By Danny Coleman
originally published: 10/25/2018

"Basically what we've got here is quite a cinematic approach because I play a lot of instrumentals. We've got a lot of footage being shown at the same time we play that obviously corresponds with the music that you're listening to. There's some epic moments up there and obviously some old pictures from the past, a walk down memory lane and stuff like that but overall it's quite a good experience," said legendary rock drummer Carl Palmer prior to his three night run at New York's famed Iridium.

Determined to honor his past through the present, Palmer has been seemingly touring non-stop with his, "ELP Legacy," show; paying respect to his former band and making new fans at every stop along the way. Palmer gladly will give a rundown of what to expect when coming to what he calls an, "Experience." 

"What we're looking at here is about an hour fifty, an hour and fifty five minutes. I'm playing a lot of ELP music; original plus the classical adaptations that ELP played and a few other bits and pieces. As far as original things, I'm playing a full version of, "Tarkus" which was one of the first concept pieces played by ELP, I'm playing stuff like, "Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends" which is a big piece. We've got solo spots for Paul Bielatowicz on lead guitar, on bass guitar and Chapman Stick, which is a 10 string instrument, is Simon Fitzpatrick and he covers things like the classic Moog solo at the end of, "Lucky Man" which was extremely iconic in its day. We can produce a lot of those sounds but obviously the object here is not to duplicate exactly what ELP did; I'm just trying to bring the music to a new generation, to new followers and to show the versatility of the music overall. As you know, a lot of ELP music has been played by classical orchestras and it's been played by jazz groups; so I just wanted to do it with a guitar group and show what you could do without keyboards. I've never wanted to be compared, I just wanted to set a new standard and play to a new generation and I do. There are a lot of people in their thirties and late forties who are probably the sons of the guys that listened to it in the first place. So hopefully that's what we'll find there and it should be a great show. It is quite a cinematic approach as I said, we've got a footage film shown on the back of the stage which corresponds to each individual piece we play and both Paul and Simon each have features. Simon has a feature on, "From The Beginning" which was a classic piece by ELP and another big single; he plays that on the Chapman Stick and Paul has his features and of course there's the inevitable drum solo which you know you can't fault me doing it." 

Ah yes, the drum solo; during his hey day with Emerson and Lake, an often times shirtless Palmer would pound away on the skins, leaving audiences spellbound and drummers both young and old aspiring to have his greatness. Now that he's a bit more advanced in years and the shows a tad different; what are the length of those solos?

"It depends really on how it's sort of going; I play as much as I possibly can without repeating myself. If I think I'm there and I've got it; it's all to do with the timing and pacing. If it's going down well I can sense it, if not and people are getting bored I close it in earlier that's all." 

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Simply stated, he is still one of the masters and loves performing and as this leg of the tour wraps up with shows in Kentucky,Ohio and Michigan this week before coming to a halt next week; Palmer is already looking toward 2019. 

"We actually work," he stated emphatically. "We've already been to South America, Europe and England this year and played here in America. I would say that if you were to add up all of the touring periods together; we probably tour  for about eight months out of the year. We start next year in England on January 26, we go through the thirtieth, take a few days off and then we go to Europe from February 3 through March 4 and we play roughly 24 concerts. We've nothing lined up for America next year, we might come back in the summer; we've been offered a rather big summer tour which I can't mention at the moment; maybe because that depends on whether I want to do it or not. So yes, I tour about seven or eight months out of the year. We'll be finished this part of the tour on November 4, we fly back on November 5 and I won't look at a drum set until January."

Emerson, Lake & Palmer were perhaps the first progressive rock power trio with mass appeal. Breaking through with the more mellow hits he mentioned earlier and their powerful renditions of classical works; ELP obtained immediate success. 

Over the years and after their split in 1979, the three would re-unite for performances; even recording a couple of albums. Eventually it was Palmer who pulled the plug on the band for good and in the process ruffling the feathers of Bassist Lake.

"When Keith died, that was March 9, 2016, I was actually in Italy at the time when I got the phone call. I had spoken to Keith earlier that year prior to his death, we were planning on playing a concert together or he was going to come out and play a couple of tunes with my band; we hadn't really decided. He wanted to go to Japan in May and then he was going to cherry pick whatever dates he would like to come and visit me during the following June and July. Obviously he never went to Japan, he never came out to perform with me because he committed suicide March 9; so I was in contact with him right up until about three weeks before he died." 

