(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is celebrating over 40 years since their founding in 1977, New Orleans-based Dirty Dozen Brass Band has taken the traditional foundation of brass band music and incorporated it into a blend of genres including Bebop Jazz, Funk and R&B/Soul. This unique sound, described by the band as a ‘musical gumbo,’ has allowed the Dirty Dozen to tour across 5 continents and more than 30 countries, record 12 studio albums and collaborate with a range of artists from Modest Mouse to Widespread Panic to Norah Jones. Forty-plus years later, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a world-famous music machine whose name is synonymous with genre-bending romps and high-octane performances.... READ ON

(WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Singer-songwriter Colin Hay, beloved for his intimate, acoustic live shows, but most widely known for being the influential and celebrated Men at Work frontman, is hitting the road for an extended solo tour celebrating all of his albums, plus songs from a forthcoming mid 2020 release.  He will be in New Jersey on Thursday, April 2nd at Monmouth University in West Long Branch and has a pair of shows April 7-8 at City Winery in New York City.... READ ON

A stellar lineup of songwriters are getting together for Shut In And Sing with online concert performances currently scheduled from March 19 to April 11.  It's a project that came together as a response to the COVID-19 quarantines. The performances can be found at StageIt.com... READ ON

Music lovers at Englewood, NJ’s BergenPAC this March 8, 2020 evening are eagerly awaiting the start of a concert by famed jazz trumpeter Chris Botti.... READ ON

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- PEAK Performances presents the world premiere production of Kate Soper’s opera The Romance of the Rose, directed by Michael Rau. A contemporary allegory inspired by a 13th century poem, the sumptuous, surreal, and slyly humorous Romance of the Rose dramatizes the ways love, sex, and music wreak havoc on our sense of self.  Performances take place at the Alexander Kasser Theater at Montclair State University, April 2-5.... READ ON

BlowUpRadio.com, an Internet radio station and music website, is presenting Stay The F*** Home Fest� -�a virtual music festival that runs now through the morning of Monday, April 6.  It's a way of bringing music and entertainment into the homes of thousands during the COVID-19 pandemic by broadcasting recorded live sets from over 50 musical acts.  The performances can be heard here.... READ ON

(NEWTON, NJ) -- Legendary music icons, Three Dog Night, celebrating nearly 5 decades, claim some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music. In the years 1969 through 1974, no other group achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records or sold more concert tickets than Three Dog Night. They will perform at The Newton Theatre on Sunday, April 5th, 2020 at 7:00pm.... READ ON

Following the overwhelming support and success of LIVE FROM QUARANTINE WEEKEND 1, alternative band Magic Giant have announced the line up for LIVE FROM QUARANTINE WEEKEND 2. The entirely digital music festival will feature appearances from Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros), Hailey Knox, Jonthan Russell (The Head And The Heart), Lauren Ruth Ward, LP, Mondo Cozmo, Vincint, and Nicholas Petricca (Walk The Moon). The festival will air this Sunday, April 5th starting at 5:00pm EST. Fans will be able to tune in via a dual livestream on the Magic Giant Instagram as well as each artist's individual account. ... READ ON

(SOUTH ORANGE NJ) -- With a can-do spirit that defies the isolation of “social distancing” Americans are currently experiencing, Juilliard post-graduate student Mackenzie Melemed will give a YouTube Live concert on Sunday, April 5 at 3:00pm. It can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/rapjtzu.... READ ON

Christopher Cross made history with his 1980 self-titled debut album, winning five Grammy Awards - including for the first time in Grammy history - the "Big Four" most prestigious awards: Record of the Year (for the single "Sailing"), Album of the Year, Song of the Year (also "Sailing"), and Best New Artist. Locally, the tour makes two stops in New Jersey: April 7 at Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank and April 10th at Soundwaves at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.... READ ON