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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...2/13/20


By Danny Coleman

originally published: 02/13/2020

"No I'm driving all the way up just to play Lizzie's and then I'm driving right back, " joked talented blues man John Nemeth as he discussed his February 13 appearance at the Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton, NJ; just one of the stops on his current East Coast Tour. 

"Yeah, it's a three week tour and this is the third year that we've done a February eastern tour and it's going great, we love'em, it's exciting. The fans plan for it so we just make it a yearly thing. This time I'm travelling with my core band the Blue Dreamers; we have Danny Banks on drums and background vocals and he is from Boston, Massachusetts and we have Matthew Wilson who is playing bass and doing background vocals and he's from Milwaukee, Wisconsin; he knows what cold is like (laughs) and the third guy definitely knows a lot about the cold because he is originally from New Jersey; he's a super talented young guitar player and his name is Jon Hay." 

Raised in a state known more for spuds than blues music, this boy from Boise, ID was no different from any other teenager coming of age in the '90's. Hip-Hop was what the kids were listening to as well as metal and harder rock but Nemeth discovered what would become his vocation or more like direction by an unexpected circumstance. 

"Well, I guess I was a young man of very wide and unusual tastes and I was always searching for information," he started slowly. "I loved music and I loved singing, I would sing all of the time. When I first heard blues it really opened my mind to the possibilities of how you can sing with the ultimate freedom over a standard chord progression and it was so mind-blowing to me. It also offered me the missing link, the missing piece to the puzzle in the American music journey that I was on because out in Idaho you didn't hear a whole lot of blues; you went to the record store; there was one downtown that had a small cassette section and loaded with some of the greatest albums you could ever buy. I picked up "Little Walter's Greatest Hits" there and "Howlin' Wolf Greatest Hits" one and two and "Muddy Water's Greatest Hits" one and two and my guitar player loaned me Junior Wells "HooDoo Man Blues" and then I made some mix-tapes. Then this girl, man she had the ultimate collection of music; she had so many live records and what brought up the whole discussion of music with her was that I was giving harmonica lessons to her room-mate and her room-mate couldn't make it home for the lesson. So I was there at the house waiting for her and this girl was playing "Aretha Franklin Live at the Fillmore" and I started asking her about the record because that was kind of unusual for somebody to have that record in Idaho and especially a younger woman too and not somebody who listened to that music in the '60's. So she showed me her whole CD collection and man the first page was awesome; John Lee Hooker and Miles Davis and Bob Marley and Aretha Franklin first page. So that was hip and every page after that you could just go on and on, she had all sorts of cool blues artist in there; she had Robert Cray, which was cool, a box of soul music with every Etta James record you could imagine, Otis Redding and people that I had already listened to but that I didn't have in my collection. So it was really great to go there and listen to all of that stuff  and I also listened to records that I hadn't listened to in a while because my cassettes were worn out. She had CDs; remastered "Led Zeppelin IV" and that was great! She had so many Led Zeppelin records and even some you don't normally hear a bunch of cuts from like "In Through The Out Door," that was a great record too."

Now armed with a new perspective along with the energy and desire to act upon his musical urges, he began gracing local stages with his harmonica and vocal prowess. Soon word spread and members of the blues community began taking notice. 



 

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Eventually he began to perform and record with the likes of Junior Watson and Anson Funderburgh; shortly thereafter he was signed by Blind Pig Records and a year later laid down vocal tracks on Elvin Bishop's Grammy nominated release, "The Blues Rolls On." 

Nominated for and victorious himself for more than 14 blues awards from various organizations, Nemeth loves his band line-up, to work either on the road in the studio or both and even as this current tour heats up is adding to his catalog and hardware collection. 

"We just cut a record in December and I'm guessing it will probably be out late Summer or early Fall with this same band," he said with enthusiasm; "The chemistry of this band is just super hot and hoppin' and I love it. So yeah, I'm bringing the small combo out and these guys all sing background vocals and they play all my soul hits in kind of a scaled down version; kind of like Magic Sam the old Chicago blues guitar player. He was kind of like a soul singer who played with a small trio and had a huge sound, so that's what it's kind of like. We're bringing all the blues still and all the soul and rock 'n' roll and all my original material from all of my records from the past and maybe a couple from the future." 