"Greg Lake I wasn't in contact with at all; for about six years I hadn't spoken with him, we hadn't e-mailed, he didn't even want me to know that he was ill. I actually didn't know that he was ill or I would have contacted him. His management was told not to tell me and his family never notified me so I was unaware; I did send a couple of e-mails but there seemed to be no reply at the time so I kind of left it at that. I had to finish Emerson, Lake and Palmer in 2010 when we played the, "High Voltage Festival." It was a progressive rock festival in England and I thought it was pretty good but ELP wasn't sounding quite as good as it used to and I realized that we weren't going to get any better. So I thought that it'd be better to leave the dream in tact and say thank you to England for giving us our start and call it a day. We could've done a global tour but I think it would've taken its toll on both Greg and Keith and somebody had to cut the apron strings; I decided to do so. I don't know if it was that which caused Greg Lake to stop talking to me because he didn't like the fact that I had taken control over that situation but as I said somebody had to do it and I don't have any regrets; I'm glad we stopped when we did."

Over the years, Palmer has become an avid artist; selling his works at his shows and donating portions of the proceeds to various charities. One company in particular, Scene 4 Art out of Los Angeles, CA is helping Palmer create some very unique works of art using special drum sticks. 

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"Scene 4 Art are people that I've been working with and producing artwork for the last seven years; if you go to www.carlpalmerart.com there are lots of videos there to tell you all about it. Basically I've been producing artwork for seven years using electronic drum sticks with LED lights in the end of the sticks. This is all captured on digital film with two digital cameras running at different shutter speeds in a dark room about 12 foot square that we feed into a computer, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't; it takes about seven hours to get a complete canvas. The art is doing well, we just donated 25 to 30 percent of sales to charities here in America." 

Unfortunately for the east coast, "Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy" tour has already wrapped up but those in the mid-west can still catch a glimpse. Palmer's artwork however, is always available and on display on the aforementioned website or by going to www.carlpalmer.com where one will find all there is to know about this drumming icon.

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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Alchemist & Barrister  
28 Witherspoon Street Princeton  
(609) 924-5555  
Thurs. "Pasta and Sinatra Night"  
Wed. 10 p.m. (TBA) 

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Amalfi's Kitchen & Bar
146 Lawrenceville-Pennington Road Lawrenceville
(609) 912-1599
Sat. 9 p.m. No Way Out

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Artworks Trenton
19 Everett Alley Trenton
(609) 394-943
Sat. 12 p.m. "YAL"   

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Bill's Olde Tavern  
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton  
(609) 586-0192  
Thurs. 9 p.m. Trivia  
Ages 21+  

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Blend Bar & Bistro  
911 Highway 33 Hamilton  
(609) 245-8887  
Fri. 9 p.m. "Boo Bash Pajama Party"
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. 7 p.m. Dave Dales Trio
Fri. 8 p.m. Bob Egan
Sat. 7 p.m. Patrick & Debra
Sun. (12 p.m.) Brunch w/ Ottmar (6 p.m.) Lorenzo
Mon. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott
Tues. 6 p.m. Lovey Williams
Wed. 6 p.m. Ryan Shubert

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Brickwall Tavern & Dining Room  
19 E. Union Street Burlington  
(609) 733-3562 
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Byrd
Sat. 10 p.m. "Halloween Party" w/ Retroglyphs

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Broken Goblet Brewing
1500 Grundy Lane Bristol, PA
(267) 812-5653
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Kinky Quizzo
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo from the Darkside

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BT Restaurant & Tavern
2031 Route 130 South Burlington  
(609) 499-1355  
Fri. 8 p.m. Riverbank
Sat. 8 p.m. "Halloween Bash" w/ Orange Whip

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Candlelight Lounge  
24 Passaic Street Trenton  
(609) 695-9612  
Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam
Sat. 3 p.m. (TBA) $10 (cover charge/$10 Minimum includes buffet)  
Tues. 6 p.m. "Tuesday Jazz Jam" Open Session feat. James Stewart / Tom Littwin Trios. $5 (Lite appetizers)

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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  
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
Fri. 9 p.m. Kindred Spirit
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. The Beagles

