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ROCK ON! This Week's Sound Bites...5/23/19


By Danny Coleman

originally published: 05/23/2019

"The blues for me made sense of everything. I love Jimi Hendrix and I love a lot of rock 'n' roll music but when I heard B.B. King it all came together for me. It was sort of like I was on the outside looking in and when I heard the blues I was on the inside for the first time. I understood what was out there and it was a great feeling; so the blues to me is the truth."

Anthony Gomes is from Toronto Canada, currently calls St. Louis, MO home, has 13 albums, is still full of passion for his craft, touring and blues music.  A skilled guitarist and front man, he is very much in sync with today's music and the role that the blues played and continues to play in music regardless of the genre.

"The blues is the truth, it's the foundation and it's about passion, personality and soulfulness," he stated with confidence and conviction. "It's great that fans of other bands take these wonderful journeys but that journey gets limited sometimes to a certain period of time and then you have a hundred bands that sound like each other and you've sort of exhausted that experiment and after that people have to come back to the touchstone. It's sort of like visiting your parents; you go back home to mom and dad and you realize where you came from and I think the blues does that for people; it really reminds them of where the music came from."

After a recent show at The Stanhope House, where he delivered a, "High energy, soul infused, fist pumping, guitar face melting extravaganza” that rocked the joint to its very core; he spoke openly about his latest disc and his career today.

"Yeah I released, "Peace, Love & Loud Guitars" in October and it's doing really well for us.”Blues Rock Review" and "Sound Guardian Magazine" both voted it album of the year and we made most of the blues lists for the best album. It was our thirteenth release and it's pretty cool to make the best album of your career in your forties; a lot of my peers are sort of hanging it up or not gigging as much as they used to and I feel like we're just actually beginning the story and starting to catch our stride and it's just a wonderful feeling."



 


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'I think that when you make an album it's so different than when you play live and most people are used to you playing live. When you're making an album you're sort of like a kid in a candy store; you can try 17 guitar overdubs and you can have a lot of fun experimenting and creating but I think the essence of who you are when you play live gets lost. I think on this record I really tried to capture that live essence and who I was as an artist and people have really responded to that and it's also a lot more rocked up than a lot of our other releases and I think that the world is ready for some blues rock 'n' roll; I think that's what it is."

When Gomes hits the road he does so with a different set of players than the ones he records with in studio but he has no problem giving credit where it's due.

"We have a different band that we tour with than we record with; on the album I have Greg Morrow who is the most recorded drummer I think in history, period. He's the most recorded drummer in country music, he's played on so many other records, Billy Gibbons albums, Lynyrd Skynyrd records; he's just a superb drummer. I have Michael Brignardello who used to be in a band called Giant back in the day and he's a fine, fine bass player; we had the power trio from Hell (laughs) and it was a lot of fun."

Fun is the name of the game when you're a working musician or at least that's how it all starts out; Gomes has a great mind set about the careers of others as well as his own.

"I just think that we have a different outlook; in the '60's and '70's it was "Better to burn out than fade away" and now Jeff Beck is 74 and playing guitar like a beast. People are taking care of themselves and if you keep yourself in a real healthy place you can have a lot of longevity as an artist and still be relevant artistically. Then on the other side you still have the artists that are still doing the big money grab and they should've hung it up a long time ago. A lot of these guys like Paul Rodgers who is in his late sixties is a great singer and is still singing and he's better than ever."

Classic rockers, blues artists and all musicians had to start somewhere; most get influenced by a family member and others not so much. Gomes was lucky enough to have influences as well as one of the greatest players of all time as a, "Mentor."

"My dad listened to classical music and my mom listened to Elvis and Chuck Berry so I heard those things around the house and then I started listening to my mom's Elvis albums and I started to dig on that and then the first band that I really liked was AC/DC. I was 10 years old when "Back In Black" came out and I wore that thing out, so I tended to gravitate towards blues rock music. So AC/DC or Zeppelin or Hendrix or Aerosmith or anything like that and what I realized later on was that it was the blues part that made the difference to me."



