ROCK ON! This Week's Sound Bites...7/4/19

By Danny Coleman
originally published: 07/04/2019

When you're Franke Previte and you've had success as a front man for the popular 80's group Franke & The Knockouts; what's next? Well in Previte's case you pen two of the most recognizable tunes of a now iconic movie soundtrack, win Academy and Golden Globe Awards for "Best Original Song" and go on in life doing what you love and loving what you do.

Music, once in the bloodstream is an infection that can either consume you, or lie dormant inside until awakened; in Previte's case it devours his mind and soul. His most recent undertaking (with his partner the incomparable Lisa Sherman) is a soon to be touring show titled, "Calling All Divas;" which is more than a concert and more than a theater production; it's what Previte calls, "A celebration of women and song" and it will take to the stage of Monmouth University's Pollak Theatre at 8 p.m. on July 11. 

Certainly a show, or any production for that matter must take time; how long has this been in the works and what makes it different for audiences? 

"When Lisa told me back in 2014 that she was thinking about doing her "Decades Of Divas" show, it was like a light bulb went off in my head. I started telling her that there could be a little story there about four girls getting together and how these divas throughout the years created you and made you the singer that you are today and that you're not trying to copy them but you're celebrating them. That is what this show is about; not some tribute band where people will say, oh they sounded just like Led Zeppelin or just like the Eagles; these girls were influenced by these iconic women. So it's more like a celebration of music than a tribute band. I found out that I couldn't trademark the name "Decades of Divas" so I came up with "Calling All Divas" and rewrote the story about these four girls from different walks of life and different ages coming together and competing against each other and then come up with the songs; I had to redo the whole thing and that takes time." 

The show's premise is not necessarily a new one to musical theater but it is rather unique in its focus as they are fine tuning the production with every performance. 

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"The show is still a little bit in the tweaking stages; kind of like when you first write a song and you write the lyrics and you're singing it in the studio and you think, you know maybe I should tweak these lyrics a bit. So the story, since we first wrote it, some of the projections, some of the songs and cast members have changed. We have a girl named Alessandra Guercio; she was a finalist on "The Voice" and she's a young lady who plays ,"The Subway Singer," so the story is about these four girls who compete against each other who were brought to this guy who is going to make one of them the next superstar. He is going to take one of these girls and make her a superstar and have her play at his historic club which has fallen on hard times and he tells this young songwriter "Franke" that he has to close the club. So Franke sets out to find the next star because he's determined not to let him close the club. The owner, "Mr. D," gives him 72 hours to find the next girl that he can make a superstar because he owes a lot of people money and he's afraid of the mob because he owes them too much money."

Previte says that through the wonders of "Projection" the audience will be taken "inside" various locales as the story unfolds. 

"So through projection he (Franke) goes into a gospel church and finds this girl (played by Carol Riddick) singing "Amazing Grace." He then follows her to a blues club in Harlem and listens to her sing and pitches her to come audition.Then he goes to a country bar and finds another girl (played by Trenna Barnes) and pitches her and then goes back to the club and tells his boss that he found two girls who are really hot and one of them is going to be "it" and he's told by him to go and find a third because three is his lucky number. So now he's got to find a third girl; he was scheduled to be in the recording studio himself that night and there he finds a friend who he's known for years (played by Lisa Sherman) in the same studio. So right under his nose he thinks he's found the third girl and she turns him down because she has a past history with Mr D who last she saw him he was naked in "The Wonder Wheel" on Coney Island waiting for her to meet him and she had split so she thinks he's still pretty pissed off at her." 

"Franke leaves thinking it's over and he hears this young girl singing in the subway and he gets her to audition. So just as the auditions are about to start a fourth girl shows up (Lisa Sherman) and so it's now the four of them. So they sing for this guy and he has to pick one and he can't figure out who to pick and as the girls get to know each other and sing for him; they realize that they're stronger together than they are apart. So they start to work together, become friends, empower one another and become stronger, a little bit like a sisterhood; so the second act is a concert by whom he picks."