Lizzie Rose Music Room is located at 217 Main Street in Tuckerton and show time is listed at 7:30 p.m. with tickets costing $35; so what can one expect when plunking down their cash to see John Nemeth & The Blue Dreamers?

"Well, the route of my music is blues so it's going to be a high energy show; it's an electrified blues show. That's what makes the blues so great, you're just discussing the shit, you don't wanna die, you just wanna discuss what's goin' down, breakin' it down; that's what makes the blues so great. Blues is very empowering music, it has the discussions of all the different feelings that humans feel in life in the material; dealing with hard times, good times and all of that but it's a positive music that's always moving forward. Those blues grooves are so great, those grooves gave us everything that made American music awesome and then drifted off to the rest of the world. So we start off with that kind of show, we have a great drummer who is fantastic; he was even on David Letterman when he was a kid too, when he was 11 years old he was on David Letterman playing the blues (laughs). So it's fantastic comin' out of the chute like that and we also bring soul tunes and ballads, some rock 'n' roll, blues, soul blues and it's fantastic because we have great soloists in the guitar player and our bass player is super funky and I play the harmonica. This is a lot of fun, one night we'll play a festival stage on the beach in San Sebastian for 40,000 people and another night in some park in some town and another night a little juke joint and then another night a room like Lizzie Rose Music Room which is a great listening room. We really pride ourselves in the songwriting and the arranging of the parts so it's a fun listen for everybody." 

To discover more about this artist, please visit www.johnnemeth.com . 



 
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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

Amalfi's Kitchen & Bar   
146 Lawrenceville-Pennington Road Lawrenceville   
(609) 912-1599   
Sat. 9 p.m. No Way Out
Arts Council of Princeton     
102 Witherspoon Street Princeton     
(609) 924-8777    
Fri. 7:30 p.m. "LOVE Dance: Dance, Princeton, Dance Community Dance Party" w/ DJ ModCon2. $5 (suggested donation)
Artworks Trenton   
19 Everett Alley Trenton   
(609) 394-9436
Fri. 7 p.m. Ink and Drink: "Printing with Lingerie"
Sat. 12 p.m. YAL: 3D Animae    
Bill's Olde Tavern     
2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton     
(609) 586-0192     
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Ladies Night"
All shows ages 21+
Blend Bar & Bistro     
911 Highway 33 Hamilton     
(609) 245-8887   
Thurs. 7 p.m. Blend Ballroom Dancing. $30
Bordentown Elks   
11 Amboy Road Bordentown   
(609) 298-2085   
Sat. 8 p.m. Karaoke
Bowman's Tavern     
1600 River Road New Hope, PA     
(215) 862-2972     
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Glen McClelland Trio
Fri. (5 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan  
Sat. 7 p.m. Dave Dales Trio
Sun. (12 p.m.) "Blues for Brunch" w/ Steve Guyger (6 p.m.) Lorenzo
Mon. 6 p.m. Andy Prescott
Tues. 6 p.m. Ed Wilson 
Wed. 6 p.m. Soul Custody
Brickwall Tavern & Dining Room     
19 E. Union Street Burlington     
(609) 733-3562  
Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics 
Broken Goblet Brewing   
2500 State Road Bensalem, PA   
(267) 812-5653   
Thurs. 7 p.m. Mike Estabrook
Sat. 8 p.m. "Winter SOULstice" feat. My Funky Bretheren, Pizzle and The Sizzle Sisters, Hannah Lorimer
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo From the Darkside
All Shows 21+
Caffe Galleria   
23 North Union Street Lambertville   
(609) 397-2400  
Sat. 7 p.m. Russell Norkevich
Candlelight Lounge     
24 Passaic Street Trenton     
(609) 695-9612     
Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam Hosted by The Mojo Gypsies. $5 (Includes hot buffet) 
Sat. 3 p.m. (TBA) $10 (cover charge/$10 Minimum includes buffet)     
Championship Bar   
931 Chambers street Trenton   
(609) 396-5457  
Sat. 9:30 p.m. "4mcloth Launch Party" feat. Pryme Prolifix, Wade Wilson, Grym Galaxy, NuClear Garden (Beat Set). Ages 21+ doors open at 9 p.m., $10/$15
Mon. 8 p.m. "Art Chill Night"   
Tuesday 8 p.m. "Jam Night" Hosted by Nikki nailbomb 
Chickie's & Pete's 
   
