matt Rae Trio filling out the fill. The Zen Bar (note new address!) is a great place to come and see some rocking bands, so we hope to see you here!
Saturday August 21, 2010	Swingin Parrott Pub Ledgebrook Plaza 200 New Hartford Road, Winsted, CT 06098 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winsted-CT/The-Swingin-Parrott-Pub/189737886749 (860) 379-5534 This'll be a full night, so come on down, hang out for a while, and enjoy a summer evening with the Aquatudes. You never know what we'll play at one of these shows. Don't forget your dancing shoes!
Sunday September 26, 2010	Durham Fair Main Street, Durham, Connecticut 06422 http://www.durhamfair.com/ Cost: Ours and all shows are included with admission to the Fair. 2 p.m. The Aquatudes are scheduled to play the Fair for the third year in a row. We’re starting early to get those good-weather vibes going. Come on down and enjoy all the goings-on at the Fair, then walk over and dig our set at 2 p.m.

GIGS OF THE (RECENT) PAST

DATE	VENUE
Thursday May 13, 2010	Two Boots http://www.twoboots.com/TW2008/Bp08/Bp1.html 281 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604 (203) 331-1377 SURF NITE! courtesy of our friend Bobby D., this time also featuring the well-known and incredible Daikaiju (http://www.daikaiju.org/) as they toured the northeast. We were pleased to share the stage with these talented guys. Mike from Local Band Review was there and took video of us and Daikaiju. See our Music page for links.
Thursday May 6, 2010	Cafe Nine http://www.cafenine.com/ 250 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511 Go-go Smackdown! Joining up with the Clams again, this was a rockin' surf night in New Haven! Included the unstoppable dancing of Frisky a go-go and All Systems Go-Go. Unfortunately, nobody took a photo of the 'Tudes that night. Oh, well...
Saturday April 24, 2010	BAR http://www.barnightclub.com/ 254 Crown Street, New Haven, CT 06511 Two-band + DJ show for the benefit of the Surfrider Foundation of Connecticut. We split the gig with the Clams and DJ Zoloft. Also included Frisky a go-go, All Systems Go-Go and Nouveaux Pony Banditos, all of whom danced up a storm at various intervals. Very good crowd turnout for the charitable event. Photos below by Jenna Bascom.


Thursday March 18, 2010	Cafe Nine http://www.cafenine.com/ 250 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511 The Aquatudes were a last-minute (like at 3 in the afternoon!) replacement, in a show with 9th Wave and, from Russia, The Vivisectors (the first gig of their latest US tour). Show produced by Blue StingRaye Productions (thanks Deb!). In the photo below, Tom is straining to see the fingerboard of his guitar on the dark stage (not that we're complaining!).

Tuesday March 2, 2010	The Lansdowne Bar : Grill 179 Crown St., New Haven, CT 06510 8 p.m. The Aquatudes were the featured band for New Haven Lansdowne/Ultra-Radio Show. We played a single rocking set of our best tunes to kick off the evening's open-mike format. See photo below of 'Tudes in action. http://www.lansdownect.com http://ultraradio.com/

Saturday January 30, 2010	Roaring Brook Nature Center http://www.roaringbrookconcerts.org/ 70 Gracey Road, Canton, CT 06019 The third annual "Surfin' at the 'Brook" show, again this year with our friends, the Clams. Tom's brother Dave sat in for a few songs on the combo organ and added a new dimension to the Aquatudes sound. Go the Music page for links to youtube videos from this show. Photo below shows Dr. Dave on the left in his groovy Aquatudes t-shirt.

Tuesday December 15, 2009	Private Party Hartford, Connecticut The Aquatudes wrapped up a festive holiday party for a noted local interior/exterior landscaping firm celebrating their 30th successful year of business. We added "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night" to a vocal/instrumental surfin' set. Happy Holidays to all!
Thursday November 19, 2009	Discover Durham Business Expo Fire House Function Room 41 Main St., Durham, CT We set up small and provided some cool Instrumental Surf for ambiance at the reception following the day's activities! See Dick's groovy cocktail drums in the photo below.

Saturday November 14, 2009	2009 Special Olympics/Law Enforcement Torch Run International Conference Southern California Hospitality Event MGM Grand at Foxwoods 39 Norwich-Westerly Road Mashantucket, CT 06338 We got this gig through Cubed Squared Entertainment. We played after the closing banquet, where attendees at the conference were invited to “...dance the night away to the classic surf-rock favorites of the live band, The Aquatudes..." What a gig - huge sound system, the client paid us to play an extra hour - it doesn't get much better than that! Photo below shows us before the show began. Note: the shirts were supplied by the folks running the show!

Saturday October 3, 2009	Otto's Shrunken Head http://www.ottosshrunkenhead.com/ 538 E. 14 Street, NYC We had the pleasure of being second on the bill this time at Otto's, where we knocked out a high-energy set including a few surf-vocals. Check out some videos by Unsteady Freddie himself HERE, HERE, and HERE. Photo below catches Tom, Fred, and Dick in action.

