"The Way Of The World" is out on Quarto Valley Records who are an independent label and they get behind a lot of artists that are really interesting; Edgar Winter, Sean Chambers, The Immediate Family, Paul Rogers, Savoy Brown and they are a pretty interesting place to land."
The artist simply known as T-Bear has a long, interesting, musical resume that many would clamor for but for him, it is the result of dedication, hard work, second chances and the good ol' "Right place at the right time."
As you will read below, the list of talent he has performed, recorded or been associated with is not only immense but stellar as well and with the recent release of "The Way Of the World," his second with Quarto Valley Records, those talents as well as his are on full display. So, in order to understand this amazing songwriter/performer; let's delve into his story.
"Fortunately, I've been tabbed as a session player and I've played on a lot of records but things opened up for me way back in the late '70s when I got my first record deal with RCA,"he began. "I put out a record that went to number four worldwide so I started getting a little bit of notoriety. People love the way I play because I play a little differently. I was born in New York City but I was raised in the Caribbean, so I have a lot of Caribbean, Latin and Creole influence in my life and DNA; I love that kind of music. I played percussion to start as a kid and when I came back to the New York area; my parents had a place in Yonkers and they had a piano there and I started playing the piano almost like it was percussion and my parents said, "That's a piano, you can't hit it like a Timbale" and they got me a piano teacher. So, she came over and showed me where to put my hands, I had about three or four lessons with her and then I was on my own. I used to ride my bike into town and vinyl was what you bought in those days; I'd bring the records back, put a small portable record player on top of the piano, play the records and follow along and I developed a really good ear. By the time I was 12, I was playing well enough where I put a band together and then started playing dances as a teenager and then I got a job working at Manny's Music in New York City and I met a ton of these kinds of people. I met all of the roadies and all the artists that came through. I used to get passes to go to the Fillmore East and one night there was an unannounced jam and one of the roadies gave me a backstage pass and I go down there and he knew I played keyboards and all of a sudden Jerry Garcia looks at me, beckons to me, I come out on the stage and sit down at a Wurlitzer and I'm jamming with The Grateful Dead, Traffic and Hot Tuna and from that moment on, I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Then I started going to all of the open mic nights in the city, the Village and all around and there was a place called Dr. Generosity's or Dr.G's on 73rd and 2nd; Odetta used to sing there and Richie Havens came through and saw me play and said, "Hey, I'm doing an album; would you play on it?" So, that started my session career and then I toured a bunch for my records and then I got tabbed to play on the KISS records, Billy Squire's records and while I was working with Gene Simmons, he was dating Cher and she said, "Have you got a song for me?" I gave her a really good song and she brought me out to California and I worked with her in the studio and then helped her put a band together and while I was out there, I kind of hooked up with Stephen Stills and I joined his band and played on some of his stuff and then he took me into record. We worked on a song called, "Southern Cross" and I played on that with Crosby, Stills & Nash and then I was off and running because I had the pedigree."
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Quarto Valley Records is making huge strides in the industry with its focus on various genres but their roster does have quite a few Blues artists as well so; why did he choose to go there?
"I know that Bruce Quarto wanted to have a platform for certain artists and he's making some headway, I can tell you; this is actually my second album with them. We did an album three years ago and it was released during COVID so we couldn't go out and tour or do anything but the single that I wrote with Stephen Stills and he plays on it called, "Give It Up" which is on the "Fresh Bear Tracks" record went to number one in Europe; and that was a good start with the label."
Recently, he has been touring with Blues stalwart Walter Trout which has further enriched his list of connections and gig schedule but he says that he and Trout go far beyond a boss/employee relationship.
"I've been on the road for about a year with WalterTrout, we've known each other for 30 years. I met him when he was playing with Canned Heat, we both did a festival called The Musician's Picnic and we got along like great chums. I stayed in touch with him and when he started doing his albums, he called me to write songs with him. So, I've written a few songs for him and one with him and one of the songs on "The Way Of the World" called "Breathe;" he heard it and said, "I wanna put this on my new album called "Broken." So, I said, "Great!" He recorded it and he and I have been really good chums. He called me last year and said, "Hey, my keyboard player can't do the European tour; would you consider coming over there with me?" That was last Spring and I went, had a really good experience, then he asked me to do the festivals last Summer which led to a U.S. tour and then an Australian tour and I'm getting ready to go back out with him in July. He's a great musician, a great writer and a great guitar player with 31 albums and people absolutely love him."