183 US Highway 130 North Bordentown     
(609) 298-9182    
Tues. 8 p.m. Acoustic Music Night     
Wed. 9 p.m. Quizzo Trivia     
City Streets     
510 Highway 130 South East Windsor     
(609) 426-9400   
Fri. 9 p.m. Kindred Spirit
Sat. 8:30 p.m. Tour de Force
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      
COARadio.com     
125 South Main Street Hightstown     
(609) 241-7103
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. The Powertones
Cook A.A.  
411 Hobart Avenue Hamilton  
(609) 586-5117 
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Karaoke at The Cook" Hosted by Superstar Entertainment 
Cooper's Riverview 
50 Riverview Plaza Trenton 
(609) 393-7300
Thurs. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour  (9 p.m.) "Late Night Thirsty Thursdays" w/ DJ Bob E Luv  Ages 21+
Fri. (4 p.m.) Sunset Happy Hour" (5 p.m.) "Valentine's Dinner Dance" feat. Twisted Charm. $79.99 per couple (Includes Prix Fixe Menu 4 courses/dessert and Dinner Buffet)
Sat. 8 p.m. "Social Saturdays" 
Sun. 11 a.m. "Sunday Brunch" 
Mon. 7 p.m. Country Line Dancing w/ Jeremy Line Dance. $10
Tues. 7 p.m. Karaoke w/ Karen and Mark
Wed. 8 p.m. Blues Night w/ Paul Plumeri and Friends
All Events Ages 21+
 
Dacey's Pub 
215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA 
(215) 295-4838 
Fri. 7 p.m. Acoustic Music Night feat. Kate & Bob
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo 
Dog & Bull Brew House     
810 Bristol Pike (Rte. 13) Croydon, PA.     
(215) 788-2855      
Fri. 8 p.m. Box of Books
Sat.  (11 a.m.) "Saturday Brunch" feat. Keli Vale (8 p.m) Jim Beck
Sun. (11 a.m.) "Sunday Brunch" feat. Mikey Raggz (3 p.m.) Tim Hasher
First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown
320 North Main Street Hightstown
(609) 448-0055
Fri. 7 p.m. 3rd Friday Open Mic. Hosted by Rob & Bob Belloff
Friendly's
1031 Washington Boulevard Robbinsville
(609) 426-9203
Sun. 5:30 p.m. Open Mic and Karaoke
Greenhouse  
90 South Main Street New Hope, PA  
(215) 693-1657  
Thurs. 8 p.m. "Musical Chair" (Rotating Live Music) 
Fri. 9 p.m. Recovered
Sat. 9 p.m. Eleven
Sun. 3 p.m. Faye Meyer
Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Sam Ryan
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Dwayne Dunlevy
Grounds For Sculpture   
80 Sculptors way Hamilton   
(609) 586-0616    
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Sing Along with Sculpture" w/ Seward Johnson 
Grover's Mill Coffee House
    
Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction     
(609) 716-8771     
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic. Hosted by Anker   
Halo Pub   
4617 Nottingham Way Hamilton Square   
(609) 586-1811   
Sat. 7 p.m. Piano Rock Top
Hamilton Tap & Grill  
557 US Route 130 North Hamilton  
(609) 905-0925 
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia 
Wed. 7 p.m. Country Night
Havana New Hope 
   
