Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...1/9/20

By Danny Coleman
originally published: 01/09/2020

"You can't judge a book by its cover" is an old adage and Jesper Lindgren and Jonas Ericksson may be the perfect example of this tried and true saying. Together the duo make up the Swedish act Velvet Insane and even though they have the look of 80's metal musicians they have a sound which begs to differ. 

"It's a little bit of "Glam Rock" from the 70's like KISS, David Bowie and T-Rex with a modern touch. It has a punky feel to it; it's rock that's clean and there's an artistic side to the music as well," says guitarist Lindgren who anchors this one time four piece unit turned duo.

"We started out in 2013 and we're from a small town here in Sweden called "Ostersund" and why it is just me and Joe is because we are two best friends who love to make music together. We have had other members as well but they quit the band a few years ago and we couldn't find any true replacements for them. Now we're a duo and it works fine, we are the driving force in the band and that's how it's always been." 

Releasing their debut self-titled album in the beginning of 2019, they wasted no time getting back to work on their next effort and finished up the year by releasing the single "A Brand New Start."

"We started recording this album in March of 2019 and before this one we had released three EPs and one full length album that was released in February of 2019. Then we went straight into the studio and that is Benny from ABBA's studio in Stockholm where we recorded 10 songs and it's being released on January 28; we released the single, "A Brand New Start" back in December."

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So what makes this single so special, well it seems that the duo had a certain guest musician in mind and much to their happiness they got their man; none other than former KISS and Grand Funk Railroad guitarist Bruce Kulick.

"I sent Bruce an e-mail, it seems that sometimes as a band you sit more in front of your computer than playing your instrument nowadays. We're doing this all by ourselves; released the album, booked our tours by ourselves; we've done that from the start with a little bit of help from other people. Then I tried a long shot and sent Bruce the e-mail and my first question was if he'd consider mixing the album or a few songs because we were in that period where we were looking for someone to mix the album. He answered back right away with his private e-mail address and said that he wanted to hear the songs and wanted me to tell him more about the band and all of the things that we have done and then he listened to the album and he loved the song and wanted to play guitar on it. For us it was just a dream come true because KISS was for me, like so many others so important and they are the band and the reason for me doing what I'm doing right now and why I play guitar. I'm just a die hard KISS fan since the beginning; my first album was "Double Platinum" which I bought when I was 10 years old. Then I got an album from my mother and I loved that too and my favorite era of the band was from 1982 to 1994; so I loved the Bruce songs and his guitar work so this is pretty cool." 

"Pretty Cool?" Lindgren's assessment of the transaction was right on the money and it seems that Kulick has a mutual admiration for the duo and their sound as well. 

"They reached out to me; I have a website and Facebook, I'm pretty active on my social media and I like to respond to people," stated Kulick on how his role in this process came about. "I don't respond to everything of course and I have done sessions for various bands through the years; usually a guest solo spot or something like that and sometimes I even get involved with writing. Like I do with most of these artists or bands I ask them to tell me about their band and to play me some stuff and what song were you thinking; obviously if I like it I have a business discussion with them to just figure out if they can afford me and I don't get crazy with it. They're easy to say no to everything if you say I want a hundred thousand dollars (laughs), I think that's what some famous people do; sure I'll record it, it's a hundred thousand dollars (laughs). I liked what they were doing, even more than just the song that they were asking me to perform on. I heard some of their other material and I found them to be refreshing and kind of unique; their material was a bit varied and I liked the voice of the singer and Jesper's communication with me was easy and always very clear. I'm sure you are well aware that you can do sessions and send a file and they place it, usually in Pro Tools into the master file of the song and it's as if you were there recording it. So things worked out really pretty easy with them and I liked the song and I had ideas and we just went from there."

Like many well-known musicians Kulick gets inundated with requests to critique submissions and is often asked his opinion; percentage wise the odds of him getting to every request are rather small; which makes his performance with Velvet Insane rather special. 

