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 |
|---|---|
| Friday, May 18, 2012 |
Bowfire; Mayo Center for the Performing Arts |
| Friday, May 18, 2012 |
May 18, 2012, 8:00 PM: Minstrel Bill Griese (opener), Frank & Hank (headliner); The Minstrel |
| Friday, May 18, 2012 |
Albert Castiglia, Blues Leaf Records recording artist; The Twisted Tail, 509 S. 2nd St, Philadelphia; www.albertcastiglia.com |
| Friday, May 18, 2012 |
Garnet Rogers; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, May 18, 2012 |
Leon Redbone at 8 pm; Union County Performing Arts Center |
| Saturday, May 19, 2012 |
Ariana Gillis and Victoria Vox; Concerts At The Crossing |
| Saturday, May 19, 2012 |
The Refugees; The New Hope Winery |
| Saturday, May 19, 2012 |
Steve Seifert and Dan Duggan plus afternoon workshops; Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse |
| Saturday, May 19, 2012 |
David Wilcox and Susan Werner, Sanctuary Concerts, Chatham, NJ; Sanctuary Concerts |
| Thursday, May 24, 2012 |
BobFest with Pat Guadagno; Count Basie Theatre |
| Saturday, May 26, 2012 |
Beats Walkin' - Opener: Chris Zurich & New West; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Friday, June 1, 2012 |
Bare Captives - Opener: Jackie Milestone; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Friday, June 1, 2012 |
Beppe Gambetta (headliner), AcquAria (opener); The Minstrel |
| Friday, June 1, 2012 |
June 1-3 - Crawfish Fest, Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ w/ Dr. John, Terrance Simien, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Marcia Ball, Galactic, From Good Homes ....; www.crawfishfest.com |
| Saturday, June 2, 2012 |
Appel Farm Festival with Tedeshi-Trucks Band, rodney Crowell, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Cheryl Wheeler, Sara Watkins, Mason Porter &....; 11:30 AM - 8:00 PM; Elmer, NJ; Appel Farm Arts and Music Center |
| Saturday, June 2, 2012 |
Chris Smither - Opener: Chelsea Berry & Mike Balitsaris; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
Gladys Knight; Mayo Center for the Performing Arts |
| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
Windgap Bluegrass Festival; Windgap Bluegrass Festival |
| Friday, June 8, 2012 |
Peter Stampfel w/ The Raven Rock Rounders; 7:30; The Record Collector |
| Friday, June 8, 2012 |
Windgap; Windgap Bluegrass Festival |
| Saturday, June 9, 2012 |
Dar Williams - Opener: Jonathan Doh; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Saturday, June 9, 2012 |
Tracy Grammer; Glenside House Concerts |
| Saturday, June 9, 2012 |
Windgap; Windgap Bluegrass Festival |
| Sunday, June 10, 2012 |
School of Rock (Mainline); Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Sunday, June 10, 2012 |
Windgap; Windgap Bluegrass Festival |
| Friday, June 15, 2012 |
Donna The Buffalo; The Historic Blairstown Theatre |
| Saturday, June 16, 2012 |
Jim Boggia - Opener: Sandra Bae; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Saturday, June 16, 2012 |
Kerrville New Folk Finalists in the Round: Aaron Nathan, Phil Henry, the Ya-Ya's.; Musical Lairs |
| Friday, June 22, 2012 |
Electric Hot Tuna; Count Basie Theatre |
| Saturday, June 23, 2012 |
Steve Forbert - Opener: Jack Greenwald; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Saturday, June 23, 2012 |
Electric Hot Tuna; The Wellmont Theatre |
| Friday, June 29, 2012 |
Caleb Hawley; The Minstrel |
| Saturday, June 30, 2012 |
Cheryl Wheeler - Opener: Ellie Perez & Brendan McShane; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Friday, July 6, 2012 |
Jack Williams w/ Naomi Sunshine & Grover Kemble opening; The Minstrel |
| Saturday, July 7, 2012 |
Susan Werner - Opener: Winchester Perry; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Sunday, July 8, 2012 |
Vince Raimondo Memorial Concert; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
Cabin Dogs - Opener: Michael Braunfeld; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
