April 23rd, 2008 Fairfield County Weekly April, 2008 Performer Magazine January 26th, 2008 The New Haven Advocate Sunday, June 28th, 2007 There's a Rumble in the Country By: JACQUELINE MANNING, The Bristol Press 06/28/2007 PLYMOUTH - The roaring engines of old-style custom racecars and hot rods will blend with the electric sounds of various bands at the Terryville Fairgrounds Saturday when the fourth annual Rumble in the Country comes to town. Click Here! Chris Marquis, president of the Nomads chapter of the Rumblers Car Club, said last year's event drew more than 400 cars and 750 people to the nostalgic day of car racing from the '50s and '60s. Marquis said the Rumblers Car Club has six chapters across the country. The Nomads, he said, consists of members who do not live close to a chapter and travel to the different shows throughout the country. 'I think this particular event is the premier traditional custom [car] and hot rod event in New England,' Marquis said. He said the event will have vendors selling new and used parts and accessories, and several professional 'pinstripers' will also offer their talents of jazzing up classic cars. The Terryville Lions Club will host food and beverage tents. The event's promotions and entertainment coordinator, Michelle Terranova, said she has been involved in booking entertainment since the first Rumble in the Country at the fairgrounds, four years ago. This year, Terranova has booked three bands, all with a different style. Slick Fitty, a five-man band out of Albany, N.Y., will perform their wholesome brand of American rock music. Band members include singer Crazy Joe Domingo, lead guitarist Scotty Mac, saxophonist The Jay Man, bass guitarist Bri-Bri Two Hammers and drummer Mickey King. During performances, the band says to its audience, 'That's Slick Fitty, guys and girls, so step on in and give us a whirl. If our name is confusing, just ask Col. Kroll ... Slick Fitty is another word for rock and roll.' Nate Gibson and The Gas House Band of Boston will perform 'bop and boogies' from their new album 'All the Way Home.' The band members are known for their witty personalities during live performances, which give their concerts the reputation of never having a dull moment. A group native to New York City, Susquehanna Industrial Tool and Die Co., rounds out Saturday's list, bringing their hillbilly sound to the fairgrounds. The white-jacket-black-tie trio is known in downtown Manhattan for 'manufacturing quality-built ballad, boogies and blues.' Terranova said she is honored to be involved in such a great event, which continues to grow every year. 'Whether you're a gearhead, here for the cars, a fan of rockabilly, here for the music, or just looking for a fun day in the country, this is the perfect summertime event,' she said. Tickets to Saturday's Rumble in the Country are $10.00 at the gates. 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This is for all of New Haven County, including powerhouse commercial stations such as WPLR and WKCI!!! Thanks again for voting and helping put GO KAT GO! and WNHU on the map!!!! You can read all about it in the "Best Of" issue Volume 2, which is on the stands now, or just click on the image above & scroll down to the 2nd category! Thanks again for all your support! Michelle Terranova Friday, May 12th, 2005 The Connecticut Post The Hartford Courant March 19th, 2005 Honky-tonk? Who You Callin' A Honky-tonk? March 19, 2005 It takes more than just blood kin to make the sounds Chris Scruggs makes. His talent makes you look past his icon granddaddy, banjo-er Earl Scruggs and his well-known producer mother, Gail Davies. His honky-tonk-a-billy rocknroll is sharp, slappin and easy to drink to. Cafe nine, 250 State Street, New Haven. 7pm. $8 advance, $10 door. 789-8282. View the article here... The Hartford Courant March 17th, 2005 Road to country not flat for Scruggs By ERIC R. DANTON, Courant Rock Critic He was born into a legendary country-music family in Nashville, a country-music town. Yet Chris Scruggs didn't really start listening to country until he was a teenager living in England, when he learned that his punk-rock heroes - the Clash and the Sex Pistols - were big fans of Eddie Cochran. "I guess you don't want any cookies until they're not in the cookie jar," Scruggs says from his home in, yes, Nashville, where he's preparing for a tour that brings him to New Haven Sunday. All of a sudden, Scruggs was hungry for cookies. Cochran's music led Scruggs into '50s rock 'n' roll, which of course meant a foray into rockabilly and the early Sun Studio roster. It's a short distance from there to country music, so it wasn't long before the pull of Milton Brown and western swing had ensnared Scruggs. He stopped playing in punk bands and, before long, found himself singing and playing white-hot lead guitar licks in the throwback country outfit BR549. After three years in the group, Scruggs left this January to focus on his own material. "I just figured it was time to go back out and do my own thing again. I gave it a good run and we all had fun, but it was just time to go," Scruggs says. He'd like his own material to include a follow-up to his 2002 solo album, the lean, loose and fiery "Honky Tonkin' Lifestyle." His new songs, he says, reflect more of Brown's western-swing style and even a little bit of pop. "I've been doing demos, so I've been kind of arranging them and rerecording them on a little four-track and trying to get the whole concept for the record down," he says. "Not that it's going to be a concept record. I'm not going to grow a mustache or anything." Although it might seem a forgone conclusion that the grandson of banjo player Earl Scruggs and son of singer Gail Davies also would pursue a career in music, Scruggs says it was the Beatles that helped make up his mind. "Like most things, I didn't really put that much thought into it. I never really decided, wow, I want to be a musician. It was kind of a natural thing," he says. "But the thing that kind of kicked my ass into shape was, I saw `A Hard Day's Night,' which is a great propaganda film." Scruggs performs Sunday at Café Nine, 250 State St., New Haven. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door for the 7 p.m. show. Information: 203-789-8281. View the article here... The New Haven Advocate February 10-16, 2005 View the article here... The New Haven Register Friday January 7th, 2005 View the article here... The New Haven Advocate Thursday January 6th, 2005 View the article here... 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