Zoo Front plays a record release show for their new album “Re-Entry” at Best Video Film & Cultural Center on Sat., Apr. 22. The show starts at 7 PM with Johnny Mainstream opening. The cover is $10.

Zoo Front—Ed Ekendu, Ju Dee Luna, Nancy Tatsapaugh, and Lisa Tonner—is an eclectic original band based in Central Connecticut. Constantly exploring and experimenting, Zoo Front draws on a wide variety of influences spanning the history of rock n roll. As the band grows, learns, and pushes forward together, their catalog has become a mix of genres and styles, all paired with poignant lyrics.

Johnny Mainstream is a four-piece Indie Rock and Americana act out of Central CT. Born in the Marist College dormitories of songwriter Matthew Maynes and bassist Dan Garaffa, Johnny Mainstream began writing honest folk songs inspired by Bob Dylan, Bright Eyes, and Kevin Devine, but infused with the punk rock ideals on which each was raised. After graduation in 2007, Maynes and Garaffa returned to CT with the Johnny Mainstream brand intact.

Through continual exposure at local venues like the Main Pub and Grady Tavern in Manchester CT, Johnny Mainstream began to amass a small following from fans, as well as the attention of other local musicians. Brendan Donnelly and local mainstay and “Flu” alum Michael James Anderson joined the group on drums and lead guitar respectively.

The band released their debut full-length "Shipwrecked!" on Sling Slang Records in February of 2011 and followed it up with Ghost Broadway, Break the Kettles and Sink the Ship and the Basement Trash EP. The band continues to play throughout CT and New England and will be releasing a new record later in 2023.