ROCK ON! This Week's Sound Bites...7/25/19

By Danny Coleman
originally published: 07/25/2019

"Boy has radio changed; has it not? The whole business has changed, it's a different world," says the man simply known as Kreskin as he discussed his upcoming July 27 appearance at Tuckerton's Lizzie Rose Music Room. 

"It's going to be a 90 minute show, to me that's a short program; most of my shows are two hours to two and a half hours. I travel a lot; at this point in my career I've flown over three and a half million miles. Two months ago I was boarding a United flight and one of the stewardesses asked me to come to the cockpit because the pilots wanted to say hello. So I went and one of the three pilots said, "Kreskin, the three of us combined whose livelihood is flying haven't covered combined the amount of miles that you've flown over the years" but that's another area of the world that has changed. Even with my ability I did not see us paying for luggage (laughs); our culture has changed dramatically."

Quick witted, extremely engaging as well as both gracious and loquacious, The Amazing Kreskin has been wowing audiences with his mentalist abilities for more than six decades. He has graced the stages of some of the world's most renowned venues and amazed people from all walks of life. However, for most of us, our first exposure to his talent came through television; in particular, daytime and late night talk shows.  

"I'm 84 years old now and the last vacation I've had was about 12 or 14 years ago; I'm only home about five days a month," he began. "Television has been very, very good to me through the years. I did more shows with Mike Douglas than anybody in the history of that show; I did about 118 of his shows and of course Johnny Carson was a legendary part of my life; as a matter of fact, whenever I do Jimmy Fallon's show, who was a tremendous fan of Carson, he always asks me questions about him; television has been very good to me. I learned a very important lesson from the Mike Douglas Show; they came up to me about maybe the eighth or ninth appearance and said, "Kreskin, we have you on for half an hour and we'd like to, in the future, bring up a topic that we haven't discussed or told you about ahead of time because we think you can handle it" and it became a new format. So I had that as a rule in a lot of my shows and it became refreshing; if I don't know anything about the topic I can usually handle it with some humor. I make some serious claims that I know next to nothing about almost anything and everything else I know very little about (laughs). I listen to my audiences because they're part of what I do and I'm constantly traveling. I toured Saudi Arabia on and off for five and a half years, I've written 20 books now, if you add up all of the shows, radio and television appearances that I did two years ago; I did something like 264 appearances, we didn't add up last year's shows yet." 

With that kind of work ethic and such a hectic appearance schedule it is obvious to most that he is from a different era; an era that functioned differently, an era that had many less distractions. Never one to shy away from giving his opinion when asked, Kreskin sees the changes in today's world and offered up his viewpoint. 

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"I love my work; it's a passion in my life. My last book, "In Real Time" is on those electronic things; I tried one and almost electrocuted myself," he said with a laugh. "I read books directly, the BBC came to my home to film my library because I have over 8,000 books and when I'm home I read four books a night. I read voraciously, I read four newspapers a day; the problem today, especially with young people and it's becoming seriously critical as it affects their lives and our society immensely is that people are relying on quick answers through cell phones and what have you. Therefore they are forgetting very quickly what they heard and have lost the art of listening and reflecting upon what they hear. A perfect example, a week or two ago I was with a group of producers having lunch here in New Jersey at a restaurant and one of the producers said, "Kreskin? Do you see what's going on? Take a look around" and I looked and there was a table of about five or six college age students and they all had their cell phones in their hands. So people today, even when they go out to eat have that one instrument intruding in their lives and that's the cell phone; it's overdone. People aren't hearing as well and teachers can't discuss it in schools today. I've done over a thousand university shows, high school teachers can't address it because they're afraid that they'll lose their job because they've been critical of a student and a parent may come in and raise an issue. Our education system has plummeted in this country very sadly in part due to and a lot of teachers won't tell you this but it's not unusual for a parent to come in before school starts and confront the principal asking why their child got a poor mark. So some schools are no longer allowed to fail a child and our educational level in the world has fallen. Where we used to be fifth or sixth in certain areas we are now twenty-fourth or lower. More and more people in the business world are telling me that they don't even care if they hire a kid who went to college any longer because these kids aren't prepared for the real world."

"The breakdown of our college age people from their late teens to 20 almost approaching 30; more and more young people, when they go out on dates or what have you, will go where they can dance and the music is very loud and the reason is very obvious; so they won't have to converse because conversation is becoming more difficult for people of those ages, much, much more difficult." 

Reflecting upon his own childhood, Kreskin continued on, speaking of the early years which built the foundation of his life and career.

