Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...2/24/22

By Danny Coleman
originally published: 02/24/2022

“The producer of the show, Toby Ludwig has been doing this since the early 2000s and we found each other a few years ago when they were looking for a bass player with a little bit of a pedigree to join an all-star band,” explained bassist and vocalist of “It Was 50 Years Ago Today”  Jason Scheff as he discussed how he became involved with the unit and their upcoming March 1 appearance at The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ. “They went out to do “The White Album” and I found out it was Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Micky Dolenz and Joey Molland of Badfinger and I said, absolutely; I’d love to do it! So, I got involved in their world a few years ago and it’s such a blast; it’s really, really a lot of fun.”

“It Was 50 Years Ago Today” is comprised of an all-star cast of legendary rockers who are united by a common thread; a love of Beatles music. Scheff, along with Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Joey Molland, Denny Laine and Rascal Flatts mainstay Jay DeMarcus have “Come Together” to  present a performance of iconic Beatle albums along with some of their own individual hits as well and this time around it is “Revolver” and “Rubber Soul.”

Scheff, who with the departure of Peter Cetera took over the bass and vocal role in one of rock music’s greatest bands; Chicago, says that even though he is an experienced musician that he too has those “Pinch me” moments with this assembled cast both on stage and off.

“Absolutely,” he began with a slight laugh, “We didn’t have a lot of time to rehearse and prepare for “The White Album” tour  and there wasn’t really a lot of time other than to dive in and get to work; which was great but once we were out on the road and playing shows, it was really fun to see these guys and see their fans just light up over them. That definitely took me down “Memory Lane” as to how I learned about these artists and covered them as I was coming up as a musician myself and then to all of a sudden see that you’re “In the club;” we did a cruise after “The White Album” tour a few  years ago, the “‘70s Rock & Romance Cruise” which I’m actually going back out on with my band right before this Beatles tour and the first time around, we had just done “The White Album” tour and all of a sudden, I’m doing my first of two shows on this cruise and I look up and there was Todd Rundgren and his family in the audience. He wanted to be at my show and that was a moment where I went, wow, that is so cool.”

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“Christopher Cross and I ran into each other years ago when he and Chicago were on the same bill,” he continued, “Christopher wasn’t in the studio but I played bass on a track for one of his records that a friend of mine was producing. We ran into each other a little bit but we got to spend a lot of time together and put our voices together on this Beatles tour and it was just magical and a lot of fun.”

Scheff’s musical lineage extends back to yet another legend; Elvis Presley. His father Jerry was the bassist in Elvis’s TCB Band as well as the bassist on The Doors “L.A. Woman” album; their only album to employ the use of an actual bass guitar and not Ray Manzarek’s left hand on the keyboard. So, even with that influence is performing and auditioning for bands such as Chicago or this current line-up daunting? Jason says, not so much and offered up some advice for those in the business and even some for kids and their parents.  

“Yeah, how about that,”  he said with a laugh when told it hardly seemed like more than three decades that he fronted Chicago. “That’s when I replaced Pete Cetera when he went solo in 1985; right when it was all hanging in the balance. I don’t think any of us thought it was really going to work; I think they were hoping but I walked into the studio on day one thinking that maybe this is my one and only day there but something happened and I felt comfortable walking to the microphone with David Foster on the other side of the glass. I always love to share that with kids who are so freaked-out about when their opportunity comes; so much is in fate’s hands as to you’re either going to feel comfortable or you’re not and I look back now and it’s amazing that it all worked. On paper it looks impossible but half of the ‘80s are my years with that band, half of the biggest hits of Chicago’s career, “Will You Still Love Me,” “What Kind of Man Would I Be?,” “Look Away;” that’s all our stuff. So, at the end of the day; when parents say to me, “How can I motivate my kid to practice?” I always say, nobody had to motivate me; in this day and age people are always trying to push so much on people and I say relax, it’s either going to happen or it’s not and accept it because it’s OK.”

Like many who make their living off of being creative, Jason has multiple irons in the proverbial fire both before and after the Montclair show and ensuing tour.

