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ROCK ON! This Week's Sound Bites...7/25/19
By Danny Coleman
originally published: 07/25/2019
"Boy has radio changed; has it not? The whole business has changed, it's a different world," says the man simply known as Kreskin as he discussed his upcoming July 27 appearance at Tuckerton's Lizzie Rose Music Room.
"It's going to be a 90 minute show, to me that's a short program; most of my shows are two hours to two and a half hours. I travel a lot; at this point in my career I've flown over three and a half million miles. Two months ago I was boarding a United flight and one of the stewardesses asked me to come to the cockpit because the pilots wanted to say hello. So I went and one of the three pilots said, "Kreskin, the three of us combined whose livelihood is flying haven't covered combined the amount of miles that you've flown over the years" but that's another area of the world that has changed. Even with my ability I did not see us paying for luggage (laughs); our culture has changed dramatically."
Quick witted, extremely engaging as well as both gracious and loquacious, The Amazing Kreskin has been wowing audiences with his mentalist abilities for more than six decades. He has graced the stages of some of the world's most renowned venues and amazed people from all walks of life. However, for most of us, our first exposure to his talent came through television; in particular, daytime and late night talk shows.
"I'm 84 years old now and the last vacation I've had was about 12 or 14 years ago; I'm only home about five days a month," he began. "Television has been very, very good to me through the years. I did more shows with Mike Douglas than anybody in the history of that show; I did about 118 of his shows and of course Johnny Carson was a legendary part of my life; as a matter of fact, whenever I do Jimmy Fallon's show, who was a tremendous fan of Carson, he always asks me questions about him; television has been very good to me. I learned a very important lesson from the Mike Douglas Show; they came up to me about maybe the eighth or ninth appearance and said, "Kreskin, we have you on for half an hour and we'd like to, in the future, bring up a topic that we haven't discussed or told you about ahead of time because we think you can handle it" and it became a new format. So I had that as a rule in a lot of my shows and it became refreshing; if I don't know anything about the topic I can usually handle it with some humor. I make some serious claims that I know next to nothing about almost anything and everything else I know very little about (laughs). I listen to my audiences because they're part of what I do and I'm constantly traveling. I toured Saudi Arabia on and off for five and a half years, I've written 20 books now, if you add up all of the shows, radio and television appearances that I did two years ago; I did something like 264 appearances, we didn't add up last year's shows yet."
With that kind of work ethic and such a hectic appearance schedule it is obvious to most that he is from a different era; an era that functioned differently, an era that had many less distractions. Never one to shy away from giving his opinion when asked, Kreskin sees the changes in today's world and offered up his viewpoint.
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"I love my work; it's a passion in my life. My last book, "In Real Time" is on those electronic things; I tried one and almost electrocuted myself," he said with a laugh. "I read books directly, the BBC came to my home to film my library because I have over 8,000 books and when I'm home I read four books a night. I read voraciously, I read four newspapers a day; the problem today, especially with young people and it's becoming seriously critical as it affects their lives and our society immensely is that people are relying on quick answers through cell phones and what have you. Therefore they are forgetting very quickly what they heard and have lost the art of listening and reflecting upon what they hear. A perfect example, a week or two ago I was with a group of producers having lunch here in New Jersey at a restaurant and one of the producers said, "Kreskin? Do you see what's going on? Take a look around" and I looked and there was a table of about five or six college age students and they all had their cell phones in their hands. So people today, even when they go out to eat have that one instrument intruding in their lives and that's the cell phone; it's overdone. People aren't hearing as well and teachers can't discuss it in schools today. I've done over a thousand university shows, high school teachers can't address it because they're afraid that they'll lose their job because they've been critical of a student and a parent may come in and raise an issue. Our education system has plummeted in this country very sadly in part due to and a lot of teachers won't tell you this but it's not unusual for a parent to come in before school starts and confront the principal asking why their child got a poor mark. So some schools are no longer allowed to fail a child and our educational level in the world has fallen. Where we used to be fifth or sixth in certain areas we are now twenty-fourth or lower. More and more people in the business world are telling me that they don't even care if they hire a kid who went to college any longer because these kids aren't prepared for the real world."