 
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"I was in college and I was playing at a little jam night and somebody came up to me at the end and said, "Hey man it's great that a young man is into the blues; who's your favorite guitar player?" I said, B.B. King and he said, "I thought so, I'm his bus driver" and he really was B.B.'s personal bus driver so I got to meet B.B and every couple of years we got to do a little stretch of dates with him and he was a great mentor. So when he left us it was a hard blow to the blues but to me personally, to have that guy who was so humble and so nurturing to so many people was a great loss. B.B. was a great mentor to me personally as well as many other people."

With the success of "Peace, Love & Loud Guitars" which has topped several charts and been called, "His best yet;" does he feel any pressure to top this effort with his next release?

"It’s good pressure, it's sort of like I feel that I've made one really great album and I think I have a better understanding on how to do that. So I'm more excited and I've been writing up a storm and I'm more excited than intimidated by recording a new one. I think this fall we'll be back in the studio or maybe summer and I think we'll be doing the release a record tour for a year, release a record tour for a year for the next little while. I don't think it gets better than that when you can create music then go out and support it. We released this in October and it's still doing really well; this album has a lot of legs. Today it seems like you release a record on Friday and by Saturday it's old news; I'm very fortunate."

There have been articles written, statements made and more said about blues and rock music being, "Dead" or "Passé" and yet Gomes doesn't see it that way.

"I'm a white boy from the Toronto suburbs; I tell people if your white and Canadian it's like being white twice," he said with a hearty laugh. "I just found the blues or it found me, it came knocking and it's a testament to the music that somebody from Canada can be turned on by the blues. Look at all of the great blues rock people from England or Rory Gallagher from Ireland, there are people in Japan playing the hell out of the blues, China and now even South America. It's really exciting, the blues started in Mississippi and started from horrible conditions of slavery and injustice and discrimination and it has grown into a beautiful music that's inclusive and includes everybody around the world; that's a testament to the healing power of the blues. I think there's a lot of great blues and rock 'n' roll coming out now; it's exciting that people are making this kind of music again."

 

To discover more about Anthony Gomes, please go to www.anthonygomes.com



This week's event listings


Artworks Trenton  
19 Everett Alley Trenton  
(609) 394-9436 
Sat.  12 p.m. YAL:Art of the Graphic Novel
     
Bill's Olde Tavern    
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton    
(609) 586-0192    
Thurs. 9 p.m. Trivia   
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke
Ages 21+   
 
Blend Bar & Bistro    
911 Highway 33 Hamilton    
(609) 245-8887  
Fri. 8:30 p.m. 
Sun. 7 p.m. Karaoke 
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia  Jam    
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke  
 
Bowman's Tavern    
​1600 River Road New Hope, PA  
(215) 862-2972    
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. David Dales Trio
Fri. (4 p.m.) Ottmar (8 p.m.) Bob Egan 
Sat. 7 p.m. Jean Therapy
Sun. (12 p.m.) Ottmar (6 p.m.) Lorenzo  
Mon. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott 
Tues. 6 p.m. Ryan Shubert 
Wed. 6 p.m. Gary Reed & Arturo Baguer
 
Brickwall Tavern & Dining Room    
19 E. Union Street Burlington    
(609) 733-3562   
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Byrd
Sat. 10 p.m. Kenny Raye
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics 
 
Broken Goblet Brewing  
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA 
(267) 812-5653  
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Kinky Quizzo
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo
 
Caffe Galleria  
23 North Union Street Lambertville  
(609) 397-2400  
Fri. 7 p.m. Bundlebox
 
Candlelight Lounge    
24 Passaic Street Trenton    
(609) 695-9612    
Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam feat. The Mojo Gypsies
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)   
 
Cedar Gardens 
661 Route 33 Hamilton 
(609) 931-9464 
Fri. 8 p.m. Don't Call Me Francis. $10
Sat. 5 p.m. Masterpiece
 
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  
 
Chickie's & Pete's
   
183 US Highway 130 North Bordentown    
(609) 298-9182   
Tues. 8 p.m. Acoustic Music Night    
Wed. 9 p.m. Quizzo Trivia    
 
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     
 
Clubhouse at Mountain View 
850 Bear Tavern Road Ewing 
(609) 771-0400 
Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Ernie White & John Bushnell
 
COARadio.com    
125 South Main Street Hightstown    
(609) 241-7103    
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. (on vacation will return 6/2)
 
