By Danny Coleman
originally published: 10/03/2019

"A friend of my mom and dad's was playing "The Only Thing Is Love" and "Trilogy" on a stereo at their house and I wasn't much of a rocker at the time, I was probably about nine and I had been playing classical music like Bach but he was  playing"Trilogy" and it got to the synthesizer part and I wondered; what is that sound? Then one day my mom gave me a compilation of ELP tracks and that was the start," says musical virtuoso Rachel Flowers as she recounted how she became enamored with progressive rock music at an early age. 

Rachel and a slew of other "Prog-rock" enthusiasts and performers will converge on Rahway, NJ at The Union County PAC for "Progstock 2019" on October 11, 12 and 13 where she will be participating on all three days as she joins various artists. 

The term that best describes Flowers is "Hot Commodity" as her talents are highly sought after and she has a string of past appearances at Progstock festivals; "This is  my third, I was at the very first concert of the very first Progstock," she said excitedly. 

A multi-instrumentalist, Flowers has overcome adversity in her life. What to others may seem like the equivalent of moving mountains, to Rachel was passion. You see, Flowers has been blind since she was an infant yet took to the family piano so easily that by the age of four she enrolled in the Southern California Conservatory of Music. 

"Piano was my first instrument, then flute when I was about 10 and then guitar," she said almost sheepishly as she was preparing for a violin lesson; adding yet another instrument to her arsenal. Progstock will find her playing mostly piano and she's also scheduled to join fellow prog-rockers Brand X, Saga's Michael Sadler and 3.2 guitarist Robert Berry during their performances as well. 

 

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"Each set is completely different; they are short sets with three different acts. I'll be playing stuff from my first couple of albums and my original material will be sit down versions on an incredible grand piano; I'm very excited."

Flowers is excited and so is Robert Berry; not only to headline at what he deems the Mecca of progressive rock festivals but to admire the talents of Flowers as well. 

"It's interesting, the last time I saw Keith Emerson alive was at the NAMM music show in Los Angeles and I met Tom Palmieri at the same time and he was talking about doing some things and suddenly he got this rock festival going and every year he gets bigger and better acts. Some of these acts I've never heard of but I'm very excited to see; he got his finger on the pulse of it so quickly. Some people just have a knack for things; he has a love for this, he has a yearning and a passion to make this good and I'm kind of surprised at how quick he built this; of course for me, what the "3.2" album has done was, I guess its made me worthy of the opening night. Although I've done things with a lot of famous people, this is such an honor and Tom asked me to make it happen and to me Progstock is the top of the mountain so it's really special. I'm performing with Michael Sadler and something a bit special with Rachel Flowers which is the first time we will be doing that. I'm not sure how to put it, I'm just so honored because of the responses we are getting on this tour; it's just hard for me to express it all."

"I knew Rachel as this incredible keyboard player and even saw her at NAMM and people watching were saying, wow who is she and the next time I saw her she was playing guitar, flute; it seems like anything she wants to play she does. It just seems like she's capable of doing anything she wants musically which is a wonderful thing."

Those in attendance on Friday evening will have the chance to be part of something very special.

"We're going to do a recording for a live album and a video; by Progstock we'll be 10 shows into the tour and we should be really smokin' (laughs). Over my 30 years in progressive rock; I started with Steve Howe in GTR and then "3" with Emerson and Carl Palmer, a couple of years in Ambrosia, quite a few solo albums and now with 3.2;  so we'll be playing things from my Magna Carta tribute album days which progressive fans like because it's material that they all know. I can't wait to do this and I'm just honored and very excited."

Another Progstock veteran is Saga front man Michael Sadler, who like Berry will be doing his solo and Saga material as well as a few tunes with Flowers. Sadler says when he was initially asked to be part of the festival line up he was a bit unsure of how to handle it as a solo act but things in this business can change quickly and as luck would have it, so they did. 

