Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...8/29/24

By Danny Coleman

originally published: 08/29/2024

"Yeah, yeah, just sitting here in my backyard having some coffee and knocking some interviews out. I have to admit, this is my spot. I get up every morning, I've got three dogs, a huge backyard, I sit here and have a cup of coffee, a cigarette and throw a ball for hours and then I feed them and come right back here to check emails and do interviews and whatever so, yes, this is definitely my spot; I'm an old grumpy man with a routine," laughed Dead Daisies frontman John Corabi as he discussed the band's latest record called "Light 'Em Up," the mystique of Muscle Shoals, the importance of music history to musicians and more.

Corabi, a New Jersey native and Philly area guy has bounced around in several notable bands including Union and a brief stint with Motley Crue but it's with the Dead Daisies where he's most comfortable and for their soon to be released on September 6 new album "Light 'Em Up," the band chose a spot to record some of it where many others have comfortably done the same.

"Light 'Em Up;" he began. "Obviously after the success of last years' tour that we did and for those who don't know, I kind of left the band for a couple of years and last year I came back and last year we went on tour. The band had kind of a "Best Of" record, they did a 10 year anniversary and put out kind of a "Best Of" record and went out on tour and promoted that and we had a great response from the fans. So, at the end of last year before the holidays, we sat down and talked about doing some really cool stuff and one of them was getting in and doing a new record. So, we all got together here in Nashville for a little bit and then had the great fortune of going down to; I don't know if you've seen the documentary, there was a documentary series on the Muscle Shoals sound, obviously in Muscle Shoals, Alabama; we went down there and did a little writing, a little jamming and some recording and came back to Nashville and finished the record. So, we're really excited about it, it's so easy writing with these guys, it's kind of like I never left the band but we're really pleased with how the record came out and we're excited for everybody to hear it."

