Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 05/21/2026

By Danny Coleman
originally published: 05/21/2026

"I'm enjoying the beautiful weather here in Florida, I live in Orlando. I used to live in Nashville for about six years but I'm originally from Transylvania, Romania," said an excited Alex Kilroy as he happily discussed the release of his album "Break My Chains," his classical training, Vince Gill and more.

Sometimes we get exposed to things in the most unexpected or perhaps oddest ways. There is a line from the Bruce Springsteen song "Growin' Up," along the lines of, "I swear I found the keys to the universe in the engine of an old parked car"  or something like that. Well, for Kilroy, he found his key to the universe in a car as well.

"I became a blues fan when I was around 12 years old," he began. "I was already playing music because my parents had put me in classical school; we have this system in Romania, where if you go to music school, you start in the first grade and stay there all the way through the twelfth grade. So, they put me in school and they chose piano so I was already into music and playing  classical piano but when I was around 12, my father had bought a car from the United States and had it shipped over to Romania and it just happened to have a DVD of Stevie Ray Vaughn "Live at Montreux," the 1985 one and when I saw that, something spoke to me and I was like, wow! Doing classical music and all that was cool but what is that? That is what I want to do, it just spoke to me. So, I had very supportive parents and my father kind of proposed a deal to me; I was not loving piano at that point and they were kind of forcing me to do it but I said look, we always had a guitar but I said, "If you buy me a guitar and let me play guitar, you'll never have to bribe me to practice, I'll just do it" and he got me a Fender Stratocaster. He said, "You have this Summer, if you can learn three Stevie Ray Vaughn songs by the end of the summer, you can switch your profile in school and you can start playing guitar." So, I was like, "OK dad, it's a deal." I started working all that summer practicing every day eight hours a day and got the three songs and that's how it all started for me pretty much."

With the recent May 15 release of his latest effort, Kilroy has lifted not only self-imposed restraints but he hopes it opens others eyes also; hence the title.

"Break My Chains" is the title track and the message of the single that came out on March 25 and the album just came out on May 15 and so "Break My Chains," when I wrote the song, the feeling I had was just breaking away from the norm and trying to push the boundaries of society and just being yourself totally and completely without judgement. I was playing on Broadway in Nashville and I had so many gigs doing that, that the days were the same days repeating themselves. So, it was about breaking the routine; like being on your way to work, don't take the exit and keep driving until you run out of gas and see what happens. So, it's about breaking routines, breaking patterns; even for me, I learned so many styles and I was influenced by so many guitar players and artists where I came to a moment where I thought, OK, you've learned from everybody else and this is who I am not, I'm breaking all the chains and this is Alex Kilroy."

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"Stevie Ray Vaughn, Sting was another big influence on me, Joe Bonamassa, Mark Knopfler, Carlos Santana, Buddy Guy, Eric Gales and I stole a bit from everybody and Frankensteined my own style," he continued. "Today, I'm listening to a lot of film scores and falling in love with classical music all over again. I was introduced to Diego el Cigala, a Flamenco singer from Spain a couple of years back so, yeah, I listen to all kinds of music every day."

The beauty of blues music is that there is often, make that always room for improvisation or paying respect to those who came prior with variations on a past theme, like BB King once said when Tom Petty showed him a lick he claimed to have "Borrowed" from the late blues great, "Borrowed? Shoot son, you stole it, we all steal from each other."

On "Break My Chains" there are all original compositions and one cover song, one that Kilroy was careful to preserve.

"The album is 12 tracks, we have a cover, we covered "Midnight Rider" by the Allman Brothers. We put a little spin on "Midnight Rider," we put a little groove that our drummer came up with, he just started playing it and it felt so different and I was like, let's try the song on top of it and strangely it worked. We changed a couple of chords and made it our own, it goes a little bit toward the R&B side in terms of the groove of the song and the rest we kept the same because the song is already great and we didn't want to touch the integrity of the song."

Shortly before the release of the full record, Kilroy released a single called, "Let The Good Times Roll," a song that has caused some confusion in that it is not a remake of any song bearing the same name from the past or present but it does have a very special guest who plays on it; Mr. Vince Gill.

