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ROCK ON! This Week's Sound Bites...8/13/15

By Danny Coleman

originally published: 08/13/2015

"Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend I want to guard your dreams and visions," It's hard to believe that it's been four decades since that line was uttered, since "Mary's dressed waved" and "When the change was made uptown and the big man joined the band."

Bruce Springsteen's iconic album "Born To Run" turns 40 years of age this month and on Thursday August 13 a celebration of its release and impact takes place at Bar Anticipation "Bar A" in Belmar (Lake Como), NJ. Event organizers and area music mavens Jesse Warren and Terry Camp have assembled a top notch cast of musicians to recreate not only the historic album itself but songs from the era that Springsteen would perform while on tour. Original E Street band member Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez will be part of the ensemble as well as current E Streeter Max Weinberg as they join together with a house band featuring members of Gary U.S. Bonds, The Jukes and some of the very best local musicians the Jersey Shore has to offer.

The evening however, serves an even higher purpose, to draw attention to a rising heroin epidemic in the United States; in particular New Jersey and even more so in Ocean County. "Jesse gets the credit for coming up with the idea," says Camp. "Jesse turned a personal tragedy into a positive here and it's something that should be brought out." "Two years ago I started doing "Thunder Road Thursday," we started in an American Legion Hall," explained Warren. "I did one with (Springsteen background vocalist) Michele Moore and my brother Scott wanted to go; knowing he was struggling with addiction, I didn't want him in that environment and I wouldn't let him go. Back in March he passed away from a heroin overdose; so this is kind of my tribute to my brother and hopefully we'll help others not suffer the same fate."

"This is not a benefit per se," adds Camp. "This is to raise awareness and celebrate a great album and a great piece of music. We need to raise awareness about the heroin epidemic in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. A month ago, I saw a national news report that heroin overdoses were on the rise throughout the country. New Jersey was sixty two percent above the national average and Ocean County was twenty percent higher than the rest of the state; we need to really pay attention because it's getting worse. "It's a very personal thing for me," continued Warren. "I watched my brother struggle mightily with it and that's why we've decided to dedicate the night to Scott."

Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez, the man who laid down the first beats for Bruce during their days at the now defunct Upstage Club in Asbury Park was eager to jump on board and contribute as he is involved with a non-profit drug addiction/counseling service called "City Of Angels" based out of Hamilton, NJ. "Jesse asked me a while ago; so I said sure. "Born To Run" while supporting a good cause sounds like a great night to me," said Lopez. "I work with the City Of Angels and see this all of the time; it's sad so I'm looking forward to helping out. It looks to be shaping up as a nice evening and I'll say this, you'll get your money's worth. I know a few of the people that I'll be playing with, I hope they know the songs because I sure do," he said with a laugh. "If not me, Max will be there and I'm sure one of us will remember. After the lawsuit and coming out of that; people were curious as to what was next to come out of Bruce. He did a great job and "Born To Run" is truly an iconic piece of American music."

Camp and Warren took great measures to ensure that the venue and the material were picked just right; hopefully giving all who attend the best possible experience through and through. "The show will include all of "Born To Run" and as many songs from that tour era as we can get in," elaborated Camp. "There will be the originals from the album as well as the cover tunes that Bruce did during those years and more specifically on that tour. We have a special moment planned, the all star house band that we've assembled is going to do a rarely done song; "Paradise By The C," it's an instrumental and I'm very much looking forward to it. We chose to hold this at Bar A because we worked with Tom Jannarone in the past on the "3rd. Annual Big Man's Birthday Bash" and it worked out great! It's a great venue on all levels, it's extremely well run by Tom and the staff, the backstage area is great for the musicians and performers; it's just an all-around good choice and fits what we are trying to do."

Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 the day of show and are still available with the remaining raised funds after expenses going to "CFC Loud N Clear Foundation," an organization which provides recovery, prevention, intervention and family support to those with addictions.

To discover more about this event; please go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1524147801165369/. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the show starting promptly at 7 p.m. Bar Anticipation (Bar A) is located at 703 16th. Ave. Lake Como, NJ and can be found on line at www.bar-a.com. To see the work of CFC Loud N Clear Foundation, please go to www.cfcloudnclear.org.

That's it for this week! Please continue to support live and original music and until next week....ROCK ON!

