Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...9/18/25

By Danny Coleman
originally published: 09/18/2025

"We come from Finland, we are all from Helsinki, the capital city," stated The Rasmus front man Lauri Ylonen  as he discussed the band's newest release, origins, songwriting and more. "We met a long time ago at school, we were 15 years old when we put the band together and that was about 30 years ago. So, it has been a long career for us, this will be our eleventh album, there have been a lot of things happening during those years but fortunately we are still together and only two of our members have changed. We have two original guys, me and the bass player and we're excited about The Rasmus for 2025."

"Weirdo" was released last week via Better Noise Music and the very next day the band left for an extensive European tour. Being from Finland, one might think that a tour such as this is practically in their back yard but apparently, they are more popular in another backyard, one that is halfway across the globe. 

We just recently signed with an American label which is great news for us," began Ylonen. "We signed with Better Noise Music who have a great reputation, especially in America with Rock music and we are very excited about this opportunity. We will be coming to the U.S for the first time in 16 years, we didn't have a proper release during that time, so now, Better Noise has caught us and things now make more sense, so we hope to make this up to our U.S. fans. The album came out on September 12 and we left for Europe the next day and we'll be touring mostly Europe until Christmas and also Mexico. So, I don't think we have time to come to the U.S. now, not even to party for one night (Laughs), we are so busy but we can always have a party later. We are looking into some options about touring in the U.S. in the early Spring so that will be great. We have a large following in Mexico, we're playing quite big arenas in Mexico in their three biggest cities. We played in Mexico for the first time in 2003 and almost every year we have gone there; it's pretty wild. I think Mexico is our biggest market; we are always asked, "Why is that?"  I don't know, maybe it is because we are so kind of different from those people and every time we go there, we obviously find it very exciting but I think they feel the same about us. We go there and being from Finland, we talk about the Northern Lights and snow and pine trees and whatnot and they are like, "Tell us more!" 

Ylonen is not only the lead vocalist but also the group lyricist who says that he has a wide range of influences, even going as far as to compare himself to a beloved sea creature. These influences have not only played into the material he writes but are key to the album and its title as well.

"I am the singer and also the main songwriter, the album has 10 songs but we wrote 25, it's always good to write more than what you need. I have so many ideas and I want to try different styles; our thing has always been combining different music styles. So, it's not only like rock, now we've combined maybe some elements from metal, pop or even classical. I've always had a very wide range in my music tastes so I kind of let myself get influenced by everything all the time. I'm like a sponge, I suck in all these ideas and then they come out in a shape and that is kind of The Rasmus sound. It is good to do a lot of songs because some may not turn out so good or they are the wrong type for the album because we like to make concept albums and this time the concept and the name of the album is "Weirdo" and we wanted to find songs that sort of fall into that category. "Weirdo" has been around my whole life and when I was a teenager, it was more like an insult. People would call me a "Weirdo" because of the way I was looking, I had crazy colorful hair and whatnot and I've sort of carried that weight my whole life but I never changed myself, I've always kept my style and my own ways and now 30 years has gone by in this band, reached millions of people and made so many fans who like us the way we are, we're weirdos (Laughs) and it feels good. I just wanted to put that out there as an example that you don't have to follow the book or be like everyone else to be having a good life. So, just trust in yourself, be yourself, be who you are, that is kind of the message. So, we want to bring back the word "Weirdo" and instead of it being an insult, have it be a compliment or something like that."

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"There actually is a song called, "Weirdo" which was the first song to sort of qualify to be on the album," he continued. "We felt like, oh, this is a good one, this is resonating deep and I found that it was really the story of me and my life. It's kind of saying, I could have been a preacher, a soldier, I could've been someone important or great in life but instead, I just became this musician dude. It's sort of ironic like, "I'm just a weirdo, I'll never be a hero" which I actually mean the opposite because I've done some incredible things in this life. I've made so much music that has made so many people happy and helpful; things like, we just played in Ukraine two months ago at a charity concert. We were the only international band to be there, we raised almost a million Euros for charity and cheered up 60,000 people in the middle of a war. So, I was pretty heroic and I was really proud that a weirdo like me could do such a thing."

As was mentioned prior, Ylonen is the band lyricist but he does have a "Mentor" of sorts who he pens songs with rather regularly. 

