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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...10/3/24
by Danny Coleman
published 2024-10-03

"We are in Skokie, Illinois, just finished up in Canada and we're playing Chicago tomorrow," said Billy Bob Thornton, a.k.a "Bud" of The Boxmasters as he and guitarist/producer J.D. Andrew discussed the band's formation, recording equipment, sound and a rainy day in West Long Branch as they prepare to return once again to the intimate confines of Monmouth University's Pollak Theatre for a 7 p.m. show on October 11.




 

Grunin Center presents Sixtiesmania on Saturday

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Sixtiesmania will take over the Jay & Linda Grunin Center for the Arts on Saturday, October 5, 2024 when the dynamic tribute band presents "A Journey Through the Sixties" with shows at 3:00pm & 8:00pm. Covering all the great groups and songs that became an iconic backdrop to that turbulent decade, Sixtiesmania takes the audience on a musical roller coaster ride from the Beatles to The Beach Boys and everything in between, including the British Invasion, the California sounds, Carnaby Street, the Vietnam tour of duty, Flower Power, Woodstock and so much more.



State Theatre New Jersey presents Classical Season Celebration featuring Enriqueta Somarriba on October 17th

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey celebrates the power of classical performance with the annual Classical Season Celebration on Thursday, October 17, 2024. This year's event will take place in STNJ's intimate Studio space and, as a first for State Theatre, will be a performance entirely by candlelight. Acclaimed pianist Enriqueta Somarriba will perform a 45-minute program of classical favorites woven together with beloved pieces by Spanish composers.



Wonderland in Tuckerton at the Lizzie Rose Music Room

by Danny Coleman
published 2024-10-02

"A little bit of all of it; the perpetual state of making music," laughed guitarist Carolyn Wonderland as she discussed her songwriting, her fascination with blues music from a young age, bail money and much more before her upcoming appearance with Shelley King and Cindy Cashdollar on October 6 at The Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton, NJ. "On this trip, I'm teaching at the Masters of the Telecaster camp upstate. So, since I'm there, me, Shelley King and Cindy Cashdollar decided; why not do a couple of shows? So, it's just the three of us, we're gonna have ourselves a good time; you'll hear some of my songs, some of Shelley's songs, she's got a new record too and of course Cindy; my God, every day is better with Cindy."



An Interview with Tony Stives about "The Corner of 62 and 3rd"

by Gary Wien
published 2024-10-02

Tony Stives is a musician/songwriter from eastern PA. You may remember him as the guitarist for The Red House in the 1980s or the band Brother Eye, which he's been in since 1998. On October 2, 2024, he released his third solo record, The Corner of 62 and 3rd. New Jersey Stage reached out to him to learn more about his latest release.





Arrival from Sweden: The Music of ABBA LIVE! at PNC Bank Arts Center

by Spotlight Central
published 2024-10-02

"Mamma mia!" The PNC Bank Arts Center amphitheater in Holmdel, NJ, is packed this Tuesday, September 25, 2024 afternoon with music lovers ready to enjoy a free Garden State Arts Foundation concert starring Arrival from Sweden, the premier Swedish ABBA tribute band.



John Scofield Trio to Mix Jazz-Rock and Original Compositions at the Newton Theatre

by Sanford Josephson
published 2024-10-02

In October 2023, guitarist John Scofield released an album on the ECM label called Uncle John's Band. The two-CD recording mixed the Grateful Dead title track, Bob Dylan's "Tambourine Man", Neil Young's "Old Man", the Miles Davis/Bud Powell jazz standard "Budo", and "Somewhere", written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim for West Side Story, with several Scofield originals.



Makin Waves with The Nitro Blues Band: Sweet Victory

by Bob Makin
published 2024-10-01

The winner of the annual Carteret Battle of the Bands is The Nitro Blues Band, a young four-piece steeped in the roots of rock that also influenced The Rolling Stones, The Allman Brothers Band, Cream and Led Zeppelin.



This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from October 1-8, 2024

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from October 1-8, 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.



Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Clint Black on Sunday

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Clint Black on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 7:30pm. The country music icon, one of the truest traditionalists in music over the last three decades, will celebrate the 35th anniversary of his debut album, Killin' Time, on tour in 2024. For the first time ever, he'll play the groundbreaking record live start to finish followed by more of his legendary hits.


 

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Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) Morristown, NJ
 
 




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