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Lizzie Rose Music Room Announces Storyteller Series

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originally published: 12/16/2022

(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton has announced a new Storyteller Series that kicks off on Friday, January 13, 2023 with the Carmine Appice Diaries and Carmine speaking about his incredible, enduring career as one of Rock’s top drummers. On March 18th, the series continues with New Jersey born and raised Eddie Trunk, acclaimed Rock/Heavy Metal radio and TV personality tells behind the scenes tales of his interviews and time spent with Rock’s biggest names.

Primarily known for presenting a curated selection of concerts in an intimate setting, Lizzie Rose Music Room looks to broaden the entertainment for its audiences by bringing in musicians and known names in the industry telling personal stories of their accomplished careers.

Storyteller Series Carmine Appice Diaries - Friday, January 13th, 2023 from 7:30pm - 10:00pm.  Carmine tells his personal stories from onstage and beyond and maybe a little drumming!

Carmine Appice is repeatedly named on multiple Top Drummers of All Time lists including Rolling Stone and Modern Drummer magazines. His incredible career includes time with Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart with whom he co-authored the mega hits "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy” and “Young Turks”, Ozzy Osbourne, Cactus, Beck Bogart & Appice, to name a few. He is widely credited as an influence on top rock drummers including Led Zeppelin's John Bonham and Queen’s Roger Taylor.

In 1967 Carmine began his professional career setting the grooves for Vanilla Fudge’s groundbreaking psychedelic debut, inadvertently inventing "Stoner Rock" in the process. The Fudge had no precedent. No rock group, up until that point, had ever s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d out well-known pop tunes like the Beatles “Eleanor Rigby” and “Ticket To Ride,” Curtis Mayfield‘s “People Get Ready,” and, most famously, The Supremes‘ Motown classic “You Keep Me Hangin‘ On” to such hippie heights.  Carmine had set a new benchmark for rock drumming. Vanilla Fudge’s debut album is still considered a Hard Rock classic. Stories of tours mates Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and opening act Led Zeppelin are all must hears for music fans.




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Carmine’s diaries also include his stories of Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Paul Stanley of KISS and more!

Tickets to see Carmine Appice at Lizzie Rose Music Room are available for purchase online.



Storyteller Series Featuring Eddie Trunk - Saturday, March 18, 2023 from 1:30pm - 3:30pm (afternoon show). NJ born resident and celebrated radio / TV personality Eddie Trunk comes to Lizzie Rose Music Room to share exclusive tales of his over 30-year, fantastic career interviewing and working with the greatest names in Rock, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal music. An audience Q&A, a game of “Stump The Trunk” plus a meet and greet with photos top off this special event.

Eddie’s interviews are the stuff a rock music fans dreams are made of and include talking with members of Led Zeppelin, KISS, Metallica, Scorpions, Guns n Roses, Poison, AC/DC, Judas Priest, Rush, Alice Cooper and so many more. 

Eddie is currently heard daily on his SiriusXM 24/7 show "Trunk Nation” and on Eddie Trunk Live, on SiriusXM satellite radio in America and Canada. In NJ he’s on radio station WDHA FM with Eddie Trunk Rocks and on Friday Night Rocks via Q104.3 in New York City, syndicated nationally on more than 35 stations and multiple streaming platforms.

“The Eddie Trunk Podcast” is new on Thursdays on the top streaming platforms and is typically in the top 15 weekly on iTunes.

From 2008-2015 Eddie gained worldwide notoriety on cable TV station VH1 Classic as co-host and co-producer of the hit series That Metal Show with comedians Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine. The show became the longest running program in the station’s history featuring the biggest names in all genres of rock music. 




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As a current TV personality, Eddie frequently appears as an expert commentator in rock music documentaries and on the AXS-TV and REELZ cable channels.

More info and tickets to see Eddie Trunk at the Lizzie Rose Music Room are available for purchase online.

Lizzie Rose Music Room is located at 217 East Main Street in Tuckerton, New Jersey.  Since 2014 the Non Profit venue has been passionately providing its audiences and the music community with a very special, curated selection of artists performing in an intimate setting. The 75 seat room is housed in an historic Victorian era mansion “down the shore”, 30 minutes north of Atlantic City in Tuckerton, NJ. Much like Preservation Hall in New Orleans the focus is music and only music, there is no bar to wait 6 people deep at or food for purchase.

This gem of a live music room has hosted a mix of world class established, up and coming and fan favorite artists who make it a must play venue including New Riders of the Purple Sage, Victor Wainwright, Graham Parker, blues artists Joe Louis Walker, Paul Nelson, Selwyn Birchwood, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Vanessa Collier, Marcia Ball, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Poppa Chubby, top tribute acts including Damn The Torpedos (Tom Petty), Ronstadt Review (Linda Ronstadt), Bell Bottom Blues (Eric Clapton) and so many more.




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