"I was the only band guy who was writing the songs but I had help from my friend Desmond Child who is a legendary songwriter who has written songs for Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, KISS, Alice Cooper and many, many great acts; in fact, a lot of the stuff I was listening to growing up were his songs without me knowing he was involved. I had the pleasure to meet him back in 2007 for the first time when all of a sudden, out of the blue he emailed me and said, "This is Desmond Child and I would like to work with your band" and I was like, "Whoa! This is incredible that this living legend wants to work with us, a small band from Finland?" So, it has been really great. I've become very close with him because we've been writing a lot of songs but it's also on a family level. He is the godfather of my daughter and I've spent a couple of Thanksgiving dinners at his table; he's much more than a songwriting buddy for me, he's also my mentor and something like a father figure, he is amazing. We have this tradition, we go to Greece, he loves Greece. He has gone there like 20 times in the Summer and I have joined him and his family like five times to write songs and spend time. We mostly work and write music on this very nice isolated Island about a four hour boat ride from Athens; it's a magical place, we have done many songs there."

The Rasmus has been together for roughly three decades with very little turnover in personnel; the most recent being a new guitarist approximately three years ago and the other, a new drummer 22 years before that. Ylonen definitely realizes the importance of continuity as well as, "Chemistry" in a unit's makeup.

"We are a four piece band; me, my friend Eero Heinonen who is the bassist and has been a friend of mine from school since the third grade, we were like 10 years old. We had our first band together, he already played the bass and I was playing drums at the time and we played some cover songs. Our drummer, Aki Hakala joined us 22 years ago. He has always been the "New guy" until our new guitarist Emppu Suhonen joined us like three years ago. So, we've had two members change and those changes, I have to say, have been wonderful. With all due respect to the previous guys, sometimes it's so much about the relationships and the chemistry. A good band needs to have that as a good base to start making music and touring because you're spending so much time with each other and if you don't get along or at least have almost the same values or don't sacrifice as much for the band, it can be trouble. I think now, we have found perfect balance in the band and Emppu, the new guitarist, when she joined us, she brought back the joy of playing and the joy of being; she is a wonderful personality as well as guitarist." 

Like most prolific songwriters, Ylonen already has an eye to the future.

"I'm always thinking of the future, I know we just released this one but I already have 10 songs in the pipeline ready to go (Laughs). That's how it goes, I love to write songs, it's my passion, it's the best part of this whole thing; creating something new and sort of reaching out to the future or somewhere unknown and kind of being the dreamer, I just love that. Now that the album is out, we can focus on touring Europe this year, hopefully a lot in the U.S. next year and we will be playing Australia for the first time in January, I think it is and that's awesome. I keep telling myself, "I deserve this (Laughs) because I put everything on the line, sacrificed everything and every one; it's not easy." 

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To discover more about The Rasmus, please visit https://www.facebook.com/therasmusofficial/

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. 6 p.m. Bike Night

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Al's Airport Inn
636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton
(609) 883-5252 
Thurs. (5 p.m.) Mark Sacco (8 p.m.) Trivia w/ 94.5 WPST 
Sat. (12 p.m.) Acoustic Brunch w/ Rick Winow (7 p.m.) Tara Woodcock
Sun. (12 p.m.) Sunday Acoustic Brunch w/ Kampfire Radio (6 p.m.) Jenn DeSantis 
Mon. 5 p.m. Bud Belviso
Tues. 7 p.m. Jessica DiDonato
Wed. (3 p.m.) LGBTQ Happy Hour (7 p.m.) Jessica DiDonato

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Ancient Order of Hibernians 
2419 Kuser Road Hamilton 
Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke

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

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Arts Council of Princeton 
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton 
(609) 924-8777 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Story & Verse: A Storytelling and Poetic Open Mic
Fri. (10:30 a.m.) Magical Baby & Toddler Storyplays with Miss Pam (6 p.m.) ACP BYOB: Wheel Ceramics
Sat. (10:30 a.m.) Magical Baby & Toddler Storyplays with Miss Pam (2 p.m.) Annual Pop-Up Beer & Wine Garden
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. Lisa Bouchelle
Sat. 8 p.m. Billy Futrell
Sun. 3 p.m. Cecil & Friends
Wed. 6 p.m. Cara Cartney

