“Busy,” says guitar master and virtuoso Joe Satriani as he prepares for two local in-store appearances at WentworthGalleries. “Yeah, time flies by right now and that always happens when you're really busy.”
We all know Satriani for is searing, complex and melodic guitar abilities but more recently he has begun to present his other creative passion; his artwork. Over the last several years, Joe has been working with Wentworth Galleries and art galleries all across the U.S. to display his art but this time, there is an additional twist; Joe has incorporated a live performance as well.
Over the years, Satriani's paintings have been borderline abstract or as this space likes to say, "Abstract Realism" and prominent in many of his creations is his depiction of alien life forms but this time; he has changed things up and is now putting his art on finely crafted guitars.
“I guess, oh boy, in the last six months, I did a really huge variety of things," he began, as he discussed the change in direction. "I kept refining the alien look and then the alien writing, I did more collaborations and really expanded with the guitars. I started painting electric and acoustic guitars on canvases and of course, then I had to paint on actual guitars. I now have got four new ones ready for this week and I'm waiting to receive another four from my clear coat guy up in Washington; it's a long process. These days you wait a long time to receive the guitars and then I’ve got to take them apart, sand them and then paint them and then I send them out to get clear coated and then they come back. The series I've been doing over the last six months have been playable guitars, which is a real change. So, I can't go too crazy with gallons of paint on these things. I have to keep the paint to kind of a minimum so that my hands can still operate the guitar for live performances and that's been an interesting challenge; switching the neck to a Maple neck and coming up with some new ways of being artistic with it without making the fingers get all caught up in the paint. So, that's been great and I was able to bring in some more of my faces to these guitars where before they were very sci-fi looking, now they're more portraiture and stuff like that. I started that way but I guess people think that they're sci-fi faces or cartoons or something you'd find in the odd graphic novel. I was kind of inspired by Moghal and his way of doing these beautiful portraits of people but when you look at the proportions; they're all out of whack. I just thought that was really beautiful; whereas Picasso kind of brought out an edge, a dark or an ugly edge when he went distorted, Moghal went the other way. He somehow gave these people strange, elongated necks and funny looking eyes and really rough features in his painting approaches but somehow the end result was beautiful and spiritual. So, that's what I was working on and this goes back maybe three years before my introduction to Wentworth Gallery and I did a shift, so it's been nice to be able to bring back some of the stuff that I see hanging in the walls of my house and work them into the guitars and that's what I like.”
In a previous interview, Satriani elaborated upon his use of aliens in his work and how at some point in our lives, "We are all aliens" because we are put into foreign situations such as moving to a new school, starting a new job or being the "New guy" in a band and until we are accepted; we are the aliens in these little micro-cosmos. So, when asked if that thought process still infiltrates his work now that he's customizing guitars and expanding his works; he couldn't help but chuckle.
“That's really funny,” he laughed, “I get that all the time. When I started out playing guitar, I remember my friend saying, “Oh, that's really great, you can play just like that guy and it sounds just like that song but it does sound a little weird when you play it; it sounds a little weird; you know?” So, I guess I always had a different way of re-interpreting Rock and Blues in my own way and when I started to draw, people started to give me that same kind of comment. They wondered why my subjects all look so strange but to me, I really felt that I was concentrating on inner feelings and thoughts and not so much on the superficial lines that we see; you know? Like, it's sort of like when you're walking down the street and you see a stranger; you look at their face for a second and what do you see? You see the outlines of the human face and you might register something that interests you; the hair, its size, you know, the basic shape or something like that but it's all superficial, it's all just stuff you see for a second and it doesn't really matter. What really matters to us is how people feel and what they're thinking, that's what all our relationships are based on, what's coming from the inside of the person, and we learn to accept the outside as it changes over time. So, I found this to be the main part of my subject matter when I was painting. I thought well, I grew up around artists and they were really great at representing reality and painting the superficial and I wanted to go deeper. I wanted to paint what was on the inside; I know that sounds crazy but that was my excuse. Every time I paint something, I'd say, yeah but that's how this person feels or if I'm doing a self-portrait of me, you know, at the end of the night on tour; of course, the hands look a little weird because my hands are tired; you know? My shoulders are up a little bit because I've been hunching over the guitar for three hours or maybe I don't draw any ears on it because I've just been blasting my ears with music for three hours. So, these are the things that I would put into the portrait but yeah, it gets kind of weird when I try to explain it to people, they still look at me like; yeah.”
“There is a difference between the graphic artist and the artist that is taking advantage of what you said, “Creative license,” he continued, "Than them trying to represent something we hadn't thought of before or something we're feeling but we haven't really admitted that part but of course, when I'm putting together an album package, I need to lean on people who are really great at graphic arts because that's what you need. You need someone with that really great eye for straight lines, interesting colors and the sensitivity to know what's going to look good when it's a teeny little icon on the phone or blown up at Times Square.That's a whole different kind of artist, sometimes they blend together but what I like to do is, as I said before, I'm bringing stuff that's on the inside out to the front and I'm getting rid of anything, any convention of physical form if it doesn't serve the purpose of the field.”
