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ROCK ON! This Week's Sound Bites...6/27/19
By Danny Coleman
originally published: 06/27/2019
"I really enjoyed my eight years in Sammy's band; what you see is what you get with Sammy. He's always in a good mood, very optimistic, a great singer, terrific musician; he'd always give us a pep talk and tell us how each year was going to be bigger than the last and he was right. We'd sell more records, play to bigger crowds; I really hated to see it break up."
Ah but good fortune has a way of finding good people and guitarist Gary Pihl is one of the good guys in rock music. Joining forces with Tom Scholz and Boston as they wrapped up their third album, "Third Stage" in 1986 and only a short time after Sammy Hagar put his solo career on hold to join Van Halen; Pihl enjoys recounting the events that have dictated his career and his current project Alliance.
"Well, in 1977 I joined Sammy Hagar's band and one of the first gigs we did was to open up for Boston at the end of their first tour. They liked us and we liked them and they asked us to open for their entire second tour so that's what we did all around the country in 1978 and 1979. Fast forward to 1985 and Sammy gets the call to join Van Halen and Tom Scholz from Boston calls me and says, "Hey Gary I heard you're out of a gig. I've got one more song to be recorded for our third album; will you come back here and work with me on it?" "So I said absolutely, you're one of my favorite bands and I'm out of work. So I flew directly from my last gig with Sammy which was "Farm Aid" out in Champagne, Illinois to Boston to start working with Tom. After a couple of weeks, Tom said, "Hey I think we work pretty well together ; why don't you move back here? We'll finish the album and go on tour and see what happens," and I've been here ever since. After the third album came out and a very successful tour, Tom said, "It's going to be a few more years until we make the next record so if anybody has any side projects, now is your chance." So I called up my old band buddies Alan Fitzgerald, alias "Fitz" and David Lauser from Sammy's band and asked if they had time to put something together. Fitz was in between working with Night Ranger and David was doing session work. Now when Sammy broke up our band, Geffen Records introduced me to a guy named Robert Berry who was working with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer and he was available so we said lets give him a call. So the four of us got together at Sammy's recording studio, threw around some ideas and talked about what kind of band we would like to have and there it was; it began right on the spot."
Just like dropping a stylus on the turntable, musicians like to get in a groove themselves; is that possible when your band mates are busy managing multiple irons in their collective fires? With the May 2019 release of their latest effort, Pihl says there is both pro and con to hectic schedules.
"Unfortunately, because we all work with other bands, we don't get a chance to actually sit down and do Alliance music very often. One thing about the band is that we don't want to just send files back and forth, we all want to be in the same room at the same time. The title track for "Fire And Grace" was written on the spot; I had a guitar riff, Robert had a melody and some words and David had a cool groove; we just started playing and started recording. That was it, one take and we were done and that's how quickly that song came together. That is the magic of it, being in a band especially with guys that you've worked with before where everybody is comfortable in the room and when somebody makes a suggestion while we're working on a song and it doesn't matter who brought the song in originally; even when Dave the drummer says, "No, play the guitar like this," I listen to him because I know he's got some ideas to make the song better. I wish our fans could be there to watch it, the camaraderie, feeding off of each other on the spot while we're playing, that's the fun part about playing in a band and it's really special for me."
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Session musicians at times may develop a rapport with various artists that request their work; Pihl says that he and the other members of Alliance have that closeness but also have another outlet to stay familiar with one another, one which helps those in need as well.
"Guys that you've worked with enough and are comfortable with, yeah you can go years without working with them and just jump right back in like riding a bike," he said with a slight laugh. "Dave, Robert and I are also in another band called The December Project where we do traditional holiday songs in the style of our favorite rock bands. Led Zeppelin, Santana, AC/DC and the list goes on and on but every show is a benefit for a local food bank. So because it's holiday songs it's in November and December; so we do get to perform together a bit more than every now and then. After this last holiday show we said hey we've got these other ideas for Alliance, let's finish up what we have and that's when we did this last Alliance CD."
"We always have a bunch of ideas that we never seem to get around to doing because we never have time. When we left the studio last December we said, OK let's work on this one, this one and this one; so we have an album worth of material and it's just a matter of finding the time to do it."
Many classic rock acts whose height of popularity saw them sell out arenas and stadiums now have a feast or famine approach; they either perform at huge festivals or small theaters. A band such as Alliance is no exception but Pihl says that they have a plan.
"What we'd love to do this summer is get on some festivals both here in the U.S and over in Europe. Usually at a festival there's multiple bands and there's bound to be one that you've never heard of before; we thought that would be a great venue for us because although people have seen us individually they've never seen us live as a unit. We've talked about a possible short tour on either the east or west coast which we'd love to do but so far it's just talk."
