Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...12/22/22

By Danny Coleman
originally published: 12/22/2022

“Yes, it came out a bit ago and the title is “Red Light, Green Light,” it's just more like a visual aspect of it; it's not like it's the marquee song of the album. I had a concept for the cover and it just had a fun sound and It's 10-tracks; not an overwhelming amount of material but for me that was the perfect amount. The songs are all very fully realized and it felt like it had a great arc and cohesiveness to it; it has got some ballads and it's got a couple of funky tunes because I like that too.”  

Vonda Shepard has been singing and creating for seemingly all of her life. A powerful vocalist and songwriter, she began her career in music singing with artists such as Rickie Lee Jones, Al Jarreau and perhaps most notably; Jackson Browne but it was her repeated performances as the "Band in the bar" on the popular television show "Ally McBeal" that brought her talents to the forefront of both television and the stage; garnering her two Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards and she still holds a Billboard record for sales of a television soundtrack.

Over the five-year run of McBeal (1997-2002); she wrote hundreds of songs and worked at a pace that was perhaps out of character or shall we say; somewhat contradictory to her style?  So, surely, putting out this new album, which was written during the lockdowns of the pandemic, was different; no? 

“Yeah, if I had to write a whole new album now because I'm so busy with life and everything it's really hard to fathom," she laughed as she discussed her domestic side; husband, children; the things which cause one to focus. "I mean, I can fathom writing a song and that's kind of how you want to approach it anyway; just take it one day at a time with the writing but it was not an easy task. I have to admit writing is the hardest thing that I do but it's also one of the most gratifying so, it's worth it. Working on Ally McBeal was a production of about 500 songs so I'm used to working hard in that way and a lot of the songs were my own; some of which were already recorded from albums but the reason that this is hard is because I'm very particular and I don't like to settle with anything whether it's the lyrics or the chords. I'm not saying you need to get everything perfect but it's a lot of work on editing and just hashing it out and coming up with the whole package of the song and what makes it flow and makes it feel really complete. So, it's a lot of work; it's like a painter, you're staring at this blank canvas and hoping something happens and it is daunting yet fulfilling at the same time.”  

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A recent press release had this to say about "Red Light, Green Light," 

‘Red Light, Green Light’ reflects Vonda’s classic, deeply personal introspection. “The album was written and recorded during the height of the pandemic,” she reveals. “It took a massive amount of discipline to go through this process but the isolation actually lent itself to going deep into the writing.” The album offers energetic tunes and soulful ballads written with purity, joy, and pain, covering themes of unrequited love, the “heartbreaking experience of being a parent,” and the existential crisis that we all experienced during the pandemic, balanced with a touch of hope that all of her songs evoke."

Shepard elaborated on just that, “I always write about my own life," she began. "There's some songs about my son who is 16 and the trials and the great joys of that. There is a line in one of the songs, I think it's in the song “Made of Rain” about when you're trying to reach a teenager and it says, “A million combinations here and every gear and still I can't get through” and that kind of sums it up. I also have some unresolved past relationships that I kind of delved into and work out a little bit like, “Red Light Green Light;” it's not the present day and it's cool because you've got all of this life behind you that you can dig into if you're feeling inspired and then there's some slight political comments here and there but I don't like to get too much into that because it's not as melodic. I mean, it's trickier to make it sound like a really good song when you've got too much information that you're pounding in there; you know?”  

Produced by her husband Mitchell Froom who has worked with Elvis Costello and Fleetwood Mac among others, Vonda was thrilled with his work and the entire process which all took place at their own home studio. 

