"Yeah, yeah, just sitting here in my backyard having some coffee and knocking some interviews out. I have to admit, this is my spot. I get up every morning, I've got three dogs, a huge backyard, I sit here and have a cup of coffee, a cigarette and throw a ball for hours and then I feed them and come right back here to check emails and do interviews and whatever so, yes, this is definitely my spot; I'm an old grumpy man with a routine," laughed Dead Daisies frontman John Corabi as he discussed the band's latest record called "Light 'Em Up," the mystique of Muscle Shoals, the importance of music history to musicians and more.
Corabi, a New Jersey native and Philly area guy has bounced around in several notable bands including Union and a brief stint with Motley Crue but it's with the Dead Daisies where he's most comfortable and for their soon to be released on September 6 new album "Light 'Em Up," the band chose a spot to record some of it where many others have comfortably done the same.
"Light 'Em Up;" he began. "Obviously after the success of last years' tour that we did and for those who don't know, I kind of left the band for a couple of years and last year I came back and last year we went on tour. The band had kind of a "Best Of" record, they did a 10 year anniversary and put out kind of a "Best Of" record and went out on tour and promoted that and we had a great response from the fans. So, at the end of last year before the holidays, we sat down and talked about doing some really cool stuff and one of them was getting in and doing a new record. So, we all got together here in Nashville for a little bit and then had the great fortune of going down to; I don't know if you've seen the documentary, there was a documentary series on the Muscle Shoals sound, obviously in Muscle Shoals, Alabama; we went down there and did a little writing, a little jamming and some recording and came back to Nashville and finished the record. So, we're really excited about it, it's so easy writing with these guys, it's kind of like I never left the band but we're really pleased with how the record came out and we're excited for everybody to hear it."
"The first record I did with the band," he went on, "We did in Australia in Sydney. Again, anybody who knows the band knows that David Lowy was from Australia; he kind of bops around a bit so he's got a place in Australia and in New York but we did, "Make Some Noise" and "Burn It Down" here in Nashville and it was funny, we were just kind of talking about different studios and I believe with Glenn (Hughes) they did a record at Sunset Sound in L.A. and another one in France. So, we were talking about cool studios and it's just weird, there are certain places that just have a vibe to them. We had all seen the documentary on Netflix about the Muscles Shoals sound and we just kind of wanted to see what it was all about and there is a little bit of history there working with Marti. There was an original studio in Muscle Shoals called "Fame" and that's where the whole thing started and they had Aretha Franklin, all of these old Blues guys, a couple of killer Rock acts and a publishing company in the building and they had these session guys called "The Swampers" which Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote about in "Sweet Home Alabama." So, a couple of those guys left and started another studio across town which just kept building this insane clientele of different artists like The Rolling Stones, Bob Seger and all of these killer acts from the late '60s and '70s and then oddly enough, some of the people from the second studio actually left and came to Nashville and they bought a place called Quad which Neil Young recorded "Harvest" in and has a legendary list of artists who've recorded at Quad.The last two records that I've done with the band, "Burn It Down" and "Make Some Noise" were recorded at Marti Frederiksen's studio . is Quad. We wanted to get back to basics and all this other kind of stuff and somehow in the conversation we were like, well, we've got this kind of weird lineage with "Fame Studios," let's go down to Muscle Shoals and do some writing and some recording down there and as it turned out, we were walking around the room in awe of the historic story of that room. We were sitting there looking at pictures of Aretha Franklin singing at the microphone that I sang in and she's got a cocktail and a cigarette and she's just belting out this stuff and pictures of The Allman Brothers rehearsing in the room because they actually rehearsed in that room and just the story, the history and the lineage, we were just so blown away by it and besides the record "Light 'Em Up," we actually did some really cool jamiing and recorded some of that; so, there's some other stuff that may come out in the future that we did while we were down there, extra stuff that I think people will be blown away by. So, we just wanted to go down and soak up some of the mojo in the room, just sing on the microphone that Aretha Franklin or Greg Allman sang on. All of these legendary artists like Steven Tyler were down there; I guess it was a few years back he did a version of "Brown Sugar" there with Nuno Bettencourt there. It was just one of those bucket-list things, there's no rhyme or reason to it. We just wanted to go down, see what it's all about and like I said, suck up some of the mojo and hopefully get something good out of it and I believe we did. It's really weird, as a musician, I had the good fortune of being able to play CBGBs and back in the day when I lived in Philadelphia being able to play at The Stone Pony and when I moved to L.A. you sit there and read all these stories about The Doors playing and being the house band at The Whisky or Zeppelin on their first tour played The Whisky. So, when you get to play there, there's all of these little bucket-list things that most people probably don't think about as your average concert goer; you know what I mean? They're like, oh yeah, I'm going to The Whisky to see The Dead Daisies because that's their local club but for us to stand on the