"Let The Good Times Roll" is my song, I wrote it and there seems to be a little confusion," he explained. "Some people thought it was a rendition of the blues classic but no, it has the same title but I wrote it from my perspective and if you listen to the lyrics, mine is about this guy who wanted to move to Nashville and wants to make it and gets all of these obstacles thrown at him and the point of the song is don't give up and something will happen. That's why I say, if you sit around the barber shop long enough, eventually you'll get your cut."

"I met Vince when I was playing in a band in Nashville and I met him at a rehearsal space called, "Soundcheck." My drummer at the time arrived a little late and came in with all his bags and stuff and said, "Hey man, Vince Gill is outside in the parking lot!" I'm thinking, no way is Vince Gill just hanging out in the parking lot and I ran out and I talked to him. I said, "Hey, I'm Alex from Transylvania, I love your music and everything you do, you've inspired me so much," this happened like four years ago. He was so kind and humble and nice and he said, "Let me introduce you to my wife Amy Grant" and I was like, wow, this is incredible. They asked us what we were doing tomorrow and then asked if we wanted to go to the rehearsal for the Christmas show they were doing at The Ryman, the one they put together every year. So, I went there and we started to become friends; when I got there, Amy was rehearsing with the background singers and Vince was having coffee and he saw me and said, "Oh, you actually came, sit down" and we had a conversation about guitar pedals, amplifiers, life and it was wonderful and because we have a common friend, my vocal coach Tabitha Fair who knew him well because she sang with Amy Grant; I never asked him for his phone number but I really wanted to stay in touch with him and because Tabitha knows him, she reached out and asked if she could give me his number and he said, "Sure, tell him to give me a call" and that's how we started staying in touch. Then when I moved to Orlando, he called me and asked how Orlando was treating me and I said, "Pretty good, I'm doing an album and I have a crazy ask; would you want to play guitar or sing on one of my songs?" He said, "Sure! Just send me the track" and that was it, ask and you shall receive; so you just have to go for it."

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Thus far, "Break My Chains" has met Kilroy's and the critics' expectations and has positioned him to possibly tour as well as move on to some nicer spaces.

"So, the album is doing pretty well," he said confidently. "Indie Boulevard did a great review on it  and Blues Rock Review gave us an eight out of ten and we had a release party at Bang & Olufsen who are a Danish company that make very high end home speakers and their stores usually look like an art gallery. They have nine stores in America and one happens to be near where I live so I went in and said, "Hi, I'm Alex and I have an album releasing on May 15 and I'd love to have the release party here at your place" and he listened to the album on the spot and said, "Let's do it." So, it was kind of a black tie event in a way, about 60 people showed up  and we heard the album for the first time on great speakers. I don't know if I told you but we had a great team mixing and mastering the album and a great producer who all made it sound really good and I wanted the music to be heard at its full potential so that's why I had it at Bang & Olufsen and it was great to see new people I'd never met hearing the album for the first time and seeing their reaction to the album. I have CDs that I'll put on my website and I'll sign them as well and we'll also have vinyl coming down the road."

"We're gonna take it on the road," he continued with a laugh as he discussed the future. "We are doing local gigs around Orlando but we are talking with booking agents to see if we can start a little tour and bring the music to the people so that's the plan. I've also been writing a lot of songs, songs I love and there are some that didn't make the cut for this album so there may be some that make the next album and I've already begun writing for the next one. Every time the inspiration comes, I put it in the drop box and I listen to it and if it really speaks to me, I'll put it in the bag for the next album so yeah, I'm writing a lot."

