Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...12/21/23

By Danny Coleman
originally published: 12/21/2023

"Yeah, just busting it out and trying to have some fun. I've been doing some shows, was down in Florida and did a show in Boca and near Tampa and I released my fifth album," said guitarist Will Johns as he talked about his latest release, "Yin & Yang," a recent run of shows and more. "I've been out on my own, I had Tom Hamilton and played with Bernie Rose and some other guys; I did a private event with some young players, I did another black tie private event all in advance of the release in October. The single "Ruthless" is out along with a video which you can find on YouTube and all of the usual streaming platforms."

The term, "Out on my own" varies from artist to artist and person to person and some may find it hard to believe that Johns, who is the child of actress/model Paula Boyd and producer Andy Johns; which makes him the nephew of Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Mick Fleetwood and Glyn Johns, can ever entirely be on his own. 

Having worked with and shared a stage with multiple industry heavyweights; Johns always has talent available to him but this time he truly is "Out on his own," busy promoting the album, working with varied projects and prepping for a Spring of 2024 tour. 

"I've been working on it for a while, basically it came out during the pandemic," he began as he started with the new record and its title. "We couldn't do anything unless you went on your computer and we all know the computer runs on the binary language of ones and zero and also with all of the delerium came a little bit of polarization. You were either pro-vaccine or anti-vaccine, you were a Trump supporter or anti-Trump supporter or you were either this or a that; everything seemed to be pretty black or white. People would be talking to each other and then without even getting into the conversation, it was decided which one you were. You were either a zero or a one, a this or a that or whatever. So, there didn't seem to be much room for conversation and since that time, I've lost some really dear friends who have passed on and this album represents some of the feelings, the ideas and notions that I have come up with or experienced since then. So, hence the title "Yin & Yang" which is kind of a holistic way of looking at that duality in everything and that is the concept really. It has amazing cover art done by Charlie Carroll who is an artist in L.A. and it kind of has a where's Wally or where's Willy if you'd like vibe to it; there's lots going on on the cover, you have to try all of the different people and hidden words and stuff like that." 

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Given his pedigree, his involvement with a Cream and a Clapton tribute along with his last release, Johns at times gets classified as a solid blues artist but he quickly points out that is not the case. 

"The last album was "Blues Daddy" and of course that was what it said on the tin. This one doesn't really fall into any particular genre, it certainly isn't a blues album. The songs are all my own compositions, some of them are co-writes but I wrote them all. So, it's all original music, one might have a bit of a reggae sort of vibe without being reggae, one is kind of hard blues rock with a bit of a thumping four on the floor; I'd like to think that it's original music. I didn't find myself trying to avoid anything, I had the freedom to do this exactly how I wanted to do it; if that makes sense. Using the sounds that I wanted to get into the songs and get into the vibe of the song rather than trying to go for a particular sound. There was definitely some experimentation there while at the same time none of it is rocket science and there can't be more than four or five chords to any of it; there is no jazz on this one (laughs)." 

As was mentioned before, Johns has music royalty pretty much at his disposal but that doesn't stop him from discovering new and talented friends to perpetuate his undertakings. 

"I had Noah East play some beautiful organ and keyboard, Hammond organ and piano sounds on it; I've been working with him recently in the Cream of Clapton Band," he went on about those who guested on "Yin & Yang." "We are going to go on the road again next year, we have a tour of Germany in the Spring. I love working with Noah, he has a really great sense of musicality, we've got Chris Gale on the drums and Richard Sadler is playing bass."

"I'll be back in April and do a run of shows around then to promote the album, I'll play some of the "Blues Daddy" stuff and then I'm sure that I'll be out again with Cream of Clapton along with Noah East. Eric (Clapton) had his Crossroads Festival which I wasn't able to attend because I needed to get back and do some work on promoting my own album but I am an ambassador for "Turn Up For Recovery" and we raise awareness for the Crossroads Center in Antigua."

