With syllabus week out of the way and assignments already surmounting, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and forget to have some fun. As for many, live music is a way to achieve that desired academic break and instead focus on the good vibes, music and people around you. So whether you fancy yourself more an indie rock guru or rap connoisseur, this area of Connecticut, as well as the neighboring state of New York, contains some live music gems that are certainly worth your undivided attention.

 

Rap/Hip-Hop

9/16 – Nas – Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.

9/23 – Daddy Yankee – Foxwoods Resort & Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

10/3 – Kid Cudi – Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.

11/2 – Krewella – Toad’s Place, New Haven, Conn.

11/6 – Flying Lotus in 3D – Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, N.Y.

11/10 – Macklemore – Terminal 5 – New York, N.Y.

11/26 – 11/27 – Jay-Z – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

 

Pop

9/29 – Halsey – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

9/29 – Luis Fonsi – Foxwoods Resort & Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

10/2 – 10/6 – Katy Perry – Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.

10/14 – Mariah Carey – Foxwoods Resort & Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

11/10 – 11/11 – Lady Gaga – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

11/15 – Janet Jackson – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

 

Alt-Rock/Metal

9/15 – Never Shout Never – The Outer Space, Hamden, Conn.

9/24 – Pixies – The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, N.Y.

10/4 – Paramore – Radio City Music Hall, New York, N.Y.

10/11 – The Stone Foxes – StageOne, Fairfield, Conn.

10/24 – Queens of the Stone Age – Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.

10/31 – New Found Glory – Toad’s Place, New Haven, Conn.

11/5 – Dirty Heads – Toad’s Place, New Haven, Conn.

11/10 – The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die – The Outer Space, Hamden, Conn.

 

Jam Bands

9/21 – Midnight North – The Acoustic, Bridgeport, Conn.

9/27 – Mike Gordon (of Phish) – College Street Music Hall, New Haven, Conn.

10/6 – 10/14 – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Beacon Theatre, New York, N.Y.

10/18 – 10/19 – Marco Benevento/Moon Hooch – The Bowery Ballroom, New York, N.Y.

10/20 – 10/21 – Umphrey’s McGee – The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, N.Y.

10/24 – Anders Osborne & Jackie Greene – The Warehouse, Fairfield, Conn.

10/28 – Dopapod & The Motet – College Street Music Hall, New Haven, Conn.

11/12 – 11/14 – Dead & Company – Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.

11/30 – Pigeons Playing Ping Pong – Toad’s Place, New Haven, Conn.

 

Indie

9/19 – The War on Drugs – Terminal 5, New York, N.Y.

9/22 – Mac DeMarco – Radio City Music Hall, New York, N.Y.

10/1 – Two Door Cinema Club – College Street Music Hall, New Haven, Conn.

10/6 – Broken Social Scene – College Street Music Hall, New Haven, Conn.

10/13 – 10/14 – Modest Mouse – The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, N.Y.

10/15 – Phoenix – College Street Music Hall, New Haven, Conn.

10/24 – Portugal. The Man – The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, N.Y.

11/1 – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Beacon Theatre, New York, N.Y.

11/19 – Regina Spektor – College Street Music Hall, New Haven, Conn.

11/20 – Bleachers – Terminal 5 – New York, N.Y.

11/28 – 11/29 – Spoon – Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, N.Y.

12/10 – 12/11 – Perfume Genius – The Bowery Ballroom, New York, N.Y.

 

Folk/Country

9/19 – Son Little – StageOne, Fairfield, Conn.

9/26 – Langhorne Slim – The Bowery Ballroom, New York, N.Y.

10/20 – Kaleo – Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.

10/30 – Amos Lee – Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, Conn.

11/5 – The Shins – The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, N.Y.

11/10 – Iron & Wine – College Street Music Hall, New Haven, Conn.

11/17 – Justin Townes Earle – The Warehouse, Fairfield, Conn.

11/20 – David Crosby & Friends – Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, Conn.

11/29 – Deer Tick – Toad’s Place, New Haven, Conn.

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