Wise Old Moon is an alt-Americana and roots/rock band hailing from Hartford, CT that ties traditional folk influences together with a unique brand of high energy, twang infused indie rock, creating an eclectic sound that touches on many eras and genres.

Formed in 2013 by songwriter Connor Zane Millican, many of Wise Old Moon’s songs relate to Millican’s personal experiences traveling the American West after leaving home at a young age. Upon returning to his hometown of Hartford, CT, in between tending bar by night and painting houses by day, Millican recorded ‘The Patterns’, Wise Old Moon’s 2014 debut which was met with local and regional acclaim by critics like Mike Hamad of The Hartford Courant; “You can almost smell the late night paint fumes and hear the clinking of glasses on ‘The Patterns’, where acoustic guitars, barroom pianos and fiddles weave lines around Millican’s laconic delivery.”

Since their 2014 debut, Wise Old Moon has been touring heavily, bringing their distinct brand of twang rock to listening rooms and clubs around the Northeast. On the band’s 2015 sophomore release ‘Don’t Take Off’, Millican recruited electric guitar and lap steel player Dan Liparini and began exploring a more electrified, high energy sound which Wise Old Moon’s recent live shows have become known for. Together Liparini and Millican lead a live band that has shared the stage with international touring acts including The Dustbowl Revival, Charlie Parr, Parsonsfield, Woody Pines, and Jonathan Edwards.

Wise Old Moon has been nominated for 5 CT Music Awards including the categories of Best Traditional/Folk and Best Americana, and is currently nominated for Roots Act of the Year by the New England Music Awards.

Opening will be the Dylan Doyle Band

Dylan Doyle is creating a stir in the Hudson Valley and pockets around the country. After playing with 15 year old Dylan in Memphis, Ben Cauley(sole survivor of the Otis Redding Plane Crash) declared, “Dylan Doyle sounds like a young Jimi Hendrix.”

“Dylan Doyle is the best young musician I have heard in a long time.” – Chris O’Leary’

“Dylan Doyle can play with me anytime, anywhere.” – Blues Icon, Joe Louis Walker

“Dylan Doyle is a great young musician with the soul of an old bluesman.” – John Platania –guitarist, Van Morrison

“Dylan Doyle is one of the most prodigious students I have taught in my fifty years of teaching. He has abundant natural talent.” Rob Stoner, Band Leader, Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Review and Far East Tours