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, October 9, 2010 |
Leon Redbone; Appel Farm Arts and Music Center |
| Friday, October 29, 2010 |
Janis Ian & Tom Paxton; Appel Farm Arts and Music Center |
| Saturday, November 27, 2010 |
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks; Appel Farm Arts and Music Center |
| Saturday, February 26, 2011 |
Steve Forbert; Appel Farm Arts and Music Center |
| Wednesday, October 6, 2010 |
Gordon Lightfoot; Count Basie Theatre |
| Friday, October 29, 2010 |
Capitol Steps; Count Basie Theatre |
| Saturday, October 30, 2010 |
Live Dead - Recreation of "Workingman's Dead" and "American Beauty"; Count Basie Theatre |
| Thursday, February 17, 2011 |
Hot Tuna Blues; Count Basie Theatre |
| Friday, March 4, 2011 |
Asleep at the Wheel; Count Basie Theatre |
| Friday, March 18, 2011 |
David Bromberg Big Band; Count Basie Theatre |
| Saturday, March 26, 2011 |
Lily Tomlin; Count Basie Theatre |
| Sunday, September 12, 2010 |
David Bromberg Quartet; Havana |
| Wednesday, September 15, 2010 |
Sam & Ruby; Havana |
| Sunday, September 19, 2010 |
Burning Bridget Cleary; Havana |
| Thursday, September 30, 2010 |
Steve Forbert; Havana |
| Sunday, November 14, 2010 |
John Gorka; Havana |
| Friday, October 29, 2010 |
Joan Baez w/ Steve Earle; Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts |
| Friday, October 22, 2010 |
Jake Shimabukuro; McCarter Theater |
| Tuesday, November 9, 2010 |
Mary Black; McCarter Theater |
| Tuesday, February 8, 2011 |
Hot Tuna Blues w/ Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady w/ Charlie Musselwhite & Jim Lauderdale; McCarter Theater |
| Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
Robert Johnson Centennial w/ Big Head Todd & The Monsters, David Honeyboy Edwards, ...; McCarter Theater |
| Friday, September 10, 2010 |
Open Stage; The Minstrel |
| Friday, September 17, 2010 |
Red Hen and Danielle Miraglia; The Minstrel |
| Friday, September 24, 2010 |
Finest Kind and The Loose Canons; The Minstrel |
| Saturday, September 11, 2010 |
SONiA (of disappear fear) with Howard Markman; Musical Lairs |
| Saturday, September 25, 2010 |
Greg Klyma; Musical Lairs |
| Saturday, October 16, 2010 |
Nick Annis; Musical Lairs |
| Saturday, October 30, 2010 |
Brian Ashley Jones; Musical Lairs |
| Saturday, November 27, 2010 |
Chuck Brodsky - our 10th year celebrating Thanksgiving weekend with Chuck; Musical Lairs |
| Sunday, December 5, 2010 |
Les Sampou; Musical Lairs |
| Saturday, September 11, 2010 |
Dar Williams; The New Hope Winery |
| Saturday, September 18, 2010 |
Lucy Kaplansky; The New Hope Winery |
| Saturday, September 25, 2010 |
Livingston Taylor; The New Hope Winery |
| Friday, October 1, 2010 |
Danielia Cotton; The New Hope Winery |
| Thursday, September 30, 2010 |
Rambling Jack Elliott; On Patriots Stage |
| Thursday, October 14, 2010 |
Henry Butler; On Patriots Stage |
| Thursday, November 18, 2010 |
Red Molly; On Patriots Stage |
| Thursday, December 16, 2010 |
Cheryl Wheeler; On Patriots Stage |
| Sunday, January 16, 2011 |
Ari Hest; On Patriots Stage |
| Friday, October 8, 2010 |
October 8 - 10; Folk Project Festival w/ Anne Hills, Blue Moose & The Unbuttoned Zipper, Aca-Perco, and more; Star Lake Camp, Bloomingdale, NJ; 908-647-4306; festival.folkproject.org |
| Sunday, December 5, 2010 |
Red Horse (Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, and Lucy Kaplansky); South Orange NJ Performing Arts Center, 20 Valley Street, 973-313-ARTS; www.sopacnow.org |
| Saturday, October 16, 2010 |
Beaucoup Blue; opening act is Tom Walz; Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse |
| Saturday, November 20, 2010 |
Trent Wagler and the Steel Wheels; opening act is No Windows; Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse |
| Friday, September 24, 2010 |
Walt Michael; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, October 15, 2010 |
Nathan Rogers; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, November 19, 2010 |
Roy Bookbinder; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, December 10, 2010 |
Bob Zentz; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, January 21, 2011 |
Diana Jones; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, February 18, 2011 |
Scott Ainslie; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, March 18, 2011 |
Mary McCaslin; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, April 15, 2011 |
Sparky & Rhonda Rucker; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Friday, May 20, 2011 |
Hot Soup; Princeton Folk Music Society |
| Sunday, September 5, 2010 |