"I was invited to do Progstock on my own last year because we couldn't get the band together which was kind of strange because I wasn't sure what I could do solo. I knew Jimmy Keegan so I contacted him and he made a few calls and things progressed from there. I was put in touch with Ed Platt and he put a set together with members of the band Enchant and they became my surrogate Saga. Then I enhanced it with Rachel Flowers and I also brought my son out to do a little acoustic number that he wrote when he was 10 and it brought the house down; he got more applause than me which he reminds me about every single day (laughs). I had went to the side of the stage and told him if he didn't feel comfortable with doing it he didn't have to do so and he looked at me and said, "I've got this dad" and he proceeded to own the room."

Once there, Sadler slipped right into a comfort zone which he claims is due to the vibe that is present at the event and then of course there was Flowers.

"I was there for the whole weekend, I did a little emceeing, I sat in with Tom Brislin; Progstock is really cool, it's not like the other festivals where there's just a bunch of bands getting together, there's a real sense of cooperative where everybody likes everybody and people sit in with each other. It's like one big happy family and its great; I was introduced to a bunch of talent I had never heard before and it's just a really cool experience." 

"I had heard all about Rachel and everyone was raving about her, who she was and what she was all about so I thought it might be kind of cool to do a few songs with her. I was put in touch with her so I suggested we do "Nights In White Satin," because I thought it'd be fun, a Saga tune and one of my own. She sent me back her piano version of "Nights In White Satin" and she didn't just learn the chords, she learned the entire orchestration on piano and there were no parts missing. When I heard it I thought, this is impossible; take away the fact that she's blind, this is impossible for a sighted person. Now add that to the mix and it was astounding and it was great to perform with her; so yeah she's written a few songs and there's something to be said about possibly collaborating in one capacity or another and I'll be sitting in with her on Sunday. I feel it's a privilege to play with someone who can play that well and I certainly look  forward to it. She's so excitable, her innocence is remarkable; she can't see the people applauding so last time I told her they were all standing up and she says, "Yay" and gets excited; it's so refreshing." 

"Progstock 2019" also features an appearance by Nektar as they celebrate 50 years of music and multiple other acts from days gone by as well as new up and comers. To find out more about tickets and the festival in general; please visit www.progstock.com. 

To discover more about the fantastically talented Rachel Flowers, please go to www.rachelflowersmusic.com .

That's it for this week! Please continue to support live and original music and until next week....ROCK ON! 

 

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This week's event listings

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Arts Council of Princeton     
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton     
(609) 924-8777 
Sun. 2 p.m. Festival Cultural Latino: "Mercado on the Plaza" (FREE admission)

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Artworks Trenton   
19 Everett Alley Trenton   
(609) 394-9436   
Sat. 12 p.m. YAL: SFX Makeup      

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Bill's Olde Tavern     
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton     
(609) 586-0192     
Thurs. 7 p.m. Ladies Night
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke Contest
Ages 21+    

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Blend Bar & Bistro     
911 Highway 33 Hamilton     
(609) 245-8887   
Sun. 7 p.m. Karaoke  
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia  Jam     
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke    

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Bowman's Tavern     
1600 River Road New Hope, PA     
(215) 862-2972     
Thurs. 6 p.m. Fermenters Trio
Fri. (5 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan  
Sat. 7 p.m. David Dales Trio
Sun. 6 p.m. Lorenzo
Mon. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott
Tues. 6 p.m. Brian Elliot
Wed. 6 p.m. Lorenzo

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Brickwall Tavern & Dining Room     
19 E. Union Street Burlington     
(609) 733-3562  
Sat. 8 p.m. The Screamin' Rockets
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics

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Broken Goblet Brewing   
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA   
(267) 812-5653   
Thurs. (8 p.m.) Cara Cartney (10 p.m.) The Birdgangs 
Fri. 8:30 p.m."First Friday" w/ Cara Cartney
Sat. 8 p.m. Kinky Quizzo
Wed. 8 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Dana Collins
All Shows 21+

