"Good to talk to you man, a pleasure as always," began the very talented Dave Keyes as he enthusiastically discussed his upcoming area shows on April 17 at The Twisted Tail in Philadelphia and April 19 at The Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton, NJ. "We are looking forward to it, it's always a fun place to play and we always have a good time down there in Tuckerton. I'll have Chris Bergson on guitar, a wonderful singer named Ellis Hooks, John Conte is playing bass and Diego Voglino on drums. So, we have five of us and Chris, myself and Ellis split the vocal duties, we all have our own material that we'll be doing; some original stuff, Ellis sings some Sam Cooke stuff, he's kind of an older soul R&B kinda' guy so we mix it up and he's been doing some gigs with chris for quite a while. Chris's stuff is a little jazzier, mine is a little more Boogie Woogie oriented so we have a good time up there."
Keyes, a native New Yorker, has been playing and performing for more than three decades and it is truly from his earliest days that his "Journey" began.
"My musical journey," he said with a laugh, "Started when I was seven, I started taking lessons as a kid learning the kind of popular songs of the day; I joke that the the first song I learned; I think it was "Downtown" by Petula Clark (Laughs) which goes back a ways but I started there. Then, when I was in Junior High, I started to learn how to improvise. I had a great guitar teacher who showed me the ropes and he was also a working piano player, which was a very excellent thing to have a cat like that as my mentor because he basically said, "You learn these tunes and you'll work." There were certain Jazz standards that were really important to have in your arsenal so to speak and that worked out; I've always worked, he gave me good advice. Then I went to Boston for school, not for music but I was playing a lot in Boston which had a great scene and then I came back to New York and just went to work playing Top 40, weddings, Blues gigs, Swing gigs, basically playing any gig I could get my hands on. Then one thing led to another and I ended up on Broadway for about 10 years in the '90s and I did that for a while and television music and touring the world with different stuff and my own stuff and I think that brings us up to date (Laughs)."
"Up to date," nothing could be farther from the truth as the always humble Keyes seems to have left out a few small details and steps of the journey but when reminded of this, he humbly responded.
"It's a pretty long list," he chuckled slightly, "If you stick around long enough, you end up playing with a lot of people. Some of my highlights I'd say are Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry a lot, I worked with Odetta for a long time, a great folk singer. I worked with Ronnie Spector the last 10 years of her life, which was wonderful. I worked with David Johansen also for a long time, you know, Buster Poindexter, we did that for a while and a lot of different gigs with various blues guys like Eddie Clearwater, Eddie Kirkland, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Wayne Baker Brooks; a lot of the Chicago guys. So, it has been quite a journey; I worked with Popa Chubby for a long time too; toured with and have done a lot of stuff in Europe with him. It has been a long and varied career and it has been a heck of an interesting ride. Some guys just play in one band all of their lives, I'm not quite that way (Laughs), I like to move around a little bit and get different experiences."
Not to mention those he left out such as Gladys Knight, Darlene Love and the late Ruth Brown. However, recently he has worked with current and past luminaries as well.
"Early Times (Sirius XM "Bluesville" air personality) played on one of my tracks (On the album "Rhythm, Blues and Boogie") and I've played on some of his stuff, not on his records but we've done some live gigs together. He's a great guy and in addition to being a great DJ, he's a fantastic guitar player and an incredible tech with a lot of knowledge who really respects his elders in a good way that you carry on and bring it forward so, hats off to Early on that stuff. Dougie (MacLeod) and I have known each other for a long time. I know his wife, his son and he knows my family and we just had a good connection and I've always really dug what he did and I approached him before my last record and said, "Would you be into playing on my record?" I don't know who said it first or maybe we said it at the same time,"Let's write a tune together and do it that way" and he gave me a title, then maybe half of a verse and I ran with it for a while and then he ran with it for a while and we ended up with this great tune which is one of my favorites on the record; the one and only "Invisible Man." It's a great tune about getting older and change comes and you either accept it or you fight it but it's very tongue in cheek, double entendre and I always tell people that the basic idea of the tune is that you're lookin' at women but they ain't looking at you and I always add to that the Doug is considerably older than me so that must've been one of the lines that he came up with (Laughs). So, we have a lot of fun with that and the tracks with Bernard Purdie; I've known Bernard for a long time and we've done a bunch of playing over the years and I was really glad to get him on this record because he just adds so much, he's the "King of the beat!"