Yes, he will be back in April once again with eight dates currently booked in Florida and his camp is attempting to add more as he continues to promote the new record and to discover more about Will Johns, Cream of Clapton and more, please visit https://willjohns.com/

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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Allentown Borough
Main Street Allentown
Thurs. 11:45 a.m. "Family Storytime"  (Takes place at the library located at 16 South Main Street)

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Al's Airport Inn
636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton
(609) 883-5252 
Thurs. 5 p.m. Bill Thomas
Sat. (12 p.m.) Acoustic Brunch (5 p.m.) John Brennan
Sun. 12 p.m. Sunday Acoustic Brunch
Tues. 7 p.m. Mike & Laura
Wed. (4 p.m.) LGBTQ Happy Hour (7 p.m.) Jessica DiDonato

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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 Throwdown w/ Mark Brut and Matt Kresge. Ages 21+
Sat. 7 p.m. Holiday Show feat. Beth Arnold Gilbert and the Bah-Humbugs. Ages 21+  
Arts Council of Princeton 
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton 
(609) 924-8777 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Story & Verse: A Storytelling, Poetry and Spoken Word Open Mic

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Ashlynn Distillery 
32 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA 
Thurs. 5 p.m. Cecil & Carl
Sat. 6:30 p.m. Black Cherry
Sun. 3 p.m. Dueling Pianos
Wed. 6 p.m. Cara Cartney

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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 w/ DJ Burn
Ages 21+

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Blaze DoubleTree by Hilton 
4355 US Route 1 Princeton
(609) 452-2400
Thurs. 6 p.m. Kathleen Elle
Fri. 6 p.m. Marc Hoffman

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

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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 p.m. Maci Miller Trio
Sun. (12 p.m.) Bill Avayou Trio (7:30 p.m.) Bob Egan
Wed. 6 p.m. Liz DuFour

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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. Righteous Jolly Presents: "A Levittown Christmas Carol" $15-$30, ages 21+, doors open at 6 p.m.  
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

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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. Bill Schilling. $20

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Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton) 
102 Carnagie Center Princeton
(781) 568-1471
Fri. 8 p.m. Anthony DiDomenico, Ryan Maher. $26.50, Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Anthony DiDomenico, Ryan Maher. $26.50, Doors open at 7 p.m.  

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

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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

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Clubhouse at Mountain View (The Patio)
850 Bear Tavern Road Ewing 
(609) 538-0808
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. After Dark feat. MaryJo Fiordaliso

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Cooper's Riverview                                                                     
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton
(609) 393-7300 
Thurs. (7 p.m.) Midnight Sun TTL (10 p.m.) Club Night w/ Rotating DJs
Fri. (5 p.m.) Happy Hour (8 p.m.) Soul Cruisers Christmas Party. $15-$45 (Dinner and VIP packages available) 
Sat. 8 p.m. Holiday Party & Toy Drive. $10 (FREE with an unwrapped toy for a child ages 12 and under. Dinner and VIP packages available.), doors open at 7 p.m. 
Sun. (10 a.m.) Sunday "Jazz" Brunch w/ Victor Tarassov. $22.95 (Includes 2 Mimosas) $34.95 (Adults, kids ages 6-12 $14.95, kids under age 5 FREE) 
Wed. 7 p.m. Blues and BBQ Jam 

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Crossing Vineyard and Winery
1853 Wrightstown Road Washington Crossing, PA
(215) 493-6500 
Sat. 2 p.m. Jason McCue
Sun. 12 p.m. Bunny Barnes

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Curran’s Irish Inn
1909 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA
(215) 245-1800
Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo 
Mon. 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: A Very "Chrome Pony" Christmas
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 Linda
Wed. 7 p.m. Loose Bandits

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Dharma Bums 
4935 River Road New Hope, PA
(215) 663-2867
Thurs. 8 p.m. Gf "Jeff" Morgan 
Fri. 8 p.m. John Costello
Sat. (10 a.m.) "Craft and a Coco" Ceramic Bells for Kids. $25 (8 p.m.) WWJD? (What Would Jerry Do?) $7 (advance)
Wed. (5 p.m.) Mindful MVMT w/ Ashley Stauffer. $10 or pay what you can (7 p.m.) Open Mic w/ Michael Henry Robert  
Eddington House Bensalem
2813 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA 
(215) 639-1220 
Fri. 8:30 p.m. Fish Out of Water 
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Zone
Mon. 5:30 p.m. "Family Fun Night" w/ Amazing Balloon Creations by Kelsi-Joe