same stage as Robert Plant stood on on his first tour or Jim Morrison or Janis Joplin or any other legendary artist is just kind of a fun bucket-list thing. I know this sounds really weird but you just hope to take a little piece of that mojo, put it in your back pocket and say, OK, cross that one off, I've played there. So, regardless of what it means to anybody else, for us, it was just such an honor for us to sit in that room and record some of the stuff we did while we were there. I can literally say to people, yup, I've recorded at The Record Plant, I've recorded at this place and that place and by the way, I've actually recorded at Muscle Shoals; same place as Aretha Franklin, The Stones, The Allman Brothers; it was just an honor for us, this bucket-list thing and I can't say it enough; we were in awe of the place and then come back to Nashville and step into Marti's studio which is part three of the lineage of the Muscle Shoals sound. I remember getting The Village Voice or The Aquarian when I was in Philly and seeing ads; who is this guy Springsteen playing at The Stone Pony? There's just certain places that have a history to them. There is another one in New Haven, Connecticut, I believe it is called Toad's and it's like, Toad's, yeah whatever, I've never heard of it. Yeah, well, hey dude, that's the place where The Stones went into unannounced to do warm-up gigs before they went out on a huge stadium tour. Like I said, I was incredibly fortunate to play at CBGBs in 1999 and we were so excited to be in there because that's where Blondie and The Ramones and all of these legendary bands played. The Surf Ballroom in Iowa. You walk into that place and it's this beautiful old '30s ballroom and there is all of this stuff on the wall about Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper; that was the last place they played before the plane crash. So, there are all of these kinds of bucket-list recording studios and clubs that may not mean anything to the average person but for a musician and I'm kind of a little bit of a historian when it comes to music; it's an honor to stand on the stage where Buddy Holly played his last show. I remember back in the day when I was with Motley Crue, I got to finally go to Japan and it was my first trip.I was so pumped months before we even went that I was gonna get to play Budokan; you just sit there and think, "Cheap Trick Live at Budokan" and this was live at Budokan. So, there's just certain places around the world that are in their own right, these legendary places that it's just awesome to walk into the building, write some music, accomplish something and then take it off your bucket-list and say, I played there. So, just from a personal historic thing, I can tell my grand-daughters, Grandpop played Budokan (laughs), if there's still Cheap Trick records, I can say, Grandpop played the same place (laughs)."
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The importance of history not only drew them to Muscle Shoals but it was by looking at other band's and their recording histories as well as that comfort level once again that seems to give the Dead Daisies a little extra push.
"The record itself; I don't think I've ever been in a band that from a song perspective has never been this creative. I remember the first record I did with the Daisies, the manager came to us and said, "OK, we're going to do a record. I need you guys to fly to Australia. You're gonna go in on March 10 and be done by April 10 and I'm sitting there going, wait; what? We have a month to write, record, mix and master a record, artwork and everything included? I'm sitting there thinking, this is crazy. Then I saw this documentary album series thing; they did one on Queen "Night At The Opera" and Pink Floyd and they did one on Deep Purple "Machine Head." Initially, Deep Purple had three-and-a-half weeks to do an album, went to Switzerland and the Grand Hotel burned down and they had to move and then to a second place and then they had to move a third time but they did "Machine Head" in like 21 days. I was like, OK, if they can do eight songs I think on that record in 21 days, then we can do 10 in a month. We went down there, we all got into this room and wrote, recorded, mixed and mastered this record in a month and when we did "Make Some Noise," we did it in like three-and-one-half weeks and when we did "Burn It Down," it was in like three-and-a-half weeks or a month. Doing this record; we went on tour last year and everybody kind of got in a groove and fell into their place and as I said, it was like I'd never left. We got into the studio and we had ideas that we put into a Dropbox and then we got together as a band and go through everybody's ideas as a band and the one that everybody says, "Oh, that's cool" and we work on it, try to map it out, lay it down and then I go into another room by myself or with Marti and try to work out melodies or start hammering lyrics and it just came together really fast again. The crazy thing, I told you we did some jamming down in Muscle Shoals so we have some additional material and then there are a ton ideas in the Dropbox that we didn't even get to. So, we've probably got another two or three records of material that we can break out in the future. This band, for some weird reason, we get into a room, the four or five of us and we're all throwing ideas in and we're saying, instead of going to this chord try this one and it just works and it's fast. It's an odd thing because the first Union record was like a year or a year-and-a-half of just writing and then the Motley record was like a year-and-a-half or two years; the other record that became "Generation Swine" when Vince Neil came back, that was two years. So, it's just odd for me, pardon my ego, to literally be in a band that can produce something that's pretty kick ass in a relatively short period of time.I just feel really blessed at this point of my career to be involved with four or five other talented people, including Marti and be able to put together killer records in just a month; it's crazy."