Ah, but alas, like so many of us, even those at or approaching the pinnacle of their careers can get sidetracked; such was the case with T-Bear as he stepped away from the music business and began "Selling light bulbs" to satisfy a now ex-wife and support a growing family; it wasn't until that marriage broke apart and he found the love of a woman who accepted his passion as her own that he received a second chance shot at the music biz.
"I started writing and doing sessions again at the urging of my new wife and I was at Robby Krieger's studio, "Horse Latitudes" and Robby walks in and says, "Bear; whatcha' doing here?" I told him I was playing on this guy's record and he asked: "When are you gonna make a record?" I told him I didn't have deep pockets and not enough songs ready yet and he said, "When you do, come here." I said, "Robby, I can't afford your studio" and he said, "This is a private studio and I'll tell you what I'm gonna do.You come here, record here and pay the engineer and the studio is yours while you're making the record" and I said, "Wow, that's an incredibly generous offer" and I thought about it and thought, I'm gonna do it. So, for the next two years, when the studio wasn't in use, I'd go in and cut tracks; 23 tracks, 21 originals I had written in that two year stretch. The other thing Robby said was, "If you're gonna do that here, you've got to let me play on it" and I said, "No problem (laughs)." So, Stephen Stills, Robby Krieger, Edgar Winter, some of the guys from The Heartbreakers, some of the guys from Steely Dan, Chuck Berghofer of The Wrecking Crew, The E Street Horns, two of the guys from Wings, Tony Braunagle, Tom Scott; everybody showed up to play on this record. We finished the record, we were getting ready to mix it and my wife was diagnosed with stage four cancer and passed away shortly thereafter. So, "Fresh Bear Tracks," my first album for Quarto Valley Records is dedicated to her and the last song on it is, "Nina's Song" and they play it on Paris Radio all of the time and it is a very sentimental song and it was the first song I started writing when she said, "Start writing a record." Before she passed, she gave me a note and she had written down, "Finish the record, put it out, go out on tour, live your best life, fall in love again" and so, that's my mantra. So, COVID comes, we put the record out, Walter and Stephen Stills traded licks on "Give It Up" that Stephen and I wrote 30 years before and it went to number one. So, in a sense, I was back; we couldn't go out because of COVID but I started writing "Way Of The World" and Quarto said, "We love this album, it's getting great reviews, we want you to do another one" but this time I stayed in-house (laughs). I went to Laurence Juber the guitar player from Wings and Tony Braunagle who produced "Fresh Bear Tracks" and asked if they'd do the record with me. So, I'd go over to Laurence Juber's house, sometimes with a mask in his little home studio and I'd record a song I wrote the day before, put a click track on it, sit at the keyboard and sing, go home; he'd send it over to Tony who had his drums set up in the living room, he'd put the drums down, send it back to Laurence, he would do the guitars and send it over to somebody else who was playing bass and that's how this record was made. It really sounds retro and it sounds really modern and it's getting really great notes on it and I'm really happy I made it because it's an homage to a lot of stuff that goes on in a person's life."
Having written songs for so many others, played on the iconic "Southern Cross" and done so many varying styles; how does he write his own music?
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"I definitely work outside the box," he laughed, "The way I write songs is, I start with the words first. It is usually either a short story that I'm writing, a poem or some sort of phrase I think about that tickles me. I start putting the words together and I get a thread and then when I get enough lyrics to maybe make a song, I'll go sit down and start to write music. Everyday you're not in the same groove or same vein; for example, "The Way Of The World," the title song, that was the week I was listening to Bob Dylan a lot and because the world was so crazy at that time, which it still is, even crazier, I was listening to "The Times They Are A Changin'" that day and I went wow! The way of the world, let me write something about it. So, I started writing these words and lyrics and they came to me in poem form and I thought; what would Bob write? So, I was off and running; that song is an homage to Bob Dylan."