105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.     
(215) 862-9897    
Fri. (8 p.m.) Journey Tribute w/ "Frontiers." Doors open at 6 p.m., $35 (11 p.m.) DJ Dance Party
Sat. (8:30 p.m.) Big House. $8 (12 a.m.) DJ Dance Party
Mon. (9 p.m.) "Lipstick Mondays Drag Show" (9:30 p.m.) Karaoke w/ Dwayne 
Tues. 8 p.m. "Funk N Blues Jam" Hosted by Slidewinder Blues Band
Wed. 8 p.m. Original Music Showcase Hosted by Pat Foran feat. Souls of Fate, Lomax Lane
Hopewell Theater      
5 South Greenwood Avenue Hopewell     
(609) 466-1964    
Sat. 8 p.m. Jack Tempchin. $35, $40
Hopewell United Methodist Church   
20 Blackwell Avenue Hopewell   
(609) 466-0471   
Sun. 2 p.m. Kids and Teens Open Mic
Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn     
15 East Broad Street Hopewell     
(609) 466-9889  
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Jazz On Broad" Hosted by Phil Orr feat. Dr, Triniece. $15 (Ages 22 and under $5)
Fri. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night  
Hopewell Valley Vineyards     
46 Yard Avenue Pennington     
(609) 737-4465     
Thurs. 6 p.m. Dan Kassel
Fri. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Catmoondaddy
Sat. 6 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. Winery Catz
Sun. 3 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. Mark Feingold Group
Hurricane Jacks Bar and Grill     
7759 New Falls Road Levittown, PA     
(267) 914-4517     
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paul Kircher     
Fri. 6 p.m. Casey Welborn 
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula & Sam      
Irish Rover Station House  
1033 South Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA 
(215) 970-5412
Fri. (8 p.m.) Acoustic Music (9:30 p.m.) DJ Entertainment  
Sat. (7 p.m.) Acoustic Music (9:30 p.m.) Never Enough
Sun. 3 p.m. "Acoustic Sunday" feat. Nic & Dominic
Tues. 7 p.m. "Paint Party" 
Wed. 8:30 p.m. Trivia 
Iron Plow Vineyards     
26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus     
(732) 306-9111  
Fri. 6 p.m. Gregg Parker
Sat. 2 p.m. AudioPilot
Sun. 1 p.m. Same Old Antics
Iron Plow Vineyards Tasting Room
61 High Street Mt. Holly 
(732) 306-9111
Thurs. 6 p.m. Bob & Dave
Fri. 7 p.m. Don The Medicine Man
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Bob O 
Ivy Tavern     
3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton     
(609) 888-1435     
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke     
Fri. 9 p.m. Uneverno
Sat. 9 p.m. Asylum Choir
All shows 21+     
Jake's Eatery     
869 Bustleton Pike Richboro, PA     
(215) 322-6787     
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Ladies Night"    
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia Night     
Jimmy's Firestone American Grill   
140 Route 130 South Bordentown   
(609) 291-0200   
Thurs. 8 p.m. "Bar Games and Trivia"   
John & Peter's     
96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa     
(215) 862-5981    
Thurs. 9 p.m. The Kevin Rovner Band
Fri. 9 p.m. Bansai Bills
Sat. 8 p.m. Gay Guy Straight Guy, Yawnmower, Elaine Rasnake, Martin Howth, Reese Van Riper
Sun. (3 p.m.) Jamie Salvatore (9 p.m.) Trio of Madness
Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic
Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational     
All shows 21+    
Killarney's Publick House     
1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton    
(609) 586-1166    
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Girls Night Out" / Hamilton Police Unity Beef & Beer Fundraiser feat. Matt Kennon
Fri. 10 p.m. Deep Release
Mon. 7 p.m. "Paint Night"
Lambertville Elks Lodge #1070
66 Wilson Street Lambertville
(609) 397-4210
Sat. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night
Laurita Winery     
85 Archertown Road New Egypt     
(609) 752-0200   
Sat. 1 p.m. Rick Winow
Sun. 1 p.m. The Bergers
Logan Inn 
   