Keyes is very high on his guitarist Chris Bergson and praises not only his talents but the rest of the band who will be joining him at The Lizzie Rose on April 19. So; how did this band and the connection to The Lizzie Rose Music Room come about and what can one attending expect?
"The doors are at 7 p.m. and the show is at 7:30 p.m. Chris is a wonderful guitar player, a wonderfully inventive cat who doesn't play like other people, he's got his own style. I met him up at Levon Helm's Ramble up in Woodstock a while ago back when that was happening regularly. Chris was sitting there, I was sitting there and we just kind of connected; he's a very creative guy. He writes terrific songs, they're not cookie cutter stuff and like I said, he's got his own guitar style but he's very rooted, just a real solid player and an excellent songwriter. I think I used him as my guitar player on a couple of gigs and then he called me for his gigs and we just kind of swapped back and forth for a while and then we approached Lou at Lizzie Rose because we were doing something with Purdie. So, it was Purdie, Chris, myself and Chris works with Ellis Hooks who is a fine vocalist; so that's how that all kind of came together and then Bernard moved to North Carolina so we can't get him on this one but we hope to have him in the future."
"We like to take an intermission there so we'll probably do an hour-ten, take a break and do another hour-ten or something like that, maybe a little shorter," he went on. "What we do is, we mix it up; we all split the lead vocals, we kind of alternate. Ellis may leave the stage if Chris and I are doing something special but otherwise we're all up there having fun, singing and making with the mirth; ya' know? It's a fun show, a lot of uptempo stuff; we'll sneak in a ballad here and there but we want people to party and basically have a good time."
After the April 19 show, Keyes will be criss-crossing the Atlantic before returning to the area for a couple of events.
"I'm going to Spain at the end of April for a week, I'm going to France at the end of June for a week, I'm playing the Bucks County Blues Picnic in July with my own band and something with Mikey Jr. as well as we're gonna be backing up some other people too. Mikey is a treasure, he's a great guy, his latest record is terrific too, he really, really did a great job on it. Like I said, I'm also playing at the Twisted Tail in Philadelphia on April 17 and May 22."
To discover more about Dave Keyes, please visit https://www.davekeyes.com/ and to purchase tickets to the April 19 show at The Lizzie Rose Music Room, please go to https://www.lizzierosemusic.com/
That's it for this week! Please continue to support live and original music and until next week....ROCK ON!
This week's event listings
Ace Cafe 15 Market Place New Hope, PA Thurs. 6 p.m. Bike Night Fri. 6 p.m. Italian/French Car & Bike Night Sat. (11 a.m.) Volkswagen Meet-Up (2 p.m.) European Bikes Cruis In / MIcro Cars-Small Bikes Meet-Up Sun. 2 p.m. All Japanese Motorcycles Cruis In Wed. 6 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Righteous Jolly/4x4 + Trucks Meet-UpAllentown Borough Main Street Allentown Sat. 9 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt (Takes place at Heritage Park)Al's Airport Inn 636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton (609) 883-5252 Thurs. (5 p.m.) Danny Lynch Project (8 p.m.) Trivia w/ 94.5 WPST Sat. (12 p.m.) Acoustic Brunch w/ John Brennan (7 p.m.) Sandy Zio Sun. (12 p.m.) Sunday Acoustic Brunch w/ Joe Hutchinson (6 p.m.) Mike Tusay Mon. 5 p.m. Bill Thomas Tues. 7 p.m. Jessica DiDonato Wed. 7 p.m. Kindred Spirit DuoAncient