Saturday March 11, Joe will bring his works of art to the Wentworth Gallery at 6 p.m. at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ located at 1000 Boardwalk and on Sunday March 12 at 1 p.m. he will be exhibiting at the Wentworth Gallery at King of Prussia Mall located at 690 West DeKalb Pike #2084 in King of Prussia, PA. In the past, Joe would only be present at the gallery; why the decision to incorporate a performance?
“We did one of these before at the Monsters On The Mountain Festival in Tennessee and I thought it was really a lot of fun," he said enthusiastically. "My natural environment is to play music for people and to have the guitar on; it's a bit nerve wracking to walk around an art gallery for me without my guitar and just talk to people (laughs). So, I jumped at the chance to play and of course I got to play guitars that I had illustrated and put my art all over and that's always a lot of fun. I get inspiration from the strange looking guitars. So, Christian and I thought well, we should just make it as fun as possible; maybe we can do this some more. So, I got busy; first of all, ordering the guitars, which is quite difficult because we still have supply chain issues with getting really good instruments delivered on time, that is still an issue and then just making these guitars and getting my team involved and making them completely professional, playable things takes a lot of time but what better way to show it off then to get on stage and play them for the people who show up to the event and then hopefully do a little jam if the person who buys the guitar can play a guitar; they'll come up on stage and we'll play a little jam together and that makes it a lot of fun.”
Buy some art, jam with Joe Satriani; sounds like a win-win all around, especially since he is very interested in communicating, not only with his music and art but on a cerebral level with his relationships and possibly even the universe as well.
“I'm calling from my studio right now and I'm working on about 10 or 12 pieces and some of them are combinations of alien heads and a lot of my alien writing surrounding a moon rise or an earth rise and I am running with that same theme that sometimes we either feel that way maybe on an hour to hour basis or as you pointed out sometimes it's a big shift in your life when you move into a new town, a new job or something like that and you feel like the one on the outside speaking a different language. I think part of what makes the human race so interesting is the whole communication aspect, not only do we thrive by communicating with each other but we also struggle with it and even though it seems impossible, we're trying to do it with the outside universe that we have so little understanding of but we're still sending messages out. I mean, there's “Johnny B. Goode” on a disc floating in space right now; it's just crazy when you think about it (laughs). So, when you go to sit down and try to represent it with art, you realize oh, I can't even get as crazy as reality because there is nothing crazier than the thought of Chuck Berry's music being sent into outer space as a form of communication. I was just talking to somebody about this yesterday, about how bizarre life might be if there is some other kind of life form out there when you just look at the variety of life on the planet Earth and how we can't even get close to understanding each other's reality; it's so completely mind-blowingly daunting to think that we'd be able to communicate with something that's a million light years away. I mean, just a stone’s throw from where any of us live; there's probably 1000 life forms right here on planet Earth that we can't communicate with and that are completely mysterious to us. I mean, we can't communicate with whales or jellyfish or bacteria; we can hardly control our dogs to do the right thing day-to-day (laughs). So, just the thought that we suddenly see a visitor from light years away and you know, we make some hand signals and say, “We come in peace” and it would be understood; it's fantastical, it's unrealistic but it's worth ripping on you know?”
"Ripping" is exactly what Satriani plans to do in the future; the very near future.
“In one month, I'm actually starting the European Tour that I had to cancel three times. I'm so excited just thinking that I'm gonna be able to go on stage and finally get back to Europe. I’ve practically grown up there, I spent half my life on tour there. So, yeah, I'm very excited that that's what we're doing and then somewhere along the way I've got to start writing and planning for a new album; it's about that time in my cycle of things. I've been writing music and I'm not quite sure where I'm going with it yet but usually when I get out on tour it starts to make sense.”