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Escape Resort, Restaurant & Bar 
120 Pheasant Run Road Newtown, PA 
Tues. 6 p.m. Karaoke

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Flying Pig Tavern & Tap 
167 US-Route 130 North Bordentown 
(609) 899-7447
Thurs. 9 p.m. DJ Night
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia

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Forsgate Country Club   
375 Forsgate Drive Monroe
(732) 521-0700 
Fri. 5:30 p.m. Sweet Spot 

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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

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Friendly's 
1031 Washington Boulevard Robbinsville 
(609) 426-9203 
Wed. 6 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Kevin McGowan and/or Gino Formaroli (Sign-ups begin at 5:30 p.m.)

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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.) Never Enough 
Tues. 6:30 p.m. Trivia Night Hosted by Best Choice Productions

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

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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 
Sat. 9:30 p.m. DJ Dance Party 
Tues. 7 p.m. Jillian Ashcroft Jazz 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.) Just Us
Sat. 5 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Ugly Sweater Contest w/ Jon Savage and the Classic Rockers

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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. 7 p.m. Dance Party w/ DJ Beenice
Sat. 7 p.m. Bev & Dan  
Tues. 8 p.m. Acoustic Tuesday w/ Brian Elliot
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic w/ Laura Fiocco

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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

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Irish Rover Station House 
1033 South Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA 
(215) 970-5412
Sat. 1 p.m. Rachel & Ty 
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. No Evil
Sat. 6:30 p.m. Joe Vadala

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John & Peter's
96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa 
(215) 862-5981 
Thurs. 9 p.m. Ripsmas Miracle 
Sat. 9 p.m. Room for MOJO LIVE on Festivus w/ Mixxtape
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. (4 p.m.) Lasting Linx Jewelry (5:30 p.m.) Mark Sacco 
Fri. (3 p.m.) Customer Appreciation Happy Hour (5:30 p.m.) Lofash (9 p.m.) Groove Pocket
Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch (5:30 p.m.) Ty Mares (9 p.m.) Ugly Sweater Party (10 p.m.) DJ BayNice or Jimmy G
Sun. "Christmas Eve" Closing at 7 p.m.
Mon. "Christmas Day" Opening at 8 p.m. w/ DJ Jimmy G
Tues. 4 p.m. Holiday Hangover Game Night

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La Cena Ristorante
2233 Galloway Road Bensalem, PA
(215) 639-9969
Wed. 6 p.m. Joe Plush & Friends

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Laurita Winery 
85 Archertown Road New Egypt 
(609) 752-0200 
Fri. 2 p.m.-6 p.m. "North Pole Experience" $12-$18 (7 p.m.) Country Line Dancing. $9
Sat./Sun. 12 p.m.-6 p.m. "North Pole Experience" $12-$18

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Library Company of Burlington
23 West Union Street Burlington
(609) 3861273
Thurs. 4:30 p.m. S.T.E.A.M Club 
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Night

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

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Logan Inn 
10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA 
(215) 862-2300
Thurs. 6 p.m. Courtney Sappington Duo
Fri. 7 p.m. The Soleburys
Sat. 7 p.m. Max Rogers

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Louie's by Jason 
1111 Route 130 North Robbinsville
Wed. 5:30 p.m. The Blue Eyed Balladeer

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Magikava
87a South Main Street New Hope, PA 
(215) 862-2739 
Thurs. 6 p.m. Astrology Readings by Riss Cottrill 
Wed. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Night  

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McStews Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA 
(215) 949-9570 
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. Sharky's Machine Christmas Spectacular feat. The Cryptkeeper Five, Doc Rotten, Hobo Houston. $5, ages 21+

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Naked Brewing Company 
212 Mill Street Bristol, PA 
(267) 544-7129
Thurs.6:30 p.m. Dana Collins Project "Ugly Sweater Party"
Fri.  7 p.m. Cara Cartney
Sat. 7 p.m. "Festivus!" Feat. Low Totem
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia 
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company 
909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA 
(215) 458-7081
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Night 