"When I grew up here in New Jersey, my father was making $84 a week working for a battery company. My grandparents came from Sicily and Poland; we lived in a three room apartment, my brother and I slept in the living room and my parents in the bedroom and let me tell ya'; they were some of the happiest years of my life. I did not feel that I had been misgiving something or I was owed something. I grew up in Essex County near Montclair, New Jersey and I have great memories." 

Known as "The World's Greatest Mentalist," he has had roles based on him in film and television, his name has been evoked as a synonym for mind reading, ESP, seer and more; he even had his own Milton Bradley Company board game but these aren't the only good fortunes to come from his notoriety. 

"I have appeared with the New London Philharmonic because I've been playing piano since I was around five or six years old. Skip Henderson came to me and said, "We'll devote the second half of our program to you and I sat at the piano for the second half of a concert and played with the orchestra. The people who like my playing the best all have hearing deficiencies but that's OK (laughs)."

We've all wished that we could read minds or know what another is thinking but Kreskin can. He relates a story about a New York Post reporter, a stretch limo, several angry NYC police officers and a hidden Robin Leach that had this journalist both laughing and shaking his head in amazement simultaneously. You see, it seems Robin decided to hide in Manhattan and challenged Kreskin to find him, as he recounted the madcap adventure he glowingly spoke of his triumph upon finding Leach on the upper floor of a large building and once again reiterated how he truly enjoys his vocation.

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"So I love my work, I recently did a state fair, I've done Carnegie Hall, a corporate event where it was for only four men; they booked me for an hour (laughs). Do you know what the great experience about my work is? I think it's why my career has continued through the years; first of all, when people come to see me they're not coming just to watch a program; they're actually part of the program. I'm working with the members of the audience, I'm reading their thoughts. The last time I was at Carnegie Hall, the place was full and some guy said something to his friend sitting in the fourth level balcony and quietly talking. I have a very high level sense of hearing and it's almost a problem because I can't go into noisy places so I heard exactly what he  said and that kind of brought down the house because people couldn't hear it downstairs let alone the second level balcony. I'm a thought reader, I'm not a fortune teller, I've tried looking at crystal balls and I get severe headaches. So I was doing a show recently where I kept describing a large orange circle, nobody raised their hand so I moved on. Later on I mentioned a name and this gal stood up because it was someone she knew as a kid. So I gave her the address where she lived as a kid for like 40 years. Then I asked her if she wanted to ask me something about an object that she had lost and she gasped and said yes. I couldn't seem to bring whatever unconscious memory it was to the surface so I told her OK just forget about it but I still was seeing a large orange circle. A couple of days later, I get this call from this woman because I had given her my business card and she was almost hysterical. Turns out she was at her house and there was some moving taking place and in the part of the house next to the cellar there was this chart with a tremendous orange circle on it and they brought it forward and there was the trinket she had lost behind the chart on the floor. My career, I get a kick out of it because it's a life of adventure."

Saturday July 27 Kreskin comes to the Lizzie Rose Music Room for a 7:30 p.m. appearance which is guaranteed to stupefy and amaze those in attendance but then again; why should this show be any different? Kreskin does wish it to be known that he has a guarantee of his own. 

"One of the peaks of my performances and it will take place at The Lizzie Rose, has to deal with my paycheck. I do this thing where I tell the audience and the venue to hide my check and if I can't find it then I will work for free; I've only been stumped once or twice before." 

To discover more about the man who has mystified audiences the world over, please visit www.amazingkreskin.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.) Alborada Spanish Theatre Presents: "A Taste of Spain, a Celebration of Spanish Dance, Song and Music." (Takes place at the Princeton Shopping Center located at 301 N. Harrison St. (FREE admission)     

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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. David Dales Trio
Fri. (5 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan  
Sat. 7 p.m. Jim Dedrick
Sun. 6 p.m. Lorenzo
Mon. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott
Tues. 6 p.m. Ryan Mayersky
Wed. 6 p.m. Lorenzo

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Brickwall Tavern & Dining Room     
19 E. Union Street Burlington     
(609) 733-3562    
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Batman
Sat. 9 p.m. Renaissance Boulevard 
Sun. 1 p.m. Dana
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
Fri. 8 p.m. Chris Cornell Tribute feat. Stealing Fame w/ Eric Shurley, Jay Skull, Drew Foster. (FREE admission) 
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Kinky Quizzo
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo From the Dark Side
All Shows 21+

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

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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  
Sat. 8 p.m. Inoculation, Polemicist, Vivisect, Un Death, Dab Nebula. Ages 21+, Doors open at 7:30 p.m., $10
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 
Fri. 6 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. Weapons Of Anew
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. Painted Young 