Meanwhile Pihl still has a foot firmly entrenched in Boston and he speaks freely of Tom Scholz's talents, touring and of the task of replacing original lead singer Brad Delp after his death in 2007.
"Tom designed the amplifiers that we are still using today, he's a very smart guy. When they put together those lists of the 100 greatest guitar players, he's always in there but he's also on the list of the 100 greatest keyboard players and there's only one guy who is on both of those lists. He's a really special guy and I've even worked with him at his electronics company where he built those amps. Typically Boston would only tour when we had a new album and those have been few and far between but these days with classic rock radio the fans want to hear the old songs and they want to hear them when we play live too but now it doesn't matter whether you have a new record out or not; we just did tours in 2014,2015, 2016 and 2017 which is more touring than the band did in the 70's (laughs). We've got a terrific lead singer named Tommy DeCarlo who sounds very much like Brad Delp did in the day. We found Tommy because he was always a fan of the band and he recorded some Boston songs and put them up on his Myspace page and somebody told us about him. So we checked him out and Tom said, "That's not Brad? That's this other guy?" So we tracked him down, he had never been in a band in his life; so we called him up and asked him to come jam with us and we're sure he thought that we were one of his buddies playing a prank on him but he came out and auditioned and he just nailed it and sounded terrific. He is also a great guy and it's so great having him in the band."
Alliance's release of "Fire And Grace" is the current focus especially with Boston currently not on the road or in studio but with no concrete tour plans; how does he feel?
"Most of the time I just thank my lucky stars that I'm still able to perform (laughs). Had someone told me when I was 16 that I'd still be playing guitar when I was 60 I would've said no way! I've gotten very lucky along the way. With Boston we'll still do some larger venues or a big festival with 50,000 people and at some arena shows we'll have other classic rock bands like Styx or REO Speedwagon with us. We all feel very fortunate that we can still do that; yeah we were doing stadiums and arenas before and now it is more theaters but we still love doing it."
To discover more about Gary Pihl, Boston or Alliance, please visit www.garypihl.com.
That's it for this week! Please continue to support live and original music and until next week....ROCK ON!
This week's event listings
Arts Council of Princeton 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton
(609) 924-8777
Thurs. 10 a.m. Farm Market and "Summer Courtyard Concert Series" feat. Blawenburg Band
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
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. 7 p.m. Dave Dales Trio
Fri. 8 p.m. Bob Egan
Sat. 7 p.m. Patrick & Debra
Sun. 6 p.m. Lorenzo
Mon. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott
Tues. 6 p.m. Ed Wilson
Wed. 6 p.m. Lorenzo
Brickwall Tavern & Dining Room 19 E. Union Street Burlington
(609) 733-3562
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Mike Phills
Sat. 10 p.m. Gypsy Mother
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics
Broken Goblet Brewing 2500 State Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 812-5653
Thurs. 8 p.m. Mike Estabrook
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. Michael Aquino
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)
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
Fri. 9 p.m. Kindred Spirit
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
COARadio.com 125 South Main Street Hightstown
(609) 241-7103
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. The Williamsboy
Continental Tavern 2 North Main Street Yardley, PA
(215) 493-9191
Fri. 9 p.m. Bob & Kate
Sat. 9 p.m. Ryan & Kenny
Cook A.A. 411 Hobart Avenue Hamilton
(609) 586-5117
Fri. 8 p.m. Small Potatoes Band
Cooper's Riverview 50 Riverview Plaza Trenton
(609) 393-7300
Thurs. 9 p.m. "Thirsty Thursday" w/ DJ Jimmy Giambrone. Ages 21+ (Ladies free before 10 p.m. w/ college ID)
Fri. (3 p.m.) Paradise Happy Hour (7 p.m.) Union
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch"
Dacey's Pub 215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-4838
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo
Diamond's of Hamilton 661 Route 33 Hamilton
(609) 981-7900
Fri. 5 p.m. The Blue Eyed Balladeer
Sat. 5 p.m. Joanna Noelle Caruso
Wed. 6 p.m. Tony Malandro
Dog & Bull Brew House 810 Bristol Pike (Rte. 13) Croydon, PA.