"The first record I did with the band," he went on, "We did in Australia in Sydney. Again, anybody who knows the band knows that David Lowy was from Australia; he kind of bops around a bit so he's got a place in Australia and in New York but we did, "Make Some Noise" and "Burn It Down" here in Nashville and it was funny, we were just kind of talking about different studios and I believe with Glenn (Hughes) they did a record at Sunset Sound in L.A. and another one in France. So, we were talking about cool studios and it's just weird, there are certain places that just have a vibe to them. We had all seen the documentary on Netflix about the Muscles Shoals sound and we just kind of wanted to see what it was all about and there is a little bit of history there working with Marti. There was an original studio in Muscle Shoals called "Fame" and that's where the whole thing started and they had Aretha Franklin, all of these old Blues guys, a couple of killer Rock acts and a publishing company in the building and they had these session guys called "The Swampers" which Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote about in "Sweet Home Alabama." So, a couple of those guys left and started another studio across town which just kept building this insane clientele of different artists like The Rolling Stones, Bob Seger and all of these killer acts from the late '60s and '70s and then oddly enough, some of the people from the second studio actually left and came to Nashville and they bought a place called Quad which Neil Young recorded "Harvest" in and has a legendary list of artists who've recorded at Quad.The last two records that I've done with the band, "Burn It Down" and "Make Some Noise" were recorded at Marti Frederiksen's studio . is Quad. We wanted to get back to basics and all this other kind of stuff and somehow in the conversation we were like, well, we've got this kind of weird lineage with "Fame Studios," let's go down to Muscle Shoals and do some writing and some recording down there and as it turned out, we were walking around the room in awe of the historic story of that room. We were sitting there looking at pictures of Aretha Franklin singing at the microphone that I sang in and she's got a cocktail and a cigarette and she's just belting out this stuff and pictures of The Allman Brothers rehearsing in the room because they actually rehearsed in that room and just the story, the history and the lineage, we were just so blown away by it and besides the record "Light 'Em Up," we actually did some really cool jamiing and recorded some of that; so, there's some other stuff that may come out in the future that we did while we were down there, extra stuff that I think people will be blown away by. So, we just wanted to go down and soak up some of the mojo in the room, just sing on the microphone that Aretha Franklin or Greg Allman sang on. All of these legendary artists like Steven Tyler were down there; I guess it was a few years back he did a version of "Brown Sugar" there with Nuno Bettencourt there. It was just one of those bucket-list things, there's no rhyme or reason to it. We just wanted to go down, see what it's all about and like I said, suck up some of the mojo and hopefully get something good out of it and I believe we did. It's really weird, as a musician, I had the good fortune of being able to play CBGBs and back in the day when I lived in Philadelphia being able to play at The Stone Pony and when I moved to L.A. you sit there and read all these stories about The Doors playing and being the house band at The Whisky or Zeppelin on their first tour played The Whisky. So, when you get to play there, there's all of these little bucket-list things that most people probably don't think about as your average concert goer; you know what I mean? They're like, oh yeah, I'm going to The Whisky to see The Dead Daisies because that's their local club but for us to stand on the same stage as Robert Plant stood on on his first tour or Jim Morrison or Janis Joplin or any other legendary artist is just kind of a fun bucket-list thing. I know this sounds really weird but you just hope to take a little piece of that mojo, put it in your back pocket and say, OK, cross that one off, I've played there. So, regardless of what it means to anybody else, for us, it was just such an honor for us to sit in that room and record some of the stuff we did while we were there. I can literally say to people, yup, I've recorded at The Record Plant, I've recorded at this place and that place and by the way, I've actually recorded at Muscle Shoals; same place as Aretha Franklin, The Stones, The Allman Brothers; it was just an honor for us, this bucket-list thing and I can't say it enough; we were in awe of the place and then come back to Nashville and step into Marti's studio which is part three of the lineage of the Muscle Shoals sound. I remember getting The Village Voice or The Aquarian when I was in Philly and seeing ads; who is this guy Springsteen playing at The Stone Pony? There's just certain places that have a history to them. There is another one in New Haven, Connecticut, I believe it is called Toad's and it's like, Toad's, yeah whatever, I've never heard of it. Yeah, well, hey dude, that's the place where The Stones went into unannounced to do warm-up gigs before they went out on a huge stadium tour. Like I said, I was incredibly fortunate to play at CBGBs in 1999 and we were so excited to be in there because that's where Blondie and The Ramones and all of these legendary bands played. The Surf Ballroom in Iowa. You walk into that place and it's this beautiful old '30s ballroom and there is all of this stuff on the wall about Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper; that was the last place they played before the plane crash. So, there are all of these kinds of bucket-list recording studios and clubs that may not mean anything to the average person but for a musician and I'm kind of a little bit of a historian when it comes to music; it's an honor to stand on the stage where Buddy Holly played his last show. I remember back in the day when I was with Motley Crue, I got to finally go to Japan and it was my first trip.I was so pumped months before we even went that I was gonna get to play Budokan; you just sit there and think, "Cheap Trick Live at Budokan" and this was live at Budokan. So, there's just certain places around the world that are in their own right, these legendary places that it's just awesome to walk into the building, write some music, accomplish something and then take it off your bucket-list and say, I played there. So, just from a personal historic thing, I can tell my grand-daughters, Grandpop played Budokan (laughs), if there's still Cheap Trick records, I can say, Grandpop played the same place (laughs)."

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The importance of history not only drew them to Muscle Shoals but it was by looking at other band's and their recording histories as well as that comfort level once again that seems to give the Dead Daisies a little extra push.

"The record itself; I don't think I've ever been in a band that from a song perspective has never been this creative. I remember the first record I did with the Daisies, the manager came to us and said, "OK, we're going to do a record. I need you guys to fly to Australia. You're gonna go in on March 10 and be done by April 10 and I'm sitting there going, wait; what? We have a month to write, record, mix and master a record, artwork and everything included? I'm sitting there thinking, this is crazy. Then I saw this documentary album series thing; they did one on Queen "Night At The Opera" and Pink Floyd and they did one on Deep Purple "Machine Head." Initially, Deep Purple had three-and-a-half weeks to do an album, went to Switzerland and the Grand Hotel burned down and they had to move and then to a second place and then they had to move a third time but they did "Machine Head" in like 21 days. I was like, OK, if they can do eight songs I think on that record in 21 days, then we can do 10 in a month. We went down there, we all got into this room and wrote, recorded, mixed and mastered this record in a month and when we did "Make Some Noise," we did it in like three-and-one-half weeks and when we did "Burn It Down," it was in like three-and-a-half weeks or a month. Doing this record; we went on tour last year and everybody kind of got in a groove and fell into their place and as I said, it was like I'd never left. We got into the studio and we had ideas that we put into a Dropbox and then we got together as a band and go through everybody's ideas as a band and the one that everybody says, "Oh, that's cool" and we work on it, try to map it out, lay it down and then I go into another room by myself or with Marti and try to work out melodies or start hammering lyrics and it just came together really fast again. The crazy thing, I told you we did some jamming down in Muscle Shoals so we have some additional material and then there are a ton ideas in the Dropbox that we didn't even get to. So, we've probably got another two or three records of material that we can break out in the future. This band, for some weird reason, we get into a room, the four or five of us and we're all throwing ideas in and we're saying, instead of going to this chord try this one and it just works and it's fast. It's an odd thing because the first Union record was like a year or a year-and-a-half of just writing and then the Motley record was like a year-and-a-half or two years; the other record that became "Generation Swine" when Vince Neil came back, that was two years. So, it's just odd for me, pardon my ego, to literally be in a band that can produce something that's pretty kick ass in a relatively short period of time.I just feel really blessed at this point of my career to be involved with four or five other talented people, including Marti and be able to put together killer records in just a month; it's crazy."

