(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The Porchistas will hold their annual Solstice/Holiday Party on Sunday, December 22 from 4:00pm to 10:00pm at their home studio in Montclair.  There is no cover, but attendees are encourage to bring something for pot luck. ... READ ON

Brian Fallon has released "You Have Stolen My Heart" - the first single from his upcoming album, Local Honey, which will be released on March 27. The album  marks Fallon’s third solo album and first new LP in two years, following 2018’s critically acclaimed Sleepwalkers.  Fallon will support the album with a new tour the includes local shows at the Count Basie Center for the Arts on March 29th and New York City... READ ON

(WEST WINDSOR) -- Due to the popularity of its annual winter concert, the Mercer County Symphonic Band has added a second performance on Monday, December 16 at 7:30pm at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre.  The concert is free and open to the public, with no tickets required. The theater is located on the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. All tickets have been claimed for a second, ticketed performance on December 18.... READ ON

Award-winning recording artist, composer, lyricist, and advocate Cyndi Lauper became the first recipient of The High Note Global Prize, an award honoring and celebrating major recording artists for outstanding achievement in using their music and celebrity platform to advocate for social justice worldwide. The 2019 High Note Global Prize was presented during the High Note Honors segment of Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home for the Holidays, a benefit concert headlined by Cyndi Lauper to raise awareness and funds for the LGBTQ community. The concert took place at the Novo Theater at LA Live on December 10th – Human Rights Day, a day supported by the 193 Member States of the United Nations.... READ ON

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents the annual return of Salute to Vienna - New Year’s Eve Concert on Monday, December 31, 2019 at 5:00pm. Tickets range from $39-$125.... READ ON

(LINCROFT, NJ) -- Rockit Academy, New Jersey... READ ON

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Jim Curry captures the essence of John Denver's persona and music in Take Me Home: The Music of John Denver, coming to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Sunday, January 12 at 3:00pm. Tickets are $29-$49.... READ ON

Los Lobos have shared the first music video from their first-ever Christmas album Llegó Navidad, which is out now on Rhino. The visual piece accompanies “Christmas and You,” Los Lobos’ lone original on the twelve-track record, written by the band’s David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez. Llegó Navidad also shines a light on regional classics from across the Spanish-speaking world, from Veracruz to Panama to the Texas border. ... READ ON

Huey Lewis & The News have announce their new album, Weather, will come out February 14th on BMG. Featuring the group... READ ON

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Concertgoers can relive one of the most iconic albums in rock history as Classical Mystery Tour performs Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 3:00pm at NJPAC in Newark.  The performance features every classic song from The Beatles’ 1967 album, from “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” to “When I’m Sixty-Four” to “A Day in the Life”—plus more of the greatest hits from the band’s entire catalogue.... READ ON