By Danny Coleman
originally published: 08/01/2019

"Raw; I'd say raw is probably the word," says drummer Josh Roossin of  Southern California based band, The Jacks. "The energy, our sound and the way we perform; when we're on stage we are playing everything that you're hearing. We don't use any backing tracks or any extra things. When we record we do it the same way, we're not adding any crazy production that we wouldn't be able to play live. I'm not knocking any bands that do that, that's totally fine and there is nothing wrong with that; that's just the way we like to hear our music, just us playing it so that's why I feel like it's raw and energetic."

Their sound has been compared to that of various British Invasion bands, they've been labeled as "Throwbacks" reminiscent of 1960's and '70's rock and with the recent release of their self-titled EP they are ready to let the masses be the judge.

Now to fully understand how young aspiring musicians develop a more mature sound; Roossin elaborated first on how they were formed and then how they chose their name.

"We all grew up in the Orange County, CA area but our bass player and our guitar player were best friends growing up and they met our lead singer at an open mic night when they went off to college. They contacted me because I went to high school with the bass player and guitar player who are Scott Stone and Thomas Hunter; they were a grade above me and they contacted me as I was graduating and told me that their drummer at the time was leaving the band. They told me, our drummer is leaving, we heard you play the drums; would you like to give it a shot?  I was going into a doctoral program for psychology at a school in Colorado and I told them I wasn't sure how committed I could be because I knew I'd have grad school coming up but I ended up realizing that this was my dream; I always wanted to play music and I never had the right opportunity to do that. So when this came up I finished one semester of school and then fully committed and now I'm doing music full time and I couldn't be happier."

"We got the name because when we first formed we were playing a lot of cover shows in dive bars and we'd play a bunch of different genres of bands like The Beatles, alternative bands like Blink-182 and Hip-hop groups like Kid Cudi and someone in the crowd told us we were like Jacks of all trades because we played so many genres of music. We always liked "The" names like The Doors, The Animals and we always thought those were so classic and we thought, yeah let's do The Jacks. That was the one name that we were spit-ballin' that we didn't hate so we said let's roll with it."

 

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Then again, employing experienced music people during the recording process also can shape not only the sound but outlooks as well. 

"We recorded the EP at Sunset Sound in Hollywood in February with producer Matt Wallace who has worked with Maroon 5, Faith No More, The Replacements and sound engineer Will Kennedy and it was mixed by Andrew Scheps who has mixed Adele, Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chili Peppers; we couldn't be more thrilled to work with them, it was a surreal experience and then to get to do this at a legendary studio like Sunset Sound was just amazing. There were songs that we've been sitting on; one of the newest songs we recorded was written about four or five months ago before we started tracking. Another one on there is one we've been opening shows with since November 2017; so it was really exciting to finally record these songs that we've been playing live all of the time and hear them come to life the way that we've always imagined."

Once the EP was complete the next logical step was to choose the first single to be released; according to Roossin that decision was easy. 

"Walk Away" is the first single and I think it embodies who The Jacks are perfectly and that's why we chose it. We love the driving drums, the hooky vocal melodies, the thick fuzzy guitars and it's a song that we just love playing. We played it for the first time at our sold out show at The Roxy last July and it had such a great response; from that moment on we decided to record it for the EP and we all unanimously decided that it would be the lead off single."

New EP means new tour; or does it? Roossin spoke of two recent shows but as for a full blown tour, that's in the planning stages. 

"Right now we're kind of figuring that part out. We played at The Troubadour back on July 26 which we headlined, we also played Ringo Starr's Birthday Bash on July 6 which was an overwhelming honor because he just chose us as a band that he wanted to perform at the event but as of right now we are possibly going to be hopping back into the studio to start working on EP number two. We're looking to try and get out on the road some time in August; we haven't figured that all out just yet but we plan on being on the road a lot this fall."  

To discover more about The Jacks or purchase their EP, please visit www.thejacksbandla.com. 

That's it for this week! Please continue to support live and original music and until next week....ROCK ON! 