To keep up on all things Alex Kilroy, please visit https://alexkilroy.com/

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

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This week's event listings

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Abbott Marshlands
157 Westcott Avenue Hamilton
Sat. 10 a.m. Art in the Marsh: Painting Wildflower Cards

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Adriana Groza Art Studio
38 Spring Street Princeton 
Sat. 10 a.m. "Go with the Flow" All Inclusive Art Workshop

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Allentown Borough
Main Street Allentown
Mon. 10:30 a.m. Memorial Day Parade

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Al's Airport Inn
636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton
(609) 883-5252 
Thurs. 5 p.m. Gavin Skinner
Sat. (12 p.m.) Acoustic Brunch w/ John Brennan (7 p.m.) JT Rox
Sun. (12 p.m.) Sunday Acoustic Brunch w/ Colie Brice (6 p.m.) Justin Narisi
Mon. 5 p.m. Joe Hutchinson
Tues. 7 p.m. Mike & Laura
Wed. (3 p.m.) LGBTQ Happy Hour (7 p.m.) Jessica DiDonato

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Ancient Order of Hibernians 
2419 Kuser Road Hamilton 
Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Colin
Sat. 11 a.m. Veterans Monument Wreath Ceremony
Wed. 7 p.m. Walking Tai Chi

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Aristaeus Brewing
2475C Big Oak Road Langhorne, PA 
(215) 757-2337
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia 
Sat. 7 p.m. "LYT Trio" Beatles Tribute
Sun. 11 a.m. Music BINGO Brunch w/ Righteous Jolly 
Arts Council of Princeton 
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton 
(609) 924-8777 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Story & Verse: A Storytelling & Poetic Open Mic
Sat. 7 p.m. Cafe` Improv. $2
Tues. 6:30 p.m. Film Screening: "Realms of the Real"
Wed. (6:30 p.m.) Craft Corner (7 p.m.) JAM: Jersey Art Meetup

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Artworks Trenton  
19 Everett Alley Trenton
(609) 394-9436  
Sat. 12:30 p.m. Family Art Making Day!

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Ashlynn Distillery 
32 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA 
Thurs. 6 p.m. Cecil & Mike
Fri. 7 p.m. Mike & Laura
Sat. 7 p.m. Nick Crocker
Sun. 3 p.m. Cecil & Friends
Wed. 6 p.m. Cara Cartney

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Bailey's Bar & Grille 
6922 Bristol-Emilie Road Levittown, PA  
(215) 946-7992 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Create your own Tabletop Fire Bowl

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Bent Iron Brewing
70 Extonville Road Hamilton
Thurs. (5:30 p.m.) Line Dancing (7 p.m.) Trivia
Fri. 5:30 p.m. '90s Night w/ DJ Chris
Sat. 5:30 p.m. Bob Banka

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Bill's Olde Tavern
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton
(609) 586-0192
Thurs. 7 p.m. Frank Pinto & Richie Z / Music BINGO
Fri. (7 p.m.) Old School (10 p.m.) DJ Bay Nice
Sat. 7 p.m. LakeHouse
Sun. 7 p.m. BINGO
Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia 
Tues. 9 p.m. / Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke 
Ages 21+

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Bordentown Cemetery 
Cemetery Lane Bordentown 
Mom. 11 a.m. Memorial Day Ceremony

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Bordentown City
Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown  
Fri. 7 p.m. "Frightening Fridays!" Haunted History Tours. $20
Sat. 12 p.m. Bordentown Walking Tours. $20 

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Bowman's Tavern 
1600 River Road New Hope, PA 
(215) 862-2972
Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan 
Sun. (12 p.m.) Bill Avayou Trio (6 p.m.) Lorenzo

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Broken Goblet Brewing
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 812-5653
Fri. 7 p.m. "Weird Phishes" A Mashup of RadioHead and Phish. $15-$25
Sat. 6 p.m. Waiting On Mongo / Kevin Rovner Band. (FREE event), ages 21+
Wed. 7:30 p.m. Trivia

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Bucks On Bridge
25 Bridge Street Lambertville
(609) 483-2615
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Poetry Night 
Tues. 5 p.m. Chess Night
Wed. 6 p.m. Trivia

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Burlington Riverfront Promenade
Tues. 4 p.m. Outdoor Market and Food Trucks

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B2 Bistro Jimmy's American Grill
140 US Route 130 South bordentown
(609) 291-0200
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia 

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Casa Culture
750 Cass Street Trenton
Sat. 6 p.m. Gabriel Munoz 

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Cazz's Sports Bar 'N' Grille
1560 Haines Road Levittown, PA 
(267) 580-5469 
Fri. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paul