The first Sunday of each month The Raconteur hosts a transatlantic jam session. The shop's session is concurrent with a very similar session occurring in Reading, England at a pub called The Retreat. Participants alternate, collaborate, and symphonize via a Google web cam.; The Raconteur |
| Sunday, October 3, 2010 |
The first Sunday of each month The Raconteur hosts a transatlantic jam session. The shop's session is concurrent with a very similar session occurring in Reading, England at a pub called The Retreat. Participants alternate, collaborate, and symphonize via a Google web cam.; The Raconteur |
| Sunday, November 7, 2010 |
The first Sunday of each month The Raconteur hosts a transatlantic jam session. The shop's session is concurrent with a very similar session occurring in Reading, England at a pub called The Retreat. Participants alternate, collaborate, and symphonize via a Google web cam.; The Raconteur |
| Sunday, December 5, 2010 |
The first Sunday of each month The Raconteur hosts a transatlantic jam session. The shop's session is concurrent with a very similar session occurring in Reading, England at a pub called The Retreat. Participants alternate, collaborate, and symphonize via a Google web cam.; The Raconteur |
| Friday, October 8, 2010 |
The J. B. Kline Band featuring Steve Guyger; The Record Collector |
| Saturday, October 9, 2010 |
Wanda Jackson plus guests The Lustre Kings; The Record Collector |
| Tuesday, January 11, 2011 |
Chris Smither; The Record Collector |
| Friday, March 11, 2011 |
Steve Forbert; The Record Collector |
| Saturday, September 18, 2010 |
Nanci Griffith; Sellersville Theater |
| Sunday, September 19, 2010 |
Chad & Jeremy; Sellersville Theater |
| Saturday, September 25, 2010 |
Celtic Fiddle Festival; Sellersville Theater |
| Sunday, September 26, 2010 |
Patty Loveless; Sellersville Theater |
| Wednesday, September 29, 2010 |
Maria Muldaur & Her Red Hot Bluesiana Band; Sellersville Theater |
| Wednesday, October 6, 2010 |
Acoustic Alchemy; Sellersville Theater |
| Thursday, October 7, 2010 |
Luka Bloom; Sellersville Theater |
| Friday, October 8, 2010 |
Leon Redbone; Sellersville Theater |
| Saturday, October 9, 2010 |
Don McLean; Sellersville Theater |
| Saturday, October 16, 2010 |
Four Bitchin' Babes; Sellersville Theater |
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
Jake Shimaburuko; Sellersville Theater |
| Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
Keller Williams; Sellersville Theater |
| Saturday, October 23, 2010 |
Shawn Colvin; Sellersville Theater |
| Sunday, October 24, 2010 |
Hillman and Pedersen; Sellersville Theater |
| Thursday, October 28, 2010 |
Donna The Buffalo; Sellersville Theater |
| Wednesday, September 15, 2010 |
Raianne Richards and Mark Mandeville; Siren Records |
| Sunday, September 12, 2010 |
Tommy Emmanuel, September 12, 13 at 8:00pm and September 14 at 2:00 and 8:00pm. Tommy brings a sense of Jazz improvisation into a mix including blues, country, rock classic and Spanish music.; Surflight Theatre |
| Wednesday, September 15, 2010 |
Acoustic Strawbs (trio) http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/; Woodbridge: Music on Main Street |
| Wednesday, September 29, 2010 |
John Gorka - Colonia New Jersey’s Own!! http://johngorka.com/; Woodbridge: Music on Main Street |
| Wednesday, October 13, 2010 |
Blues Double Bill: John Hammond, Christine Santelli opening http://www.rosebudus.com/hammond/ http://www.christinesantelli.com/fr_home.cfm; Woodbridge: Music on Main Street |
| Wednesday, November 3, 2010 |
Richie Havens http://www.richiehavens.com/; Woodbridge: Music on Main Street |
| Wednesday, November 17, 2010 |
John Sebastian http://www.johnbsebastian.com/; Woodbridge: Music on Main Street |
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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
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
- 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
- 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
- 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; 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- State Theatre; 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ; 732-246-7469; StateTheatreNJ.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
- 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
- Woodbridge: Music on Main Street; United Methodist Church, 69 Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ; 732-634-4500 x6015; WoodbridgeArtsNJ.com
- World Cafe Live; 3025 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA; 215-222-1400; WorldCafeLive.com