"When someone just sends me material or sometimes people just want me to hear their stuff; I don't have a lot of time for that. Sometimes I'm able to check something out while I'm doing something mundane like when I'm at the gate of an airport and I could possibly give a listen to something but I do definitely want to. When someone is reaching out about me potentially performing on the thing; I take all of the requests seriously but I can tell you honestly that I generally know within 30 seconds if I like the band and I think that they are of a caliber that I would want to perform with; do you know what I mean? I'd also say and I'm not going to say that I keep tabs on this but maybe only 25 to 30 percent of what people present to me am I willing to do a session for. Sometimes the artist, I don't totally get them but I really like the song that they sent me and in this case it was a really positive reaction from me and when I heard other material it made me feel a little more kind of connected to them. In fact, Jesper was curious about other things that maybe I could help them with; he wasn't aware if I have a studio or not and I have gotten involved with producing and recording people in the past but not really recently because I've moved and some of the people I've worked with aren't here where I'm living now. I have met new people here now and I kind of did recommend some other people that he could possibly work with to co-write and things like that; so I did kind of go the extra mile and network with them but most important for the work that I did and that I liked the song and I was quite pleased that they trusted me to add my talent on there. I was quite pleased with how it came out, I gave him one critique when he sent me the mix and asked; what do you think of this? I made a couple minor points and in the end the thing came out really good." 

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So after the album release on January 28; what's next for this Swedish duo?

"We will be playing in the UK starting in February, then some Swedish shows with Crash Diet and then we will be putting together some dates around the world," explained a very enthusiastic Lindgren. "We love to tour and we would love to come  back to the United States again; we've played the New York City area as well as Philadelphia and Baltimore. Hopefully we will get back soon." 

To discover more about Velvet Insane, please go to www.velvetinsane.net and to discover more about Bruce Kulick please go to www.brucekulick.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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Amalfi's Kitchen & Bar   
146 Lawrenceville-Pennington Road Lawrenceville   
(609) 912-1599   
Sat. 8:30 p.m. No Way Out

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Arts Council of Princeton     
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton     
(609) 924-8777    
Fri. 7:30 p.m. "Dance, Princeton, Dance: Community Dance Party" w/ DJ ModCon02. $5

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Artworks Trenton   
19 Everett Alley Trenton   
(609) 394-9436  
Thurs. 6 p.m. Sprout U 5-10th Reception     

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

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

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Bordentown Elks   
11 Amboy Road Bordentown   
(609) 298-2085   
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Karaoke Night

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Bowman's Tavern     
1600 River Road New Hope, PA     
(215) 862-2972     
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Glenn McClelland Trio
Fri. (5 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan  
Sat. 7 p.m. Blue Chips Trio
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  
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics 

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Broken Goblet Brewing   
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA   
(267) 812-5653   
Thurs. 7 p.m. Mike Estabrook
Fri. 8 p.m. Mike Nappi / Dylan Hepner
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Legion of Prog
All Shows 21+

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Candlelight Lounge     
24 Passaic Street Trenton     
(609) 695-9612     
Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam w/  $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 
Wed. 8 mp.m. Comedy Night

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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. Matt Portella

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Continental Tavern   
2 North Main Street Yardley, PA 
(215) 493-9191   
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Bridge Beat Duo

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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 
Fri. 6 p.m. Dick Gratton & Kim Rogers

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Cooper's Riverview 
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton 
(609) 393-7300
Thurs. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour (9 p.m.) "Late Night Thirsty Thursdays" w/ DJ Chillio Ortiz. Ages 21+
Fri. 4 p.m. Paradise Happy Hour" 
Sat. 9 p.m. "Social Saturdays" w/ Rotating DJ Entertainment
Sun. (11 a.m.) "Sunday Brunch" (8 p.m.) "18 & Up Micro Wrestling"
Mon. 7 p.m. Country Line Dancing w/ Jeremy Line Dance. $10
Tues. 7 p.m. Karaoke w/ Karen and Mark
All Events Ages 21+

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

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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. Dick Gratton (8 p.m) Justin Beck
Sun. (11 a.m.) "Sunday Brunch" feat. Keli Vale (7 p.m.) Bob and Chelsea

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

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First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown
320 North Main Street Hightstown
(609) 448-0055
Fri. 7 p.m. 3rd Friday Open Mic. Hosted by Rob & Bob Belloff

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Friendly's
1031 Washington Boulevard Robbinsville
(609) 426-9203
Sun. 5:30 p.m. Open Mic and Karaoke

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Greenhouse  
90 South Main Street New Hope, PA  
(215) 693-1657  
Thurs. 8 p.m. "Musical Chair" (Rotating Live Music) 
Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Sam Ryan
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Dwayne 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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Halo Pub   
4617 Nottingham Way Hamilton Square   
(609) 586-1811   
Sat. 7 p.m. Outside The Box

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Hamilton Tap & Grill  
557 US Route 130 North Hamilton  
(609) 905-0925  
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia 
Wed. 7 p.m. Country Night