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Common Sense Brewing
102 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 526-8651
Sat. (5 p.m.) Joe Zook (7:30 p.m.) Pete Tonti

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Continental Tavern
2 North Main Street Yardley, PA
(215) 493-9191
Thurs. 9 p.m. Fran & Jim
Fri. 9 p.m. Jeff Sutton Band
Sat. 9 p.m. River Bones

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Curly's at the Nest
1492 Woodbourne Road Levittown, PA
(267) 639-0707
Sat. 7 p.m. "Halloween Bash" w/ Love Jones & The Archangels

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Diamond's of Hamilton  
661 Route 33 Hamilton  
(609) 981-7900  
Fri. (6 p.m.) Jessica DiDonato (10 p.m.) DJ Ron Meisner
Sat. 9 p.m. Joanna Noelle Caruso
Sun. 10 a.m. "Live Jazz Brunch Buffet"  

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Dog & Bull Brew House  
810 Bristol Pike (Rte. 13) Croydon, PA.  
(215) 788-2855  
Thurs. 8 p.m. Christine Warren
Fri. 9 p.m. Bus Stuff
Sat. (11 a.m.) "Saturday Brunch" feat. Michael Leggerie (9 p.m.) Jack McTamney
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch" feat. Keli Vale 

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Erini Restaurant
1140 -River Road Ewing
(609) 882-0303
Fri. 9 p.m. Ja-Tun & Random Acts of Soul
Sat. 9 p.m. "Erini Halloween Spooktacular" 

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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. Full Grown Men
Sat. 9 p.m. Sammy Flow

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Freddies Tavern  
12 Railroad Avenue Ewing  
(609) 882-0978 
Thurs. 8 p.m. Trivia Night
Fri. 9 p.m. Downright Down
Sat. 9 p.m. Paul Plumeri Blues Band
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Joe Vadala

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German American Society
215 Uncle Pete's Road Hamilton
(609) 585-5200
Fri. 7 p.m. "A Night with Jerry Blavat" Dinner/Dance Party. $40 (No tickets at door. Call 609-581-3740 to purchase)
Sun. 4 p.m. "Trunk or Treat"

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Grounds For Sculpture
80 Sculptors way Hamilton
(609) 586-0616
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Sing a long with Sculpture" w/ Seward Johnson (Inside the Van Gogh Cafe)
Sat. 12 p.m. Moot Davis Duo

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Grover's Mill Coffee House  
Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction  
(609) 716-8771  
Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Mic. Hosted by Anker
Fri. 7 p.m. "Spooky Song Night" feat. Anker and Friends

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Halo Pub
4617 Nottingham Way Hamilton Square
(609) 586-1811
Sat. 7 p.m. Piano Rock Top

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Havana New Hope  
105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.  
(215) 862-9897 
Thurs. 8 p.m. A Tribute to Joe Jackson w/ "Dust & Groove". Doors open at 6 p.m., $20.
Fri. (8:30 p.m.) The Lords of 52nd Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., $65 (11 p.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sat. (8:30 p.m.) The Benderz (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sun. 6 p.m. JB Kline Blues Band
Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke 
Wed. 8 p.m. "Local Original Music Showcase" Hosted by Pat Foran feat. (TBA)

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Hopewell Theater  
5 South Greenwood Avenue Hopewell  
(609) 466-1964 
Sat. 8 p.m. The Campbell Brothers. $39.45, $46.92, $48.51

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Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn  
15 East Broad Street Hopewell  
(609) 466-9889  
Fri. 8 p.m. Open Mic. Night
Sun. 1 p.m. "Irish Music Session"

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Hopewell Valley Vineyards  
46 Yard Avenue Pennington  
(609) 737-4465  
Thurs. 6 p.m. Catmoondaddy
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. James Popik & Friends
Sat. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Firedog
Sun. 2 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Hopewell Valley Vineyards Jazz Ensemble

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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  
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula & Sam  

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Iron Plow Vineyards  
26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus  
(732) 306-9111  
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. John Bastiani
Fri. 6 p.m. Terry Rivel
Sat. 2 p.m. Kwame Hall Trio
Sun. 2 p.m. Audio Pilot  

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Ivy Tavern  
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton  
(609) 888-1435  
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke  
Fri. 9 p.m. Gunsmoke
Sat. 9 p.m. Unleashed
All shows 21+  

