Summer Music Series featuring Parker’s Tangent

Parker’s Tangent is a fun group playing all original rock music based on blues and roots sources. The band is composed of our female lead singer (who has been compared to Grace Slick and Nora Jones), drums, lead and rhythm guitars, bass and an awesome violin player who presents virtuoso performances. Based out of greater New Haven, our music is extremely accessible and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The music which is the real deal can be poetic, touching, bluesy to rocking and jamming. A band for over twenty years, they have performed hundreds of gifs including Toads’ Place, The International Festival of Arts and Ideas, Westport’s Blues, Views and Bar-B-Que Festival.

Connecticut’s Old State House 2026 Summer Music Series

EVERY FRIDAY | JUNE 5 – OCTOBER 9, 2026 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Join us for our annual FREE Summer Concert Series! Stop by every Friday at lunchtime to hear a different band play each week on the westside patio of Connecticut’s Old State House. Bring your lunch and enjoy the music!

Concerts begin at noon and will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Thank you to our friends from the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and the Evelyn Preston Memorial Fund for their generous funding of the Summer Concert Series.