Despite the aforementioned recording method, T-Bear still enjoys the "Live" recording experience and this latest release does offer some of that.
"On "The Way Of the World," we put everything together piece by piece except for a song called, "Breathe" and another called, "Jewel." Those were cut in another friend of mine's home studio; JJ Blair because he has a beautiful grand piano and he has the best mic collection in L.A. of anybody I know. I went over there and Tony was in the basement, Laurence was in an isolation booth, Ricky Cortez was in another part of the house with an upright bass and I sat down at the piano in his living room and a Neumann mic. We couldn't see each other but we just counted it off and it was one take, one vocal, live and that's the way we did those tracks and it sounded great because it has that energy, that genuine authenticity of a live performance."
"Authenticity" is something many older musicians feel is lacking in today's technology driven sterile recording environment and T-Bear feels that's a topic where we can all agree to disagree.
"There are some things that are coming out that are really good and there's like 95 percent of the things that are out there that aren't so good and I'll not say anything worse than that," he spoke carefully. "I will say that the way people are crafting songs today and I'm going to talk as a songwriter; they get eight or ten people in a room and they come up with two lines and two or three chords and you hear those two lines, I don't know; 15 times in a song and that doesn't get it for me. I don't know if that's because of the culture today where people are looking on their phone and it's Tik-Tok or this thing and that thing and they don't spend time; they don't download the album, they're gonna download a single because they don't have time to listen to the other stuff. When I make records, I make them for guys like you and me; people who have a relationship with music. The people who looked at the liner notes to see where it was made, who played on it, what the artist was thinking and that to me is part of the art. When I go on the road with Walter Trout, he says, "There is a song I'm gonna do about me living in a house next to a railroad track" and he tells the story and we play "Ride" about him wanting to get on a train and it tells the story. The way I was brought up as a songwriter was, you're gonna need to tell the story in under three or four minutes in order to ever get it on the radio. I was writing jingles out of a jingle house in New York and I got a publishing deal and I brought something in for the publisher to listen to and he said, "The song is good, your playing is great but Richie" and I thought, "Oh boy what?" and I could see it coming and he said, "Don't bore us, get to the chorus" and I learned a lot (laughs). There are still songs being written today that are really good, there's just not so many of them and a lot of the people we admired are not here anymore. My influences were Leon Russell, Nicky Hopkins, Dr. John, Professor Longhair; I really dig deep into that kind of stuff and when I put my chops into it, it comes out great."
Back in the saddle and with the new record out and doing well, he has no plans on relaxing as the Summer festival season is in full swing and his "Chum" Walter Trout is calling once again.
"I'm going out to support the record; "A Change'll Do Me Good" which is about BoDiddley; it has that Bo Diddley groove because nobody plays that anymore. So, I said, "Let's honor Bo Diddley with a groove and mash it up maybe with a Deep Purple organ" and Laurence starts to chunk along with the guitar and it was feeling really good and it's all about the COVID world at the time; you know, sitting in the BarcaLounger watching Netflix every night and there's a line in there that goes, "I'm lounging in the Barca five days a week, my lows are multiplying and my groove has sprung a leak" and when I wrote that little poem I thought, what can I put with this and it was, oh, Bo Diddley. That went number one on Easter Sunday in the European Hot 100 and the funny thing about it was, Walter's "Broken" with Beth Hart was at number one and I'm climbing the charts and I was out with Walter touring Australia and every week we'd look at the charts and he'd be at number one and I'd be at 14, then I'm at seven and I'd say, "I'm comin' for you Walter" and we'd laugh and then I was at number six and he's still at number one and then the next week, sure enough, I was at number one and he was at number four and so I had to send him a text (laughs) but I've done a lot of opening slots and will do more to support this record and then I'm going out with Walter in July."