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New Egypt Flea Market Village 
933 Monmouth County Road Cream Ridge 
(609) 758-2082
Fri. 4 p.m. "Friday Night Lights, Christmas Delights: Shop Until You Ho-Ho-Ho!"
Sun. 8 a.m. Flea Market 
Wed. 8 a.m. Flea Market

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New Hope Winery / Tavern 
6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA 
(215) 794-2331 
Fri. 8 p.m. Jesse Garron's Tribute to Elvis: "A Blue Christmas"   

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Newtown Brewing Company
103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA 
(215) 944-8609 
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Christmas Movie" Trivia 
Fri. 6 p.m. Oliver Dagum
Sat. 6 p.m. Justin Narisi
Wed. 4 p.m. Open Mic Night

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Nick's Roast Beef
4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA 
(215) 637-515
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia 
Fri. 9 p.m. Jamison
Sat. 9 p.m. EarCandy
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke
NJWeedman's Dispensary
322 East State Street Trenton
(609) 437-0898
Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke

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Nottingham Tavern 
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square 
(609) 587-6623
Thur. 9:30 pm. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis 
Fri. 9 p.m. Blind Lemon Pie
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Family Affair
Ages 21+   

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O'Fowley's Tavern & Grill 
200 State Road Croydon, PA 
(215) 785-6998 
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo

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Old Hights Brewing 
123 West Ward Street Hightstown 
(609) 469-5976
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Brockway & Slim  

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

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Palmer Square 
40 Nassau Street Princeton 
Sat./Sun. 12 p.m. Spiced Punch  

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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

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

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PJ's Pancake House
17 Main Street Robbinsville
(609) 772-4755
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Tito's Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

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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. 5 p.m. Happy Hour
Sun. 11 a.m. Jazz Brunch

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

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Recklesstown Farm Distillery
2800 Route 206 North Columbus
(609) 784-8046 
Sat. 6 p.m. Ant C   

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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. Carole Lynn Duo
Sat. 7 p.m. Bob Egan
Sun. (10 a.m.) Brunch w/ Bob Egan / Dave Dales Duo (7 p.m.) Andy Prescott
Mon. (10 a.m.) Brunch w/ Lorenzo Branca / Matt Gordeuk (7 p.m.) Joshua Yudkin  

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Rossi's Bar & Grill
2110 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton
(609) 890-2004 
Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Ernie White
Fri. 8:30 p.m. 
Sat. (11 a.m.) Brunch (6:30 p.m.) Marc Hoffman
Sun. 11 a.m. Brunch 
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics

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Sandy's Beef & Ale
2028 E. Old Lincoln Highway Langhorne, PA
(2670 852-2333
Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzo  

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Second Sin Brewing Company
1500 Grundy Lane Bristol, P
(267) 812-5251
Thurs. 7 p.m. Christmas Trivia & Holiday Beer Release
Sat. 2 p.m. Christmas Cobberlin' Time Firkin

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Slim's Irish Pub 
2195 Galloway Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 332-0047
Sat. 9 p.m. Jeds Gold
Mon. 6 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Cecil 
Wed. 6 p.m. Karaoke Contest

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Small World Coffee 
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton 
(609) 924-4377 x2 
Fri. 3 p.m. "30th Anniversary Celebration"
Sat. 7 p.m. Tom Trovas Duo

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Sparky World-Famous Beer Garden
4333 New Falls Road Levittown, PA 
(215) 943-2321 
Thurs. 9 p.m. Never Enough Trio
Sat. 9:30 p.m. 5 Shades of Grey
Sun. 9 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Cara Cartney
Mon. 9 p.m. Game Night Hosted by Kid Dalton 
Tues. 7 p.m. Johnny Betz 
Wed. 8 p.m. Len Fen Trio

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Steam Pub 
606 2nd Street Pike Southampton, PA 
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Nick Spinelli
Sat. 10 p.m. Christmas Pajama Party w/ DJ Kev and a special appearance by Rob Dunphy

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1867 Sanctuary
101 Scotch Road Ewing
(609) 392-6409
Sun. 6 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service of Lessons & Carols feat. a Handbell Choir, Organ and Piano soloists and Caroling.