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This week's event listings

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Arts Council of Princeton     
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton     
(609) 924-8777    
Thurs. (10 a.m.) Farm Market  and "Summer Courtyard Concert Series" feat. (6 p.m.) Lauren Marsh (Takes place at the Princeton Shopping Center located at 301 N. Harrison St. (FREE admission)

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Artworks Trenton   
19 Everett Alley Trenton   
(609) 394-9436 
Sat. 7 p.m. "Opening Reception for U.S. Steel / The Golden Void"     

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Bill's Olde Tavern     
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton     
(609) 586-0192     
Thurs. 9 p.m. Trivia
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke 
Ages 21+    

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Blend Bar & Bistro     
911 Highway 33 Hamilton     
(609) 245-8887   
Fri. 8:30 p.m. 
Sun. 7 p.m. Karaoke  
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia  Jam     
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke    

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Bowman's Tavern     
1600 River Road New Hope, PA     
(215) 862-2972     
Thurs. 6 p.m. Fermenters Trio
Fri. (5 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan  
Sat. 7 p.m. Dave Dales Trio
Sun. 6 p.m. Ed Wilson
Mon. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott
Tues. 6 p.m. Ryan Shubert
Wed. 6 p.m. Soul Custody

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Brickwall Tavern & Dining Room     
19 E. Union Street Burlington     
(609) 733-3562    
Fri. 9 p.m. DJ KFry
Sat. 8 p.m. Wurl
Sun. 1 p.m. Static Underground
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics  

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Broken Goblet Brewing   
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA   
(267) 812-5653   
Thurs. 8 p.m. Mike Estabrook
Fri. (5 p.m.) "First Friday" Taste of Philly Food Truck (8 p.m.) Cara Cartney & Mike Reinig
Sat. (5 p.m.) Nick's Roast Beef Food Truck (8 p.m.) "Grunge-A-Palooza" feat. The Elysiums, Superunknown
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo From the Dark Side
All Shows 21+

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Caffe Galleria   
23 North Union Street Lambertville   
(609) 397-2400   
Fri. 7 p.m. Dan Kassel

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Candlelight Lounge     
24 Passaic Street Trenton     
(609) 695-9612     
Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam  
Sat. 3 p.m. (TBA) $10 (cover charge/$10 Minimum includes buffet)     
Tues. 6 p.m. "Tuesday Jazz Jam" Open Session feat. James Stewart / Tom Littwin Trios. $5 (Lite appetizers)   

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Championship Bar   
931 Chambers street Trenton   
(609) 396-5457 
Mon. 8 p.m. "Art Chill Night"   
Tuesday 8 p.m. "Jam Night" Hosted by Nikki & Caleb   

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Chickie's & Pete's 

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183 US Highway 130 North Bordentown     
(609) 298-9182    
Tues. 8 p.m. Acoustic Music Night     
Wed. 9 p.m. Quizzo Trivia     

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City Streets     
510 Highway 130 South East Windsor     
(609) 426-9400  
Mon. 9 p.m. "Malibu Mondays"      
Tues. 9 p.m. Trivia w/ Jessie & Chelsea 
Wed. 6:30 p.m. "Wine Down Wednesdays" w/ Rich Genoval      

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COARadio.com     
125 South Main Street Hightstown     
(609) 241-7103
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. Matt Cook

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Continental Tavern   
2 North Main Street Yardley, PA   
(215) 493-9191   
Fri. 9 p.m. Jack Capik & Friends
Sat. 9 p.m. Brian Elliot

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Cook A.A.  
411 Hobart Avenue Hamilton  
(609) 586-5117 
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Karaoke at The Cook" Hosted by Superstar Entertainment 

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Cooper's Riverview 
Fri. (3 p.m.) Paradise Happy Hour (9 p.m.) Witzend
Sat. 8 p.m. Malpractice Show band
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch"

