By Danny Coleman
originally published: 05/05/2022
"We're out on tour in support of our "Work Hard, Rock Hard" EP that came out last year when we were touring with Geoff Tate from Queensryche. So, we're continuing that momentum but we are calling this the "Be A Hero Tour" because we have a big single coming out on May 6 called "Hero" and it'll be all over the place on social media, internet and streaming everywhere before we make the push to radio; it's quite a song, it's in the vein of those kind of anthem songs you hear that people tend to pick up and want to play and chant to in stadiums and at ball games, sporting events; it's one of those that can capture every human in the world because it is just so prophetic about just how people should be and can be in life and I try to get that across in my lyric."
Kurt Deimer has a simple philosophy, work hard and you'll get rewarded and for Kurt; the proof is in the proverbial pudding as he is currently balancing a stellar music and acting career, running a horror film franchise, "Hellbilly Hall" and reaping the benefits of his entrepreneurial skills from years past. Oh and one more thing; don't ever tell him he can't do something.
Currently on the road as a supporting act for guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen and releasing a new single the day before their May 7 Grammercy Theatre show in New York City, Deimer is elated to be in the position he is and thrilled to be on the road doing what he and the band do best; performing live. So, how did he get himself into this certain situation; sometimes hard work couples with just being in the right place at the right time.
"I was on the Shiprocked cruise in January performing with The Stowaways and I got a Facebook message from this booking agent that had worked with me when I was going under a different name and just kind of making my way out to L.A. before Chris Lord-Alge discovered me and my voice," he began. "They hit me up with a message saying that Yngwie was going out and needed a killer band for direct support. I passed that onto my management who were on the cruise with me and once we got off the cruise he reached out and we got it all put together and here we are and to my management I was like, here ya' go, I teed this one up for you (laughs) and they weren't even my managers at the time these people discovered me. So, I said, here ya' go; let's see if you can make this happen. Yngwie is one of the best guitar players, if not the best in the world; let's go out and support him and give everybody one of those evenings. We've got two other bands before us and we've all kind of got our own style and then Yngwie comes out and does his thing, I think it's a very entertaining night of Rock 'n' Roll for people."
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Deimer feels a strong commitment not only to his music but also his fan base and along with his current management team, they have devised a method to continue releasing both past and new music while touring.
""Work Hard, Rock Hard" has six-tracks; we're doing six song EPs and we're going to do that for a little while. There are six tunes out on there but we have another EP coming out in August and "Hero" that we are releasing on May 6 will be on that one. My management thinks that doing EPs six at a time; Phil, Chris Lord-Alge and I, we've probably got like 40 tunes that are ready to go that we could release that aren't filler or anything, they are just awesome kick-ass tunes. So, if we put them out as EPs, then what we can do with the album or if we put out vinyl, we can start packaging the songs that people are really digging off of the EPs and then put full-length albums out to compliment the EPs that have come out to introduce it to the people; the way we are putting out singles is that we are putting out singles on an EP. I'm real big into wanting rock to be the way it used to be and having our own sound, kind of like when Van Halen came out; they had their own sound. They were simple, it was Van Halen, I'm Kurt Deimer, I have my own sound, I have my own voice. Phil X can be himself and not a studio guy for everyone else or playing Richie's parts in all of the Bon Jovi songs; it's me and Phil X creating together and then our producer Chris Lord-Alge adds all of his special sauce and he's one of the best in the business so, we've made quite a team here; it's unbelievable really."
Entrepreneur, actor, musician; so, what came first in this chicken or the egg scenario? According to Kurt, all three and here to, it was another case of the right place at the right time.