“I’ve got the cruise coming up and then I have a band with Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts called “Generation Radio” and we have an album that’s going to be released any second now and we’re going to be playing some dates ourselves throughout the rest of the year. So, we’ve got these Beatles shows and I’ve got my band with Jay and I’m booking my own shows; I just got booked for a festival that’s just outside of Chicago on July 2 called “Frontier Days” with the Jason Scheff Band. So, it’s really three projects and I was also just asked by Mike Clink who produced “Appetite for Destruction” and who made a lot of great rock records like “Eye Of The Tiger,” he is producing a Triumph tribute album; I haven’t sung it yet but I’ve played bass on my track and that’s going to be people like Mickey Thomas, Nancy Wilson and Joey Belladonna and Anthrax, Sebastian Bach; so, there’s a lot of good stuff going on these days.”

Producing and bringing a show such as this, let alone an entire tour, can be a large task. Every detail from song choices to stage set-up must be manicured for the best possible presentation. Scheff says that, “The show is about an hour and a half” and contains most of the selections from the two albums but that those attending will get some “Bonus” tracks.

“I saw a third version of the songs that are being chosen and it seems that we are doing most of them. I think there’s a few titles that aren’t on the latest list but that can always change. We did most of “The White Album” but the songs are pretty short on “Revolver” and “Rubber Soul” so we can fit a lot of them in there; it’s going to be a blast. I’ve been practicing the stuff lately and it is just such a great body of work.” 

“I think people that come are really going to enjoy this because we are not only playing the bulk of those two albums but we’re sprinkling our hits throughout the night. You’re going to hear Todd Rundgren singing some of his biggest hits, I’m singing some of Chicago’s biggest hits, Joey Molland doing Badfinger, Denny Laine the Moody Blues and Wings and Christopher Cross. I’ll tell you what, one of my favorite things in life is to be singing alongside of Christopher Cross; it’s a beautiful sound. It is pretty spectacular, we’re going to rock you out so, come on down and see!”

Show time is listed as 6:30 p.m. and tickets start at $79; please visit https://wellmonttheater.com/ to purchase yours and to discover more about Jason Scheff, go to https://jasonscheff.com/contact/ .

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

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This week's event listings

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Al's Airport Inn
636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton
(609) 883-5252
Sat. 5 p.m. Aaron Quarterman
Mon. 5 p.m. Edison Wilson
Tues. 7 p.m. Brian Elliot
Wed.7 p.m.Kindred Spirit Duo

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Arts Council of Princeton   
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton   
(609) 924-8777
Sat. 7 p.m. Café Imrov feat. Boxcar Hex. $2

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Bill's Olde Tavern   
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton   
(609) 586-0192   
Fri. 7 p.m. Edison Wilson
Sat. 7 p.m. Rob Silvers
Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia Night
Tues./Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ "Super" Dave Curtis
Ages 21+

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Bowman's Tavern   
1600 River Road New Hope, PA   
(215) 862-2972   
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. David Dales Trio
Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan
Sat. 7 p.m. Maci Miller Trio
Sun. (12 p.m.) Larry Tamanini (6 p.m.) Lorenzo
Mon. 6 p.m. Liz Du Four
Tues. 6 p.m. Sam Ryan
Wed. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott

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Broken Goblet Brewing 
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA 
(267) 812-5653 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Mike Estabrook 
Sat. 8 p.m. Kevin Rovner
Mon. 7:30 p.m. “Mardi Paws” Drag Show Hosted by Miss Pumpkin. $35, doors open at 6 p.m. (Proceeds benefit Happy Tails Rescue Retirement Home)
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Righteous Jolly

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Candlelight Lounge   
24 Passaic Street Trenton   
(609) 695-9612   
Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam Hosted by The Mojo Gypsies. $5 (Includes hot buffet)

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Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton)
102 Carnagie Center Princeton
(781) 568-1471
Fri. / Sat. 7:30 p.m. Maureen Langan. $23.69, Doors open at 7 p.m.