THIS WEEKS CALENDAR LISTINGS

Alchemist & Barrister

28 Witherspoon Street Princeton

(609) 924-5555

Wed. 9 p.m. Paul Plumeri Blues Band

All shows 21+

Amarones Windsor Inn

29 Church St. Windsor

Advertise with New Jersey Stage for $50-$100 per month, click here for info

(609) 448-7144

Fri. 8 p.m. Kindred Spirit

Sat. 8 p.m. (TBA)

Blend Bar & Bistro

911 Highway 33, Hamilton

(609) 245-8887

Tues. 8 p.m. Triviajam

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The Backstage at Championship Bar

931 Chambers St. Trenton

Fri. 7 p.m. Electric Pukes, The One2s, (TBA). All ages, $10

Sat. 5 p.m. Deadline Tuesday, Nine Planets, Blue Son, (TBA). All ages, $10

Candlelight Lounge

24 Passaic St. Trenton

(609) 695-9612

Sat. 3 p.m. Stacy Dillard Sax Quartet. (No cover-$10 minimum)

Chickie's & Pete's

183 US Highway 130 North Bordentown

(609) 298-9182

Tues. 8 p.m. Acoustic Music Night feat. The Dawgs

Wed. 9 p.m. Trivia Night

Dog & Bull Brew House

810 Bristol Pike (Rte. 13) Croydon, PA.

(215) 788-2855

Thurs. 8 p.m. Soul Kitchen

Fri. (4 p.m.) "Happy Hour Jam" feat. Visoon (9 p.m.) Nick & Greg

Sat. (11 a.m.) "Saturday Brunch Jam" feat. Jazz 180 (9 p.m.) Mia Johnson

Sun. (11 a.m.) "Sunday Brunch" feat. Joe Robinson Brunch Jam (3 p.m.) Pop Fiction Trio

Mon. 8 p.m. Dustin Beck

Fran's Pub

116 S. Main St. New Hope, PA.

(215)862-5539

Thurs. 9 p.m. Curtain Call

Mon. 8 p.m. Open Blues Jam

All shows 21+

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Freddies Tavern

12 Railroad Ave., Ewing

Fri. 9 p.m. Paul Plumeri & Jerry Monk

Havana New Hope

105 S. Main Street. New Hope, Pa.

(215) 862-9897

Thurs. 10 p.m. "Beat The Clock" College Night DJ Dance Party

Fri. 8:30 p.m. The Naturals

Sat. 8:30 p.m. Se7en

Sun. 3 p.m. Ten Foot Tall

Mon. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Ron

Wed. 8 p.m. Pat Foran & Friends

Ivy Tavern

3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton

(609) 888-1435

Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke

Fri. 10 p.m. Mikey Jr.

Sat. 10 p.m. The Dawgs

All shows 21+

John & Peter's

96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa.

(215) 862-5981

Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Shawnn James & the Shapeshifters w/ Jeremiah Tall. $5

Fri. 9 p.m. Satellite Hearts / The Levee Drivers

Sat. (3 p.m.) Kings Of Nowhere (8 p.m.) The Silks / Morning Martyrs

Sun. (3 p.m.) The Liz Nordstrom Band (9 p.m.) Collin J Rocker

Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic. w/ Justin Pope

Tues. 9 p.m. Matt Woods. $5

Wed. 9:30 p.m. The Invitational

All shows 21+

JoJo's Tavern

2677 Nottingham Way Hamilton

(609) 586-2678

Wed. 10 p.m. Karaoke

Levitt AMP Trenton Music Series at the Capital Green

201 Barrack Street Trenton

Sat. 7 p.m. Low Cut Connie, Honah Lee. All ages, outdoor event

Millhill Basement

300 S. Broad Street Trenton

(609) 989-1600

Thurs. 9 p.m. Shaboizi, The Choices, Dead Tenors, F You Idiot, Safety. $7

Wed. 9 p.m. Cornelius The Third, The Grizzly Band, Those Crosstown Rivals, S.N.A.F.U., Kyle Trocolla.

Palermo's Of Hamilton

310 Klockner Rd. Hamilton

(609) 838-7979

Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke

All shows 21+

Palmer Square

Nassau Street Princeton

Sat. 2 p.m. "Full Moon Howlin' Songwriters in the Square" feat. Chuck Schaeffer, Laura Cheadle, Patty Blee

Pete's Steak House

523 Whitehorse Ave. Hamilton

(609) 585-8008

Fri. 9:30 p.m. Ernie White & Tom Reock

Sat. 9:30 p.m. Snake Eyes

Randy Now's Man Cave

134 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown

(609) 424-3766

Please Check web Page for Events

RHO Waterfront

50 Riverview Plaza Trenton

(609) 393-7300

Fri. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour Buffet. $10 (9 p.m.) Once Again