"Well, thats kind of why I'm back in music now," he said with a slight laugh. "I was in music until I was about 20 back in Cincinnati; I was going to the University of Cincinnati and I just knew that I was gonna fail if I kept trying so hard and at that time I didn't have the wherewithal, the maturity or the confidence that I have now. So, I kind of hung it up, did the family thing, graduated, started my own companies and one of those companies that I owned later in life was the Starfire Oil brand and we were doing a cameo appearance with me and the brand was featured in a movie called "Trading Paint" starring John Travolta, Shania Twain and Toby Sebastian from "Game of Thrones." So, I went down to do this cameo and I'm walking around and everybody was taking pictures of me and they said, "We'd like to give you a speaking role" and all of a sudden I'm learning lines and about an hour later I'm in the final scene of the movie as the track announcer planning out what I'm doing with John Travolta and Toby Sebastian; Shania was right there and we're talking and I'm like; what the hell just happened to me? (laughs) This was a big crowd scene so, there were people all around me, lights, camera, action; BOOM! I nailed it, I was in the movie at the end and the next thing I know I'm offered a role in "Halloween" and getting offered the role of the gas station teller; I get killed by Michael Meyers. I'm one of his epoch kills, I was featured in magazines; it took three hours to put the prosthetic on and I'm in the 2018 version of "Halloween." So, that just kind of launched it and I thought, well, if they can do this and they did that film back in the day and now with the success of the film I was in, which I think has done well over 300 or 400 million worldwide if not more; I thought, I'll do this myself. So, I started my own horror franchise called "Hellbilly Hollow" and we're about to wrap it and post-production and it should be going to market real soon and then hopefully come out this year around Halloween time or in the Fall. So, that will be my first feature film where I'm the star and that's how it all started right there and once that happened I kept getting acting roles down in Alabama and I met Ben Trexel and he had three songs that he wanted me to hear and he sang them and the songs were cool and I said, my voice is way different; people either love it or they won't like it. That's my voice, I've got that kind of deeper voice where I can talk and do all kinds of crazy shit and I made his songs sound so good that they were part of the demo I took to L.A. when Chris Lord-Alge said he'd mix it and he discovered me and said he wanted to take me under his wing and now we're like best friends, we're literally best friends and we can't stop writing. Then he brought Phil X in as a studio guy, he convinced me to do "Have A Cigar" which was off the demo Ben and I did and I wasn't really stoked about doing it and he convinced me that we could make it cool if we did it my way with my voice which is the only way we'll do covers now and I heard the guitar solo he put on there and I was like; who the hell is this? He finally told me it was Phil X and we met when we shot the video and we've become great friends. Our families hang out together, birthdays and all that stuff; it's very surreal and I feel very blessed. I mean, I can't even believe it's really happening because you know how everybody is; you're crazy, you're never going to be able to make it in music; do you know how many bands are out there? My answer was, well, if you do it right like I said I'd do it if I could someday and do it the right way; I'll do it because you have to be able to take the punches and get back up and go and now I have the wherewithal to do it. That applies to everything, even when I started my own oil company people said, you can't start your own oil company, you can't do this, you can't do that. I'm a guy who is very competitive and I'll prove you wrong and I'm very smart; I've learned things the hard way. I wasn't handed anything, I wasn't a trust fund kid, my parents did their best. My dad worked very hard to take care of us and raise me and my sister right and I take the punches and I just don't give up. You have to believe in yourself and if you have the talent it's nothing without hard work; I always tell everybody that. As long as you work hard and have the talent; you don't have to have everybody in the world like you. I don't like a lot of the music out there but I don't disrespect people, I respect that they have the courage, the strength and the wherewithal to put that music out there and that's their talent and they'll find one percent; if you just have one percent of the world like your music; do you know how big that is? That's a lot of people (laughs)."
Deimer is also well aware of the importance of those aforementioned live performances and has assembled a band that is very much on board with his take no prisoners approach to their shows.