“This is our eighth album together I believe and it took about a year and a half to write which seems like a long time but that's how long I work. I guess we worked on the album for about maybe, well, when I say work on the album, I mean work with Mitchell on the pre-production which was extensive. I mean, we worked for months on the arrangements and he would listen to a song and he'd say, “You know, I think this needs another section and it needs a passing chord” and so he'd sit with me in my writing room and go through it and we spent many months on that and then there was about a month and a half of recording and mixing. We have a really great studio here, it's where Mitchell does all his albums; it's a very high-fidelity, high-level studio at our house. Luckily, we built it when we first got this house 24 years ago; we invested in that and it's been amazing because he works with so many amazing artists and they come here and do records and it saves the budget for them.” 

Poised to hit the road early in 2023, Shepard has shows on three consecutive nights beginning January 11 in Maryland and ending with a show at 54 Below in New York City on January 13 with a first-time City Winery appearance in between. Once those are in the books, she heads over to Europe where many American artists, including herself, seem to have found larger audiences.

“The tour starts with a show in Annapolis and then we go to Philly to play The City Winery, then we come to New York for those three shows; it's just a short run. This is the first City Winery show I’m playing so, I'm kind of curious to see how it goes. We could really use one of those, a venue that size here in L.A.  because it is hard to find places to play here that are the right feeling and the right size.”  

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"We leave on January 10 for the East Coast for those few shows," she continued, "Then I'm going to play for the people who book performing arts centers so, I'll be in New York actually for three days during that time playing for them doing showcases because I'd like to branch out in the States and play more shows here at home. Then we go to Europe for the whole month of February and now we're booking for this summer; we're going to try to do some stuff here in the States this summer. I think the issue for me with the States is that it's huge and unless you're on a proper full-on tour it's really hard to tour the states; at least for me. So, what I do is the West Coast and the East Coast and then I kind of sometimes will go do a little pocket in the Midwest but that's not very often and I feel like the reception is really good on the West Coast and East Coast for me but I just play a little bit larger venues I think in Europe. I would say that because I keep coming back to the same cities like New York and Annapolis because I have built up a following there and people seem to like it but I definitely have a larger following overseas for sure.”  

Three chances to see Vonda Shepard, what a perfect way to shake the post-holiday "Bah Humbugs" and according to the lady herself; one can expect a great night of music, thanks to some very talented people. 

“We are going on the road as a quartet, including myself and these are some of the best musicians alive; I swear. I'm bringing James Ralston on guitar who was Tina Turner's guitar player for 20 years, Jim Hanson on base who I've been with for 28 years and Mauricio Lewak on drums; he has played with Jackson Browne for 30 years and that's where I met him when I was singing with Jackson. So, yeah, it's just a great band and we just did the UK so we're pretty tight. I'll probably do about five or six songs from the new album and I'll do some of the favorites from my own solo albums over the years and then I'll end the show with two or three Ally tunes because people get very excited when I play those too but sometimes I'll put one in the set like “Walk Away Renee” or something really familiar from the show because people, especially the ones who are fond of Ally, get very happy about that. I play a couple of solo songs at the piano and we’ve built the show so that by the end it has got a party feeling to it but it's at a nice pace with a lot of dynamics. I’ll also have Cds for sale at the shows; I know hardly anyone uses them now but I'll have them at the shows and I also have them on my website and people can get them there if they want.”  

To discover more about Vonda Shepard, the tour and her new album "Red Light, Green Light," please visit https://www.vondashepard.com/home.

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
Thurs. 5 p.m. Diane Chiorello
Sat. 12 p.m. Acoustic Brunch
Mon. 5 p.m. Jerry Monk
Tues. 7 p.m. Mike & Laura Tusay
Wed. (4 p.m.) LGBTQ Happy Hour (7 p.m.) Diane Chiorello

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Aristaeus Brewing
2475C Big Oak Road Langhorne, PA
(215) 757-2337
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Fri. 7 p.m. Holiday Show w/ Beth Arnold Gilbert & The Bah Humbugs. Ages 21+  

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Arts Council of Princeton 
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton 
(609) 924-8777
Tues. 1 p.m. Princeton Daruma Project: Workshop with Miya Table & Home