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Continental Tavern   
2 North Main Street Yardley, PA   
(215) 493-9191   
Fri. 9 p.m. Bob & Kate
Sat. 9 p.m. Mike & Laura Tusay

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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 
Fri. (3 p.m.) Paradise Happy Hour (9 p.m.) The Benjamins / DJ Randy
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     
Fri. 8 p.m. Mike Estabrook
Sat. (11 a.m.) "Saturday Brunch" feat. Mike Leggerie (8 p.m) Tiltin Catz 
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. Full Grown Men
Sat. 9 p.m. Into The Void

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Friendly's
1031 Washington Boulevard Robbinsville
(609) 426-9203
Sun. 5:30 p.m. Open Mic & 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. "Musicians Night Out Hosted by Lovelight 
Fri. 9 p.m. Wineskin
Sat. 9 p.m. Blind Lemmon Pie
Sun. 1 p.m. Spencer
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    

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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. Gabriel Bar-Cohen Band

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Halo Pub (Fete)    
9 Hullfish Street Princeton   
(609) 921-1710   
Sat. 6 p.m. Blue Jersey Band

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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 & His Friends
Fri. (8 p.m.) ELO Tribute w/ "Electric Lynne." Doors open at 6 p.m., $35 (11 p.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sat. (8:30 p.m.) Castle Lane. $8 (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sun. 6:30 p.m. JB Kline Blues Band
Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dwayne 
Tues. 8 p.m. Funk 'N' Blues Jam Hosted by Sidewinder Blues Band  
Wed. 8 p.m.  "Led Zeppelin Tribute." Doors open at 6 p.m., $35

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Hopewell Farmers Market
62 East Broad Street Hopewell
(609) 731-6063
Sun. 11 a.m. Lindsay Ketofsky

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Hopewell Theater      
5 South Greenwood Avenue Hopewell     
(609) 466-1964    
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Bowie Ball: Different Decade Dance Party." Karaoke, Dancing, Bowie Costume Contest. $25
Sat. 8 p.m. Sloan Wainwright. $25, $26, $27
Wed. 7:30 p.m. Matt O'Ree Band / The Mad Kings. $23, $23.50, $25

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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. Rick Winow
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Bill Flemer and Charlotte Kendrick
Sat. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Got 35
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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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. Ronnie Brandt
Sat. 2 p.m. Jerry Steele
Sun. 2 p.m. Mario DiBartolo & Frank Clayton

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Ivy Tavern     
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton     
(609) 888-1435     
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke     
Fri. 9 p.m. Unleashed
Sat. 9 p.m. Tour de Force
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. 9 p.m. Mike DiAlto's Stand Up Comedy Night
Fri. 9 p.m. Keith Kenny
Sat. (3 p.m.) Lonely At The Top (9 p.m.) Spitune 
Sun. (3 p.m.) Black Cat Habitat (9:30 p.m.) Room For Mojo, Saloko
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic 
Tues. 9 p.m. (TBA)
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" Matt Setzer Duo
Sat. (7 p.m.) Joanna Caruso (9 p.m.) El Ka Bong
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. 6:30 p.m. "Laurita Junior Idol" (Tryouts)
Fri. 7 p.m. Fire Pit Friday/Movie Night: "Forrest Gump" 
Wed. 6 p.m. "Girls Night Out"   

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Lawrenceville Main Street
17 Phillips Avenue Lawrenceville
(609) 219-9300
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Music In The Park" feat. Kindred Spirit. (Weeden Park FREE admission)

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Logan Inn 

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10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA     
(215) 862-2300   
Thurs. 6 p.m. Anna oh Arts
Fri. 7 p.m. Pyrenesia
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Brian Morris Trio
Sun. 11 a.m. "Jazz Brunch" feat. Paul Elwood

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Mamma Rosa's     
572 Klockner Road Hamilton     
(609) 588-5454     
Sat. 6 p.m. Deuces Wild
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    
Sat. 9 p.m. Cleansing The Madness
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. A Tribute to Metallica w/ "Orion"
Mon. 8 p.m. "Return to The Sunset Strip Tour" feat. Pussycat, Bango Tango, (TBA). Ages 21+, $25 (advance)
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Video Trivia  
Wed. 10 p.m. "Karaoke Time" w/ Kirchner Entertainment   

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Mercer County Park  (Boathouse at Mercer Lake) 
334 South Post Road West Windsor 
(866) 683-3586 
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour" 

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Mercer County Park Festival Grounds   
Hughes Drive/Old Trenton Road West Windsor   
(609) 448-1947   
Sat. 6 p.m. R & B / Hip-Hop Night feat. Day 26, Sammy Cokas. $20 (includes parking) 

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Millhill Basement     
300 S. Broad Street Trenton     
(609) 989-1600     
Fri. 8 p.m. "God's Plan" Pre-order Party feat. Tangela, Caleb Ray Walker, K.C. Slater, Pissed, Raymond Strife Who Raps x lll-Omega-Go For The Gusto, DJ Flea Market. $10

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Mill Hill Park Levitt AMP Trenton Music Series
165 East Front Street (Corner of South Broad Street)
(609) 393-8998
Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Dwight & Nicole / Hevee Levee.