"The breakdown of our college age people from their late teens to 20 almost approaching 30; more and more young people, when they go out on dates or what have you, will go where they can dance and the music is very loud and the reason is very obvious; so they won't have to converse because conversation is becoming more difficult for people of those ages, much, much more difficult."
Reflecting upon his own childhood, Kreskin continued on, speaking of the early years which built the foundation of his life and career.
"When I grew up here in New Jersey, my father was making $84 a week working for a battery company. My grandparents came from Sicily and Poland; we lived in a three room apartment, my brother and I slept in the living room and my parents in the bedroom and let me tell ya'; they were some of the happiest years of my life. I did not feel that I had been misgiving something or I was owed something. I grew up in Essex County near Montclair, New Jersey and I have great memories."
Known as "The World's Greatest Mentalist," he has had roles based on him in film and television, his name has been evoked as a synonym for mind reading, ESP, seer and more; he even had his own Milton Bradley Company board game but these aren't the only good fortunes to come from his notoriety.
"I have appeared with the New London Philharmonic because I've been playing piano since I was around five or six years old. Skip Henderson came to me and said, "We'll devote the second half of our program to you and I sat at the piano for the second half of a concert and played with the orchestra. The people who like my playing the best all have hearing deficiencies but that's OK (laughs)."
We've all wished that we could read minds or know what another is thinking but Kreskin can. He relates a story about a New York Post reporter, a stretch limo, several angry NYC police officers and a hidden Robin Leach that had this journalist both laughing and shaking his head in amazement simultaneously. You see, it seems Robin decided to hide in Manhattan and challenged Kreskin to find him, as he recounted the madcap adventure he glowingly spoke of his triumph upon finding Leach on the upper floor of a large building and once again reiterated how he truly enjoys his vocation.
"So I love my work, I recently did a state fair, I've done Carnegie Hall, a corporate event where it was for only four men; they booked me for an hour (laughs). Do you know what the great experience about my work is? I think it's why my career has continued through the years; first of all, when people come to see me they're not coming just to watch a program; they're actually part of the program. I'm working with the members of the audience, I'm reading their thoughts. The last time I was at Carnegie Hall, the place was full and some guy said something to his friend sitting in the fourth level balcony and quietly talking. I have a very high level sense of hearing and it's almost a problem because I can't go into noisy places so I heard exactly what he said and that kind of brought down the house because people couldn't hear it downstairs let alone the second level balcony. I'm a thought reader, I'm not a fortune teller, I've tried looking at crystal balls and I get severe headaches. So I was doing a show recently where I kept describing a large orange circle, nobody raised their hand so I moved on. Later on I mentioned a name and this gal stood up because it was someone she knew as a kid. So I gave her the address where she lived as a kid for like 40 years. Then I asked her if she wanted to ask me something about an object that she had lost and she gasped and said yes. I couldn't seem to bring whatever unconscious memory it was to the surface so I told her OK just forget about it but I still was seeing a large orange circle. A couple of days later, I get this call from this woman because I had given her my business card and she was almost hysterical. Turns out she was at her house and there was some moving taking place and in the part of the house next to the cellar there was this chart with a tremendous orange circle on it and they brought it forward and there was the trinket she had lost behind the chart on the floor. My career, I get a kick out of it because it's a life of adventure."
Saturday July 27 Kreskin comes to the Lizzie Rose Music Room for a 7:30 p.m. appearance which is guaranteed to stupefy and amaze those in attendance but then again; why should this show be any different? Kreskin does wish it to be known that he has a guarantee of his own.
"One of the peaks of my performances and it will take place at The Lizzie Rose, has to deal with my paycheck. I do this thing where I tell the audience and the venue to hide my check and if I can't find it then I will work for free; I've only been stumped once or twice before."
