Author Archives: Dennis Lamar

Homegrown 6.20.25

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Welcome to summer Homegrown — The Connecticut Connected Music Show — with Robbie DeRosa. This week’s artists include The Auburn Mode, Nathaniel Hintz, Seth Adam, Rob Glassman Band, The Furors, Zoo Front, North County Band, and Drop Party. Dennis Lamar

The Backroom 6.17.25

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A Happy kick-off to The Backroom, followed by a super psychedelic set in memory of Countess Amanda Fielding, who advocated for the therapeutic uses of LSD, Ecstasy and other (illegal) drugs to treat depression, anxiety, and other conditions. A few Beach Boys songs in memory of Brian Wilson, a salute to the Army for its

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Homegrown 6.13.25

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A Rain On The Parade Homegrown — The Connecticut Connected Music Show — with Robbie DeRosa. This week’s artists include Still Rivers, Ken Morr, The Midnight Anthem, Steve Nystrup, NadaButVibes, The Alpaca Gnomes, Hook Gawdess, Mark Mulcahy, Ginger Bug, and The Zambonis. Dennis Lamar

Homegrown 6.06.25

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A No Kings Homegrown — The Connecticut Connected Music Show — with Robbie DeRosa. Music from lots of artists, including Grayson Hugh, Lee Totten, Christina Meadows, Brian Jarvis, Dan Stevens, The Problem With Kids Today, George Morgio, and Wolf Harbor. Dennis Lamar

The Backroom 6.03.25

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Music inspired by events at my most recent college reunion, especially lectures on firearm injury and death reduction by Dr. Megan Ranney, the unknown immigrant artisans who built Yale in the early 20th century (senior thesis presented by Dlaphne Stratton Gignac ’25), and constitutional law with Professor Akil Amar (’80, J.D. ’84) Dennis Lamar

Homegrown 5.30.25

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It’s a pardon-palooza special. The only crime is missing out on the latest Homegrown — The Connecticut Connected Music Show — with Robbie DeRosa. This week’s bands include … Drop Party, Pond View, Cinema Stare, Tilt, Lys Guillorn, The Ambulance Chasers, Leo Sunday, Sister Funk, and Illuminous (plus many more … just listen!) Dennis Lamar

The Backroom 5.27.25

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Funk & Soul for the people, starting off with a new track from Austin’s Tomar and the FCs. An ode to the penny’s final days, summer musings with power pop and grass (lawn grass, that is). Illustration credit: Anna Kim Dennis Lamar

Homegrown 5.23.25

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It’s a quasi-monsoon Homegrown — The Connecticut Connected Music Show — with Robbie DeRosa. This week’s artists include The Lonesome Sparrows, The Rivergods, A Former Friend, The Connecticut Hope Collective, Glambat, A Pallet For The Shoal, The Sandy Clams, FAFA, Brian Dolzani, Sarah Dunny, and Kyle Flynn. Dennis Lamar