Dallas Vietty Musette Project and The Hot Club of Philadelphia; Virginia Napurano Cultural Center |
| Thursday, July 19, 2012 |
July 19-22 - Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival w/ Dry Branch Fire Squad, David Bromberg, Hot Rize, David Grisman, Jesse McReynolds,Punch Brothers, Claire Lynch, Tony Trischka, Noam Pikilney, Chris Thile ... OAK HILLS, NEW YORK; (888)946-8495; or http://greyfoxbluegrass.com; greyfoxbluegrass.com |
| Friday, July 20, 2012 |
Wynonna & The Big Noise; Mayo Center for the Performing Arts |
| Friday, July 20, 2012 |
Gathering Time and Mike Agranoff (Split Bill); The Minstrel |
| Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
ATZILUT - Opener: Mark Schultz; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Friday, July 27, 2012 |
Broadside Electric; The Minstrel |
| Saturday, July 28, 2012 |
Mary Fahl of October Project and Christine Havrilla; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Friday, August 3, 2012 |
Travis Wetzel Trio; Virginia Napurano Cultural Center |
| Saturday, August 4, 2012 |
Tom Chapin Family Show; Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts |
| Friday, August 17, 2012 |
Bob Malone; The Minstrel |
| Friday, August 24, 2012 |
Cliff Eberhardt w/John Schmitt opening; The Minstrel |
| Friday, September 7, 2012 |
Bill Staines; The Minstrel |
| 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 6, 2012 |
Jonathan Byrd & Chris Kokesh; Glenside House Concerts |
| 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 17, 2012 |
The Wildflowers: Erik Balkey & Annie Donahue; Glenside House Concerts |
| Saturday, November 17, 2012 |
The Stray Birds; Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse |
| Saturday, November 24, 2012 |
Annual Thanksgiving Concert with Chuck Brodsky; Musical Lairs |
58
VENUES
- Appel Farm Arts and Music Center; 457 Shirley Road, Elmer, NJ; 800-394-8478; www.AppelFarm.org
- Arch Street Friends Meeting; 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA; 215-627-2631; ArchStreetFriends.org
- Arts Council of Princeton; 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ; 609-924-8777; ArtsCouncilOfPrinceton.org
- Barrington Coffeehouse; 131 Clements Bridge Road, Barrington, NJ; 856-573-7800; www.BarringtonCoffeehouse.com/musicalender1.htm
- The Historic Blairstown Theatre; 30 Main Street, Blairstown, NJ; 908-362-1399; thehbt.com
- Bordentown Community Concerts; Bordentown Regional Middle School; Dunns Mill Road; Bordentown, NJ; 609-954-8130; BordentownConcerts.com
- Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts; 7PM; Gazebo Park, 9 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA; 610-864-4303; BrynMawrTwilightConcerts.com
- Bucks County Blues Society; BucksBluesSociety.com
- Bucks County Folk Song Society; Usually meets first Sunday of each month at 6:30 pm at the Wrightstown Friends Meeting House, Route 413, Wrightstown, PA; 215-378-0791; BucksFolk.org
- Cafe Improv; at the Princeton Arts Council, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton NJ; CafeImprov.com
- Chaplins; 66 North Main Street, Spring City, PA; 610-792-4110; ChaplinsTheMusicCafe.com
- 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
- Concerts Under the Stars; Upper Merion Township Building park, 175 W. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA; 610-265-1071; www.UpperMerionConcerts.com
- Count Basie Theatre; 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ; 732-842-9000; CountBasieTheatre.org
- Crossroads Coffeehouse; Crossroads Coffeehouse is a once-a-month coffeehouse usually held 8 - 10 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. Its home is on the lower level of Crossroads Community Church at 104 Bartley Road, Flanders, NJ, west of Rte. 206 at the railroad trestle; CrossroadsMtOlive.org/coffeehouse.htm
