I don’t often write “response posts” to things I’ve read. I think once during the lifetime of our old Lonesome Noise blog did I write a piece in direct response to something else that was written. (Apparently, I was really bugged by Zakk Wylde stating that Black Sabbath without Ozzy wasn’t really Black Sabbath…)
Recently though I saw another one of these “50 Bands You Should Know From Every State” type of articles. Bless the poor souls who have to undertake that, because it’s impossible to have an intimate enough knowledge of one scene, let alone hundreds in order to decipher who those fifty artists should be. But that does not excuse not actually picking an artist from each state. Once again this article decided that for Connecticut they would select an artist who hails from New York City. (Close enough, right?) When an artist states on their website that they are from NYC originally and currently reside in NYC…they aren’t from Connecticut.
So it is with this background that I decided to do some homework for every other blogger and music writer out there. You guys don’t have to guess anymore! Below are 50+ artists who a) currently reside in Connecticut, b) are active artists that still record/perform/etc., and c) have at least one EP worth of recorded material to their name. I even added handy descriptors in case your site doesn’t like things like death metal or hip hop or both.
What this is not: This is not a “best of” list. This is not the be all, end all of CT music. Honestly I could have gone 100 artists deep if I wanted to, but instead decided to cut the stream of conscious listing when Excel told me I had already cracked 50 acts. (I’m sure I’ll be kicking myself later for obvious omissions.) For the non-bloggers out there, please do enjoy as much of this music as possible. You’ve got a lot of killer acts to choose from…
1974
prog rock
Apathy
hip hop/rap
Archaic Decapitator
melodic death metal
Balkun Brothers
blues/rock
Bedroom Rehab Corporation
doom metal/stoner rock
Belle of the Fall
Americana/folk
Brian Dolzani
folk/Americana
Canyon
indie folk/singer-songwriter
The CarLeans
Americana/alt-country
Ceschi Ramos
hip hop/rap/indie rock
Curse The Son
sludge/doom metal
Daphne Lee Martin
indie rock/singer-songwriter
Dr. Martino
indie rock/surf rock
Empty Vessels
noise rock/sludge/punk
Farewood
indie/alt rock
The Foresters
indie pop/alt rock
Frank Critelli
folk/Americana/singer-songwriter
The Girls From Ruby Falls
Americana/alt-country/folk
Goodnight Blue Moon
indie folk/Americana
Gracie Day
singer-songwriter
Grizzlor
noise rock/sludge
Heather Fay
folk/Americana/singer-songwriter
Intercourse
hardcore/punk
James Maple
alt-country/folk/Americana
Joey Batts
hip hop/rap
Jose Oyola & The Astronauts
indie pop/alt rock
Kerri Powers
folk/alt-country/blues
Krizta Moon
folk/singer-songwriter
Lines West
Americana/indie folk
The Meadows Brothers
folk/alt-country/Americana
Mercy Choir
indie rock/indie folk/alt rock
Meredith Rose
folk/singer-songwriter
Mission Zero
indie rock/indie pop/alt rock
Nightbitch
traditional heavy metal
No Line North
Americana/folk/garage rock
Old Royals
rock/alt rock
Olive Tiger
indie folk/indie rock/neo-classical
Omega Vague
shoegaze/post-rock
Orice Jenkins
soul/R&B/jazz
Phonosynthesis
funk/jazz/jam band
Plywood Cowboy
country/alt-country/Americana
Political Animals
hip-hop/rap
Ponybird
alt-country/indie rock/freak folk
Quiet Giant
indie rock/post rock/alt rock
The Right-Offs
punk/post-punk/garage rock
Sarah Golley
indie folk/indie pop
Sarah LeMieux Quintet
jazz/neo-classical
Sea of Bones
doom metal/sludge/post metal
Seth Adam
folk/Americana
Spectral Fangs
indie pop/indie rock/alt rock
Straight To VHS
garage rock/punk
Sun Dagger
psych rock/stoner rock
Them Damn Hamiltons
Americana/indie folk
Tomb & Thirst
doom metal/crust punk/grindcore
Violent Mae
indie rock/psych rock/alt rock
Wise Old Moon
Americana/folk/indie folk
The Metal Dad- This is a great list. Had no idea I lived among so many talented and exciting musicians. Thanks for putting this together.
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Awesome! Thanks for reading and happy listening.
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