UPCOMING SHOWS
Hello friends,
We have two shows scheduled for Fall 2026. Here’s what you need to know:
• Feel free to BYOB. Feel free to BYO snacks.
• As always, 100% of the money collected goes to the artists. The suggested donation for each show is shown below, but feel free to donate a few extra bucks if you’d like. It’s been tough times for touring musicians.
• To buy tickets, please click on "tickets" in the menu to the left and follow the instructions. Please indicate the show(s) you would like tickets for.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding)
plus special guests
8:00 pm (doors open 7:30)
SOLD OUT!
We're thrilled to welcome back one of our favorite artists for a special occasion: our 100th living room concert! Wesley Stace released many albums under the name John Wesley Harding before switching back to his birth name for more recent recordings, including his new record "One Last Heist."
Stace has recorded duets with Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Rosanne Cash and many others. He has published four novels, and is also the creator and curator of the Cabinet of Wonders, a cabaret-style multi-artist show that plays at New York City’s City Winery. This house concert will be a sort of "mini-Cabinet" with Wes playing a set and a couple guest artists (TBA) performing as well.
Photo: Ilya Mirman
"...cleverly pointed lyrics and biting humor"-NPR
Wes live on Conan O'Brien back in the day:
Saturday November 21, 2026
Te Vista
8:00 pm (doors open 7:30)
Donation: $30 (artists get 100%)
We haven't had a full-on rock show recently, so we're super excited to be hosting Te Vista, one of our favorite new(ish) bands! And they're local! This South Jersey band released their first 7" single, "Pull My Train," on the U.K. label Creation Youth Records. In 2026 they released their first full-length album, "Home."
They have fantastic original songs (mixed with some cool covers) that could best be described as power pop or jangle rock. Te Vista have been getting regular airplay on WXPN and they'll be performing at the Xponential Music Festival in September 2026. Recommended for fans of the Beatles, Byrds, Big Star, Kinks, Jayhawks, Guided By Voices, etc.
Te Vista on the Internet:
Music video for Te Vista's "Pull My Train":
RECENT SHOWS
Saturday April 18, 2026
Mary Lee Kortes & Eric Ambel
8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30)
Photos from this show are now in the Gallery
We're excited to welcome Mary Lee and Eric here for the first time. Mary Lee Kortes has released 6 critically-acclaimed albums since the late '90s, most under the name Mary Lee's Corvette. In 2018 she also published her first book "Dreaming of Dylan: 115 Dreams About Bob." Eric "Roscoe" Ambel is an accomplished guitarist (Steve Earle, Joan Jett), band member (Yayhoos, Del Lords), producer (Bottle Rockets, Mojo Nixon), songwriter, and solo artist. Mary Lee and Eric are a married couple, and we're thrilled to have them playing a show here together.
“The bright bite in Mary Lee Kortes' voice [has] the high-mountain sunshine of Dolly Parton, with a sweet-iron undercoat of Chrissie Hynde." - David Fricke (Rolling Stone)
“Ambel and (friends) sound both driven and dangerous, as if they were fueled by a couple of six-packs and a jug of moonshine. Records don’t sound like this anymore, and that’s a shame.” - Rolling Stone
Video for Mary Lee's Corvette's "Dreaming of Him" (w/ Eric Ambel on guitar):
Saturday May 9, 2026
Mike Polizze (of Purling Hiss)
8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30)
Photos from this show are now in the Gallery
We're happy to have Mike Polizze back here for a second time. Mike is the singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Philadelphia rock bands Purling Hiss and Birds of Maya. Mike last played here in fall 2022. Since then he's released his second solo album, 2025's "Around Sound." Expect finger picking folk mixed with psychedelic guitar jams.
“The sound of the record approaches bliss…It flows like a well-conceived song cycle and moves gracefully from one thought to the next.” – Pitchfork
“I love this music so much ... So many of these songs give me chills.” – Kurt Vile
https://paradiseofbachelors.com/mike-polizze/
Video for Mike's 2025 song "Is There Anybody Out There?":