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Chickie's & Pete's    
183 US Highway 130 North Bordentown    
(609) 298-9182   
Fi./Sat. 8 p.m.  DJ Entertainment

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City Streets   
510 Highway 130 South East Windsor   
(609) 426-9400 
Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Big Jae

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Clubhouse at Mountain View  (The Patio)
850 Bear Tavern Road Ewing
(609) 538-0808
Fri. 6 p.m. Kindred Spirit 
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. The One Hit Wonderers w/ Gary Oleyar

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Cooper's Riverview                                                                       
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton
(609) 393-7300
Thurs.8 p.m. Club Night w/ DJ G3M
Fri. (5 p.m.) "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere Happy Hour" feat. (8 p.m.) Unleashed
Sat. (7 p.m.) The Amish Outlaws. $20 (advance/$25 door, VIP Seating and buffet packages available), doors open at 6 p.m. (9 p.m.) Club Night 
Sun. 11 a.m. "Latin Jazz Brunch" w/ Victor Tarassov
Tues. 7 p.m. Karaoke w/ Michael Hoffman
Wed (7 p.m.) Blues Jam (8 p.m.) Disco Hustle Night w/ "Guest" DJs. $5
All Events Ages 21+

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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)

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Curran’s Irish Inn
1909 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA
(215) 245-1800
Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo
Sat. 8 p.m. An Evening with LJ80’S feat. DJ Jamie
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Quizzo

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Dacey's Pub
215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-4838
Fri. 6 p.m. Acoustic Music Night
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo                                                                                                                                                           

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Dadz Bar and Grill
744 Main Street Lumberton
(609)267-4344
Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Jimmy Mannix
Sat. 6 p.m. Police Unity Tour Fundraiser. $25 (Includes buffet)
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

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Eddington House Bensalem
2813 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA
(215) 639-1220
Sat. 8:30 p.m. SideArm

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El Barrio Cantina & Tequila Bar
1470 Buck Road Southampton, PA
(267) 685-0725
Fri. 8 p.m. The Williamsboy

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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" (9 p.m.) Midnight Sun
Sat.  9 p.m. Stage Left

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Green Parrot Restaurant Pub, & Patio
240 North Sycamore Street Newtown Township, PA
(215) 504-7277
Thurs. 7 p.m. Dueling Piano Night w/ “The Philly Keys”
Fri. 9 p.m. Good Bye Winter Weekend w/ “J Duo”
Sat. 9 p.m. Fat Mezz

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Hamilton Tap & Grill
557 US Route 130 North Hamilton
(609) 905-0925
Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo w/ DJ Nebbs

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Harvest Seasonal Grill (Newtown Shopping Center)
2865 South Eagle Road Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8469
Thurs. 6 p.m. Cara Cartney

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Havana New Hope   
105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.   
(215) 862-9897  
Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ Dance Party
Sat. 9:30 p.m. DJ Dance Party
Sun. 4 p.m. Tea Dance Party LGBTQ + Sunday Out
Wed. 7 p.m. Jumper Duo

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Hopewell Valley Vineyards   
46 Yard Avenue Pennington   
(609) 737-4465   
Fri. 4 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. (5 p.m.) Deb & Mike
Sat. (1 p.m.) Roundabout (5 p.m.) "Music & Merlot" feat. Rainbow Fresh
Sun. 1:30 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Hopewell Valley Vineyards Jazz Band

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Hurricane Jacks Bar and Grill   
7759 New Falls Road Levittown, PA   
(267) 914-4517   
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Music Bingo
Fri. (6 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Johnny Betz (9 p.m.) Tailgunner
Sat. 8 p.m. All Lit Up

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Irish Rover Station House
1033 South Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA
(215) 970-5412
Sat. 8 p.m. EarCandy

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Iron Plow Vineyards   
26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus   
(732) 306-9111
Fri. 6:30 p.m. AudioPilot
Sat. 6:30 p.m. Bud Belviso
Sun. 2 p.m. Ed Wilson & Carol Brooks

