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ROCK ON! This Week's Sound Bites...6/6/19


By Danny Coleman

originally published: 06/06/2019

"As much as I love the internet, sometimes I think if it just went away; in a lot of ways we'd have a much better society."

Robert Berry is a Grammy nominated, producer, performer and multi-instrumentalist whose stops have included bands such as Hush, Alliance, Ambrosia, Sammy Hagar, The Greg Kihn Band and more. His views on music, influences, record companies and yes, even the internet are like his songs; varying and worth the listen.

One particular band was composed of himself and two of the greatest progressive rock musicians of all time; "3" included keyboard virtuoso Keith Emerson and the incomparable Carl Palmer on drums. Berry related, "A quick history" of how "3" came to be and hints of his extensive, close friendship with Emerson as he discussed the release of, "3.2 The Rules Have Changed." 

"Back in 1987 Keith, Carl and I started a band called "3". We didn't want to be pompous so we were cautious at the time. We wanted to start a thing more like Asia where rock meets prog and we actually had a top 10 song come from it. We were on Geffen Records, we did great but the ELP fans and even the fans who loved Keith criticized him so badly that he broke up the band; he thought he was doing the wrong thing by playing straighter stuff. The Carl Palmer fans didn't mind because he was in Asia so they had already done that but the Keith Emerson fans did. Over the next 27 years, Keith and I worked together, I was even in his soul band for about a week and an ELP tribute thing, I worked on his solo albums at my studio but we never talked about a second "3" album because in my mind he had left it behind; he didn't want to deal with that because he thought it ruined his career. Twenty-seven years later, some company put out a "3 Live Boston 88" album and when Keith got his copy, he heard it and loved it and he called me up and said, "Oh my God I had no idea we were so good" and I said yeah I know but we left it behind. He said, "No, there was fire and energy and the music..." So I said, well lets do a follow up and he said, "OK" and that's how, "3.2 The Rules Have Changed" was started. Keith was the consummate professional, he's the best there ever was on the keyboards, he defined himself or we defined him as being the best keyboard player; there was no way that I was going to talk him into doing an album. That had to come from him; if he even wanted to do it. So we started working on it and we knew what we had done wrong in 1987 and we knew what we had done right, we knew what we'd like to do now and we laid out an outline form of the whole album, we had a record company that gave us total creative freedom and a great budget and then a couple of months into it Keith took his own life which was quite a shock."

"After Keith left us, it took me six months before I even wanted to do it and then another year to finish it. I finished it myself because nobody else knew the parameters of what we wanted to do. I play a lot of instruments so I was capable and I finished it up; then I was worried if anyone wanted me to put it out. I finished it because my dream was to do another album with Keith; whether it went out or not was secondary but I gathered opinions and everyone was behind the idea of putting it out. Then the first day it was out on Amazon, it sold out in five countries, everything that was available was gone. Then the reviews started coming in and I was stunned; people were saying how they could hear Keith in the music and saying thank you we thought this was lost forever, people were embracing the whole thing of me remembering him and honoring his memory and then a manager came along and said, "Hey, we need to take this on the road;"  I had never thought about it. I thought, wow I've never done this in my 30 year history of progressive rock, including those tributes; so I put my own band together and we're going to be on the east coast in September and October; I'm so excited that I can't sleep (laughs)." 



 


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One of those tour stops will be in NJ at the annual "ProgStock" festival being held at The Union County PAC October 11-13. Berry says that we can expect more than just "Traditional" sounding progressive rock when he and his band take the stage. 

"My progressive rock; if you're a hard or medium rock fan or a music fan, I put AOR and progressive together where the songs have to have a hook and a chorus. They have to have a groove; I don't like the light weight more frilly kind of stuff that rambles on and the lyrics don't mean anything. I'm considered a little bit tougher but even if you don't like progressive rock you'll like what we do. I did a tribute series in the 90's when progressive was kind of dead for a label called Magna Carta; we were doing Yes, Genesis, ELP, Jethro Tull, Rush and I've decided to put four of those songs in my set so you'll hear stuff you know just re-worked. There were a bunch of guys who did this but one of my favorites was a song called, "The Mission" and I did it with Eric Martin from Mr Big; those lyrics from Rush just knock me out."

