MGM Grand welcomes Counting Crows

What an odd coincidence! My window here in The Day newsroom looks out towards the parade and train station. Some tourist has tossed bagel scraps and, as I watch, let's see - eight, nine, 12, 13, 15 seagulls are fighting for the goodies.

And as I'm counting seagulls, I'm listening to Counting Crows! What a orinthological coincidence!

For, indeed, the enduring alt-rock band performs Friday at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods. Counting Crows has a new CD, "Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)," which boasts "Untitled (Love Song)," a laid-back, hookish single that recalls Tom Petty if he fronted Better Than Ezra.

The album is definitely competitive with their earlier catalog, and figure on hearing selected material thereupon - along with "Mr. Jones," "Angels of the Silences," "Accidentally in Love" and "Big Yellow Taxi."

- RICK KOSTER

Counting Crows, 8 p.m. Friday, MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods; $50-$85, 1-866-646-0609.