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Bent Iron Brewing
70 Extonville Road Hamilton
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Sun. 2 p.m. Bonsai Bar Workshop
Wed. (5 p.m.) Classic car Cruise (6 p.m.) Sunset Dinner 

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Bill's Olde Tavern
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton
(609) 586-0192
Thurs. 7 p.m. Frank Pinto & Richie Z / Music BINGO
Fri. 7 p.m. Best of Clapton
Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia 
Tues. 9 p.m. / Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke 
Ages 21+

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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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Boro Bean 
9 East Broad Street Hopewell 
(609) 466-6681 
Sat. 11 a.m. John Abbott 

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Bowman's Tavern 
1600 River Road New Hope, PA 
(215) 862-2972
Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan 
Sun. (12 p.m.) Bill Aayou Trio (6 p.m.) Lorenzo
Tues. 6 p.m. Barry and the Gater Quartet
Wed. 6 p.m. Liz DuFour

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Bristol Riverside Theater 
2501 Bath Road Bristol, PA
(215) 785-0100 
Sat. 11 a.m. Bristol Township Fall Festival (Takes place at 2104 Bath Road)

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Broken Goblet Brewing
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 812-5653
Thurs. 7 p.m.  Mike Estabrook
Fri. 7 p.m. "Life Of Agony" 30 Years of Ugly Tour / God Forbid. $39.46, doors open at 6:30 p.m., ages 18+
Sat. 8 p.m. Wicked Garden (Stone Temple Pilots Tribute), Deny Your Maker (Alice in Chains Tribute), Jersey Nimrod (Green Day Tribute). $20-$34, doors open at 7 p.m., ages 21+
Wed. 7 p.m. Chunky Knit Blanket Class. $93

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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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Burlington City Riverfront Promenade
Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Cruise Night Car Show feat. Acoustic Explorer

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B2 Bistro Jimmy's American Grill
140 US Route 130 South bordentown
(609) 291-0200
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia 

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Cadwalader Park (Ellarslie Museum)
299 Parkside Avenue Trenton 
(408) 335-4400 
Sat. (12 p.m.) 5th Annual Sickle Cell Awareness "Cookout for a Cause" (5 p.m.) "Can't Get Enough of the '80s" 

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Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton) 
102 Carnagie Center Princeton
(781) 568-1471
Sat. 7:30 p.m. JJ Ramirez. $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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Continental Tavern
2 North Main Street Yardley, PA  
(215) 493-9191
Fri. 8 p.m. Robert Peirce
Sat. 12 p.m. "Harvest Day" feat. (8 p.m.) Brian Lattanzi

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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 (8 p.m.) Triple Rail Turn
Sat. 7 p.m. Buzzer Band / DJ Randy Moats
Wed. 7 p.m. Live Band Jam feat. (8 p.m.) Karly C & The Rebel Y'all Band

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Crossing Vineyard and Winery
1853 Wrightstown Road Washington Crossing, PA
(215) 493-6500 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Tarot Card Reading & Wine Tasting. $45
Fri. 7:15 p.m. "Summer Wine and Music Series" feat.  $15 (advance), Doors open at 5 p.m., Ages 21+ 
Sat. 12:30 p.m. On The Fly
Sun. 2 p.m. Rodney Wright  

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Crosswicks Community House 
480 Main Street Crosswicks
(609) 442-5830
Fri. 7 p.m. Comedy Night and Tricky Tray feat. Mike Speirs, Moody McCarthy

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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 p.m. "Halfway to St. Paddy's Day" w/ Chrome Pony
Sat. 9 a.m. Flea Market/Craft Show
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 
Fri. 6:30 p.m. Rough Cut

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Dharma Bums 
4935 River Road New Hope, PA
(215) 663-2867
Thurs. 7 p.m. Sam Barron & Joe Cassasy
Fri. 8 p.m. The Dishonest Fiddlers. $10 (advance)
Sat. 8 p.m. Lovelight. $10 (advance)
Sun. 6 p.m. Flowpoetry
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 
Fri. 9 p.m. "The Posers" '90s Tribute

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

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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 
Thurs. 5 p.m. Cruise Night 
Wed. 6 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Kevin McGowan and/or Gino Formaroli (Sign-ups begin at 5:30 p.m.)