9 South Main Street New Hope, PA     
(215) 862-2300   
Fri. 7 p.m. Alan Rigoletto Trio
Sat. 7:30 p.m. Colleen Ryan
Sun. 11 a.m. "Jazz Brunch" feat. Zeke Stambovsky
Mamma Rosa's     
572 Klockner Road Hamilton     
(609) 588-5454    
Wed. 7 p.m. Karaoke
Marcellos Coal Fired Restaurant & Pizza   
206 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown    
(609) 298-8360   
Sun. 11:30 a.m. "Blues Brunch" 
McGuinn's Place     
1781 Brunswick Avenue Lawrence     
(609) 392-0599    
Fri. 9:30 p.m. "Flawless Friday" 
Sat. 9 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ DJ Ratchet Strap
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke       
Ages 21+     
McStews Irish Sports Pub     
5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA     
(215) 949-9570     
Thurs. 10 p.m. "Beer Pong Night"
Sat. 9 p.m. Angry Vic Reunion
Millhill Basement     
300 S. Broad Street Trenton     
(609) 989-1600     
Tues. 9 p.m. "Millhill Experiment" 
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company
909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA
(215) 458-7081
Thurs. 7 p.m. Taproom Trivia
Fri. 7 p.m. Charity Movie Night: "Stepbrothers" 
New Hope Winery    
6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA   
(215) 794-2331   
Fri. 8 p.m. Mary Fahl. Doors open at 7 p.m., $40-$50
Newtown Brewing Company
103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8609 
Sat. 6 p.m. Amanda and The Teddy Thomas Band
Nook's PourHouse     
2043 Route 130 South Florence     
(609) 447-0927   
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia Tuesday w/ Quizoholics      
Nottingham Tavern     
9 Mercer Street Hamilton Square     
(609) 587-6623     
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis 
Fri. 9 p.m. 1969 Band
Sat. 9 p.m. Kindred Spirit
Tues. 9:30 p.m.
Ages 21+     
O'Connors American Bar & Grille   
1383 Monmouth Road Easthampton   
(609) 261-1555  
Sat. 6 p.m. "Heart Stopping Murder Mystery"
Old Town Pub     
135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown     
(609) 291-9232    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia   
Fri. 9 p.m. Tour de Force
Sat. 9 p.m. Bitonti Boys
Palermo's Of Hamilton     
310 Klockner Road Hamilton     
(609) 838-7979     
Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke    
All shows 21 +   
Palmer Square
Nassau Street Princeton
Thurs. 4 p.m. "Skating On The Square" $10 (Includes skate rental)
Fri. 4 p.m. "Skating On The Square" $10 (Includes skate rental)
Sat.12 p.m./4 p.m. "Skating On the Square" $10 (Includes skate rental) 
Sun 12 p.m./4 p.m. "Skating On the Square" $10 (Includes skate rental) 
Patriots Crossing     
1339 River Road Titusville     
(609) 737-2780    
Thurs. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night
Fri. 9 p.m. "Valentine's Day Party" w/ DJ Bobby Jones
Sat. 8 p.m. Paul Plumeri Blues Band
Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo"         
Pete's Steak House     
523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton     
(609) 585-8008     
Sat. 9 p.m. The Suspects
Pj's Pancake House & Tavern
19 Main Street Robbinsville
(609) 772-4755
Tues. 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Night
Plumsted Grill  
457 Route 539 Cream Ridge   
(609) 758-5552  
Fri. 9:30 p.m. Shore Bet
Princeton Elks Lodge #2129 
354 Route 518 Blawenburg
(609) 466-4945
Wed. 6:30 p.m. Country Dance Night
Revere Restaurant
802 River Road Ewing
(609) 882-6365
Thurs. 6:30 p.m. "Sinatra Songs Forever" w/ Jim Slagle
Sat. 9 p.m. Danny Lynch Project
River Cat Cafe`    
142 South Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 693-1008   
Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Jazz"  
Small World Coffee     
14 Witherspoon Street Princeton     
