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NEXT GIG:
Murphy & Scarletti's
July 17th
Farmington, CT

 Sunday, 6/8 It was a long strange trip to East Hartford as The Score returned to the East Hartford French Club's Annual Booster Picnic. The band had to fight through high humidity and brutal temperatures racing near triple digits, bizarre wiring and interference issues and then a lengthy torrential lightning storm, but the lads out of Glastonbury perservered and put on a quality performance.  The band mixed it up the set list to best suit the crowd as they enjoyed the delicious food, and when it wasn't hazardous,  the outdoor games, volleyball, raffles, moonbounce and the mud wrestling pit. Yes, there was a mud wrestling pit, but since it was not included in our contract, The Score did not directly participate in that specific event. The band sure had a rockin' mud-free time.  And of course, like most storybook endings that has to do with bands, hot dogs and beer (and mud), everyone lived happily ever after! Thanks to French Club for their hospitality! 

Thursday 5/29 It was back to business as The Score rocked the joint at Murphy & Scarletti's in Farmington.   The second set was a blistering affair with a powerful version of Pinball Wizard to open.  The second stanza didn't let up as the dance floor filled up quickly and a beach ball was tossed around marking the opening of the summer season.   The third set evoked the same energy, as the band smoothed their way through Moondance and then kicked it up three notches with some ZZ Top.  As usual, when it was time to pack up, the energetic crowd called for more, and the band delivered  a raucous I Want You to Want Me and threw in some Monkees for good measure, as the band bopped with the crowd on the floor.  The band added several new tunes to the set list, working in the Daughtry hit Home, a peppy revisit of Tom Petty's Don't Do Me Like That and a version of Slide by the Goo Goo Dolls.  We return to the Murph in July, so we will see you there!

Saturday 4/19... The Score rocks the first of two this year for the East Hartford French Club.  Playing at the Glastonbury Irish American Home of all places, the band returned to play for the club on the strength of last year's successful Picnic performance and once again the rockers out of Glastonbury did not disappoint, by alternately rocking out and slowing it down by adding songs like Amie, Dock of the Bay and Life by the Drop.   This was the first gig without a core member of the band in eons as Evan Bellman subbed in for Dave Gager.  Bellman added some different flavors to the show, highlighted by slick off the cuff performances of Van Morrison's Moondance, Friends in Low Places, Desperado and a by request ZZ Top three song excursion at the end of the night.   Bellman shined on bass during Moondance, and played a nifty guitar and hot vocals on LaGrange, with Jerome belting it out on Tush and Sharp Dressed Man.  Walter Jennings even got in a short drum solo!  The band adeptly brought back Wonderful Tonight after many years to satisfy requests, and featured Matt on Mandolin during Kenny Chesney's What I Need to Do and CSNY's Southern Cross.  The Score will play again for the French Club, this time in East Hartford for their June Booster Picnic, so come on down and enjoy the band, the family fun and great food!

Thursday, 4/10...Always a favorite place to see your band, The Score had the patrons at the Farmington landmark for rock rolling.  The first set at Murphy & Scarletti's was hot from start to finish, lighting it up with some of our best, including a tight version of All Right Now and  a frenetic Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting with Dave Blodgett on lead vocals.  Matt literally ripped the cord out of his amp jumping around during She Sells Sanctuary.  During the second and third sets, The Score faithful were treated to guest guitarist extrodinaire Evan Bellman of The Blackburns  and he wowed them with a well balanced attack of finesse and power.  Bellman jams with Walter in The Blackburns - check them out!  The second set was a twenty song super-sized marathon that included searing extended jams during the crowd requested Mary Jane's Last Dance which featured Blodgett's guitar handiwork, while Bellman showed his chops on a smoking set ender during Johnny B. Goode.  This crowd wasn't our biggest, but there were a lot of new faces, and they had staying power until well after midnight.  The final set was highlighted with our new fans calling for some modern rock which we of course obliged, serving up a monster version of Fuel's Shimmer.  The Score is back at the 'Murph in May, so don't miss it!

Friday, 3/21... If there wasn't your favorite rock band cranking it up to a huge and enthusiastic crowd, you could easily believe that Cary Grant or Kate Hepburn would be gracefully decending from the amazing staircase in some old movie.  The Score's  debut at Joe Black's in historic downtown Hartford can only be described as the perfect melding of the classy decor, dancing and great music.  If you haven't been to Joe Black's, you are missing out on the breathtaking architecture, the quaint side rooms, their balcony and what appeared to be 50 foot high painted ceilings, which made it seem like we were playing in the Bushnell.  The natural reverb in this venerable venue gave the show a distinct arena quality.   The extended second set was relentless and packed the dance floor.  Jeremy and Blodge made full use of the place, even performing I'm a Believer from the balcony during our encore!  The band served up some new tunes as well for this mega event, including a searing set stopper Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting and a fun version of The Ramone's I Wanna Be Sedated.  The band also broke into the vault to steal some old favorites (Joe Black's was a bank in it's former life) including Southern Cross and U2's One.  Obviously, The Score looks forward to returning to Joe Black's, so look out for future dates!


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