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Gallagher's Taproom
437 Pine Street Mount Holly 
(609) 261-0500   
 Sat. 6 p.m. Wounded Souls feat. Carie McCay 

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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" (8:30 p.m.) The Disapointmentz
Sat. 8:30 p.m. EDM Glow Party w/ DJ Dangeruss & DJ Jakks
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 
Tues. 7 p.m. Music BINGO

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Grounds For Sculpture
80 Sculptors way Hamilton
(609) 586-0616 
Fri. 5 p.m. Swirl: An Evening of Art & Wine

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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. $10

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Halo Pub (Fete) 
9 Hullfish Street Princeton 
(609) 921-1710 
Sat. 6 p.m. ALBO

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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. Blues Jam Hosted by Mikey Jr. & The Slidewinder Blues Band
Fri. ( 8 p.m.) "U2 Topia" U2 Tribute (11 p.m. ) DJ Dance Party 
Sat. (3 p.m.) Strange Brew Crew (8:30 p.m.) Semitones (11:59 p.m.) DJ Dance Party 
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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Hightstown Elks 
100 Hickory Corner Road East Windsor 
(609) 448-9794
Fri. 7 p.m. Line & Partner Dancing w/ Beginner Lessons

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Hopewell Elementary School
35 Princeton Avenue Hopewell
Sat. 9:45 p.m. 37th Hopewell Harvest Fair 2025

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Hopewell Valley Golf Club
114 Pennington-Hopewell Road Hopewell
(609) 737-1199
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Trivia 
Fri. "Oktoberfest 9 & Dine" w/ Jingleheimer Band. $70 (Dinner only $40)

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Hopewell Valley Vineyards
46 Yard Avenue Pennington 
(609) 737-4465 
Fri. 4 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. (5:30 p.m.) Just Us
Sat. (11 a.m.) Goat Yoga (1 p.m.) Blue Jersey Band (5:30 p.m.) "Music & Merlot" feat. Bad Hombres
Sun. 2:30 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Darla & Rich

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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 
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 
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. Ben Selkow
Sat. 4:30 p.m. Radio Fiction
Sun. 1 p.m. The Grouser Girls

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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 
Thurs. 9 p.m. Rivot Magazine Showcase
Fri. 9 p.m. 
Sat. (3 p.m.) Steve Kuzman & Friends, Fellaheen(8 p.m.) Last Legs, Corey Blair Band, Dear Misty, Michael Robert Liska
Sun. 3 p.m. River Riot Garage 
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. The CJs

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Killarney's Publick House
1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton
(609) 586-1166 
Thurs. (5:30 p.m.) Bryan Hill (6:30 p.m.) Fall Welcome Mat Workshop. $45
Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Mark Sacco (10 p.m.) DJ Dom
Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch (7 p.m.) "Halfway to St. Patrick's Day w/ The Bantry Boys (10 p.m.) DJ Jimmy G
Sun. (10 a.m.) "Sunday Funday" Brunch 
Tues. (6 p.m.)  Kid's Night Floral Party (7 p.m.) Music BINGO
Wed. 6 p.m. Big Daddy & Mark Sacco

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Lambertville Station Restaurant and Inn 
11 Bridge Street Lambertville 
(609) 397-8300 
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. A Night with Edgar Allen Poe feat. Helen McKenna. $75 (Includes show and three course meal.)                       

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Laurita Winery 
85 Archertown Road New Egypt 
(609) 752-0200 
Fri. (5 p.m.) Sip & u-Pick Flowers AND Pumpkins. $40 (6 p.m.) Dueling Pianos. $21
Sat. 12 p.m.  Sip & u-Pick Flowers AND Pumpkins. $40 (7 p.m.) "Elvis & The Chairman" $21
Sun. 10 a.m. 15th "Vines of Life Walk" to Cure Cancer. $45 (1 p.m.) Sip & u-Pick Flowers AND Pumpkins. $40 

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Lawrenceville Main Street 
17 Phillips Avenue Lawrenceville
(609) 219-9300
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music In The Park" feat. Kindred Spirit (Weeden Park FREE admission) 

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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
Sat. 7 p.m. Olivia Perrin Duo
Sun. 11:30 a.m. Marius Luigi Nicolae

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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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MarketFair
3535 U.S Highway 1 Princeton (Center Courtyard)
(609) 452-7777
Sun. 12 p.m. Family Fun Fall Festival

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

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Mill Hill Playhouse (Passage Theater) 
205 East Front Street Trenton
(609) 392-0766
Fri. 7:45 p.m. Trenton Makes Improv: "Ukulele Death". Doors open at 7:15 p.m.