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Iron Plow Vineyards Tasting Room
61 High Street Mt. Holly
(732) 306-9111
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Wayne Palmer & Friends

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Ivy Tavern   
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton   
(609) 888-1435   
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke
Fri. 8 p.m. Sara and The Sound
Sat. 9 p.m. Formerly Known Records feat. Arcadecinema. $5, ages 21+
Sun. 6 p.m. Karaoke Latinos
All shows 21+     

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John & Peter's   
96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa   
(215) 862-5981  
Sat. (3 p.m.) The Real Fugitives (9:30 p.m.) Tone Prophets
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic (Sign-ups start at 8 p.m.)
Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational   
All shows 21+ 

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Killarney's Publick House   
1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton  
(609) 586-1166  
Thurs. 6 p.m. Mark Sacco
Sat.9 p.m. DJ Jimmy G
Sun. 10 a.m. Sunday Brunch w/ DJ Jimmy G

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Laurita Winery   
85 Archertown Road New Egypt   
(609) 752-0200 
Fri. 7 p.m. ‘90s Dance Party
Sat. 7 p.m. Country Line Dancing

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Logan Inn   
9 South Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 862-2300 
Thurs. 7 p.m. BD Lenz
Fri. 8:30 p.m. Mystery Four
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Ed Wall

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Magikava
87a South Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2739
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic

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Marie's Kozy Korner
111 Trenton Road Fairless Hills, PA
(215) 943-3131
Fri. 7 p.m. Cara Cartney w/ Mike Reinig

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McGuinn's Place   
1781 Brunswick Avenue Lawrence   
(609) 392-0599  
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke   
Ages 21+   

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McStews Irish Sports Pub   
5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA   
(215) 949-9570   
Fri. 8 p.m. “Final Friday” Whitesnake Tribute w/ “Slip of The Tongue” and Guns N Roses Tribute w/ “Paradise Rose”
Sat. 8:30 p.m. “Far Beyond Giving: A Benefit for Feast of Justice” feat. Eyes of The Living, Old Man Metal Band, We…Our War, “Unscarred” Pantera Tribute. $5 or a non-perishable food item, doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia Night
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula and Sam

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Millhill Basement   
300 S. Broad Street Trenton   
(609) 989-1600   
Sat. 8 p.m. fear gods, Jon Caspi & the First Gun, Meteor Police

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More Than Q
13 Klines Court Lambertville
(609) 773-0072
Sat. 2 p.m. Sam Ryan

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Music Mountain Theater
1483 Route 179 Lambertville
(609)397-3337
Fri. 8 p.m. “Gypsy”
Sat. (3 p.m. / 8 p.m. ) “Gypsy”
Sun. 3 p.m. “Gypsy”

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Naked Brewing Company
212 Mill Street Bristol, PA
(267) 544-7129
Sat. 11 a.m. Weekend Brunch
Sun. 11 a.m. Weekend Brunch
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia

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Newtown Brewing Company
103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8609
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. “Always Sunny In Philadelphia”  Trivia Night
Fri. 6 p.m. Mark Robidoux
Sat. 6 p.m. Mike Estabrook

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Nick's Roast Beef
4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA
(215) 637-5151
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Fri. 9 p.m. Jamison
Sat. 9 p.m. Shot of Southern
Sun. 4 p.m. Kenny Scheffel & Mike Goldman

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NJWeedman's Joint
322 East State Street Trenton
(609) 437-0898
Sun. 2 p.m. Urban Shaman Attack wsg Mark Diomede

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

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Oldestone Restaurant
15 South Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-7044
Thurs. (6 p.m.) Kindred Spirit Duo (Deco Bar) 
Fri. (6 p.m.) Mario & Frank (Deco Bar) (7 p.m.) Hill Gonzalez Byrne Jazz Trio (Jazz Lounge)
Sat. (6 p.m.) Brad Staudle (7 p.m.) Drew Nugent And The Midnight Society (Jazz Lounge)

