Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...9/30/21

By Danny Coleman
originally published: 09/30/2021

“Friday October 1 at 7 p.m. and the doors open at 6 p.m. in the Biergarten at the German-American Society of Trenton in Hamilton,” proclaimed Rainbow Full of Sound founder Waynard Scheller as he and his group prepare to take the stage for the second of 21 individual shows from a bygone era.

What bygone era is that you ask? Well, you see, Waynard and his “Revolving” cast are taking on the task of recreating the entire Grateful Dead “Europe ‘72” tour in which they will perform each show from that tour just as the Grateful Dead performed them originally. Now, if you think that you are going to see just any old tribute band, Waynard says that you better think again.

“There is a little bit more to it, we are traditionally a Grateful Dead tribute band but the variables are; this tour, I came up with this idea to create an entire tour,” he began enthusiastically. “So, we started in 2012 when I came up with the idea to recreate the Radio City Music Hall Tour from 1980 and we did that, it was an eight show run and it was really great and I said, alright, let’s keep this going. So, then about two years ago I came up with this other idea to recreate the “Europe ‘72” live album and the tour. So, if you’re familiar with The Dead; I don’t know if you’re a big fan or just somewhat of a fan but in 1972 they went to Europe and did 21 shows all across Europe and it was kind of a historical moment for the band. We are recreating that entire tour, we’re doing a 21 show tour and we’re doing each show that they did in Europe one show at a time here in the United States; not in Europe as some people think. We’re not just recreating the live album, we are recreating the entire tour from start to finish.”

This seems like a lot of work; 21 separate shows? Waynard says that it is more like a labor of love for him as his connection to The Dead extends back to his youth and continues to flourish each day.

“My interest in the Grateful Dead goes back to when I was a teenager. I was like 10 or 11 years old and started out playing guitar and I was into Neil Young and Dire Straits and all of these different bands and when I was around 12 or 13 I heard the Grateful Dead and my brother had a bunch of albums and I borrowed some of those and started listening and really liked it and ever since then they’ve been my favorite band. I started playing keyboards and then started a Grateful Dead tribute as a teenager and then I went off and did other things somewhere in the middle and learned a lot of different styles; Blues, R & B, Country, Reggae, I’ve worked with a lot of different groups, including Motown. I just tried to make a living as a musician but the Grateful Dead have always been my favorite group and I’ve seen them a couple of hundred times and over the past five or six years I’ve worked with a couple of the members of the band. I was fortunate to end up on stage with Bob Weir a couple of different times and Donna Jean a couple of times, TC who was one of the keyboard players in the early days, I worked with him and Hot Tuna. So, yeah, they have always been my favorite band and when people ask me; who is my favorite band? I say, well, the Beatles are my second favorite band (laughs); I kind of set them up because then they say; well, who is your first? It is definitely The Dead. It was pretty amazing that after all those years of being a fan and then getting to meet them and actually perform music with them was an amazing opportunity and experience for someone like me. Sometimes I still say, wow; did that really happen?”

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Such as with most events in 2020, attempts at entertaining were not easy for anyone or any venue and they were especially rough on musicians who rely on live performances to pay their bills and survive. Rainbow Full of Sound also was affected by this; Waynard explains that this current tour is actually “Take Two” but this time it’s a bit more far reaching.

“I live here in New Jersey and most of the band are from the tri-state area so we launched it in Sea Bright, New Jersey on September 28; we did a tour launch party with a beachfront concert at Donovan’s Reef. The tour itself actually runs through 11 states, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Florida and here in New Jersey and it’s spread out over eight weeks. We have one leg where we do like 10 nights in a row and then there are a couple others where we do three shows in a row but it is not like a full scale tour where we’re doing 21 shows in like three weeks; we’re doing 21 shows over eight weeks and it’s pretty exciting considering we were barely able to perform at all for 18 months. We’re really re-launching this tour, we launched our first tour with this theme in 2020 and we got half-way through the tour when COVID shut us down because the state shutdown. When the state shutdown we were right in the middle of our first tour and we had to take a year and a half off and we regrouped and here we are re-launching the tour.”

OK, what about the group itself? Surely such an undertaking must require dedicated players who are willing to travel, put in long hours of practice and learn 21 separate shows; does it not?