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Caffe Galleria   
23 North Union Street Lambertville   
(609) 397-2400   
Sat. 5 p.m. Na Bodach

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Candlelight Lounge     
24 Passaic Street Trenton     
(609) 695-9612     
Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam. $5 (Includes hot buffet) 
Sat. 3 p.m. (TBA) $10 (cover charge/$10 Minimum includes buffet)        

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Championship Bar   
931 Chambers street Trenton   
(609) 396-5457  
Mon. 8 p.m. "Art Chill Night"   
Tuesday 8 p.m. "Jam Night" Hosted by Nikki & Caleb   

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Chickie's & Pete's 

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183 US Highway 130 North Bordentown     
(609) 298-9182    
Tues. 8 p.m. Acoustic Music Night     
Wed. 9 p.m. Quizzo Trivia     

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City Streets     
510 Highway 130 South East Windsor     
(609) 426-9400   
Mon. 9 p.m. "Malibu Mondays"      
Tues. 9 p.m. Trivia w/ Jessie & Chelsea 
Wed. 6:30 p.m. "Wine Down Wednesdays" w/ Rich Genoval     

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COARadio.com     
125 South Main Street Hightstown     
(609) 241-7103
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. Joe Mifsud

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Conservatory Mansion
540 East State Street Trenton 
(609) 858-2279
Thurs. 6 p.m. Cha-Cha, Bop, 2-Step w/ James "El" Ellis. $40
Sat. 5 p.m. "Vision & Spoken Word Experience" Hosted by Poet Los Chil feat. Killa The Poet and "Spotlight Feature" Asia Blu. $25
Tues. 6 p.m. Line Dance Classes w/ Randi Oneal. 

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Cook A.A.  
411 Hobart Avenue Hamilton  
(609) 586-5117 
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Karaoke at The Cook" Hosted by Superstar Entertainment 

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Cooper's Riverview 
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton 
(609) 393-7300
Thurs. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Classic Pipe Band (9 p.m.) "Thirsty Thursdays" w/ DJ Paul Desisto and DJ Calvin Bailey
Fri. (4 p.m.) Paradise Happy Hour w/ DJ Randy (8 p.m.) Witzend
Sat. 9 p.m. "Saturday Night Social" 
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch" 12 p.m. Fidel Funes / FM de Zacapa
Wed. 7 p.m. Acoustic Showcase Songwriter Night 

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Dacey's Pub 
215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA 
(215) 295-4838 
Fri. 7 p.m. Acoustic Music Night
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo 

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Dog & Bull Brew House     
810 Bristol Pike (Rte. 13) Croydon, PA.     
(215) 788-2855    
Sat. 11 a.m. "Saturday Brunch" 
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch" feat. Dick Gratton
Tues. 7 p.m. 90's Trivia

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Fedora Bistro Cafe   
2633 Main Street Lawrenceville   
(609) 895-0844   
 Wed. 6 p.m. Jerry Monk

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Frans Pub   
116 South Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 862-5539   
Fri. 8 p.m. Cold Soil Boys ($5 cover charge)
Sat. 8 p.m. The Inflexables

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Friendly's
1031 Washington Boulevard Robbinsville
(609) 426-9203
Sun. 3 p.m. Open Mic and Karaoke

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German American Society   
215 Uncle Pete's Road Hamilton   
(609) 585-5200   
Fri. 7 p.m. "Fire Pit Friday" 

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Greenhouse  
90 South Main Street New Hope, PA  
(215) 693-1657  
Thurs. 8 p.m. Bruce
Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Sam Ryan Music
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia hosted by Duane 

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Grounds For Sculpture   
80 Sculptors way Hamilton   
(609) 586-0616    
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Sing Along with Sculpture" w/ Seward Johnson   
Sat. 4 p.m. "Oktoberfest Beer & Brats in Acer Courtyard"