To find out more about Satriani and the Wentworth Gallery events, please visit http://www.satriani.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
Allentown Presbyterian Church 20 High Street Allentown (609) 259-7289 Sat. 6:30 p.m. Jazz & Gospel Night feat. Enoch, The Howard University Gospel Choir, Milton Suggs. (FREE event, donations accepted) Al's Airport Inn 636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton (609) 883-5252 Thurs. (5 p.m.) Bill Thomas (8 p.m.) Trivia Night Hosted by Joe from "Chris & the Crew" Sat. (12 p.m.) Acoustic Brunch w/ Mark Sacco (5 p.m.) Jessica DiDonato Sun. (12 p.m.) Sunday Acoustic Brunch w/ Jerry Monk (7:30 p.m.) DJ Justin Macellaro Mon. 5 p.m. Bud Belviso Tues. 7 p.m. Brian Elliot Wed. 7 p.m. SkylineAncient Order of Hibernians 2419 Kuser Road Hamilton Fri. 6:30 p.m. Kevin McGowan Sat. 12 p.m. "St. Patrick's Day Parade After Party" feat. Irish Step Dancers (4 p.m.) Bogside Aristaeus Brewing 2475C Big Oak Road Langhorne, PA (215) 757-2337 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Arts Council of Princeton 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-8777 Thurs. (5:30 p.m.) ART of Distilling (6:30 p.m.) Local Flavor: An Artist's Pot Luck Sat. (10 a.m.) Story Time w/ Jeff (10:30 a.m.) Pi Day Sun. 4 p.m. ART of IftarAshlynn Distillery 32 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA Thurs. 5 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Cecil & Carl Fri. 7 p.m. AudioPilot Sat. 7 p.m. Tony Alosi Sun. (2 p.m.) Bill Thomas (7 p.m.) The BIGGEST Little Comedy Show Hosted by Adam Nutter & Neil Wood feat. Alejandro Morales, Alex Perlman, Shanell Renee. $15, doors open at 6:30 p.m.Bill's Olde Tavern 2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton (609) 586-0192 Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia Tues. 8 p.m. / Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke Ages 21+Blend Bar & Bistro 911 Highway 33 Hamilton (609) 245-8887 Sat. 3 p.m. St. Patrick's Day Parade After Party w/ The Jenks, Chet & Ari Blue Bottle Cafe 101 East Broad Street Hopewell (609) 333-1710 Wed. 6 p.m. Brian Elliot Bowman's Tavern 1600 River Road New Hope, PA (215) 862-2972 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Debra & Patrick Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan Sat. 7 p.m. Mark Smith Trio Sun. (12 p.m.) Larry Tamanini (6 p.m.) Lorenzo Wed. 6 p.m. Liz DuFourBroken Goblet Brewing 2500 State Road Bensalem, PA (267) 812-5653 Thurs. 8 p.m. Mike Estabrook Fri. 8:30 p.m. Imagine Lennon Sat. 7 p.m. Rage Against The Machine Tribue w/ "Know Your Enemy" and Green Day Tribute w/ "Nimrod" Sun. 11 a.m. Sunday Brunch Bucks On Bridge 25 Bridge Street Lambertville (609) 483-2615 Tues. 5 p.m. Chess Night Wed. 6 p.m. Trivia Cadwalader Park 299 Parkside Avenue Trenton (408) 335-4400 Fri. 7 p.m. "From Ellarslie with Love" w/ The Tom Chiola Quartet w/ Jessica Briggs Candlelight Lounge 24 Passaic Street Trenton (609) 695-9612 Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam. $5 Sat. 3 p.m. Dan Kostelnik. $20Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton) 102 Carnagie Center Princeton (781) 568-1471 Fri. 8 p.m. Nick Smeriglio. $23.69, Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Sat. 7:30 p.m. Nick Smeriglio, Elyse DeLucci, Tara Cannistraci . $23.69, Doors open at 7 p.m.Cazz's Sports Bar 'N' Grille 1560 Haines Road Levittown, PA (267) 580-5469 Fri. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/ PaulChickie's & Pete's 183 US Highway 130 North Bordentown (609) 298-9182 Fi./Sat. 8 p.m. DJ EntertainmentCity Streets 510 Highway 130 South East Windsor (609) 426-9400 Sat. 9 p.m. Jay Oliver DuoClub Atlantis 1858 Street Road Bensalem, PA (215) 944-1777 Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Robbie Tronco All Events Ages 21+ and Dress to Impress Clubhouse at Mountain View (The Patio) 850 Bear Tavern Road Ewing (609) 538-0808 Thurs. 7 p.m. Karaoke Fri. 6:30 p.m. Eric Daab Jazz Trio COARadio.com 125 South Main Street Hightstown (609) 241-7103 (All shows available on www.thepenguinrocks.com) Fri. 7 p.m. "Danny Coleman's Got The Blues" Sat. 3 p.m. “Rock On Radio Indie Hour" Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. GiGi w/ Teddy Color Me Mine (Princeton Shopping Center) 301 Harrison Street Princeton (609) 581-9500 Fri. 7 p.m. "Adult Night Out: Wine or Stein" Continental Tavern 2 North Main Street Yardley, PA (215) 493-9191 Sat. 8 p.m. Joe & Krista Cooper's Riverview 50 Riverview Plaza Trenton (609) 393-7300 Thurs. 