"It's a one-off thing; I'm not exaggerating, every weekend we are doing multiple shows and by the end of the year we'll probably wind up doing about 68 one-offs and plus we're doing a seven week tour that's 35 shows so we'll be right around 100 shows for the year. This show is a one-off, we're flying in just for this show. We're working more than any band I know, I talk to other bands and they are like, man, you guys are awesome, you're killing it and I say, we're trying to, we're killin' something, hopefully not ourselves," laughed Everclear's main man Art Alexakis as he talked about their most recent release "Live at the Whisky A Go Go," the music industry and their upcoming August 8 show at Camden's Cooper River Park.
Formed in Portland, Oregon circa 1991, things really took a fortuitous turn for the band when their 1995 album, "Sparkle and Fade" produced hit singles "Santa Monica (Watchthe World Die)"and it's B-side "Heroin Girl" which would go on to catapult the band to upper echelons of the rock genre.
Alexakis feels that the true essence of Everclear can be found more so in their live performances as their raw stage energy and enthusiasm is on full display, which is why the release of "Live at the Whisky A Go Go" is something extra special.
"Technically our first live album was a thing we recorded for Sony that they put out a limited amount of back in 2010," he explained. "They only pressed 3,000 or 4,000 CDs and now, nobody can find it; I don't even have it. That was basically a live show they got from a club and mixed it, I listened to it and I don't love it but I was like, OK, it's fine. This is technically our first live album that I produced and I wanted to do it differently. Instead of doing multiple shows like most people and putting studio applause on it and stuff like that using Pro Tools, I wanted to record one show live with very minimal editing, very minimal cleaning up and I think it's a really honest and good document of where our live show is at right now. We put a couple of new songs we recorded last year and put those on there as well. So, when Sunset Blvd. Records came to me and asked if I wanted to put out a record, I said, "No, I don't want to do another studio record" and they said, "What about a live album?" So, I paid to have a recording and it came out really great and I'm so proud of it. I didn't want to do another studio album; I have 11 of them, I'm OK. I've got major labels asking me to do one; the last thing I need to do is put an album out on a major label who wants to take 30 percent of mine and my band's income for perpetuity and for life; no."
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Ah yes, the major labels, love them or hate them, are still involved in the industry, albeit in a far different way and when asked about those labels and their business practices; Alexakis didn't hold back his response.
"Well, it's because they are all run by non-music people and multinational corporations and it's a small part of what they do. Are there real music people still at those labels? Sure but they're not enough to be able to move the needle as far as making music for music's sake. Those days for major labels are pretty much gone and I'm sure there are people there that I know, who won't like to hear me say that and God bless them but until they prove to me otherwise, that's what I've seen. There are a lot of great indie and smaller labels that are just killing it right now and doing great work and putting out great records because the good music is not on the major labels and they are hopefully making a living from it. Every label wants to make a profit but it's not like Spotify where that guy just spent 88 million dollars on a house and doesn't want to pay the artists anything or pays point zero, zero of one percent; get out of here! That's not money! Our last album came out in 2015 and we did a deal with Spotify to stream the album; people would have to stream the whole album and we did over two-and-a-half million streams. I'm not kidding and I'm not exaggerating, I made $687.52. That is shameful, that's beyond robbery, that's just flat out theft; really? C'mon, you can make a profit, the labels can make a profit and still pay the artist something decent so we can make a living and make music; it boggles the mind. To be honest, the percentages have always been slanted and it's always been that way even back in the days of the major labels. Sure, they'd give you a couple of hundred thousand dollars in advance in order to make the record but then they'd own you forever. Then they pay you a profit share of like 14 cents so you are making like a buck-forty on the records from the original deal and with that money, you have to recoup all of that money they invested; talk about a Ponzi scheme! Talk about just straight up villains, they're villains and always have been going back to when they were giving Little Richard 500 bucks and a Cadillac and that's all he made."