“That’s the unique part about this group; it’s a 23 member cast; there are 23 players but I’m the only member and all of the other players are revolving. So, we have a lot of talent in the group and every show that we do is usually a different line-up; it’s a revolving cast which is the really unique approach that we take. For instance, we often work with double drummers but this tour in ’72, it was a one drummer era; Mickey Hart had stepped out for a year or two and when they went to Europe they only had Bill Kreutzmann. So, we are doing our tour as a one drummer line-up.”

The Grateful Dead were notorious for lengthy performances and “Europe ‘72” was no different; so what can one expect from each show beginning with the one at The Biergarten?

“We are doing the shows in their entirety, we usually do a 90-minute set and then a two hour set but it varies show to show because when they were in Europe some of the shows were longer because they jammed longer. They did a lot of improvising and deeper jams in the ’72 era so, the shows were generally a little bit longer than; for example, now with Dead & Company they may do two 75-minute sets whereas back in ’72 they were doing 90-minutes and two hours. So, we need four hours minimum to be able to do a show because we have to take a break; the Biergarten show will be the one from April 8, ’72 from Wembley in London.”

Opening all 21 of their performances is one of the aforementioned dedicated players; James Dalton. Dalton has his own successful solo career and is no stranger to Rainbow Full of Sound. Waynard laughed when recounting a story from his and Dalton’s past which has le to their current long friendship.

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“James Dalton will be kind of my right hand man on this tour and he’s going to be opening every show solo on this tour. I’ve known him since he was 19 years old when we became friends. We actually snuck him in the back door of a club we were playing because he was 19 and he actually sang his first song with my group, which I think was “Hard to Handle” and then we snuck him back out and kept playing (laughs); James is a great guy and really talented.”

The Biergarten is located outdoors at the German-American Society of Trenton located at 215 Uncle Pete’s Road in Hamilton, NJ with plenty of room for social distancing on its vast expanse. Club magnate Don Warner always runs great events from this space and this one shall be no different. Ticket sales are brisk and time is running out to obtain yours; cost is $20. Waynard says that all but one of their performances require a ticket for entry.

They are all ticketed shows except the Hard Rock Cafe, that’s free. We have four shows in the New Jersey area; Donovan’s Reef, The German-American Biergarten show on October 1, October 15 in Philadelphia and then the Hard Rock show on October 16 in Atlantic City.”

To discover more about Rainbow full of sound and this tour, please visit www.rainbowfullofsound.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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Al's Airport Inn
636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton
(609) 883-5252
Sun. (12 p.m.) Sunday Brunch (6 p.m.) "Sunday Funday" w/ DJ Spinning
Tues. 7 p.m. Dirty Robots 

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Ancient Order of Hibernians
2419 Kuser Road Hamilton Square
Fri. 6 p.m. Irish Festival “Pub Night”
Sat. 1 p.m. Irish Festival feat live music, family activities. $5 (Kids 16 and under FREE)

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Arts Council of Princeton    
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton    
(609) 924-8777 
Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Artist Talk with Robin Resch (FREE and located in Dohm Alley next to Starbucks on Nassau St.)

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Bill's Olde Tavern    
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton    
(609) 586-0192    
Thurs. 7 p.m. DJ Moe Green
Fri. 7 p.m. Oktoberfest Weekend “Blues & Brews Fest” feat. Paul Plumeri Blues Band
Sat. 12 p.m. Oktoberfest “Blues & Brews Fest.” Feat. (3 p.m.) Those Boys (Kevin Toft, Bill Wieszczek, Rusty DiPasquale, Terry Crawford) (7 p.m.) Moot Davis and the Lizardmen
Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia Night
Tues./Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ "Super" Dave Curtis
Ages 21+

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Bordentown Cranberry Festival
Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
Sat. (11 a.m.) Princeton School of Rock (12 p.m.) Jake Straga (1 p.m.) Bryce Silver (2 p.m.) Justin Love (3 p.m.) Sir Xerri (4 p.m.) Big Boing’s Acid Rainbow
Sun. (11 a.m.) Red Sea (12 p.m.) Lara Grant (1 p.m.) Skelly (2 p.m.) Skelly (3 p.m.) Successful Failures (4:15 p.m.) Slugger O’Toole