To discover more about T-Bear, please visit https://www.tbear.rocks/
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 NightAl's Airport Inn 636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton (609) 883-5252 Thurs. 5 p.m. Radio Fiction Sat. (12 p.m.) Acoustic Brunch w/ Bill Thomas (5 p.m.) John Brennan Sun. 12 p.m. Sunday Acoustic Brunch Mon. 5 p.m. Joe Hutchinson Tues. 7 p.m. Mike & Laura Wed. (4 p.m.) LGBTQ Happy Hour (7 p.m.) Jessica DiDonatoAncient Order of Hibernians 2419 Kuser Road Hamilton Fri. 7 p.m. Karaoke Wed. 6:30 p.m. YogaAristaeus Brewing 2475C Big Oak Road Langhorne, PA (215) 757-2337 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Fri. 7 p.m. Bill Thomas Sat. 1 p.m. "3rd Anniversary Celebration" Arts Council of Princeton 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-8777 Thurs. 7 p.m. "Story & Verse" A Storytelling, Poetic, Spoken Word Open Mic Sat. 2 p.m. Artist talk: Dot Paolo of Narratives from My Toy BoxAshlynn Distillery 32 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA Thurs. 6 p.m. Cecil & Carl Fri. 7 p.m. Billy Futrell Sat. 7 p.m. Soulshine w/ Andrea or Mr. LC Sun. 3 p.m. Cecil & TroyBill's Olde Tavern 2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton (609) 586-0192 Thurs. 7 p.m. Sara & Tamer Fri. 7 p.m. Thrown Together Sat. 7 p.m. Best of Clapton Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia Tues. 8 p.m. / Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Burn Ages 21+Bit-hin' Kitten Brewery 58-B East Bridge Street Morrisville, PA (267) 799-5348 Wed. 7 p.m. QuizzoBlueberry Kitchen & Tap Room 400 Main Boulevard #600 Fri. 7 p.m. The Rangers NouveauBordentown City Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown Fri. 7 p.m. "Frightening Fridays!" Haunted History Tours. $20 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. Dave Dales Trio Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan Sat. 7 p.m. Kevin Valentine Trio Sun. (12 p.m.) Bill Avayou Trio (6 p.m.) Lorenzo Tues. 6 p.m. Chris Giakas Wed. 6 p.m. Liz DuFourBucks 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 Burlington County Library/Amphitheater 5 Pioneer Boulevard West Hampton (609) 267-9660 Sat. 10 a.m. Nice Hatts Part 1Candlelight Lounge 24 Passaic Street Trenton (609) 695-9612 Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam. $5 Sat. 3 p.m. Rob Henderson HFACTOR $20Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton) 102 Carnagie Center Princeton (781) 568-1471 Fri. 8 p.m. JJ Ramirez. $26.50, Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Sat. 7:30 p.m. JJ Ramirez. $26.50, Doors open at 7 p.m. Cazz's Sports Bar 'N' Grille 1560 Haines Road Levittown, PA (267) 580-5469 Fri. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/ PaulClub Atlantis 1858 Street Road Bensalem, PA (215) 944-1777 Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Robbie Tronco All Events Ages 21+ and Dress to Impress Clubhouse at Mountain View (The Patio) 850 Bear Tavern Road Ewing (609) 538-0808 Fri. 6:30 p.m. After DarkContinental Tavern 2 North Main Street Yardley, PA (215) 493-9191 Fri. 8 p.m. Just Todd 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.) Se7en w/ DJ Jazzi Sat. 7 p.m. "Flying Circus" Led Zeppelin Tribute Crossing Vineyard and Winery 1853 Wrightstown Road Washington Crossing, PA (215) 493-6500 Thurs. 