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Grover's Mill Coffee House
    
Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction     
(609) 716-8771     
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic. Hosted by Anker   

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Halo Pub   
4617 Nottingham Way Hamilton Square   
(609) 586-1811   
Sat. 7 p.m. Dick Gratton & Kim Rogers

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Hamilton Tap & Grill  
557 US Route 130 North Hamilton  
(609) 905-0925  
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke
Tues. 8 p.m.Trivia Challenge  

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Hamilton Township Public Library
1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way Hamilton 
(609) 581=4060
Wed. 6 p.m. Hamilton Arts Commission Meet & Greet and Visual Art Show feat. Jay

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Havana New Hope 

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105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.     
(215) 862-9897    
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Rocky and His Friends
Fri. 8 p.m. Lynyrd Skynyrd / Southern Rock Tribute w/ "High Noon." Doors open at 6 p.m., $15
Sat. 8:30 p.m. JJ Rupp Dance Band. $8
Sun. 1 p.m. Midnight Sun Orchestra
Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dwayne 
Tues. 8 p.m. Funk 'N' Blues Jam Hosted by Sidewinder Blues Band
Wed. 8 p.m. "Live and Local Music" Hosted by Pat Foran feat. Burning Red Sun / Anker

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Hopewell Theater      
5 South Greenwood Avenue Hopewell     
(609) 466-1964    
Fri. 8 p.m. Mike Block and Sandeep Das. $20, $23, $25

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Hopewell United Methodist Church   
20 Blackwell Avenue Hopewell   
(609) 466-0471   
Fri. 7:30 p.m. "Cash Alive!" Johnny Cash Tribute feat. Paul Eve. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., $25

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Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn     
15 East Broad Street Hopewell     
(609) 466-9889  
Thurs. 6 p.m. 
Fri. 8 p.m. Open Mic. Night      

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Hopewell Valley Vineyards     
46 Yard Avenue Pennington     
(609) 737-4465     
Thurs. 6 p.m. Chromed Pony
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Christine Havrilla
Sat. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Just Us
Sun. 3 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Mark Feingold

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Hurricane Jacks Bar and Grill     
7759 New Falls Road Levittown, PA     
(267) 914-4517     
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paul Kircher     
Fri. 9 p.m. Billy the Kid
Sat. 9:30 p.m. All Lit Up
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula & Sam      

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Irish Rover Station House  
1033 Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA  
(215) 970-5412  
Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke 
Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ Entertainment  

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Iron Plow Vineyards     
26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus     
(732) 306-9111  
Thurs. 6 p.m. 
Fri. 6 p.m. Bud & Maggs
Sat. 2 p.m. Jerry Steele
Sun. 2 p.m. Bob & Dave

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Iron Plow Vineyards Tasting Room
61 High Street Mt. Holly 
(732) 306-9111
Thurs. 6 p.m.  Gregg Parker
Fri. 7 p.m. Gregg Parker
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Spoondrift

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Ivy Tavern     
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton     
(609) 888-1435     
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke     
Fri. 9 p.m. Slee (Record Release Party) 
Sat. 9 p.m. South Side Wanderers
All shows 21+     

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Jake's Eatery     
869 Bustleton Pike Richboro, PA     
(215) 322-6787     
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Ladies Night"    
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia Night     

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Jimmy's Firestone American Grill   
140 Route 130 South Bordentown   
(609) 291-0200   
Thurs. 8 p.m. "Bar Games and Trivia"   

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John & Peter's     
96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa     
(215) 862-5981    
Thurs. (7 p.m.) "Out in New Hope" Guest Bartender Event. (9 p.m.) Dirty Fuss, Honey Wild, Tiny Island
Fri. 9 p.m. Rainbow Fresh
Sat. (3 p.m.) Basement Noise (9 p.m.) Keith Kenny (UK Tour Send Off)
Sun. 8 p.m. The Turbos
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic
Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational     
All shows 21+    

