BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 4/22/24

by Lazlo - published 2024-04-22
Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Marc Del Giudice, The Dracu-Las, SONOFDOV, Bobby Mahoney, Jason Didner, and Southpaw. Plus a look back at "Truth About Lions" by The Chilling Details.

Tower of Power LIVE! at BergenPAC

by Spotlight Central - published 2024-04-22
Music fans fill Englewood, NJ's BergenPAC this Thursday, April 11, 2024 evening for a "Souled Out" 56th Anniversary performance by the Oakland, CA R&B/funk band, Tower of Power.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Too Many Tabs Open" by Jason Didner

by Bob Makin - published 2024-04-19
Multi-instrumentalists, such as Xavier Rudd, Garth Hudson and Stevie Wonder, fascinate me. So does Jason Didner, who showcases his multi-hyphenated talent in the new video for his funny but meaningful song, "Too Many Tabs Open," the Makin Waves Song of the Week.

McCarter Announces 2024-2025 Classical Music Series

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen, Executive Director Martin Miller, and Director of Presented Programming Paula Abreu announced McCarter Theatre Center's 2024-2025 Classical Music Series – featuring the Renaissance Quartet with Randall Goosby, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performing Bach's The Brandenburg Concertos, Grammy award-winning chamber choir The Crossing, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, and Julia Fischer & Jan Lisieki. This year's lineup features world-class performers pioneering new frontiers in classical music.

Makin Waves with Jackson Pines: 'Ghosts Still Laugh'

by Bob Makin - published 2024-04-18
Having recently released their latest single, "Control Burn," Jackson Pines will release two albums in the second half of the year: "Pine Barrens Volume Two," a sequel to last year's Pinelands treasure, and "Wheel," the roots-rock band's fifth collection of original tunes since 2017.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...4/18/24

by Danny Coleman - published 2024-04-18
"I tell everyone that I'm the last surviving original member of my band, however I had a 50/50 chance where some other guys didn't," laughed John Ford Coley as he reflected upon his former partnership with the late England Dan, current bands with no original members, his very loyal fan base and his fellow mellow rockers as they get ready to bring "Rock The Dock" to Englewood, NJ for a night of some of the greatest adult contemporary and easy listening tunes ever created. 

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place from April 16-23, 2024

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from April 16-23, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.

Rufus Wainwright LIVE! at SOPAC

by Spotlight Central - published 2024-04-16
Music lovers patiently wait this Saturday, April 6, 2024 evening inside South Orange, NJ's SOPAC for a sold-out concert by musician Rufus Wainwright. The Canadian-American singer/songwriter is not only known for producing critically acclaimed studio albums including 2001's Poses, but for performing on television on shows such as Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration and Tony Bennett Celebrates 90, in addition to providing songs for motion pictures including I Am Sam, Moulin Rouge, Zoolander, and Shrek.

Pat Metheny's "Dream Box Tour" LIVE! at MPAC

by Spotlight Central - published 2024-04-15
Despite the earthquake that rocked the Northeastern United States this April 5, 2024 morning and the aftershock which shook Morristown, NJ in the early evening, music lovers are ready and waiting inside Morristown's MPAC auditorium for a solo Dream Box Tour concert by musician Pat Metheny.