Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...3/27/25

By Danny Coleman
originally published: 03/27/2025

"We never do a soundcheck, original music never gets a soundcheck. There's no such thing as a soundcheck, we just plug in and play when we're ready to go," laughed Our Marvelous Lives keyboardist Mike Fury as he and vocalist/guitarist Max Huber discussed their upcoming gigs, new release and their recording process. 

Saturday March 29 finds the band at the popular Cape May Singer/Songwriter Conference, a record launch party for "Five Amigo Lockdown" on April 27 at Factory Records in Dover, NJ, May 3 finds them at Finnegan's Pub in Hoboken and Saturday June 14 at Artie's in Frenchtown. 

Our Marvelous Lives have been a unit for more than three decades with very little turnover; something that's not necessarily common in the music industry, especially with so much longevity. 

"We used to be a band called Maximum America," began Fury. "Then the three of us, Jim Shargay, Max Huber and myself, we've been in the band for a long time and the drummer is Marc Ziccardi and the other guitar player is Javier Pombo. So, Our Marvelous Lives kind of evolved from Maximum America; we actually had a name in between called, Our Savage Garden, who were an Australian band but we had to go to a court case with them and they bought us out of the name and we had to change the name again." 

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"Maximum America was a group we started in '85 or so and that's the band where we played with Little Steven, Joan Jett and we opened for the Ramones and a ton of different people. We played all through the '90s and then our original drummer left and we just kind of needed a new direction and we kind of like our lives and we said, "Let's call it Our Marvelous Lives" because our lives are so marvelous continued and it kind of resonates with people," continued Huber with a laugh. "It's kind of a long name but now that's kind of a thing that's in, like My Chemical Romance; originally people were like, wow, that's really too long of a name, you ought to be The Donuts or something (Laughs). We've played venues all over the state, New York City, down in Washington, D.C. at the 930 Club with The Primitives who were fronted by Tracy Tracy back in the day; we've done a lot of work. We're openers, we do a lot of opening shows and we've met a lot of characters, we've had some fun and met a lot of cool people over the years and that's what really makes it fun.The crowds, the people like the music and we like to create and I like to write songs; you're just sitting in the basement and something pops in your head and you just put it down on paper and the band helps write all of the parts and it just kind of takes on a life of its own. So, that creative process is really the fun part of music if you will, at least for us and then also the performing.We are from Dover, New Jersey in Morris County near Factory Records and we've done a couple of shows there. Ethan and his crew are very cool people and they're very receptive to live music and certainly original music. We've had some good shows there and we've seen some good shows there; James Mastro and the guys from Television, it's a cool room. We are there on April 27, we do Sunday afternoon shows from like three to five and it's nice for our fans, they don't have to come out too late." 

With the recent issue of their latest album, the band continues to be creative both in and out of the studio but this record, well, it's a little bit of both. 

"It's out now and we call it "Five Amigo Lockdown" because we're like five amigos," explained Fury. "We lockdown every week, sometimes twice a week and we write songs and jam and then we decided to put this CD out, it's probably our tenth one. We've had 10 albums over the years with various different names; this is the band that has been together for a while; this is our lockdown and it means a lot because these are just five guys who just pound out music. We love playing live, we still play live and we pull off live stuff sometimes better than the studio but we went into the studio with this guy, Chris Gibson who we call "Gibby" and he is out of Hoboken in his Upstart Studios; he produced and engineered the entire thing. So, we brought him on board and he did a great job of getting the best out of us. We did six original songs on this and a cover song by Siouxie and the Banshees called "Cities in Dust," which we thought came out really good. We've heard of other versions of the song but we think this is a pretty groovy rendition of "Cities in Dust." 

