Indie music article gets front page treatment....in Hartford! (go figure)....

Pumping Up Indie Music by ERIC R. DANTON, Courant Rock Critic

Classic rock is king in Connecticut, but there's a subtle insurrection afoot. Outside the arenas and theaters crammed with nostalgia acts, and the rock clubs plying heavy metal and teen-centric pop-punk, fans of independent rock 'n' roll have traditionally had few options beyond traveling to Boston or New York to see buzz-worthy, new groups or underground acts whose tour itineraries rarely include stops in this state.

That's changing, thanks to local music fans in central and southern Connecticut who are circumventing more established live-music gatekeepers and hiring the musicians they want to see in concert - groups whose followings are often too small to play rooms like Toad's Place in New Haven or the Webster Theatre in Hartford. Bands like The Hold Steady, Aberdeen City and Protokoll are playing Masonic lodges in Hamden, bars in Hartford and American Legion halls in Manchester, booked by music lovers who see no reason the Land of Steady Habits can't shake its somnolent attitude and build a vibrant indie-rock scene. - complete article