Cooper's Riverview
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton
(609) 393-7300
Thurs. 9 p.m. "Thirsty Thursday" w/ DJ. Desisto. Ages 21+ (Ladies free before 10 p.m. w/ college ID)
Fri. (3 p.m.) Paradise Happy Hour feat. Live Acoustic Music & DJ Dance Party. Ages 21+ (7 p.m.) Out To Lunch
 
Dacey's Pub
215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-4838
Fri. 7 p.m. Power House
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo
 
Diamond's of Hamilton    
661 Route 33 Hamilton    
(609) 981-7900    
Sat. (6 p.m.)= "The Blue-Eyed Balladeer" Jason Wingerter 
Wed. 6 p.m. Tony Malandro
 
Dog & Bull Brew House    
810 Bristol Pike (Rte. 13) Croydon, PA.    
(215) 788-2855    
Fri. 9 p.m. Mike Estabrook
Sat. 11 a.m. "Saturday Brunch" feat. Mike Leggerie 
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch" feat. Keli Vale 
Tues. 7 p.m. 90's Trivia
 
Fedora Bistro Cafe  
2633 Main Street Lawrenceville  
(609) 895-0844  
 Wed. 6 p.m. Jerry Monk
 
Freddies Tavern
   
12 Railroad Avenue Ewing    
(609) 882-0978   
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Country Night" Hosted by Jeremy Line Dance. (FREE event) 
Sat. 9 p.m. Paul Plumeri Blues Band
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Joe Vadala, Falcey & Marc Hoffman 
 
Greenhouse 
90 South Main Street New Hope, PA 
(215) 693-1657 
Thurs. 8 p.m. "Jam With The Band"
Fri. 8 p.m. The Dan Beaver Band
Sat. 9 p.m. Back On Track
Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Sam Ryan Music 
 
Grounds For Sculpture  
80 Sculptors way Hamilton  
(609) 586-0616   
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Sing Along with Sculpture" w/ Seward Johnson   
 
Grover
's Mill Coffee House
    
Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction    
(609) 716-8771    
Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Mic. Hosted by Anker  
 
Halo Pub  
4617 Nottingham Way Hamilton Square  
(609) 586-1811  
Sat. 7 p.m. Jerry Monk & Jim Matlack
 
Hamilton Tap & Grill 
557 US Route 130 North Hamilton 
(609) 905-0925 
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke 
Tues. 8 p.m.Trivia Challenge 
 
Havana New Hope
   
105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.    
(215) 862-9897   
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Rocky & His Friends 
Fri. (8 p.m.)  (11 p.m.) DJ Dance Party 
Sat. (8:30 p.m.)  (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party 
Sun. (1 p.m.)  (6:30 p.m.)
Mon. (10 p.m.)  (12 a.m.) Karaoke
Tues. 8 p.m. Funk 'N' Blues Jam Hosted by Sidewinder Blues Band 
Wed. 8 p.m.  "Local Original Music Showcase" Hosted by Pat Foran feat. Wade Alan Prestridge
 
Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn    
15 East Broad Street Hopewell    
(609) 466-9889 
Fri. 8 p.m. Open Mic. Night     
Sun. 3 p.m. "Irish Sessions" 
 
Hopewell Valley Vineyards    
46 Yard Avenue Pennington    
(609) 737-4465    
Thurs. 6 p.m. James Popik 
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. A Little Bit Off
Sat. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Acoustic DuoVer
Sun. 2 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Hopewell Valley Vineyards Jazz Ensemble
 
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     
 
Irish Rover Station House 
1033 Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA 
(215) 970-5412 
Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ Entertainment 
Sun. 3 p.m. "Chill Sunday Acoustic Afternoon" 
 
Iron Plow Vineyards    
26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus    
(732) 306-9111    
Fri. 6 p.m. The Grouser Girls
Sat. 2 p.m. Mario & Frank
Sun. 1 p.m. Budd & Maggs
 
Ivy Tavern    
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton    
(609) 888-1435    
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke    
Fri. 9 p.m. Honey Spot Blvd.
Sat. 9 p.m. Union
All shows 21+    
 