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

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Naked Brewing Company 
212 Mill Street Bristol, PA 
(267) 544-7129
Thurs. 7 p.m. Rob Andrews
Fri.  7 p.m. Jason Ager & The Golden Eagles
Sat. 5 p.m. Bristol Borough's "Oldies On the River"
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia

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Needle Creek Farm Brewery
91 Titus Mill Road Pennington
Fri. 4:30 p.m. Mick Chorba

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Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company 
909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA 
(215) 458-7081
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Night 
 Sat. 12 p.m. "Oktoberfest" feat. (2 p.m.) Live Oompah w/ Polkadelphia

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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 Inn & Suites (Cary's Music Room)
6426 Lower York Road New Hopoe, PA
(855) 229-5934
Sat. 8 p.m. Moondog: On the keys feat. Julian Calv and Joe Cerisano

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New Hope Winery / Tavern 
6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA 
(215) 794-2331 
Sat. 8 p.m. "Don Jovi" Bon Jovi Tribute
Sun. 6 p.m. Justin Gonzalez And The Jukebox Plays Queen

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Newtown Brewing Company
103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA 
(215) 944-8609 
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "useless Knowledge" Trivia 
Fri. 6 p.m. Mike Gruver
Sat. 6 p.m. Bill Thomas
Sun. 1 p.m. "Paws & Pints" Pet Adoption
Wed. 4 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by 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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Nomad Distilling Company
20 South Main Street New Hope, PA
Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch

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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. El Ka Bong
Mon. 6 p.m. BINGO
Tues. 4 p.m. Pie on the Patio feat. (6:30 p.m.) Blue Eyed Balladeer
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. (6:30 p.m.) Jonathan Tristram
Sun. 6 p.m. Mom's Night Off Dance Party

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

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Palmer Square 
40 Nassau Street Princeton 
Sat. 1 p.m. Fall Music Series feat. The Ravens

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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. Joe Zook & Blues Deluxe
Sat. 9 a.m. "BBL Breakfast Bash" $40

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Pita Chip (Oxford Oaks Shopping Center)
1623 Big Oak ROad Yardley, PA
(267) 573-4173
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Trivia w/ Righteous Jolly

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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
Sun. 12 p.m. Classic Car Show

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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 Horse Brewery
2 Graphics Drive Ewing
Sat. 2 p.m. "Oktoberfest" 

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River House at Odette’s 
274 South Rive Road New Hope, PA 
(215) 682-2022 
Thurs. 7 p.m. Gina Corso
Fri. 7 p.m. Keith Franklin Duo
Sat. 7 p.m. Bob Egan
Sun. 11:30 a.m. Brunch w/ Dave Dales Duo

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Roebling Museum 
100 2nd Avenue Roebling
(609) 499-7200 
Sat. 1 p.m. Company Town Walking Tour

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

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Saint Mark United Methodist Church  
465 Paxson Avenue Hamilton Square 
(609) 587-1286
Sun. 10 a.m. Church Picnic

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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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Second Sin Brewing Company
1500 Grundy Lane Bristol, P
(267) 812-5251
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Fri. 2 p.m. "Oktoberfest"

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Shady Brook Farm 
931 Stony Hill Road Yardley, PA 
(215) 968-1670 
Fri. 6:30 p.m. "UnWINEd" Concert feat. Acoustic Keys. $20 (advance/online, $25 at door), doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. Fall Festival / "Party On The Patio" feat. 6:30 p.m. Blackwater Bristol
Sun. 11 a.m. Fall Festival

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Slice of Brooklyn NJ
1295A Route 33 Hamilton 
(609) 527-9663
 Sat. 7 p.m. Cheese Wheel Experience Cacio e Pepe
Tues. 6 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Tedd Labaw

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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. Jake ortiz

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South River Walk Park 
Lalor Street @ Route 29 North Trenton
Sun. 12 p.m. Sundays On The River, Concert and Beer Garden feat. Don't Call Me Francis

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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
Sat. 9 p.m. Balanced Breakfast Band
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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Starving Artist Cafe
18 Bridge Street Stockton
Thurs. 6 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Daisy Jane (Sign-ups start at 5:30 p.m.)
Fri. 10 a.m. JB Kline's Facebook Live feat. Frank Pinto & The Gypsy Ramblers