Did that ever discourage him from continuing? Not at all and he knows that for every band that doesn't have the ultimate success or obtain great heights; sometimes it's all a matter of timing.
"Playing music is fucking fun and it's great to get paid anything but let's not forget, a lot of it is still being in the right place at the right time and there is always an element of success that you can't work on by working on just certain aspects of it because there are just certain parts that just kind of "Happen" that you have to be grateful for."
"You also have success by playing the same whether it's in front of 5 people or 50,000 but let's be honest, everyone tries to do that and yeah, you have to put on a show but when you're playing in front of 50,000 people or like we did when we played Woodstock in '99 with 300,000 people singing my song, singing "Santa Monica" back to me; dude, that's not the same deal, it's just not."
Speaking of performing; how is their stage show these days, what does Alexakis look for from a stage performance and has he ever been impressed by a band he's seen for the first time?
"Our set is 75 minutes; we don't have that many hits but we play the hits we have, all of our fan favorites and people request stuff on our social media and if we know the song we play the song. We know a very large part of our back catalog; it's like this tour we're doing in the Fall, the bus tour that's gonna celebrate 25 years of our record, "Songs froman American Movie," we'll still do all the hits and fan favorites from the other albums but we'll concentrate on doing a lot of songs from that album as well. So, it differs from show to show but I think the album, "Live at the Whisky A Go Go" is pretty indicative of our live show right now. We've always been a rowdier band live than in the studio because the time when I grew up in the '70s, bands would make more produced records and live they'd be heavier and faster and louder because it was more two-dimensional and it wasn't just listening over and over and over again and so I've always bought into that. To me, a great live band is a band you've never heard of before and they come out and play and blow you away and that's a great live band. Then there is the band that you may know some of their songs but surprise you how tight they are and they're smart, sharp and having fun on stage and that's what we aspire to be. Everybody in my band, we want to play rock 'n' roll, we want to play our music, play my songs and it's exciting and it's fun. There are so many bands who get up there and look like they're doing you a favor and they take themselves too seriously. We don't take ourselves seriously, we take our music seriously, we take what we do and our performances seriously and that's it. The first band I ever saw that blew me away like that, I'd heard of them but had never heard their music, was on New Year's Eve and they were opening for Kansas in Long Beach; I was living in Santa Monica, I was a kid who was 15 going on 16 and I saw Cheap Trick opening for Kansas and they fucking blew me away, just absolutely blew me away. My friend who drove said, "I've got their tape in my car" and we listened to it all the way back to Santa Monica and when we got out of the car, I stole the tape (laughs)."
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"Another band like that was Jane's Addiction. I was at a new music night at this place called The Music Machine in West L.A.; it's not there anymore, I think it's a camera shop now and I guess that was in 1985 or '86 and I went there that night to see this band that I used to be in to check out the band because I wanted to check out their new guitar player. I had left the band to start my own band but I wanted to see if the new guitar player was any good. We sat with them and this other band and my buddy said, "Hey, let's go down to The Whore House and drink;" this was back when I was still drinking and I said, no, I want to stay and see this next band called Jane's Addiction. He said, "Cool, Jane might be hot (laughs)" he thought Jane's Addiction was a girl singer and they fucking come out and it was like seeing Led Zeppelin. There were probably about 20 people there, including the people that worked there and it was like a Monday or a Tuesday night and they were amazing. They had strobe lights, vocals going through effects, they had that shit down. They had all been in other bands, this was the band where they weren't fucking around and it was unbelievable. I know Eric and Stephen from the band and when I tell them about that show they tell me it was their second show ever and at the end of the night people were just like; what the fuck was that? They were just amazing."
So, success comes in many forms and in most cases is a blessing and in some, a curse and for those such as Alexakis who had a rough past, it could have been the latter. Once "Santa Monica (Watch the World Die)" broke the band wide open, he says it was the former.