7 p.m. Kindred Spirit Fri. 8 p.m. Soul Cruisers Sat. 8 p.m. Tom Petty Tribute w/ "Pure Petty" Sun. 10:30 a.m. Sunday "Jazz" Brunch w/ Victor Tarassov Tues. 5 p.m. Salsa Tuesdays w/ DJ Jay Serrano Wed. (7 p.m.) Blues Jam (8 p.m.) Disco “Hustle” Night w/ "Guest" DJs. $5 Cream Ridge Winery 145 Route 539 Cream Ridge (609) 259-9797 Sat. 10 a.m. Wine & Cheese Pairing. $40 ($70 per couple) Crossing Vineyard and Winery 1853 Wrightstown Road Washington Crossing, PA (215) 493-6500 Thurs. 6 p.m. Ladies Night Out Sat. 2 p.m. Wine Tasting Event. $40, ages 21+ / Music by Joe Grillo Sun. 12 p.m. Julia Melito Cross Pollination Gallery 2 North Union Street Lambertville (609) 213-6734 Fri. 5 p.m. "Friday Happy Hour." (Talk art, wine and musicians who bring instruments) Sat. 5 p.m. "Second Saturday" feat. SiriOm Singh and the Soul Warriors Curran’s Irish Inn 1909 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA (215) 245-1800 Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Tues. 7:30 p.m. QuizzoDacey's Pub 215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA (215) 295-4838 Fri. 6:30 p.m. Acoustic Music Night feat. Kate & Bob Sat. 3 p.m. St. Patrick's Day Parade After Party feat. Chrome Pony Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo Dadz Bar and Grill 744 Main Street Lumberton (609)267-4344 Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Mic w/ Jimmy Mannix Fri. 7 p.m. Nobody's Business Sun. 3 p.m. Wounded Souls Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Edgar Anderson Eddington House Bensalem 2813 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA (215) 639-1220 Fri. 8 p.m. Leading Zero Sat. 8 p.m. WURL El Barrio Cantina & Tequila Bar 1470 Buck Road Southampton, PA (267) 685-0725 Fri. 8 p.m. Cara Cartney Sat. 8:30 p.m. Big Country & The Finger Pickin' Good Band Flying Pig Tavern & Tap 167 US-Route 130 North Bordentown (609) 899-7447 Fri. 8 p.m. Joanna Caruso Sat. 9 p.m. Paul Plumeri Band Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia Forsgate Country Club 375 Forsgate Drive Monroe (732) 521-0700 Fri. 6 p.m. "Smoke & Oak + Wine Tasting" $65 (Includes Hors D'oeuvres, Irish and Japanese Whiskey / Wine tastings and a Rolled cigar) $50 (Includes tastings of your choice, Hors D'oeuvres) Founding Father's Sports Bar & Grill 2900 Street Road Bensalem, PA (215) 923-1100 Fri. 6 p.m. Bob Pantano Dance Party w/ DJ Joe Castro Sat. 9 p.m. Rougarou Friendly's 1031 Washington Boulevard Robbinsville (609) 426-9203 Wed. 6 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Kevin McGowan and/or Gino Formaroli (Sign-ups begin at 5:30 p.m.) 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 Fri. (6 p.m.) "Happy Hour" (9 p.m.) Surprise Surprise Sat. 2:30 p.m. St. Patrick's Day Parade After Party feat. The Fitzpatrick Irish Dancers (7 p.m.) Dave Beck Tues. 6:30 p.m. Trivia Night Hosted by Best Choice Productions Green Parrot Restaurant Pub, & Patio 240 North Sycamore Street Newtown Township, PA (215) 504-7277 Thurs. 7 p.m. "Newtown Irish Festival" feat. The Malarkey Brothers Fri. 9 p.m. "Newtown Irish Festival" feat. The Shantys Sat. 9 p.m. "Newtown Irish Festival" feat. The Zone Sun. 4 p.m. "Newtown Irish Festival" feat. The Juliano Brothers Wed. 6 p.m. "Newtown Irish Festival" feat. The Malarkey Brothers Grover's Mill Coffee House Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction (609) 716-8771 Thurs. 6 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Wade PrestridgeHamilton Tap & Grill 557 US Route 130 North Hamilton (609) 905-0925 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Music Bingo w/ DJ Nebbs Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Havana New Hope 105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA. (215) 862-9897 Thurs. 7 p.m. Funk & Blues Jam Hosted by The Slidewinder Blues Band Fri. ( 8 p.m.) Santana Tribute w/ "Soul Sacrifice" $30 (11 p.m.) DJ Dance Party Sat. (8:30 p.m.) 52 Pickup (11:59 p.m.) DJ Dance Party Sun. 6 p.m. Earth Wind & Fire Tribute w/ "Review Band" $25, doors open at 4 p.m. Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dwayne Tues. 7 p.m. Jillian Ashcroft Jazz QuartetHopewell Valley Vineyards 46 Yard Avenue Pennington (609) 737-4465 Fri. 4 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. (5 p.m.) "Gestation" Exhibition / Music by On The Fly Sat. 5 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Just Us Sun. 1:30 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Mark Feingold GroupHurricane Jacks Bar and Grill 7759 New Falls Road Levittown, PA (267) 914-4517 Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Music Bingo w/ DJ John W. Fri. (6 p.m.) Johnny Betz (9 p.m.) Sara & the Sound Sat. 9 p.m. The Bridge Mon. 7 p.m. Motown Mondays w/ rotating DJs BeeNice, Rawskillz, JusGroove Tues. 8 p.m. Acoustic Tuesday w/ Daniel Chapman Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic w/ Laura Fiocco 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 Irish Rover Station House 1033 South Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA (215) 970-5412 Sat. 8 p.m. Oliver Dagum Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo Night Iron Plow Vineyards 26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus (732) 306-9111 Fri. 6:30 p.m. Ed Wilson Sat. 2 p.m. Loose Bandits Sun. 2 p.m. Bud & GerardIron Plow Vineyards Tasting Room 61 High Street Mt. Holly (732) 306-9111 Sat. 6:30 p.m. Acoustic LindaJohn & Peter's 96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa (215) 862-5981 Thurs. 9 p.m. "NXNH Vlll" Guy Heller's Birthday Bash feat. Bill & Fred's Excellent Adventure, SICMaN OF Virginia Fri. 8 p.m. "NXNH Vlll" feat. Saloko, Trip Villain, Trio Of Madness, Room For Mojo, Kevin Rovener Band. Sat. 8 p.m. "NXNH Vlll" feat. Brent Bowman, PLIB, Sound of Urchin, Keith Kenny, St. James & The Apostles. $10 Sun. 8 p.m. "NXNH Vlll" feat. Bill Hangley, The 9-9ers (Feat. Graham Ford), Bill & Fred & Tomato & Friends Excellent Jam Adventure Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic Comedy Night w/ Mike Dialto feat. (Sign-ups start at 8 p.m.) Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational All shows 21+ Killarney's Publick House 1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton (609) 586-1166 Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Mark Sacco Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Dan Sat. 11 a.m. "St. Patrick's Day Parade After Party" feat. (3 p.m.) The Successful Failures / Bantry Boys (9 p.m.) DJ Jimmy G Sun. (10 a.m.) "Sunday Funday" Brunch (12 p.m.) Ty Mares Wed. 6 p.m. "Ladies Night" Lambertville House 32 Bridge Street Lambertville (609) 397-0200 Fri. 6 p.m. Stranger Things Laurita Winery 85 Archertown Road New Egypt (609) 752-0200 Thurs. 6 p.m. Dueling Pianos. (SOLD OUT please check for availability) Ages 21+ Fri. 7 p.m. '80s Dance Party. (SOLD OUT please check for availability) Ages 21+ Sat. "Irish Celebration" feat. (11:30 a.m.) The Bog Boys (2 p.m.) The Devrin Academy of Irish Dance (4 p.m.) Six Mile Cross Sun. 11:30 a.m. "Irish Celebration" feat. (2 p.m.) The Successful Failures Wed. 6 p.m. Singles Mixer feat. Music by Anker. $6 (Includes one free glass of Sangria) Ages 21+Magikava 87a South Main Street New Hope, PA (215) 862-2739 Wed. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Night feat. Molok Makefield Highlands Golf Club 1418 Woodside Road Yardley, PA (215) 321-7000 Fri. 6 p.m. Bruce Fredericks Marie's Kozy Korner 111 Trenton Road Fairless Hills, PA (215) 943-3131 Fri. 8 p.m. Darlin' and The Dogs 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. 7:30 p.m. Music Bingo Sat. 9 p.m. Midnight Sun Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia Night Millhill Basement 300 S. Broad Street Trenton (609) 989-1600 Fri. 9:30 p.m. Rubbish, FREEZEHEADS, Dab Nebula, Bronco ll. $5, doors open at 9 p.m., ages 21+ Sat. 10 p.m. Assemble, Lamplighters, Doug Ruckle, Wormotooth, TBA. $10, doors open at 9 p.m.Mill Hill Playhouse (Passage Theater) 205 East Front Street Trenton (609) 392-0766 Fri. 7:30 p.m. "Clean Slate: A World Premier Musical" Sat. 3 p.m. / 7:30 p.m. "Clean Slate: A World Premier Musical" Sun. 3 p.m. "Clean Slate: A World Premier Musical" More Than Q 13 Klines Court Lambertville (609) 773-0072 Sat. 2 p.m. Chris ZelenkaMusic Mountain Theater 1483 Route 179 Lambertville (609)397-3337 Fri. 8 p.m. "Peter And The Starcatcher" Sat. 3 p.m./ 8 p.m. "Peter And The Starcatcher" Sun. 3 p.m. "Peter And The Starcatcher"Naked Brewing Company 212 Mill Street Bristol, PA (267) 544-7129 Thurs.6:30 p.m. Dana Collins Project Sat. 7 p.m. Honey Spot Blvd Sun. 11 a.m. Weekend Brunch Tues. 7 p.m. TriviaNassau Presbyterian Church 61 Nassau Street Princeton Thurs. 