Purple Alpaca's Top 20 Albums of 2014

1. Lost in the Dream by The War on Drugs
2. Are We There by Sharon Van Etten
3. Voices by Phantogram
4. Atlas by Real Estate
5. Attica! by Wussy
6. Stay Gold by First Aid Kit
7. Heal by Strand of Oaks
8. Mended With Gold by The Rural Alberta Advantage
9. Days of Abandon by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
10. Manipulator by Ty Segal
11. Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave by The Twilight Sad
12. Small Town Heroes by Hurray for the Riff Raff
13. Ryan Adams by Ryan Adams
14. The Districts(EP) by The Districts
15. Metamodern Sounds in Country Music by Sturgill Simpson
16. Unplug by Cloud Cult
17. Salad Days by Mac DeMarco
18. American Middle Class by Agaleena Presley
19. LP1 by FKA Twigs
20. Alarms in the Heart by Dry the River

Event Listings December 2014

Jeannette Lynne "Tightrope"

"Tightrope" will be included in upcoming full length recording

Support this project now via Kickstarter through Dec 12th, 2014 here:

 Jeanette Lynne's Kickstarter Campaign

Wednesday December 3rd
Strand of Oaks
Torres
8:30pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Friday December 5th
The Porchistas
The One and Nines
Adam and the Plants
8:00pm
Lucky 7
322 2nd Street
Jersey City, NJ

Friday December 5th
Sarah Donner
Scott Barkan
7:30pm
Arts Council of Princeton
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ

Saturday December 6th
Thomas Wesley Stern
3:30pm
Belmar Arts Council
608 River Road
Belmar, NJ

Sunday December 7th
Jeanette Lynne
Christmas Village at Love Park
1500 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA

Friday December 12th
Princeton Folk Music Society presents:
Bill Staines
8:15pm
Christ Congregation Church
50 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ

Friday December 12th
Outpost in the Burbs presents:
Joseph Arthur
Mya Byrne
8:00pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Saturday December 13th
Rock for Tots Benefit featuring:
The Amboys
Amy Malkoff & the Moonshines
Creeptones
Cranston Dean
Climbing the Walls
8:00pm
The Wonder Bar
Fifth and Ocean Avenues
Asbury Park, NJ

Monday December 22nd
Merry Kissmas featuring:
Streetlight Circus
Marc Fox
Thornes
8:00pm
Arlene's Grocery
95 Stanton Street
New York, NY

Tuesday December 30th
Spook Handy's 6th Annual Holiday Concert
2:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
31 N 5th Avenue
Highland Park, NJ

Event Listings November 2014

We Were Promised Jetpacks

Friday November 21st at Union Transfer

Saturday November 8th

Spook Handy

6:30pm

Belmont County District Library

20 James Wright Place

Martins Ferry, OH

Friday November 14th

Outpost in the Burbs presents:

Brother Sun

Abigail & Lily Chapin

8:00pm

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation

67 Church Street

Montclair, NJ

Saturday November 15th

Jeanette Lynne

Vita and the Wolf

Wrecks

Paul & Rose

7:00pm

Indie House Show

600 E Barnard Street

West Chester, PA

Friday November 21st

Princeton Folk Music Society presents:

Joel Mabus

8:15pm

Christ Congregation Church

50 Walnut Lane

Princeton, NJ

Friday November 21st

We Were Promised Jetpacks

The Twilight Sad

8:30pm

Union Transfer

1026 Spring Garden Street

Philadelphia, PA

Saturday November 22nd

Accidental Seabirds

9:00pm

Asbury Park Yacht Club

1000 Ocean Avenue

Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday November 22nd

Ari Heist

Liz Longley

8:00pm

6123 Lower York Road

New Hope, PA

Sunday November 23rd

Sarah Donner

3:00pm

Mystery Brewing

437 Dimmocks Mill Road

Hillsborough, NC

Saturday November 29th

2nd Annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival

7:30pm

358 Farnsworth Avenue

Bordentown, NJ

Event Listings October 2014

The Porchistas "Shoot it at the Sun" CD Release Party

Saturday October 32nd (a.k.a. Nov 1st) at Tierney's

Friday October 3rd
Thomas Wesley Stern
10:00pm
Langosta Lounge
1000 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday October 4th
WXPN Presents: Songwriter Series
Jeanette Lynne
Katie Barbato
Alec Stewart
7:00pm
The Fire
412 W Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA

Sunday October 5th
25th Annual Bordentown Cranberry Festival featuring:
FLINTface
Crash Gordon and Debra Dynamite
Jamais Vu
Frank Viele Band
One Punch Mickey
11:00am
The Record Collector
358 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, NJ

Sunday October 5th
The BoDeans
6:00pm
New Hope Winery
6123 Lower York Road
New Hope, PA

Friday October 10th
Accidental Seabirds
Stephen Bartolomei With His Comrades
9:00pm
Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Friday October 10th
Prism Saxophone Quartet
8:00pm
Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Saturday October 11th
Milk and Cookies series featuring:
Spook Handy
10:00am and 12:00 Noon
State Theater
15 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ

Sunday October 12th
Sarah Donner CD Release Party
with Marian Call
7:00pm
Arts Council of Princeton
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ

Sunday October 12th
Chris Rockwell & The Stickball Social Club Record Release Party
also appearing:
Deff-Ray
Paris Under Fire
The Hive Mind
J Sales
7:00pm
The Stone Pony
913 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Friday October 17th
Joe D'Urso
Willie Nile
Allison Moorer
Joe Rapolla
8:00pm
Outpost in the Burbs
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Monday October 20th
Courtney Barnett
San Fermin
Mikhael Paskalev
8:00pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Saturday October 32nd (a.k.a. Nov 1st)
The Porchistas "Shoot it at the Sun" CD Release Party
also appearing:
Bone & Marrow
The Defending Champions
8:30pm
Tierney's Tavern
138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Event Listings September 2014

Strand of Oaks

September 15th at Rough Trade

Saturday September 6th
Benefit for Cattus Island's Environmental Center featuring:
The Amboys
Moon Motel
No More Pain
The Porchistas
Candace Schur
Harper's Fellow
Bone & Marrow
The Creeptones
Mad Feather Group
Thomas Wesley Stern
The Shady Street Show Band
Chris Rockwell
The Stickball Social Club
12:00pm (Noon)
Jackson Moose Lodge 1459
1240 E Veterans Highway
Jackson, NJ

Friday September 12th
Streetlight Circus
10:30am
Soundwave Music Festival
Airlift Acres
11039 Worcester Highway
Berlin, MD

Monday September 15th
Strand of Oaks
Christopher Denny
8:00pm
Rough Trade
64 N 9th Street
Brooklyn, NY

Friday September 19th
Slaid Cleaves
8:00pm
Outpost in the Burbs
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Saturday September 20th
Sarah Donner
9:00pm
Early Bird & Night Owl Cafe
50A West 26th Street
Bayonne, NJ

Sunday September 21st
Accidental Seabirds
7:00pm
Pompeii Graffiti
169 West Street
Annapolis, MD

Wednesday September 24th
Shovels and Rope
John Fullbright
8:30pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Saturday September 27th
Spook Handy
7:00pm
Medford United Methodist Church
2 Hartford Road
Medford, NJ

Sunday September 28th
Augustines
8:00pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Event Listings August 2014

Pete Donnelly

August 22nd at The Spring Street Gallery

Thursday August 7th
Accidental Seabirds
Anjuli Josephine
Natalie Chapkis
The Dawn Drapes
CachaBacha
8:30pm
The Fire
412 W Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA

Thursday August 7th
Arts Council of Princeton presents:
Swingadelic
6:00pm
Princeton Shopping Center
301 North Harrison Street
Princeton, NJ

Friday August 8th
Tempest
8:00pm
The Record Collector
358 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, NJ

Saturday August 9th
Outpost in the Burbs presents:
Ethan Lipkind
Honor Finnegan
Hannah & Maggie
The Once
Mya Byrne
Frank Lombardi
The End of America
5:00pm
Montclair Center Stage on Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Tuesday August 12th
Spook Handy
"Remembering Pete Seeger with the Spook Handy Band"
7:30pm
Paramus Bandshell
116 E Century Road
Paramus, NJ

Friday August 15th
Thomas Wesley Stern
The Infamous Stringdusters
5:00pm
The Stone Pony
913 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Friday August 22nd
Jeanette Lynne
Pete Donnelly
Brett Newski
8:00pm
The Spring Street Gallery
110 Spring Street
Saratoga Springs, NY