" The band is Phil and I, Christian Sturba is our bass player, Michael Vassos is our other guitarist and an excellent vocalist and Dango (Empire) is our drummer. I grew up seeing the bands where you always saw the same dudes all of the time and when I went out to L.A. a lot of people said, you're an individual so, we can just give you session players when you go out and play. I said, I don't want that, I want to build a band; I'll go under my name but I want a band, I want a family. Phil and I have built this family and Phil couldn't make the first couple of shows; we just did The Rainbow Room 50th anniversary out in L.A. the other day and kicked ass and we're gonna kick-ass these next couple and we're ready for when Phil gets with us soon and then we'll go on tour and kick ass. We've got a great energetic stage show, I'm limited as to what I can do because I'm direct support but our goal every time we go on stage is to play it like we're playing Madison Square Garden and he and I are always preaching that to the guys because that's our goal and to go all over the world and we have to do it every night and someday it will happen. Once that happens, be ready because I'm going to be putting on one of the best; remember Van Halen back in the day? They'd come out on that stage with all of that energy, that's what Phil and I've got and we have a unique sound like they did back then or like AC/DC or any of those influences that I had then and we bring it like that no matter how big the space. Before our tour with Geoff Tate, we did a couple of our first shows as a band together with a different drummer who we had to replace because he didn't fit in with us but we played a local place in Cincinnati called MVP, it was a wing place and Phil and I always laugh about it because he was just coming off an arena tour with Bon Jovi. That's how hard we work and we know that we'll get there if we bring it every night and shred it; if we just bring our brand and our style it will take-off; don't disrespect the people you count on to make a living or those who are fans of yours. I will never do that; you have to put on the same show. I don't like going to shows where everybody is just standing at the mic and singing unless it's like the Grateful Dead which is a totally different thing but if it's a rock band, I want energy. I move around, I don't stop, I don't know what I'm gonna do every night; I just kind of let it happen."
The epitome of hard work, Deimer is constantly on the go and he likes it that way. This current tour just kicked off and has very little time-off but like any successful individual or band; there is always an eye to the future.
"I think it's like 25 shows between now and June 5 or somewhere around that many," he said with uncertainty; "We have a bunch of stuff teed-up and ready to go and I told my management the other day that by the time I get off this tour I want to know exactly when the next one is and the one after that because I want to tour all the way until November; maybe with a few breaks here and there and then shoot a movie over the winter. That's the plan to keep touring, promoting "Work Hard, Rock Hard" until August when the new EP comes out and then we'll tour on both of them and we have a special tune coming out on Father's Day which I think everyone in the world will dig because we all have dads called, "My Dad;" it's quite an epoch tune. I''m very proud of what we've got coming out between now and August."
To discover more about Kurt Deimer, please visit https://kurtdeimer.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
Al's Airport Inn 636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton
(609) 883-5252
Sat. (12 p.m.) Acoustic Brunch (5 p.m.) Honeybabe
Sun. (12 p.m.) Sunday Acoustic Brunch w/ Brian Elliot (6 p.m.) DJ Bobby Jones
Mon. 5 p.m. Edison Wilson
Tues. 7 p.m. Mike & Laura Tusay
Wed. 7 p.m. Mark Sacco
Aristaeus Brewing 2475C Big Oak Road Langhorne, PA
(215) 757-2337
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Sat. 3 p.m. Beth Arnold
Sun. 10 a.m. “Sunday Funday Brunch” (2 p.m.) Brian Elliot
Arm & Hammer Park 1 Thunder Road Trenton
(609) 394-3300
Fri. 6 p.m. U.S. Navy Week Movie Night & Band Performance
Arts Council of Princeton 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton
(609) 924-8777
Sat. 3 p.m. Opening Reception: "Steep" (FREE event)
Bailey's Bar & Grille 6922 Bristol-Emilie Road Levittown, PA
(215) 946-7992
Sat. 9 p.m. Soul Custody
Bill's Olde Tavern 2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton
(609) 586-0192
Fri. 7 p.m. The Polish Nannies
Sat. 7 p.m. Curbie & the Sidewalkers
Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia Night
Tues./Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ "Super" Dave Curtis
Ages 21+
Blue Bottle Cafe 101 East Broad Street Hopewell
(609) 333-1710
Wed. 6 p.m. Brian Elliot
Boro Bean 9 East Broad Street Hopewell
(609) 466-6681
Sat. 11 a.m. John Abbott
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve1638 River Road New Hope, PA
Sat. 12:30 p.m. "Washington Crossing Spring Brewfest" $50
Bowman's Tavern 1600 River Road New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2972
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Fermenters
Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan
Sat. 7 p.m. Dave Dales Trio
Sun. (12 p.m.) Larry Tamanini (6 p.m.) Lorenzo
Wed. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott
Brick Farm Tavern130 Hopewell Rocky Hill Road Hopewell
(609) 333-9200
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Cinco De Mayo Celebration" (Live music, mechanical bull)
Bristol Riverside Theater 2501 Bath Road Bristol, PA
(215) 785-0100
Sat. 2 p.m. FREE Spring Concerts in the Park feat. Delaware Valley Wind Ensemble
Broken Goblet Brewing 2500 State Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 812-5653
Thurs. 7 p.m. Mike Estabrook
Sat. 8 p.m. I'm so happy 'cause today I found my friends
Tues. 7 p.m. Luck of the Draw Weekly Dart Tournament
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo Hosted by Righteous Jolly
Candlelight Lounge 24 Passaic Street Trenton
(609) 695-9612
Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam Hosted by The Mojo Gypsies. $5
Sat. 3 p.m. Gene Ghee. $20
Clubhouse at Mountain View (The Patio)
850 Bear Tavern Road Ewing
(609) 538-0808
Fri. 6 p.m. John B Austin Band
COARadio.com 125 South Main Street Hightstown
(609) 241-7103
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. Samantha Fish, Pidgie, Alison Bolshoi, Richie Furay
Color Me Mine (Princeton Shopping Center)
301 Harrison Street Princeton
(609) 581-9500
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Mommy & Me Canvas Painting. (Recommended for ages 6+)
Cooper's Riverview 50 Riverview Plaza Trenton
(609) 393-7300
Thurs.(6 p.m.) (7 p.m.) "Cinco De Mayo Party" w/ Se7en (9 p.m.) Club Night w/ DJ Paul Desisto. Ages 21+
Fri. (5 p.m.) "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere Happy Hour" (8 p.m.) Spare Parts
Sat. 9 p.m. Club Night
Sun. 11 a.m. "Latin Jazz and Mother's Day Brunch" w/ Victor Tarassov
Tues. 5 p.m. “Happy Hour”
Wed. (7 p.m.) Blues Jam on the Deck (8 p.m.) Disco “Hustle” Night w/ "Guest" DJs. $5
All Events Ages 21+
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)
Curran’s Irish Inn 1909 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA
(215) 245-1800
Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo
Fri. 8 p.m. Philly Ringtones
Sat. 8 p.m. Six Cents
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Quizzo
Dacey's Pub 215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-4838
Fri. 6 p.m. Acoustic Music Night
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo
Dadz Bar and Grill 744 Main Street Lumberton
(609)267-4344
Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Nytrous
Sat. 9 p.m. Di Jay Millionz
Sun. 4 p.m. Oldies with DJ Deuce
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Edgar Anderson
Wed. 7 p.m./9 p.m. Poker Night
Decades 2465 South Broad Street Hamilton
(609) 439-0007
Fri. 9 p.m. “Friday Night Dance Party” w/ DJ Ran D
Sat. 9 p.m. "Throwback Saturday"
Tues. 8 p.m. Karaoke Hosted by DJ Wildman Manny
Eddington House Bensalem 2813 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA
(215) 639-1220
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Cinco De Mayo w/ Stephen Anthony
Fri. 8:30 p.m. SideArm
Sat. 8 p.m. Mike & Jen
Wed. 7 p.m. Music Bingo
El Barrio Cantina & Tequila Bar 1470 Buck Road Southampton, PA
(267) 685-0725
Thurs. "Cinco De Mayo" (3 p.m.) Andrew Moorer (6:30 p.m.) Richard Thomas