Jake's Eatery    
869 Bustleton Pike Richboro, PA    
(215) 322-6787    
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Ladies Night"   
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia Night    
 
Jimmy's Firestone American Grill  
140 Route 130 South Bordentown  
(609) 291-0200  
Thurs. 8 p.m. "Bar Games and Trivia"  
 
John & Peter's    
96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa    
(215) 862-5981   
Thurs. 9 p.m. RAM
Fri. 9 p.m. Mike DiAlto's Comedy Night feat. Garland Green
Sat. (3 p.m.) Perpendicular Universe (9:30 p.m.) Chris Harford and the Band of Changes
Sun. (3 p.m.) "Miss Pumpkin's Drag Show (9:30 p.m.) Night Cap
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic 
Tues. 9 p.m. Something Is Happening
Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational    
All shows 21+   
 
Killarney's Publick House    
1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton   
(609) 586-1166   
Thurs. 5 p.m. Rob Silvers
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Bay Nice
Mon. 7 p.m. "Paint Nite"  
Wed. 8 p.m. Drop the Beat Bingo  
 
Laurita Winery    
85 Archertown Road New Egypt    
(609) 752-0200  
Thurs. 7 p.m. Manasquan Music and Dance Academy. (FREE event)
Fri. 7 p.m. Awesome 80's Dance Party
Sat. 1 p.m. The Bergers
Sun. 1 p.m. Brandon Broderick
Wed. 6 p.m. "Girls Night Out"  
 
Logan Inn
   
10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA    
(215) 862-2300  
Thurs. 6 p.m. Zach Drew
Fri. 7 p.m. Jager Soprano
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Robert Viola
Sun. 11 a.m. "Jazz Brunch" feat. Zeke Stambovsky
 
Mamma Rosa's    
572 Klockner Road Hamilton    
(609) 588-5454    
Sat. 6 p.m. Monk & Monk
 
Marcellos Coal Fired Restaurant & Pizza  
206 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown   
(609) 298-8360  
Sun. 10 a.m. "Blues Brunch" 
 
McGuinn's Place    
1781 Brunswick Avenue Lawrence    
(609) 392-0599   
Thurs. 6:30 p.m.
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke    
Ages 21+    
 
McStews Irish Sports Pub    
5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA    
(215) 949-9570    
Thurs. 10 p.m. "Beer Pong Night"
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo hosted by Mike  
Wed. 9 p.m. "Karaoke Time" w/ Kirchner Entertainment    
 
Millhill Basement    
300 S. Broad Street Trenton    
(609) 989-1600    
Fri. 9 p.m. The Cryptkeeper Five, The Vansaders, Tim & Dim. Ages 21+, $6
Sat. 9 p.m. Basic B-tches, Puppyboy, TV Tramps, Fangers
Sun. 8 p.m. Coach's Son, Heckdang, Groomers, Ditz, Douse.
Tues. 10 p.m. "Local Artist" Hip Hop, Experimental EDM and Bass Music Showcase  
 
Mill Hill Park
Corner of South Broad & East Front Streets Trenton
Sat. 10 a.m. "The Official Sixth Annual Pork Roll Festival"
 
New Jersey WeedMan's Joint
322 East State Street Trenton  
(609) 437-0898  
Fri. 8:30 p.m. "420 Meet & Smoke Black Market Networking Event"
Sat. 9 p.m. Jazz Night
Sun. (2 p.m.) "Old School Sunday" (4:20 p.m.) "Sugar Magnolia Sundaze" 
Wed. 8 p.m. "420 Game Night" 
 
Nook's PourHouse    
2043 Route 130 South Florence    
(609) 447-0927  
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia Tuesday w/ Quizoholics     
 
Nottingham Tavern    
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square    
(609) 587-6623    
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis
Fri. 9:30 p.m. Drunken Clams
Sat. 9 p.m. South Side Wanderers
Ages 21+    
 
O'Connors American Bar & Grille  
1383 Monmouth Road Easthampton  
(609) 261-1555 
Thurs. 5 p.m. 
Fri. 6 p.m. "Guinness Keep The Glass"
 
Old Town Pub    
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown    
(609) 291-9232   
Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia  
Fri. 9 p.m. The Bar Band
Sat. 9 p.m. Bitonti Boys
 