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Jake's Eatery  
869 Bustleton Pike Richboro, PA  
(215) 322-6787  
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Ladies Night" 
Sat. 9 p.m. 
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. 9 p.m. Mike DiAlto's "Comedy Night"
Fri. 9 p.m. Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise
Sat. (3 p.m.) Trip Dogs (9:30 p.m.) Red Rover Burlesque
Sun. (3 p.m.) Miss Pumpkin's Drag Show (9:30 p.m.) Joe Jack Talcum
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 
Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Bay Nice
Sat. 9 p.m. "Halloween Party" DJ Jimmy G

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Laurita Winery  
85 Archertown Road New Egypt  
(609) 752-0200 
Sat. 10 a.m. "Point Pleasant Beach 2nd Annual Fall Wine and Food Trucks Fest" feat. (10:30 a.m.) Kindred Spirit (1 p.m.) Gary Sfraga
Sun. 10 a.m. "Point Pleasant Beach 2nd Annual Fall Wine and Food Trucks Fest" feat. (1 p.m.) Rick Winow
Wed. 6 p.m. "Girls Night Out"

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Logan Inn  
10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA  
(215) 862-2300
Fri. 7 p.m. Zeke Sky Band
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Russell Norkevich
Sun. 11 am "Jazz Brunch" feat. Dave Dales Trio
Wed. 7 p.m. Ed Wall

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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. 10:30 p.m."Beer Pong" w/ DJ RV & MC Slim 
Fri. 9 p.m. "Halloween Bash" w/ Last Call
Sat. 9 p.m. "Halloween Headbangers Bash" feat. Illyria, Shapeshifter, Starskream. $5
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo hosted by Mike  
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Kirchner Entertainment  

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Millhill Basement  
300 S. Broad Street Trenton  
(609) 989-1600 
Fri. 8 p.m. Acid Dad, Dentist, Alpha Rabbit, Tide Bends
Tues. 10 p.m. "Local Artist" Hip Hop, Experimental EDM and Bass Music Showcase

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

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Nottingham Tavern  
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square  
(609) 587-6623  
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Super Dave  
Fri. 9 p.m. Ernie White & Mario DiBartolo
Sat. 9 p.m. "Halloween Party" w/ Cheap Date
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. Fast Ant
Sat. 9 p.m. "1st Annual Halloween Party" feat. Radio Fiction (Downstairs) DJ Kutenits (Upstairs)

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Oliver - A Bistro
218 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 298-7177
Fri. 6 p.m. Phil Bruschi Sings Sinatra & Friends

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Open Arts PAC
146 Route 130 South Bordentown
(609) 424-3058
Sat. 7 p.m. "A Night of the Macabre"

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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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Patriots Crossing  
1339 River Road Titusville  
(609) 737-2780 
Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Bobby Jones
Fri. 8 p.m. Tim Lynch
Sat. 8 p.m. Static Drift
Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo

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Pete's Steak House  
523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton  
(609) 585-8008  
Fri. 9 p.m. Tom Maraldo
Sat. 9 p.m. "Halloween Party" w/ AM Mafia
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke  

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Randy Now's Man Cave 
134 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown  
(609) 424-3766 
Fri. 8 p.m. Christian Death. All ages, $20
Sat. 8 p.m. Shewolf Dana Kain & The Mighty Incisors. $10

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

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Salt Creek Grille  
1 Rockingham Row Princeton  
(609) 419-4200  
Fri. 8 p.m. Party of 3
Sat. 8 p.m. Lynn Randall

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Small World Coffee  
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton  
(609) 924-4377 x2
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Milan

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Sportsman's Pub
819 Lalor Street Hamilton
(609) 393-4464
Sat. 8 p.m. "80's Halloween Party for Breast Cancer Awareness" w/ DJs Frank Oliveti, Danny Dirt Reed, Dan Witzel. Ages 21+ (Donations accepted)

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1867 Sanctuary  
101 Scotch Road Ewing  
(609) 392-6409
Fri. 7 p.m. Open Mic. (FREE Admission)
Sat. (3:30 p.m.) Daniel Galow. (FREE Admission) (8 p.m.) John SaFranko feat. Yvonne. $20
Sun. 3 p.m. Sue Maskaleris, Julian Raheb, 13, Jeff Raheb. $20

