Mama D & The Vexations is set to make their debut at Stage House Tavern Mountainside on Friday August 9! While the Mountainside location was opened in 2017, the Stage House Tavern has been an integral part of the local community since the 1700s.
The building, originally the Stage House Inn, was built in Scotch Plains in 1737 by John Sutton and served as the center of social, business, military and political circles. The Inn was a primary meeting place for troop messengers and officers during the Revolutionary War and it is said that General Lafayette spent time there. Legend also has it that when President Abraham Lincoln called in additional troops to defend the Union during the Civil War, rallies were held at the Inn.
A succession of innkeepers, one with the improbable name of Recompense Stanberry, helped to build the Stage House Inn’s reputation has one of the finest and most hospitable establishments in America. For 142 years after its opening, the Inn continued its traditional service to travelers from all corners of a growing nation. As commerce in the Colonies increased, stage lines were added reaching between New York and Philadelphia and the Inn became a regular port of call on the “Swift-Sure Stage Line.”
In addition to the Scotch Plains and Somerset locations, the newest location Stage House Tavern Mountainside offers no-cover, live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights, making it one of North Jersey’s premiere spots for live music. You can catch the full band with Donna Ward on vocals, Nick Malishcak on guitar/vocals, Jasmine Bloch-Krempels on bass/backing vocals, John Holmok on drums, and Jordon Bloch on guitar Friday August 9 from 10pm-1am. Come early for a great dinner (dine inside or outside), stay for the rockin’ dance party! More info at http://www.stagehousetavern.com/mountainside/