So the script is set and the roles are cast but now comes perhaps the most critical piece of the puzzle; choosing the songs to fit each diva. Previte says that each tune was "Tailored" for each vocalist.

" The great songs that we picked are classic platinum songs by Etta James, Whitney Houston, and Tina Turner but there are country songs, modern and older country songs from Wynonna Judd to Linda Ronstadt and Kelly Clarkson. There's songs from Carole King; the show is about the songs and the girls and what we've done with the projection is like the icing and cherry on the cake. This is a totally different way to view a concert, it's more like a theatrical concert. We picked the songs that we thought were fitting to the girls voices. Carol Riddick who plays the blues singer has worked with Patti LaBelle, Gamble and Huff and Sister Sledge and she's every bit as good as they are so it was very important for us to find songs that showed her voice off. So I found songs that show their voices off; Trenna Barnes was in a band called Cowboy Crush who've done like nine albums for Curb Records and she was in a play called, "Ring of Fire" which was the Johnny Cash story and she's up here from Nashville. Then for Lisa I arranged a version of "Rolling In the Deep" where there's a bit of a capella, background voices and percussion; so you can only hear these arrangements if you come to the show. I went online to find the part of the subway singer and was surprised to find Alessandra on "The Voice" auditioning with a song called, "The Climb" and she was being judged by "Steven Tyler" who said she was, "Awesome" and Christina Aguilera who said, "I want her on my team;" so she has a little bit of a cache to her and hearing her sing "The Climb" and knowing that it was in the show I reached out to her and she was into joining the show."

Rounding out the cast is Zach Holden who takes on the part of Franke and soap veteran Frank Dicopoulos who was on "Guiding Light" for 22 years and he plays Mr. D the club owner." 

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The ensemble has done several shows already, test runs so to speak but this effort at Monmouth University is also tailored to the production and beyond.

"I thought a Thursday may be a cool night to do stuff because it's an off night, people aren't in a hurry to get to their weekend like they'd be on a Friday and the show starts at 8 p.m. and is over by 10:30 p.m. so it's not a late evening. I had a chance to book this show in other places but I thought that the Pollak Theatre would be a good building block for us because it's a community place, a smaller boutique theater which holds 720 people not a bigger theater like The Count Basie which holds fifteen hundred; I thought this would be a good building block for the show, an opportunity to brand ourselves and work some things out. After this performance we are actually going on tour to Hershey, PA, then to Mount Olive, NJ and then in the month of November we have six dates in Florida."

Despite all the hard work, lengthy rehearsals and preparation; Previte says he'd have things no other way and wants the audiences, especially the ladies to take something special away from the performances.

"What is kind of neat is; it's really a ladies night out because when these women are singing there's somebody in the audience who can relate; I'm that girl or I'm that girl, she's 50 and still kicking ass. This isn't a show about four young, up and coming singers, it's about four girls who still believe in themselves and are still reaching for that brass ring. I think that's true inspiration-ally to a lot of people in life where they're a mother, the diva in their life. They could be a mother who is changing their child's life which makes them the diva in their family so we're trying to portray that diva is not a bad word, I mean Mother Teresa could be a diva as she changed the way people feel about each other; these girls are empowering each other and we want that story of empowerment to radiate to the audience." 

To purchase tickets to "Calling All Divas" please go to www.monmouth.edu and to discover more about Franke Previte, please visit www.frankeandtheknockouts.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    
Thurs. 10 a.m. Farm Market  and "Summer Courtyard Concert Series" feat. (6 p.m.) Big Country and the Finger Pick'n Good Band ( Takes place at the Princeton Shopping Center located at 301 N. Harrison St.)    