Sunday September 27, 2009	Durham Fair Main Street, Durham, Connecticut 06422 http://www.durhamfair.com/ Well, we got rained-out for the second year in a row - DANG! We'll have to try again next year.
Saturday September 12, 2009	Cypress Restaurant (http://www.cypressgrill.com/music.htm) 1265 South Main Street Middletown, Connecticut 06457 (860) 346-3367 Another great Luau Night at the Cypress! We had quite a crowd, many stayed for the whole evening! Below, Tom and Dick rock out behind some hula-hoopers. Second photo below: Fred in the background behind Cypress owner and staff as they dance up a storm during "Hawaiian War Chant."


Friday July 10, 2009	Higganum Green - Outdoor Concert 272 Saybrook Road, Higganum, Connecticut 7:00-8:30 p.m. The Aquatudes presented a rockin’ and surfin’ set for the whole family at the Haddam-Killingworth Recreation Department’s Outdoor Summer Concert Series. It was a bee-utiful evening and there was a fine crowd present to take in the proceedings. Lots of young ones hula-hooping throughout our set and a spirited contingent of maraca-shakers during our audience participation tune. Thanks to all for a fun gig on a summer evening! Photo below by Christine B.

Friday June 19, 2009	Time Out Sports Bar & Grill 384 Middle Turnpike West, Manchester, Connecticut http://www.myspace.com/timeoutmanchester The Aquatudes played three rip-roaring sets of classic and original surf and rockabilly. We had some great dancers and participants with hula-hoops and hand percussion. Thanks to Cubed Squared Entertainment. Photo below by Christine B. Dig the new logo on Dick's bass drum.

Friday May 8, 2009	Private Party Groton, CT We played 4 rocking sets for some great folks at the Elks Club in Groton, Connecticut. Thanks to Cubed Squared Entertainment.
Saturday May 2, 2009	Zen Bar (http://www.thezenbar.net/) Farmington, Connecticut The Blue Stingraye presented her Swingin’ Spring Fling! We opened to a sizeable crowd, including our Hartford friends, folks from Northford, and a bunch of Tom's high school classmates, who converged on the Zen Bar for a mini-reunion. Photo below from the Blue Stingraye shows some of our brave audience participants who added some spirited hand-shaker rhythm as we played Bo Diddley.

Saturday May 2, 2009	Gengras Ducati/BMW/Triumph East Hartford, Connecticut We played 3 sets during an Open House at this well-known motorcycle dealer. The passers-by enjoyed the tunes and we got some nice compliments. This gig was arranged through Cubed Squared Entertainment and we hope we'll be able to return. Check out the photo below, taken right before the sun came out for the rest of the day.

Friday March 20, 2009	The Warehouse, Hartford 45 Bartholomew Avenue Hartford CT 06106 http://www.thewarehousehartford.com The Aquatudes opened the "Friday Night Spotlight" series at The Warehouse, Hartford. This series is presented by Cubed Squared Entertainment, and features a wide sampling of original music genres by local musicians. Thanks to Cindy, Dano Clam, Marge, and other friends who came out and supported us - and danced! Photo below by Cindy.

Thursday February 26, 2009	Two Boots http://www.twoboots.com/TW2008/Bp08/Bp1.html 281 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604 (203) 331-1377 SURF NITE! Another show with our surf-buddies, the Clams. Also on hand were the Nouveaux Pony Banditos, dancing up a storm in precise synchronicity while the Clams played. Great stage at this place, complete with a fine sound system with monitors (good for Tom's singing!). We're told we were HOT - here are links to two videos by Unsteady Freddie, make your own judgement: Corvair 500; Dr. Why. Note: these are two more of our original tunes. Photo below is by Jenna Bascom (thanks!) - dig the black-shirt look.

Saturday January 31, 2009	Roaring Brook Nature Center http://www.roaringbrookconcerts.org/ 70 Gracey Road, Canton, CT 06019 The second annual "Surfin' at the 'Brook" show, this year with our friends, the Clams http://www.myspace.com/theclamswedontsing. Another fun night at the RBNC, This time we used "Bo Diddley" as our "audience participation" song, with a bunch of brave souls coming forth to play various shakers and other percussion. One participant posted a nice video on youtube that samples several songs of the night and works as a promo piece for us: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIjkK7KXkr8 Christine B. snapped the photo below of us in action.

Friday January 2, 2009	Stonewall Tavern Route 32, Eagleville, Storrs, Connecticut We played with 9th Wave on their home turf, along with The Vivisectors/Gulag Tunes from Russia. Lots of NESMA folks and other regulars came out to see the show. Thanks to all our peeps who attended! Also on hand was Unsteady Freddie from NYC who shot some video of each band. Here are links to the vids he shot of us:Sand in My Groove, Mosquito Dance, and Bongo Shmongo. 2/20, now we have California Sun, too, posted by Lena, who was with the Vivisectors, and who also took the photo below.