Order of Hibernians 2419 Kuser Road Hamilton Fri. 3 p.m. Lenten Fish Fry feat. (6 p.m.) Pat Seiler (8:30 p.m.) Karaoke Sat. 10 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt (Members only)Aristaeus Brewing 2475C Big Oak Road Langhorne, PA (215) 757-2337 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Arts Council of Princeton 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-8777 Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Downtown Princeton Gallery Crawl (Begins at 10 Madison) Wed. 7 p.m. Jersey Art Meet-Up: JAM Ashlynn Distillery 32 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA Thurs. 6 p.m. Cecil & Mike Fri. 8 p.m. Keep The Change Sat. 8 p.m. Peggy Kellar Sun. 3 p.m. Cecil & Friends Wed. 6 p.m. Cara CartneyBent Iron Brewing 70 Extonville Road Hamilton Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Fri. 5:30 p.m. John ZayleBill's Olde Tavern 2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton (609) 586-0192 Thurs. 7 p.m. Music BINGO Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Moe Green Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Dan Murphy Sun. 7 p.m. BINGO Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia Tues./Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke Ages 21+Bit-hin' Kitten Brewery 58-B East Bridge Street Morrisville, PA (267) 799-5348 Thurs./Fri. 4 p.m. Happy Hour Wed. 7 p.m. QuizzoBlooming Grove Inn 234 West Upper Ferry Road Ewing (609) 882-1150 Fri. 4:30 p.m. Jerry Monk Bordentown City Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown Sat. 12 p.m. Bordentown Walking Tours. $20 Boro Bean 9 East Broad Street Hopewell (609) 466-6681 Sat. 11 a.m. John Abbott Bowman's Tavern 1600 River Road New Hope, PA (215) 862-2972 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Jeffrey Fadden Trio Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan Sat. 7 p.m. Dave Dales Trio Sun. (12 p.m.) Bill Avayou Trio (6 p.m.) Lorenzo Tues. 6 p.m. Brian Elliot Wed. 6 p.m. Liz DuFour Broken Goblet Brewing 2500 State Road Bensalem, PA (267) 812-5653 Thurs. 7 p.m. Open "Mike" Hosted by Mike Estabrook Sat. 8 p.m. Old School Saints (FREE event), doors open at 7 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m. "Fiery Ivory" an Incendiary & Interactive Show w/ Deej Roisin 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. TriviaBurlington County Fairgrounds and Pavillion 1960 Jacksonville Jobstown Road Columbus (609) 265-5858 Sat. 12 p.m. "3rd Annual Fur Baby Festival" Cadwalader Park (Ellarslie Museum) 299 Parkside Avenue Trenton (408) 335-4400 Sat. 11 a.m. Easter Egg HuntCatch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton) 102 Carnagie Center Princeton (781) 568-1471 Fri. 8 p.m. Comedy Competition Hosted by Steve Trevelise w/ Jay Joshi feat. Jim Wallis, Andrew Rich, Becky Z, Ellen Feeney, Anthony Barbero, Justin Doyle, Gerald Lee, Cisco Hernandez, Ryan Maher. $26.50, Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Cazz's Sports Bar 'N' Grille 1560 Haines Road Levittown, PA (267) 580-5469 Fri. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paul Sat. 9:30 p.m. Grand Theft AudioChesterfield Inn 633 Chesterfield-Arneytown Road Chesterfield (609) 298-1917 Sat. 9 p.m. Groove PocketClub Atlantis 1858 Street Road Bensalem, PA (215) 944-1777 Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Robbie Tronco All Events Ages 21+ and Dress to ImpressContinental Tavern 2 North Main Street Yardley, PA (215) 493-9191 Fri. 8 p.m. Dave Maida Sat. 8 p.m. BoondasharkCooper's Riverview 50 Riverview Plaza Trenton (609) 393-7300 Thurs. 