Kevin Hart at The Amp, Fantasia at Total Mortgage Arena both Friday night; Sacred Heart and Western Connecticut State University commencements on Sunday. The ‘Port
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Hold On! Who Loves Latin Rock? Santana Amped Up For The ‘Port
Jan. 12, 1998, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, Waldorf-Astoria, Manhattan. It’s arguably the classiest class of musicians ever assembled: Eagles, Fleetwood Mac,
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How Sweet It Is–James Taylor Will Shower The Amp With Love In June
Billy Joel tells the story of James Taylor rescuing him from marital Armageddon. (Well, for a short time anyway.) It was the front end of
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The New York Times Chronicles Bridgeport’s ‘Diamond-In-Rough’ Reinvention, City Rebounding
In the journalism engagement of my early 20s, 40 years ago, I wrote curiously for the Connecticut section of The New York Times, Bridgeport my
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Hot Rod, Cheap Trick Taking Downtown Train To The Amp
It’s time to take the Downtown Train to Bridgeport. One of Rod Stewart’s signature songs was penned by another with an unusual set of pipes,
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A Night Of Ringo And Serendipity Under The Stars
At 5:15 p.m. on Friday the bar at Trattoria ‘A Vucchella on Fairfield Avenue Downtown was jammed. The dining room full. Owner and chef Pasquale
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Podcast: Everything To Know About Sound On Sound Music Festival At Seaside Park
Ahead of this weekend’s Sound On Sound Music Festival at Seaside Park, Live Nation’s Jimmy Koplik, Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater CEO Howard Saffan, and Tom Russell
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The Argument For Revitalizing Downtown’s Majestic Theaters
For many decades a south-bound drive to Downtown Bridgeport via the Route 8 Connector on Main Street painted a gloomy picture in a blighted strip.
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