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Club Atlantis
1858 Street Road Bensalem, PA 
(215) 944-1777 
Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Robbie Tronco 
All Events Ages 21+ and Dress to Impress

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Cody's Roadhouse Distillery
5605 Bensalem Boulevard Bensalem, PA
(215) 252-3575
Thurs. 7 p.m. Line Dancing. $10
Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke

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Continental Tavern
2 North Main Street Yardley, PA  
(215) 493-9191
Fri. 8 p.m. Olivia Caldara
Sat. 8 p.m. Mike & Laura

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Cooper's Riverview                                                                     
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton
(609) 393-7300 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Cosmic Jerry Band 
Fri. 5 p.m. Happy Hour (7 p.m.) Soul Cruisers
Sat. 7 p.m. The Verdict / DJ Cesar Cab
Wed. 7 p.m. Live Band Jam

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Crossing Vineyard and Winery
1853 Wrightstown Road Washington Crossing, PA
(215) 493-6500 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Sat. 2:30 p.m. Jim Nelsen
Sun. 2 p.m. Rodney Wright

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Curran’s Irish Inn
1909 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA
(215) 245-1800
Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo 
Mon. 7:30 p.m. Quizzo

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Dadz Bar and Grill 
744 Main Street Lumberton
(609)267-4344
Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night feat. Voodoo Love Band

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Dharma Bums 
4935 River Road New Hope, PA
(215) 663-2867
Thurs. 7 p.m. Cabin Dogs Duo
Fri. 8 p.m. Flux Capacitor. $11.75
Sat. 8 p.m. Pure Jerry. $13.75
Sun. 6 p.m. New Hope Jazz Nonet. $17
Wed. 7 p.m.  DBums Hootenanny: An Open Mic of Music, Comedy & Spoken Word Hosted by Michael Henry Robert

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Fireside Tavern & Table
215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-4838
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Acoustic Music Night 
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo

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Flying Pig Tavern & Tap 
167 US-Route 130 North Bordentown 
(609) 899-7447
Fri. 7 p.m. The Quixote Project
Sat. 7 p.m. Audio Pilot
Tues. 6 p.m. Open Mic Night
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia

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Forsgate Country Club   
375 Forsgate Drive Monroe
(732) 521-0700 
Mon. 12 p.m. Memorial Day Pool Party and BBQ

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Founding Fathers Sports Bar & Grill 
2900 Street Road Bensalem, PA 
(215) 923-1100
Fri. 6 p.m. Bob Pantano Dance Party w/ DJ Joe Castro

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Friendly's 
1031 Washington Boulevard Robbinsville 
(609) 426-9203 
Thurs. 5 p.m. Cruise Night feat. Mustangs
Wed. 6 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Kevin McGowan and/or Gino Formaroli (Sign-ups begin at 5:30 p.m.)

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Gallagher's Taproom
437 Pine Street Mount Holly 
(609) 261-0500  
Sat. 6 p.m. Rough Cut  

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Gleason's Bar
6700 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA
(215) 943-4781 
Thurs. (7 p.m.) Music BINGO / “Ladies Night” Hosted by Best Choice Productions (9:30 p.m.) Karaoke
Fri. (6 p.m.) "Happy Hour" (8:30 p.m.) Y2K 2000s Party w/ DJ Dangeruss
Sat. 12 p.m. Music BINGO Brunch
Sun. 4 p.m.
Tues. 7 p.m. Game Show Palooza

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Green Parrot Restaurant Pub, & Patio
240 North Sycamore Street Newtown Township, PA 
(215) 504-7277 
Tues. 7 p.m. Music BINGO

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Grover's Mill Coffee House 
Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction   
(609) 716-8771  
Thurs. 6 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Wade Prestridge. $10

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Hamilton Township Memorial Day Parades
Mon. 8:30 a.m. Yardville/Groveville (Starting point Dover Park Plaza South Broad Street)
Mon. 10:30 a.m. Hamilton Square (Starting point Nottingham Fire Company Mercer Street)