(215) 788-2855
Fri. 9 p.m. Dustin Beck
Sat. (11 a.m.) "Saturday Brunch" feat. Mikey Raggz (9 p.m) Paul Keen
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch" feat. Dick Gratton
Tues. 7 p.m. 90's Trivia
Frans Pub 116 South Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-5539
Fri. 8 p.m. Full Grown Men
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Born to Lose
Freddies Tavern
12 Railroad Avenue Ewing
(609) 882-0978
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Country Night" Hosted by Jeremy Line Dance. (FREE event)
Fri. 8 p.m. The Dadz
Sat. 8 p.m. Paul Plumeri Blues Band
Tues. 8 p.m. Comedy Open Mic Hosted by Jonny Smallwood. (FREE admission)/Open Mic Hosted by Joe Vadala
German American Society 215 Uncle Pete's Road Hamilton
(609) 585-5200
Fri. 7 p.m. "Fire Pit Friday" feat. The Williamsboy
Greenhouse 90 South Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 693-1657
Fri. 9 p.m. Blind Lemmon Pie
Sat. 9 p.m. Dan Beaver Band
Sun. 1 p.m. Kenny Scheffel Duo
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. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic. Hosted by Anker
Halo Pub 4617 Nottingham Way Hamilton Square
(609) 586-1811
Sat. 7 p.m. Pete Tonti & Joe Hoyer
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 & Friends
Fri. (8 p.m.) Foreigner Tribute w/ "Double Vision." Doors open at 6 p.m., $35 (11 p.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sat. (9 p.m.) Waiting On Mongo. $8 (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sun. (3 p.m.) Cars Tribute w. "You Might Think." Doors open at 2 p.m., (FREE admission) (6:30 p.m.) JB Kline Blues Band
Mon. (10 p.m.) "Lipstick Mondays" Drag Show. (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. Joanne Calabrese, Sherry Tomaino
Hopewell Theater 5 South Greenwood Avenue Hopewell
(609) 466-1964
Fri. 8 p.m. "Comedy Night: Ladies Let Loose in Hopewell" feat. Jackie Byrne, Marion Grodin. $31.45
Sat. (12 p.m.) Family Fun Concert w/ Steve Pullara. $19.73 (8 p.m.) Tom Rush w/ Matt Nakoa. $55.98. $57.04, $59.18.
Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn 15 East Broad Street Hopewell
(609) 466-9889
Fri. 8 p.m. Open Mic. Night
Hopewell Valley Vineyards 46 Yard Avenue Pennington
(609) 737-4465
Thurs. 6 p.m. Micheal Andrew
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Deb & Mike
Sat. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Catmoondaddy
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
Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke
Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ Entertainment
Iron Plow Vineyards 26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus
(732) 306-9111
Fri. 6 p.m. Nami Lane
Sat. 2 p.m. (TBA)
Sun. 2 p.m. Budd & Maggs
Ivy Tavern 3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton
(609) 888-1435
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke
Fri. 9 p.m. All Lit Up
Sat. 9 p.m. Truckin' Co.
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. The Clydes
Fri. 9 p.m. Mike DiAlto's Stand Up Comedy Birthday Extravaganza
Sat. (3 p.m.) Basement Noise (9:30 p.m.) Alpha Rabbit, The Extensions, Party Show, Joy On Fire.
Sun. (3 p.m.) Cow Pals (9:30 p.m.) Jonah Lloyd and Friends (Benefit Fisherman's Mark)
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic
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. DC Duo
Fri. (6 p.m.) Joanna Caruso (10 p.m.) DJ Bay Nice
Sat. 7 p.m. Pez Heads
Mon. 7 p.m. "Paint Nite"
Wed. 8 p.m. Drop the Beat Bingo
Laurita Winery 85 Archertown Road New Egypt
(609) 752-0200
Sat. 11 a.m. "Dads & Grads Food Truck Event"
Sun. 11 a.m. "Dads & Grads Food Truck Event"
Wed. 6 p.m. "Girls Night Out"
Lawrenceville Main Street17 Phillips Avenue Lawrenceville
(609) 219-9300
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Music In The Park" feat. Sun Dog. (Weeden Park FREE admission)
Legends Tap and Pizza 318 High Street Burlington
(609) 486=3001
Fri. 7 p.m. Gypsy Mother
Logan Inn
10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2300
Thurs. 6 p.m. Ed Wall
Fri. 7 p.m. Jager Saparno
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Zeke Sky Band
Sun. 11 a.m. "Jazz Brunch" feat. Melville
Mamma Rosa's 572 Klockner Road Hamilton
(609) 588-5454
Sat. 6 p.m. Roundabout (Jim & Frank Duo)
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke
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
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"
Sat. 8 p.m. Stealing Fame, Agents Of Aggression, Aberrant Light, Lost Continent, Strange Highways. Ages 21+, $8
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo hosted by Mike
Wed. 9 p.m. "Karaoke Time" w/ Kirchner Entertainment
Mercer County Park (Boathouse at Mercer Lake)
334 South Post Road West Windsor
(866) 683-3586
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour" feat. Kindred Spirit
Millhill Basement 300 S. Broad Street Trenton
(609) 989-1600
Tues. 10 p.m. "Local Artist" Hip Hop, Experimental EDM and Bass Music Showcase
Mill Hill Park Levitt AMP Trenton Music Series165 East Front Street (Corner of South Broad Street)
(609) 393-8998
Thurs. (5:30 p.m.) Blaqmel (6:30 p.m.) The NTH Power (FREE admission)
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"
Nook's PourHouse 2043 Route 130 South Florence
(609) 447-0927
Sat. 9 p.m. The Drunk Monkeys
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 p.m. Cover Up
Sat. 9 p.m. ArHouse
Ages 21+
Old Town Pub 135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 291-9232
Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia
Sat. 9 p.m. Glen McCollum
Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Sir Xerri
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. Mike Montemurro
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"
Pete's Steak House 523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton
(609) 585-8008
Fri. 9:30 p.m. Asylum Choir
Sat. 9 p.m. (TBA)
Pj's Pancake House & Tavern19 Main Street Robbinsville
(609) 772-4755
Fri. 8 p.m. Diane & P.K.