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Bowman's Tavern    
1600 River Road New Hope, PA    
(215) 862-2972    
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Dave Dales Trio
Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan
Sat. 7 p.m. Andrea Carlson Trio
Sun. (12 p.m.) Steve Guyger (6 p.m.) Lorenzo
Wed. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott

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Broken Goblet Brewing  
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA  
(267) 812-5653  
Thurs. 7 p.m. Mike Estabrook
Fri. 8:30 p.m. “First Fridays” w/ Cara and Mike
Sat. 8:30 p.m. "First Saturdays" w/ Bridge Beat Duo
Wed. 8 p.m. Kinky Quizzo

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Candlelight Lounge    
24 Passaic Street Trenton    
(609) 695-9612    
Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam Hosted by The Mojo Gypsies. $5 (Includes hot buffet)

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Clubhouse at Mountain View  (The Patio)
850 Bear Tavern Road Ewing 
(609) 771-0400 
Fri. 6 p.m. “Oktoberfest Weekend” w/ Michael Tusay Band

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COARadio.com    
125 South Main Street Hightstown    
(609) 241-7103
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. Danny Rongo “Rock The Vets”

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Cooper's Riverview
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton
(609) 393-7300
Thurs. (7 p.m.) Ear Candy (9 p.m.) Club Night feat. Rotating DJs (inside event)
Fri. (5 p.m.) "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere Happy Hour"  (8 p.m.) Shameless
Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Paul Desisto
Sun. 11 a.m. " Sunday Latin Jazz Brunch" w/ Victor Tarassov
Tues. 8 p.m. “Beat The Clock Tuesdays” w/ DJ Ace. Ages 21+ (No cover charge before 9 p.m.)
Wed. (12 p.m.) "Wine Down Wednesdays" (7 p.m.) Blues Jam on the Deck / Disco Hustle Night (Inside)
All Events Ages 21+

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Cream Ridge Winery  
145 Route 539 Cream Ridge  
(609) 259-9797
Sat. 12 p.m. Sangria Jam Bluegrass Day
Sun. 1:30 p.m. Sangria Sunday 

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Crossing Vineyard and Winery
1853 Wrightstown Road Washington Crossing, PA
(215) 493-6500
Fri. 7:15 p.m. "Summer Wine and Music Series" feat.  Doors open at 5 p.m., Ages 21+, $15 (advance)

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Cross Pollination Gallery
2 North Union Street Lambertville
(609) 213-6734
Fri. 5 p.m. "Friday Happy Hour." (Talk art, wine and musicians who bring instruments)

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Dacey's Pub
215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-4838
Fri. 6 p.m. Acoustic Music Night 
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo

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Dadz Bar and Grill
744 Main Street Lumberton
(609)267-4344
Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night

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Dempster's Pub
437 Pine Street Mount Holly
(609) 261-0500
Thurs. 9 p.m. "Throwback Thursday/Ladies Night" w/ DJ entertainment feat. retro 70's, 80's and 90's music.
Fri. / Sat. 9 p.m. DJ entertainment

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Friends Bar & Grill
2825 South Eagle Road Newtown, PA
(215) 504-7005
Fri. 9 p.m. Stranger Things

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German American Society  
215 Uncle Pete's Road Hamilton  
(609) 585-5200  
Fri. 7 p.m. “Europe ’72 In Order” w/ Rainbow Full of Sound. Doors open at 6 p.m., $20 (Outdoor Biergarten Event)

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Gleason's Bar
6700 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA
(215) 943-4781
Thurs. 7 p.m. Weekly Corn Hole Tournament
Fri. (6 p.m.) "Happy Hour"  (9 p.m.) All Lit Up

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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 Hosted by Sam Ryan
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Dwayne Dunlevy

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Havana New Hope    
105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.    
(215) 862-9897   
Thurs. 7 p.m. Funk n' Blues Jam
Fri. (8 p.m.) Allman Brothers  Band Tribute w/ “Live at The Fillmore.” $30 (11 p.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sat. (8:30 p.m.) Castle Lane  (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party
Mon. (9 p.m.) "Lipstick Mondays Drag Show" Hosted by Cyannie Lopez (11 p.m.) Karaoke w/ Dwayne
Wed. 7 p.m. Jumper Duo

