Dharma Bums
An all-vegetarian kitchen with Far East spice in the New Hope building where Abbie Hoffman held his Dump the Pump meetings. The live-music calendar runs to serious bluegrass — IBMA Hall of Famer David Parmley has played the stage.
Field notes: Seven rooms with live music this Sunday, one set is free
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Beggar's Pay
Dead tribute with a rotating lead guitarist, so no two nights match. This one adds Mark Diomede and a double drum section. Upstairs, twenty one and over.
Lee Ross with special guest Double D
One man party band out of Boston, live-looping sax, keys and flute into funk and reggae. Upstairs, twenty one and over, Saturday at eight.
The Reverend Graham Ford: Sounds from the Reverend's Jukebox
First Sunday solo set digging through the songwriters that shaped him. Free, cellar bar, six o'clock, and the room is small enough to hear every word.
Comedy Night Open Mic
Sign-ups at six thirty, jokes at seven, no cover in the cellar bar. Hosted by Jeannette Orr, and new material is the whole point.
Bryan Yurcan
Garage folk songwriter working the New Jersey and Pennsylvania circuit, lived-in stories over polish. Free set in the cellar bar, Thursday at seven.
Craft & A Cocktail: Ceramic Hanging Skeleton
Four hours carving bones out of clay with the sgraffito technique, kiln fired and strung on hemp, back in time for October. Ticket covers materials, firing and one drink. Ages fifteen up.
Steal Your Face
A decade plus of playing the Dead catalog with real teeth, long jams and lead guitar that goes places. Upstairs, twenty one and over, Saturday at eight.
Psychedelic Community of New Hope MeetUp
Second Sunday social for people interested in psychedelics, healing and personal growth. Free, casual, and open whether you are experienced or just curious.
Dbums' Hootenanny
Wednesday open stage in the cellar bar. Bring an instrument, a poem, a comedy bit, or nothing at all. Free, hosted by Michael Henry Robert.
Craft & A Cocktail: Bohemian Crescent Moon Wreath Workshop
Build a fifteen inch crescent moon wreath out of foraged moss, woodland mushrooms, dried botanicals and crystals. Ticket covers materials, instruction and one drink. Ages fifteen up.
Muscle Tough and Nik Greeley And The Operators
Philadelphia funk fusion trio sharing the bill with one of the city's harder working frontmen. Upstairs, twenty one and over, Saturday at eight.
Dbums' Hootenanny
Wednesday open stage in the cellar bar. Bring an instrument, a poem, a comedy bit, or nothing at all. Free, hosted by Michael Henry Robert.
Lloyd, Lally, & Wasicko
Guitar, mandolin and percussion stretching Americana and songwriter classics past their edges. No two nights the same. Free, cellar bar, Thursday at seven.
Ben Krakauer, Grant Gordy and Chris Coyle with Matt Davis
Two David Grisman alumni on guitar and banjo with a bassist who brings jazz to string band music. Matt Davis opens with original pieces.
Pure Jerry
Fourteen years of playing Jerry Garcia songs plus Dylan, the Allmans, the Band and Motown. Upstairs, twenty one and over, Saturday at eight.
New Hope Jazz Nonet
Nine players reworking Ellington, Mingus, Monk and Mulligan. Seated upstairs with dinner and cocktail service, six o'clock on a Sunday.
Dbums' Hootenanny
Wednesday open stage in the cellar bar. Bring an instrument, a poem, a comedy bit, or nothing at all. Free, hosted by Michael Henry Robert.
Jen Howard
A Kentucky-raised singer-songwriter working folk, roots, reggae and sophisti-pop into the same set. Free show in the cellar bar on a Thursday, all ages.
Acoustic Jam Circle
Bring an instrument or just your voice and sit in with whoever shows. First Sunday of the month upstairs, ten dollars suggested, nobody gets turned away.
The Reverend Graham Ford: Songs from the Reverend's Jukebox
Graham Ford of the Blue Wave Ramblers plays solo, working through the songwriters who shaped him. Free in the cellar bar, all ages, first Sunday evening of the month.
Women's Networking Evening
Four local women speak, then a guided tasting of four wines from female-owned wineries with a grazing board. Fifty-five dollars, mocktail pairings if you would rather.
The Wild Hymns
A Central Pennsylvania band folding folk-pop, art-rock and Americana together, four self-released albums deep. Free in the cellar bar, all ages, seven o'clock.
Space Antelope
A Phish tribute that leans on the improvising rather than note-for-note recreation, with Dead songs and mashups worked in. Upstairs room, twenty-one and over.
Psychedelic Community of New Hope Meetup
A casual second-Sunday gathering for people interested in personal growth and healing. Free, and turning up curious with no background at all is entirely the point.
John Pronto
Folk, blues and Americana from a songwriter who writes plainly about the hard parts. Free Sunday-evening set in the cellar bar, all ages.
Comedy Open Mic
Sign-ups at six thirty, show at seven, hosted by Jeannette Orr. No cover, cellar bar, and untested material is the whole reason the night exists.
Sean Hopkins & Gary Eshbaugh
Two songwriters on one bill. Hopkins is rooted in the New Hope arts scene and plays folk and indie guitar. Eshbaugh has charted on college radio. Free, all ages.
Jody Drive Band
Old-time fiddle tunes, bluegrass standards and newgrass from a Montgomery County five-piece with a sense of humor about it. Free in the cellar bar, seven o'clock.
Zimmy Shelter Presents The Last Waltz
The Band's farewell concert played through on Black Friday night, horns and fiddle included, by a seven-piece out of the Jersey Shore. Upstairs, twenty-one and over.
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