Rockin' the Sound 2013
CT Surfrider Foundation Benefit
BAR
254 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
The Aquatudes were once again honored to be included in the musical roster for this fund-raising event.

Great prizes and give-aways, delicious micro brewskies and pizza, cool Go-Go dancers, DJ Zoloft, 9th Wave's hot rod surf, and even a zombie movie dance scene filmed in the middle of it all! Thanks to everyone who came out for such a fun time. It will be hard to top THIS gig any time soon!
Photo by Christine.

Otto's Shrunken Head
538 E. 14 Street, NYC
The Aquatudes made their annual pilgrimage to the tiki-themed backroom of Otto's for Unsteady Freddie's monthly Shindig. The 'Tudes started the evening's festivities again, playing before a large and very enthusiastic audience.

As usual, host Unsteady Freddie shot some video of the set, this time including the Duals' "Stick Shift," Tom's original "Three on the Tree," and the Astronauts' "Batman." Roberta recorded our version of the Dave Clark Five song "Glad All Over" near the end of the set. See links on the Music page. Photo by CB.

The Dirt Salon
50 Bartholomew Avenue,
Hartford, CT 06106
First anniversary party for this Hartford Arts venue brought in a very interested crowd which stood and watched the 'Tudes (and some danced!) for most of their set! The guys had a particularly good night here.

Also on hand at the Dirt Salon were cool art exhibits, good food and drink, and lots of very interesting people.

Eastern CT band Hanging Hills opened with a tight set of nice originals. Carlos Hernandez Chavez closed with a set of bass and guitar vocal and instrumental tunes from a variety of genres. Thanks to Carlos for supplying the PA! Photo by Roberta R.

Watch a video of the 'Tudes playing Mona My Love from this gig.

4th Annual Classic & Custom Car Show - "Cars and Cannolis"
McLevy Green, Bank Street,
Bridgeport, CT

The 'Tudes love car shows and this one was tons of fun, right in the middle of downtown Bridgeport. It didn't hurt that the weather cooperated fully!

Quite a variety of great classic cars, from Model A Fords to Alfa Romeos to 70's muscle cars and lots in between.

The other two bands played awesome sets and were completely different from the 'Tudes. Good sound guys, too.

Thanks to Bobby D. for hooking us up with this event! Photos by Christine; matching shirts courtesy of Mike and Roberta, direct from Hawaii.

Durham Fair
Main Street, Durham, Connecticut 06422
The Aquatudes return yet again - this time on the Main Stage!
They played to an intimate crowd at 11 in the morning! The first photo shows just how H-U-G-E the stage was, while the second is a nice action shot of the band. Note Dr. Dave on the combo organ. Both photos by Christine. There's also some video from Roberta on the Music page!

Cypress Restaurant
1265 South Main Street
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
860-346-3367
The Aquatudes had a great time, as usual, at the Cypress, playing 3 sets with Dr. Dave on organ. They played all 12 songs off the CD "Unsafe at Any Speed!" as well as some fun organ-led instrumentals, including "Rinky Dink" by Dave "Baby" Cortez and "Ja-Da" by Johnny and the Hurricanes. Photo by Christine and some new video links are on the Music page, shot by Roberta.

The Middletown Elks Lodge #771
Summer Patio Music Series
44 Maynard St.
Middletown, CT 06457
Well, the patio thing didn't work out because of the rain. The guys ended up playing indoors, but had a great evening that included a visit by 'Tudes alumnus Fred Magetteri and family.

Cruisin' on Main Street
Main Street, Manchester, CT
http://www.cruisinonmainstreet.org/
Another great day with four NESMA bands and cool cars as far as the eye could see!
The Aquatudes supplied the PA for the show this day, which started with the Crustaceans, then 9th Wave, then the Clams, then us. It was a hot day! About 2/3 of the way through our set, the skies opened up. Luckily, we were under a canopy and were able to gather our equipment in and keep it relatively dry. Action photo at right is by Tom's high school classmate, Wayne Whitney.

Ocean State Tall Ships Festival
Newport, RI

The Aquatudes had a blast playing at Bowen's Wharf in Newport on the opening day of the Tall Ships Festival! Our morning set was well-attended by friends and family, as well as hundreds of passers-by. Many of the folks stopped and listened or grabbed hula-hoops and hooped it up for a few tunes.

Many thanks to our Connecticut fans who slipped across the border with us to enjoy a great day in Newport!

We had a good reception for our new CD Unsafe at Any Speed!, with a bunch of copies purchased.

The sound crew from Matrix Production Associates of Middletown, RI were top-notch, and had us sounding awesome!

The top photo is from early in the set, with Tom wearing his straw hat and the bottom shot is from later on, with Tom hat-less. Thanks to C-Lou for the photos!

Grace Academy Golf Tournament
Tunxis Plantation, Farmington, CT
The 'Tudes played during this charitable event, around the event program and live auctions.
No photos yet, but we saw one attendee taking at least one, so we'll see if we can get a copy.

Black Eyed Sally's
http://blackeyedsallys.com/
350 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103
This had to be one of the funnest gigs ever! We had many friends and family in attendance, as well as members of The Clams, The Crustaceans, and 9th Wave. Kind of a NESMA party! Awesome venue with great food, nice staff, and Rowdy the soundman kept everything balanced and sounding its best. Photo by CB.