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Ashlynn Distillery
32 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA
Thurs. 5 p.m. Tony Alosi & Cecil Middleton
Fri. 8 p.m. Comedy Show

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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 
Thurs. 6 p.m. Brian Elliot
Fri. 9 p.m. Bread Service  

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Blue Bottle Cafe
101 East Broad Street Hopewell
(609) 333-1710
Wed. 6 p.m. Brian Elliot  

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

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Bristol Riverside Theater
2501 Bath Road Bristol, PA
(215) 785-0100
Thurs. / Fri. 7 p.m. "Cracked Nuts"

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Broken Goblet Brewing
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 812-5653
Thurs. 8 p.m. Kevin John's Christmas Extravaganza
Fri. 8 p.m. Grunge Tribute / '90s Pajama Christmas party w/ "Flannel"

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Bucks On Bridge 
25 Bridge Street Lambertville
(609) 483-2615
Tues. 5 p.m. Chess Night   

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Candlelight Lounge
24 Passaic Street Trenton 
(609) 695-9612 
Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam. $5
Sat. 3 p.m. James Stewart.  $20  

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Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton)
102 Carnagie Center Princeton
(781) 568-1471
Fri. 8 p.m. Tommy Gooch, John Kurschner. $23.69 Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

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City Streets 
510 Highway 130 South East Windsor 
(609) 426-9400
Sat. 12 p.m. Customer Appreciation Day and Wrapping Party 
Wed. 6:30 p.m. "Wine Down Wednesdays" w/ Rich Genoval  

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Clubhouse at Mountain View  (The Patio)
850 Bear Tavern Road Ewing
(609) 538-0808
Thurs. 7 p.m. Karaoke
Fri. 7 p.m. Ernie White Christmas Party. $5  

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COARadio.com 
125 South Main Street Hightstown 
(609) 241-7103
Fri. 7 p.m. "Danny Coleman's Got The Blues: Christmas Edition"
Sat. 3 p.m. “Rock On Radio Indie Hour Christmas Edition"
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. The "14th Annual Christmas Spectacular: Part 2" feat. multiple in-studio gusts, live and recorded songs and general merriement and mayhem.   

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Cooper's Riverview                                                                     
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton
(609) 393-7300
Thurs. (7 p.m.) A Tribute to Bad Co. w/ Burning Sky, Lisa Bouchelle. (8 p.m.) Club Night College Night "Naughty Christmas" Hosted by Diablo w/ DJ Chillio. Ages 21+
Fri. (5 p.m.) "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere Happy Hour" (8 p.m.) Midnight Sun 
Tues. 7 p.m. Karaoke 
Wed. (7 p.m.) Blues Jam on the Deck  (8 p.m.) Disco “Hustle” Night w/ "Guest" DJs. $5 

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Crossing Vineyard and Winery 
1853 Wrightstown Road Washington Crossing, PA
(215) 493-6500
Sat. 2 p.m. Sweet Spot

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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
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Quizzo

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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                                                                                                                                                      

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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 Edgar Anderson 

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Eddington House Bensalem
2813 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA
(215) 639-1220
Fri. 8 p.m. Frankford Fitler  

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Escape Resort, Restaurant & Bar
120 Pheasant Run Road Newtown, PA  
(215) 968-0600
Tues. 6 p.m. Karaoke   

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Flying Pig Tavern & Tap
167 US-Route 130 North Bordentown
(609) 899-7447
Fri. 8 p.m. Sara and Nick
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia  
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.) 