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Hillbilly Hall
203 Hopewell Wertsville Road Hopewell
(609) 466-9856
Sat. 12 p.m. “16th Annual Octoberfest” feat. Black Cross Band. $20

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Hopewell Theater     
5 South Greenwood Avenue Hopewell    
(609) 466-1964   
Thurs. 7 p.m. “50+ Comedy Tour” Hosted by Paul Anthony feat. Rob Falcone, Robin Fox. $31 (advance)
Fri. 8 p.m. Time For Three. $36 (advance)

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Hopewell Valley Vineyards    
46 Yard Avenue Pennington    
(609) 737-4465    
Fri. 4 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. (5:30 p.m.) Bad Hombres 
Sat. (1 p.m.) Modern Rewind  (5:30 p.m.) "Music & Merlot" feat. Mark Feingold

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Hurricane Jacks Bar and Grill    
7759 New Falls Road Levittown, PA    
(267) 914-4517    
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula & Sam     

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Irish Rover Station House 
1033 South Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA
(215) 970-5412
Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ Entertainment Paula & Sam Dance Party
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke Party Hosted by Paula & Sam

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Iron Plow Vineyards   
6750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus    
(732) 306-9111 
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Spoondrift
Sat. 6:30 p.m. Bosch & Bonnie
Sun. 2 p.m. AudioPilot

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Iron Plow Vineyards Tasting Room
61 High Street Mt. Holly
(732) 306-9111
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Wayne Palmer & Friends

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Ivy Tavern    
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton    
(609) 888-1435    
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke
Fri. 8 p.m. Cover Up
All shows 21+      

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John & Peter's    
96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa    
(215) 862-5981   
Sun. 8 p.m. Eddie Pepitone w/ JT Habersaat. $25 online/$30 at the door
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic (Sign-ups start at 8 p.m.)
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. 6 p.m. Radio Fiction 

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Laurita Winery    
85 Archertown Road New Egypt    
(609) 752-0200  
Thurs. 5 p.m. Cornhole Tournament
Fri. 12 p.m. "Wine In The Grove Friday" 
Sat. “Oktoberfest Food Truck Festival” feat.  (11 a.m.) The Rangers Nouveau (2:30 p.m.) Jukebox Dayz (6 p.m.) 80’s Undercover. $12 (advance ages 21+, Under 21 FREE)
Sun. “Oktoberfest Food Truck Festival” feat.  (11 a.m.) Pennington Station (3 p.m.) Shore Bet.  $12 (advance ages 21+, Under 21 FREE)
Wed. 6 p.m. Girls Night Out “Wooden Pumpkin Painting Class.” Ages 21+

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Makefield Highlands Golf Club
1418 Woodside Road Yardley, PA
(215) 321-7000
Fri. 5 p.m. Strange Brew Crew

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McStews Irish Sports Pub    
5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA    
(215) 949-9570    
Fri. 9 p.m. Fish Out of Water
Sat. 9 p.m. Steal Your Face
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia Night
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula and Sam
Ages 21+

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Mercer County Park Festival Grounds
Hughes Drive/Old Trenton Road West Windsor  
(609) 448-1947
Sat. 2 p.m. Caribbean/Latin Night feat. Funk Salsa Urban, The Verdict & Son 7, South Riverwalk Park. $5 (Parking Fee)

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More Than Q
13 Klines Court Lambertville
(609) 773-0072
Sat. 12 p.m. Porch Fest feat. Sam Ryan, Strange Brew Crew

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Music Mountain Theater
1483 Route 179 Lambertville
(609)397-3337
Fri. 8 p.m. Green Day’s “American Idiot”
Sat. 3 p.m./8 p.m. Green Day’s “American Idiot”
Sun. 3 p.m. Green Day’s “American Idiot”

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New Egypt Flea Market Village
933 Monmouth County Road Cream Ridge
(609) 758-2082
Sun. 11:30 a.m. Sheri Lynn & Scott Lee Howard at  "Tye Dye Amy's"

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Newtown Brewing Company
103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8609
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Trivia Night
Fri. 6 p.m. Frank Cervantes