Randy Now's Man Cave
134 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 424-3766
Fri. 8 p.m. Ed Hamell & Detroit aka Hamell on Trial. $10
Sat. 8 p.m. Na Bodach. $15
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. Carrie Jackson
Small World Coffee 14 Witherspoon Street Princeton
(609) 924-4377 x2
Sat. 8 p.m. Zzaj
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
Thurs. 8 p.m. "Susan's Undoing." $20
Fri. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night (FREE admission)
Sat. 8 p.m. Vincent Bunnicelli. $20
Sun. 3 p.m. "Susan's Undoing." $20
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. Peanut Butter Bridges
Tavern On The Lake 101 Main Street Hightstown
(609) 426-9345
Fri. 9 p.m. Suspended Justice
Sat. 9 p.m. El Ka Bong
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 Guyger
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road Princeton
(609) 924-2310
Fri. 5 p.m. June Apple feat. Bill Flemer
Sun. 2 p.m. "Winery Sunday Music Series" feat. Lindsay Ketofsky
Tessara's 812 Route 33 Hamilton
(609) 584-1700
Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke
The Birdhouse Center For The Arts 7 North Main Street Lambertville
(215) 681-4660
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Not Just Nyckleharpa Orchestra
The Cool Cricket 216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro
(609) 291-9110
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke
Sat. 9 p.m. Nami Lane
The Cure Insurance Center 81 Hamilton Ave. Trenton
(609) 656-3200
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The Dubliner 34 North Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 693-1816
Fri. 8 p.m. The Willie Lynch Band
The Five Four Bar & Grill 8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA
(215) 547-5525
Fri. 9 p.m. The Buzzer Band
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. Paper Shakers
Sat. 10 p.m. (TBA)
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 p.m. Soul Custody Trio
Sun. 3 p.m. "Sunday Funday" feat. Mike & Shannon
The Roost 181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge
(609) 208-0050
Sat. 8 p.m. Black Brant
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. Kickbax Acoustic Trio
Sat. 8 p.m. Idle Woodsman
Sun. 3 p.m. Danny Lynch
The Union Firehouse 18 Washington Street Mount Holly
(609) 288-6491
Thurs. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ John Rodden (7 p.m.) "Local Thursday"
Fri. (4 p.m.) Acoustic Happy Hour w/ Shelter In Place (8 p.m.) Sensi Family Gathering Pre-party w/ Suburban Sensi, Mums The Word, Hotlanta (Allman Brothers Band Tribute). $10
Sat. (4 p.m.) Ethan of Philly Drum Company "Student Showcase." (FREE event) (8 p.m.) (TBA)
Sun. 4 p.m. "Sunday Funday" w/ Anthony Parisi and the Sidecars. $5
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Open Jam w/ Blue Light Digital Sound
Tir Na Nog 1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton
(609) 392-2554
Fri. 9 p.m. Geoff Kaiser
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
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night
Wed. 6 p.m. Dick Gratton
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. The Outcrops. $5 (cover charge)
Sat.10 p.m.The Shady Street Show Band. $5 (cover charge)
Sun. 7 p.m. Open Stage
All shows 21+
Wildflowers Inn 2572 Pennington Road Pennington
(609) 773-2392
Sat. 9 p.m. Acoustic Rock Night
Mon. 9 p.m. "Moonshine Mondays" Trivia
Working Dog Winery 610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown
(609) 371-6000
Sat. 1 p.m. Spoondrift
Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar 82 East Afton Avenue Yardley, PA
(215) 493-3800
Sat. 8 p.m. Kate & Bob

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 7:000pm EST on multiple internet radio outlets where he features indie/original bands and solo artists.
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