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Makin Waves Song of the Year: "My Best" by The Well Wish

by Bob Makin - published 2025-12-26

The Makin Waves Song of the Year is "My Best," a loving look at parenthood and childhood by The Well Wish.


 
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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...12/25/25

by Danny Coleman - published 2025-12-25

"We've had a transition of different people, new keyboards; we've got a bunch of new people and now D.D. is singing so we have a female and she's actually the first one to record with Roomful and it's going really well. We've been working with her for about a year now and the record came out a couple of months ago and it's doing pretty well," stated guitarist Chris Vachon of the long running blues band Roomful Of Blues as he previewed their upcoming January 16 show at The Sellersville Theater as well as their January 18 show at Tuckerton's Lizzie Rose Music Room.

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from December 23-29, 2025

Here is a look at shows taking place from December 23-29, 2025 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Event Previews, Event Listings, Coming Soon.

BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 12/22/25

by Lazlo - published 2025-12-22

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 Psychtooth, The Garden Roads, New Antics, A Color Engine, Southpaw, Ipkiss, and Ferocious Designs. Plus a look back at "Deal With The Devil" by The Brixton Riot.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Psychic" by Surfing for Daisy

by Bob Makin - published 2025-12-19

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Psychic," a local hit by the nationally buzzing Asbury Park band Surfing for Daisy.


 

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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...12/18/25

by Danny Coleman - published 2025-12-18

"Lord have mercy; the short of it is, I originally come from Wichita, Kansas of all places," laughed Glenn Alexander. "I've been back here in the New York City/New Jersey area for a long time. I have a lot of albums out from my early life, then I took some years off and now I'm back at it; I've spent the last 17 years of my life touring with Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and prior to that, just playing with a long list of folks who are all listed on my website and then, I have this band. They are the horn players from the Asbury Jukes, we've been together nine or ten years. Wow, I've thought about that, we've been together nine or ten years and in '26 I think it will be 10 years because our first album came out in 2016 or somewhere around there. So, yeah, I love that band, it's a great band and those horn players are world class, they've toured and worked with everybody. I'm just excited as heck because JB and I are good friends and I love what he does and his album is killin'. I love that he and I got our heads together on this, it's gonna be a fantastic night of music, I can tell you that."  

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from December 16-22, 2025

Here is a look at shows taking place from December 16-22, 2025 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Body Cast" by Tiny Cities

by Bob Makin - published 2025-12-12

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Body Cast," the first single from the forthcoming Tiny Cities sophomore EP, "Beginning of the End."

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...12/11/25

by Danny Coleman - published 2025-12-11

"I'm fine thank you, I like to talk," said '80s pop icon Tiffany with a laugh as we had a face to face conversation at the 2Trax Studio of Deko Entertainment. 

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from December 9-15, 2025

Here is a look at shows taking place from December 9-15, 2025 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.




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Collective

Collective Soul

Tuesday, April 07, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960



Tuesday

Tuesday Night Record Club - Tom Petty, Damn the Torpedoes

Tuesday, April 07, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Monmouth University - The Great Hall
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764



Coltrane

Coltrane 100: Both Directions at Once

Wednesday, April 08, 2026 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540



The

The Patrice Pike Band

Wednesday, April 08, 2026 @ 7:30pm
State Theatre Studio
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



Jax

Jax Hollow

Wednesday, April 08, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087







 

EVENT PREVIEWS

Adelphi

Adelphi Orchestra to present "Soaring Melodies" in NJ and NYC

(RIVER EDGE, NJ) -- The Adelphi Orchestra, under the direction of Kyunghun Kim, presents Soaring Melodies, an inspiring program of classical masterworks to be performed on May 8 in NJ and May 16, 2026 in NYC.



Levoy

Levoy Theatre presents Paul Thorn on June 18th

(MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre presents Paul Thorn on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 7:30pm. When it comes to songwriting, less is more, and simplicity is strength. Just ask Paul Thorn, who’s spent three decades turning soulful grooves and small syllables into songs that pack a big wallop.



Gregory

Gregory McLoughlin presents 300th Episode of "Thank God It's Monday" livestream

Armed with a bass, a kick drum, and a foot tambourine, Gregory McLoughlin has spent years turning parking lots, sidewalks, and small rooms into spaces for connection – offering one-on-one performances that feel more like conversations than concerts. On Monday, March 30, 2026, the New Jersey-based songwriter will mark a major milestone in that journey: the 300th episode of his weekly "TGIM" livestream (Thank God It's Monday).



Count

Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Melissa Etheridge: RISE TOUR

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Melissa Etheridge: RISE TOUR on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 8:00pm. Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Etheridge has remained one of America's favorite female singers for more than two decades. A limited number of tickets remain for the show.



New

New Jersey Punk Rock Flea Market Spring Fling Returns April 11–12

(EDISON, NJ) -- The New Jersey Punk Rock Flea Market Spring Fling returns to the New Jersey Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey, on Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12, 2026, bringing with it a two-day blowout of punk rock legends, hundreds of artists and makers, food trucks, live entertainment, tattoos, oddities, and community-driven fundraising on a scale that matches the event's outsized reputation.