"We like ours and Siouxsie's version the best," adds Huber. "We have this very interesting rehearsal place in Dover that has been like our little clubhouse for years and it's in the basement of an industrial complex and nobody bothers us down there and hopefully we don't bother anybody else and we call it "The Bunker." We knuckled down and we beat ourselves up and we recorded some songs and Gibby did five out of the seven and two we did with a good friend, Ray Miller who is more of a jazz guy believe it or not but he does great mastering and mixes on the rock side and he kind of likes our band, so we worked with Ray Miller on two of them. Gibby came out from Hoboken and did a remote session. We recorded all the basic tracks in the bunker. Usually, we would go in the studio and do it but we asked; would you be amenable to this? It's done quite often, they've had mobile units since Led Zeppelin recording in a castle somewhere with The Rolling Stones truck; he brought out all of this crazy computer stuff and we just had lines and plugs and microphones everywhere and the sounds were great and we had great drum sounds, we're very happy with it. I think that's (The drums) is the hardest thing to get in any recording. We suffered a lot when we were doing our own recordings and kind of messing around with it and I thought, the drums are cool, the performances are good but the sounds are anemic compared to what's out there today. Here we are on a budget, we're trying to do something for 5,000 bucks and we're up against people listening to product from different bands who are spending 250,000 bucks on stuff. So, it does make a difference and it's what people have come to expect; it's like, oh, that's the way the band should sound. Then of course, you go see some bands live and it's a different story but as Mike said before, our live sound is similar to the recorded sound; it's actually probably more energetic, studio recordings can be tough."

"We're a very good live band," chimed in Fury. "That's why we did it in the bunker, we brought the engineer to us who has his own studio but we said, "We can get great sounds in this bunker" and he mic'd the whole room and figured it out. That's why it came out closer to us playing live; listen, we've been in a lot of big studios but that doesn't mean it's automatic that you're gonna get a great sound and it's gonna come out great. We kind of did it in our own element, this is where we rehearse, it's what we're used to and we tried to reproduce what we do in rehearsal and we think it came out pretty good."

"We did work at Sound On Sound in New York on some CDs and I would say and I'll stand by this; I like all of the sounds," interceded Huber. "I think each of them sounds a little different but I think there is an idea today, that with all of the digital technology and with everybody having a recording studio in their basement; like you can set up all this stuff and automatically have a great sound and that's not really true. Having a good sound engineer, especially for drums and especially with the way we just did this proved that. Again, we had a guy, Chris, who came in, who does it for a living and really knows how to set up drum mics and to me, that made all the difference in the world. We just didn't know enough about it to do it ourselves and if you're gonna do some lo-fi recording for fun and demos, that's one thing but if you want it to sound like it should be on the radio, you need to go to somebody who knows what they're doing."

Aligned with Deko Entertainment and their distribution network, makes it easy to get their product out there to the masses but both Huber and Fury both still find it amusing when their music is in demand.

"When you hire people to help you, like you and Deko, people who care about the music and know how to get it out into people's hands; Charlie (Calv) just reached out to us the other day and said, "Hey, I need like 40 or 50 CDs, we're selling a lot of stuff through Warner Brothers" and Mike and I were kinda surprised. We were like, wow, you mean somebody may actually like the music besides us and our moms; our moms like the music (Laughs). You get a little bit of validation from it because my dad, he always liked the band but he was like, yeah well, don't quit your day job type thing," laughed Huber."I know it's cliche to say, "It's a labor of love" but it really is. We've been together, the core of the band for 35 years and we still know everybody, the original members, we play once in a while and we have a core following of people who have come to see us play all over the place. We played The Limelight, CBGB in New York and all of these places; it's our marvelous history." 

"That's all part of Our Marvelous Lives, we're all in it together," added Fury quickly. "All these people who came to see us and hung out with us, bought CDs and shirts and listened to the music; if we didn't write songs and do this, we'd probably be dead by now." 

"Dead by now?" C'mon Mike, you guys surely have more in your bag of tricks; no? 

"You need a creative outlet, everybody needs one. Some people watch a lot of football games, we play music.," said Huber. "We love playing live, we're gonna probably start doing a lot more live shows. We slowed down for a while and we just want to get (back) out there. The gig on March 29 is a singer/songwriter conference. John Harris out of Harrisburg runs it and we've done a couple of these before until the pandemic hit. So, he's bringing it back after five years, he's got a lot of acts down there," continued Fury. "We're playing with the Reverend Horton Heat, we're playing with him again. We played with him last year and they loved us and wanted us back. What a nice bunch of guys too, the band was nice, they were like kind souls. They are on the road; I think there are still musicians like that out there, playing on the road and enjoying it and we're doing that with them on June 14 at Artie's in Frenchtown." 