To discover more about the man who has mystified audiences the world over, please visit www.amazingkreskin.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. (6 p.m.) Alborada Spanish Theatre Presents: "A Taste of Spain, a Celebration of Spanish Dance, Song and Music." (Takes place at the Princeton Shopping Center located at 301 N. Harrison St. (FREE admission)
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. David Dales Trio
Fri. (5 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan
Sat. 7 p.m. Jim Dedrick
Sun. 6 p.m. Lorenzo
Mon. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott
Tues. 6 p.m. Ryan Mayersky
Wed. 6 p.m. Lorenzo
Brickwall Tavern & Dining Room 19 E. Union Street Burlington
(609) 733-3562
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Batman
Sat. 9 p.m. Renaissance Boulevard
Sun. 1 p.m. Dana
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics
Broken Goblet Brewing 2500 State Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 812-5653
Thurs. 8 p.m. Mike Estabrook
Fri. 8 p.m. Chris Cornell Tribute feat. Stealing Fame w/ Eric Shurley, Jay Skull, Drew Foster. (FREE admission)
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Kinky Quizzo
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo From the Dark Side
All Shows 21+
Caffe Galleria 23 North Union Street Lambertville
(609) 397-2400
Fri. 7 p.m. Brian Elliot
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
Sat. 8 p.m. Inoculation, Polemicist, Vivisect, Un Death, Dab Nebula. Ages 21+, Doors open at 7:30 p.m., $10
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
COARadio.com 125 South Main Street Hightstown
(609) 241-7103
Fri. 6 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. Weapons Of Anew
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. Painted Young
Continental Tavern 2 North Main Street Yardley, PA
(215) 493-9191
Fri. 9 p.m. Bob & Kate
Sat. 9 p.m. Mike & Laura Tusay
Cook A.A. 411 Hobart Avenue Hamilton
(609) 586-5117
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Karaoke at The Cook" Hosted by Superstar Entertainment
Cooper's Riverview Fri. (3 p.m.) Paradise Happy Hour (9 p.m.) The Benjamins / DJ Randy
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. 9 p.m. DJ Entertainment
Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Entertainment
Dog & Bull Brew House 810 Bristol Pike (Rte. 13) Croydon, PA.
(215) 788-2855
Fri. 8 p.m. Mike Estabrook
Sat. (11 a.m.) "Saturday Brunch" feat. Mike Leggerie (8 p.m) Tiltin Catz
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
Frans Pub 116 South Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-5539
Fri. 8 p.m. Full Grown Men
Sat. 9 p.m. Into The Void
Friendly's1031 Washington Boulevard Robbinsville
(609) 426-9203
Sun. 5:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke
German American Society 215 Uncle Pete's Road Hamilton
(609) 585-5200
Fri. 7 p.m. "Fire Pit Friday"
Greenhouse 90 South Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 693-1657
Thurs. 8 p.m. "Musicians Night Out Hosted by Lovelight
Fri. 9 p.m. Wineskin
Sat. 9 p.m. Blind Lemmon Pie
Sun. 1 p.m. Spencer
Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Sam Ryan Music
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia hosted by Duane
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. Gabriel Bar-Cohen Band
Halo Pub (Fete) 9 Hullfish Street Princeton
(609) 921-1710
Sat. 6 p.m. Blue Jersey Band
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.) ELO Tribute w/ "Electric Lynne." Doors open at 6 p.m., $35 (11 p.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sat. (8:30 p.m.) Castle Lane. $8 (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sun. 6:30 p.m. JB Kline Blues Band
Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dwayne
Tues. 8 p.m. Funk 'N' Blues Jam Hosted by Sidewinder Blues Band
Wed. 8 p.m. "Led Zeppelin Tribute." Doors open at 6 p.m., $35
Hopewell Farmers Market62 East Broad Street Hopewell
(609) 731-6063
Sun. 11 a.m. Lindsay Ketofsky
Hopewell Theater 5 South Greenwood Avenue Hopewell
(609) 466-1964
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Bowie Ball: Different Decade Dance Party." Karaoke, Dancing, Bowie Costume Contest. $25
Sat. 8 p.m. Sloan Wainwright. $25, $26, $27
Wed. 7:30 p.m. Matt O'Ree Band / The Mad Kings. $23, $23.50, $25
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. Rick Winow
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Bill Flemer and Charlotte Kendrick
Sat. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Got 35
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. Ronnie Brandt
Sat. 2 p.m. Jerry Steele
Sun. 2 p.m. Mario DiBartolo & Frank Clayton
Ivy Tavern 3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton
(609) 888-1435
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke
Fri. 9 p.m. Unleashed
Sat. 9 p.m. Tour de Force
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. Mike DiAlto's Stand Up Comedy Night
Fri. 9 p.m. Keith Kenny
Sat. (3 p.m.) Lonely At The Top (9 p.m.) Spitune
Sun. (3 p.m.) Black Cat Habitat (9:30 p.m.) Room For Mojo, Saloko
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic
Tues. 9 p.m. (TBA)
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. "Girls Night Out" Matt Setzer Duo
Sat. (7 p.m.) Joanna Caruso (9 p.m.) El Ka Bong
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. "Laurita Junior Idol" (Tryouts)
Fri. 7 p.m. Fire Pit Friday/Movie Night: "Forrest Gump"
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. Kindred Spirit. (Weeden Park FREE admission)
Logan Inn
10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2300
Thurs. 6 p.m. Anna oh Arts
Fri. 7 p.m. Pyrenesia
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Brian Morris Trio
Sun. 11 a.m. "Jazz Brunch" feat. Paul Elwood
Mamma Rosa's 572 Klockner Road Hamilton
(609) 588-5454
Sat. 6 p.m. Deuces Wild
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
Sat. 9 p.m. Cleansing The Madness
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. 9 p.m. A Tribute to Metallica w/ "Orion"
Mon. 8 p.m. "Return to The Sunset Strip Tour" feat. Pussycat, Bango Tango, (TBA). Ages 21+, $25 (advance)
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Video Trivia
Wed. 10 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"
Mercer County Park Festival Grounds Hughes Drive/Old Trenton Road West Windsor
(609) 448-1947
Sat. 6 p.m. R & B / Hip-Hop Night feat. Day 26, Sammy Cokas. $20 (includes parking)
Millhill Basement 300 S. Broad Street Trenton
(609) 989-1600
Fri. 8 p.m. "God's Plan" Pre-order Party feat. Tangela, Caleb Ray Walker, K.C. Slater, Pissed, Raymond Strife Who Raps x lll-Omega-Go For The Gusto, DJ Flea Market. $10
Mill Hill Park Levitt AMP Trenton Music Series165 East Front Street (Corner of South Broad Street)
(609) 393-8998
Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Dwight & Nicole / Hevee Levee.
Music On Main (Buttonwood Plaza)
15 South Main Street Yardley, PA
Sat. 6 p.m. Trinidelphia
New Hope Winery 6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA
(215) 794-2331
Fri. 8 p.m. The Drifters feat. Rick Sheppard. Doors open at 7 p.m., $50
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. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis
Fri. 9 p.m. Self Induced Confusion
Sat. 9 p.m. Honey Spot Blvd.
