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18th Annual Praytor Music Fest @ Strange Brew Sat Aug 30

*Last updated 7/24/25

Shoreline Reggaefest @ Hygienic Sun Aug 31

*Last updated 8/1

Wailing City Spotlight: Interview With Thirst Trap

Published July 24, 2025
Interview by Meghan Killimade 

Tell us about Thirst Trap! Who are the members and how did you all come together?

Sophie: I'm Sophie Walsh, I play guitar. Bob Bourne and I were jamming then invited Matt Potter (guitar) and Liz Larson Spurr (drums) and they said yes!

How would you describe your music to someone that hasn’t seen you guys play yet?
Sophie: We are like rock...
Liz: Also "Brat Metal" or garage/prog/metal

Songs Of The Sea @ Parade Plaza & Whale Tail Sat Sep 6

*Last updated 7/30/25

CT Maritime Festival Music Schedule 2025 @ Fort Trumbull & Waterfront Park Sep 6-7

*Last Updated 8/14/25

Songwriters Music Series @ The Social Sep-Dec

*Last updated 8/1/25

Swamp Yankee Fest @ Tamarack Sat Sep 13

*Last Updated 7/17/25

Garlic Fest Music Schedule 2025 @ Mystic Village Sep 20-21

*Last updated 8/8/25

Harvest Fest @ Stonington Vineyards Sep 20-21

*Last updated 7/17/25

Wailing City Spotlight: Interview With Nat Peterson of The Handsome Dudes

Photo by A. Vincent Scarano

Published May 22, 2025 

Interview by Meghan Killimade 

Tell us about The Handsome Dudes! How did you all come together, who are the members and what kind of music are you creating/performing?

It started as something to do during Covid.  Bobby (drums) has this fantastic practice space in the Dewart Building, known as The Ravenite, that was basically going to waste, so he, Josh (bass), and Mike (guitar) started playing together, and things just sort of grew from there.  The whole thing was pretty much Bobby's idea.  What we play is mostly hard rock/metal covers, with some Prog thrown in for good measure...though we are chipping away at some originals!

Wailing City Spotlight: Interview With Braiden Sunshine

Published April 11, 2025
Interview by Meghan Killimade

Thanks for talking with us Braiden! For the folks that may not be familiar, tell us about yourself – how did you get started in music and what kind of music are you creating?
I got started in music at the age of eight playing with a group named Silver Hammer. We used to play anything from oldies to modern music at the time, and played over 400 shows together from 2009-2014. After that, the boys moved away for school and I began making my own way in local music until I found myself on NBC’s The Voice in 2015. With that incredible experience came plenty of exposure and real opportunity to do this for a living. Seeing that, I got my degree and got to work writing and crafting new music to capitalize on that gift from so many years earlier.

The type of music I make is hard to describe because it draws from so many influences. I think “pop-rock, funk-fusion” best describes what we’ve created.