About Oddball Entertainment

Oddball Entertainment was created by Fernando Pinto, we are commited to presenting quality music and have been since 1982 - beginng with the Night Shift Cafe in Naugatuck CT (1982 - 1989), The Moon in New Haven (1990 - 1992) and The Tune Inn Cafe in New Haven (1992 - 2002).

Now Oddball, a Management and an Events-organizer company, is actively promoting exceptional Artists at these venues:

Cafe Nine in New Haven,CT, The Outer Space and The Space in Hamden,CT, Two Boots in Bridgeport,CT and Black Eyed Sally's in Hartford,CT.

Oddball Events are structured loosely, mainly focused on quality and diversity, but always aiming to introduce new bands that are exciting to see LIVE.

Here's a few artists we have presented:
Alex Chilton, Alice Donut, Amy Rigby, Bo Diddley, Ball, Big Dipper, The Boredoms, The Business, Brian Jones Massacre, Ben Vaughn, Bad Brains, Bindlestiff Cirkus, California Guitar Trio, The Cynics, Coctails, Chris Rock, Citizen Fish, Daevid Allen, Dick Dickerson, Duke Robillard, David Van Ronk, Dismemberment Plan, Dinosaur Jr., Eugene Chadbourne, Enon, Flaming Lips, Fleshtones, Firehose, Gary Lucas, Gun Club, Galaxi 500, The Gunga Din, Hiutus, Hubert Sumlin, Honeymoon Killers, Hugh Cornwell, Hubert Sumlin, Hugo Largo, Iceburn, Into Another, James Velvet, Jad Fair, Jim Carroll, John Hammond, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Jesus Lizard, Jonathan Richman, Johnny Thunders, Jimmy Rodgers, Kevin Coyne, Kramer, Kristin Hersh, Luna, Live Skull, Les Savy Fav, The Lyres, Moe Tucker, The Make Up, Man or Astro-man, Murphy's Law, Nirvana, Radio 4, Rapture, Richard Hell, Rancid, Roger Miller, Richard Lloyd, Ron Levy, Pussy Galore, Pist, ? and the Mysterians, Robert Gordon, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Smugglers, Sick of it All, Sleepy Labeef, The Specials, Steve Wynn, Sun City Girls, Sierra Maestra, Southern Culture On The Skids, Supertouch, 7 Seconds, Tedio Boys, Tav Falco, Tuck and Patti, UK.Subs, Underdog, Zamora the Torture King, the King Brothers, Untamed Youth, The Vibrators, The World Inferno Friendhip Society, The Walkmen, and many other Oddballs.