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Tara's Tavern 
1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown 
(609) 286-2300 
Fri. 8:30 p.m. Karaoke w/ Big Daddy G
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Jay Oliver Acoustic Duo  

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Tavern On The Lake 
101 Main Street Hightstown 
(609) 426-9345  
Fri. 8 p.m. Tavern & Tiaras 2023 Holiday Drag Show (Upstairs)
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
Thurs. 7 p.m. Steve Guyger and Filthy Rich 
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  

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Terhune Orchards  
330 Cold Soil Road Princeton
(609) 924-2310 
Sat. 1 p.m. "Weekend Music Series" feat. Jeff Penque

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

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

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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" Community Orchestra   

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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.) Legacy

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The Cool Cricket
216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro
(609) 291-9110
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dave Curtis
Sat. 9 p.m. 80s Undercover  

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The Dubliner
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA 
(215) 693-1816
Fri. 7 p.m. The King Brothers

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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. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree w/ Jukebox Graveyard
Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo w/ Jonathan Appel

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The Irish Horne Bar & Restaurant
882 2nd Street Pike Richboro, PA 
(215) 942-4000 
Sat. 8 p.m. Jeff Perlman

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

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The Morrisville Tavern 
376 West Trenton Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-5310
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Fri. 8 p.m. Solomon Dub
Sat. 8 p.m. Mikey Jr
Mon. 8 p.m. Karaoke
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Night  

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The Newtown Theatre
120 North State Street Newtown, PA
(215) 968-3859
Thurs. 3 p.m./7:30 p.m. "White Christmas"
Fri. 8 p.m. "Elf" for Grownups
Sat. (1 p.m.) "It's A Wonderful Life" (8 p.m.) A Very Slambovian Christmas

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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. Part 1 of The Rock On Radio 15th Annual Christmas Spectacular
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

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The Roost
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge
(609) 208-0050
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. DC Duo 
Fri. 8 p.m. East Coast Funk
Sat. 8 p.m. Jerry Monk & Joe Kramer
Wed. 6 p.m. Joe Vadala

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The Sycamore Grill
255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA
(215) 908-6326 
Fri. 8 p.m. Stranger Things

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The Union Firehouse
18 Washington Street Mount Holly
(609) 288-6491
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Night
Fri. 6 p.m. Fuzzy Coleman, ingdorf, hyphen, ditz. $15 
Sat. 8 p.m. Freakwincey. Doors open at 7 p.m.

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The Union House 
19 East Union Street Burlington
(609) 531-6077
Fri. 8 p.m. Wounded Soul
Sat. 8 p.m. No Evil or Heart Fulla Bluz

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Tindall Road Brewing Co.
102 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 526-8651 
Thurs. 6 p.m. Cookie Decorating Class

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Tir Na Nog 
1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton 
(609) 392-2554
Fri. 7 p.m. Celtic Christmas Craic feat. Kevin & Andy and Hosted by American Highlander Kilts
All Shows 21+

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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)

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Union Coffee
49 North Union Street Lambertville 
(609) 460-4637
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Jerry Monk

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VANEFRANCODANCE
23 Hankins Road Hightstown
(609) 635-3572
Thurs. (7 p.m.) Beginner Bachata (8 p.m.) Beginner Salsa. $18 
Fri. (7 p.m.) Advanced Bachata (8 p.m.) Advanced Salsa. $18

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Vault Brewing Company
10 South Main Street Yardley, PA 
(267) 573-4291
Fri. 7 p.m. Dave Posmontier Duo
Sat. 7 p.m. Aaron Quarterman Band

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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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Washington Crossing Historic Park 
1112 River Road Washington Crossing, PA
Sat. 11 a.m. Hessian Encampment & "Christmas Night Crossing:" A Lecture by Clay Craighead 

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

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Working Dog Winery
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown
(609) 371-6000
Thurs. 4:30 p.m. Rob Messina
Sat. 1 p.m. Chris Giakas

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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" Christmas/Holiday Special
 

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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