12 p.m. Conservatory at Nassau: "Music for Oboe, Horn and Piano" feat. Melisa Bohl, Craig Levesque, Phyllis Lehrer. (FREE event)Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company 909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA (215) 458-7081 Thurs. 7 p.m. Video Game Night Fri. 7 p.m. FREE Movie Night feat. "Leprechaun Sat. 7 p.m. Rachel & TylerNew Egypt Elks Lodge #2457 105 Lakewood Road New Egypt (609) 758-8700 Sun. 10 a.m. New Egypt Comic Book & Toy Show New Egypt Flea Market Village 933 Monmouth County Road Cream Ridge (609) 758-2082 Sun. 8 a.m. St. Patrick's Day at the Market Wed. 8 a.m. St. Patrick's Day at the MarketNew Hope Winery / Tavern 6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA (215) 794-2331 Thurs. 7 p.m. "Bucks Fever" Talent Show Fri. 5 p.m. Roger & John Sun. 1 p.m. Sunday JazzNewtown Athletic Club 120 Pheasant Run Newtown, PA (215) 968-0600 Sat. 5 p.m. Kids Night Out: St. Patrick's Party Newtown Brewing Company 103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA (215) 944-8609 Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Useless Knowledge" Trivia Fri. 6 p.m. Terry and Jordan Sat. 6 p.m. John Rodden Nick's Roast Beef 4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA (215) 637-5151 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Fri. 9 p.m. Old School Sat. 9 p.m. Let's Ride Sun. 4 p.m. The Naturals Wed. 7 p.m. KaraokeNottingham Tavern 9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square (609) 587-6623 Thurs. 9:30 pm. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis. Sat. Hamilton St. Patrick's Day Parade Day feat. (11 a.m.) Successful Failures (3 p.m.) Radio Fiction (9:30 p.m.) Deep Release Tues. 7 p.m. Singer/Songwriter Night Hosted by Frank Clayton feat. Connor Brady, Joe Zook & Paul Plumeri, Crossey, Justin Love, Karly Coleman, Lindsay Jordan, Frank & Mario w/ Special Guest Kristen Mount, Jerry Monk, Scott Mount, Kevin and Michael Toft. Ages 21+Odd Logic Brewing Co. 500 Bristol Pike, Bristol, PA Thurs. 6 p.m. Trivia 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 Old Hights Brewing 123 West Ward Street Hightstown (609) 469-5976 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Trivia Fri. 6:30 p.m. Anker Old Town Pub 135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown (609) 291-9232 Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia Fri. 9 p.m. Monk & Monk Sat. 9 p.m. Slugge O'Toole Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch Tues. 6 p.m. Taco Tuesday Palmer Square 40 Nassau Street Princeton Thurs. 4 p.m. "Skating On The Square" $10/$12 (Includes skate rental) Fri. 4 p.m. "Skating On The Square" $10/$12 (Includes skate rental) Sat. 12 p.m. / 4 p.m. "Skating On the Square" $10/$12 (Includes skate rental) Sun. (12 p.m. / 4 p.m.) "Skating On the Square" $10/$12 (Includes skate rental) Pasquale's Sports Bar 9078 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA (267) 202-6268 Thurs. 9 p.m. Beer Pong Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Wed. 7 p.m. KaraokePatriots Crossing 1339 River Road Titusville (609) 737-2780 Thurs. 8 p.m. Ladies Night Sat. 8 p.m. Diane & Joe Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo" Princeton Country Club 1-Wheeler Way West Windsor (609) 452-9382 Thurs. 6 p.m. Karaoke Night w/ Live DJ Fri. 6 p.m. Happy Hour w/ Live DJ Sun. 11 a.m. Jazz BrunchPrinceton Makes 301 North Harrison Street Princeton Sun. 4 p.m. Second Sunday Poetry Princeton Public Library (Hinds Plaza) 65 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-9529 Thurs. 7 p.m. "Soundtracks Talk" Princeton University (Richardson Auditorium) Nassau Street Princeton Thurs. 7 p.m. "Ode to the Fallen Trees" by Alfonso Fuentes Colon w/ Oskar Espina Ruiz Sat. 8 p.m. "Seven Decisons of Ghandi" Puss N Boots Tavern 942 Tenton Road Fairless Hills, PA (215) 295-8236 Thurs. 