"We did some shows with the Smithereens and they're the same kind of guys," said Huber. "Even though Pat (DiNizio) had passed, they just do it because they love it and they're not gonna do anything else; they love rock 'n' roll just like Joan Jett says. Reverend Horton Heat is another one, they probably do 250 shows a year. "Things have been on an upswing since we started this CD project and since we started recording we've been doing a lot of shows, for us, we get out at least once a month, maybe twice a month sometimes."

With multiple gigs coming up, they should be a well-oiled machine and they'll test their readiness beginning on March 29 in Cape May at the resurgent Cape May Singer/Songwriter Conference.  

"It's really well attended," said Huber enthusiastically. "A lot of singer-songwriters, acoustic acts, acoustic piano, acoustic guitars and bands. I think Charlie Calv from Deko is on a panel; I think the panels look really, really good. They talk about the industry, it's a great event, it really is a good event. It's fun if you're a musician and it's fun for the public to go in and see what's going on but for anybody in the music business, it really is a great event and we're playing The Boiler Room, which is like the featured club and we're doing Saturday night, I think we're going on at nine o'clock." 

After nearly four decades of making music; what's a gig like for a group of well-seasoned players? 

"The gig itself starts with the load-in and complaining," laughed Huber, "And for some reason, we never get a soundcheck or we rarely get a soundcheck and then we just hang out and wait for our moment in the night, then take a deep breath, we might have a shot and then we get onstage and just blast it out."

"We draw off our newer material and then we also draw off material we've done in the past which we haven't done in a while," said Fury. We do a couple of covers but we're not really a good cover band (Laughs). We tried to do covers for a while and we almost killed each other, we're not meant to be a cover band. We do the Siouxie song, we do a version of "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure which is on another one of our previous albums and we have all of the newer songs we've just written and we pull songs from the past. There's a lot of years in this band.The three of us, me, Jim and Max, we have literally been playing for 30 years and we're the main vocalists so that's kind of what our sound is."We do a lot of harmonies and that's backed with some pretty solid guitar, I'm a big guitar person so I like that crunchy feel," concluded Huber. 

You can catch Our Marvelous Lives at all of the above mentioned shows but to discover more about the band and their entire gig schedule, please visit https://ourmarvelouslives.wixsite.com/our-marvelous-lives

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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Ace Cafe 
15 Market Place New Hope, PA
Thurs. 5 p.m. Bike Night
Fri. 6 p.m. Station Wagon Night
Sat. 11 a.m. Cars & Coffee
Sun. (11 a.m.) Mini Cooper Meet-Up (2 p.m.) Volvo/Saab Meet Up
Wed. 6 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Righteous Jolly

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Al's Airport Inn
636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton
(609) 883-5252 
Thurs. 5 p.m. Mark Sacco
Sat. (12 p.m.) Acoustic Brunch w/ Jenn Desantis (7 p.m.) Jonathan Savage
Sun. (12 p.m.) Sunday Acoustic Brunch w/ Frank Pinto (6 p.m.) Ziggy & Sharon
Mon. 5 p.m. Joe Hutchinson
Tues. 7 p.m. AudioPilot
Wed. 7 p.m. Radio Fiction  

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Ancient Order of Hibernians 
2419 Kuser Road Hamilton 
Fri. 3 p.m. Lenten Fish Fry feat. (8 p.m.) Paul & Megan
Tues. 6:30 p.m. Zumba w/ Juni Bolanos. $15

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

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Arm & Hammer Park
1 Thunder Road Trenton 
(609) 394-3300
Sat. 10 a.m. Job Fair

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Arts Council of Princeton 
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton 
(609) 924-8777 
Thurs. 6 p.m. Free Pop-Up: Abandoned Craft Corner
Fri. 6 p.m. ACP BYOB: Wheel Ceramics
Wed. 7 p.m. JAM: Jersey Art Meet-Up