Thursday August 28th
Sarah Donner
8:00pm
Mystery Brewing Public House
230 South Nash Street
Hillsborough, NC

Friday August 29th
Chris Hillman & Chris Pedersen
8:00pm
New Hope Winery
6123 Lower York Road
New Hope Winery
New Hope, PA

Friday August 29th
Perfect Pussy
Potty Mouth
8:00pm
Asbury Lanes
209 4th Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Event Listings July 2014

Sarah Donner: "That is A Pegasus" North America Tour

July 20th at Duffy's Tavern (Lincoln, NE)

Friday July 11th
The Amboys
10:00pm
Langosta Lounge
1000 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Sunday July 13th
No More Pain
9:45pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday July 19th
Accidental Seabirds
6:30pm
Espresso Joe's
50 W Front Street
Keyport, NJ

Sunday July 20th
Sarah Donner
9:00pm
Duffy's Tavern
1412 O Street
Lincoln, NE

Thursday July 24th
Spook Handy
6:00pm
Princeton Shopping Center
301 N. Harrison Street
Princeton, NJ

Friday July 25th
Thomas Wesley Stern
7:00pm
Barnegat Dock Concert Series
Barnegat Municipal Dock
427 E Bay Avenue
Barnegat, NJ

Saturday July 26th
Litlle Big Toe CD Release Party
7:30pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ

Open Mics:
Mondays
John and Peter's
9:00pm
96 South Main Street
New Hope, PA

Wednesdays
Alchemist & Barrister
10:00pm
28 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ

Event Listings June 2014

Spook Handy: A Year of Remembering Pete Seeger

June 29th at the Metuchen Folk Festival

A Year of Remembering Pete Seeger

"Having played alongside Pete over 50 times since 2003 he became my greatest mentor

of songwriting and sharing songs with audiences. To help carry on his legacy, I put

together a special "Remembering Pete Seeger" concert which I plan to present in all 21

New Jersey counties, all 50 U.S. states and as many other countries as possible."

(from Spook's website, more info at: www.SpookHandy.com)

Wednesday June 4th
Accidental Seabirds
Thomas Wesley Stern
8:30pm
The Fire
412 West Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA

Saturday June 7th
Groove in the Grove
4th Annual Songwriter Festival
Sarah Donner
also 13 other songwriters
1:00pm-8:00pm
Vasa Park
1 Wolfe Road
Budd Lake, NJ

Monday June 9th
First Aid Kit
Willy Mason
8:30pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Friday June 13th
Bad Apples
Surf Jerkz
Two Moon Band
9:00pm
Hi-Nella Bar & Grill
709 S Warwick Road
Hi-Nella, NJ

Saturday June 14th
Duncan Sheik
8:00pm
New Hope Winery
6123 Lower York Road
New Hope, PA

Sunday June 15th
Bog Iron Bloom
No More Pain
Thrashole
6:00pm
Brighton Bar
121 Brighton Avenue
Long Branch, NJ

Wednesday June 18th
Sharon Van Etten
Jana Hunter
8:30pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Saturday June 21st
Montclair Make Music Day
10:00am-6:00pm
Multiple Venues
Montclair, NJ

Saturday June 21st/22nd
Art All Night Trenton
3:00pm-3:00pm (24 hours)
Roebling Wire Works
675 South Clinton Avenue
Trenton, NJ

Sunday June 29th
Metuchen Folk Festival featuring:
Spook Handy: A Year of Remembering Pete Seeger
3:00pm
The Old Franklin Schoolhouse
491 Middlesex Avenue
Metuchen, NJ

Event Listings May 2014

Anvil !

May 15th at The Stanhope House



Sunday May 11th
Dwight Twilley Band
8:00pm
The Record Collector
358 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown NJ

Thursday May 15th
Anvil
7:00pm
The Stanhope House
145 Main Street
Stanhope, NJ

Friday May 16th
Jeanette Lynne
9:00pm
Lickety Split
401 South Street
Philadelphia, PA

Monday May 19th
Spook Handy
8:00pm
Brewer's Alley
124 North Market Street
Frederick, MD

Friday May 30th
Streetlight Circus
7:00pm
104 North 10th Street
Kenilworth, NJ

Saturday May 31st
Tierney's Tavern Music Festival
Noon to 1:00am
Tierney's Tavern
136 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Event Listings April 2014

Penn Counterparts

(will not be performing)

April 26th at Town Hall

(but they should be!)

