I'm (We're) Back! (Also: What's Going on Tonight)

So wow, I finally have my computer back now and have a clean slate for a hard drive, which means you no longer have to depend on Melissa and Ed for your music news for the Connecticut area. (Which also means you'll actually receive music news for the Connecticut area).

I did a bit of browsing and noticed that there's a good amount of stuff going on tonight. Ed and Melissa are catching DeVotchka in NYC at Terminal 5. A bit unrelated (and borderline crappy), but expect photos from that tomorrow.

American, Drew Victor and A Locomotive are playing The Oasis in New London. I would tell you a bit about these bands, but American is the worst name for a band ever -- at least as far as a Google search is concerned. It's free and it starts at 10 p.m.

Tonight is also the opening of the Connecticut film festival in Danbury. W-S Burns, Malcolm Tent (Ultrabunny bassist) and a few others will go on at 7 p.m. for $5 at the Heirloom Arts Theatre. The festival kicks off tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. You can check out the schedule for tomorrow and the rest of the weekend here. Apparently, you can only get tickets at City Center Danbury at 186 Main St.

Finally, two events that I'm probably most interested in yet do not have the drive to...drive to are happening in Providence, and very much competing with each other. Sort of odd that Providence needs two 80s dance parties on a Tuesday night. (Although Panic is more on the indie, electro side of things than straight up 80s). Anyways, Panic is at Club Hell (73 Richmond St.) and is free before 11 p.m. Rewind is at Club Gallery (150 Point St.) and is $5. Rewind's MySpace bulletin says:

"The first 50 people in the door get a free movie pass to an advance screening of Son Of Rambow, featuring a soundtrack of great '80's hits from Blondie, The Cure, Duran Duran, The Human League and more and we'll give you a chance to win the soundtrack through the night! There will be lots of 'Make Believe, Not War' t-shirt giveaways and random 80's films up on the big screen too!"

One Tuesday we'll head to Providence and pit these two similar dance parties against each other and report back to you.

Show Dedicated To Passing Musician in New London

Quiet Life will be playing the Oasis Pub tonight in New London and their performance will to be dedicated to Phil Agins, who died Monday.

The Day in New London did a great article this morning about Agins' death and what he meant to a "small but fertile" music scene in the town.

The Oasis Pub recently said this about tonight's show:

"As you may have already heard, we here in the New London music scene have experienced great loss in the passing of Phil 'Royale' Agins... one of the most talented and humorous musicians and friends we have ever come across.

Tonight's Quiet Life show at the Oasis Pub will be dedicated to the memory of Phil who, at one time, played bass for the band. The band will be joined by Rob Jensen and Craig Edwards, both friends and musicians who've played with Phil in various forms. We will also be collecting money to purchase Phil's two favorite guitars and bury them with him on Saturday.

This is a very bittersweet event. Many of us remember Phil and are sad that he is gone, but we hope to celebrate his life tonight through music, an art form that Phil has communicated with for so many years and done so well."

Connecticut College's radio station, WCNI 90.9, will host members of Quiet Life and Justin Townes Earle, who is also playing tonight's show. There will be a few live songs and some tracks dedicated to Phil. Listen in from 3 to 6 p.m.