To discover more about Robert Berry, "3.2 The Rules Have Changed" or ProgStock 2019, please visit www.robertberry.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    
Fri. 7 p.m. Community Stage Event "Just Wing It" Improv Comedy. (FREE admission)
Artworks Trenton   
19 Everett Alley Trenton   
(609) 394-9436 
Sat.12 p.m. "Mill Hill Garden Tour"       
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. 6:30 p.m. Fermenters Trio
Fri. (4 p.m.) Ottmar (8 p.m.) Bob Egan  
Sat. 7 p.m. Patrick & Debra
Sun. (12 p.m.) Ottmar (6 p.m.) Lorenzo   
Mon. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott 
Tues. 6 p.m. Jason Dozier
Wed. 6 p.m. Soul Custody 
Brickwall Tavern & Dining Room     
19 E. Union Street Burlington     
(609) 733-3562    
Sat. 7 p.m./9:30 p.m. "Soul Joe Comedy Show" Benefits Alex's Lemonade Stand. $20 
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics  
Broken Goblet Brewing   
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA   
(267) 812-5653   
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo  
Caffe Galleria   
23 North Union Street Lambertville   
(609) 397-2400   
Fri. 7 p.m. KD Brown Band
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  
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  
Sat. 6:30 p.m. Dead Men Don't Speakeasy
COARadio.com     
125 South Main Street Hightstown     
(609) 241-7103     
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. Joe Zook w/ Members of Blues Deluxe
Community Park
West Manor Way and Gordon Road Robbinsville
Sat. 2 p.m. "Robbinsville Township Community Festival" feat. (6 p.m.) Kindred Spirit
Cook A.A.  
411 Hobart Avenue Hamilton  
(609) 586-5117  
Fri. 6 p.m. Dick Gratton and Kim Robinson.  
Cooper's Riverview 
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton 
(609) 393-7300 
Thurs. 9 p.m. "Thirsty Thursday" w/ DJ. Ages 21+ (Ladies free before 10 p.m. w/ college ID) 
Fri. (3 p.m.) Paradise Happy Hour (7 p.m.) Jon Savage and The Classic Rockers
Sat. 8 p.m. The Music of Eric Clapton w/ "Slow Hands"
Sun. 10 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    
Sat. 5 p.m. Masterpiece  
Wed. 6 p.m. Tony Malandro 
Dog & Bull Brew House     
810 Bristol Pike (Rte. 13) Croydon, PA.     
(215) 788-2855     
Fri. 9 p.m. New Pony
Sat. 11 a.m. "Saturday Brunch" feat. Michael Leggerie  
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch" feat. Keli Vale 
Tues. 7 p.m. 90's Trivia 
Frans Pub   
116 South Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 862-5539   
Fri. 8 p.m. Kim Yarson Band
Freddies Tavern 
   
