Black Rock pioneers 24-7 Spyz serve up a symphonic prog-meets-R&B smorgasbord. From the South Bronx 24-7 Spyz flourish in the face of adversity. Emerging from the genre-smashing Black Rock Coalition movement of the 80s, they were part of a crusade that included Living Color, Bad Brains and Fishbone.

You can't get any closer to the legendary ROCKPILE than Billy Bremner’s Rockfiles starring legendary Scottish guitarist Billy Bremner. Known for his work with Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds, he has played with The Pretenders, Shakin' Stevens, Carlene Carter, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and more.

After 35 years Legendary Scottish post-punk band APB returns to New Haven for a rare performance at Café 9. APB enjoyed cult status in the US supported by College radio touring with artists like The Clash and James Brown. The Faint, The Rapture, and LCD Soundsystem borrowing from APB's dance fusion.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG! The Nervous Eaters, Boston’s Rock´n´Roll’s best kept secret, about to let everybody in on it. Talent and limitless rage. The New Haven live performance 40 years later, at Cafe Nine. They roared through the punk era and still roaring now.

Hubby Jenkins Have Bones, Guitar & Banjo BluesGrass. The talented multi-instrumentalist has been an integral part of the Grammy award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops (2010-2014). Ambitiously itinerant musician, like CCD fellows, Leyla McCalla and Dom Fleming, Jenkins is taking his show on the road.

Expanding on what indie-folk can be, LC&DC take their extensive knowledge of string, folk, and roots music to create songs that stay true to the rich lyrical rituals of folk music. Laura has played with Pete Seeger, Band of Horses, Uncle Earl, and more. Record release with ERCS coming this summer.

Robyn Hitchcock is one of England's most enduring contemporary singer/songwriters and live performers. A surrealist poet, talented guitarist, cult artist and musician's musician, Hitchcock is among alternative rock's father figures and is the closest thing the genre has to a Bob Dylan.