Fri. 8:30 p.m. Alex Deems
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Big Country And The Finger Pickin' Good Band
Flying Pig Tavern & Tap167 US-Route 130 North Bordentown
(609) 899-7447
Fri. 7 p.m. The Bumpuses
German American Society 215 Uncle Pete's Road Hamilton
(609) 585-5200
Sat. 7 p.m. Retracing "Europe72" w/ "Rainbow Full of Sound" Grateful Dead Tribute. $20 (Cash at door, gates open at 6 p.m.(Outdoor Biergarten Event)
Gleason's Bar 6700 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA
(215) 943-4781
Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo / “Ladies Night”
Fri. (6 p.m.) "Happy Hour" (8 p.m.) Sara and The Sound
Sat. 9 p.m. 90s House Party w/ DJ Dangeruss
Sun. 5 p.m. Joe Devlin
Green Parrot Restaurant Pub, & Patio 240 North Sycamore Street Newtown Township, PA
(215) 504-7277
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Cinco De Mayo Irish Style" w/ Seamus McGroary & CJ Mills (7 p.m.) "Cinco De Mayo" w/ The Philly Keys
Fri. 9 p.m. Nancy Malun
Sat. (4 p.m.) Derby Day Hats and Bow Ties Party (8 p.m.) Bougie & the BEAST
Sun. 10 a.m. Mother's Day Brunch. $35
Halo Pub (Fete)
9 Hullfish Street Princeton
(609) 921-1710
Sat. 6 p.m. The Rangers Nouveau
Hamilton Tap & Grill 557 US Route 130 North Hamilton
(609) 905-0925
Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo w/ DJ Nebbs "Cinco De Mayo"
Fri. 8 p.m. DC Duo
Sun. 11 a.m. Mother's Day Brunch. $34.99 (Adult) $14.99 (Kids under age of 13)
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.) "Radio Petty" Tom Petty Tribute. $25 (11 p.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sat. (8:30 p.m.) Buzzer Band (11:59 p.m.) DJ Dance Party
Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dwayne
Wed. 7 p.m. Jumper Duo
Hopewell Theater 5 South Greenwood Avenue Hopewell
(609) 466-1964
Fri. 8 p.m. Jeffrey Gaines. $30, $32.50, $34
Hopewell United Methodist Church 20 Blackwell Avenue Hopewell
(609) 466-0471
Fri. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night
Sat. (5 p.m.) Hopewell Hayride Presents: “A Live Game Show” Hosted by Ron MacCloskey. (6 p.m.) Hopewell Hayride (Old Time Country & Bluegrass). Hosted by Frank Bruno feat. Al Kessel & Never Too Late Band $15 (Suggested donation adults)
Hopewell Valley Vineyards 46 Yard Avenue Pennington
(609) 737-4465
Fri. 4 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. (5:30 p.m.) Just Us
Sat. 5:30 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Two Voices
Sun. (11 a.m.) Mother's day Brunch (1:30 p.m.)"Jazzy Sundays" feat. Chris from Rave On!
Hurricane 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.) Happy Hour w/ Johnny Betz (9 p.m.) First Time Around
Mon. 7 p.m. Motown Mondays w/ DJ Slow Ice
Tues. 7 p.m. Acoustic Tuesdays w/ Cara Cartney
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic w/ Laura Fiacco
Il Portico Restorante Italiano 273 West Route 130 South Burlington
(609) 239-1000
Fri. / Sat. 6:30 p.m. Live Music (TBA)
Irish Rover Station House 1033 South Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA
(215) 970-5412
Thurs. 12 p.m. "Cinco De Mayo"
Sat. (4 p.m.) Kentucky Derby Watch Party (8 p.m.) Aaron Quarterman
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo
Iron Plow Vineyards 26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus
(732) 306-9111
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Bud Belviso
Sat. 6:30 p.m. Ryan Zimmerman
Iron Plow Vineyards Tasting Room 61 High Street Mt. Holly
(732) 306-9111
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Wayne Palmer & Friends
Ivy Tavern 3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton
(609) 888-1435
Thurs. 9 p.m. Open Mic
Fri. 8 p.m. "Comedy a The Ivy" Hosted by PJ Stansbury feat. Dan Regan, Rich Carucci, Bill Chiang, Lynn Emonds. $10, doos open at 7:30 p.m.
Sun. 6 p.m. Karaoke Latinos
All shows 21+
John & Peter's 96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa
(215) 862-5981
Sat. 8 p.m. Those Looks, The Extensions, Joy On Fire, Alpha Rabbit.
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic (Sign-ups start at 8:30 p.m.)
Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational
All shows 21+
Killarney's Publick House 1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton
(609) 586-1166
Thurs. 11 a.m. "Cinco De Mayo" 6 p.m.