- Crossroads Music; Calvary United Methodist Church, 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA; 215-729-1028; CrossroadsConcerts.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
- Electric Factory; 421 N. 7th St., Philadelphia, PA; 215-627-1332; ElectricFactory.info
- Fairleigh Dickinson University; 199 Temple Avenue, Hackensack, NJ; DullMusic.com
- Glenside House Concerts; Glenside, PA; 215-572-7715; tinyurl.com/GlensideHouseConcerts
- 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
- Grounds for Sculpture; 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, NJ; 609-586-0616; GroundsForSculpture.org
- Gwynedd Friends Coffeehouse; US 202 and Sumneytown Pike, Gwynedd PA; 215-699-7835; GwyneddFriends.org/coffeehouse.htm
- Havana New Hope; 105 S. Main Street, New Hope, PA; 215-862-9897 Occasional concerts in a very nice setting.; HavanaNewHope.com
- Hurdy Gurdy Folk Club; Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ; HurdyGurdyFolk.org
- Iguana Coffeehouse; Elks Lodge, 165 State Route 31, Flemington, NJ; GraceUCCNJ.org/iguana.html
- John and Peter's; 96 South Main Street, New Hope, PA; 215-862-5981; www.johnandpeters.com
- Keswick Theater; 291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, PA; 215-572-7650; 1300 seat theatre with great and varied music many nights of the week. Good restaurants in walking distance.; KeswickTheater.com
- Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts; 300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA; 215-893-1999; KimmelCenter.org
- The Last Chance Cafe; 539 San Diego Avenue, Jenkintown, PA; 215-663-8267; TheLastChanceCafe.net
- Lewis Circle House Concerts; Hatboro, PA; 215-442-9552; LewisCircleHouseConcerts.com
- Listen Live Music; 5671 Chestnut Street, Zionsville, PA 18092, (the new Upper Milford Township Municipal Center, formerly the King's Highway School); 610-966-6419; www.listenlivemusic.org/
- Mayo Center for the Performing Arts; 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ; 973-539-8008; www.MayoArts.org
- McCarter Theater; 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ; 609-258-2787; McCarter.org
- The Mermaid Inn; 7673 Winston Road (at the corner of Germantown Avenue and Mermaid Lane), Chestnut Hill, PA; 215-247-9797; www.TheMermaidInn.net
- Mexicali Live; 1409 Queen Anne Rd, Teaneck, NJ; 201-833-0011; MexicaliLive.com
- 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
- Mom & Pop's Coffeehouse; United Christian Church, 8525 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA; MomAndPops.org
- Musical Lairs; House concerts in the Villanova, PA area; MusicalLairs.org
- Music at the Mission; West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Road, West Milford, NJ; 800-613-1455; MusicAtTheMission.org
- Virginia Napurano Cultural Center; 522 Rosemont-Ringoes Road (Rt 04), Sergeantsville, NJ; 609-397-5991; www.WDVRFM.org
- Nassau Inn; 10 Palmer Square East, Princeton, NJ; 609-921-7500; NassauInn.com
- The New Hope Winery; 6123 Lower York Rd, Peddlers Village, PA 18938; 800-592-wine; NewHopeWinery.com
- NJ Performing Arts Center; One Center Street, Newark, NJ; 888-466-5722; NJPAC.org
- Ocean County Artists' Guild; PO Box 1156, Ocean and Chestnut Avenues, Island Heights, NJ 08732; 732-270-3111; ocartistsguild.org
- On Patriots Stage; The War Memorial, Memorial Drive, Trenton, NJ; 609-984-8400; Concerts in this Thursday night series are held inside The War Memorial but in an unusual intimate setting in which only 160 tickets are sold and the audience sits onstage with the performers. Very convenient, free parking and a nice restaurant next door in the Marriott Hotel.; OnPatriotsStage.com
- Outpost in the Burbs; Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church Street, Montclair, NJ; 973-744-6560; OutpostInTheBurbs.org
- Painted Bride Art Center; 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA; 215-925-9914; PaintedBride.org