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Street Art Ink
222 South Broad Street Trenton
(609) 533-2777
Sat. 10 a.m. Opening Party

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1675 at The Ridges
4666 East Bristol Road Trevose, PA
(215) 876-6868
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. BINGO Night

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Tavern On The Lake 
101 Main Street Hightstown 
(609) 426-9345  
Thurs. 8 p.m. Country DJ Night
Tues. 6 p.m. Trivia 
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke 

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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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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. Acoustic Bandwagon
Sat. (11 a.m.) Brunch (8:30 p.m.) Bigg Romeo
Tues. 7 p.m. Danny Lynch Duo

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The Cool Cricket
216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro
(609) 291-9110
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dave Curtis
Sat. 9 p.m. Rebel Y'all
Mon. 7 p.m. Bike Night
Tues. 7 p.m. BINGO

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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 Cure Insurance Center  
81 Hamilton Ave. Trenton  
(609) 656-3200  
Sat. 8 p.m. Atif Aslam "Borderless Tour"
Sun. 7 p.m. p.m. Atif Aslam "Borderless Tour"
Wed. 9 p.m. "Trenton Plates, The World Takes"

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The Dubliner
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA 
(215) 693-1816
Sun. 2 p.m. David Falcone 

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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. Velvet Snow
Sat. 9 p.m. SpareParts
Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo w/ Jonathan Appel

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The Hamilton Manor
30 Route 156 Hamilton
Sat. 8 p.m. Ryan Adams

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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 Bockman
Sat. 9:30 p.m. DJ Slick
Sun. 2 p.m. Sunday Gameday
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
Sat. 8 p.m. Never Enough
Mon. 8 p.m. Karaoke
Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Night 

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The Newtown Theatre
120 North State Street Newtown, PA
(215) 968-3859
Fri. 8 p.m. A Night of Bowie w/ "haZy cosmic jive" $39-$54
Sat. 8 p.m. York Street Hustle Presents: "The Soul of Quincy Jones" $39-$54
Sun. 7 p.m. "Wildflowers by Tom Petty" $30-$36
Wed. 7:30 p.m. "Confessions of a Clueless Male" feat. Larry McKenna. $22.29

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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. Rock 2 Adopt
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. 9 p.m. Tiki Thursday w/ DJ entertainment
Fri. 9 p.m. No Way Out
Sat. 9 p.m. Out Of The Red
Mon. 7 p.m. Music BINGO w/ DJ Dom
Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia w/ Nick
Wed. 6 p.m. Joe Vadala

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

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Tindall Road Brewing Co.
102 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 526-8651 
Thurs. 6 p.m. Cozy Cookie Workshop
Sun. 11:30 a.m. Yoga by Elise
Wed. 7 p.m. Jukebox BINGO w/ Rene Lintz

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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 Free Public Library
120 Academy Street Trenton
(609) 392-7188
Sat. 10 a.m. Yoga for Beginners

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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
Sat. 1 p.m. "Oktoberfest" feat. (8 p.m.) Mike Montrey Band

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Triumph Brewing Company (Princeton Location)
20 Pamer Square east Princeton 
(609) 924-7855
Fri. 6 p.m. A Real Human Jazz Band
Sat. 6 p.m. Jae Young Jeong Trio 

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Vault Brewing Company
10 South Main Street Yardley, PA 
(267) 573-4291
Fri. 7 p.m. Brandon Broderick
Sun. 1 p.m. Bohemian Moon Paint Party. $35

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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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Villa Maria Restaurant
3800 Quakerbridge Road Hamilton 
(609) 587-4445
Thurs. 6 p.m. Gino D'Amelio

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Washington Crossing Inn 
1295General Washington Memorial Boulevard Washington Crossing, PA
(877) 882-1776
Wed. 6:30 p.m. Libelula Tequila Dinner

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Working Dog Winery
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown
(609) 371-6000
Thurs. 4:30 p.m. Gary Cavico
Fri. 4:30 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Kevin McGowan
Sat. 1 p.m. Chris Swatt
Sun. 1 p.m. Roger Gardella
Tues. 6 p.m. "Jersey Pairings" $50
Wed. 6 p.m. Sip & Paint. (Ticket required)

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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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