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Havana New Hope
105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.
(215) 862-9897
Thurs. 7 p.m. Bluess Jam Hosted by Mikey Jr.
Fri. ( 8 p.m.) "Yellow Brick Road" Elton John Tribute (11 p.m. ) DJ Dance Party 
Sat. (3 p.m.) Break Even (11:59 p.m.) DJ Dance Party 
Sun. (2 p.m.) Dibbs & the Detonators (7:30 p.m.) Texas Hold'em 
Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Steve
Tues. 7 p.m. Jillian Ashcroft Jazz Quartet 
Wed. 7 p.m. Carte Blanche Duo

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Hopewell Valley Vineyards
46 Yard Avenue Pennington 
(609) 737-4465 
Fri. 4 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. (5:30 p.m.) Hit & Run 
Sat. (1 p.m.) On The Fly (5:30 p.m.) "Music & Merlot" feat. FOGLight
Sun. 2:30 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Mark Feingold Group
Mon. 1:30 p.m. Skyline

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Il Portico Restorante Italiano 
273 West Route 130 South Burlington
(609) 239-1000 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Jazz Night
Fri. / Sat. 7 p.m. Live Music w/ Tony O

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Irish Rover Station House 
1033 South Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA 
(215) 970-5412 
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo Night

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Iron Plow Vineyards
26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus 
(732) 306-9111 
Fri. 5:30 p.m. Radio Fiction
Sat. 4:30 p.m. Rob Messina's Dave Matthews Band Experience
Sun. 1 p.m. Rachel & Ty

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John & Peter's
96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa 
(215) 862-5981 
Thurs. 9 p.m. Ranford Almond. $10
Fri. 8 p.m. Alpha rabbit, The Cryptkeeper Five, Dinner. $10
Sat. 9 p.m. EyeHateGod / Today is the Day. $35
Sun. (3 p.m.) Irish Sessions (8 p.m.) Summer Stomp feat. The Doom Stompers, The Heavy Beat. $20
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic Night (Sign-ups start at 8 p.m.) 
Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational
All shows 21+

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Kelly's Bar n Banquet Hall
14 Railroad Avenue Fort Dix
(732) 230-6169
Fri. 8 p.m. Out of the Red

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Killarney's Publick House
1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton
(609) 586-1166 
Thurs. (5:30 p.m.) Kick-Off to Memorial Day Weekend feat. Lou Mutter (7 p.m.) DJ Jimmy G
Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bryan Hill (8 p.m.) Talking In Cursive (10 p.m.) DJ Dan
Sat. 10 a.m. Brunch feat. (11 a.m.) Ty Mares (5:30 p.m.) Palmer Henry Band (7 p.m.) East Coast Funk (10 p.m.) DJ Tracy
Sun.10 a.m. "Sunday Funday" Brunch feat. (11 a.m.) Joanna Caruso  

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Lambertville Station Restaurant and Inn 
11 Bridge Street Lambertville 
(609) 397-8300 
Fri. 11 a.m. Frank Pinto, Jerry Monk, George Ferry, Richie Z             

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Langhorne Summer Concert Series
115 West Richardson Avenue Langhorne, PA
Wed. 7 p.m. 70s AM Radio Show w/ Jungle Habitat

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Laurita Winery 
85 Archertown Road New Egypt 
(609) 752-0200 
Fri. 6 p.m. Dueling Pianos
Sat. Memorial Day Celebration feat (6 p.m.) Billy Joel Tribute w/ "Wade Preston"
Sun. Memorial Day Celebration 
Mon. Memorial Day Celebration feat. (1 p.m.) Rick Winow

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Library Company of Burlington
23 West Union Street Burlington
(609) 3861273
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Night 

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Lillipies Bakery
30 North Harrison Street Princeton 
(609) 423-2100  
Sat. 10 a.m. Storytime with Jeff

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Magikava
87a South Main Street New Hope, PA 
(215) 862-2739 
Thurs. 6 p.m. Astrology Readings by Riss Cottrill 
Mon. 6 p.m. Magik "Art Mondays" 
Wed. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Night 

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Mansfield Township Community Park 
24594 East Main Street Columbus
Thurs. 6 p.m. Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony

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McManimon's Pub
151 Liberty Street Trenton 
(609) 393-9023
Sat. 7 p.m. Andrew German