"Light 'Em Up" is due to be released on September 6 while the band is currently out on the road overseas. So, to discover more about them, Corabi and the album, please visit https://thedeaddaisies.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

Ace Cafe
15 Market Place New Hope, PA
Thurs. 6 p.m. Bike Night
Fri. 6 p.m. Station Wagon Night
Sun. (11 a.m.) 3-Wheeler Sunday (6 p.m.) Porsche Night

Adventure Crossing
Route 537 Monmouth Road @ I-195 Jackson
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Falguni Pathak Dandia Dhoom 2024

Al's Airport Inn
636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton
(609) 883-5252
Thurs. 5 p.m. Mike Tusay
Sat. (12 p.m.) Acoustic Brunch w/ Rob Silvers (5 p.m.) John Brennan
Sun. (12 p.m.) Sunday Acoustic Brunch w/ Bill Thomas (7:30 p.m.) DJ Bobby Jones
Mon. 5 p.m. Rob Silvers
Tues. 7 p.m. Mike & Laura
Wed. 7 p.m. Mark Sacco

Aristaeus Brewing
2475C Big Oak Road Langhorne, PA
(215) 757-2337
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia

Arm & Hammer Park
1 Thunder Road Trenton
(609) 394-3300
Thurs. 7 p.m. Boomer for the People Notebook Giveaway and post-game FIREWORKS
Fri. 7 p.m. Boomer for the People Bobblehead and Decades Night

Arts Council of Princeton
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton
(609) 924-8777
Thurs./Fri./Sat. 8 p.m. Chimera Presents: "Outside The Frame"
Wed. 7 p.m. JAM: Jersey Art Meet-Up

Ashlynn Distillery
32 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA
Thurs. 6 p.m. Cecil & Carl
Fri. 7 p.m. SoulShine
Sat. 7 p.m. Lisa Bouchelle
Sun. 3 p.m. Cecil & Troy
Wed. 6 p.m. Cara Cartney

Bill's Olde Tavern
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton
(609) 586-0192
Fri. 7 p.m. Moot Davis
Sat. 7 p.m. The Jenks
Tues. 8 p.m. / Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke
Ages 21+

Bit-hin' Kitten Brewery
58-B East Bridge Street Morrisville, PA
(267) 799-5348
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo

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

Boro Bean
9 East Broad Street Hopewell
(609) 466-6681
Sat. 11 a.m. John Abbott

Bowman's Tavern
1600 River Road New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2972
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Jeffrey Fadden Duo
Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan
Sat. 7 p.m. Jim Dedrick Duo
Sun. (12 p.m.) Bill Avayou Trio (6 p.m.) Lorenzo
Wed. 6 p.m. Liz DuFour

Broken Goblet Brewing
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 812-5653
Thurs. 7 p.m. Mike Estabrook All Request Show
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

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

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

Clubhouse at Mountain View (The Patio)
850 Bear Tavern Road Ewing
(609) 538-0808
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Full Grown Men

Cooper's Riverview
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton
(609) 393-7300
Thurs. 7 p.m. Lovelight
Fri. 5 p.m. Happy Hour (7 p.m.) Soul Cruisers
Sat. 8 p.m. A Freestyle Explosion w/ DJ Frankie Cutlass

Crossing Vineyard and Winery
1853 Wrightstown Road Washington Crossing, PA
(215) 493-6500
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia

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

Dacey's Pub
215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-4838
Fri. 6:30 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 w/ Jimmy Mannix
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Linda

Dharma Bums
4935 River Road New Hope, PA
(215) 663-2867
Thurs. 7 p.m. Dark Hollow Road
Fri. 8 p.m. One-Eyed Jack. $15 (advance)
Sat. 8 p.m. "Shine On" Pink Floyd Tribute. $15 (advance)
Wed. 7 p.m. DBums Hootenanny: An Open Mic of Music, Comedy & Spoken Word Hosted by Michael Henry Robert