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Nick's Roast Beef
4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA
(215) 637-5151
Fri. 7 p.m. “Barb’s Beef & Beer w/ Secret Service Band
Sat. 8 p.m. EarCandy
Wed. 7 p.m. LeCompt Acoustic Duo 
NJWeedman's Joint
322 East State Street Trenton
(609) 437-0898
Sun. 2 p.m. Zig

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Nottingham Tavern    
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square    
(609) 587-6623    
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis
Sat. 9 p.m. Blind Lemmon Pie

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Old Town Pub    
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown    
(609) 291-9232   
Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia  
Sat. 7 p.m. Frank & Mario

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Palmer Square
40 Nassau Street Princeton
Thurs. 4 p.m. "Locals Night" w/ Live "Strolling" Musician
Sun 12 p.m. “Music Fest Sundays” feat. Strictly 60’s, Joy & Rob w/ The Beagles

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Pasquale's Sports Bar
9078 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA
(267) 202-6268
Fri. 5 p.m. Happy Hour feat. (TBA)
Sat. 8 p.m. DJ or Live Band Entertainment
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Quizzo
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic 
Patriots Crossing     
1339 River Road Titusville    
(609) 737-2780   
Thurs. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night
Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo"  

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

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Randy Now's Man Cave   
134 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown    
(609) 424-3766  
Sat. 7 p.m. The Amazing Kreskin. $26

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Revere Restaurant
802 River Road Ewing
(609) 882-6365
Fri. 6 p.m. E-minors
Wed. 7 p.m. David Boyd

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Rosedale Mills
101 Route 31 North Pennington
(609) 737-2008
Sat. 1 p.m. Outdoor Line Dancing. $10 (Rain date Sundays 12 p.m.)

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Sherman Theater/Penn Community Bank Amphitheater
2400 Byberry Road Bensalem, PA
Sat. “Bensalem Fall Festival” feat. (6 p.m.) Boogie Wonder Band

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Small World Coffee    
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton    
(609) 924-4377 x2  
Sat. 6 p.m. BD Lenz

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Stars & Stripes Harley Davidson
600 South Flowers Mill Road Langhorne, PA
(215) 752-9400
Thurs. 5 p.m. “End of Month Party”
Sat. 1 p.m. “3rd Annual Bike Run & Benefit for Michael March”

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Tara's Tavern   
1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown    
(609) 286-2300    
Fri. 9 p.m.  Karaoke w/ Big Daddy G
Sat. 9 p.m. Suburban Sensi

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Tavern On The Lake     
101 Main Street Hightstown    
(609) 426-9345    
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke

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Temperance House    
5 South State Street Newtown, PA    
(215) 944-8050    
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia w/ Righteous Jolly 
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Cara Cartney

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The Buck Hotel
1200 Buck Road Feasterville, PA
(215) 396-2002
Thurs. 7 p.m. Kevin Kirko
Fri. 7 p.m. Love Junk
Sat. 9 p.m. Legacy

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The Cool Cricket    
216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro    
(609) 291-9110    
Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke 
Sat. 9 p.m. Kndred Spirit

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The Five Four Bar & Grill  
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA  
(215) 547-5525  
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula and Sam

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The Morrisville Tavern
376 West Trenton Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-5310
Mon. 7 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Tim
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Night

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The Roost    
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge    
(609) 208-0050  
Fri. 8 p.m. Kindred Spirit
Sat. 8 p.m. Twitch

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The Sycamore Grill    
255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA    
(215) 908-6326    
Sat. 8 p.m. Acoustic Dead and Friends

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Thomas Sweet Ice Cream
183 Nassau Street Princeton
(609) 683-8720
Fri. 6 p.m. BackTrack

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Tir Na Nog    
1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton    
(609) 392-2554  
Sun. 3 p.m. "Irish Sessions"

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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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Vault Brewing Company 
10 South Main Street Yardley, PA 
(267) 573-4291 
Fri. 7 p.m.Sat. 11:30 a.m. “Oktoberfest” 
Vault Tap Room
19 West College Avenue Yardley, PA
(267) 907-8550
Fri. 7 p.m. Skylar
Sat. 7 p.m. Karen & Bill of Snapdragons

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Working Dog Winery    
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown    
(609) 371-6000
Fri. 1 p.m. Bob & Dave
Sat. 1 p.m. Spoondrift

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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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