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Bill's Olde Tavern     
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton     
(609) 586-0192     
Thurs. 9 p.m. Trivia 
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke 
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. 6:30 p.m. Andrea Carlson Trio
Fri. 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. Gary Reed & Arturo Baguer
Wed. 6 p.m. Chris Lelli

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Brickwall Tavern & Dining Room     
19 E. Union Street Burlington     
(609) 733-3562    
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Ronny Rayz
Sun. 1 p.m. No Diving Duo
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics  

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Broken Goblet Brewing   
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA   
(267) 812-5653   
Thurs. 8 p.m. Mike Estabrook
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo 

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Caffe Galleria   
23 North Union Street Lambertville   
(609) 397-2400   
Fri. 7 p.m. Russell Norkevich

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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  
Sun. 7 p.m. Groomers, Farseek, Snacking, No Legs, Magic Ghrelin
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   
Sat. 8:30 p.m. South Side Wanderers
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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Clubhouse at Mountain View  
850 Bear Tavern Road Ewing  
(609) 771-0400  
Wed. 5:30 p.m. 80's Undercover

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

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Cooper's Riverview 
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton 
(609) 393-7300 
Thurs. 9 p.m. "Thirsty Thursday" w/ DJ Jimmy Giambrone. Ages 21+ (Ladies free before 10 p.m. w/ college ID) 
Fri. 3 p.m. Paradise Happy Hour 
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch"

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

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Diamond's of Hamilton     
661 Route 33 Hamilton     
(609) 981-7900     
Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Entertainment 
Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Entertainment 

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Dog & Bull Brew House     
810 Bristol Pike (Rte. 13) Croydon, PA.     
(215) 788-2855     
Sat. (11 a.m.) "Saturday Brunch" feat. David Dzubinski (8 p.m) Wurl 
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch" feat. Keli Vale
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. Asylum Choir
Sat. 9 p.m. Orion

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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. "Musicians Night Out Hosted by Lovelight
Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Sam Ryan Music
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia hosted by Duane Dunlevy  

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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    

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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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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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Havana New Hope 

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105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.     
(215) 862-9897    
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Rocky & Friends
Fri. (8 p.m.) Police Tribute w/ "Roxanne." Doors open at 6 p.m., $20 (11 p.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sat. (8:30 p.m.) Big House. $8 (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sun. (6 p.m.) Somebody Else's Minty Thing. (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party
Mon. (10 p.m.) "Lipstick Mondays" Drag Show. (12 a.m.) Karaoke 
Tues. 8 p.m. Funk 'N' Blues Jam Hosted by Sidewinder Blues Band  
Wed. 8 p.m.  "Local Original Music Showcase" Hosted by Pat Foran feat. Palmer Jan Wade

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Hopewell United Methodist Church   
20 Blackwell Avenue Hopewell   
(609) 466-0471   
Fri. 6:30 p.m.  First Friday Open Mic

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Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn     
15 East Broad Street Hopewell     
(609) 466-9889  
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. Karaoke / Open Mic.
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Bad Hombres
Sat. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Craig Leach & Friends
Sun. 2 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Hazelrigg Brothers

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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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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     
Fri. 6 p.m. Bud & Maggs
Sun. 2 p.m. The Fog

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Ivy Tavern     
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton     
(609) 888-1435     
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke     
Fri. 9 p.m. Blind Lemmon Pie
Sat. 9 p.m. Asylum Choir 
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    
Sat. 9 p.m. Chris Harford and Band of Changes. $10
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. Joanna Caruso
Fri. (4 p.m.) Roundabout (10 p.m.) DJ Bay Nice
Sat. 10 p.m. DJ Jimmy G
Mon. 7 p.m. "Paint Nite"  
Wed. 8 p.m. Drop the Beat Bingo   

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Laurita Winery     
85 Archertown Road New Egypt     
(609) 752-0200   
Thurs. 12 p.m. "Laurita's 4th of July Celebration"
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   
Sun. 11 a.m. "Jazz Brunch" 

