Deep Banana Blackout News

Caravan of Thieves blends musicianship with lyrical tales of the bizarre. They may not necessarily be good for you.

With Deep Banana Blackout. 8 p.m., Nov. 25. Toad's Place, 300 York St. $18.50-$20. 203-624-8623, toadsplace.com . Over the past five years, the Pimps of Joytime have honed their funk and roll soul revue into a finely-tuned stage presentation.

Stage One in Fairfield, CT. The group, which is spearheaded by Fuzz and his wife Carrie Sangiovanni, recently described their music in a Jambands.com interview as "Gypsy Swing Meets The Beatles at Tim Burton's House." On hand to join the group for this musical amalgam were Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club.

Deep Banana Blackout guitarist Fuzz and his new band Caravan of Thieves will tour the Midwest things October.

Sound Surfing by Mike Horyczun There was a bit of Woodstock dj vu all over again at this year's Gathering of the Vibes Festival, which took place at Bridgeport's Seaside Park earlier this summer.

One day after a driving rain marred the first day of the Gathering of the Vibes at Seaside Park, bright sunshine and a cool breeze greeted the campers and the concert-goers who attended the first true day of the music and art festival.

Jen Durkin will groove tonight at the Gathering of the Vibes festival at Seaside Park in Bridgeport.

Shorts and tie-dyed T-shirts gave way to rain gear and makeshift plastic ponchos as the opening day of the Gathering of the Vibes took place Thursday at Seaside Park in a steady drizzle that at times worsened to a downpour.

Singer Jen Durkin, a native of Fairfield, has peformed at every Gathering of the Vibes, starting in 1996.