CONCERT CALENDAR
Upcoming Shows In or Near the WPRB Radio Listening Area
Listing of upcoming concerts likely to be of particular interest to listeners of Music You Can't Hear On The Radio, followed by contact information for the concert venues. Checking websites or calling ahead to confirm dates and reserve tickets is recommended. Also, many of these venues offer more concerts than the ones selected for this list.
Sort by: Date | Venue
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Saturday, February 4, 2012 |
John McEuen and Beppe Gambetta; Sanctuary Concerts |
| Thursday, February 9, 2012 |
Wanda Sykes; Count Basie Theatre |
| Friday, February 10, 2012 |
Deb Callahan Band; Godfrey Daniels |
| Friday, February 10, 2012 |
Ralph Stanley; Sellersville Theater |
| Saturday, February 11, 2012 |
Dave Fry & Friends; Godfrey Daniels |
| Saturday, February 11, 2012 |
POCO Acoustic Trio w/ Craig Bickhardt, 8:00 pm; The Sanctuary Concerts, Presbyterian Church,240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham, NJ; www.sanctuaryconcerts.org; 973.376.4946 boxoffice@sanctuaryconcerts.org www.poconut.org www.craigbickhardt.com; Sanctuary Concerts |
| Saturday, February 11, 2012 |
Lucy Kaplansky; Tin Angel |
| Monday, February 13, 2012 |
Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Sellersville Theater |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
Hoots & Hellmouth; Tin Angel |
| Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
Guy Davis: Adventures of Fishy Waters In Bed With The Blues; Crossroads Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ; February 16-26...; Crossroads Theatre |
| Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
David Johansen; Sellersville Theater |
| Friday, February 17, 2012 |
Howard Fishman Band; Godfrey Daniels |
| Friday, February 17, 2012 |
Archie Fisher; The Minstrel |
| Friday, February 17, 2012 |
Atwater-Donnelly; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, February 17, 2012 |
David Johansen at 7:30 pm; The Record Collector |
| Friday, February 17, 2012 |
Stringfever; Sellersville Theater |
| Saturday, February 18, 2012 |
John Flynn, 8 PM; Coffee With Conscience |
| Saturday, February 18, 2012 |
Southside Johnny and the Poor Fools; Concerts At The Crossing |
| Saturday, February 18, 2012 |
Beausoleil and Marcia Ball; Count Basie Theatre |
| Saturday, February 18, 2012 |
Soweto Gospel Choir; McCarter Theater |
| Saturday, February 18, 2012 |
Jesse Ruben; Musical Lairs |
| Saturday, February 18, 2012 |
Archie Fisher with DayBreak opening; Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse |
| Saturday, February 18, 2012 |
Red Molly w/ Beaucoup Blue; Sellersville Theater |
| Sunday, February 19, 2012 |
John Mayall; Sellersville Theater |
| Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
Joan Osborne Duo; Woodbridge: Music on Main Street |
| Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
Beausoleil; World Cafe Live |
| Friday, February 24, 2012 |
Small Potatoes; Godfrey Daniels |
| Friday, February 24, 2012 |
Bruce Hornsby; McCarter Theater |
| Friday, February 24, 2012 |
Rich Deans; The Minstrel |
| Thursday, March 1, 2012 |
Buckwheat Zydeco; Doors 7:00 pm, Show 8:00 pm; The New Hope Winery |
| Thursday, March 1, 2012 |
Anais Mitchell; Tin Angel |
| Friday, March 2, 2012 |
Ollabelle; The Historic Blairstown Theatre |
| Friday, March 2, 2012 |
Tom Paxton; Sellersville Theater |
| Saturday, March 3, 2012 |
Nuala Kennedy Band; The Minstrel |
| Saturday, March 3, 2012 |
Tom Paxton plus Michael Smith; Sanctuary Concerts |
| Wednesday, March 7, 2012 |
Altan; Sellersville Theater |
| Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
Vance Gilbert; Woodbridge: Music on Main Street |
| Friday, March 9, 2012 |
Black 47; World Cafe Live |
| Tuesday, March 13, 2012 |
Celtic Currents; Sellersville Theater |
| Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