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Old Town Pub   
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown   
(609) 291-9232  
Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia 
Fri. 8 p.m. Monk & Monk

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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)

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Patriots Crossing   
1339 River Road Titusville   
(609) 737-2780  
Thurs. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night
Fri. 8 p.m. The Riverdogs
Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo" 

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Pete's Steak House   
523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton   
(609) 585-8008   
Fri. 9 p.m. Pete Tonti Band

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Ralphie's
2295 2nd Street Pike Newtown, PA
(267) 491-5408
Fri. 8 p.m. Hind Sight

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Revere Restaurant
802 River Road Ewing
(609) 882-6365
Thurs. 6 p.m. 
Fri. 6 p.m. Jack Kidd
Sat. 6 p.m. Bill Shannon

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River House at Odette’s
274 South Rive Road New Hope, PA
(215) 682-2022
Thurs. 6 p.m. Gina on Violin
Fri. 6 p.m. Paula Johns Duo
Mon. 6 p.m. Alex Otey
Wed. 6 p.m. Megan Knight

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Second Sin Brewing Company
1500 Grundy Lane Bristol, PA
(267) 812-5251
Thurs. 4 p.m. “Simpsons” Trivia

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Shady Brook Farm
931 Stony Hill Road Yardley, PA
(215) 968-1670
Fri. 6 p.m. “Winter unWINEd Weekend”
Sat. 6 p.m. “Winter unWINEd Weekend” w/ Time Peace Trio

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Small World Coffee   
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton   
(609) 924-4377 x2 
Fri. 5:30 p.m. “The Love Show” Closing Reception and Sing-A-Long
Sat. 6 p.m. BD Lenz

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Sparky World-Famous Beer Garden
4333 New Falls Road Levittown, PA
(215) 943-2321
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Dana
Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Dance Parties
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Never Enough
Sun. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Cara Cartney
Mon. 9 p.m. Game Night Hosted by Kid Dalton
Tues. 7 p.m. Johnny Betz

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Stars & Stripes Harley Davidson
600 South Flowers Mill Road Langhorne, PA
(215) 752-9400
Thurs. 6 p.m. “Ladies Garage Party”
Mon. 6 p.m. “Back Stage Party”

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Steam Pub
606 2nd Street Pike Southampton, PA
(215) 942-6468
Sat. 10 p.m. LeCompt

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Stone Terrace by John Henry's 
2275 Kuser Road Hamilton 
(609) 581-8855
Sat. 8 p.m. “Comedy Night” feat. Joe Bublewicz, Mary Capone, Scott Schaffer. $25 (6 p.m. buffet and show $75 /cash bar)

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1675 at The Ridges
4666 East Bristol Road Trevose, PA
(215) 876-6868
Fri. 6 p.m. Joe & Krista

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Tankard Pub
440 Keim Boulevard Burlington
(609) 306-5079
Thurs. 8:30 p.m. The Williamsboy

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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

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Tara's Tavern  
1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown   
(609) 286-2300   
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Big Daddy G
Sat. 9:30 p.m. The Williamsboy

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Tavern On The Lake    
101 Main Street Hightstown   
(609) 426-9345    
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke

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Temperance House   
5 South State Street Newtown, PA   
(215) 944-8050   
Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Session Blues Hosted by Steve Guyger
Fri. 7 p.m. Bad Hombres
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia w/ Righteous Jolly
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Cara Cartney

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TGI Fridays
3535 U.S. Route 1 North #275 Princeton
(609) 520-0378
Fri. 5 p.m. Lisa Bouchelle
Sun. 1 p.m. James Gedeon

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The Bog (Cranbury Golf Club)
49 Southfield Road West Windsor
(609) 799-0341
Sat. 7 p.m. Guns 4 Hire w/ Anthony Krizan

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The Buck Hotel
1200 Buck Road Feasterville, PA
(215) 396-2002
Thurs. 7 p.m. Kevin Kirk
Fri. 7 p.m. Love Junk
Sat. 9 p.m. Secret Service
Tues. 6 p.m. Danny Lynch