Fri. 7 p.m. Guns 4 Hire
Sat. (10 a.m.) (5 p.m.) Kentucky Derby Day (9 p.m.) DJ Jimmy G
Sun. 10 a.m. Sunday Mother's Day Brunch
Lambertville House 32 Bridge Street Lambertville
(609) 397-0200
Fri. 6 p.m. Just Jeff
Laurita Winery 85 Archertown Road New Egypt
(609) 752-0200
Sat. 7 p.m. '90's Dance Party
Sun. 10 a.m. / 2:30 p.m. (Two Seatings) Mother's Day Brunch. $58 (Adults) $30 (Kids ages 6-12 / ages 5 and under Free. This event is SOLD OUT check for availability)
Logan Inn 10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2300
Thurs. 6 p.m. Edward Swanton
Fri. 8:30 p.m. Rob Tait
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Edward Swanton
Sun. 11:30 a.m. Sunday Mother's Day Brunch feat. Aaron Quarterman
Magikava 87a South Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2739
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic
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
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia Night
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula and Sam
Millhill Basement 300 S. Broad Street Trenton
(609) 989-1600
Fri. 10 p.m. The Run Around, toth, Burntmill Ghosts. Ages 21+
Sat. 8 p.m. The Run Around, Bombs Delayed, Burntmill Ghosts, The Geriatrics. $6 (advance), doors open at 7 p.m., ages 21+
More Than Q 13 Klines Court Lambertville
(609) 773-0072
Sat. 2 p.m. Michael Patrick & Special Guests
Music Mountain Theater 1483 Route 179 Lambertville
(609)397-3337
Fri. 8 p.m. "The Producers" $25
Sat. 8 p.m. "The Producers" $25
Sun. 3 p.m. "The Producers" $25
All Shows Require Masks for the Unvaccinated
Naked Brewing Company 212 Mill Street Bristol, PA
(267) 544-7129
Sat. 11 a.m. Weekend “Acoustic” Brunch (12 p.m.) Music by Fly On The Wall
Sun. 11 a.m. Weekend Brunch
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia
New Hope Winery (The Pour House)
6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA
(215) 794-2331
Sat. 1 p.m. Snap Dragons
Sun.12 p.m. Mother's Day w/ Music by (1 p.m.) Faye Meyer
Newtown Brewing Company 103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8609
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Star Wars" Trivia Night
Fri. 6 p.m. Boondashark
Sat. 6 p.m. Frank Cervantes
Sun. 12 p.m. Mother's Day w/ JDuo
Nick's Roast Beef 4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA
(215) 637-5151
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Fri. 9 p.m. Jamison
Sun. 4 p.m. Sir Rod
Nottingham Fire Co. Ballroom 200 Mercer Street Hamilton Square
(609) 890-9834
Fri. 7:30 p.m. Drag Queen Dinner & Show Hosted by Donna Ria feat. Tina Montgomery, Asia Monroe, Vicky Vibrato. (SOLD OUT check for availability, doors open at 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m.)
Nottingham Tavern 9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square
(609) 587-6623
Thurs. (1 p.m.) "Cinco De Mayo" (7 p.m.) Danny Coleman’s Rock On Radio “Happy Hour” Hosted by Danny Coleman feat. Music by Mark Sacco (9:30 pm.) Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Deep Release
Ages 21+
Oldestone Restaurant 15 South Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-7044
Thurs. 7 p.m. Joe & Krista (Deco Bar)
Sun.11 a.m. Mother's day Brunch
Old Town Pub 135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 291-9232
Thurs.8 p.m. Cinco De Mayo w/ DJ Dan
Fri. 8 p.m. Marcia & Dan
Sat. 8 p.m. Mario & Frank
Palmer Square 40 Nassau Street Princeton
Sat.12 p.m. Strictly 60s
Patriots Crossing 1339 River Road Titusville
(609) 737-2780
Sat. 8 p.m. The Brooks Brothers
Pete's Steak House 523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton
(609) 585-8008
Fri. 9:30 p.m. The Shakes
Piccolissimo Italian Grille 23203 Columbus Road Columbus
(609) 291-1033
Fri. 5:30 p.m. Rich
Sat. 5:30 p.m. Ed Wilson
Pinot's Pallette127 Village Boulevard Princeton
(609) 285-5102
Sun. 11 a.m. Mother's Day "Motions of Harmony" (BYOB)
Princeton University (Richardson Auditorium)
Nassau Street Princeton
Sat. 8 p.m. Maestro Milanov & Stefan Jackiw w/ The Princeton Symphoy Orchestra
Puerto Barrios Restaurant845 Chambers Street Trenton
(609) 393-3663
Thurs. 11 a.m. "Cinco De Mayo" All Day "Fiesta"
Ralphie's 2295 2nd Street Pike Newtown, PA
(267) 491-5408
Fri. 8 p.m. Plush
Restart The Arts 236 High Street Burlington
Sat. 1 p.m. Random Notes Duo
Revere Restaurant 802 River Road Ewing
(609) 882-6365
Thurs. 6 p.m. Bad Hombres
Sat. 6 p.m. Danny Lynch Project
River Horse Brewing Company 2 Graphics Drive Ewing
(609) 883-0890
Sat. 6:30 p.m. "Gnarly Carnage: Murder, '80s Style" A True Crime Event. Hosted by Sarah Cailean. $15-$65.