Old York Cellars (Quakerbridge Tasting Room)
3320 Brunswick Pike (US Rte 1) Lawrence
(609) 799-2707
Fri. 5 p.m. Russell Norkevich
Sat. 4 p.m. Joe Pahlow
 
Palermo's Of Hamilton    
310 Klockner Road Hamilton    
(609) 838-7979    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke   
All shows 21 +  
 
Patriots Crossing    
1339 River Road Titusville    
(609) 737-2780   
Thurs. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Sean Cavalier 
Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo  
 
River Cat Cafe`   
142 South Main Street New Hope, PA  
(215) 693-1008  
Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Jazz" 
 
Salt Creek Grille    
1 Rockingham Row Princeton    
(609) 419-4200    
Fri. 8 p.m. Party of 3
Sat. 8 p.m. Brad Mandigo
 
Small World Coffee    
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton    
(609) 924-4377 x2  
Sat. 8 p.m. Easha & Shravva
 
Starbucks Coffee  (Trenton Community Store) 
102 South Warren Street Trenton 
(609) 393-0261 
Sat. 3 p.m. Open Mic 
 
1867 Sanctuary    
101 Scotch Road Ewing    
(609) 392-6409  
Fri. 8 p.m. Chamber Music. $20
Sat. (2 p.m.) Musichick $20  (8 p.m.) John Kizzie $20
Sun. 3 p.m. Victoria Sadowski $20
Wed. 8 p.m. Girls from Mars $20
 
Tara's Tavern   
1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown    
(609) 286-2300    
Fri. 10 p.m. Karake w/ Big Daddy G
Sat. 10 p.m. Bent Mushroom
 
Tavern On The Lake     
101 Main Street Hightstown    
(609) 426-9345    
Fri. 9 p.m. Complicated Matter
Sat. 9 p.m. Relic
Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke Night    
 
Temperance House    
5 South State Street Newtown, PA    
(215) 944-8050    
Thurs. 7 p.m. Blues Open Mic Hosted by Steve Guygert
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo   
 
Terhune Orchards 
330 Cold Soil Road Princeton 
(609) 924-2310 
Sun. 1 p.m. "Spring Sunday Music Series" feat. Jerry Steele 
 
Tessara Restaurant Bar
812 Route 33 Hamilton
(609) 584-1700
Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/ Superstar Entertainment
 
The Birdhouse Center For The Arts  
7 North Main Street Lambertville  
(215) 681-4660  
Wed. 8 p.m. Open Folk Jam
 
The Cool Cricket    
216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro    
(609) 291-9110    
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke    
Sat. 9 p.m. Asylum Choir
 
The Cure Insurance Center    
81 Hamilton Ave. Trenton    
(609) 656-3200    
Check website for upcoming events    
 
The Dubliner  
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA  
(215) 693-1816  
Fri. 7 p.m. JB Rocks
Sat. 7 p.m. Gabriel Donohue
Sun. 3 p.m. "Traditional Irish Session" Hosted by Corey Purcell & Deirdre
 
The Five Four Bar & Grill  
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA  
(215) 547-5525  
Fri. 9 p.m. Bambu Weasels
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Big Whiskey
Wed. 7 p.m. "Lyrical Conundrums" w/ Cara & Righteous 
     
The HOB Tavern    
146 Second Street Bordentown    
(609) 291-7020    
Fri. 8 p.m. DJ Entertainment  
Tues 9 p.m. Open Mic. Night    
 
The Ivy Inn    
248 Nassau Street Princeton    
(609) 921-8555    
Thurs. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Rockin' Ron    
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Fatha Ramzee
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv    
Wed. 10 p.m. "Wednesday Wheel Night Spin To Win Karaoke" w/ DJ Rockn Ron    
 
The Pines Tavern    
6217 North Radcliffe Street Bristol, PA    
(215) 788-1659    
Sat. 9:30 p.m. (TBA)
Sun. 3 p.m. "Sunday Funday"
 
The Record Collector    
358 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown    
(609) 324-0880    
Sat. 8 p.m. Slim Kings feat. Liberty DeVitto. All ages, Doors open at 7:30 pm., $20 (advance)
 