(609) 924-4377 x2   
Sat. 8 p.m. Lewis School Musicians with The Paris Jazz Combo
Sparky World Famous Beer Garden
4333 New Falls Road Levittown, PA
(215) 943-2321
Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke
Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Dance Parties w/ the Paula & Sam Livingston 
Mon. 9 p.m. Game Night w/ Kid Dalton
Tues. 8 p.m. Johnny Betz
Spellbound Brewing
10 Lippincott Lane #12 Mt. Holly
(609) 832-0077
Sat. 5 p.m. The Successful Failures
Starbucks Coffee   (Trenton Community Store) 
102 South Warren Street Trenton  
(609) 393-0261  
Sat. 3 p.m. Open Mic
1867 Sanctuary     
101 Scotch Road Ewing     
(609) 392-6409  
Fri. 8 p.m. "Whiskey & Wine" w/ Edna's Kin. $20
Sat. (2 p.m.) "Love Letters" (Theater). $20  (8 p.m.) "Songwriters Showcase" w/ Mark Kaye. $20
Sun. 2 p.m. Max'd Out. $20
Wed. 6 p.m. TAACC Poetry Cafe, (FREE event)
Tara's Tavern    
1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown     
(609) 286-2300     
Fri. 10 p.m. Valentine's Day Karaoke w/ Big Daddy G
Sat. 10 p.m. Bent Mushroom
Tavern On The Lake      
101 Main Street Hightstown     
(609) 426-9345     
Fri. 9 p.m. El Ka Bong
Sat. 9 p.m. Black Zeppelin
Temperance House     
5 South State Street Newtown, PA     
(215) 944-8050     
Thurs. 7 p.m. Blues Open Mic Hosted by Steve Guyger     
Fri. 7 p.m. Anders Hyatt
Sat. 7 p.m. Bud & Maggs
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia w/ Righteous Jolly 
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Cara Cartney
Terhune Orchards  
330 Cold Soil Road Princeton  
(609) 924-2310  
Sun.12 p.m. "Sunday Music Series" feat. Brooke DiCaro
Tessara's 
812 Route 33 Hamilton 
(609) 584-1700
Wed. 8 p.m. Karaoke
The Birdhouse Center For The Arts   
7 North Main Street Lambertville   
(215) 681-4660  
Fri. 8 p.m. 6th Annual "LoveBirds"  Concert             
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Not Just Nyckleharpa Orchestra
The Cool Cricket     
216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro     
(609) 291-9110     
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke     
Sat. 9 p.m. El Ka Bong
The Cure Insurance Center     
81 Hamilton Ave. Trenton     
(609) 656-3200     
Check website for upcoming events     
The Deck Restaurant and Bar @ the Bucks County Playhouse
70 South Main street New Hope, PA
(215) 862-2121
Thurs. 2 p.m.Sam Ryan 
Fri. 2 p.m. Bunny Barnes 
Sun. 6 p.m. Matt Gordeuk
Tues. 7 p.m. Tony Alosi
Wed. (2 p.m.) Sam Ryan (7 p.m.) Eric Mintel Jazz Quartet
The Dubliner   
34 North Main Street New Hope, PA   
(215) 693-1816  
Fri. 7 p.m. Celtic Connection
Sat. 7 p.m. JB Rocks
Sun. 3 p.m. David Falcone
The Five Four Bar & Grill   
8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA   
(215) 547-5525   
Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Timmy Burns
Sat. 9:30 p.m. Fab Fly      
The HOB Tavern     
146 Second Street Bordentown     
(609) 291-7020     
Fri. 8 p.m. DJ Entertainment   
Wed. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night
The Ivy Inn     
248 Nassau Street Princeton     
(609) 921-8555     
Thurs. 10 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Rockin' Ron  
Fri. 10 p.m. DJ Fatha Ramzee
Sat. 10 p.m. DJ Tommy Capretto
Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv    
Wed. 10 p.m. DJ Dujour 
The Pines Tavern     
6217 North Radcliffe Street Bristol, PA     
(215) 788-1659     
Sat. 9 p.m. The Dana Collins Project
Sun. 3 p.m. Mike & Shanna
The Roost     
181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge     
(609) 208-0050   
Sun. 4 p.m. Dick Gratton
The Sticky Wicket     
2465 South Broad Street Hamilton     
(609) 439-0007     
Fri. 9 p.m. "Retro Fridays" Hosted by Vibe DJs feat. Guest DJs
The Sycamore Grill     