"Light 'Em Up" is due to be released on September 6 while the band is currently out on the road overseas. So, to discover more about them, Corabi and the album, please visit https://thedeaddaisies.com/
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Ace Cafe 15 Market Place New Hope, PA Thurs. 6 p.m. Bike Night Fri. 6 p.m. Station Wagon Night Sun. (11 a.m.) 3-Wheeler Sunday (6 p.m.) Porsche Night Adventure Crossing Route 537 Monmouth Road @ I-195 Jackson Sat. 7:30 p.m. Falguni Pathak Dandia Dhoom 2024Al's Airport Inn 636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton (609) 883-5252 Thurs. 5 p.m. Mike Tusay Sat. (12 p.m.) Acoustic Brunch w/ Rob Silvers (5 p.m.) John Brennan Sun. (12 p.m.) Sunday Acoustic Brunch w/ Bill Thomas (7:30 p.m.) DJ Bobby Jones Mon. 5 p.m. Rob Silvers Tues. 7 p.m. Mike & Laura Wed. 7 p.m. Mark SaccoAristaeus Brewing 2475C Big Oak Road Langhorne, PA (215) 757-2337 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Arm & Hammer Park 1 Thunder Road Trenton (609) 394-3300 Thurs. 7 p.m. Boomer for the People Notebook Giveaway and post-game FIREWORKS Fri. 7 p.m. Boomer for the People Bobblehead and Decades NightArts Council of Princeton 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-8777 Thurs./Fri./Sat. 8 p.m. Chimera Presents: "Outside The Frame" Wed. 7 p.m. JAM: Jersey Art Meet-UpAshlynn Distillery 32 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA Thurs. 6 p.m. Cecil & Carl Fri. 7 p.m. SoulShine Sat. 7 p.m. Lisa Bouchelle Sun. 3 p.m. Cecil & Troy Wed. 6 p.m. Cara CartneyBill's Olde Tavern 2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton (609) 586-0192 Fri. 7 p.m. Moot Davis Sat. 7 p.m. The Jenks Tues. 8 p.m. / Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke Ages 21+Bit-hin' Kitten Brewery 58-B East Bridge Street Morrisville, PA (267) 799-5348 Wed. 7 p.m. QuizzoBordentown 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. Jeffrey Fadden Duo Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan Sat. 7 p.m. Jim Dedrick Duo Sun. 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(7 p.m.) Music Bingo / “Ladies Night” Hosted by Best Choice Productions (9:30 p.m.) Karaoke Fri. (6 p.m.) "Happy Hour" (8 p.m.) Electric Beach Sat. (12 p.m.) Music Bingo (8 p.m.) All Lit Up Tues. 6:30 p.m. Trivia Night Hosted by Best Choice Productions Green Parrot Restaurant Pub, & Patio 240 North Sycamore Street Newtown Township, PA (215) 504-7277 Fri. 8 p.m. Bar None Duo Sat. 8 p.m. Paul MarturanoGrounds For Sculpture 80 Sculptors way Hamilton (609) 586-0616 Sat. 12 p.m. Noodle Mountain Activation Grover's Mill Coffee House Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction (609) 716-8771 Thurs. 6 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Wade PrestridgeHamilatte Cafe 1971 Route 33 Hamilton Sat. 6:30 p.m. Acoustic Saturdays Hamilton Tap & Grill 557 US Route 130 North Hamilton (609) 905-0925 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Music Bingo w/ DJ Nebbs Sat. 8 p.m. Karaoke Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia Havana New Hope 105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA. (215) 862-9897 Thurs. 7 p.m. Funk & Blues Jam Hosted by The Slidewinder Blues Band Fri. ( 8 p.m.) "Live at The Fillmore" Allman Brothers Band Tribute. $30 (11 p.m. ) DJ Dance Party Sat. (8:30 p.m.) Castle Lane (11:59 p.m.) DJ Summer Dance Party Sun. (1 p.m.) Midnight Sun Orchestra (6:30 p.m.) Slidewinder Blues Band Mon. Karaoke w/ DJ Steve Tues. 7 p.m. Jillian Ashcroft Jazz Quartet Wed. 7 p.m. Jumper DuoHopewell Valley Golf Club 114 Pennington-Hopewell Road Hopewell (609) 737-1199 Wed. 7 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.) Strange Brew Crew Sat. (9 a.m.) WWFM (1 p.m.) Deb & Mike (5:30 p.m.) "Music & Merlot" feat. The Craig Sailer Project Mon. 12 p.m. Labor Day at the Vineyard feat. (1:30 p.m.) 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 w/ Mikey Jr. Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic w/ Laura Fiocco 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 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. Ant Cannuli or Wounded Souls Sat. 6:30 p.m. Steve Guyger and Rich Macpherson Sun. 2 p.m. Bob O & Tara WoodcockIvy Tavern 3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton (609) 888-1435 Thurs. 8:30 p.m. Karaoke All shows 21+ Jersey Girl Cafe` 731 Highway 33 Hamilton Thurs. 6 p.m. Watercolor Collage: "Tropical Fish" w/ Rebecca Swan Art. $45 (Includes all materials and a $10 cafe` voucher)John & Peter's 96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa (215) 862-5981 Thurs. 9 p.m. All Hell Fri. 9 p.m. Comedy Night w/ Mike Dialto and Friends Sat. (3 p.m.) Michael Henry Robert (9 p.m.) Up & Orange Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational All shows 21+ Killarney's Publick House 1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton (609) 586-1166 Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Lou Mutter (10 p.m.) DJ Bay Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch feat. (12 p.m.) "Yappy Hour On The Paddy-O (5:30 p.m.) Anthony Cannuli (10 p.m.) DJ Jimmy G Sun. 10 a.m. "Sunday Funday" BrunchLaurita Winery 85 Archertown Road New Egypt (609) 752-0200 Thurs. 5:15 p.m. Sip, Snip & A Sunset. $40 Fri. (5 p.m.) Cornhole Tournament (5:15 p.m.) Sip, Snip & A Sunset. $40 (6 p.m.) Seafood Boil. $36 Sat. (3:30 p.m.) Clam Bake (5:15 p.m.) Sip, Snip & A Sunset. $40 Sun. 3:30 p.m. Sip, Snip & A Sunset. $40 Mon. 12 p.m. Customer Appreciation Day (3:30 p.m.) Sip, Snip & A Sunset. $40Lawrenceville Main Street 17 Phillips Avenue Lawrenceville (609) 219-9300 Thurs. 6 p.m. "Music In The Park" feat. Painting by Voice. (Weeden Park FREE admission) Library Company of Burlington 23 West Union Street Burlington (609) 3861273 Fri. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic NightLillipies Bakery 30 North Harrison Street Princeton (609) 423-2100 Sat. 10 a.m. Storytime with JeffLogan Inn 10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA (215) 862-2300 Thurs. 6 p.m. Aaron Quarterman Fri. 7 p.m. Bill Tally Trio Sun.11:30 a.m. Mark Feingold TrioMagikava 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 MarketFair 3535 U.S Highway 1 Princeton (Center Courtyard) (609) 452-7777 Thurs./Fri. 7 p.m. Cirque De Paris Sat. 2:30 p.m./4:30 p.m./7 p.m. Cirque De Paris Sun. 2 p.m./4:30 p.m. Cirque De Paris Mon./Wed. 7 p.m. Cirque De ParisMcStews Irish Sports Pub 5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA (215) 949-9570 Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia Night Mercer County Park (Boathouse at Mercer Lake) 334 South Post Road West Windsor (866) 683-3586 Thurs. 5 p.m. Kindred SpiritMercer County Park Festival Grounds Hughes Drive/Old Trenton Road West Windsor (609) 448-1947 Sat./Sun. 11 a.m. Indo-American Fair 2024 feat. Ameesha Patel Sat. 12 p.m. Womanspace's Community Appreciation Day (Takes place at East Picnic Grounds)Music Mountain Theater 1483 Route 179 Lambertville (609)397-3337 Fri. 8 p.m. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" Sat. 3 p.m./ 8 p.m. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" Sun. 3 p.m. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" Naked Brewing Company 212 Mill Street Bristol, PA (267) 544-7129 Thurs.6:30 p.m. Dana Collins Project Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company 909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA (215) 458-7081 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia NightNew 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 Newtown Brewing Company 103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA (215) 944-8609 Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "80's" Trivia Fri. 6 p.m. John Thomas Wed. 4 p.m. Open Mic Night Nick's Roast Beef 4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA (215) 637-515 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Fri. 9 p.m. Pirate Radio Sat. 8 p.m. Little Sister Sun. 4 p.m. Blackwater Trio 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 Sat. 9:30 p.m. Asylum Choir Mon. 6 p.m. BINGO Ages 21+ O'Connors American Bar & Grille 1383 Monmouth Road Easthampton (609) 261-1555 Thurs. 