7 p.m. Cosmic Jerry Band Fri. 5 p.m. Happy Hour (7 p.m.) El Ka Bong Sat. 8 p.m. DJ Frankie Cutlass Freestyle Dance Party. $20 (advance, VIP and dinner packages available)Crossing Vineyard and Winery 1853 Wrightstown Road Washington Crossing, PA (215) 493-6500 Thurs. 7 p.m. Tarot Card Reading & Wine Tasting Sat. 2:30 p.m. Bill ThomasCryout Cave 601 Doctor Martin Luther King Boulevard Suite #2 Trenton (862) 234-5353 Fri. 7 p.m. Open Mic NightCurran’s Irish Inn 1909 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA (215) 245-1800 Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Mon. 7:30 p.m. QuizzoDacey's Pub 215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA (215) 295-4838 Fri. 6:30 p.m. Acoustic Music Night Wed. 8 p.m. QuizzoDadz Bar and Grill 744 Main Street Lumberton (609)267-4344 Thurs. 7 p.m. Open MicDharma Bums 4935 River Road New Hope, PA (215) 663-2867 Thurs. 7 p.m. Lloyd, Lally & Wasicko Fri. 8 p.m. Dirty Blanket. $15 (advance) Sat. (12 p.m.) Kids' Earth Day Mini-Festival. $25 (8 p.m.) Steal Your Face Wed. 7 p.m. DBums Hootenanny: An Open Mic of Music, Comedy & Spoken Word Hosted by Michael Henry RobertDonkeys Place 37 Washington Street Mount Holly (609) 689-5015 Sat. 1 p.m. Jimi UOEddington House Bensalem 2813 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA (215) 639-1220 Sat. 8:30 p.m. Last Call Mon. 5:30 p.m. "Family Fun Night" w/ Amazing Balloon Creations by Kelsi-JoeFlying Pig Tavern & Tap 167 US-Route 130 North Bordentown (609) 899-7447 Thurs. 8 p.m. Ladies Night Sat. 7 p.m. Quixote Duo Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke Wed. 8 p.m. TriviaFounding Father's Sports Bar & Grill 2900 Street Road Bensalem, PA (215) 923-1100 Fri. 6 p.m. Bob Pantano Dance Party w/ DJ Joe CastroFriendly'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.) / Frank PintoGleason'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.) Fab Fly Sat. 8:30 p.m. WItZend Tues. 6:30 p.m. Game Show Palooza Green Parrot Restaurant Pub, & Patio 240 North Sycamore Street Newtown Township, PA (215) 504-7277 Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzo Fri. 8 p.m. Fun Za Luv Sat. 8 p.m. The Rockets Sun. 10 a.m. Easter Brunch Tues. 7 p.m. Music BINGOGrover's Mill Coffee House Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction (609) 716-8771 Sat. 11 a.m. Acoustic Music Thurs. 6 p.m. Open Mic Hamilatte Cafe 1971 Route 33 Hamilton Sat. 6:30 p.m. Acoustic SaturdaysHavana New Hope 105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA. (215) 862-9897 Thurs. 8 p.m. Blues Jam Hosted by Mikey Jr. and The Slidewinder Blues Band Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ Dance Party Sat. (8:30 p.m.) Discoteks (11:59 p.m.) DJ Dance Party w/ DJ Iron Mike Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Steve Tues. 7 p.m. Jillian Ashcroft Jazz Quartet Wed. 7 p.m. Jumper DuoHightstown Association Park Grant Street Hightstown Sat. 9 a.m. Easter Egg HuntHopewell Valley Golf Club 114 Pennington-Hopewell Road Hopewell (609) 737-1199 Sun. 10:30 a.m. Easter Brunch. $55 (Adults / $30 Kids ages 5-10 / FREE Kids ages 4 and under)Hopewell Valley Vineyards 46 Yard Avenue Pennington (609) 737-4465 Fri. 4 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. (5 p.m.) Robert Ruffis Experience Sat. 5 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Wayward Souls Sun. 2:30 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Darla & RichHurricane 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 Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic w/ Laura FioccoHyatt Regency Princeton 102 Carnagie Center Princeton (781) 568-1471 Thurs. 