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McStews Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA 
(215) 949-9570 
Sat. 9 p.m. Sami Dee
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia Night

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Naked Brewing Company 
212 Mill Street Bristol, PA 
(267) 544-7129
Sat. 7 p.m. Honey Spot Blvd
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia

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Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company 
909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA 
(215) 458-7081
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Night 

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New Egypt Flea Market Village 
933 Monmouth County Road Cream Ridge 
(609) 758-2082
Sun. 8 a.m. Flea Market 
Wed. 8 a.m. Flea Market 

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Newtown Brewing Company
103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA 
(215) 944-8609 
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Useless Knowledge" Trivia
Fri. 6 p.m. Jonah Lloyd
Sat. 6 p.m. Jimmmmm Acoustic
Sun. 1 p.m. Local Artisan Craft Fair
Wed. 4 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Bill Monach

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Nick's Roast Beef
4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA 
(215) 637-515
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke

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Nomad Distilling Company
20 South Main Street New Hope, PA
Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch

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Nottingham Tavern 
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square 
(609) 587-6623
Thur. 9 pm. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis 
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Asylum Choir
Mon. 6 p.m. BINGO
Tues. 4 p.m. Pies on the Patio feat. (6:30 p.m.) Frank Pinto
Ages 21+   

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O'Fowley's Tavern & Grill 
200 State Road Croydon, PA 
(215) 785-6998 
Mon. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Hosted by Best Choice Productions w/ DJ John S 
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo

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 Old Barracks
100 Barrack Street Trenton
Sat. 7 p.m. Concerts by Candlelight

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Old Hights Brewing 
123 West Ward Street Hightstown 
(609) 469-5976
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Trivia 
Fri. 3 p.m. Happy Hour feat. (6 p.m.) Anker 
Sat. 6 p.m. The Danjonian Project
Wed. 6:30 p.m. BINGO 

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Old Town Pub
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown 
(609) 291-9232
Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia

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Ottoburger (Planet Animal Taste)
65 East Broad Street Hopewell
(640) 867-4915
Sat. 6 p.m. Glenn & Oria
Mon. 5:30 p.m. Dave Butler & Friends 

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Patriots Crossing 
1339 River Road Titusville 
(609) 737-2780
Thurs. 8 p.m. Ladies Night  
Wed. 7 p.m. Pub Trivia

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Plainsboro Preserve
80 Scotts Corner Road Cranbury
(609) 799-4013
Fri. 8:30 a.m. Spring Walking Club

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Princeton 
Nassau Street/Princeton Avenue Princeton
Sat. 10 a.m. Spirit of Princeton Memoeial Day Parade

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Princeton Country Club
1-Wheeler Way West Windsor
(609) 452-9382 
Thurs. 6 p.m. Madwire
Fri. 5 p.m. Happy Hour 
Sun. 11 a.m. Jazz Brunch

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Puss N Boots Tavern
942 Trenton Road Fairless Hills, PA
Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia

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Randy Now's Man Cave
119 West Ward Street Hightstown 
(609) 424-3766
Sat. 6:30 p.m. All Good Cretins Book Release Party

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Raza's at Hamilton
557 Route 130 North Hamilton
Sun. 12 p.m. Brunch w/ DJ Manny The Greek

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Ristorante LUCCA & Piano Lounge 
144 US Route 130 Bordentown 
(609) 262-0110
Thurs. 8 p.m. Jazz Night 
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Gruvtyme

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River House at Odette’s 
274 South Rive Road New Hope, PA 
(215) 682-2022 
Fri. 7 p.m. Maci Miller Duo
Sat. 7 p.m. Bob Egan 
Sun. 11:30 a.m. Brunch w/ Alex Otey 
Rose Bank Winery 
258 Durham Road Newtown, PA  
(215) 860-5899
Sat. 2 p.m. "Tastings & Tunes in the Buckman Barn" 

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Rossi's Bar & Grill
2110 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton
(609) 890-2004 
Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Ernie White
Sat. 11 a.m. Brunch
Sun. 11 a.m. Brunch 
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics