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Havana New Hope 

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105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.     
(215) 862-9897    
Fri. 8 p.m. Sensational Soul Cruisers. Doors open at 6 p.m., $25
Sat. 8 p.m. Allman Brothers Band Tribute w/ "A Brother's Revival. Openers "70's Rock Revival." Doors open at 6 p.m., $30
Mon. 9 p.m. "Lipstick Mondays Drag Show" followed by Karaoke w/ Dwayne 
Tues. 8 p.m. "Funk N Blues Jam" Hosted by Slidewinder Blues Band
Wed. 8 p.m. Original Music Showcase Hosted by Pat Foran feat. Chris Giakas

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Hopewell Theater      
5 South Greenwood Avenue Hopewell     
(609) 466-1964    
Fri. 8 p.m. Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. $30, $35

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Hopewell United Methodist Church   
20 Blackwell Avenue Hopewell   
(609) 466-0471   
Fri. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night 
Sat. 6 p.m. Hopewell Hayride (Old Time Country & Bluegrass). $15 (Suggested donation adults) 
Sun. 2 p.m. Kids and Teens Open Mic

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Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn     
15 East Broad Street Hopewell     
(609) 466-9889  
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Jazz On Broad" Hosted by Phil Orr feat.  $15 (Ages 22 and under $5)
Fri. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night  
Sun. 3 p.m. "Irish Sessions"  

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Hopewell Valley Vineyards     
46 Yard Avenue Pennington     
(609) 737-4465     
Thurs. 6 p.m. Tom McMillan
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Catmoondaddy
Sat. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Acoustic DuOver
Sun. 3 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Alix & Gian

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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. (6 p.m.) Casey Welborn (9 p.m.) Asylum Choir
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula & Sam      

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Irish Rover Station House  
1033 Bellevue Avenue 
Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ Entertainment  
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Stems & Seeds Lite
Wed. 8:30 p.m. Trivia 

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Iron Plow Vineyards     
26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus     
(732) 306-9111  
Fri. 6:45 p.m. Ed Wilson & Carol Brooks
Sat. 2 p.m. AudioPilot 
Sun. 1 p.m. John & Carm

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Iron Plow Vineyards Tasting Room
61 High Street Mt. Holly 
(732) 306-9111
Fri. 7 p.m. Ronnie Brandt
Sat. 7 p.m. John & Carm

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Ivy Tavern     
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton     
(609) 888-1435     
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke     
Fri. 9 p.m. South Side Wanderers
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"    
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. The Dan Beaver Band
Fri. 9 p.m. The Swiss Guard
Sat. (3 p.m.) Perpendicular Universe (9 p.m.) Jonah Lloyd & Friends
Sun. (3 p.m.) Jason Ager (9 p.m.) Dirty Rico
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic
Tues. 9 p.m. "Acoustic Throwdown"
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/  Danny Lynch Project (6 p.m.) Radio Fiction Duo
Fri. 10 p.m. Big Country & the Finger Pickin' Good Band
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Ess Gees

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Lambertville Elks Lodge #1070
66 Wilson Street Lambertville
(609) 397-4210
Sat. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night

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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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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"

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Millhill Basement     
300 S. Broad Street Trenton     
(609) 989-1600     
Tues. 8 p.m. "Millhill Experiment" 

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Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company
909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA
(215) 458-7081
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Super Smash Brothers Tap Room Tournament"
Fri. 7 p.m. Charity Movie Night "Dumb and Dumber"

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Newtown Brewing Company
103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8609 
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Movie Night: "Terminator 2"
Sat. 5 p.m. "Liz's Birthday Bash" w/ TWOband

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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. (7 p.m.) "Rock On Radio Happy Hour" w/ The Successful Failures Duo (9:30 p.m.) Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis 
Fri. 9 p.m. Cover Up
Sat. 9 p.m. 80's Undercover
Ages 21+     

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O'Connors American Bar & Grille   
1383 Monmouth Road Easthampton   
(609) 261-1555  
Fri. 6 p.m. "Roaring 20's Murder Mystery." $50

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Old Town Pub     
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 291-9232    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia   
Fri. 9 p.m. Tour de Force Trio
Sat. 9 p.m. Radio Fiction

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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. 4 p.m. "Skating On The Square" $10 (Includes skate rental)
Fri. 4 p.m. "Skating On The Square" $10 (Includes skate rental)
Sat.12 p.m./4 p.m. "Skating On the Square" $10 (Includes skate rental) 
Sun 12 p.m./4 p.m. "Skating On the Square" $10 (Includes skate rental) 

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Patriots Crossing     
1339 River Road Titusville     
(609) 737-2780    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night
Fri. 8 p.m. Little Red Rooster
Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo"   

