Sunday, April 18:
Truffle Duo – whose members have shared stages with Little Feat, Phish, and Blues Traveler – performs at Liberty in Hoboken at 8 p.m. It’s Open-Mic Night at O’Donoghues on First in Hoboken, hosted by New Vintage. Scotland Yard in Hoboken has Big Mike and the Perpetrators at 8 p.m. P.J. Ryan’s in Jersey City has karaoke starting at 8:30 p.m.
Monday, April 19:
It’s happy hour all night at Oddfellows Rest in Hoboken. Welcomed Words poetry open-mic night at Rodeo-Ristra in Hoboken, featuring Jersey City poet Christine Goodman and music by Phil Risen, 8 p.m. Blues Jam with Big Ed at 9:30 p.m. at Scotland Yard in Hoboken.
Tuesday, April 20:
Maxwell’s has NJ Songwriters in the Round featuring Christina Alessi, Mary Ann Farley, Greg Naughton, and Bobby Syvarth – no cover, 8:30 p.m. ArtKore open-mic night with music by Alex Battles at Rodeo-Ristra in Hoboken. Sign-up begins at 8 p.m. The Whiskey Bar has J.J. Appleton at 9 p.m., Haize at 10 p.m., and Lotus at 11 p.m. Bill Turner & Blue Smoke plays R&Bz in Bayonne – no cover, 9 p.m. And it’s Ski Club Night at Willie McBride’s, starting at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 21:
Battle of the Bands featuring One Nine Crew at 9 p.m., Newborn Kings at 10 p.m., and Another Day Wasted at 11 p.m. at the Whiskey Bar in Hoboken. Rodeo-Ristra presents Blow-Up Radio, Tommy Anton, John Traglieri, Jon Dacks, and Souls Release in this week’s installment of its Metamorphic Original Music Series, 9 p.m. And it’s Swing Night at Willie McBride’s, starting at 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 22:
Seattle band The Building Press plays Uncle Joe’s in Jersey City at 9 p.m. Tom Vincent and the Romance Commandos play The Goldhawk at 9 p.m. The Whisky Bar has Schiavo at 9 p.m., The Low Life at 10 p.m., and Motel Creeps at 11 p.m. The Athens, Georgia-based band Elf Power plays Maxwell’s with Zumm Zumm and Joss starting at 8:30 p.m., $8.
Friday, April 23:
Ants Marching, a Dave Matthews Band tribute group, plays Willie McBride’s in Hoboken at 11 p.m. The Mike Dalton Band plays the Whiskey Bar. O’Donoghue’s on First has New Vintage. Delicious and The Yesterdays play Uncle Joe’s. Maxwell’s has 90 Day Men, The Ankles, and Houston McCoy starting at 10 p.m., $8.
Saturday, April 24:
Hoboken’s own Karyn Kuhl and Deb DeSalvo play The Shannon. Maxwell’s has The Muffs, The Kowalskis, and The Downbeat 5 starting at 9:30 p.m., $12. The Benjamins play O’Donoghue’s on First. Uncle Joe’s features Jim Daves, Mason Dixon, and Gun Street Radio. Cover band Screaming Broccolli plays Willie McBride’s at 11 p.m.