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Cream Ridge Winery   
145 Route 539 Cream Ridge   
(609) 259-9797   
Sun. 1 p.m. Ronnie Brandt  

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Dacey's Pub 
215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA 
(215) 295-4838 
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo 

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Diamond's of Hamilton     
661 Route 33 Hamilton     
(609) 981-7900     
Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Entertainment 
Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Entertainment

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Dog & Bull Brew House     
810 Bristol Pike (Rte. 13) Croydon, PA.     
(215) 788-2855     
Sat. 11 a.m."Saturday Brunch" 
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch" feat. Dick Gratton
Tues. 7 p.m. 90's Trivia 

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Fedora Bistro Cafe   
2633 Main Street Lawrenceville   
(609) 895-0844   
 Wed. 6 p.m. Jerry Monk

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Frans Pub   
116 South Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 862-5539   
Fri. 8 p.m. BKWG

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Friendly's
1031 Washington Boulevard Robbinsville
(609) 426-9203
Sun. 5:30 p.m. Open Mic & Karaoke

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German American Society   
215 Uncle Pete's Road Hamilton   
(609) 585-5200   
Fri. 7 p.m. "Fire Pit Friday" 

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Greenhouse  
90 South Main Street New Hope, PA  
(215) 693-1657  
Thurs. 8 p.m. "Musicians Night Out Hosted by Lovelight 
Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Sam Ryan Music
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia hosted by Duane 

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Grounds For Sculpture   
80 Sculptors way Hamilton   
(609) 586-0616    
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Sing Along with Sculpture" w/ Seward Johnson    

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Grover's Mill Coffee House
    
Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction     
(609) 716-8771     
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic. Hosted by Anker   

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Halo Pub   
4617 Nottingham Way Hamilton Square   
(609) 586-1811   
Sat. 7 p.m. Piano Rock Top

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

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Hamilton Tap & Grill  
557 US Route 130 North Hamilton  
(609) 905-0925  
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke
Tues. 8 p.m.Trivia Challenge  

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Havana New Hope 

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105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.     
(215) 862-9897    
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Rocky & His Friends
Fri. (8 p.m.) Eric Clapton Tribute w/ "Bell Bottom Blues. Doors open at 6 p.m., $25 (11 p.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sat. (8:30 p.m.) Shot Of Southern. $8 (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sun. 1 p.m. Midnight Sun Orchestra
Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dwayne 
Tues. 8 p.m. Funk 'N' Blues Jam Hosted by Sidewinder Blues Band  
Wed. 8 p.m. "Live and Local Music" Hosted by Pat Foran feat. Lisa Bonner, Corey & Kara

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Hopewell Theater      
5 South Greenwood Avenue Hopewell     
(609) 466-1964    
Sat. 12 p.m. Family Fun Concert w/ Bee Parks and The Hornets. $15

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Hopewell United Methodist Church   
20 Blackwell Avenue Hopewell   
(609) 466-0471   
Fri. 6:30 p.m.  First Friday Open Mic

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Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn     
15 East Broad Street Hopewell     
(609) 466-9889  
Fri. 8 p.m. Open Mic. Night      

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Hopewell Valley Vineyards     
46 Yard Avenue Pennington     
(609) 737-4465     
Thurs. 6 p.m. Karaoke / Open Mic.
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. The Tritones
Sat. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. The Lifters
Sun. 2 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Piano, Bass, Jazz

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Hurricane Jacks Bar and Grill     
7759 New Falls Road Levittown, PA     
(267) 914-4517     
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paul Kircher     
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula & Sam      

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Irish Rover Station House  
1033 Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA  
(215) 970-5412  
Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke 
Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ Entertainment  

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Iron Plow Vineyards     
26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus     
(732) 306-9111     
Sun. 1 p.m. Radio Fiction

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Ivy Tavern     
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton     
(609) 888-1435     
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke     
Fri. 9 p.m. Asylum Choir
Sat. 9 p.m. Cover Up
All shows 21+     