6 p.m. James GedeonIl 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 OIrish Rover Station House 1033 South Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA (215) 970-5412 Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo NightIron Plow Vineyards 26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus (732) 306-9111 Fri. 5:30 p.m. Sarah James Sat. 5:30 p.m. Bob Daley Sun. 1 p.m. Andrew MoorerIvy Tavern 3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton (609) 888-1435 Thurs. 8:30 p.m. Karaoke All shows 21+ Jimmy's American Grill 140 US Route 130 South bordentown (609) 291-0200 Thurs. 7 p.m. Ethan Cain Sun. 11 a.m. Easter Buffet Tues. 7 p.m. TriviaJohn & Peter's 96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa (215) 862-5981 Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic Night (Sign-ups start at 8 p.m.) Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational All shows 21+Kelly's Bar n Banquet Hall 14 Railroad Avenue Fort Dix (732) 230-6169 Tues. 6 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Carie McCayKillarney's Publick House 1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton (609) 586-1166 Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Mark Sacco Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Lou Mutter (10 p.m.) "Glow Party" w/ DJ Jimmy G Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch (5:30 p.m.) Bryan Hill (10 p.m.) DJ Dom Sun. 10 a.m. "Sunday Funday" Easter Brunch $28 (adults / $14 Kids) feat. (11 a.m.) Bob Banka Mon. 7 p.m. Music BINGO Tues. 5 p.m. "Be The Warmth" Beef & BeerLambertville Station Restaurant and Inn 11 Bridge Street Lambertville (609) 397-8300 Sun. 11 a.m. Easter Buffet. $80 (Adults / $40 Children ages 5-11 / FREE Children ages 4 and under)Laurita Winery 85 Archertown Road New Egypt (609) 752-0200 Sat. 6 p.m. Dueling Pianos feat. Tony T & Wildman Joe. $20, doors open at 5 p.m. Sun. 10:30 a.m. Easter Brunch. $60 (Adults / $30 Kids ages 5-12 / FREE Kids ages 4 and under)Library Company of Burlington 23 West Union Street Burlington (609) 3861273 Fri. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic NightLillipies Bakery 30 North Harrison Street Princeton (609) 423-2100 Sat. 10 a.m. Storytime with JeffLogan Inn 10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA (215) 862-2300 Fri. 7 p.m. Sammy Ryan Sat. 7 p.m. Java SwayMagikava 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 Makefield Highlands Golf Club 1418 Woodside Road Yardley, PA (215) 321-7000 Sun. 10 a.m. Easter BrunchMcManimon's Pub 151 Liberty Street Trenton (609) 393-9023 Fri. 7 p.m. Mary CourtneyMcStews Irish Sports Pub 5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA (215) 949-9570 Sat. 8:30 p.m. FFOG / Plascaro Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia NightMorven Museum & Garden 55 Stockton Street Princeton (609) 924-8144 Thurs. 12 p.m. Afternoon Tea w/ Secret Tea RoomMusic In The Square (Village Square Park) 30 Saddle Way Chesterfield Thurs. 6 p.m. Patrick HingMusic Mountain Theater 1483 Route 179 Lambertville (609)397-3337 Fri. 8 p.m. "POTUS: or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive" Sat. 3 p.m./ 8 p.m. "POTUS: or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive" Sun. 3 p.m. "POTUS: or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive"Naked Brewing Company 212 Mill Street Bristol, PA (267) 544-7129 Thurs. 7 p.m. Greg McGarvey Fri. 7 p.m. Jason Ager Sat. 7 p.m. Honey Spot Blvd. Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company 909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA (215) 458-7081 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Night Sat. 12 p.m. "Hoppy" Easter feat. (1 p.m.) Easter Egg Hunt (2 p.m.) Pics w/ the Easter BunnyNew Egypt Flea Market Village 933 Monmouth County Road Cream Ridge (609) 758-2082 Fri. 5 p.m. Moonlit Market Sun. 8 a.m. Flea Market Wed. 8 a.m. Flea MarketNew Hope Winery / Tavern 6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA (215) 794-2331 Fri. 8 p.m. "Boat House Row" A Yacht Rock ExperienceNewtown Brewing Company 103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA (215) 944-8609 Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Useless Knowledge" Trivia Fri. 6 p.m. Just Todd Sat. 6 p.m. Ben Chandler Wed. 4 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Bill MonachNick's Roast Beef 4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA (215) 637-515 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Wed. 7 p.m. KaraokeNJWeedman's Dispensary 322 East State Street Trenton (609) 437-0898 Thurs. 8 p.m. KaraokeNomad Distilling Company 20 South Main Street New Hope, PA Sun. 10 a.m. BrunchNorthern Community Park 48 Groveville Road Bordentown Sat. 10 a.m. Bordentown Township's 10th Annual Easter Egg HuntNottingham Tavern 9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square (609) 587-6623 Thur. 9 pm. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis Sat. 9:30 p.m. Talking In Cursive Mon. 6 p.m. BINGO Tues. 4 p.m. Prime Rib Night feat. (6:30 p.m.) Stephanie Chin Ages 21+ O'Connors American Bar & Grille 1383 Monmouth Road Easthampton (609) 261-1555 Sun. 12 p.m. Easter BuffetO'Fowley's Tavern & Grill 200 State Road Croydon, PA (215) 785-6998 Mon. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Hosted by Best Choice Productions w/ DJ John S Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo Old Barracks 100 Barrack Street Trenton Sat. 7 p.m. Concerts by CandlelightOld Hights Brewing 123 West Ward Street Hightstown (609) 469-5976 Fri. 3 p.m. Happy Hour (6:30 p.m.) Georgia Owen Sat. 6 p.m. Redbird & Greg McGarveyOld Town Pub 135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown (609) 291-9232 Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia Sat. 9 p.m. Radio Fiction Sun. 10 a.m. BrunchOttoburger (Planet Animal Taste) 65 East Broad Street Hopewell (640) 867-4915 Thurs. 7 p.m. Bread & Puppet Theater: "The Obligation to Live" $20 Fri. 6 p.m. Sourland Mountain String BandPasquale'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. KaraokePatriots Crossing 1339 River Road Titusville (609) 737-2780 Thurs. 8 p.m. Ladies Night Sat. 8 p.m. Paul Plumeri Band Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo"Patriot's Theater at The War Memorial 1 Memorial Drive Trenton (609) 984-8400 Wed. 6 p.m. Blippi: Join The Band Tour! $29-$62Pete's Steak House 523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton (609) 585-8008 Fri. 9:30 p.m. Out Of The RedPita Chip (Oxford Oaks Shopping Center) 1623 Big Oak ROad Yardley, PA (267) 573-4173 Thurs. 6 p.m. Music BINGO w/ Righteous JollyPrinceton 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 Princeton Makes 301 North Harrison Street Princeton Sat. 6:30 p.m. "Art at Night Party" feat. GoodfellowPrinceton University (Richardson Auditorium) Nassau Street Princeton Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Art Museum Downtown Princeton Gallery Crawl. (Leaves from 10 Madison Street)Puss N Boots Tavern 942 Trenton Road Fairless Hills, PA Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke Tues. 7 p.m. TriviaRecovery Sports Grill 109 Hancock Lane Westampton (609) 702-3902 Fri. 6 p.m. Wounded SoulsRistorante LUCCA & Piano Lounge 144 US Route 130 Bordentown (609) 262-0110 Thurs. 