6 p.m. Boot "Irish Smoke" $35 (Includes 3 cigars, appetizers, drink specials) Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia River House at Odette’s 274 South Rive Road New Hope, PA (215) 682-2022 Thurs. (7 p.m.) Gina Corso (9 p.m.) Cara Cartney Fri. (7 p.m.) Patrick & Debra (9 p.m.) Matt Gordeuk Sat. (11:30 a.m.) Brunch w/ Scott Gurney (7 p.m.) Liz DuFour Sun. (11:30 a.m.) Brunch w/ Neil Podgurski Duo (7 p.m.) Michael Andrew Mon. 7 p.m. Alex Otey Tues. 7 p.m. Cara CartneyRose Bank Winery 258 Durham Road Newtown, PA (215) 860-5899 Sat. 1 p.m. "Tastings & Tunes in the Buckman Barn" feat. (TBA) Rossi's Bar & Grill 2110 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton (609) 890-2004 Sat. 11 a.m. Brunch Sun. 11 a.m. Brunch Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Salon 33 794 Alexander Road Princeton Fri. 7 p.m. Andrea Carlson & The Love Police Sun. 7 p.m. 8 Strings and a WhistleSandy's Beef & Ale 2028 E. Old Lincoln Highway Langhorne, PA (2670 852-2333 Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzo Mon. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Second Sin Brewing Company 1500 Grundy Lane Bristol, PA (267) 812-5251 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Shady Brook Farm 931 Stony Hill Road Yardley, PA (215) 968-1670 Thurs. Trivia Fri. 6 p.m. Winter UnWINEd Concert feat. Sean Fleming Sat. 6:30 p.m. Winter UnWINEd Concert feat. (12 p.m.) Righteous Jolly & The Jolly Tinkers (6 p.m.) Shades of Green Sun. 1 p.m. Winter UnWINEd Concert feat. Celtic PrideSlim's Irish Pub 2195 Galloway Road Bensalem, PA (267) 332-0047 Sat. 9 p.m. Never Enough Mon. 6 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Cecil Wed. 6 p.m. Karaoke Contest Small World Coffee 14 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-4377 x2 Sat. 7 p.m. Love? Said The Commander Sparky World-Famous Beer Garden 4333 New Falls Road Levittown, PA (215) 943-2321 Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Dana Sat. 9:30 p.m. First Time Around 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 Wed. 8 p.m. Flip N Mickey Duo Stars & Stripes Harley Davidson 600 South Flowers Mill Road Langhorne, PA (215) 752-9400 Sat. 2 p.m. In-store Poker Run Steam Pub 606 2nd Street Pike Southampton, PA (215) 942-6468 Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Tonka Sat. 10:30 p.m. Jumper1675 Spirits 2685 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA (215) 645-1445 Fri. 6 p.m. John & John Tara's Tavern 1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown (609) 286-2300 Fri. 8:30 p.m. Karaoke w/ Big Daddy G Sat. 8:30 p.m. Chris from Rave OnTavern On The Lake 101 Main Street Hightstown (609) 426-9345 Fri. 9 p.m. Black Rose Tues. 6 p.m. Trivia Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke TCNJ College of New Jersey 2000 Pennington Road Ewing (609) 771-2467 Thurs. 7:30 p.m. TCNJ Concert Bands and Wind Ensemble Present: "Transformations" (Takes place at Kendall Hall) Sun. 4 p.m. "54 Miles to Broadway" (Takes place at Kendall Hall) Temperance House 5 South State Street Newtown, PA (215) 944-8050 Thurs. 7 p.m. Steve Guyger and Filthy Rich Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Neville Esquire Tues. 7 p.m. Beginner Line Dance Lessons w/ Jeremy Line Dance. $40/4 Weeks Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Cara Cartney Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road Princeton (609) 924-2310 Sat. 1 p.m. "Weekend Music Series" feat. Brian Bortnick Sun. 1 p.m. "Weekend Music Series" feat. Jerry Steele TGI Fridays 780 Route 130 South Hamilton (609) 581-6910 Sun. 9 p.m. Trivia Game Night / SIN Sundays TGI Fridays 3535 U.S. Route 1 North #275 Princeton (609) 520-0378 Thurs. 8 p.m. Trivia Night Fri. 6 p.m. Ernie White Sun. 1 p.m. Veronica Kole 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 Open Irish Slow Jam The Buck Hotel 1200 Buck Road Feasterville, PA (215) 396-2002 Thurs. 