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Sandy's Beef & Ale
2028 E. Old Lincoln Highway Langhorne, PA
(2670 852-2333
Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzo  
Mon. 7 p.m. Music Bingo

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Second Sin Brewing Company
1500 Grundy Lane Bristol, P
(267) 812-5251
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia

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Sherman Theater/Penn Community Bank Amphitheater 
2400 Byberry Road Bensalem, PA 
Wed. 7 p.m. "Gold Dust Woman" The Music & Magic of stevie Nicks and Fleetwood mac  (Doors open at 5:30 p.m., tickets available online)

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Slim's Irish Pub 
2195 Galloway Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 332-0047
Mon. 6 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Cecil 
Wed. 6 p.m. Karaoke Contest

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Small World Coffee 
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton 
(609) 924-4377 x2 
Sat. 7 p.m. Dan Kassel

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Sparky World-Famous Beer Garden
4333 New Falls Road Levittown, PA 
(215) 943-2321 
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Dana
Sun. 9 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Cara Cartney
Mon. 9 p.m. Game Night Hosted by Kid Dalton 
Tues. 7 p.m. Johnny Betz 

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Spigola Vino E Cucino
3817 Crosswicks Hamilton Square Road Hamilton
(609) 585-5255
Sun. 4 p.m. Luigi Nicolae

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Starving Artist Cafe
18 Bridge Street Stockton
Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Daisy Jane
Fri. 9 a.m. JB Kline's Facebook Live
Sun. "Bob Dylan Birthday Bash" feat. Frank Pinto, Successful Failures, Brian Erickson, Justin Pope, Paul Crane, Jerry Lardieri, John Larson, The Williamsboy, Leon Stanley, Jason Ager, Jarret Crawford, Greg McGarvey, Bill Burns-Lynch, Packey Thompson, Loyd Lally & Wasicko, Alex Wolfson

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Tavern On The Lake 
101 Main Street Hightstown 
(609) 426-9345  
Thurs. 6 p.m. Music BINGO and DJ Night
Tues. 6 p.m. Trivia 
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke 

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Terhune Orchards  
330 Cold Soil Road Princeton
(609) 924-2310 
Sat. 1 p.m. "Weekend Music Series" feat. Bud Belviso Duo
Sun. 1 p.m. "Weekend Music Series" feat. Brian Botnick
Mon. 1 p.m. Sarah Teti

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TGI Fridays
2703 Mount Holly Road Suite 3 Washington Twp.
(609) 239-486 
Thurs. 7 p.m.  Trivia

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The Birdhouse Center For The Arts
7 North Main Street Lambertville
(215) 681-4660
Tues. 7:30 p.m. NJNO the "not just nyckelharpa orchestra" Community Orchestra

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The Buck Hotel 
1200 Buck Road Feasterville, PA 
(215) 396-2002 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Gilligan
Fri. 8 p.m. Mafia
Sat. (11 a.m.) Brunch (4 p.m.) Cracklin Diamonds
Tues. 7 p.m. Danny Lynch Duo 

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The Cool Cricket
216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro
(609) 291-9110
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dave Curtis

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The Corner Inn
24509 East Main Street Columbus
(609) 298-8543
Sat. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ We R Entertainment

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The Cosmic Crossings Concert Series
268 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road Titusville
Sat. 8 p.m. Bad Electric, Bent Noise, BioMechanical ShapeShifters. $10, doors open at 7:30 p.m. 

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The Federal Twist Vineyard 
8 Federal Twist Road Stockton
(609) 773-6066 
Sat. 4 p.m. Mike & Laura 
Sun. 2 p.m. Slidewinder Blues Band

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The Five Four Bar & Grill
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA 
(215) 547-5525
Thurs. 7 p.m. Acoustic Night w/ Timbo & Friends
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Jukebox Graveyard
Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo w/ Jonathan Appel

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The HOB Tavern 
146 Second Street Bordentown
(609) 291-7020 
Wed. 7 p.m. Bad Hombres

