Date and Time
Saturday, October 11th, 2025
7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
About the Band
Parker’s Tangent is a fun group playing all original [sometimes art] rock music based on blues and roots sources. They have a wonderful female lead singer who has been compared to Grace Slick and Nora Jones, drums, percussion, lead and rhythm guitars, bass and an awesome violin player presenting virtuoso performances. They are a regional, professional working band based out of greater New Haven CT. Their music is extremely accessible and can be enjoyed by people of virtually all ages. Their all-original, multi-genre tunes can range from poetic, quiet and touching, to bluesy and rock and roll!
They have been together over twenty years and have performed at hundreds and hundreds of bookings including Toads’ Place, the main stage of the New Haven Green, The International Festival of Arts and Ideas, Westport’s Blues, Views and Bar-B-Que Festival, the Phoenix, the Bedford Playhouse Clive Davis Art Center [NY] Long Wharf Theater, the CT Garlic and Harvest Festival and many more.…
“Parker’s Tangent started off with a slinky blues number, with Bargar and Ryu providing the atmosphere while Rosano and Klein held down the groove. It was just a warm-up. In the songs that followed, the band worked through more complicated art-rock song structures and its members began to step out.
Bargar’s guitar playing when soloing ranged across the sound of his instrument, eliciting roars with violent strumming, and then bringing the volume down to a hush, a whisper of chords. Ryu likewise proved an adept improviser, punctuating well-chosen phrases with flourishes of notes that drew applause from the audience several times when his solo ended. Klein followed Bargar and Ryu on their excursions, giving them more support while never forgetting the fundamentals. Rosano’s driving, sympathetic drumming anchored the band’s sound. And in the middle of it stood Broatch, forging a strong connection between band and audience. In a voice that was deep and just a little raspy, she sang Bargar’s songs with the conviction to make them her own.”
”Bargar’s songwriting vibe — his sunnier material retaining a slightly dark edge, but his moodier numbers still tinged with good-naturedness — was mirrored in the camaraderie between the band as they bantered onstage.
Brian Slattery - New Haven Independent
”Unique balanced sound. Very clever originals. Stage presence good, relaxed and natural. Female vocals very sexy and strong. Liked the backups. Solo guitar sounded and looked great. Violon added a lot to the sadder songs and really brought Cool Rock’n Mama home. I would like to hear this band again.
Connecticut Blues Society 2022 Challenge Comments
”Parker's Tangent…the man under the hat writes their music and makes powerful music on guitar and I love what goes on under that hat, the poetry that come out is timeless...
Joyce Acebo RaguskusPoet, Painter, Artist, Writer
