Simply the Best offers tribute to Tina Turner
Let’s face it: Your chances of seeing Tina Turner in concert become slimmer every year.
Now 76, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has done it all and doesn’t need the money.
As part of the Ike & Tina Turner duo, she recorded the 1960s classics “Proud Mary,” “A Fool in Love” and “Nutbush City Limits”
Then Turner had a resurgence of fame in the 1980s with the solo hits “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “Better be Good to Me” and “Private Dancer,” among others.
Now she can sit back and collect royalties.
And while she’s doing that, fans can catch Simply the Best, a Tina Turner tribute act, performing like the old days, Saturday at the Burlington County Amphitheater, at 5 Pioneer Blvd., Westampton.
Show time: 7 p.m. Admission: free. Information: 609-267-9660.
ELSEWHERE THIS WEEK
ARDMORE MUSIC HALL, 23 E. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, Pa., 610-649-8389. Thursday: Shuggie Otis, 8:30 p.m., $25 to $55. Sunday: Divine Hand Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., $18 to $22.
BOWMAN’S TAVERN, 1600 River Road, New Hope, Pa., 215-862-2972. Friday: Open mic night with Bob Egan, piano, 8 p.m. to midnight, free.
BRYN MAWR GAZEBO, 9 S. Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr, Pa., 610-864-4303. Saturday: Dar Williams, 7 p.m., $5 to $15.
BUNG’S TAVERN, 2031 Route 130, Florence, 609-499-1355. Friday: Appearances by the 94.5 WPST-FM Crew and the Blue Moon Girls, prizes plus paint your own glass, 8 to 10 p.m.; Same Difference, 8 p.m. Coming Aug. 25: Bike night.
BURLINGTON COUNTY LIBRARY AMPHITHEATER, Pioneer Boulevard (off Woodlane Road), Westampton, 609-265-5068. Saturday: Simply the Best (Tina Turner tribute), 7 p.m., free.
CAFÉ MADISON, 33 Lafayette St., Riverside, 856-764-4444. Friday: Giorgio, piano, violin, guitar, 6:30 p.m.
DADZ BAR AND GRILL, Route 38 East and Madison Avenue, Lumberton, 609-267-4344. Friday: Stage 3, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., free. Beer pong with house rules. Ten teams, one cash prize, 10 p.m. Saturday: Karaoke/dance party, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday: Beer pong with house rules. Ten teams, one cash prize.
DEMPSTER’S SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT, 437 Pine St., Mount Holly, 609-261-0500. Thursday: DJ Dnial, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday: Appearance by the Jack Daniels Girls, prizes, 9 to 11 p.m.; DJ Chris, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday: Appearance by the 94.5 WPST-FM Crew with prizes and entry to win Nicki Minaj tickets, 8 to 10 p.m. Sunday: Mexican Sunday with music by DJ Shorty Rock, 4 to 8 p.m. Monday: Mexican Monday. Wednesday: Karaoke with Tommy C, 8 p.m. to midnight. Monday through Friday: happy hour, 3 to 6:30 p.m.
DOG AND BULL HOUSE, 810 Bristol Pike, Croydon, Pa., 215-755-2855. Friday: Big Soul Chicken, R&B, Motown, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
DOLAN’S IRISH PUB, 630 Route 130 South, Burlington City, 609-747-0123. Thursday: Karaoke with Bob, 9 p.m. Friday: Acoustic Explorer, 8 p.m. Saturday: Ladies’ night with $1 per minute psychic readings, massages, special vendors, 6 to 9 p.m.; Kevin Holland, acoustic, 8 p.m. Monday: Open mic night, 8 p.m. Wednesday: Trivia night, 8 p.m. Monday through Friday: happy hour, 4 to 7 p.m.
FIREHOUSE CAFÉ, 20 Washington St., Mount Holly, 609-261-4502. Thursday: Open mic night with Mark Fury, 8 p.m., free. Friday: Gerald Veasley, 8 p.m., $35.
GREAT STAIR HALL, PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100. Friday: Art After 5 series presents Jarana Beat, Afro-American Indian fusion, 5:45 and 7:15 p.m., free with museum ticket.
HADDON LAKE PARK, 13th Avenue, Park Drive and Prospect Boulevard, Haddon Heights, 856-216-2170. Wednesday: London Souls, 7:30 p.m.
HAVANA, 105 S. Main St., New Hope, Pa., 215-862-5501. Thursday: DJ dance party, 10 p.m. to midnight. Friday: Best of the Eagles (Eagles tribute), 8 p.m., $25. Saturday: Hot D, covers, 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Sunday: Midnight Sun Orchestra, 2 to 6 p.m. Monday: Karaoke with DJ Ron, prizes, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday: “Paint n Sip Night,” 7 p.m. Wednesday: Pat Foran & Friends, 8 p.m.
JD’S SPORTS BAR, 200 Madison St., Riverside, 856-461-8742. Friday: DJ dance party with DJ Jerry Luv, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday: Free jukebox. Tuesday: Karaoke with DJ Jerry, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Daily: Free pool. Monday through Friday: happy hour, 4 to 7 p.m.
JOHNNY BRENDA’S, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, 215-739-9684. Friday: St. James & the Apostles, 9 p.m., $10. Saturday: Grubby Little Hands, 9 p.m., $10. Wednesday: Yuck, 9 p.m., $15.
NORTH STAR BAR, 2639 W. Poplar St., Philadelphia, 215-684-0808. Thursday: Assemble Hoser, 8 p.m., $8 to $10. Friday: Johnny B. Morbid, 9 p.m., $10 to $12. Saturday: Escape, 9 p.m., $10 to $12.
PUCK, 1 Printer’s Alley, Doylestown, Pa., 215-348-9000. Friday: Graham Ford Band, 8 p.m., free. Saturday: Revere, Moxy, Rebel, 8 p.m., free. Sunday: Doylestown School of Rock, AC/DC tribute, 2 p.m. Wednesday: Open mic night with Dave Nonini, 7 p.m., free.
RED HOT & BLUE, Route 70 and Sayer Avenue, adjacent to Holiday Inn, Cherry Hill, 856-665-7427. Saturday: Don Evans.
RHO ON THE WATERFRONT, 50 Riverview Plaza at Route 29, Trenton, 609-393-7300. Friday: happy hour, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., $10; Soul Cruisers, 9 p.m.
STEEL CITY COFFEEHOUSE, 203 Bridge St., Phoenixville, Pa., 610-933-4043. Friday: The Process, 8 p.m., $10 to $17. Saturday: Sidney Joseph & the Organic Reverb, 8 p.m., $10 to $17.
THE STONE PONY, 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, 732-502-0600. Friday: Brandywine Road Band, 7 p.m., $10 to $12. Saturday: Deen Ween Group, 8 p.m., $18 to $20. Sunday: “Rock to the Top 2015,” various local bands, 2 p.m., $10 to $12. Wednesday: Steel Pulse, 7 p.m., $29.50 to $35.
UNION TRANSFER, 1026 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, 215-232-2100. Friday: Deen Ween Group, 8:30 p.m., $25. Saturday: Laura Marling, 8:30 p.m., $25. Sunday: KMFDM, 7:30 p.m., $25 to $26. Wednesday: Thurston Moore Band, 8:30 p.m., $15.
Marty Franzen is a freelance writer. To have a nightclub listed, send the information to Franzen at 615 N. Maple Ave., Maple Shade, N.J., 08052,
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