" Oh definitely better," he said as if the answer was plain as day. "That doesn't mean that success doesn't come with pitfalls, of course it does, it's life changing. My life is definitely better, I was broke until that song but I think if I was still using at the time and not sober when it happened, I think it would've killed me."
August 8 finds Everclear at Cooper River Park and tickets as well as more information about the band can be found at https://www.everclearmusic.com
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 Night Sat. 11 a.m. Vintage Moto Meet Sun. 11 a.m. 3-Wheeler SundayAgabati Square Roebling & Emory Avenues Trenton Sat. 6 p.m. KY3Al's Airport Inn 636 Bear Tavern Road West Trenton (609) 883-5252 Thurs. (5 p.m.) John Brennan (8 p.m.) Trivia w/ 94.5 WPST Sat. (12 p.m.) Acoustic Brunch w/ Max Rogers (5 p.m.) Red Bird Sun. (12 p.m.) Sunday Acoustic Brunch w/ Diane Chiorello (7:30 p.m.) DJ Bobby Jones Mon. 5 p.m. Rob Silvers Tues. 7 p.m. Mike & Laura Wed. 7 p.m. Sandy Zio Aristaeus Brewing 2475C Big Oak Road Langhorne, PA (215) 757-2337 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Fri. 7 p.m. Nick Crocker Trio Sun. 3 p.m. Jonathn Ashe Wed. 5 p.m. Moms Meet-UpArts Council of Princeton 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-8777 Thurs. 5:30 p.m. ART OF: Matcha with Ooika Sat. 9 a.m. yART Sale Tues. 6 p.m. Joint Effort Safe Streets: Frank Wells Day Wed. (5 p.m.) Joint Effort Safe Streets: Doris Burrell Day (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. Mike Goldman Sat. 7 p.m. Mike D Sun. 3 p.m. Cecil & Troy Wed. 6 p.m. Cara CartneyBill's Olde Tavern 2694 Nottingham Way Hamilton (609) 586-0192 Thurs. 7 p.m. The Fryboys Sat. 7 p.m. Honey Spot Blvd. Mon. 7 p.m. Trivia 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. Quizzo Blend Bar & Bistro 911 Highway 33 Hamilton (609) 245-8887 Thurs. 6 p.m. Crop Vodka/Farmers Gin TastingBordentown City Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown Fri. 7 p.m. "Frightening Fridays!" Haunted History Tours. $20 Sat. 12 p.m. Bordentown Walking Tours. $20 Bordentown Performing Arts Center 318 Ward Avenue Bordentown (609) 496-1452 Fri. 7:30 p.m. "Newsies Jr."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 Fri. (5:30 p.m.) Bennett Lee (8 p.m.) Bob Egan Sun. (12 p.m.) Bill Avayou Trio (6 p.m.) Lorenzo Wed. 6 p.m. Liz DuFour Bristol Riverside Theater 6403 Mill Creek Road Levittown,PA (215) 785-0100 Tues. 2 p.m. "So Good!" The Neil Diamond Experience Broken Goblet Brewing 2500 State Road Bensalem, PA (267) 812-5653 Thurs. 7 p.m. D.O.A., War On Women, Crossed Keys, The Bad Ups. $21.73, doors open at 6:30 p.m., ages 18+ Fri. 7:30 p.m. Cara Cartney and Mike Estabrook Present: The Cranberries and Oasis. $10, doors open at 7 p.m., ages 18+ Sat. 8 p.m. "Almost Creed" Creed Tribute. $15, doors open at 7 p.m., ages 21+ Wed. 7 p.m. Bucks 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. TriviaCandlelight Lounge 24 Passaic Street Trenton (609) 695-9612 Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam. $5 Sat. 3 p.m. Jerry Weldon. $20 Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton) 102 Carnagie Center Princeton (781) 568-1471 Sat. 7:30 p.m. Shafi Hossain. $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/ Paul Chesterfield Inn 633 Chesterfield-Arneytown Road Chesterfield (609) 298-1917 Sat. 8:30 p.m. Modern MojoClub Atlantis 1858 Street Road Bensalem, PA (215) 944-1777 Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Robbie Tronco All Events Ages 21+ and Dress to ImpressCooper's Riverview 50 Riverview Plaza Trenton (609) 393-7300 Thurs. 