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Recap and Photos from 2021 Shadow of the City Festival
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Jack Antonoff’s annual New Jersey music festival, Shadow of the City, made its triumphant return this weekend at The Stone Pony Summer Stage to the delight of a roaring sold-out crowd, most of whom had been holding their tickets for nearly two and a half years. After the festival’s multiple postponements due to the pandemic, Antonoff’s band Bleachers took the stage on Saturday night and were ready to, well… “Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night”– the title of the band’s third studio album, released this past July. It’s safe to say their mission was accomplished. The only tears shed were tears of joy, as the band powered through an exuberant 25-song set.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: “Strawberry” by Taylor Tote
Asbury Park singer-songwriter Taylor Tote’s steady stream of monthly singles and videos continues with her most recent release, “Strawberry.” Pulling elements from house, hip hop, electronica and R&B, the dance track is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...9/9/21
"The significance of the title is; I was in Los Angeles and it is where I was from when I first met Gary. I'm a mid-westerner just like Gary but we actually met in Los Angeles. A song that he wrote in the seventies was called "L.A. Is Mine" but he never actually finished it, I finished the song and put it out on this new 10 track album that we have now," relayed guitarist and vocalist Michael Jahnz as he discussed his relationship with REO Speedwagon’s Gary Richrath, the Richrath Project 3:13 and their recently released album.
Even though it’s a sweltering, muggy Thursday, August 26, 2021 evening, music lovers of all ages brave the heat at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ to attend Cousin Brucie’s Palisades Park Reunion Concert, a free event presented by the Garden State Arts Foundation. Featuring classic music from artists who entertained audiences at NJ’s Palisades Amusement Park back in the 1960s, tonight’s show — hosted by 77-WABC radio DJ Bruce “Cousin Brucie” Morrow — is slated to star such beloved performers as Tony Orlando, Bobby Rydell, and The Capris.
“I Wish They Would Have Played All Night Long!” Williams Honor LIVE! in Seaside Heights, NJ
The ocean in Seaside Heights, NJ, this misty Friday, August 20, 2021 evening is a vibrant blue. Although the sun is beginning to set in the west, it still illuminates the white, sandy beach where country music fans are streaming in for a live concert by the New Jersey-based country duo, Williams Honor.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: “Brother Brother” by A Carousel Moon
Union City-based jazzy, electronic indie dance-pop duo A Carousel Moon have released their second EP on Mint 400 Records since May and are premiering its new video here at New Jersey Stage.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...9/2/21
When a band leaves the comfort zone of its own backyard and tests the waters beyond their own sphere of influence, a.k.a. friends, family and local venues; there is a certain amount of trepidation and perhaps self-doubt. Will these new audiences like us? Will they like our music? Our stage show? Will the venues and sound guys work with us? These are all legitimate questions and have kept many new road warriors awake at night and then there are others who welcome the challenge, throw all caution and concerns to the wind and view any failures or setbacks as experience and part of a learning curve.
John Pizzarelli and Catherine Russell Bring Sinatra/Holiday Tribute to Two NJ Venues
High on the list of promised joys this month are two performances of John Pizzarelli’s and Catherine Russell’s proven crowd-pleasing show Billie & Blue Eyes.
Jazz, R&B Shows Fill SOPAC's 2021-22 Season
(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- The South Orange Performing Arts Center’s 2021-2022 season boasts thirteen Jazz and Rhythm & Blues shows. The lineup includes Grammy Award winners Lisa Fischer, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap, as well as National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Terri Lyne Carrington and Eddie Palmieri. Audiences can experience everything from world-famous music machines like the Dirty Dozen Brass Band to exciting trailblazers like trumpeter Bria Skonberg.
Photos From The Motor City Revue in Asbury Park
The Axelrod Performing Arts Center presented the Vogel Summer Concert Series at Bell Works in Holmdel and at the newly restored Arthur Pryor Bandshell on the Asbury Park Boardwalk this year. On Wednesday, August 25, they hosted a concert by The Motor City Revue in Asbury Park. They are a Jersey Shore 13-piece Motown tribute band that plays popular and rare Motown and Stax hits. Photographer John Posada was on hand to cover the show.
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Roger McGuinn
South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC)
One Sopac Way, South Orange, NJ 07079
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MOZART & MENDELSSOHN: NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Adelphi Orchestra - International Anniversary Celebration
Fair Lawn Community Center
10-10 20th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
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Kids 'N Family Series: The Little Mermaid
South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC)
One Sopac Way, South Orange, NJ 07079
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Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band
South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC)
One Sopac Way, South Orange, NJ 07079
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ZOSO – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC)
One Sopac Way, South Orange, NJ 07079
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ROALD DAHL'S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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ROALD DAHL'S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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ROALD DAHL'S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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ROALD DAHL'S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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