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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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MarketFair
3535 U.S Highway 1 Princeton (Center Courtyard)
(609) 452-7777
Wed. 6 p.m. "Broadway Duo" Danielle & Jennifer

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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" 
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo hosted by Mike   
Wed. 9 p.m. "Karaoke Time" w/ Kirchner Entertainment   

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Millhill Basement     
300 S. Broad Street Trenton     
(609) 989-1600     
Tues. 10 p.m. "Local Artist" Hip Hop, Experimental EDM and Bass Music Showcase   

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New Jersey WeedMan's Joint 
322 East State Street Trenton   
(609) 437-0898
Sun. (2 p.m.) "Old School Sunday" (4:20 p.m.) "Sugar Magnolia Sundaze"  
Wed. 8 p.m. "420 Game Night"  

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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. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis 
Fri. 9 p.m. Paul Plumeri Blues Band
Sat. 9 p.m. Small Potatoes Band
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 Mothe

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Old York Cellars  (Quakerbridge Tasting Room) 
3320 Brunswick Pike (US Rte 1) Lawrence 
(609) 799-2707 
Fri. 5 p.m. Bill Shannon
Sat. 4 p.m. Milan Lazistan

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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. Open Mic Night w/ Sean Cavalier  
Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo"       

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Pete's Steak House     
523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton     
(609) 585-8008     
Fri. 9:30 p.m. The Suspects

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Pj's Pancake House & Tavern
19 Main Street Robbinsville
(609) 772-4755
Fri. 8 p.m. Joe Sweeney & The Dangerous Duo

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Randy Now's Man Cave 

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134 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 424-3766    
Sat. 7:30 p.m. The Ramoms. $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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Robbinsville Community Concert
Town Center Lake Gazebo, Robbinsville
Tues. 7 p.m. Gumbo Gumbas

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

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

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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. 8 p.m. Americana Chickens and Such. $20
Sat. 8 p.m. Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio. $20
Sun. 2 p.m. Contemporary Benefit for Notre Dame Cathedral and The 1867 Sanctuary Sanctuary feat.(4 p.m.) The Trenton Makes Band (5 p.m.) Jerry Monk. FREE event donations accepted
Wed. 8 p.m. Bob Beloff and Scott Hallock

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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. Axis w/ Eddie Lambert

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Tavern On The Lake      
101 Main Street Hightstown     
(609) 426-9345     
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      
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo    

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Terhune Orchards  
330 Cold Soil Road Princeton  
(609) 924-2310  
Fri. 5 p.m. "Sips & Sounds Friday" feat. Jerry Steele
Sun. 2 p.m. "Winery Sunday Music Series" feat. "Blueberry Bash"

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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. Unleashed

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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. 7 p.m. Ed Wall

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The Dubliner   
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 693-1816   
Sat. 7 p.m. Seamus Kelleher
Sun. 3 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. The Bambu Weasels and Randy
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 
Tues 9 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     
Fri. (6 p.m.) DJ Darius the 1st (10 p.m.) DJ Bob E Luv
Sat. 10 p.m. DJ Fatha Ramzee
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     
Sun. 3 p.m. "Sunday Funday"

The Roost     
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge     
(609) 208-0050   
Sat. 8 p.m. Tour de Force
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. 3 p.m. Rachel and Tyler
Fri. 8 p.m. Stage Left
Sun. 3 p.m. Dan Ward

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The Union Firehouse  
18 Washington Street Mount Holly  
(609) 288-6491  
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Local Thursday"  
Fri. 4 p.m. Acoustic Happy Hour
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Open Jam w/ Blue Light Digital Sound  

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Tir Na Nog     
1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton     
(609) 392-2554   
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by John & Jerry 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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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. The Burns. $5 (cover charge)  
Sat.10 p.m. Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers. $5 (cover charge)    
Sun. 7 p.m. Open Stage 
All shows 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    
Tues. 9 p.m. Ed Wilson

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

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

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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