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Killarney's Publick House     
1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton    
(609) 586-1166    
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Girls Night Out" w/ (8 p.m.) Quinten Tarantina
Fri. (5 p.m.) Chin & Blum (7 p.m.)  (10 p.m.) 
Sat. (3 p.m.) "Oktoberfest"  (4 p.m.) DJ Jimmy G (10 p.m.) Ess Gees
Wed. 8 p.m. Drop the Beat Bingo    

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Laurita Winery     
85 Archertown Road New Egypt     
(609) 752-0200   
Fri. 7 p.m. Awesome 80's Dance Party
Sat. 11 a.m. "Oktoberfest" w/ Food Trucks & Fire Pits feat. (6 p.m.) Raw Sugar
Sun. 11 a.m. "Oktoberfest" w/ Food Trucks & Fire Pits
Wed. 6 p.m. "Girls Night Out"

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Logan Inn 

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10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA     
(215) 862-2300   
Thurs. 6 p.m. Rob Tait
Fri. 7 p.m. Acoustic Road
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Sammy Flow
Sun. 11 a.m. "Jazz Brunch" feat. Dave Dales Trio

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Mama Flora's Trattoria    
1750 North Olden Avenue Ewing   
(609) 434-1188   
Sat. 6 p.m.  Bryan Hill

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Mamma Rosa's     
572 Klockner Road Hamilton     
(609) 588-5454     
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke

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Marcellos Coal Fired Restaurant & Pizza   
206 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown    
(609) 298-8360   
Sun. 10 a.m. "Blues Brunch" 

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McGuinn's Place     
1781 Brunswick Avenue Lawrence     
(609) 392-0599    
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke      
Ages 21+     

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McStews Irish Sports Pub     
5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA     
(215) 949-9570     
Thurs. 10 p.m. "Beer Pong Night"
Sat. 9 p.m. The Zombie Mafia, Trigger 13, Age of Desire, Mr Lisp. Ages 21+, $5
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Video Trivia  
Wed. 10 p.m. "Karaoke Time" w/ Kirchner Entertainment  

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Michael's Restaurant & Lounge
935 Old Lincoln Highway Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-5001
Sat. 8 p.m. The Dadz

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Millhill Basement     
300 S. Broad Street Trenton     
(609) 989-1600     
Fri. 9 p.m. Night Court, The Lucid Furs, Coach's Son, Quinten Tarantina
Tues. 9 p.m. "Millhill Experiment"

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Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company
909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA
(215) 458-7081
Thurs. 7 p.m. Game Show Night: "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" 
Sat. 12 p.m. "Oktoberfest" w/ Philadelphia German Brass Band

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Nook's PourHouse     
2043 Route 130 South Florence     
(609) 447-0927   
Sat. 9 p.m. The Drunk Monkeys
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia Tuesday w/ Quizoholics      

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Nottingham Tavern     
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square     
(609) 587-6623     
Thurs. (7 p.m.) "Rock On Radio Happy Hour" Hosted by Danny Coleman feat. Gypsy Mother (9:30 p.m.) Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis 
Fri. 9 p.m. ArHouse
Sat. 9 p.m. Preston Horrison
Ages 21+    

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Old Town Pub     
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 291-9232    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia   
Fri. 9 p.m. Gypsy Mother

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Palermo's Of Hamilton     
310 Klockner Road Hamilton     
(609) 838-7979     
Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke    
All shows 21 +   

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Palmer Square
Nassau Street Princeton
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Flamenco" at the Mediterra Fountain
Sat. 12 p.m. "Unruly Sounds 2019" Music Festival

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Patriots Crossing     
1339 River Road Titusville     
(609) 737-2780    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night
Sat. 8 p.m. Cover Up
Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo"    

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Pete's Steak House     
523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton     
(609) 585-8008     
Sat. 9 p.m. Kindred Spirit

