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Summer Best of Season Showcase The School of Rock House Band music program gives students under 18 the opportunity to join a gigging band composed of fellow musicians from their school. These students perform additional live shows throughout the year. All students in the Performance Program have the opportunity to audition for a spot in School of Rock House Band. Once selected, House Band members become leaders in their School of Rock community and perform live shows at CT rock venues throughout the year. Performance is the core of School of Rock's educational approach. Therefore, we create additional opportunities for students to perform on stages throughout New Canaan and the rest of CT. The House Band music program allows each […]

Tyrone Shoelace’s music has been described as “A wild and sexy eclectic mix of reggae, funk and groovin rhythms that surge one's soul." The band is a talented mesh and cross-section of musicians from various decades that communicate well together and learn from each other to add to this band's success. There’s a positive interplay among the artists. The music has at first an almost funk reggae feel and then suddenly looms into an explosion of energy with an experimental, trendy, edgy flare with its jam band techno/synthesizer sound that surges excitement and spirit to the listener!”

Orb Mellon is the founder/guitarist of the seminal 90's indie rockers and Sony/Epic recording artists Dirt Merchants. Orb Mellon mines the raw energy of 20th Century American roots music, particularly whiskey fueled house party delta blues. Influences like Bukka White and Junior Kimbrough, Orb Mellon performs pure, sonically aggressive, and ever transforming original folk blues. Orb has performed extensively sharing the stage with David Johansen (NY Dolls), Daddy Long Legs, Charlie Parr, R.L.Boyce and Brownbird Rudy Relic. In 2018, Orb Mellon was a feature performer at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Orb Mellon has released 3 full length albums and 3 EPs and his work has been featured in regional, national, and international press and have been included in feature films and television shows such as FX's "Justified," the feature films "Kill For Me,", […]

The Mars Hendrik Band (formerly Blame it on the Dog) is a Reggae and So. Cal rock band with a some Latin and blues mixed in. Covering Bands such as Sublime, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Bob & the Wailers, Maná, Los Enanitos Verdes, Santana & More. https://www.marshendrik.com/