Makin Waves Song of the Week: "High" by Widely Grown

by Bob Makin - published 2024-05-03
Widely Grown's latest single, "High," is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/2/24

by Danny Coleman - published 2024-05-02
"I'm doing good, I took a little stroll around the neighborhood to clear my mind a little bit  because it was South by Southwest this past week and there is a lot of stuff going on."

Martell's Tiki Bar to Host Fundraiser for Teddy B. (long-time member of The Sensational Soul Cruisers)

(POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ) -- There will be a fundraiser for Eric Barney aka Teddy B. on Friday, May 10, 2024 at Martell's Tiki Bar with entertainment by The Motor City Revue, Carlton J. Smith, High in the Mid 80's and MC Johnny Mac.  The event runs from 7:00pm to 11:00pm and is for 21 and over. If you cannot make the show but wish to help, a GoFund campaign has been set up for Teddy B. as well.

State Theatre New Jersey presents Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - The Last Encores

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons – The Last Encores on Friday, September 27, 2024 at 8:00pm. The original Jersey boy himself, Frankie Valli is a true American legend. His incredible career with the Four Seasons, as well as his solo success, has spawned countless hit singles. With unforgettable tunes like "Sherry," "Walk Like A Man," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Rag Doll," "December '63 - Oh What A Night," "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," and of course, "Grease."

Ulysses Owens, Jr. and Generation Y: "I'm Just Repeating a Model"

by Sanford Josephson - published 2024-05-01
​​​​​​​Drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr.'s Cellar Music album, A New Beat, featuring his Generation Y of up-and-coming young jazz artists, spent eight weeks at Number 1 on the JazzWeek charts.

'60s Rock 'N Roll Revival LIVE! at STNJ

by Spotlight Central - published 2024-05-01
New Brunswick's historic State Theatre New Jersey auditorium is quickly filling up this Saturday, April 20, 2024 evening as music lovers find their seats for a '60s Rock 'N Roll Revival concert starring Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, The Grass Roots, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, and The Brooklyn Bridge.

Don McLean to Play Monmouth University's Pollack Theatre

by Danny Coleman - published 2024-04-30
"I'm excited, I love traveling and singing. I don't really tour for any particular reason; except for the pandemic I've never stopped since 1968," began music legend Don McLean as he talked about his career, folk music, "The SONG," and his upcoming May 4 show at Monmouth University's Pollak Theatre. "I just like rambling and singing and going and having a certain rhythm to my life where I'm home for a while and then I go to some place that maybe I've been to before or maybe never was before; when I would do foreign tours in places like Australia, England or Europe, that would often be behind an album and that would be called the "Prime Time" tour or the "American Pie" tour, the "Headroom" tour or whatever it was depending on the album because you'd be on a bus for a month and do 25 to 27 shows and that was intense and I've done many, many of those. I've decided to stop doing that sort of thing and what I'm doing now and will continue to do is the occasional one or two nights and then some time off. I'll go overseas for one or two shows; I'm going over to England to perform at a festival in August and I'll stay at a nice hotel with my girlfriend and we're gonna visit nice restaurants and do some sightseeing and that's what I'm gonna do from now on. Anybody else would say, "You are still working" but to me that's semi-retirement."

John Conte talks about Early Elton Trio who comes to The Vogel on Saturday

by Gary Wien - published 2024-04-30
(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Vogel presents Early Elton Trio on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 7:30pm. Early Elton Trio is a tribute to the Elton John, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson trio tours of 1970 – 1972 featuring Jeff Kazee (piano, vocals) and John Conte (bass and vocals) from Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes (piano, vocals), along with Rich Pagano (drums and vocals) of The Fab Faux.

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place from April 30 to May 7, 2024

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from April 30 to May 7, 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.