Eddington House Bensalem
2813 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA
(215) 639-1220
Fri. 8:30 p.m. EarCandy
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Last Call
Sun. 3 p.m. Ryan Bidermann
Mon. 5:30 p.m. "Family Fun Night" w/ Amazing Balloon Creations by Kelsi-Joe

Escape Resort, Restaurant & Bar
120 Pheasant Run Road Newtown, PA
Fri. 6 p.m. Mike & Laura
Sun. 2 p.m. End of Summer Splash w/ DJ Jack
Tues. 6 p.m. Karaoke

Flying Pig Tavern & Tap
167 US-Route 130 North Bordentown
(609) 899-7447
Thurs. 7 p.m. BINGO
Sat. 9 p.m. Talking In Cursive
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia

Forsgate Country Club
375 Forsgate Drive Monroe
(732) 521-0700
Fri. 5:30 p.m. Music on the Terrace w/ NGXB
Sat. 12:30 p.m. Music Poolside w/ The Covers

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

Friendly's
1031 Washington Boulevard Robbinsville
(609) 426-9203
Thurs. 5 p.m. Cruise Night
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 (9:30 p.m.) Karaoke
Fri. (6 p.m.) "Happy Hour" (8 p.m.) Electric Beach
Sat. (12 p.m.) Music Bingo (8 p.m.) All Lit Up
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
Fri. 8 p.m. Bar None Duo
Sat. 8 p.m. Paul Marturano

Grounds For Sculpture
80 Sculptors way Hamilton
(609) 586-0616
Sat. 12 p.m. Noodle Mountain Activation

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

Hamilatte Cafe
1971 Route 33 Hamilton
Sat. 6:30 p.m. Acoustic Saturdays

Hamilton Tap & Grill
557 US Route 130 North Hamilton
(609) 905-0925
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Music Bingo w/ DJ Nebbs
Sat. 8 p.m. Karaoke
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.) "Live at The Fillmore" Allman Brothers Band Tribute. $30 (11 p.m. ) DJ Dance Party
Sat. (8:30 p.m.) Castle Lane (11:59 p.m.) DJ Summer Dance Party
Sun. (1 p.m.) Midnight Sun Orchestra (6:30 p.m.) Slidewinder Blues Band
Mon. Karaoke w/ DJ Steve
Tues. 7 p.m. Jillian Ashcroft Jazz Quartet
Wed. 7 p.m. Jumper Duo

Hopewell Valley Golf Club
114 Pennington-Hopewell Road Hopewell
(609) 737-1199
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Jack Furlong

Hopewell Valley Vineyards
46 Yard Avenue Pennington
(609) 737-4465
Fri. 4 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. (5:30 p.m.) Strange Brew Crew
Sat. (9 a.m.) WWFM (1 p.m.) Deb & Mike (5:30 p.m.) "Music & Merlot" feat. The Craig Sailer Project
Mon. 12 p.m. Labor Day at the Vineyard feat. (1:30 p.m.) Blue Jersey Band

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.
Tues. 8 p.m. Acoustic Tuesday w/ Mikey Jr.
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
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo Night

Iron Plow Vineyards
26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus
(732) 306-9111
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Ant Cannuli or Wounded Souls
Sat. 6:30 p.m. Steve Guyger and Rich Macpherson
Sun. 2 p.m. Bob O & Tara Woodcock

Ivy Tavern
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton
(609) 888-1435
Thurs. 8:30 p.m. Karaoke
All shows 21+

Jersey Girl Cafe`
731 Highway 33 Hamilton
Thurs. 6 p.m. Watercolor Collage: "Tropical Fish" w/ Rebecca Swan Art. $45 (Includes all materials and a $10 cafe` voucher)

John & Peter's
96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa
(215) 862-5981
Thurs. 9 p.m. All Hell
Fri. 9 p.m. Comedy Night w/ Mike Dialto and Friends
Sat. (3 p.m.) Michael Henry Robert (9 p.m.) Up & Orange
Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational
All shows 21+

Killarney's Publick House
1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton
(609) 586-1166
Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Lou Mutter (10 p.m.) DJ Bay
Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch feat. (12 p.m.) "Yappy Hour On The Paddy-O (5:30 p.m.) Anthony Cannuli (10 p.m.) DJ Jimmy G
Sun. 10 a.m. "Sunday Funday" Brunch