Friday September 26, 2008	Durham Fair (rained out) (http://www.durhamfair.com/) Durham, Connecticut We were scheduled to headline the Town Green Stage at 7, but the weather didn't cooperate (in a big way) and all entertainment was cancelled for the day. Oh, well, better luck next year!
Saturday August 16, 2008	Private Party The Aquatudes were the featured entertainment at a long-running annual private bash. It was a great group and we had a blast!
Saturday July 26, 2008	Silvercity Shakedown Quality Time Cafe, 999 Broad Street, Meriden, Connecticut http://www.myspace.com/silvercityshakedown http://www.qualitytimecafe.com AllStar Hotrods and QT present The 1st Annual SILVERCITY SHAKEDOWN Pre 1962 ROD & CUSTOM gathering. The Aquatudes went on at 3 p.m. for a wild power-set! Also playing were our friends The Crustaceans and the inimitable Preston Wayne Four. Not sure who shot the photo below, but THANKS!

Saturday July 19, 2008	Cypress Restaurant (http://www.cypressgrill.com) 1265 South Main Street Middletown, Connecticut 06457 (860) 346-3367 The Aquatudes returned for their second engagement at the Cypress, this time on the patio. Great weather, great evening, great crowd - thanks to all our friends/family who attended and special thanks to those who stuck around for all four sets! Max B. shot the photo below.

Tuesday June 17, 2008	Corporate Event New Haven, Connecticut The Aquatudes entertained at a private party with a beach/surf theme. Interesting international crowd enjoyed the music, danced a bit, and took lots of pictures of us!
Saturday June 7, 2008	Zen Bar (http://www.thezenbar.net/) Farmington, Connecticut The Aquatudes returned to the site of their first trio gig, courtesy of host the Blue Stingraye. Three other cool bands filled out another fun night.
Friday May 23, 2008	Allyn Park Pickett Lane, Durham, Connecticut The Aquatudes kicked off the Summer Concert Series outdoors in the meadow in Durham. It was a perfect spring evening and the audience stuck around despite the presence of thousands of mayflies! Photo below courtesy of Christine B.

Saturday April 19, 2008	Cypress Restaurant (http://users.ntplx.net/~cypress/index.htm#here) 1265 South Main Street Middletown, Connecticut 06457 (860) 346-3367 Well-known restaurant that regularly offers entertainment. Another one-band-night - another cool place to play! We played three sets to a receptive, dancing crowd. Rockabilly Willy from WESU-FM (88.1) was in attendance and was kind enough to introduce us. Thanks to Jenna Bascom (jennabascom.com) for the photo below.

Saturday March 29, 2008	Funky Monkey Cafe (http://www.thefunkymonkeycafe.com) 130 Elm Street, Watch Factory Shoppes Cheshire, CT 06410 (203) 439-9161 Cool restaurant in Cheshire - a little hard to find the first time, but worth it. We played for 2 hours and covered a lot of ground. Audience stayed all the way through and had a great time. We hope to go back during the summer to play outdoors on the patio. Photos to come (hopefully!).
Friday February 29, 2008	Corner Pocket Cafe http://www.myspace.com/thecornerpocketcafe 501 Boston Post Rd. Orange, Connecticut 06477 (203) 891-0777 Cost : $5.00 - over 21. SURF NITE! with 9th Wave and Big Fat Combo. We played first and got a great reaction to our original material. Dick brought his vintage blue Slingerland kit. Photo below is from a video capture.

Saturday February 2, 2008	Roaring Brook Nature Center http://www.roaringbrookconcerts.org/ 70 Gracey Road, Canton, CT 06019 Phone: 860-693-0263 We performed at this well-known venue, along with our friends, The Crustaceans (http://www.myspace.com/crustaceansrock). Rockabilly Willy from WESU-FM (88.1) was in attendance and was kind enough to introduce both bands. See the photos, below. Also, check out a video of Tom's "Take the Pipe" by clicking HERE.
The Aquatudes on stage. Check out Dick's groovy cocktail drums.
Here's a shot of the big "Wipe Out" finale, with the Crustaceans back on stage, as well as our audience participants still wailing away on the hand percussion.
Saturday January 5, 2008	Otto's Shrunken Head http://www.ottosshrunkenhead.com/ 538 E. 14 Street, NYC The Aquatudes were one of four bands. Otto's was a really cool place. We were the 4th band that night and some great folks hung around for our whole set. Thanks to Unsteady Freddie for adding us to the show. Photo is below.
Good thing there was just three of us on that stage. Check out our drum logo over Dick's head! Guess we need a banner.
Saturday November 17, 2007	Zen Bar Farmington, CT Our first gig as a trio - we rocked out and had a great time with all the friends and family who came out to see us. THANKS! Best photo is below, courtesy of friend Janet Franklin. Also check out a video of us playing "Sand in My Groove" by clicking HERE.