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Jake's Eatery     
869 Bustleton Pike Richboro, PA     
(215) 322-6787     
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Ladies Night"    
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia Night     

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Jimmy's Firestone American Grill   
140 Route 130 South Bordentown   
(609) 291-0200   
Thurs. 8 p.m. "Bar Games and Trivia"   

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John & Peter's     
96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa     
(215) 862-5981    
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic 
Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational     
All shows 21+    

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Killarney's Publick House     
1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton    
(609) 586-1166    
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Girls Night Out" w/ Radio Fiction
Sat. (7 p.m.)  (9 p.m.) Poor Mouth Henry
Mon. 7 p.m. "Paint Nite"  
Wed. 8 p.m. Drop the Beat Bingo   

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Lambertville Station Restaurant and Inn
11 Bridge Street Lambertville
(609) 397-8300
Fri. 8 p.m. "Fireworks Dance Party" w/ the Strange Brew Crew. $30 (advance includes 2 drinks)

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Laurita Winery     
85 Archertown Road New Egypt     
(609) 752-0200   
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Laurita Junior Idol"
Fri. 7 p.m. "Fire Pit Friday" w/ Jazz Concert
Sat. 11 a.m. "Laurita Food Truck Festival" 
Sun. 11 a.m. "Laurita Food Truck Festival" 
Wed. 6 p.m. "Girls Night Out"   

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

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Logan Inn 

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10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA     
(215) 862-2300   
Thurs. 6 p.m. Robert Viola
Fri. 7 p.m. Anna Oh
Sat. 7:30 p.m. John Beacher
Sun. 11 a.m. "Jazz Brunch" feat. Melville Trio

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Mamma Rosa's     
572 Klockner Road Hamilton     
(609) 588-5454     
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke

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Marcellos Coal Fired Restaurant & Pizza   
206 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown    
(609) 298-8360   
Sun. 10 a.m. "Blues Brunch" 

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McGuinn's Place     
1781 Brunswick Avenue Lawrence     
(609) 392-0599    
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke      
Ages 21+     

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McStews Irish Sports Pub     
5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA     
(215) 949-9570     
Thurs. 10 p.m. "Beer Pong Night" 
Fri. 8 p.m. Green Jelly, Riverside Odds, The Barren Marys, Dick an The Deer Gutters. Ages 21+, $10
Sat. 9 p.m. SamStorm
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Video Trivia  
Wed. 10 p.m. "Karaoke Time" w/ Kirchner Entertainment   

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Mercer County Park  (Boathouse at Mercer Lake) 
334 South Post Road West Windsor 
(866) 683-3586 
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour" feat. Polish Nannies

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Mercer County Park Festival Grounds   
Hughes Drive/Old Trenton Road West Windsor   
(609) 448-1947   
Sat. 6 p.m. Kelly Bell Band / Swift Technique. (FREE admission $5 parking fee)

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Millhill Basement     
300 S. Broad Street Trenton     
(609) 989-1600     
Thurs. 9 p.m. Hub City Stompers, The Prize Fighters, The Twilights. Ages 21+, doors open at 8 p.m., $8
Sat. 9 p.m. Scott Reynolds, Doc Rotten, The Despised NJ, Minor Setback. Ages 21+, $8

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Mill Hill Park Levitt AMP Trenton Music Series
165 East Front Street (Corner of South Broad Street)
(609) 393-8998
Thurs. 5:30 p.m. PJ Rasmussen & The Boardwalk Jazz Band / Tom Tallitsch

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Music On Main (Buttonwood Plaza) 
15 South Main Street Yardley, PA
Sat. 6 p.m. Ja-Tun & Random Acts of Soul

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New Jersey WeedMan's Joint 
322 East State Street Trenton   
(609) 437-0898   
Sun. (2 p.m.) "Old School Sunday" (4:20 p.m.) "Sugar Magnolia Sundaze"  
Wed. 8 p.m. "420 Game Night" 

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Nook's PourHouse     
2043 Route 130 South Florence     
(609) 447-0927   
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia Tuesday w/ Quizoholics      