Ages 21+
Old Town Pub 135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 291-9232
Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzoholics
Old York Cellars (Quakerbridge Tasting Room)
3320 Brunswick Pike (US Rte 1) Lawrence
(609) 799-2707
Fri. 5 p.m. Matt Robinson
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 +
Palmer SquareNassau Street Princeton
Thurs. 6 p.m. Dueling Piano Nights
Sat. 12 p.m. Big Valley Bluegrass
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. Tour de Force
Sat. 9 p.m. (TBA)
Pj's Pancake House & Tavern19 Main Street Robbinsville
(609) 772-4755
Fri. 8 p.m. Kickin' Nash
River Cat Cafe` 142 South Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 693-1008
Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Jazz"
Robbinsville Community ConcertTown Center Lake Drive Gazebo, Robbinsville
Tues. 7 p.m. DJ Reggie
Rossi's Bar & Grill 2110 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton
(609) 890-2004
Thurs. 7 p.m. Grace Little
Salt Creek Grille 1 Rockingham Row Princeton
(609) 419-4200
Fri. 8 p.m. Party of 3
Sat. 8 p.m. Chuck Lambert
Small World Coffee 14 Witherspoon Street Princeton
(609) 924-4377 x2
Sat. 8 p.m. Rick Fiori Jazz Trio
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. Penny Weather Quartet. $20
Sun. 2 p.m. Hot Club of Philadelphia. $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. Shore Points
Tavern On The Lake 101 Main Street Hightstown
(609) 426-9345
Fri. 9 p.m. Weapons Of Anew/Jazymn Adelle Band
Sat. (8 p.m.) Tavern & Tiaras Drag Show Summer Beach Bash (9 p.m.) Asylum Choir
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. "Sips & Sounds Friday" feat. Dark Whiskey
Sun. 2 p.m. "Winery Sunday Music Series" feat. Maggs & Bud
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. ArHouse
The Cure Insurance Center 81 Hamilton Ave. Trenton
(609) 656-3200
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The Deck Restaurant and Bar @ the Bucks County Playhouse70 South Main street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2121
Fri. (2 p.m.) (10:45 p.m.) "Apprentice Cabaret" feat. McKenzie, Kuppi, Makenna
Sat. (8 p.m.) Matt Gordeuk (10:45 p.m.) "Apprentice Cabaret" feat. Jillian, Caden, Greg
Wed. 9 p.m. "Apprentice Cabaret"
The Dubliner 34 North Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 693-1816
Fri. 7:30 p.m. M & RJ Acoustic Duo
Sat. 7 p.m. Gabriel Donohue
Sun. 3 p.m. "Traditional Irish Session" Hosted by Patrick Carroll
The Five Four Bar & Grill 8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA
(215) 547-5525
Fri. 9 p.m. Unplugged
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Cara Cartney & Dan Rodriguez
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
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv
Wed. 10 p.m. DJ Du Jour
The Pines Tavern 6217 North Radcliffe Street Bristol, PA
(215) 788-1659
Sat. 9 p.m. Sister Blue
Sun. 3 p.m. Rachel & Ty
The Pour House6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA
(215) 794-2331
Sat. 1 p.m. Justin Turk
The Roost 181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge
(609) 208-0050
Fri. 8 p.m. Kindred Spirit
Sat. 8 p.m. Nicole & Denise
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. Joe & Krista
Fri. 8 p.m. Kickbax Acoustic Trio
Sat. 8 p.m. The Idle Woodsman
Sun. 3 p.m. Jenny & Brian
The Union Firehouse 18 Washington Street Mount Holly
(609) 288-6491
Thurs. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Sean Breslin (7 p.m.) "Local Thursday"
Fri. 4 p.m. Cover Up
Sat. 8 p.m. Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute w/ "Big Whiskey.
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. Rick Winow
Sat. 9 p.m. Williamsboy
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. (TBA). $5 (cover charge)
Sat.10 p.m. Rainbow Fresh. $5 (cover charge)
Sun. 7 p.m. Open Stage
All shows 21+
Triumph Brewing Company (Princeton Location)
138 Nassau Street Princeton
(609) 924-7855
Thurs. 5 p.m. NateBo Organ Trio
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. Kevin McGowan
Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar 82 East Afton Avenue Yardley, PA
(215) 493-3800
Sat. 8 p.m. Zuka and Billy D

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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