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Gleason's Bar
6700 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA
(215) 943-4781
Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo / “Ladies Night” Hosted by Best Choice Productions
Fri. (6 p.m.) "Happy Hour" (8 p.m.) Ugly Sweater Party w/ Little Sister  
Tues. 6:30 p.m. Trivia Night Hosted by Best Choice Productions

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Hamilton Tap & Grill
557 US Route 130 North Hamilton
(609) 905-0925
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Music Bingo w/ DJ Nebbs
Fri. 12 p.m. Ugly Sweater Party
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia   

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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. 9:30 p.m. DJ Dance Party
Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dwayne
Tues. 7 p.m. Tuesday Night Jazz w/ Jillian Ashcroft Quartet
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.) Brian Erickson

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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 w/ DJ John W.
Fri. (6 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Dan Chapman (9 p.m.) Troublemakerz
Mon. 7 p.m. Motown Mondays w/ rotating DJs BeeNice, Rawskillz, JusGroove
Tues. 8 p.m. Acoustic Tuesday w/ Laura Fiacco
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic w/ Laura Fiacco 

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Il Portico Restorante Italiano
273 West Route 130 South Burlington
(609) 239-1000
Thurs. 7 p.m. Jazz Night
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Live Music w/ Tony O  
Irish Rover Station House
1033 South Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA
(215) 970-5412
Thurs. 7 p.m. Blue Moon "Paint The Pint" Night
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo Night  

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Iron Plow Vineyards 
26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus 
(732) 306-9111
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Ed Wilson  

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John & Peter's 
96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa 
(215) 862-5981
Thurs. 9 p.m. Electric Night CAP
Fri. 9 p.m. "Holiday Variety Show" Hosted by Mike Dialto & Miss Pumpkin feat. Sean Lynch and Special Guests
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic w/ Mike Dialto (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. 5 p.m. Keith & Joey
Fri. 9 p.m. Ugly Sweater Party w/ Guns 4 Hire

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Lakeside Cafe and Liquors
129 Route 31 North Pennington
(609) 621-9998
Sat. 1 p.m. Trivia
Tues. 5:30 p.m. Trivia.

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Lambertville House 
32 Bridge Street Lambertville 
(609) 397-0200 
Fri. 6 p.m. Just Jeff   

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Laurita Winery 
85 Archertown Road New Egypt 
(609) 752-0200
Thurs. 6 p.m. Cabaret Night (FREE event)
Fri. (3 p.m.) Laurita North Pole Express. $25 (Advance, ages 18+ / $15 ages 3-17, ages 2 and under FREE. Includes candy cane matching game, visit with Santa, Rudolph's Magical Ice, Christmas Cookie Bar, Hot Chocolate. 

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Logan Inn 
10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA 
(215) 862-2300
Sat. 3 p.m. Christmas Feast 
Mon. 12 p.m. Christmas Feast

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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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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 
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Music Bingo
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia Night

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Millhill Basement 
300 S. Broad Street Trenton 
(609) 989-1600 
Fri. 9 p.m. TCK5 Christmas Spectacular w/ The Cryptkeeper Five, Sharkys Machine, Alpha Rabbit, Hobo Houston. 

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Naked Brewing Company
212 Mill Street Bristol, PA
(267) 544-7129
Fri.  6 p.m. "Festivus For The Rest Of Us"
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia  
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company
909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA
(215) 458-7081
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia

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New Egypt Flea Market Village
933 Monmouth County Road Cream Ridge
(609) 758-2082
Fri. 5 p.m. Holiday Market

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Newtown Brewing Company
103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8609
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Holiday Movie" Trivia
Fri. 6 p.m. Ryan Sab

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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. EarCandy

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Nottingham Tavern 
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square 
(609) 587-6623 
Thurs. 9:30 pm. Christmas Party and Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis. (Food by Daphne's, door prizes)
Fri. 9:30 p.m. Blind Lemon Pie
Ages 21+

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Odd Logic Brewing Co. 
500 Bristol Pike, Bristol, PA 
Thurs. 6 p.m. Trivia  

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

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Old Town Pub 
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown 
(609) 291-9232
Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia 
Fri. 8 p.m. Jay Oliver Acoustic Duo

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

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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 