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Nottingham Tavern     
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square     
(609) 587-6623     
Thurs. (7 p.m.) "Rock On Radio Happy Hour" Hosted by Danny Coleman feat. Chin & Blum (9:30 p.m.) Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis 
Fri. 9 p.m. Small Potatoes 
Sat. 9 p.m. Asylum Choir
Sun. 3 p.m. "Jimmy The Lip Paterson's 60th" w/ DJ Chris Barlow
Ages 21+   

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Old Town Pub     
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 291-9232    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia   
Fri. 9 p.m. Radio Fiction

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Old York Cellars  (Quakerbridge Tasting Room) 
3320 Brunswick Pike (US Rte 1) Lawrence 
(609) 799-2707 
Fri. 5 p.m. George Becker
Sat. 4 p.m. Robert Viola

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Palermo's Of Hamilton     
310 Klockner Road Hamilton     
(609) 838-7979     
Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke    
All shows 21 +   

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Palmer Square
Nassau Street Princeton
Thurs. 6 p.m. Dueling Pianos
Fri. 8:30 p.m. Movie Night on the Green: "The Sandlot" 
Sat. 12 p.m. Kindred Spirit

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Patriots Crossing     
1339 River Road Titusville     
(609) 737-2780    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Sean Cavalier  
Sat. 8 p.m. Kevin Toft & The Alternators
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. Blind Lemmon Pie
Sat. 9 p.m. Deep Release

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Pj's Pancake House & Tavern
19 Main Street Robbinsville
(609) 772-4755
Fri. 8 p.m. The Suspects

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Randy Now's Man Cave 

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134 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 424-3766    
Sun. 7 p.m. Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) & Jennie Vee. $40

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River Cat Cafe`    
142 South Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 693-1008   
Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Jazz"   

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Robbinsville Community Concert
Town Center Lake Drive Gazebo, Robbinsville
Tues. 7 p.m. "National Night Out" (Police Station) 

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Rossi's Bar & Grill     
2110 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton     
(609) 890-2004     
Thurs. 7 p.m. Ernie White

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Small World Coffee     
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton     
(609) 924-4377 x2   
Sat. 8 p.m. Darla Rich Trio

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Starbucks Coffee   (Trenton Community Store) 
102 South Warren Street Trenton  
(609) 393-0261  
Sat. 3 p.m. Open Mic   

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1867 Sanctuary     
101 Scotch Road Ewing     
(609) 392-6409  
Fri. 8 p.m. Joe Holt, Paul Midiriad, Mike Mcshane (Jazz). $20
Sat. 8 p.m. Marc Kaye. $20
Sun. (3 p.m.) Francis Poulence. $20 (7:30 p.m.) Ned Hill and Greg McGarvey. $20 

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Tara's Tavern    
1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown     
(609) 286-2300     
Fri. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ Big Daddy G
Sat. 10 p.m. Shadow Play

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Tavern On The Lake      
101 Main Street Hightstown     
(609) 426-9345    
Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke Night     

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Temperance House     
5 South State Street Newtown, PA     
(215) 944-8050     
Thurs. 7 p.m. Blues Open Mic Hosted by Steve Guyger     
Sat. 7 p.m. Maggs and Bud 
Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo    

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Terhune Orchards  
330 Cold Soil Road Princeton  
(609) 924-2310  
Fri. 5 p.m. "Sips & Sounds Friday" feat. Roundabout
Sun. 2 p.m. "Winery Sunday Music Series" feat. "Just Peachy" Festival

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Tessara's 
812 Route 33 Hamilton 
(609) 584-1700
Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke

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The Bar at the Lambertville House
32 Bridge Street Lambertville
(609) 397-0200
Sat. 6 p.m. Christina & Rafael

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The Beer Garden at Snipes Farm   
890 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA   
Sat. 4 p.m. Funk Rasta Submarine, Jah People, Essie and Friends, The Mystery Four. $20 (advance)