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Ashlynn Distillery 
32 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA 
Thurs. 6 p.m. Cecil & Mike
Fri. 8 p.m. Mike Goldman
Sat. 8 p.m. Dana Collins
Sun. 3 p.m. Cecil Middleton
Wed. 6 p.m. Cara Cartney

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Bent Iron Brewing
70 Extonville Road Hamilton
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Fri. 5:30 p.m. Matt Coyle Du

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Bill's Olde Tavern
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton
(609) 586-0192
Thurs. 7 p.m. Music BINGO
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Dan Murphy
Sat. 10 p.m. DJ Moe Green
Sun. 7 p.m. BINGO
Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia 
Tues. 9 p.m. / Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke 
Ages 21+

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Bit-hin' Kitten Brewery
58-B East Bridge Street Morrisville, PA
(267) 799-5348
Sun. 12 p.m. BBQ Pop-Up / Dungeons & Drafts
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo

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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. Patrick & Debra
Sun. (12 p.m.)Bill Avayou Trio (6 p.m.) Lorenzo
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 All Request Show
Fri. 7 p.m. Warbringer, Allegaeon, Skeletal Remains, Summoning the Lich. $24.81, doors open at 6:30 p.m., ages 18+
Sat. 7:30 p.m. "April Tool's Day" feat. "Schism" (Tool Tribute) / "Negative Creep" (Nirvana Tribute). $25 (advance), doors open at 7 p.m., ages 21+
Sun. 12:30 p.m. Disney Drag Brunch feat. Sutton Fearce. $20, doors at 11 a.m., ages 18+ 
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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Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton) 
102 Carnagie Center Princeton
(781) 568-1471
Fri. 8 p.m. Dena Blizzard, Steve Trevelise, Mike Celona Hosted by Jay Joshi $26.50, Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 7:30 p.m.Dena Blizzard, Steve Trevelise, Mike Celona Hosted by Jay Joshi  $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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Chesterfield Inn
633 Chesterfield-Arneytown Road Chesterfield
(609) 298-1917
Sat. 8:30 p.m. LakeHouse

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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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Continental Tavern
2 North Main Street Yardley, PA  
(215) 493-9191
Fri. 8 p.m. Boondashark
Sat. 8 p.m. Mike Brill

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Cooper's Riverview                                                                     
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton
(609) 393-7300 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Be5D
Fri. 5 p.m. Happy Hour
Sat. 6 p.m. "8th Annual Earthshare NJ Rocks" Hosted by Tom Kaminski feat. Frenzy, Charlie Sub & Sound Dogs, Black Rose, Savoir Faire Is Everywhere 

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Crossing Vineyard and Winery
1853 Wrightstown Road Washington Crossing, PA
(215) 493-6500 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Sat. 2:30 p.m. Bill Thomas
Sun. 2 p.m. Bunny Barnes

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Cryout Cave
601 Doctor Martin Luther King Boulevard Suite #2 Trenton
(862) 234-5353
Fri. 7:30 p.m. The Release Open Mic 1 Year Anniversary feat. Lady Syren
Sat. 7:30 p.m. The Listening Party feat. Janetza & Friends

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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 
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/ Jimi Uo
Fri. 5 p.m. Happy Hour w/ Pete & Mason Scavello
Sun. 3 p.m. Lumberton School of Music Fundraiser feat. Wounded Souls and the Music School Students

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Dharma Bums 
4935 River Road New Hope, PA
(215) 663-2867
Thurs. 7 p.m. Shed's Kitchen
Fri. 8 p.m. Mark Cosgrove & Good Medicine feat. Mike Munford. $30 (advance) 
Sat. 8 p.m. Kevin Hill & secret Sound. $10 (advance)
Sun. 4 p.m. Ceremony & Sound: Sonic Vibrations/Heavy Meditations. $25 (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  
Sat. 3 p.m. EarCandy
Mon. 5:30 p.m. "Family Fun Night" w/ Amazing Balloon Creations by Kelsi-Joe

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El Barrio Cantina & Tequila Bar
1470 Buck Road Southampton, PA 
(267) 685-0725 
Sat. 8 p.m. Keep The Change Acoustic