7 p.m. Kirko Fri. 8 p.m. Love Junk / "Comedy On the Crick." $55 (Includes Dinner, desserts and show), dinner is at 7 p.m. Sat. (11 a.m.) Brunch (6:30 p.m.) Murder Mystery Dinner "Death & Doowop." $68 (Includes show, buffet dinner, cash bar) (9 p.m.) Bigg Romeo Sun. 11 a.m. Brunch Tues. 7 p.m. Danny Lynch Duo The Cool Cricket 216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro (609) 291-9110 Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dave Curtis Sat. 9 p.m. Polish NanniesThe Cure Insurance Center 81 Hamilton Ave. Trenton (609) 656-3200 Sat. 9 a.m. USA WrestlingThe Dubliner 34 North Main Street New Hope, PA (215) 693-1816 Fri. 7 p.m. Na Bodach Sat. 7 p.m. JB Rocks Sun. 3 p.m. "Traditional Irish Session" The Five Four Bar & Grill 8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA (215) 547-5525 Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula and Sam Fri. 9 p.m. The Groove Dudes or The Fredz Sat. (12:30 p.m.) Connolly & Murphy (8 p.m.) SpareParts Tues. 7:30 p.m. Music Bingo w/ Jonathan Appel Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Chris Benedetti The HOB Tavern 146 Second Street Bordentown (609) 291-7020 Fri. 8 p.m. The Successful Failures Tues 7 p.m. Music Bingo Wed. 8 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Bill Burns-Lynch The Ivy Inn 248 Nassau Street Princeton (609) 921-8555 Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ Iron Mike Sat. 9:30 p.m. DJ Darius the 1st Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv Wed. 10 p.m. Karaoke The Morrisville Tavern 376 West Trenton Avenue Morrisville, PA (215) 295-5310 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Fri. 8 p.m. Luke Disangro Sat. 8 p.m. The Promised Land Revival Mon. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night Comedy and Music Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Night The Roost 181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge (609) 208-0050 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. DC Duo Fri. 8 p.m. The Shaykz Sat. 8 p.m. No Way Out Wed. 6 p.m. Joe VadalaThe Sycamore Grill 255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA (215) 908-6326 Fri. 8 p.m. Unplugged Sat. 8 p.m. Keep The ChangeThe Tavern at Penns Park 2295 Second Street Pike Newtown, PA (267) 491-5658 Fri. 7 p.m. Off CenterThe Union Firehouse 18 Washington Street Mount Holly (609) 288-6491 Thurs. 8 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Donny Rocket. Doors open at 7 p.m. Fri. 8 p.m. Shorty Long & The Jersey Horns. Doors open at 7 p.m. Sat. 8 p.m. Bent Mushroom. Doors open at 7 p.m. Sun. 7 p.m. Smash Palace / Jay Byham. Tir Na Nog 1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton (609) 392-2554 Sun. 3 p.m. "Irish Sessions" Hosted by All Shows 21+ Train Wreck Distillery 25 Madison Avenue Mount Holly (609) 288-6300 Fri. 7:30 p.m. David Kelly Sat. 7 p.m. Limani-RomanoTrenton Social 449 South Broad Street Trenton (609) 989-7777 Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour Throwback Thursday" Fri. 6 p.m. "The Collab Vol. 1" Hosted by Buck Malvo and Brass Rabbit feat. works by Liz Amarel, Anthony Argenti, Kathleen Liao Hurley, Vee Katz, Phillip McConnell, Delgira Samtonova, C.a. Shofed, Ras, David Timothy. Sat. 9 p.m. Live Music (TBA) Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Karaoke" Hosted by Sweets Tues. 7 p.m. Sour Station Triple Sun Spirits 126 South State Street Newtown, PA (215) 944-3057 Sat. 8 p.m. Two For Flinching Under The Moon 23 North Union Street Lambertville (609) 397-1710 Sat. (12 p.m.) Matt Gordeuk (6 p.m.) Tony Alosi Wed. 5:30 p.m. Russell NorkevichVANEFRANCODANCE 23 Hankins Road Hightstown (609) 635-3572 Thurs. (7 p.m.) Beginner Bachata (8 p.m.) Beginner Salsa. $18 Fri. (7 p.m.) Advanced Bachata (8 p.m.) Advanced Salsa. $18 Vault Brewing Company 10 South Main Street Yardley, PA (267) 573-4291 Fri. 7 p.m. Matt Richards & Tony Hughes Duo Sat. 7 p.m. Tom Trovas DuoVault Smoke House 19 West College Avenue Yardley, PA (267) 907-8550 Sat. 6 p.m. SoulShine West Windsor Arts Center/Nassau Park Pavilion 952 Alexander Road Princeton Fri. 7:30 p.m. "Gr8 Works" Fundraising Art Show (All art is for sale for $88) Wildflowers Inn 2572 Pennington Road Pennington (609) 773-2392 Thurs. 6 p.m. Rob SilversWilson's Pub 1870 Brownsville Road Trevose Heights, PA (215) 355-4739 Fri. 8 p.m. SoulShineWitherspoon Grill 57 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-6011 Tues. 6:30 p.m. Keith Franklin JazzWorking Dog Winery 610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown (609) 371-6000 Sat. 1 p.m. Jersey Sure Cats Sun. 1 p.m. Chris GiakasWWFM 89.1 FM HD2 Radio MCCC Old Trenton Road West Windsor Jazzon2.org Mon. 7 p.m. "Danny Coleman's Got The Blues" 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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