Lipbone Redding & The Lipbone Orchestra; Woodbridge: Music on Main Street |
| Friday, March 16, 2012 |
Buskin & batteau Trio; The Minstrel |
| Friday, March 16, 2012 |
Bruce Molsky; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, March 16, 2012 |
Darryl Scott; Sellersville Theater |
| Saturday, March 17, 2012 |
David Roth, 8 pm; Coffee With Conscience |
| Sunday, March 18, 2012 |
Dry Branch Fire Squad; Sellersville Theater |
| Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
Lunasa; The Historic Blairstown Theatre |
| Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
Tom Rush; Sellersville Theater |
| Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
Sweetback Sisters; World Cafe Live |
| Saturday, March 24, 2012 |
Ellis Paul w/ Emily Baker; Concerts At The Crossing |
| Saturday, March 24, 2012 |
The Persuasions; The Historic Blairstown Theatre |
| Saturday, March 24, 2012 |
Michael Braunfeld; Musical Lairs |
| Monday, March 26, 2012 |
Herbie Hancock; McCarter Theater |
| Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett (The guitarists of Little Feat); Woodbridge: Music on Main Street |
| Friday, March 30, 2012 |
Long Time Courting; The Minstrel |
| Friday, March 30, 2012 |
Peggy Seeger; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, March 30, 2012 |
Asleep At The Wheel; Sellersville Theater |
| Saturday, March 31, 2012 |
Dead on Live; Sellersville Theater |
| Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
Tracy Grammer; Tin Angel |
| Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
Red Molly; The Historic Blairstown Theatre |
| Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
Tin Hat; World Cafe Live |
| Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
Chris Smither; Tin Angel |
| Friday, April 20, 2012 |
Deb Cowan; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
The Write Stuff, Vol I; Concerts At The Crossing |
| Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
We’re About Nine; Musical Lairs |
| Sunday, April 22, 2012 |
The Accidentals, Fibonacci; The Minstrel |
| Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
Lily Tomlin; McCarter Theater |
| Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
Stephane Wrembel; Woodbridge: Music on Main Street |
| Friday, April 27, 2012 |
Don McLean 40th Anniversary of American Pie Tour; State Theatre (New Brunswick) |
| Sunday, April 29, 2012 |
Susan Werner and David Wilcox; World Cafe Live |
| Friday, May 4, 2012 |
Tom Chapin, 12 and 8 pm, Raritan Valley College, Branchburg, NJ; (908) 725-3420; www.rvccArts.org |
| Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
Ari Hest; Woodbridge: Music on Main Street |
| Friday, May 11, 2012 |
John Gorka; Tin Angel |
| Friday, May 18, 2012 |
Jean Redpath; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Saturday, May 19, 2012 |
Ariana Gillis and Victoria Vox; Concerts At The Crossing |
| Thursday, May 24, 2012 |
BobFest with Pat Guadagno; Count Basie Theatre |
| Saturday, June 16, 2012 |
Kerrville New Folk Finalists in the Round: Aaron Nathan, Phil Henry, the Ya-Ya's.; Musical Lairs |
| Saturday, September 15, 2012 |
Brother Sun (Greg Greenway, Pat Wictor, and Joe Jencks); Musical Lairs |
| Saturday, September 22, 2012 |
Patty Larkin; The Historic Blairstown Theatre |
| Saturday, October 27, 2012 |
To be announced; Prallsville Mill |
| Friday, November 9, 2012 |
Geoff Muldaur w/ Jim Kweskin; Prallsville Mill |
| Saturday, November 10, 2012 |
Jim Kweskin w/ Geoff Muldaur; Prallsville Mill |
| Saturday, November 24, 2012 |
Annual Thanksgiving Concert with Chuck Brodsky; Musical Lairs |
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VENUES
- Coffee With Conscience; 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 East Broad Street (corner of North Avenue), Westfield, NJ; CoffeeWithConscience.org
- Concerts At The Crossing; Washington Crossing Unitarian Church; 609-406-1424; ConcertsAtTheCrossing.com