River House at Odette’s 274 South Rive Road New Hope, PA
(215) 682-2022
Thurs. 7 p.m. Seth Witcher
Sat. 6 p.m. Bob Egan
Sun. 10 a.m. Mother's Day Brunch. $67 (Adults) $25 (Kids ages 4-12 / ages 3 and under free)
Tues. 6 p.m. Lorenzo Branca
Wed. 6 p.m. Megan Knight
Rossi's Bar & Grill 2110 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton
(609) 890-2004
Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Ernie White
Saint Mark United Methodist Church 465 Paxson Avenue Hamilton Square
(609) 587-1286
Fri. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Bill Wieszczek
Second Sin Brewing Company 1500 Grundy Lane Bristol, PA
(267) 812-5251
Thurs. 4 p.m. Trivia
Shady Brook Farm 931 Stony Hill Road Yardley, PA
(215) 968-1670
Fri. 5:30 p.m. "Summer unWINEd Concert Series" feat. Black Rose
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo w/ Emily & Joe
Small World Coffee 14 Witherspoon Street Princeton
(609) 924-4377 x2
Sat. 6 p.m. Rainbow Fresh (Solo)
Sparky World-Famous Beer Garden 4333 New Falls Road Levittown, PA
(215) 943-2321
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Dan
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Spellbound
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
Steam Pub 606 2nd Street Pike Southampton, PA
(215) 942-6468
Thurs. 9 p.m. "Cinco De Mayo Party" w/ DJ Ernesto
Sat. 10:30 p.m. Jumper
Stone Terrace by John Henry's 2275 Kuser Road Hamilton
(609) 581-8855
Fri. 7 p.m. "Friday Night with Frank Sinatra" Benefitting The Jeremy Fund feat. Chris Pinella and his Orchestra. $100, ages 21+ (Includes dinner/beer/wine. Advance ticket purchase only)
1675 Spirits 2685 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA
(215) 645-1445
Sat. 6 p.m. Paul Plumeri Duo
Taps Sports Bar 4021-4023 Veterans Highway Levittown, PA
(215) 486-7862
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke Hosted by Paula
Mon. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Bill Monach
Tara's Tavern 1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown
(609) 286-2300
Fri. 9 p.m. Castles In The Sky Duo
Sat. 9 p.m. Jeanne Morris Band
Telouro Jazz Café 826 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA
(267) 797-5456
Fri. 7 p.m. Jack Furlong Quartet
Temperance House 5 South State Street Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8050
Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Session Blues Hosted by Steve Guyger
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia w/ Righteous Jolly
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Cara Cartney
TGI Fridays 780 Route 130 South Hamilton
(609) 581-6910
Sat. 6 p.m. Veronica Kole
TGI Fridays 3535 U.S. Route 1 North #275 Princeton
(609) 520-0378
Fri. 6 p.m. Matthew Cook
Sun. 1 p.m. Lisa Bouchelle
The Buck Hotel 1200 Buck Road Feasterville, PA
(215) 396-2002
Thurs. 7 p.m. Kirko
Fri. 7 p.m. Love Junk
Sat. 9 p.m. Legacy
Tues. 6 p.m. Danny Lynch
The Cool Cricket 216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro
(609) 291-9110
Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke
Sat. 9 p.m. Unleashed
The Dubliner 34 North Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 693-1816
Fri. 7 p.m. Seamus Kelleher
Sat. 7 p.m. Gabriel Donohue
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. Ear Candy
Sat. 9 p.m. Starship Lovechild
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Bill & Kathy
The HOB Tavern 146 Second Street Bordentown
(609) 291-7020
Fri. 8 p.m. DJ Entertainment
Tues 7 p.m. Music Bingo
The Irish Horne Bar & Restaurant 882 2nd Street Pike Richboro, PA