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River House at Odette’s
274 South Rive Road New Hope, PA
(215) 682-2022
Thurs. 7 p.m. Gina Corso
Fri. 7 p.m. Andrea Carlson Duo
Sat. (11:30 a.m.) Brunch w/ (7 p.m.) (10 a.m.) Bob Egan (1 p.m.) Alex Otey (7 p.m.) Scott Gurney
Sun. (11:30 a.m.) Brunch w/  (7 p.m.) (10 a.m.) Alex Otey (1 p.m.) Scott Gurney (7 p.m.) Joshua Yudkin
Wed. 7 p.m. Megan Knight  

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

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Slim's Irish Pub
2195 Galloway Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 332-0047
Fri. 8 p.m. Van Jenkins
Mon. 6 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Cecil  
Sparky World-Famous Beer Garden
4333 New Falls Road Levittown, PA
(215) 943-2321
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Dana
Mon. 9 p.m. Game Night Hosted by Kid Dalton
Tues. 7 p.m. Johnny Betz
Wed. 8 p.m. Len Fennessy Trio  

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Steam Pub
606 2nd Street Pike Southampton, PA
(215) 942-6468
Fri. 10 p.m. Christmas Pajama Party w/ DJ Skipmode

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1675 Spirits
2685 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA
(215) 645-1445
Fri. 6 p.m. The Johns  

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1867 Sanctuary 
101 Scotch Road Ewing 
(609) 392-6409
Sat. 3 p.m. "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" A Reading of the Classic Poem w/ a visit from a very"Special Guest." (FREE event includes, music, crafts, games, songs) 

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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

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Tavern On The Lake  
101 Main Street Hightstown 
(609) 426-9345  
Fri. (7 p.m.) Tavern & Tiaras: " Slay Ride." (9 p.m.) DJ Night
Tues. 6 p.m. Trivia
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke    

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Temperance House 
5 South State Street Newtown, PA 
(215) 944-8050 
Mon. 7 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. 6 p.m. Lisa Bouchelle
Sat. 6 p.m. Edison Wilson  

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

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The Buck Hotel
1200 Buck Road Feasterville, PA
(215) 396-2002
Thurs. 7 p.m. Kirko
Fri. 7 p.m. Love Junk
Tues. 6 p.m. Danny Lynch Duo  

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

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The Dubliner
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 693-1816
Fri. 7 p.m. Ray Coleman
Mon. 7 p.m. Seamus Kelleher

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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. Fab Fly
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Music Bingo w/ Jonathan Appel 

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The Ivy Inn 
248 Nassau Street Princeton 
(609) 921-8555 
Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Lydell
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
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Night
Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Night  

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The Newtown Theatre
120 North State Street Newtown, PA
(215) 968-3859
Fri. (2 p.m.) "A Christmas Story" (8 p.m.) "Elf" for Grown-Ups  
The Roost 
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge 
(609) 208-0050
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. DC Duo
Fri. 8 p.m. The Shaykz
Wed. 6 p.m. Joe Vadala

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

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The Tavern at Penns Park
2295 Second Street Pike Newtown, PA
(267) 491-5658
Fri. 8 p.m. Y'all or Nothin'

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The Union Firehouse
18 Washington Street Mount Holly
(609) 288-6491
Thurs. 8 p.m. The Other Pangaea & Portalnaut. $10, Doors open at 7 p.m.
Fri. 8 p.m. The Jugband. $10, Doors open at 7 p.m.

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Trenton Social  
449 South Broad Street Trenton 
(609) 989-7777
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour Throwback Thursday"
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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Under The Moon
23 North Union Street Lambertville
(609) 397-1710
Sat. 6 p.m. Cara Cartney  

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

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Wildflowers Inn 
2572 Pennington Road Pennington   
(609) 773-2392
Thurs. 6 p.m. Rob Silvers

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Working Dog Winery 
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown 
(609) 371-6000
Sat. 12 p.m. Spoondrift

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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"

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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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