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The Ivy Inn
248 Nassau Street Princeton
(609) 921-8555
Thurs. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Trey 
Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ Bob E. Luv
Sat. (5 p.m.) East Coast Ambush (9:30 p.m.) DJ Slick
Sun. 2 p.m. Gameday
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv 
Wed. (6 p.m.) Music BINGO (10 p.m.) Karaoke w/ DJ Trey

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The Morrisville Tavern 
376 West Trenton Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-5310
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Night

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The Pavilion
901 Bellevue Avenue Croydon, PA
.Sun. 4 p.m. Big Whiskey / Blue Reign (FREE event) 

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The Penguin Rocks (24 Hour On-Demand Music/Radio)
www.thepenguinrocks.com 
Mon. -  Fri. "Radio Jersey" Hosted by Lee Mrowicki 
Sun. - Sat. "Classic Jersey" Hosted by Gary Wien
Sun. - Sat. "Beyond The Palace" Hosted by Lee Mrowicki 
Sun. - Sat. "Danny Coleman's Rock On Radio" feat. Zeke Carey's Acoustic Flannel
Sun. - Sat. "From The Basement" Hosted by Mike Marrone
Sun. - Sat. "Deuce Radio" Hosted by Matt Barker
Sun. - Sat. "Altrok Radio" Hosted by Sean Carolan
Sun. - Sat. "Lighty's Corner" Hosted by Gary Wien 
Sun. - Sat. "The Troubador Show" Hosted by John Godfrey

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The Roost
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge
(609) 208-0050
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Eric Seiz
Wed. 6 p.m. Joe Vadala

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The Union House 
19 East Union Street Burlington
(609) 531-6077
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Fri. 8 p.m. Dave Cudrak
Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch (8 p.m.) Fabulous Zephyr
Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch

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Tindall Road Brewing Co.
102 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 526-8651 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Music BINGO

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Tir Na Nog 
1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton 
(609) 392-2554
Sun. 3 p.m. "Irish Sessions" 
All Shows 21+

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Train Wreck Distillery 
25 Madison Avenue Mount Holly 
(609) 288-6300 
Fri. 7 p.m. Random Notes Duo

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Trenton Free Public Library
120 Academy Street Trenton
(609) 392-7188
Sat. 1 p.m. Cooks & Books: Golden Snitch Treats

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Trenton Social
449 South Broad Street Trenton
(609) 989-7777
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour Throwback Thursday
Sat. 9 p.m. Live Music (TBA)
Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Karaoke" Hosted by Sweets

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Triumph Brewing Company (Princeton Location)
20 Pamer Square east Princeton 
(609) 924-7855
Fri. 5 p.m. John Menges Trio
Sat. 5 p.m. Parker Cheek Quartet

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Vault Brewing Company
10 South Main Street Yardley, PA 
(267) 573-4291
Fri. 7 p.m. Liam Sutcliffe Trio
Sat. 7 p.m. Olivia Perrin Duo

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Village Idiot Brewing Company
42 High Street Mount Holly
(609) 975-9270 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia

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Washington Crossing Historic Park 
1112 River Road Washington Crossing, PA
Sat. 7:30 a.m. Saturday Trails

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West Trenton Ballroom (West Trenton Firehouse)
40 West Upper Ferry Road Ewing
(609) 883-0325
Fri. 6:45 p.m. "Old School Dance Party" feat. The Amazing Grace Little, Masha T as "Teena Marie," DJ Kevin McCallister. $35

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Whitehill Mansion
217 Fourth Street Fieldsboro
Sat. 7 p.m. The Paranormal Connection

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Working Dog Winery
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown
(609) 371-6000
Thurs. (4:30 p.m.) Vinny Rugnetta (6 p.m.) Turkish Mosaic Candle Holder Workshop
Fri. 4 p.m. Ed Wall
Sat. 1 p.m. Rich Cassenti
Sun. 1 p.m. Spoondrift
Mon. 12 p.m. Memorial Day feat. (1 p.m.) Brittany Hadley 

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WWFM 89.1 FM HD2 Radio
MCCC Old Trenton Road West Windsor
Jazzon2.org
Mon. 7 a.m./7 p.m. "Danny Coleman's Got The Blues"

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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 7:00pm EST on ThePenguinRocks.com where he features indie/original bands and solo artists.

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