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Music On Main (Buttonwood Plaza) 
15 South Main Street Yardley, PA
Sat. 6 p.m. Trinidelphia

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New Hope Winery    
6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA   
(215) 794-2331   
Fri. 8 p.m. The Drifters feat. Rick Sheppard. Doors open at 7 p.m., $50

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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. Self Induced Confusion
Sat. 9 p.m. Honey Spot Blvd.
Ages 21+     

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Old Town Pub     
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 291-9232    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzoholics

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Old York Cellars  (Quakerbridge Tasting Room) 
3320 Brunswick Pike (US Rte 1) Lawrence 
(609) 799-2707 
Fri. 5 p.m. Matt Robinson
Sat. 4 p.m. Joe Pahlow

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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. Dueling Piano Nights
Sat. 12 p.m. Big Valley Bluegrass

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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. Tour de Force
Sat. 9 p.m. (TBA)

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

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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 Drive Gazebo, Robbinsville
Tues. 7 p.m. DJ Reggie

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

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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. Chuck Lambert

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Small World Coffee     
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton     
(609) 924-4377 x2   
Sat. 8 p.m. Rick Fiori Jazz Trio

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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  
Thurs. 8 p.m. Penny Weather Quartet. $20
Sun. 2 p.m. Hot Club of Philadelphia. $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. Shore Points

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Tavern On The Lake      
101 Main Street Hightstown     
(609) 426-9345     
Fri. 9 p.m. Weapons Of Anew/Jazymn Adelle Band
Sat. (8 p.m.) Tavern & Tiaras Drag Show Summer Beach Bash (9 p.m.) Asylum Choir
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. Dark Whiskey
Sun. 2 p.m. "Winery Sunday Music Series" feat. Maggs & Bud

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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. ArHouse

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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
Fri. (2 p.m.)  (10:45 p.m.) "Apprentice Cabaret" feat. McKenzie, Kuppi, Makenna
Sat. (8 p.m.) Matt Gordeuk (10:45 p.m.) "Apprentice Cabaret" feat. Jillian, Caden, Greg
Wed. 9 p.m. "Apprentice Cabaret" 

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The Dubliner   
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 693-1816   
Fri. 7:30 p.m. M & RJ Acoustic Duo
Sat. 7 p.m. Gabriel Donohue
Sun. 3 p.m. "Traditional Irish Session" Hosted by Patrick Carroll

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The Five Four Bar & Grill   
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA   
(215) 547-5525   
Fri. 9 p.m. Unplugged
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Cara Cartney & Dan Rodriguez
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     
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv    
Wed. 10 p.m. DJ Du Jour     

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The Pines Tavern     
6217 North Radcliffe Street Bristol, PA     
(215) 788-1659     
Sat. 9 p.m. Sister Blue
Sun. 3 p.m. Rachel & Ty

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The Pour House
6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA
(215) 794-2331
Sat. 1 p.m. Justin Turk

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The Roost     
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge     
(609) 208-0050   
Fri. 8 p.m. Kindred Spirit
Sat. 8 p.m. Nicole & Denise
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. Joe & Krista
Fri. 8 p.m. Kickbax Acoustic Trio
Sat. 8 p.m. The Idle Woodsman
Sun. 3 p.m. Jenny & Brian

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The Union Firehouse  
18 Washington Street Mount Holly  
(609) 288-6491  
Thurs. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Sean Breslin (7 p.m.) "Local Thursday"  
Fri. 4 p.m. Cover Up  
Sat. 8 p.m. Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute w/ "Big Whiskey.
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   
Fri. 9 p.m. Rick Winow
Sat. 9 p.m. Williamsboy
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. (TBA). $5 (cover charge)  
Sat.10 p.m. Rainbow Fresh. $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 
Thurs. 5 p.m. NateBo Organ Trio  
All shows 21+

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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. Kevin McGowan

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Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar   
82 East Afton Avenue Yardley, PA   
(215) 493-3800   
Sat. 8 p.m. Zuka and Billy D

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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