12 Railroad Avenue Ewing     
(609) 882-0978    
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Country Night" Hosted by Jeremy Line Dance. (FREE event)  
Fri. 9 p.m. In the Groove  
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Joe Vadala, Falcey & Marc Hoffman  
German American Society   
215 Uncle Pete's Road Hamilton   
(609) 585-5200   
Sat. 12 p.m. "3rd Annual Wurst Bierfest" feat. (3 p.m.) Union
Sun. 12 p.m. "3rd Annual Wurst Bierfest"
Greenhouse  
90 South Main Street New Hope, PA  
(215) 693-1657  
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. Deb & Mike
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. (8 p.m.) A Tribute to Crosby, Stills & Nash w/ "Wooden Ships." Doors open at 6 p.m., $20 (advance)   
Fri. (8:30 p.m.) Toga Party Dance Band. $8 (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party  
Sat. (8:30 p.m.) Se7en. $8 (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sun. 6 p.m. Best of The Eagles. Doors open at 4 p.m., $35 (advance) SOLD OUT check for availability
Mon. (10 p.m.) "Lipstick Monday" Drag Show Hosted by  (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. Dave Vargo, Andrew Dunn
Hopewell Theater      
5 South Greenwood Avenue Hopewell     
(609) 466-1964    
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Carbon Leaf. $39.45, $48.51 
Wed. 7:30 p.m. "Comedy Night" feat. John Poveromo, Joanne Filan. $31.45  
Hopewell United Methodist Church   
20 Blackwell Avenue Hopewell   
(609) 466-0471   
Fri. 6:30 p.m.  First Friday Open Mic 
Sun. 2 p.m. Open Mic. feat. Hosted by Helen O'Shea /EAMC feat. Rick Winow. Donations accepted (Benefits HUMC Charities and Mary's Place by the Sea)  
Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn     
15 East Broad Street Hopewell     
(609) 466-9889  
Thurs. 6 p.m. Tobias, Ernst, Plowman
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. Victor Tarrasov
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Christine Havrilla 
Sat. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Got 35
Sun. 2 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Piano, Bass, Jazz
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. The Williamsboy 
Sat. 9 p.m. All Lit Up
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. 7:30 p.m. "Springin' Into Jazz" feat. Tom Chiola & Deborah Ford w/ George Sinkler
Sat. 2 p.m. Spoondrift
Sun. 2 p.m. Audio Pilot
Ivy Tavern     
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton     
(609) 888-1435     
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke     
Fri. 9 p.m. Tour de Force
Sat. 9 p.m. Ess Gees
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. Bill and Fred's excellent Adventure/Garland Greene
Fri. 9 p.m. Rainbow Fresh
Sat. (3 p.m.) Stephanie Joyner (9:30 p.m.) Birdie Num Num and the Spirit Squad "20th Anniversary"  
Sun. (3 p.m.) David Falcone (9:30 p.m.) The Dirty Grass Players
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic  
Tues. 9 p.m. The Antics, The Poms, Heart Headed, Sun Tunnel. 
Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational     
All shows 21+    
Killarney's Publick House     
1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton    
(609) 586-1166    
Thurs. "10th Anniversary" w/ Pipes and Drums
Fri. (5 p.m.) Radio Fiction (10 p.m.) "Country Night" w/ Kickin' Nash
Sat. 4 p.m. "Kona Kook-Out & Pig Roast" w/ Barry Wasserman 
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. 6:30 p.m. "Totally Awesome 80's Run"
Sat. 1 p.m. First Call-Christine Kephart
Sun. 1 p.m. Barbara Linn
Wed. 6 p.m. "Girls Night Out"   
Lawrenceville Main Street
17 Phillips Avenue Lawrenceville
(609) 219-9300
Sun. 4:30 p.m. "A Night In the Village" feat. Alex Otey Trio w/ Patrick von Wiegandt. $60/$70
Legends Tap and Pizza  
318 High Street Burlington  
(609) 486=3001  
Sat. 7 p.m. Kim Yarson & Friends  
Logan Inn 
   
10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA     
(215) 862-2300   
Thurs. 6 p.m. Anna Oh Arts
Fri. 7 p.m. Ian Lander
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Zach Drew
Sun. 11 a.m. "Jazz Brunch" feat. Melville
Mamma Rosa's     
572 Klockner Road Hamilton     
(609) 588-5454   
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" 
Fri. 8 p.m. "Thrash-a-Thon" feat. Amnivor, No God's, Final Judgement, Road Killer, "Live Band Karaoke." Ages 21+, Doors open at 7 p.m., $10
Sat. 8 p.m. "Thrash-a-Thon" feat. Faith or Fear, Belligerent, Ashes Of Mankind, Epicenter, Assayer, Half Ton Of Humanity, Dissentience. Ages 21+, Doors open at 7 p.m., $10 
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     
Thurs. 9 p.m. Honah Lee, Mega Now. Ages 21+, $5
Fri. 6 p.m. First Friday "Monster Mash" Hosted by Unc Elroy feat. Jessica MF Stanley, (TBA), DJ Flea Market
Sat. 10 p.m. Latecomer, Fuck Yeah Dinosaurs, Last Full Measure, Peach Creek. Ages 21+, Doors open at 9 p.m., $5
Tues. 10 p.m. "Local Artist" Hip Hop, Experimental EDM and Bass Music Showcase
New Hope Winery    
6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA   
(215) 794-2331   
Thurs. 8 p.m. An Evening with The English Beat. Doors open at 7 p.m., $55
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   
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia Tuesday w/ Quizoholics      
Nottingham Tavern     
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square     
(609) 587-6623     
Thurs. (7 p.m.) Rock On Radio Happy Hour" Hosted by Danny Coleman feat. Rick Winow. (9:30 p.m.) Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis 
Fri. 9 p.m. Deep Release
Sat. 9 p.m. Joe Zook
Ages 21+     
Old Town Pub     
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 291-9232    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia   
Fri. 9 p.m. Gypsy Mother
Sat. 9 p.m. Roundabout
Wed. 6:30 p.m. Drag Show "Dinner Is A Drag." $45 (Includes dinner buffet)
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  
Fri. 8 p.m. DT & the Burnerz
Sat. 8 p.m. Up All Night
Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo"         
Pete's Steak House     
523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton     
(609) 585-8008     
Fri. 9:30 p.m. Darkwater
Sat. 9 p.m. Audio Pilot
Randy Now's Man Cave 
  