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The Birdhouse Center For The Arts   
7 North Main Street Lambertville   
(215) 681-4660   
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Not Just Nyckleharpa Orchestra

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The Cool Cricket     
216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro     
(609) 291-9110     
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke     
Sat. 9 p.m. Radio Fiction

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The Cure Insurance Center     
81 Hamilton Ave. Trenton     
(609) 656-3200     
Check website for upcoming events     

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The Deck Restaurant and Bar @ the Bucks County Playhouse
70 South Main street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2121
Sat. 10:30 p.m. Tucker Marshall-Flip Band
Sun. (2 p.m.) Blend Band (7 p.m.) Ed Wall

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The Dubliner   
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 693-1816   
Fri. 7 p.m. Seamus Kelleher
Sat. 1:30 p.m. "Walden's Summer Party"
Sun. 3 p.m. "Traditional Irish Session" Hosted by Corey Purcell

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The Five Four Bar & Grill   
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA   
(215) 547-5525   
Sat. 9:30 p.m. The Fredz
Wed. 7 p.m. "Lyrical Conundrums" w/ Cara & Righteous        

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The HOB Tavern     
146 Second Street Bordentown     
(609) 291-7020     
Fri. 8 p.m. DJ Entertainment   
Tues 9 p.m. Open Mic. Night     

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The Ivy Inn     
248 Nassau Street Princeton     
(609) 921-8555     
Thurs. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Rockin' Ron  
Fri. 10 p.m. Paper Shakers
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv    
Wed. 10 p.m. DJ Dujour

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The Pines Tavern     
6217 North Radcliffe Street Bristol, PA     
(215) 788-1659     
Sat. 9 p.m. ScatterShot
Sun. 3 p.m. Joe & Krista

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The Roost     
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge     
(609) 208-0050   
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke   

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The Sticky Wicket     
2465 South Broad Street Hamilton     
(609) 439-0007     
Thurs. 9 p.m. "Throwback Thursday" w/ DJ Chillio    
Tues. 7 p.m. Karaoke     

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The Sycamore Grill     
255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA     
(215) 908-6326     
Thurs. 8 p.m. Andrew Moorer
Fri. 8 p.m. Catch 22
Sun. 3 p.m. Dan Ward 

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The Union Firehouse  
18 Washington Street Mount Holly  
(609) 288-6491  
Thurs. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Sara James (7 p.m.) "Local Thursday"  
Sat. 8 p.m. Karaoke Party
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Open Jam w/ Blue Light Digital Sound  

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Trenton Buzz     
702 Pine Street Trenton     
(609) 392-6000     
Fri. 8 p.m. Live Band & Open Mic.     
Sat. 10 p.m. "Buzzed Saturdays" w/ Bockman     

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Trenton Social      
449 South Broad Street Trenton     
(609) 989-7777    
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour" Hosted by Jay Kountree   
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night
Wed. 6 p.m. Dick Gratton

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Triumph Brewing Company (New Hope, Pa. Location)     
400 Union Square New Hope, Pa.     
(215) 862-8300     
Thurs. 8 p.m. Trivia   
Fri.10 p.m. Levy & The Oaks. $5 (cover charge)     
Sun. 7 p.m. Open Stage
All shows 21+   

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Villa Rosa Ristorante & Pizzeria  
41 Scotch Road Ewing  
(609) 882-6841  
Sat. 6 p.m. Grace Field  

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Wildflowers Inn     
2572 Pennington Road Pennington     
(609) 773-2392     
Sat. 9 p.m. Acoustic Rock Night     
Mon. 9 p.m. "Moonshine Mondays" Trivia    

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Working Dog Winery     
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown     
(609) 371-6000     
Sat. 1 p.m. Georgia Owen

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Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar   
82 East Afton Avenue Yardley, PA   
(215) 493-3800   
Sat. 8 p.m. Mike Meade

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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 7:000pm EST on multiple internet radio outlets where he features indie/original bands and solo artists.

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