Laurita Winery
85 Archertown Road New Egypt
(609) 752-0200
Thurs. 5:15 p.m. Sip, Snip & A Sunset. $40
Fri. (5 p.m.) Cornhole Tournament (5:15 p.m.) Sip, Snip & A Sunset. $40 (6 p.m.) Seafood Boil. $36
Sat. (3:30 p.m.) Clam Bake (5:15 p.m.) Sip, Snip & A Sunset. $40
Sun. 3:30 p.m. Sip, Snip & A Sunset. $40
Mon. 12 p.m. Customer Appreciation Day (3:30 p.m.) Sip, Snip & A Sunset. $40

Lawrenceville Main Street
17 Phillips Avenue Lawrenceville
(609) 219-9300
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Music In The Park" feat. Painting by Voice. (Weeden Park FREE admission)

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

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

Logan Inn
10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2300
Thurs. 6 p.m. Aaron Quarterman
Fri. 7 p.m. Bill Tally Trio
Sun.11:30 a.m. Mark Feingold Trio

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

MarketFair
3535 U.S Highway 1 Princeton (Center Courtyard)
(609) 452-7777
Thurs./Fri. 7 p.m. Cirque De Paris
Sat. 2:30 p.m./4:30 p.m./7 p.m. Cirque De Paris
Sun. 2 p.m./4:30 p.m. Cirque De Paris
Mon./Wed. 7 p.m. Cirque De Paris

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

Mercer County Park (Boathouse at Mercer Lake)
334 South Post Road West Windsor
(866) 683-3586
Thurs. 5 p.m. Kindred Spirit

Mercer County Park Festival Grounds
Hughes Drive/Old Trenton Road West Windsor
(609) 448-1947
Sat./Sun. 11 a.m. Indo-American Fair 2024 feat. Ameesha Patel
Sat. 12 p.m. Womanspace's Community Appreciation Day (Takes place at East Picnic Grounds)

Music Mountain Theater
1483 Route 179 Lambertville
(609)397-3337
Fri. 8 p.m. "The Scarlet Pimpernel"
Sat. 3 p.m./ 8 p.m. "The Scarlet Pimpernel"
Sun. 3 p.m. "The Scarlet Pimpernel"

Naked Brewing Company
212 Mill Street Bristol, PA
(267) 544-7129
Thurs.6:30 p.m. Dana Collins Project
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company
909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA
(215) 458-7081
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Night

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

Newtown Brewing Company
103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8609
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "80's" Trivia
Fri. 6 p.m. John Thomas
Wed. 4 p.m. Open Mic Night

Nick's Roast Beef
4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA
(215) 637-515
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Fri. 9 p.m. Pirate Radio
Sat. 8 p.m. Little Sister
Sun. 4 p.m. Blackwater Trio
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke

NJWeedman's Dispensary
322 East State Street Trenton
(609) 437-0898
Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke

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

Nottingham Tavern
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square
(609) 587-6623
Thur. 9:30 pm. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Asylum Choir
Mon. 6 p.m. BINGO
Ages 21+

O'Connors American Bar & Grille
1383 Monmouth Road Easthampton
(609) 261-1555
Thurs. 5 p.m. "9th Anniversary Celebration" feat. (6 p.m.) The Grouser Girls

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
Fri. 6 p.m. Pennington Station Band
Wed. 6:30 p.m. Trivia Night

Old Town Pub
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 291-9232
Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia
Fri. 9 p.m. Radio Fiction
Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch

Palmer Square
40 Nassau Street Princeton
Sat. 12 p.m. Summer Music Series feat. Vintage Vibe Tribe

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. Karaoke

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

Pete's Steak House
523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton
(609) 585-8008
Fri. 9:30 p.m. Deep Release

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

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

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

River House at Odette’s
274 South Rive Road New Hope, PA
(215) 682-2022
Thurs. 7 p.m. Cara Cartney
Fri. 7 p.m. Keith Franklin & Catrice
Sat. 7 p.m. Bob Egan

Robbinsville Community Park
West Manor Way Robbinsville
Sun. 8 a.m. Mercer County Half-Marathon

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

Rustic River Rodeo
720 County Road 539 New Egypt
Fri. 6 p.m. Rustic River Rodeo w/ Music by Buckshot. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Saint Gregory The Great Catholic Church
4620 Nottingham Way Hamilton Square
Fri. 3 p.m. "Knightfest 2024" Foodtruck Festival feat. (6:30 p.m.) The Nerds

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

Screamin' Hill Brewery
83 Emleys Hill Road Cream Ridge
(609) 401-2025
Sat. 2 p.m. Chet & Ari