8 p.m. Jazz Night River House at Odette’s 274 South Rive Road New Hope, PA (215) 682-2022 Fri. 7 p.m. Maci Miller Duo Sat. 7 p.m. Bob Egan Sun. Easter Brunch feat. (10 a.m.) Dave Dales Duo (1 p.m.) Jshua YudkinRoebling Museum 100 2nd Avenue Roebling (609) 499-7200 Sat. 11 a.m. Bike Tour: Tour de Florence. $5-$7Rossi's Bar & Grill 2110 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton (609) 890-2004 Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Ernie White Fri. 6:30 p.m. LakeHouse Sat. 11 a.m. Brunch Sun. 11 a.m. Brunch Tues. 7 p.m. QuizzoholicsSaint Mark United Methodist Church 465 Paxson Avenue Hamilton Square (609) 587-1286 Sun. 10 a.m. Easter Sunday Coffee HourSandy's Beef & Ale 2028 E. Old Lincoln Highway Langhorne, PA (2670 852-2333 Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzo Mon. 7 p.m. Music BingoSayen Gardens 155 Hughes Drive Hamilton Square Sat. 12 p.m. Healing CircleScreamin' Hill Brewery 83 Emleys Hill Road Cream Ridge (609) 401-2025 Sat. 2 p.m. Chet & AriSecond Sin Brewing Company 1500 Grundy Lane Bristol, P (267) 812-5251 Thurs. 7 p.m. TriviaShady Brook Farm 931 Stony Hill Road Yardley, PA (215) 968-1670 Thurs. 10 a.m. Easter Eggstravaganza. $10/$15 (advance) Fri. 9 a.m./11 a.m. "Breakfast with The Bunny" $37Slice of Brooklyn NJ 1295A Route 33 Hamilton (609) 527-9663 Tues. 6:30 p.m. Community Open Mic + Zero Bar TastingSlim'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 ContestSmall World Coffee 14 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-4377 x2 Sat. 7 p.m. CarusoSparky 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 Starving Artist Cafe 18 Bridge Street Stockton Fri. 10 a.m. JB Kline's Facebook Live Sat. 6 p.m. Jerry Monk & Joe Kramer Tavern On The Lake 101 Main Street Hightstown (609) 426-9345 Tues. 6 p.m. Trivia Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke Temperance House 5 South State Street Newtown, PA (215) 944-8050 Thurs. 7 p.m. Steve Guyger and Filthy Rich Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Neville Esquire Tues. 7 p.m. Beginner Line Dance Lessons w/ Jeremy Line Dance. $40/4 Weeks Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Cara CartneyTerhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road Princeton (609) 924-2310 Sat. 1 p.m. "Buny Trail Weekend Music Series" feat. On The Fly Sun. 1 p.m. "Bunny Trail Weekend Music Series" feat. Three To Get Ready w/ Bill TGI Fridays 780 Route 130 South Hamilton (609) 581-6910 Sun. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Burn TGI Fridays 2703 Mount Holly Road Suite 3 Washington Twp. (609) 239-486 Thurs. 7 p.m. TriviaTGI Fridays 3535 U.S. Route 1 North #275 Princeton (609) 520-0378 Thurs. 8 p.m. Trivia Night The Birdhouse Center For The Arts 7 North Main Street Lambertville (215) 681-4660 Tues. 7:30 p.m. NJNO the "not just nyckelharpa orchestra" Community OrchestraThe Buck Hotel 1200 Buck Road Feasterville, PA (215) 396-2002 Thurs. 7 p.m. Kirko Fri. 8 p.m. Heartbeats Sat. (11 a.m.) Brunch w/ The Easter Bunny. $38 (Adults / $28 Kids 12 and under) (8 p.m.) Soul Cruisers Sun. 11 a.m. Easter Brunch and Dinner Tues. 7 p.m. Danny Lynch DuoThe Cool Cricket 216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro (609) 291-9110 Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dave Curtis Sat. 9 p.m. 80s Undercover Mon. 6 p.m. TriviaThe Corner Inn 24509 East Main Street Columbus (609) 298-8543 Sat. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ We R EntertainmentThe Dubliner 34 North Main Street New Hope, PA (215) 693-1816 Fri. 7 p.m. Seamus Kelleher Sat. 7 p.m. Fiona Tyndall BandThe 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. Nova Sat. 9 p.m. Leading Zero Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo w/ Jonathan AppelThe HOB Tavern 146 Second Street Bordentown (609) 291-7020 Fri. 8 p.m. Radio Fiction Sat. 12 p.m. "21+ Egg Hunt! Trees for Trees"The Ivy Inn 248 Nassau Street Princeton (609) 921-8555 Thurs.10 p.m. Karaoke w/ Trey Brown Fri. 9:30 p.m. Diablo Sandwich Band Sat. 9:30 p.m. DJ Moe Green Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv Wed. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ Trey BrownThe Morrisville Tavern 376 West Trenton Avenue Morrisville, PA (215) 295-5310 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Fri. 8 p.m. Mike Zisa Sat. 8 p.m. Never Enough Mon. 7:30 p.m. Karaoke Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Night The Newtown Theatre 120 North State Street Newtown, PA (215) 968-3859 Fri. 8 p.m. Dueling Pianos & Music Trivia. $34.86The 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. A Rock On Radio "Replay" 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 GodfreyThe Roost 181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge (609) 208-0050 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. DC Duo Fri. 9 p.m. Twice Is Good Sat. 9 p.m. Even Odds Sun. 10 a.m. Easter Brunch (Reservation required) Mon. 7 p.m. Music BINGO Tues. 6 p.m. Trivia Wed. 6 p.m. Joe VadalaThe Union Firehouse 18 Washington Street Mount Holly (609) 288-6491 Fri. 7 p.m. A Good Friday of Rock and Roll feat. Sunrise Cries, El Dingo, Jima, The Bottom Most, The Nitro Blues Band, Lackadaisical Lemon. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Sat. 8 p.m. "Shine On" Pink Floyd Tribute. Doors open at 7 p.m.The Union House 19 East Union Street Burlington (609) 531-6077 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Fri. 8 p.m. Nobody's Business Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch (8 p.m.) OMGB Sun. 10 a.m. BrunchThunderBowl Lanes NJ 423 east main Street Wrightstown (609) 723-7914 Sat. 11 a.m. Veterans Benefit Music Marathon Hosted by "Carie Cares" feat. (11:30 a.m.) Ken Martin (12 p.m.) Tony and James: Sunday's Afternoon (12:30 p.m.) Philly on the Roxx Trio (1 p.m.) Katherine & Company (1:30 p.m.) Johnny Matt (2 p.m.) Soul Singer (2:30 p.m.) Frank Weeden (3 p.m.) MaGIK Trio (3:30 p.m.) Tempest Lull (4 p.m.) Daniel and Harley (4:30 p.m.) Randy ImbrognoTir Na Nog 1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton (609) 392-2554 Sun. 3 p.m. "Irish Sessions" All Shows 21+ Trenton Social 449 South Broad Street Trenton (609) 989-7777 Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour Throwback Thursday" Sat. 9 p.m. Live Music (TBA) Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Karaoke" Hosted by SweetsTriumph Brewing Company (New Hope, Pa. Location) 400 Union Square New Hope, Pa. (215) 862-8300 Fri. 8 p.m. Cody McCorry Sat. 8 p.m. Jay Sanford Band Sun. 1 p.m. Billy SimmonsTriumph Brewing Company (Princeton Location) 20 Pamer Square East Princeton (609) 924-7855 Fri. 5 p.m. Mike Noordzy Trio Sat. 5 p.m. Keith Franklin Jazz GroupVault Brewing Company 10 South Main Street Yardley, PA (267) 573-4291 Fri. 7 p.m. Chris Grunwald Sat. 7 p.m. Omeed Nyman TrioVillage Idiot Brewing Company 42 High Street Mount Holly (609) 975-9270 Thurs. 7 p.m. TriviaWashington Crossing Inn 1295General Washington Memorial Boulevard Washington Crossing, PA (877) 882-1776 Tues. 6 p.m. "Bourbon & Blues"Wildflowers Too 255 Route 156 Yardville (609) 585-5483 Wed. 7 p.m. Poker NightWorking Dog Winery 610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown (609) 371-6000 Thurs. 4:30 p.m. Vinny Rugnetta Fri. 6 p.m. Sip & Paint w/ Stephanie Redding (Price includes one glass of wine) Sat. 1 p.m. Rave On Wed. 6 p.m. Wine & Cheese PairingWWFM 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" 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.