7 p.m. Sunset Yoga Fri. 7:15 p.m. "Summer Wine and Music Series" feat. Legacy. $15 (advance), Doors open at 5 p.m., Ages 21+ Sat. 2:30 p.m. Aaron Quarterman Sun. 2 p.m. Bunny BarnesCurran’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. Quizzo Dadz Bar and Grill 744 Main Street Lumberton (609)267-4344 Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Mic w/ Jimmy Mannix Fri. (7 p.m.) Nobody's Business (9 p.m.) DJ Xavier Sat. (8 p.m.) Karaoke Dance Party w/ DJ Dubbs (9 p.m.) Dance Party w/ DJ Put It On Sun. 3 p.m. Father & Son Duo / Wounded Souls Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Dharma Bums 4935 River Road New Hope, PA (215) 663-2867 Wed. 7 p.m. DBums Hootenanny: An Open Mic of Music, Comedy & Spoken Word Hosted by Michael Henry RobertDockside Bensalem 3330 Hulmeville Road Bensalem, PA (267) 520-7184 Sun. 3 p.m. O'Grady & Co. Eddington House Bensalem 2813 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA (215) 639-1220 Fri. 8:30 p.m. Tailspin Sat. 8:30 p.m. Shinkickers Sun. 3 p.m. Zone Duo Mon. 5:30 p.m. "Family Fun Night" w/ Amazing Balloon Creations by Kelsi-JoeEscape Resort, Restaurant & Bar 120 Pheasant Run Road Newtown, PA Fri. 6 p.m. So Long Surfer Tues. 6 p.m. KaraokeFlying Pig Tavern & Tap 167 US-Route 130 North Bordentown (609) 899-7447 Thurs. 8 p.m. DJ entertainment 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 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.) German American Society 215 Uncle Pete's Road Hamilton (609) 585-5200 Fri. 7 p.m. Jimmy and the AC. Doors open at 7 p.m. $20 (cash), doors open at 6 p.m. (Outdoor Biergarten Event)Gleason's Bar 6700 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA (215) 943-4781 Thurs. (7 p.m.) Music Bingo / “Ladies Night” Hosted by Best Choice Productions (9:30 p.m.) Karaoke Fri. (6 p.m.) Casey Welborn (8 p.m.) EarCandy Sat. (12 p.m.) Music Bingo Brunch (8 p.m.) Pixie Twist Sun. 4 p.m. Bigg Romeo Duo Tues. 7 p.m. QuizzoGreen Parrot Restaurant Pub, & Patio 240 North Sycamore Street Newtown Township, PA (215) 504-7277 Fri. 8 p.m. Modern Luxe Duo Sat. (8 p.m.) Brian Kmetz (9 p.m.) Hindsight Wed. 7 p.m. Music BingoGrover's Mill Coffee House Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction (609) 716-8771 Thurs. 6 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Wade PrestridgeHalo Pub 4617 Nottingham Way Hamilton Square (609) 586-1811 Sat. 7 p.m. Charles laurita & The MischiefHamilatte Cafe 1971 Route 33 Hamilton Sat. 6:30 p.m. Acoustic Saturdays feat. John Ezzo w/ Laura SimsczakHamilton Marketplace 201 Marketplace Boulevard Hamilton Fri. 6:30 p.m. Jeep Meet (Takes place at Mission BBQ)Hamilton Tap & Grill 557 US Route 130 North Hamilton (609) 905-0925 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Music Bingo w/ DJ Nebbs Fri. 5 p.m. Bob Banka Sat. 8 p.m. Karaoke Wed. 7 p.m. TriviaHavana New Hope 105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA. (215) 862-9897 Fri. ( 8 p.m.) ELO Tribute Show. $35 (11 p.m. ) DJ Dance Party Sat. (3 p.m.) Matt Setzer (9:30 p.m.) DJ Summer Dance Party Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Steve Tues. 7 p.m. Jillian Ashcroft Jazz Quartet Wed. 7 p.m. Jumper DuoHopewell Boro Park Columbia Avenue at Greenwood Avenue Hopewell Borough Sat. 7 p.m. Summer Bandstand Concert: Gravity HillHopewell Valley Golf Club 114 Pennington-Hopewell Road Hopewell (609) 737-1199 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Jack FurlongHopewell Valley Vineyards 46 Yard Avenue Pennington (609) 737-4465 Fri. 4 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. (5:30 p.m.) Madison & Mikey DeLucia Sat. (9 a.m.) WWFM Fransisco (1 p.m.) Craig Lech Group (5:30 p.m.) "Music & Merlot" feat. Bad Hombres Sun. 2:30 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Blue Jersey BandHurricane 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 FioccoIl 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. 6:30 p.m. Joe Leming Sat. 6:30 p.m. Ronnie Brandt Sun. 2 p.m. Carlie GrouserIvy Tavern 3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton (609) 888-1435 Thurs. 