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Flying Pig Tavern & Tap 
167 US-Route 130 North Bordentown 
(609) 899-7447
Fri. 9:30 p.m. Asylum Choir
Sat. 8 p.m. Quixote Duo
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. 6 p.m. Fine Dining Fridays: "Greek Night"

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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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Gallagher's Taproom
437 Pine Street Mount Holly 
(609) 261-0500   
Sun. 2 p.m. Petti Little Things

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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 (9:30 p.m.) Karaoke
Fri. (6 p.m.) "Happy Hour" (8:30 p.m.) Leading Zero
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Surprise Surprise
Sun. 3 p.m. Dave Beck
Tues. 7 p.m. Game Show Palooza

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Green Parrot Restaurant Pub, & Patio
240 North Sycamore Street Newtown Township, PA 
(215) 504-7277 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzo 
Sat. 8 p.m. The Naturals

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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

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

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Havana New Hope
105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.
(215) 862-9897
Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Blues Jam Hosted by Mikey Jr. and The Slidewinder Blues Band
Fri. ( 8 p.m.) "Tupelo Honey" Van Morrison Tribute (11 p.m. ) DJ Dance Party 
Sat. (3 p.m.) Side Project (8:30 p.m.) The Semi-tones. $10 (11:59 p.m.) DJ Dance Party w/ DJ Iron Mike
Sun. 6 p.m. "A Brothers Revival" Allman Brothers Tribute
Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Steve
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.) Living The Dream
Sat. (3 p.m.) The Kind Vine (Vendor Table) (5 p.m.) "Music & Merlot" feat. FOGLight
Sun. 2:30 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Hopewell Valley Vineyards Jazz Ensemble

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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. 
Tues. 8 p.m. Acoustic Tuesday w/ Mikey Jr
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic w/ Laura Fiocco

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Hyatt Regency Princeton 
102 Carnagie Center Princeton
(781) 568-1471
Fri. 6 p.m. James Gedeon

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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 
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo Night

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Iron Plow Vineyards
26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus 
(732) 306-9111 
Fri. 5:30 p.m. Carmen Maranco
Sat. 4:30 p.m. Jo Wymer
Sun. 1 p.m. Jerry Steele

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

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John & Peter's
96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa 
(215) 862-5981 
Fri. 9 p.m. Comedy Night Hosted by Mike Dialto feat. Colin Armstrong, Devon Hall, Keegan Tindall. $10/$15
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic Night (Sign-ups start at 8 p.m.) 
Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational
All shows 21+

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Kelly's Bar n Banquet Hall
14 Railroad Avenue Fort Dix
(732) 230-6169
Fri. 7 p.m. Random Notes
Sat. 8 p.m. Polish Nannies
Tues. 6 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Carie Lynn McCay 

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Killarney's Publick House
1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton
(609) 586-1166 
Thurs. (5:30 p.m.) Mark Sacco (7 p.m.) "Ladies Night"
Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch (5:30 p.m.) Ant Cannuli
Sun. 10 a.m. "Sunday Funday" Brunch 
Mon. 7 p.m. Music BINGO
Tues. 5 p.m. Kid's Night w/ "Stitch" 

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Laurita Winery 
85 Archertown Road New Egypt 
(609) 752-0200 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Laurita Idol "Finals"
Fri. 7:30 p.m Kricket Comedy Night feat. Chris Coccia, Belynda Cleare. $25 (advance)
Sat. (11 a.m.) Flatbread & Friends (7 p.m.) "Rat Pack Review" feat. Ruben Castillo & Dan Berrella. $20
Sun. 11 a.m. Flatbread & Friends

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Library Company of Burlington
23 West Union Street Burlington
(609) 3861273
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. Mike DiEleuterio
Fri. 7 p.m. Aaron Quarterman
Sun. 11:30 a.m. Mark Feingold Trio

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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   

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Makefield Highlands Golf Club
1418 Woodside Road Yardley, PA 
(215) 321-7000 
Fri. 5:30 p.m. Karaoke

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McStews Irish Sports Pub
5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA 
(215) 949-9570 
Sat. 9 p.m. Velvet Snow
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia Night

