Earl Slick, Jeff Slate play Hygienic Saturday

Jul. 14—Big Apple guitar-slinger Earl Slick will forever and deservedly be associated with his sideman contributions to the careers of David Bowie, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, David Coverdale, Robert Smith and more.

In the mid-70s, though, he helmed the Earl Slick Band and released an album called "Razor Sharp" with excellent hard rock tunes like "She's a Doll," "The Game" and "Waiting." It's pretty cool that Slick is still around and happily productive — he's got a vibrant new album of instrumentals called "Fist Full of Devils" — and that he's friends with New London native/singer-songwriter Jeff Slate.

Slate has lived and worked in NYC for almost 30 years, frequently with his own group The Badge. Slate recently released a new single called "Heartbreak" that features Slick, Duff McKagan and members of Paul Weller's band and the Wallflowers.

Fortuitously, Slick and Slate are bringing a band to perform Saturday in New London's Hygienic Art Park. They promise a family-friendly show that includes their own songs as well as material by Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison and Lennon.

Slick & Slate, 9 p.m. Saturday, Hygienic Art Park, 79 Bank St., New London; $20 in advance, $25 at gate; hygienic.org.