Sat. 9 p.m. House Music Party w/ DJ Beloved & DJ Eddie Ed. $20

Tavern On The Lake

101 Main St. Hightstown

(609) 426-9345

Sat. 9 p.m. ArHouse

Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke Night

The HOB Tavern

146 Second Street

(609) 291-7020

Sat. 9 p.m. Karaoke

The Ivy Inn

248 Nassau St. Princeton

(609) 921-8555

Thurs. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Ron

Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Darius The First

Sat. 10 p.m. DJ Copacetic

Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv

Wed. (8:30 p.m.) Tune Trivia (10:30 p.m.) DJ Rockn Ron

The Sticky Wicket

2465 South Broad St. Hamilton

(609) 439-0007

Fri. 9 p.m. Run For Cover

Sat. 9 p.m. Ja Tun

The Sun National Bank Center

81 Hamilton Ave. Trenton

(609) 656-3200

Check web site for upcoming events

Tir Na Nog

1324 Hamilton Ave. Trenton

(609) 392-2554

Fri. 9 p.m. David Falcone

Sat. 9 p.m. John Patrick Bastiani

Wed. 9 p.m. Paul Wiese

All shows 21+

Trenton Buzz

702 Pine St. Trenton

(609) 392-6000

Thurs. 8 p.m. Open Mic. w/ Hek Cat

Trenton Social

449 South Broad Street Trenton

(609) 989-7777

Thurs. 8:30 p.m. Cinema Thursday Presents: (TBA)

Fri. 7 p.m. First Friday

Mon. 9 p.m. Monday Night Karaoke w/ Benny P

Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic.

Triumph Brewing Company (New Hope, Pa. Location)

400 Union Square New Hope, Pa.

(215) 862-8300

Fri. 10 p.m. The Yetis. ($5 cover charge)

Sat. 10 p.m. Ceramic Animal. ($5 cover charge)

Sun. 7 p.m. Open Jam Night (Sign ups 6:30 p.m.)

Wed. 9 p.m. The Blue Eyed Bettys

All shows 21+

Wildflowers Inn

2572 Pennington Rd. Pennington

Sat. 9 p.m. Acoustic Rock

All shows 21+

ROCK ON! This Week's Sound Bites...8/13/15

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David Sedaris

Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes

Jake Shimabukuro

Tuesday Night Record Club - Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Livin’ It Right

Seong Jin Cho

Laughs In The Loft

Steve Hofstetter

Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes

Game Grumps Live: Tournament of Gamers

Lidia Bastianich

Disney Pixar's Coco in Concert

Bulrusher

George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist"

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily: Love in Exile

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Broadway's Kate Baldwin and Aaron Lazar to perform with The American Pops Orchestra at Axelrod PAC

BlowUpRadio.com Announces 2023 Banding Together Benefit Lineup and Compilation Track List

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NJPAC presents KEM and Marsha Ambrosius

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ROCK ON! This Week's Sound Bites...8/13/15

Advertise with New Jersey Stage for $50-$100 per month, click here for info

Advertise with New Jersey Stage for $50-$100 per month, click here for info

Advertise with New Jersey Stage for $50-$100 per month, click here for info

EVENT CALENDAR

David Sedaris

Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes

Jake Shimabukuro

Tuesday Night Record Club - Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Livin’ It Right

Seong Jin Cho

Laughs In The Loft

Steve Hofstetter

Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes

Game Grumps Live: Tournament of Gamers

Lidia Bastianich

Disney Pixar's Coco in Concert

Bulrusher

George Street Playhouse presents "The Pianist"

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily: Love in Exile

more in music

Hungarian Advisory Ministry presents The Fight for Freedom Concert at NBPAC

Westrick Music Academy Welcomes New Executive Director, Lorraine Goodman

Arts Council of Princeton to host Four on the Floor Music Festival

Foo Fighters' 2024 U.S. Stadium Tour

Geddy Lee: My Effin' Life In Conversation Comes to NYC and Philly

Broadway's Kate Baldwin and Aaron Lazar to perform with The American Pops Orchestra at Axelrod PAC

BlowUpRadio.com Announces 2023 Banding Together Benefit Lineup and Compilation Track List

BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 10/2/23

NJPAC presents KEM and Marsha Ambrosius

bergenPAC presents Time Barrier Express with Rock Music from 1950s to 1970s

Roll into Rock's Golden Decade with Strictly 60s Band at Ocean County Library Jackson Branch

Robert Bannon to Release Live Album Recorded at Greenroom 42