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The Cool Cricket   
216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro   
(609) 291-9110   
Thurs. 8 p.m. DJ Ran D
Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke
Sat. 9 p.m. Moot Davis & The Lizardmen

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The Cure Insurance Center   
81 Hamilton Ave. Trenton   
(609) 656-3200   
Check website for upcoming events Fri. 7 p.m. JoJo Siwa w/ Special Guest “Belles”
Sat. 2 p.m. The Harlem Globetrotters

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The Dubliner 
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA 
(215) 693-1816
Fri. 7 p.m. Mark Wilber Stewart & James Popik
Sat. 7 p.m. Gerry Timlin
Sun. 3 p.m. "Traditional Irish Session" 

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The Five Four Bar & Grill 
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA 
(215) 547-5525 
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula and Sam
Fri. 9 p.m. Shameless
Sat. 9 p.m. A Special Event to Celebrate the Life of Crysty Abate Sterling w/ “WitZend”

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The Ivy Inn   
248 Nassau Street Princeton   
(609) 921-8555   
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Darius the 1st
Sat. 10 p.m. Strange Brew Crew
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv  
Wed. 10 p.m. Total Request w/ DJ Rockin' Ron

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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

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The Pines Tavern   
6217 North Radcliffe Street Bristol, PA   
(215) 788-1659   
Sat. 8 p.m. Beggar’s Opera

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The Roost   
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge   
(609) 208-0050 
Fri. 8 p.m. Twenty Something
Sat. 8 p.m. The Diablo Sandwich Band

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The Sycamore Grill   
255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA   
(215) 908-6326   
Fri. 8:30 p.m. Kickbax Acoustic Trio
Sat. 8 p.m. Steve Tesluk

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The Union Firehouse
18 Washington Street Mount Holly
(609) 288-6491
Fri. 7 p.m. Mums The Word / Rhythm Addicts
Sat. 7 p.m. Brown Sugar. $10

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The Union House
19 East Union Street Burlington
(609) 531-6077
Fri. 9:30 p.m. The Forth Son

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

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Tomasello Winery
1 North Union Street Lambertville
(800) 866-9463
Sat. 11 a.m. “Warm Wine Weekend”
Sun. 11 a.m. “Warm Wine Weekend” (12 p.m.) Sunday Brunch (“Brunch Bundle for 2” $32.95) (2 p.m.) Larry Wohl

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Trenton Elks Lodge #105
42 Decou Avenue West Trenton
(609) 771-0105
Sat. 8 p.m. “Tickle My Funny Bone” Comedy Show Hosted by ToppFlight feat. Spunky Robinson, Billy Da Kid, Luciany, Rashaun Reese (Headliner) w/ music by DJ Kava. $25 (advance / proceeds to Howard’s Health Choices Learning Center)

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Trenton Social    
449 South Broad Street Trenton   
(609) 989-7777  
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour Throwback Thursday"
Sat. 9 p.m. Live Music (TBA) 
Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Karaoke" Hosted by Sweets
Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Tobias & Lea (Sign-ups at 7:30 p.m.)

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Tripple
1065 Washington Boulevard
Fri. 7 p.m. Comedy Night: Presented by Essence of Love Hosted by Turae, feat. Dante Carter, Charles Walden. $25 (advance), doors open at 6:30 p.m. ( Partial proceeds to benefit Robbinsville PTA)

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Union Coffee
49 North Union Street Lambertville
(609) 460-4637
Sun. 4 p.m. Java Jive w/ Bill Ihling

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

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Working Dog Winery   
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown   
(609) 371-6000
Sat. 1 p.m. Dave Kelly
Sun. 12 p.m. Spoondrft

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

About the author:

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Danny Coleman is a veteran musician and writer from central New Jersey. He hosts a weekly radio program entitled 'Rock On Radio' airing Sunday evenings at 7:00pm EST on ThePenguinRocks.com where he features indie/original bands and solo artists.

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