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

Shady Brook Farm
931 Stony Hill Road Yardley, PA
(215) 968-1670
Fri. 6:30 p.m. "UnWINEd" Concert feat. '80s Revolution. $12 (advance/online, $15 at door), doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Sat. "Party On The Patio" feat. (2 p.m.) Joe Lestochi (6:30 p.m.) The Loop (9 p.m.) FIREWORKS
Sun. "Party On The Patio" feat. 2 p.m. Lisa Bouchelle

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

Small World Coffee
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton
(609) 924-4377 x2
Sat. 7 p.m. Black Cat Habitat

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. Never Enough
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
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Kev Nichols

Tara's Tavern
1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown
(609) 286-2300
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Kenny Dubman

Tavern On The Lake
101 Main Street Hightstown
(609) 426-9345
Sat. 8 p.m. A Night of Soul w/ Genna & Jesse
Tues. 6 p.m. Trivia
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke

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

TGI Fridays
780 Route 130 South Hamilton
(609) 581-6910
Sun. 9 p.m. Karaoke

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

TGI Fridays
3535 U.S. Route 1 North #275 Princeton
(609) 520-0378
Thurs. 8 p.m. Trivia Night

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

The Buck Hotel
1200 Buck Road Feasterville, PA
(215) 396-2002
Thurs. 7 p.m. Kirko
Fri. 8 p.m. Love Junk
Sat. (11 a.m.) Brunch (9 p.m.) Gilligan Yacht Rock
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
Tues. 6:30 p.m. Paint Nite: Lola In Fall. $45

The Corner House Tavern
24509 East Main Street Columbus
(609) 298-8543
Sat. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Burn

The Federal Twist Vineyard
8 Federal Twist Road Stockton
(609) 773-6066
Sat. 12 p.m. Allan Willcockson. $5 (Ages 20 and under FREE)
Sun. 12 p.m. Chris Giakas $5 (Ages 20 and under FREE)

The Five Four Bar & Grill
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA
(215) 547-5525
Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula and Sam
Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo w/ Jonathan Appel

The Ivy Inn
248 Nassau Street Princeton
(609) 921-8555
Thurs. (7 p.m.) Bingo (10 p.m.) Karaoke w/ Trey Brown
Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ Bockman
Sat. 9:30 p.m. DJ Trey
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv
Wed. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ Trey Brown

The Morrisville Tavern
376 West Trenton Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-5310
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Mon. 8 p.m. Karaoke
Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Night

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. Mike Montrey and Jen Augustine
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

The Roost
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge
(609) 208-0050
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. DC Duo
Fri. 8 p.m. Diablo Sandwich Band
Sat. 8 p.m. Even Odds
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia
Wed. 6 p.m. Joe Vadala

The Tavern at Penns Park
2295 Second Street Pike Newtown, PA
(267) 491-5658
Wed. 7 p.m. 1st Wednesday Open Mic

The Union Firehouse
18 Washington Street Mount Holly
(609) 288-6491
Fri. 8 p.m. The Mount Holly Three, The Grouser Girls. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Sat. 6:30 p.m. Stential (EP Release), Maks, Mt. Ida, Sunburner, World Of Chaos, Measures, Funeral Doors. Doors open at 6 p.m.

The Union House
19 East Union Street Burlington
(609) 531-6077
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Fri. 8 p.m. Privileged Few
Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch (8 p.m.) Nobody's Business
Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch

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

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

Vault Brewing Company
10 South Main Street Yardley, PA
(267) 573-4291
Thurs. 6 p.m. John Thomas
Fri. 7 p.m. Behn Gillece
Sat. 7 p.m. Tony Miceli Trio

Wicoff House Museum
641 Plainsboro Road Plainsboro
(609) 799-0909
Sat. 12 p.m. History Faire

Wildflowers Inn
2572 Pennington Road Pennington
(609) 773-239
Thurs. 6 p.m. Rob Silvers

Wildflowers Too
255 Route 156 Yardville
(609) 585-5483
Wed. 7 p.m. Poker Night

Woodlin Lodge 30
19 Park Street Bordentown
(609) 298-9849
Fri. 8 p.m. Fridays On Park Street
Sat. 2 p.m. Annual Family & Friends Day

Working Dog Winery
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown
(609) 371-6000
Thurs. 4:30 p.m. Rich Boland
Sat. 1 p.m. Chris Swatt
Sun. 1 p.m. Williamsboy

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"

About the author:

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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