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Pj's Pancake House & Tavern
19 Main Street Robbinsville
(609) 772-4755
Tues. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Night

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Randy Now's Man Cave 

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134 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 424-3766   
Fri. 7:30 p.m. The Kennedys. $15 

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Revere Restaurant
802 River Road Ewing
(609) 882-6365
Thurs. 9 p.m. Keep The Change
Fri. 9 p.m. Bad Ombray's 

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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. Ernie White

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Small World Coffee     
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton     
(609) 924-4377 x2   
Sat. 8 p.m. Pretty Goats
Sun. 7 p.m. Princeton Bluegrass Jam

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Sparky World Famous Beer Garden
4333 New Falls Road Levittown, PA
(215) 943-2321
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke
Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Dance Parties w/ the Paula & Sam Livingston
Mon. 9 p.m. Game Night w/ Kid Dalton
Tues. 8 p.m. Johnny Betz
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke                                                                                                                                               

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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. Rick Fiori Jazz Quartet. $20
Sat. 8 p.m. Kenny Kay & The Way. $20
Sun. 2 p.m. Classical Guitar w/ Hannah Murphy and Phil Goldenberg. $20
Wed. 6 p.m. TAAC Poetry Cafe. (FREE admission) 

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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. Black Brant

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Tavern On The Lake      
101 Main Street Hightstown     
(609) 426-9345     
Fri. 9 p.m. Drunken Clams

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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. 8 p.m. Trivia w/ Righteous Jolly 
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Cara Cartney

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Terhune Orchards  
330 Cold Soil Road Princeton  
(609) 924-2310 
Sun.12 p.m. "Sunday Music Series" feat. Bill Flemer

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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                      
Sat. 2 p.m./7 p.m. "12th Night Celebration!" Presented by The Colonial Revelers. $10 (suggested donation)
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. Sideways Willy

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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.) Sam Ryan (7 p.m.) Aidan Holtz 
Fri. (2 p.m.) Sam Ryan  (4 p.m.)  (8 p.m.) Aidan Holtz
Sat. (2 p.m.) Blend Band (8 p.m.) Aidan Holtz
Sun. (2 p.m.) Tony Alosi (7 p.m.) Matt Gordeux
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia
Wed. (2 p.m.) Sam Ryan (7 p.m.) Eric Mintel Jazz Quartet

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The Dubliner   
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 693-1816  
Fri. 7 p.m. Seamus Kelleher
Sat. 7 p.m. Sean Fleming
Sun. 2 p.m. Lockman & Purcell

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The Five Four Bar & Grill   
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA   
(215) 547-5525   
Fri. 9 p.m. The Fredz
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Spareparts   

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The HOB Tavern     
146 Second Street Bordentown     
(609) 291-7020     
Fri. 8 p.m. DJ Entertainment   
Sun. 1 p.m. Open Circle   
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  
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv    
Wed. 10 p.m. DJ Dujour 

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The Roost     
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge     
(609) 208-0050   
Fri. 8 p.m. Kindred Spirit
Sat. 8 p.m. No Bad Days
Sun. 4 p.m. Dick Gratton

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The Sticky Wicket     
2465 South Broad Street Hamilton     
(609) 439-0007     
Fri. 9 p.m. "Retro Fridays" Hosted by Vibe DJs feat. DJ Chris Joseph

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The Sycamore Grill     
255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA     
(215) 908-6326     
Thurs. 7 p.m. Lisa Bouchelle
Fri. 8 p.m. Stage Left
Sat. 8 p.m. Kickbax Acoustic Trio

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The Union Firehouse  
18 Washington Street Mount Holly  
(609) 288-6491  
Thurs. 4 p.m. Happy Hour 
Fri. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Billy Walton (7 p.m.) Al's Pals
Sat. (5 p.m.) Happy Hour (8:30 p.m.) Kate Dressed Up, Zymotic Flow, Elaine Rasnake. Ages 21+, doors open at 7:30 p.m., $10
Tues. 8 p.m. Movie Trivia

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The Vibe Lounge at Mastoris
Route 130 and Route 206 Bordentown
(609) 298-4650
Thurs. 5 p.m. Dave Boucher

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Tir Na Nog     
1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton     
(609) 392-2554   
Fri. 9 p.m. Diarmuid MacSuibhne
Sat. 9 p.m. Paul Wiese
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  
Mon. 9 p.m. "Monday Night Karaoke" Hosted by Sweets
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   
Sun. 7 p.m. Open Stage
All shows 21+   

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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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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

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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