8:30 p.m. Karaoke All shows 21+ John & Peter's 96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa (215) 862-5981 Sun. 9 p.m. Free Whenever Mon. 6 p.m./9 p.m. EyeHateGod Tues. 9 p.m. Belushi Speedball / Joe Buck Yourself Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational All shows 21+Killarney's Publick House 1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton (609) 586-1166 Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Kenny Dubman Duo Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Mario & Frank (9 p.m.) DJ Dan Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch (5:30 p.m.) Jack Mangan (10 p.m.) DJ Jimmy G Sun. (10 a.m.) "Sunday Funday" Brunch feat. (12 p.m.) Ant Cannuli Mon. (3 p.m.) "Yappy Hour" (6 p.m.) Summer MixologyLa Cena Ristorante 2233 Galloway Road Bensalem, PA (215) 639-9969 Wed. 6 p.m. Joe Plush & Friends Laurita Winery 85 Archertown Road New Egypt (609) 752-0200 Thurs. 7 p.m. Laurita Idol Tryouts Fri. 7 p.m. Billy Joel Tribute w/ Wade Preston Sat. (11 a.m.) Wine & Goat Yoga. (7 p.m.) Country Line Dancing Sun. 11 a.m. Wine & Goat Yoga Lawrenceville Main Street 17 Phillips Avenue Lawrenceville (609) 219-9300 Thurs. 6 p.m. "Music In The Park" feat. Princeton School of Rock (Weeden Park FREE admission) Library Company of Burlington 23 West Union Street Burlington (609) 3861273 Fri. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Night Lillipies 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 Thurs. 6 p.m. Justin Love Fri. 7 p.m. Sam Ryan Sun. 11:30 a.m. Alex Saunders Duo Wed. 6 p.m. Scott Mcallister 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 Makefield Highlands Golf Club 1418 Woodside Road Yardley, PA (215) 321-7000 Fri. 6 p.m. No More FencesMcGuinn's Place 1781 Brunswick Avenue Lawrence (609) 392-0599 Fri. 10 p.m. The Creation Ages 21+ McStews Irish Sports Pub 5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA (215) 949-9570 Sat. 9 p.m. Supertrain Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia NightMillhill Basement 300 S. Broad Street Trenton (609) 989-1600 Sat. 9 p.m. Super Jack, Mixolydian, Dreamer, Trash the Bath House. $10 Mill Hill Park Trenton Music Series 165 East Front Street (Corner of South Broad Street) (609) 393-8998 Sat. 5 p.m. Sounds & Silence Open MicMorven Museum & Garden 55 Stockton Street Princeton (609) 924-8144 Fri. 7 p.m. Empire Wild Sat. 7 p.m. An Evening w/ Santino FontanaMusic Mountain Theater 1483 Route 179 Lambertville (609)397-3337 Fri. 8 p.m. "Avenue Q" Sat. 3 p.m./ 8 p.m. "Avenue Q" Sun. 3 p.m. "Avenue Q"Naked Brewing Company 212 Mill Street Bristol, PA (267) 544-7129 Thurs.6:30 p.m. Dana Collins Project Fri. 8 p.m. Cathedral City Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company 909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA (215) 458-7081 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Night Wed. 6:30 p.m. Cornhole League 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 MarketNew Hope Winery / Tavern 6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA (215) 794-2331 Sat. 8 p.m. "Soulshine" Allman Brothers band Tribute Newtown Brewing Company 103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA (215) 944-8609 Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Naughty" Trivia. Ages 21+ Fri. 6 p.m. Mike Gruver Sat. (3 p.m.) Magic By Jared (6 p.m.) Chuck M Sun. 1 p.m. Local Artisan Craft Fair Wed. 4 p.m. Open Mic NightNick's Roast Beef 4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA (215) 637-515 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Fri. (6 p.m.) Herb Oakley Duo (9 p.m.) Fish Out of Water Sat. 9 p.m. Shameless Sun. 4 p.m. Cracklin Diamond 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. BrunchNottingham Tavern 9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square (609) 587-6623 Thur. 9:30 pm. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis Fri. 9 p.m. Blind Lemon Pie Sat. 9:30 p.m. Asylum Choir Ages 21+ 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. QuizzoOld Hights Brewing 123 West Ward Street Hightstown (609) 469-5976 Thurs. 