7 p.m. Kindred Spirit Fri. 5 p.m. Happy Hour (7 p.m.) Se7en / DJ Jazzi Sat. 7 p.m. El Ka Bong / DJ Caesar Cab Sun. 12 p.m. Summer Time Fine Brunch & Day PartyCream Ridge Winery 145 Route 539 Cream Ridge (609) 259-9797 Sat. 6 p.m. Farm Stand Blackberry Sangria DayCrossing Vineyard and Winery 1853 Wrightstown Road Washington Crossing, PA (215) 493-6500 Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Cabaret at Crossing Vineyards: "The Music That Makes Me Dance" feat. Maria Panvini. $25 Sat. 2 p.m. Jason McCue Sun. 2 p.m. Kim & ChuckCurran’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 Sun. 4 p.m. Wounded Souls Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Dharma Bums 4935 River Road New Hope, PA (215) 663-2867 Thurs. 7 p.m. Graham Plays Garcia Fri. 8 p.m. Cosmic Jerry Band. $10 (advance) Sat. 8 p.m. One Lane Bridge / Other Mother Brother Band. $7 (advance) 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 Fri. 6 p.m. Aaron QuartermanDonkeys Place 37 Washington Street Mount Holly (609) 689-5015 Sat. 1 p.m. Wounded Souls Eddington House Bensalem 2813 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA (215) 639-1220 Fri. 8:30 p.m. WURL Sat. 8:30 p.m. Porch Sun. 3 p.m. Leading Zero 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. Some Assembly Required Tues. 6 p.m. KaraokeFalls Township Community Park 9125 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA Tues. 6 p.m. National Night OutFlying Pig Tavern & Tap 167 US-Route 130 North Bordentown (609) 899-7447 Thurs. 8 p.m. DJ entertainment Fri. 8 p.m. AudioPilot Duo Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke Wed. 8 p.m. TriviaForsgate Country Club 375 Forsgate Drive Monroe (732) 521-0700 Thurs. 5 p.m. Kids Club "Pool Fun" Tues. 6 p.m. Trivia NightFounding Father's Sports Bar & Grill 2900 Street Road Bensalem, PA (215) 923-1100 Fri. 6 p.m. Bob Pantano Dance Party w/ DJ Joe CastroFreedom Skatepark 675 South Clinton Avenue Trenton Sat. 12 p.m. Trenton Go Skateboarding Day+ Friendly'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 Sun. 1 p.m. "4th Annual Benson BBQ Blast"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.) "Happy Hour" (8 p.m.) Country Night/Zach Bryan Ticket Giveaway w/ DJ Tommy J Sat. 8 p.m. WitZend Sun. 4 p.m. Eddie Tues. 6:30 p.m. Trivia Night Hosted by Best Choice ProductionsGreen Parrot Restaurant Pub, & Patio 240 North Sycamore Street Newtown Township, PA (215) 504-7277 Fri. 8 p.m. Porch Duo Sat. 9 p.m. JDuoGrounds For Sculpture 80 Sculptors way Hamilton (609) 586-0616 Thurs. 9:30 a.m. Wellness Walk Sat. 11 a.m. Family Open Studios: Cardboard JungleGrover'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. TriviaHavana 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.) "Gold Rush" Neil Young Tribute. $25 (11 p.m. ) DJ Dance Party Sat. 9:30 p.m. DJ Summer Dance Party Sun. (1 p.m.) Midnight Sun Orchestra (6:30 p.m.) JB Kline Blues Band Mon. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Steve Tues. 7 p.m. Jillian Ashcroft Jazz Quartet Wed. 7 p.m. Jumper DuoHightstown Association Park Grant Street Hightstown Tues. 6 p.m. National Night OutHopewell Valley Golf Club 114 Pennington-Hopewell Road Hopewell (609) 737-1199 Thurs. 7 p.m. Michael Patrick's "Ring of Fire" Johnny Cash Tribute. Hopewell Valley Vineyards 46 Yard Avenue Pennington (609) 737-4465 Fri. 4 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. (5:30 p.m.) Craig Leach Group Sat. (9 a.m.) WWFM Fransisco (1 p.m.) Rupert & Scheetz (5:30 p.m.) "Music & Merlot" feat. Fly On The Wall Sun. 2:30 p.m. The DadzHurricane 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 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. Carmen Maranco Sat. 6:30 p.m. Wounded Souls Sun. 2 p.m. AudioPilotIvy 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 Mon. 9 p.m. Open Mic Comedy Night (Sign-ups start at 8 p.m.) Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational All shows 21+Joseph Lawrence Park 317 Ward Avenue Bordentown Tues. 6 p.m. National Night Out Killarney's Publick House 1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton (609) 586-1166 Fri. 5:30 p.m. Radio Fiction Sat. 10 a.m. Brunch Sun. 10 a.m. "Sunday Funday" Brunch Laurita Winery 85 Archertown Road New Egypt (609) 752-0200 Thurs. (6 p.m.) Sip, Snip & a Sunset. $40 (7 p.m.) Laurita Junior Idol Tryouts Fri. 6 p.m. Seafood Boil. $36 / Sip, Snip & Sunset. $40 Sat./Sun. 11 a.m. Luau Food Truck Festival. $13 (advance/ages 20 and under FREE) Lawrenceville Main Street 17 Phillips Avenue Lawrenceville (609) 219-9300 Thurs. 6 p.m. "Music In The Park" feat. Alex Otey Trio. (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 Jeff Locust Hall at Johnson's Farm 2691 Monmouth Road Jobstow (609) 723-2630 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Sip & Snip Wine TastingLogan Inn 10 West Ferry Street New Hope, PA (215) 862-2300 Thurs. 6 p.m. Karen Payne Fri. 7 p.m. Greg Paynter Trio Sat. 7 p.m. The Rizzolution Sun. 11:30 a.m. Alex Saunders Trio Wed. 6 p.m. Russell NorkevichMagikava 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 Tues. 10 a.m. Weekly Summer Kids Club McStews Irish Sports Pub 5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA (215) 949-9570 Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia NightMercer County Park Festival Grounds Hughes Drive/Old Trenton Road West Windsor (609) 448-1947 Fri. 6 p.m. Summer Concert Series: "Queen Flash" Queen Tribute / "Frontiers" Journey Tribute ($5 Parking Fee)Naked Brewing Company 212 Mill Street Bristol, PA (267) 544-7129 Thurs.6:30 p.m. Dana Collins Project Fri. 7 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Triiish Sat. 7 p.m. Joe & Krista Tues. 7 p.m. TriviaNeshaminy Creek Brewing Company 909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA (215) 458-7081 Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia Night Fri. 7 p.m. FREE Movie Night feat. Wed. 6:30 p.m. Cornhole LeagueNew Egypt Elks 105 Lakewood Road New Egypt Sun. 10 a.m. New Egypt Comic Book & Toy Show. $5 (Kids FREE)New Egypt Flea Market Village 933 Monmouth County Road Cream Ridge (609) 758-2082 Fri. 5 p.m. Early Market Sun. 8 a.m. Flea Market Wed. 8 a.m. Flea MarketNew Egypt Historical Society 125 New Egypt Allentown Road New Egypt Sat. 7 p.m. "Haunted New Egypt" (SOLD OUT please check for availability)New Hope Winery / Tavern 6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA (215) 794-2331 Sat. (1 p.m.) Diane & PK (5 p.m.) Snap Dragons (8 p.m.) "Jingo" The Heart and Soul of Santana Newtown Brewing Company 103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA (215) 944-8609 Thurs. 