- Count Basie Theatre; 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ; 732-842-9000; CountBasieTheatre.org
- Crossroads Theatre; 7 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ; (732) 545-8011; crossroadstheatrecompany.org; Nice small theater in walking distance of train station and good restaurants; crossroadstheatrecompany.org
- Godfrey Daniels; 7 East 4th Street, Bethlehem, PA; 610-867-2390; A near-perfect place to hear music. Small. Reserved seats. Good restaurants in short walking distance. Music 3-6 nights per week.; GodfreyDaniels.org
- The Historic Blairstown Theatre; 30 Main Street, Blairstown, NJ; 908-362-1399; thehbt.com
- McCarter Theater; 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ; 609-258-2787; McCarter.org
- The Minstrel; Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ; 973-335-9489; A national model of a great, well-run folk club with high-quality music almost every Friday night.; FolkProject.org
- Musical Lairs; House concerts in the Villanova, PA area; MusicalLairs.org
- The New Hope Winery; 6123 Lower York Rd, Peddlers Village, PA 18938; 800-592-wine; NewHopeWinery.com
- Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse; 4th & Chestnut Streets, Perkasie, PA; 215-723-2010; PerkMenno.org/coffeehouse/
- Prallsville Mill; Route 29, Stockton, NJ; Lots of interesting events including about three Music You Can't Hear On The Radio concerts each year. Use the Contact John page to be added to the concert mailing list.; VerySeldom.com
- Princeton Folk Music Society; Christ Congregation Church, 51 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ (between Princeton High School and Westminster Choir College); 609-799-0944; One concert a month usually on the 3rd Friday and other less formal events for members.; PrincetonFolk.org
- The Record Collector; 358 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, NJ; 609-324-0880; The-Record-Collector.com
- Sanctuary Concerts; 240 Southern Boulevard (Presbyterian Church), Chatham, NJ; 973-376-4946 The Sanctuary Concerts is a 425-seat mainstage, presenting nationally-known acoustic music in an intimate setting at affordable prices (generally, $20-25). Coffee and desserts included in the ticket price; SanctuaryConcerts.org
- Sellersville Theater; Main Street & West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, PA; 215-257-5808; A near-perfect place to hear music. Old movie theater with no bad seats and a terrific restaurant, The Washington House, next door. Music 4-6 nights each week. Only my personal favorites are listed here.; ST94.com/home/
- State Theatre (New Brunswick); 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ; 732-246-7469; StateTheatreNJ.org
- Tin Angel; 20 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA; 215-928-0770; Coffeehouse with great folk music many nights of the week. A long, narrow room so getting seats near the front is a good idea. Either get there early or make a reservation to eat first at Serrano, the fine restaurant downstairs, tell them you're going to the concert and they will guarantee you a good seat.; TinAngel.com
- Woodbridge: Music on Main Street; United Methodist Church, 69 Main Street, OR The Barron Arts Center, 532 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge, NJ (Check web site for correct location); 732-596-4048; WoodbridgeArtsNJ.com
- World Cafe Live; 3025 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA; 215-222-1400; WorldCafeLive.com
OPEN STAGES
- Old-Time Jam, Godfrey Daniels; 1st Tuesday of each month
- Open Stage, Havana; Every Tuesday; Acoustic from 8-10:00; Electric 10-12:00
- Old-Time Music Jam, Mannion's Pub, 150 West Main Street, Somerville, NJ; 7:30; 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month; DiamondCut.com/oldtime
- Open Stage, The Minstrel; 2nd Friday of each month
- Open Mic, Puck; Every Wednesday