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

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Naked Brewing Company 
212 Mill Street Bristol, PA 
(267) 544-7129
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Dana's Sh%t Show Open Mic
Fri.  7 p.m. River Lane
Sat. 7 p.m. Cara Cartney
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia

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Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company 
909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA 
(215) 458-7081
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Dracula Day" feat. a Screening of NOSFERATU (7 p.m.) "Twilight" Trivia 
Sat./Sun. 11 a.m. "Philadelphia Hot Sauce Festival"

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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

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New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Avenue New Hope, PA
Sat. 4 p.m. Anita Wise: A celebration of Life

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New Hope Winery / Tavern 
6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA 
(215) 794-2331 
Sat. 8 p.m. "Best Friend's Girl" Cars Tribute

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Newtown Brewing Company
103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA 
(215) 944-8609 
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Pixar Movie" Trivia 
Fri. 6 p.m. John Rodden
Sat. 6 p.m. Jimmmmm
Wed. 4 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Bill Monach 

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Nick's Roast Beef
4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA 
(215) 637-515
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia 
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke

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

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

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Nottingham Fire Co. Ballroom
200 Mercer Street Hamilton Square
(609) 890-9834
Sat. 7 p.m. "Ladies Night Out" w/ DJ Skribble. $90 (Includes dinner, beer/wine, one sheet of tickets)

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Nottingham Tavern 
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square 
(609) 587-6623
Thur. 9:30 pm. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis 
Sat. 9:30 p.m. No Way Out
Mon. 6 p.m. BINGO
Tues. 4 p.m. Prime Rib Night feat. (6:30 p.m.) Joe Zook 
Ages 21+   

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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 Barracks
100 Barrack Street Trenton
Sat. 7 p.m. Concerts by Candlelight 

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Old Hights Brewing 
123 West Ward Street Hightstown 
(609) 469-5976
Thurs. 5 p.m. Vinyl Night
Fri. 3 p.m. Happy Hour feat. (6 p.m.) Chet & Ari
Wed. 6:30 p.m. Trivia

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Old Town Pub
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown 
(609) 291-9232
Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia
Fri. 9 p.m. WBTD Duo
Sat. 9 p.m. Bryan Breathes
Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch

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Ottoburger (Planet Animal Taste)
65 East Broad Street Hopewell
(640) 867-4915
Sun. 2 p.m. Pork Butchering Class. $75
Mon. 5 p.m. NOMAD Deep Dish Pop-Up ll feat. (5:30 p.m.) dave Butler & Friends

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Pasquale's Sports Bar 
9078 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA 
(267) 202-6268 
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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Patriot's Theater at The War Memorial                                                             
1 Memorial Drive Trenton 
(609) 984-8400
Sat. 3:30 p.m. IFMP Cultural Dance Show 2025

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

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Plainsboro Preserve
80 Scotts Corner Road Cranbury
(609) 799-4013
Fri. 5 p.m. Nature Game Night 

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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 (7 p.m.) Karaoke
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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Randy Now's Man Cave
119 West Ward Street Hightstown 
(609) 424-3766
Wed. 7:30 p.m. Jill Sobule. $25 (advance), doors open at 7 p.m.

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

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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. Patrick & Debra
Sat. 7 p.m. Bob Egan
Sun. 11:30 a.m. Brunch w/ Dave Dales Duo

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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

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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

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School of Rock Princeton
1761 Princeton Avenue Hamilton
(609) 890-7090
Sat. 12 p.m. March Music Festival feat. Rock 101, Opening Act

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

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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

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Small World Coffee 
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton 
(609) 924-4377 x2 
Sat. 7 p.m. Jeff Miller

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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
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 

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Spigola Vino E Cucino
3817 Crosswicks Hamilton Square Road Hamilton
(609) 585-5255
Sun. 12:30 p.m. Luigi Nicolae

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Starving Artist Cafe
18 Bridge Street Stockton
Fri. 10 a.m. JB Kline facebook Live
Sun. 2 p.m. Female Singer Songwriter Series feat. RedBird Flyin' Solo, Kelly Bolding, Debra Jean Mercer. $10

