Last Saturday evening, the Tuckerton Beach Grille was a pleasant reprieve from persistent, drizzly weather conditions. Bar patrons tucked into platters of sushi and pints of beer while Problem Child, a local band, readied the stage for a performance that would prove to be as cheery as the night was dreary.

The stage ofthe Grille is situated in a cozy pocket of the bar and designed to look as if it’s floating in space. The walls are midnight blue, the ceiling, black.