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Tara's Tavern 
1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown  
(609) 286-2300  
Fri. 10 p.m. The Drunken Clams
Sat. 10 p.m. The Psycho Misfits

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Tavern On The Lake  
101 Main Street Hightstown  
(609) 426-9345  
Fri. 9 p.m. "Halloween Party" w/ Extreme Measures
Sat. 9 p.m. Off Their Rockers
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  
Fri. 7 p.m. Craig Lieboff
Sat. 7 p.m. Bodhi's Ransom
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo w/ Righteous Jolly
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Session Jazz Night

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The Beer Garden at Snipes Farm
890 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA
Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Greg McCarvey & Nick Crocker
Fri. 5:30 p.m. Brendan Johnson
Sat. 5:30 p.m. "Fall Fundraiser on The Farm" Benefiting Pennsbury Baseball. $50 (Live music, local food & beverage)

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

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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 Dubliner
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 693-1816
Fri. 7 p.m. Gerry Timlin
Sat. 7 p.m. Celtic Connection
Sun. 3 p.m. "Traditional Irish Session" Hosted by Patrick Carroll & Steve Stanislaw

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The Five Four Bar & Grill
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA
(215) 547-5525
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Mini Reunion" w/ Dory
Fri. 9 p.m. Stranger Than Normal
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Three Rows Deep
Wed. 7 p.m. "Lyrical Conundrums" w/ Cara and Righteous   

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The HOB Tavern  
146 Second Street Bordentown  
(609) 291-7020  
Fri. 8 p.m. DJ Entertainment
Tues 9 p.m. Open Mic. Night  
Wed. 8 p.m. (TBA)

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The Ivy Inn  
248 Nassau Street Princeton  
(609) 921-8555  
Thurs. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Rockin' Ron  
Fri. 10 p.m. Buzzer Band
Sat. 10 p.m. DJ Darius the 1st
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv  
Wed. 10 p.m. "Wednesday Wheel Night Spin To Win Karaoke" w/ DJ Rockn Ron  

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The Pines Tavern  
6217 North Radcliffe Street Bristol, PA  
(215) 788-1659  
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Pop Fiction
Sun. 3 p.m. Open Mic. Hosted by Bill Monach Jr.  

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The RRazz Room (Clarion Hotel)
6426 Lower York Road New Hope, PA
(888) 596-1027
Fri. 8 p.m. "Journey To The Past" w/ Frederick Mann White feat. Michael Ferreri. $25
Sat. 8 p.m. The Kinsey Sicks: "Things You Shouldn't Say." $40, $45 (Limited VIP)

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The Roost  
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge  
(609) 208-0050 
Fri. 9 p.m. "Halloween Party" w/ El Ka Bong
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 
Fri. 9 p.m. "Monster Mashed Halloween Party" w/ Small Potatoes
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. Bob Rotondo
Fri. 8 p.m. Kick Bax
Sat. 8 p.m. Idlewoodsman
Wed. 8 p.m. "Halloween Party" w/ AJ Slick

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Tir Na Nog  
1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton  
(609) 392-2554
Fri. 9 p.m. Seamus Kelleher
Sat. 9 p.m. (TBA)
Tues. 7 p.m. "Intuitive Medium Session" w/ Natalie Diane
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 
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic. Night w/ Benny P  

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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. Tony Lucca. $5 (cover charge)
Sat. 10 p.m. "Halloween Party" w/ Tigerman. $5 (cover charge)
All shows 21+

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Triumph Brewing Company (Princeton Location)
138 Nassau Street Princeton
(609) 924-7855
Sat. 10 p.m. "Celebrate a Disney Halloween" w/ Sir Xerri. Ages 21+, FREE Admission

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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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Working Dog Winery  
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown  
(609) 371-6000  
Sat. 1 p.m. Austin Vuolo

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Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar
82 East Afton Avenue Yardley, PA
(215) 493-3800
Sat. 8 p.m. Rich Cox

About the author:

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Danny Coleman is a veteran musician and writer from central New Jersey. He hosts a weekly radio program entitled 'Rock On Radio' airing Sunday evenings at 7:00pm EST on ThePenguinRocks.com where he features indie/original bands and solo artists.

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