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Pj's Pancake House & Tavern
19 Main Street Robbinsville
(609) 772-4755
Fri. 8 p.m. The Privileged Few 

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Randy Now's Man Cave 

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134 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 424-3766   
Sat. (11 a.m.) Meet & Greet w/ "Weird NJ" Editors Mark Sceurman & Mark Moran. (7 p.m.) The Amazing Kreskin. $25 
Sun. 6 p.m. The Amazing Kreskin. $25
Wed. 7:30 p.m. RAM. $10

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River Cat Cafe`    
142 South Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 693-1008   
Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Jazz"   

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Rossi's Bar & Grill     
2110 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton     
(609) 890-2004     
Thurs. 7 p.m. Monk, Monk & Kramer

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Salt Creek Grille     
1 Rockingham Row Princeton     
(609) 419-4200    
Fri. 8 p.m. Keith Franklin
Sat. 8 p.m. Brad Mandigo

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Small World Coffee     
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton     
(609) 924-4377 x2   
Thurs. 8 p.m. 
Fri. 7:30 p.m. 
Sat. 8 p.m. Nick Cosaboom

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Starbucks Coffee   (Trenton Community Store) 
102 South Warren Street Trenton  
(609) 393-0261  
Sat. 3 p.m. Open Mic   

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1867 Sanctuary     
101 Scotch Road Ewing     
(609) 392-6409  
Fri. 7 p.m. Gordon Thomas Ward & Caroline Cotter. $20
Sat. (2 p.m.) "Saint Tom" New Jersey Petty Fest. $20 (8 p.m.) Aaron Larget-Caplan. $20
Sun. 3 p.m. Alex Hiele Paris Jazz Combo. $20
Wed. 8 p.m. Patrick Bamburak w/ Conor Peacock feat. 3.26 and Funhaus. $20

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Tara's Tavern    
1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown     
(609) 286-2300     
Fri. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ Big Daddy G
Sat. 10 p.m. The Knobs

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Tavern On The Lake      
101 Main Street Hightstown     
(609) 426-9345     
Fri. 9 p.m. Bliss
Sat. 9 p.m. El Ka Bong
Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke Night     

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Temperance House     
5 South State Street Newtown, PA     
(215) 944-8050     
Thurs. 7 p.m. Blues Open Mic Hosted by Steve Guyger     
Sat. 7 p.m. Righteous Jolly
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo    
Wed. 7 p.m.  Open Mic w/ Cara Cartney

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Terhune Orchards  
330 Cold Soil Road Princeton  
(609) 924-2310  
Sat./Sun.10 a.m. "Apple days Harvest Festival" (Live Music)

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Tessara's 
812 Route 33 Hamilton 
(609) 584-1700
Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke

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The Birdhouse Center For The Arts   
7 North Main Street Lambertville   
(215) 681-4660 
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Not Just Nyckleharpa Orchestra

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The Cool Cricket     
216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro     
(609) 291-9110     
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke     
Sat. 9 p.m. X-IT

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The Cure Insurance Center     
81 Hamilton Ave. Trenton     
(609) 656-3200     
Check website for upcoming events     

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The Deck Restaurant and Bar @ the Bucks County Playhouse
70 South Main street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2121
Thurs. 2 p.m. / 7 p.m. Sam Ryan
Fri. (2 p.m.) Bunny Barnes (5 p.m.) Matt Setzer (9 p.m.) Matt Gordeuk
Sat. (2 p.m.) Matt Setzer (9 p.m.) Matt Gordeuk
Sun. (2 p.m.) Blend (7 p.m.) Matt Gordeuk
Tues. 7 p.m. Aidan Holtz
Wed. (2 p.m.) Bunny Barnes (7 p.m.) Aidan Holtz

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The Dubliner   
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 693-1816   
Fri. 7 p.m. Andrew Koontz & Bill O'Neal
Sat. 7 p.m. Celtic Connection
Sun. 2 p.m. "Traditional Irish Session" Hosted by Corey Purcell