255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA     
(215) 908-6326     
Thurs. 7 p.m. Rachel and Tyler
Fri. 8 p.m. Danny Lynch Project
Sat. 8 p.m. Joy In Repition
Sun. 3 p.m. Jamie Stem
The Union Firehouse  
18 Washington Street Mount Holly  
(609) 288-6491  
Thurs. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour w/ Dave Murray  (7 p.m.) "Jam Night" Hosted by Joe Vadala 
Fri. (4 p.m.) Happy Hour (8 p.m.) Pat Benatar Tribute  w/ "Crimes of Passion." Doors open at 7 p.m.
Sat.  (5 p.m.) Happy Hour (7 p.m.) One Hot Mess
The Vibe Lounge at Mastoris
Route 130 and Route 206 Bordentown
(609) 298-4650
Thurs. 5 p.m. Free Buffet and Live Music
Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia 
Third State Brewing    
352 High Street Burlington   
(609) 387-1620   
Sat. 7 p.m. Shelter In Place
Tindall Road Brewing Co.
102 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown   
(609) 526-8651    
Fri. 7 p.m. Norman Taylor
Sat. 7 p.m. Kevin Toft & The Alternators
All Shows 21+    
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   
Trenton Social      
449 South Broad Street Trenton     
(609) 989-7777    
Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour" Hosted by Jay Kountree  
Mon. 9 p.m. "Monday Night Karaoke" Hosted by Sweets
Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night
Triumph Brewing Company (New Hope, Pa. Location)     
400 Union Square New Hope, Pa.     
(215) 862-8300     
Thurs. 8 p.m. Trivia   
Sun. 7 p.m. Open Stage 
All shows 21+   
VFW Post 491  
9 Fisher Place Yardville  
(609) 585-9645  
Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke
All shows ages 21+  
Wildflowers Inn     
2572 Pennington Road Pennington     
(609) 773-2392   
Sat. 9 p.m. Acoustic Rock Night 
Mon. 9 p.m. "Moonshine Mondays" Trivia    
Working Dog Winery     
610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown     
(609) 371-6000 
Sat. 1 p.m. "Wine Trail Weekend" w/ Kevin McGowan
Sun. 1 p.m. "Wine Trail Weekend" w/ The Williamsboy
WWFM 89.1 FM HD2 Radio
MCCC Old Trenton Road West Windsor
Jazzon2.org
(609) 587-8989
Mon. 7 p.m. "Danny Coleman's Got The Blues" 
Yankee Doodle Tap Room
10 Palmer Square Princeton
(609) 921-7500
Thurs. 8 p.m. Dueling Piano Night
Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar   
82 East Afton Avenue Yardley, PA   
(215) 493-3800   
Sat. 8 p.m. Jonathn Ashe

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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Thursday, November 21, 2024 @ 7:30pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Randall Goosby Returns: Renaissance Quartet

Thursday, November 21, 2024 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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Thursday, November 21, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
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Renaissance Quartet Brings Bold Innovation and Classical Mastery to McCarter Theatre on Thursday

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Prepare to be captivated by the Renaissance Quartet, featuring violinists Randall Goosby and Jeremiah Blacklow, violist Jameel Martin, and cellist Daniel Hass. Graduates of the Juilliard School and mentored by the legendary Itzhak Perlman, the Quartet brings a unique blend of classical mastery and innovative flair to McCarter Theatre on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7:30pm. Known for reimagining chamber music traditions, this New York based ensemble combines technical excellence with a bold, forward-thinking approach that appeals to a diverse audience.

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Rod Wave - Last Lap Tour comes to Prudential Center in December

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