134 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 424-3766      
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Jeffrey Gaines. $25
River Cat Cafe`    
142 South Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 693-1008   
Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Jazz"
Rossi's Bar & Grill     
2110 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton     
(609) 890-2004     
Thurs. 7 p.m. Ernie White
Salt Creek Grille     
1 Rockingham Row Princeton     
(609) 419-4200     
Fri. 8 p.m. Joel Zelnik
Sat. 8 p.m. Lynn Randall
Small World Coffee     
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton     
(609) 924-4377 x2    
Sat. 8 p.m. Adam Sterr
Sun. 7 p.m. Princeton Bluegrass Jam   
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. "A Benefit for Chellie's Challenge" w/ Greg McGarvey and Friends. $20 
Sat. 8 p.m. Stanley Alexandrowicz. $20
Sun. (2 p.m.) Scott Bravo. $20 (6:30 p.m.) "In Sleep: A Journey of Life & Death" w/ The Glassbrook Vocal Ensemble. $20  
Wed. 8 p.m. "A Night of Acoustic Guitars" feat. Michael Gulezian, Vin Downes, Trevor Gordon Ward. $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. Brother Pete
Tavern On The Lake      
101 Main Street Hightstown     
(609) 426-9345     
Fri. 9 p.m. Bliss
Sat. 9 p.m. Off The Grid
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    
Tessara's 
812 Route 33 Hamilton 
(609) 584-1700
Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke
The Beer Garden at Snipes Farm   
890 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA     
Fri. 4 p.m. "In and Out" feat. (5:30 p.m.)Sean Ladden (6:15 p.m.) Acoustic Mayhem (7:15 p.m.) Bazmati Vice (8:45 p.m.) Steal Your Face    
Sat. 10 a.m. "In and Out" feat. (11 a.m.) David Bryan & Friends (12:15 p.m.) Mango Safari (1 p.m.) Only Foot Prints (2 p.m.) Bobby Beetcut (2:45 p.m.) Bear's Choice (4 p.m.) Diamond Eye Jack (5 p.m.) Lovelight (6:15 p.m.) Deal (7:30 p.m.) Whiskeyhickon Boys (9:30 p.m.) Dogs In A Pile (11:45 p.m.) Blue Way Ramblers.   
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. El Ka Bong
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   
Sun. 2 p.m. "Traditional Irish Sessions" Hosted by Patrick & Steve
The Five Four Bar & Grill   
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA   
(215) 547-5525  
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     
Wed. 8 p.m. Bill Burns Lynch  
The Ivy Inn     
248 Nassau Street Princeton     
(609) 921-8555     
Thurs. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Rockin' Ron     
Fri. (6 p.m.) Prince Tribute w/ DJ Darius The 1st (10 p.m.) DJ Fatha Ramzee  
Sat. 10 p.m. Nancy & the No Bad Days
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. Kicking It Up
Sun. 3 p.m. "Sunday Funday" 
The Record Collector     
358 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 324-0880     
Sat. 8 p.m. Retrofitz. All ages, Doors open at 7:30 pm., $15 (advance) 
The Roost     
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge     
(609) 208-0050     
Sat. 8 p.m. Kindred Spirit
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      
Fri. 8 p.m. Catch 22
Sat. 8 p.m. Scoville Blues
Sun. 3 p.m. Rachel and Tyler
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/ Cover Up (8 p.m.) Nobody's Business. Ages 21+, doors open at 7 p.m., $10 
Sat. 8 p.m. Chicago 9. $20
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Open Jam w/ Blue Light Digital Sound  
 
Third State Brewing    
352 High Street Burlington   
(609) 387-1620   
Fri. 7 p.m. Open Mic w/ John Johnson 
Sat. 12 p.m.  "4th Anniversary" w/ (1 p.m.) Kenny Raye Pisa Band (5 p.m.) Radio Fiction
 
Tir Na Nog     
1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton     
(609) 392-2554   
Sat. 9 p.m. Diarmuid MacSuibhne
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Jerry Monk
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  
Tues. 7 p.m. 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. The Inflatable Head. $5 (cover charge)  
Sat.10 p.m. Visen. $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    
Tues. 9 p.m. Ed Wilson
 
Working Dog Winery     
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown     
(609) 371-6000     
Sat. 1 p.m. "Live Music & Food Trucks" feat. Maggs & Bud
Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar   
82 East Afton Avenue Yardley, PA   
(215) 493-3800   
Sat. 8 p.m. Jon Ashe


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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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