(215) 942-4000
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Cinco De Mayo Party" feat. Keep The Change Band, Miguel Martinez
The Ivy Inn 248 Nassau Street Princeton
(609) 921-8555
Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Fatha Ramzee
Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Deco
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv
Wed. 10 p.m. Total Request w/ DJ Rockin' Ron
The Morrisville Tavern 376 West Trenton Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-5310
Mon. 7 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Tim
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Night
The Newtown Theatre 120 North State Street Newtown, PA
(215) 968-3859
Fri. 8 p.m. "Steal Your Peach" Celebrating The Allman Brothers Band and Grateful Dead. $25
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rain Man"
The Roost 181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge
(609) 208-0050
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Sean Cox & Joe Hoyer
Fri. 8 p.m. Riverdogs
Sat. 8 p.m. 80s Party w/ 80s Undercover
The Sycamore Grill 255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA
(215) 908-6326
Fri. 8 p.m. Danny Lynch Project
Sat. 8 p.m. "First Saturday" w/ Plush Duo
The Union Firehouse 18 Washington Street Mount Holly
(609) 288-6491
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. "Cinco De Mayo Pre-Camp Jam Party" w/ Suburban Sensi
Fri. 8 p.m. $10, doors open at 7 p.m. 2 p.m. "Camp Jam in the Holly" w/ MC Majik Mike feat. (7 p.m.) Solid Bronze, Billy Walton Band, Rhythm Addicts, Mums the Word. $20 (advance / 2-day passes $40)
Sat. 8:30 p.m. $10, doors open at 7 p.m. 2 p.m. "Camp Jam in the Holly" Music Festival w/ MC Majik Mike feat. (3 p.m.) Wonky Pocket, The Quitoxe Project, NorthEast Corners, Jersey Corn Pickers, Billy D. Light Trio, Pure Jerry, All Star Jam. $30 (advance / 2-day passes $40)
Tir Na Nog 1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton
(609) 392-2554
Sun. 3 p.m. "Irish Sessions"
All Shows 21+
Tomasello Winery 1 North Union Street Lambertville
(800) 866-9463
Sun. 10 a.m. Mother's Day Brunch (2 p.m.) Music by Rick Winow. $48.95 (Adults) $19.95 (Kids 12 and under)
Trenton Social 449 South Broad Street Trenton
(609) 989-7777
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour Throwback Thursday"
Fri. 6 p.m. "Fallow Exhibition"
Sat. 9 p.m. Live Music (TBA) 8 p.m. "Drag Night" $15 (Online sales only. masks required for unvaccinated attendees)
Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Karaoke" Hosted by Sweets
Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Tobias & Lea (Sign-ups at 7:30 p.m.)
Under The Moon 23 North Union Street Lambertville
(609) 397-1710
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Mom's Night" Prix Fixe Dinner. $50
Sat. 12 p.m. James Popik
Sun. 10 a.m. Mother's Day Brunch
Wed. 8 p.m. Just Jeff
Union Coffee 49 North Union Street Lambertville
(609) 460-4637
Sun. 4 p.m. Java Jive w/ Bill Ihling
Vault Brewing Company 10 South Main Street Yardley, PA
(267) 573-4291
Fri. 7 p.m. Tom Trovas
Sat. 7 p.m. Suzette Ortiz Latin Ensemble
Working Dog Winery 610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown
(609) 371-6000
Sat. 1 p.m. Bob & Dave
Sun. 1 p.m. Spoondrift
WWFM 89.1 FM HD2 Radio MCCC Old Trenton Road West Windsor
Jazzon2.org
Mon. 7 p.m. "Danny Coleman's Got The Blues"
Yankee Doodle Tap Room 10 Palmer Square Princeton
(609) 921-7500
Thurs. 7 p.m. Patrick Murphy
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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