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The Five Four Bar & Grill   
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA   
(215) 547-5525   
Fri. 9 p.m. Se7en Band
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Lite The Fuse
Wed. 7 p.m. "Lyrical Conundrums" w/ Cara & Righteous       

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The HOB Tavern     
146 Second Street Bordentown     
(609) 291-7020     
Fri. 8 p.m. DJ Entertainment   
Wed. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night

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The Ivy Inn     
248 Nassau Street Princeton     
(609) 921-8555     
Thurs. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Rockin' Ron  
Sat. 10 p.m. DJ Darius the 1st
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv    
Wed. 10 p.m. DJ Dujour

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The Pines Tavern     
6217 North Radcliffe Street Bristol, PA     
(215) 788-1659     
Sat. 9 p.m. Scattershot
Sun. 3 p.m. Soul Custody Trio

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The Roost     
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge     
(609) 208-0050 
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke   

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The Sticky Wicket     
2465 South Broad Street Hamilton     
(609) 439-0007     
Thurs. 9 p.m. "Throwback Thursday" w/ DJ Chillio     
Tues. 7 p.m. Karaoke     

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The Sycamore Grill     
255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA     
(215) 908-6326     
Thurs. 8 p.m. Dan Ward
Fri. 8 p.m. Catch 22
Sat. 8 p.m. American Hawk Band

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The Union Firehouse  
18 Washington Street Mount Holly  
(609) 288-6491  
Thurs. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Jeff Selby (7 p.m.) "Jam Night" Hosted by Joe Vadala
Fri. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Keep The Change (7 p.m.) Don't Call Me Francis
Sat. (5 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Steve Sereduk (8 p.m.) "Costume Karaoke Party"

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Tir Na Nog     
1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton     
(609) 392-2554   
Fri. 9 p.m. Successful Failures
Sat. 9 p.m. Billy Walsh & Kevin McCloskey
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Monk & Monk
All Shows 21+    

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Trenton Buzz     
702 Pine Street Trenton     
(609) 392-6000     
Fri. 8 p.m. Live Band & Open Mic.     
Sat. 10 p.m. "Buzzed Saturdays" w/ Bockman   

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Trenton Social      
449 South Broad Street Trenton     
(609) 989-7777    
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour" Hosted by Jay Kountree  
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night

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Trinity United Methodist Church
1985 Pennington Road Ewing
(609) 883-9160
Sat. 4 p.m. Concert to End Gun Violence Across America feat. Living Colour, John Flynn, Mutlu, Bethelem and Sad Patrick, Sandy Hall Trio, Kevin Toft, (TBA). (FREE or $20 suggested donation)

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Triumph Brewing Company (New Hope, Pa. Location)     
400 Union Square New Hope, Pa.     
(215) 862-8300     
Thurs. 8 p.m. Trivia   
Fri.10 p.m. Dean and Company. $5 (cover charge)  
Sat. (11:30 a.m.) "Oktoberfest 2019" (8 p.m.) Rich Scanella Group. $5 (cover charge)    
Sun. 7 p.m. Open Stage 
All shows 21+   

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Triumph Brewing Company (Princeton Location)   
138 Nassau Street Princeton   
(609) 924-7855 
Fri.-Sun. "Oktoberfest"   

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VFW Post 491  
9 Fisher Place Yardville  
(609) 585-9645  
Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke
All shows ages 21+  

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Villa Rosa Ristorante & Pizzeria  
41 Scotch Road Ewing  
(609) 882-6841  
Sat. 6 p.m. Grace Field  

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Wildflowers Inn     
2572 Pennington Road Pennington     
(609) 773-2392     
Sat. 9 p.m. Acoustic Rock Night     
Mon. 9 p.m. "Moonshine Mondays" Trivia    

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024 @ 12:30pm
William Paterson University - Shea Auditorium
300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024 @ 7:30pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 @ 8:00pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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