 

Saturday April 12th
Streetlight Circus
9:30pm
Freddie's Tavern
1100 Green Lane
Bristol, PA

Saturday April 19th
Accidental Seabirds
10:00pm
Langosta Lounge
1000 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Sunday April 20th
Thomas Wesley Stern
1:00pm
Langosta Lounge
1000 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Tuesday April 22nd
Spook Handy
7:30pm
New Jersey Meadowlands Environment Center
1 Dekorte Park Plaza
Lyndhurst, NJ

Friday April 25th
Sarah Donner
8:00pm
Arts Quest Steel Stacks
101 Founders Way
Bethlehem, PA

Friday April 25th
Outpost in the Burbs featuring:
Carolann Solebello
Karyn Oliver
The Yayas
Lily Mae
8:00pm
Fletcher Hall
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Saturday April 26th
International Championship of Collegiate a Cappella Finals
8:00pm
The Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street
New York, NY

Event Listings March 2014

 

The War on Drugs

March 18th at Union Transfer



 



 

Saturday March 1st
Thomas Wesley Stern
9:00pm
Albert Music Hall
131 Wells Mill Road
Ocean Township, NJ

Friday March 7th
Barnaby Bright
Lera Lynn Duo
The Sea The Sea
8:00pm
Outpost in the Burbs
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Saturday March 8th
Bog Iron Bloom
Scars on 45
Goldspot
Harper's Fellow
7:00pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ

Sunday March 9th
Spook Handy
2:00pm
Burlington County Library
5 Pioneer Boulevard
Westampton, NJ

Friday March 14th
The Porchistas
Accidental Seabirds
Adam and the Plants
9:00pm
Tierney's Tavern
136-138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Tuesday March 18th
The War on Drugs
White Laces
A.M. Mills
8:30pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Saturday March 22nd
Liv Live Concert at Steel City Coffee House featuring:
Jeanette Lynne
Alex DiMattia
Nicole Zell
Cowmuddy
7:00pm
Steel City Coffee House
203 Bridge Street
Phoenixville, PA

Friday March 28th
Sarah Donner
Tommy Strazza
Xenia Sky
7:00pm
Espresso Joe's
50 West Front Street
Keyport, NJ

Event Listings February 2014

Vocal Synergy - Wagner College

A Cappella Mid Atlantic Quarter Finals

1st Place

Saturday February 8th
International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella
Mid Atlantic Quarter Finals
7:30pm
Hickman Hall
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ

Thursday February 13th
Brentano String Quartet
7:30pm
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Saturday February 15th
Bog Iron Bloom
Bow and Arrow
Chasing Kimberly
8:00pm
Belmar Arts Council
608 River Road
Belmar, NJ

Saturday February 15th
Emily Danger Band
8:00pm
The Record Collector
358 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, NJ

Friday February 21st
Cabernet Cabaret featuring:
Sarah Donner
Rebecca Mullaney
Joanna Burns
Jason Beckett
7:30pm
Arts Council of Princeton
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ

Saturday February 22nd
Thomas Wesley Stern
Bern and the Brights
9:00pm
Tierney's
136-138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Sunday February 23rd
The Porchistas
The Defending Champs
Reno's Men
APB
3:00pm
Wellmont Theater
5 Seymour Street
Montclair, NJ

Event Listings January 2014

Accidental Seabirds - Record Release Party

 January 10th at Asbury Lanes

 

Friday January 10th
Accidental Seabirds Record Release Party
also performing:
Thomas Wesley Stern
The Porchistas
Creeptones
8:00pm
Asbury Lanes
209 4th Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday January 11th
World Music Ensemble: Atash
2:00pm
Princeton Shopping Center
301 N Harrison Street
Princeton, NJ

Saturday January 18th
Spook Handy
11:30am
South Florida Folk Festival
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Saturday January 18th
Jet Weston & his Atomic Ranch Hands
8:00pm
The Record Collector
358 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, NJ

Tuesday January 21st
Phosphorescent
Caveman
8:30pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Sunday January 26th
Jeanette Lynne
7:00pm
Puck Live
1 Printer's Alley
Doylestown, PA

Wednesday January 29th
Jason Isbell
Holly Williams
8:00pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Saturday January 32nd (aka Feb 1)
Sarah Donner
8:00pm
Princeton Homebrew
208 Sanhican Drive
Trenton, NJ