- Pastorius Park Summer Concerts; Pastorius Park in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill section. The shows are free, and are presented by the Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA).; ChestnutHill.org
- 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 Center for Yoga & Health; Montgomery Professional Center, 50 Vreeland Drive, Skillman, NJ; 609-924-7294; Occasional concerts.; PrincetonYoga.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
- Princeton University Department of Music; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; 609-258-9220; www.manyarrowsmusic.com/makingtunes/
- Puck; 85 Printers Alley, Doylestown, PA; 215-348-9000; PuckLive.com
- The Raconteur; 431 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ; RaconteurBooks.com
- The Record Collector; 358 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, NJ; 609-324-0880; The-Record-Collector.com
- Salt; 109 US Highway 206, Byram, NJ; 973-347-7258; SaltGastroPub.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
- Second Saturday Music Cafe; (formerly Mine Street), First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ; 732-672-0272; SecondSaturdayMusicCafe.com
- 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/
- Siren Records; 25 East State Street, Doylestown PA; 215-348-2323; SirenRecords.com
- South Jersey Acoustic Roots Music Society; SJARMS meets in the Medford Art Center, 18 North Main Street, Medford, NJ.; http://www.sjarms.com/
- State Theatre (New Brunswick); 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ; 732-246-7469; StateTheatreNJ.org
- State Theatre Center for the Arts (Easton); 453 Northampton Street, Easton, PA; 610-252-3132; StateTheatre.org
- Steel City Coffee House; 203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA; 610-933-4043; SteelCityCoffeeHouse.com
- Stockton Inn; Storyteller-Songwriters Showcase Series on Monday nights and occasional other musical events, 1 Main Street, Stockton, NJ; 609-397-1250; StocktonInn.com
- Sunday Night Music Club; Watchung Arts Center, 18 Stirling Road (Watchung Circle), Watchung, NJ; 973-376-4946; The Sanctuary Concerts Sunday Night Music Club is a 100-seat "parlor concert" series, a cozy Sunday evening with favorite folk performers at which audience members are encouraged to BYOB.; SanctuaryConcerts.org/SNMC.html
- Surflight Theatre; Engleside and Beach Avenues, Beach Haven, NJ; 609-492-9477; www.SurfLight.org
- The Tabernacle; 31 Simpson Ave, Mt Tabor, NJ 07878; 973-714-5351; AtTheTabernacle.com
- 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
- TLA; (Theater of the Living Arts), 334 South Street, Philadelphia, PA; 215-336-2000; LiveNation.com/venue/theater-of-the-living-arts-tickets
- Tower Theater; 69th & Ludlow, Upper Darby, PA; 610-784-5426; LiveNation.com/venue/tower-theater-tickets
- Union County Performing Arts Center; 1601 Irving Street, Rahway, NJ; 732-499-8226; www.ucpac.org
- Village Bakery; 2 Gordon Avenue (off Route 206 across from the Lawrenceville Prep School), Lawrenceville, NJ; 609-896-0036; VillageBakeryNJ.com
- Walt Whitman Arts Center; 2nd & Cooper Streets, Camden, NJ; 856-964-8300; WaltWhitmanCenter.org
- The War Memorial; Memorial Drive, Trenton, NJ; 609-984-8400; A beautiful, historic 1800-seat concert call with very convenient, free parking and a nice restaurant next door in the Marriott Hotel.; www.state.nj.us/state/divisions/memorial/
- Watchung Arts Center; 18 Stirling Road (Watchung Circle), Watchung, NJ; 908-753-0190; WatchungArts.org
- Wayne Central Concerts; Central Baptist Church, 106 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA; 610-864-4303; WayneCentralConcerts.com
- The Wellmont Theatre; 5 Seymour Street; Montclair, NJ; 877-WELLMNT; WellmontTheatre.com
- Windgap Bluegrass Festival; Mt View Park, Mountain Road, Wind Gap, PA; (973) 584-2324; www.WindGapBluegrass.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