5 p.m. "9th Anniversary Celebration" feat. (6 p.m.) The Grouser GirlsO'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 Fri. 6 p.m. Pennington Station Band Wed. 6:30 p.m. Trivia Night Old Town Pub 135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown (609) 291-9232 Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia Fri. 9 p.m. Radio Fiction Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch Palmer Square 40 Nassau Street Princeton Sat. 12 p.m. Summer Music Series feat. Vintage Vibe Tribe Pasquale's Sports Bar 9078 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA (267) 202-6268 Thurs. 9 p.m. Beer Pong Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Wed. 7 p.m. KaraokePatriots Crossing 1339 River Road Titusville (609) 737-2780 Thurs. 8 p.m. Ladies Night Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo" Pete's Steak House 523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton (609) 585-8008 Fri. 9:30 p.m. Deep Release 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 BrunchPuss 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. Bob Egan Robbinsville Community Park West Manor Way Robbinsville Sun. 8 a.m. Mercer County Half-MarathonRossi'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. QuizzoholicsRustic River Rodeo 720 County Road 539 New Egypt Fri. 6 p.m. Rustic River Rodeo w/ Music by Buckshot. Doors open at 6 p.m.Saint Gregory The Great Catholic Church 4620 Nottingham Way Hamilton Square Fri. 3 p.m. "Knightfest 2024" Foodtruck Festival feat. (6:30 p.m.) The NerdsSandy's Beef & Ale 2028 E. Old Lincoln Highway Langhorne, PA (2670 852-2333 Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzo Mon. 7 p.m. Music BingoScreamin' Hill Brewery 83 Emleys Hill Road Cream Ridge (609) 401-2025 Sat. 2 p.m. Chet & AriSecond Sin Brewing Company 1500 Grundy Lane Bristol, P (267) 812-5251 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Shady Brook Farm 931 Stony Hill Road Yardley, PA (215) 968-1670 Fri. 6:30 p.m. "UnWINEd" Concert feat. '80s Revolution. $12 (advance/online, $15 at door), doors open at 5:30 p.m. Sat. "Party On The Patio" feat. (2 p.m.) Joe Lestochi (6:30 p.m.) The Loop (9 p.m.) FIREWORKS Sun. "Party On The Patio" feat. 2 p.m. Lisa Bouchelle 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 Small World Coffee 14 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-4377 x2 Sat. 7 p.m. Black Cat HabitatSparky 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. Never Enough 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 Steam Pub 606 2nd Street Pike Southampton, PA Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Kev NicholsTara's Tavern 1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown (609) 286-2300 Sat. 8:30 p.m. Kenny Dubman Tavern On The Lake 101 Main Street Hightstown (609) 426-9345 Sat. 8 p.m. A Night of Soul w/ Genna & Jesse Tues. 6 p.m. Trivia Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke Temperance House 5 South State Street Newtown, PA (215) 944-8050 Thurs. 7 p.m. Steve Guyger and Filthy Rich Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Neville Esquire Tues. 7 p.m. Beginner Line Dance Lessons w/ Jeremy Line Dance. $40/4 Weeks Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Cara CartneyTGI Fridays 780 Route 130 South Hamilton (609) 581-6910 Sun. 9 p.m. Karaoke TGI 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.) Gilligan Yacht Rock Tues. 7 p.m. Danny Lynch DuoThe Cool Cricket 216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro (609) 291-9110 Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dave Curtis Tues. 6:30 p.m. Paint Nite: Lola In Fall. $45The Corner House Tavern 24509 East Main Street Columbus (609) 298-8543 Sat. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ BurnThe Federal Twist Vineyard 8 Federal Twist Road Stockton (609) 773-6066 Sat. 12 p.m. Allan Willcockson. $5 (Ages 20 and under FREE) Sun. 12 p.m. Chris Giakas $5 (Ages 20 and under FREE)The Five Four Bar & Grill 8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA (215) 547-5525 Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula and Sam 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 Bockman Sat. 9:30 p.m. DJ Trey Tues. 7 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv Wed. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ Trey BrownThe Morrisville Tavern 376 West Trenton Avenue Morrisville, PA (215) 295-5310 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia 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. Mike Montrey and Jen Augustine Sun. - Sat. "From The Basement" Hosted by Mike Marrone Sun. - Sat. "Deuce Radio" Hosted by Matt Barker Sun. - Sat. "Altrok Radio" Hosted by Sean Carolan Sun. - Sat. "Lighty's Corner" Hosted by Gary Wien Sun. - Sat. "The Troubador Show" Hosted by John GodfreyThe Roost 181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge (609) 208-0050 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. DC Duo Fri. 8 p.m. Diablo Sandwich Band Sat. 8 p.m. Even Odds Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia Wed. 6 p.m. Joe VadalaThe Tavern at Penns Park 2295 Second Street Pike Newtown, PA (267) 491-5658 Wed. 7 p.m. 1st Wednesday Open Mic The Union Firehouse 18 Washington Street Mount Holly (609) 288-6491 Fri. 8 p.m. The Mount Holly Three, The Grouser Girls. Doors open at 7 p.m. Sat. 6:30 p.m. Stential (EP Release), Maks, Mt. Ida, Sunburner, World Of Chaos, Measures, Funeral Doors. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Union House 19 East Union Street Burlington (609) 531-6077 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Fri. 8 p.m. Privileged Few Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch (8 p.m.) Nobody's Business Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch Tir 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 SweetsVault Brewing Company 10 South Main Street Yardley, PA (267) 573-4291 Thurs. 6 p.m. John Thomas Fri. 7 p.m. Behn Gillece Sat. 7 p.m. Tony Miceli Trio Wicoff House Museum 641 Plainsboro Road Plainsboro (609) 799-0909 Sat. 12 p.m. History Faire Wildflowers 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 NightWoodlin Lodge 30 19 Park Street Bordentown (609) 298-9849 Fri. 8 p.m. Fridays On Park Street Sat. 2 p.m. Annual Family & Friends DayWorking Dog Winery 610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown (609) 371-6000 Thurs. 4:30 p.m. Rich Boland Sat. 1 p.m. Chris Swatt Sun. 1 p.m. WilliamsboyWWFM 89.1 FM HD2 Radio MCCC Old Trenton Road West Windsor Jazzon2.org Mon. 7 a.m./7 p.m. "Danny Coleman's Got The Blues" Danny Coleman is a veteran musician and writer from central New Jersey. He hosts a weekly radio program entitled “Rock On Radio” airing Sunday evenings at 7:000pm EST on multiple internet radio outlets where he features indie/original bands and solo artists.
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(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- NiCori Studios & Productions announces the next installment of the long running Cabaret series "Music at the Mansion™" at the historic Thorne Mansion home of the Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Morristown on Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 3:00pm.
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- CREED, the multi-platinum, GRAMMY® and American Music Award-winning rock band, has announced Summer of ‘99 Tour dates for 2024. Produced by Live Nation, the 40-city tour comes to the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 and the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Both shows include supporting acts 3 Doors Down and Finger Eleven.
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