2 p.m. End of School Bash Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Opening Reception Art Show (6:30 p.m.) Matthew R Smith Trio Sun. 1 p.m. Local Performers ShowcaseOld Town Pub 135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown (609) 291-9232 Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia Fri. 9 p.m. The Suyat Duo Sat. 9 p.m. Ryan Bria Trio Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch Palmer Square 40 Nassau Street Princeton Sat. 12 p.m. Spring Music Series feat. Peter & the Master Keys Pasquale's Sports Bar 9078 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA (267) 202-6268 Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke Patriots Crossing 1339 River Road Titusville (609) 737-2780 Thurs. 8 p.m. Ladies Night Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo"Pete's Steak House 523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton (609) 585-8008 Fri. 9:30 p.m. Midnight Sun TTLPrinceton 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 BrunchPrinceton Public Library (Hinds Plaza) 65 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-9529 Sun. 4 p.m. BK Rivers w/ Caroline ChambersPuss N Boots Tavern 942 Trenton Road Fairless Hills, PA Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke Tues. 7 p.m. TriviaRistorante 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 Thurs. 7 p.m. Cara cartney Fri. 7 p.m. Keith Franklin & Catrice Sat. 7 p.m. Russell Norkevich Sun. 11:30 a.m. Dave Dales Duo Wed. 5 p.m. Sam RyanRose Bank Winery 258 Durham Road Newtown, PA (215) 860-5899 Sat. 2 p.m. "Tastings & Tunes in the Buckman Barn" feat. (TBA)Rosedale Mills 101 Route 31 North Pennington (609) 737-2008 Sat. 10 a.m. Pennington Farmers Market w/ Music by Just JeffRossi's Bar & Grill 2110 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton (609) 890-2004 Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Ernie White Sat. 11 a.m. Brunch Sun. 11 a.m. Brunch Tues. 7 p.m. QuizzoholicsSandy's Beef & Ale 2028 E. Old Lincoln Highway Langhorne, PA (2670 852-2333 Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzo Mon. 7 p.m. Music BingoSecond Sin Brewing Company 1500 Grundy Lane Bristol, P (267) 812-5251 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Shady Brook Farm 931 Stony Hill Road Yardley, PA (215) 968-1670 Fri. 6:30 p.m. "UnWINEd" Concert feat. Mushmouth $12 (advance/online, $15 at door), doors open at 5:30 p.m. Sat. "Party On The Patio" feat. (2 p.m.) Boondashark (6:30 p.m.) Cara Cartney Sun. "Party On The Patio" feat. 2 p.m. Joe LestochiSlim'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. Dan KasselSparky World-Famous Beer Garden 4333 New Falls Road Levittown, PA (215) 943-2321 Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Dana Sat. 9:30 p.m. Blue Reign 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 Wed. 8 p.m. Len Fennessey TrioStarving Artist Cafe 18 Bridge Street Stockton Sat. 2 p.m. Michael Patrick Sun. 10:30 .m. Alan TofigSteam Pub 606 2nd Street Pike Southampton, PA Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Quigs Sat. 10:30 p.m. Early 2000s Dance party w/ DJ TonkaTara's Tavern 1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown (609) 286-2300 Fri. 8:30 p.m. Kenny Dubman Sat. 8:30 p.m. The Jeanne Morris BandTavern On The Lake 101 Main Street Hightstown (609) 426-9345 Fri. 9 p.m. Black Rose Sat. 8 p.m. Ziggy Shock 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 Fri. 7 p.m. Bad Hombres 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. "Weekend Music Series" feat. Kingston Ridge Sun. 1 p.m. "Weekend Music Series" feat. Kindred SpiritTGI Fridays 780 Route 130 South Hamilton (609) 581-6910 Sun. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ BurnTGI Fridays 2703 Mount Holly Road Suite 3 Washington Twp. (609) 239-486 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia TGI 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. Love Junk Sat. (11 a.m.) Brunch (9 p.m.) Funken Soul Nuts Tues. 7 p.m. Danny Lynch DuoThe Cool Cricket 216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro (609) 291-9110 Fri. 7 p.m. Country Night Sat. 9 p.m. Cowboy BobThe Dubliner 34 North Main Street New Hope, PA (215) 693-1816 Fri. 7 p.m. Andrew Koontz & Bill O'Neal Sat. 7 p.m. Sean Fleming Sun. 3 p.m. "Traditional Irish Session" 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. Asylum Choir Sat. 9 p.m. Last Call Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo w/ Jonathan AppelThe Ivy Inn 248 Nassau Street Princeton (609) 921-8555 Thurs. (7 p.m.) Bingo (10 p.m.) Karaoke w/ Trey Brown Fri. 9:30 p.m. DJ BayNice Sat. 9:30 p.m. DJ Trey Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv Wed. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ Trey Brown The Morrisville Tavern 376 West Trenton Avenue Morrisville, PA (215) 295-5310 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Fri. 8 p.m. Cara Cartney Sat. 8 p.m. The Shaykz Mon. 8 p.m. Karaoke Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia NightThe 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. Steve Shive w/ a Call from Gretchen Emery 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 The Roost 181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge (609) 208-0050 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Shore Bet Duo Fri. 8 p.m. 80s Undercover Sat. 8 p.m. Diablo Sandwich Band Wed. 6 p.m. Joe VadalaThe Sycamore Grill 255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA (215) 908-6326 Sat. 8 p.m. Hindsight The Union Firehouse 18 Washington Street Mount Holly (609) 288-6491 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Night Fri. 8 p.m. Shorty Long & The Jersey Horns. 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. Tom Craig Band Tindall Road Brewing Co. 102 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown (609) 526-8651 Sun. 7 p.m. Boston Comedy TourTir 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 SweetsTrinity Church 33 Mercer Street Princeton (609) 924-2277 Thurs. 7 p.m. The Sebastians: Brandenbergs and MoreUnion Boil 25 Route 31 South Pennington (609) 303-7584 Fri. 6 p.m. Ernie WhiteVault Brewing Company 10 South Main Street Yardley, PA (267) 573-4291 Thurs. 6 p.m. John Thomas Fri. 7 p.m. Omeed Nyman Trio Sat. 7 p.m. Paul Lingerman Trio Mon. 7 p.m. Chaturanga & Cheers w/ Renee MahoneyVillage Idiot Brewing Company 42 High Street Mount Holly (609) 975-9270 Thurs. 7 p.m. TriviaWildflowers Inn 2572 Pennington Road Pennington (609) 773-239 Thurs. 6 p.m. Rob SilversWildflowers 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. Rob Silvers Sat. 1 p.m. Gary Cavico Sun. 1 p.m. Jersey SurecatsWWFM 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. 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(NEWARK, NJ) -- Tyler, The Creator announces a 2025 world tour in support of his forthcoming album CHROMAKOPIA. Promoted by AEG Presents, CHROMAKOPIA: THE WORLD TOUR will feature special guests Lil Yachty and Paris Texas and spans North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand over the course of 2025. The tour comes to Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on July 5; Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 14; Barclays Center in Brooklyn on July 17; and Prudential Center in Newark on July 27, 2025.
(NEWARK, NJ) -- This Fall, AG Touring and Mammoth, Inc. proudly present the Rod Wave - Last Lap Tour. This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 36 of North America's top arenas coast-to-coast. The tour will kick off on October 19 at Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix, AZ visiting major markets across the country, including Newark’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 with special guests Moneybagg Yo, Toosii, Lil Poppa, Dess Dior and Eelmatic.
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