The Roost    
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge    
(609) 208-0050  
Fri. 7 p.m. No Bad Days
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke  
 
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
 
The Sycamore Grill    
255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA    
(215) 908-6326    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Steve Tesluk
Fri. 8 p.m. Stranger Than Normal
Sat. 8 p.m. Jenny and Brian
Sun. 3 p.m. Jenny and Brian  
 
The Union Firehouse 
18 Washington Street Mount Holly 
(609) 288-6491 
Thurs. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Andrew Moorer (7 p.m.) "Local Thursday" 
Fri. (4 p.m.) Acoustic Happy Hour w/ Al Snyder (8 p.m.) Suburban Sensi, Andy Mowatt's Frequency Movement
Sun. 5 p.m. "New Jersey #1 Hip/Hop 1 Year Anniversary Industry Networking Event" w/ Tray Bando, Syphe Dublin, Rackboy, Cam, Trey Twizz, Nyah G, Varscity609, Jeff Lyte, Mbmfranko, Samad Savage, Mir Trillz, J-Lui, Zu-Life, Big Boss Noff, Jay Vereen, Montyyy, Soovegaz, Izy Blatt, Ki Bohiti, Mike Hardy, Modernday Generation, Prince Akeem, S.B, Dejaun Whaley, (TBA)
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Open Jam w/ Blue Light Digital Sound
 
Tir Na Nog    
1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton    
(609) 392-2554  
Sat. 9 p.m. Kevin McCloskey
All Shows 21+   
 
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  
 
Trenton Social     
449 South Broad Street Trenton    
(609) 989-7777   
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour" Hosted by Jay Kountree  
Sat. 10 a.m. "Trenton Pork Roll Festival." $5/$45 (VIP Hospitality) (FREE for children 12 and under/uniformed first responders/military)
Tues. 7 p.m. "Social Musicology Series" / Open Mic Night
 
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. Katie Henry. $5 (cover charge) 
Sat.10 p.m. A tribute to Elton John w/ "Philadelphia Freedom." $5 (cover charge)   
Sun. 7 p.m. Open Stage
Wed. 8 p.m. Goose Creek Pioneers
All shows 21+  
 
Triumph Brewing Company (Princeton Location)  
138 Nassau Street Princeton  
(609) 924-7855  
Fri. 10 p.m. Rainbow Fresh
 
Wildflowers Inn    
2572 Pennington Road Pennington    
(609) 773-2392    
Sat. 9 p.m. Acoustic Rock Night    
Mon. 9 p.m. "Moonshine Mondays" Trivia   
Tues. 9 p.m. Ed Wilson
 
Working Dog Winery    
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown    
(609) 371-6000    
Sat. 1 p.m. The VooDudes 
Sun. 1 p.m. Frank Cervantes
 
Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar  
82 East Afton Avenue Yardley, PA  
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A Very Maysa Christmas with Special Guests The String Queens

Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Union County Performing Arts Center - Main Stage
1601 Irving Street, Rahway, NJ 07065
category: music

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Rock This Town Christmas Spectacular Matinee Show

Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 3:00pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
category: music

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Lenny Kaye & Friends / Tammy Faye Starlite

Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Outpost In The Burbs
40 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042
category: music

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Chris Pinnella: Christmas in Red Bank

Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 7:00pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: music

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Chris Pinnella: Christmas in Red Bank

Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 2:00pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: music

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Christmas with Chris Ruggiero

Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
category: music

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Christmas with Chris Ruggiero

Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
category: music

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Broadway for the Holidays 4

Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: music

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Rock This Town - Christmas Spectacular

Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
category: music

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(RAHWAY, NJ) -- Get ready to celebrate the holidays in style! Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) presents A Very Maysa Christmas on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 8:00pm. In this concert you'll be immersed in the sounds of her 11-piece jazz funk soul orchestra.


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Asbury Park Theater Company presents A Big Band Holiday to Remember Fundraiser & Concert



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V. Shayne Frederick & Co: A Joyful Jazzy Holiday at Lyceum Hall


 

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(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Outpost in the Burbs presents Robyn Hitchcock on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at First Congregational Church of Montclair. Imogen Clark will open the night. Doors are at 7:30pm, showtime is 8:00pm.


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