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Tavern On The Lake 
101 Main Street Hightstown 
(609) 426-9345  
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 
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 

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Terhune Orchards  
330 Cold Soil Road Princeton
(609) 924-2310 
Sat. 1 p.m. "Weekend Music Series" feat. Chris P
Sun. 1 p.m. "Weekend Music Series" feat. Bud Belviso 

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

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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. 8:30 p.m. The Heartbeats
Sat. (11 a.m.) Brunch (8:30 p.m.) Don't call Me Francis
Tues. 7 p.m. Danny Lynch Duo

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The Cool Cricket
216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro
(609) 291-9110
Fri. (6:30 p.m.) Line Dancing (9 p.m.) Ernie White & Lisa Bouchelle
Sat. 9 p.m. Groove Pocket
Mon. 6:30 p.m. Trivia

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The Corner Inn
24509 East Main Street Columbus
(609) 298-8543
Sat. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ We R Entertainment

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The Dubliner
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA 
(215) 693-1816
Fri. 7 p.m. Martin nGuilfoyle & Friends
Sat. 7 p.m. Gerry Timlin
Sun.  2 p.m. Gerry Timlin

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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. House party
Sat. 9 p.m. The Groove Dudes
Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo w/ Jonathan Appel

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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 Moe
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Talking In Cursive
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. Shameless
Sat. 8 p.m. All Lit Up
Mon. 7:30 p.m. Karaoke

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The Newtown Theatre
120 North State Street Newtown, PA
(215) 968-3859
Fri. 8 p.m. RUNA. $40.10
Sat. 8 p.m. Disciple of the Garden: The Legacy of Chris Cornell. $40.10
Tues. 7:30 p.m. "Maybe This Year" $13.10
Wed. 7:30 p.m. Movie Club: "Harold and Maude" $13.90

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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. Heather Ransdome and a call from Cricket 
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
Sat. 9 p.m. Kindred Spirit
Wed. 6 p.m. Joe Vadala

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The Sycamore Grill
255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA
(215) 908-6326 
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Rougarou

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The Tavern at Penns Park 
2295 Second Street Pike Newtown, PA
(267) 491-5658
Sun. 3 p.m. Low Totem

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The Union Firehouse
18 Washington Street Mount Holly
(609) 288-6491
Fri. 7 p.m. The Cryptkeeper Five, Alpha Rabbit, Atomic Bats, The Looms, Pissed!. $15, Doors open at 6 p.m.
Sat. 8 p.m. Legion of Prog / The Instrumental Trio. $15 (advance), doors open at 7 p.m.

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The Union House 
19 East Union Street Burlington
(609) 531-6077
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch (8 p.m.) Avra
Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch

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Tindall Road Brewing Co.
102 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 526-8651 
Sun. 2 p.m. Katherine & Tom
Wed. 7 p.m. Fly Tying Event

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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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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

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Triumph Brewing Company (New Hope, Pa. Location)
400 Union Square New Hope, Pa.
(215) 862-8300
Fri. 8 p.m. Traveling Soleburys
sat. 8 p.m. Maraki Jams
Sun. 1 p.m. Josh Werner

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Triumph Brewing Company (Princeton Location)
20 Pamer Square east Princeton 
(609) 924-7855
Fri. 5 p.m. Matthew Smith Trio
Sat. 5 p.m. Yvonnck Prene Trio

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Under The Moon 
23 North Union Street Lambertville
(609) 397-1710
Fri. 8:30 p.m. Tony Alosi

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

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Village Idiot Brewing Company
42 High Street Mount Holly
(609) 975-9270 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Sun. 1 p.m. Open Mic w/ Logan Torwich
Wed. 7 p.m. Music BINGO

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Washington Crossing Inn 
1295General Washington Memorial Boulevard Washington Crossing, PA
(877) 882-1776
Tues. 6 p.m. "Bourbon & Blues"

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

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Working Dog Winery
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown
(609) 371-6000
Thurs. 4:30 p.m. Vinny Rugnetta
Fri. 4:30 p.m. Dan Stinger
Sat. 1 p.m. Chris Swatt
Sun. 1 p.m. Rob Messina

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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:

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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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