Peter Holsapple, Live at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse

Name: Peter Holsapple, Live at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse
Start: 2026-01-31T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Old Franklin Schoolhouse

Schedule

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Old Franklin Schoolhouse | Metuchen, NJ

Peter Holsapple, Live at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse.
$20 advance (+1.50 cc fee, $25 day of/door if available).
Special daytime and seated show on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 2:00pm, doors at 1:30pm.
All tickets are will call (even though this payment module automatically says "shipping") and you will receive a confirmation email after purchase from [email protected].
Parking along Middlesex Avenue and across the street at Borough Hall. The historic Old Franklin Schoolhouse, built ca. 1807, is owned and carefully maintained by the Borough Improvement League (BIL). Founded in 1901, the BIL is a non-profit, 501(c)3 tax exempt charity devoted to community service, supporting the arts, preserving the Schoolhouse, & more.
PETER HOLSAPPLE/THE FACE OF 68 Peter Holsapple has recorded an extraordinary new solo album he’s calling The Face of 68. It reflects on age, humor and hurt, with his usual high-quality wordplay and legendary gifts for melody and harmony. For longtime fans and newcomers alike, Peter’s record is an enduring testament to his striking abilities as musician and songwriter (The dB’s, Continental Drifters, Holsapple & Stamey). “I’d like to think” says Peter, “that, were my parents still alive, they’d say I’d finally realized my potential.” Don Dixon (R.E.M., Smithereens) produced it in Peter’s hometown of Durham NC, and the rhythm section was Rob Ladd (Connells, Don Henley) on drums and Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five) on electric bass. Grammy®-nominated engineer Jason Richmond was at the console for the four-day session, with Dixon mixing at his home studio in Canton, Ohio. And there are guest turns from Marti Jones and Mark Simonsen. Mostly it’s about Peter Holsapple: eleven stunning songs with strong vocals and a newly-rediscovered love of lead guitar; overall, it’s a fine way to see Peter’s way to his future in rock and roll, love and recognizing inevitable loss over time. He’s ready for it all. With songs like “Larger Than Life,” “High High Horse” and the title track “The Face of 68” the new album is a start-to-finish home run. The Face of 68 is Peter Holsapple, facing forward with electric guitar in hand, and gazing enthusiastically at what’s to come. The Face of 68 reflects on age, humor and hurt, with Peter’s usual high-quality wordplay and legendary gifts for melody and harmony. For fans and newcomers, his record is an enduring testament to his striking abilities as musician and songwriter (The dB’s, Continental Drifters, Holsapple & Stamey).