7:30 p.m. "Harry Potter" Trivia Fri. 6 p.m. Fly On The Wall Sat. 6 p.m. SoulShine 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.) Mike McCullough (9 p.m.) Uncle Jawn's Band Sat. 9 p.m. Last Call 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. (7 p.m.) Rock On Radio Happy Hour Hosted by Danny Coleman feat. music by Rick Winow. (9:30 pm.) Karaoke w/ Super Dave Curtis Sat. 9:30 p.m. Ess Gees Mon. 6 p.m. Music Bingo 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 Sat. 6:30 p.m. Brockway & Slim Sun. 2 p.m. Bluegrass Jam Wed. 6:30 p.m. TriviaOld Town Pub 135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown (609) 291-9232 Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia Sun. 10 a.m. Brunch Palmer Square 40 Nassau Street Princeton Thurs. (10 a.m.) "Sidewalk Sale" (6 p.m.) Dueling Pianos Fri. 8:30 p.m. Movie Nights On The Green: "Aladdin" Sat. 12 p.m. Summer Music Series feat. Kim & Dave Pasquale's Sports Bar 9078 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA (267) 202-6268 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 Sat. 8 p.m. The Brooks Brothers Blues band Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo"Pete's Steak House 523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton (609) 585-8008 Fri. 9:30 p.m. Asylum Choir Picture Perfect Affairs 76 High Street Mount Holly Fri. 7 p.m. First Friday Lyrics To Go Open Mic and ShowcasePrinceton 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 University (Richardson Auditorium) Nassau Street Princeton Thurs. 6 p.m. Annual Picnic On The Lawn and Family Movie Night (Takes place at Little Hall Courtyard) Puss N Boots Tavern 942 Trenton Road Fairless Hills, PA Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke Tues. 7 p.m. TriviaRandy Now's Man Cave 119 West Ward Street Hightstown (609) 424-3766 Sat./Sun. 12 p.m. "Hot Book Sale"Ristorante LUCCA & Piano Lounge 144 US Route 130 Bordentown (609) 262-0110 Thurs. 8 p.m. Jazz NightRiver House at Odette’s 274 South Rive Road New Hope, PA (215) 682-2022 Thurs. (6 p.m.) Gina Corso (7 p.m.) Cara Cartney Roebling Museum 100 2nd Avenue Roebling (609) 499-7200 Fri. 7 p.m. Cemetery Tour: Holy AssumptionRomeo's Restaurant & Pizza 10 Schalks-Crossing Road Plainsboro (609) 799-4554 Fri. 7 p.m. Blossom Hill Quintet Rose 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 (TBA) Rossi'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. TriviaShady Brook Farm 931 Stony Hill Road Yardley, PA (215) 968-1670 Thurs: 6 p.m. Jim & Carm Fri. 6:30 p.m. "UnWINEd" Concert feat. Funzaluv. $12 (advance/online, $15 at door), doors open at 5:30 p.m. Sat. 12 p.m. Peach and Sunflower Festival feat. WURL. "Party On The Patio" feat. (2 p.m.) Righteous Jolly (6:30 p.m.) The Naturals Sun. "Party On The Patio" feat. 2 p.m. The Mix Sherman Theater/Penn Community Bank Amphitheater 2400 Byberry Road Bensalem, PA Wed. 7 p.m. "Idlewild South" Allman Brothers Tribute. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m., tickets available online) 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 ContestSmall World Coffee 14 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-4377 x2 Sat. 7 p.m. Tom TallitschSparky 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. The Balanced Breakfast Band 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. Eve & MikeStarving Artist Cafe 18 Bridge Street Stockton Fri. 6 p.m. Ed Wall Tavern On The Lake 101 Main Street Hightstown (609) 426-9345 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 CartneyTerhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road Princeton (609) 924-2310 Sat./Sun. 1 p.m. "Peach Fest"TGI Fridays 780 Route 130 South Hamilton (609) 581-6910 Sun. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Burn 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 Orchestra Wed. 8 p.m. Naomi Westwater. $15, doors open at 7:30 p.m.The 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.) Shameless Tues. 7 p.m. Danny Lynch DuoThe Cool Cricket 216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro (609) 291-9110 Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Dave Curtis Sat. 9 p.m. Groove Pocket Tues. 6 p.m. Paint & Sip: Niagra Falls. $45The Corner Inn 24509 East Main Street Columbus (609) 298-8543 Sat. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ We R EntertainmentThe Dubliner 34 North Main Street New Hope, PA (215) 693-1816 Fri. 7 p.m. Gabriel Donohue Sat. 7 p.m. Gerry TimlinThe 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. Bambu Weasels Sat. 9 p.m. Phantom Trap Tues. 7 p.m. Music Bingo w/ Jonathan Appel The 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 Slick 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 Fri. 8 p.m. Deep Release Sat. 8 p.m. Blue Flame Six 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. Christine Ohlman, John Corabi 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 (9 p.m.) The Roost "After Dark" w/ DJ Fiore Fri. 8 p.m. (TBA) Sat. 8 p.m. East Coast Funk Mon. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Tues. 7 p.m. Trivia The Sycamore Grill 255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA (215) 908-6326 Fri. 8 p.m. SoulShineThe Tavern at Penns Park 2295 Second Street Pike Newtown, PA (267) 491-5658 Wed. 7 p.m. Wednesday Open Mic Music Bingo w/ Jonathan Appel The Union Firehouse 18 Washington Street Mount Holly (609) 288-6491 Fri. 8 p.m. Verbatim. Doors open at 7 p.m. Sat. 8 p.m. "Shadows of the Night" A tribute to Pat Benatar. 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. Fleeting Glimpse Sat. (10 a.m.) Brunch (8 p.m.) My Name Is Margo Sun. 10 a.m.) Brunch Tindall Road Brewing Co. 102 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown (609) 526-8651 Mon. 6:30 p.m. Goat Yoga Tir Na Nog 1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton (609) 392-2554 Sun. 3 p.m. "Irish Sessions" All Shows 21+Train Wreck Distillery 25 Madison Avenue Mount Holly (609) 288-6300 Sat. 7 p.m. Random NotesTrenton Free Public Library 120 Academy Street Trenton (609) 392-7188 Fri. 5 p.m. "First Friday" Sat. 2 p.m. Palm Reading & DIY Tarot CardsTrenton 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 SweetsUnion Coffee 49 North Union Street Lambertville (609) 460-4637 Fri. 5 p.m. "First Friday" Tarot Meet-Up w/ Kristina GormanVault Brewing Company 10 South Main Street Yardley, PA (267) 573-4291 Thurs. 6 p.m. Mike Trycheck Fri. (7 p.m.) Brian Elliot Band (8 p.m.) Nova Sat. 7 p.m. John Sheridan TrioVillage Idiot Brewing Company 42 High Street Mount Holly (609) 975-9270 Thurs. 7 p.m. TriviaWildflowers 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 StreetWoodlot Park 124 New Road South Brunswick Fri. 6:30 p.m. Hidden gemsWorking Dog Winery 610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown (609) 371-6000 Thurs. 4:30 p.m. Rich Boland Sat. 1 p.m. Ronnie Brandt Sun. 1 p.m. Patty Blee WWFM 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 7:00pm EST on ThePenguinRocks.com where he features indie/original bands and solo artists.
Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from October 29 to November 5, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
My first sight of Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country was a live stream of the Vail, Colorado 7/7/24 show. The vision in my screen popped into my mind like a 1950's cowboy cartoon. As they played, Tumblin' Tumbleweeds I saw cardboard cutouts of an old west town compete with cactus in the horizon and critters turning on a circle like a classic shooting gallery in rhythm to the music.
(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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