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This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from December 24-31, 2024

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from December 24-31, 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.




 

Valerie Simpson LIVE! at SOPAC

by Spotlight Central
published 2024-12-24

Inside South Orange, NJ's SOPAC auditorium this Saturday, December 14, 2024 evening music lovers who know there ain't nothing like the real thing ready themselves for a live Valerie Simpson and Friends Sing Ashford and Simpson performance by singer/songwriter Valerie Simpson.



Split Level Concerts presents Jill Sobule at Jersey Shore Arts Center on January 11th

(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Multi-talented singer/songwriter and guitarist Jill Sobule will perform at Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 8:00pm. Renee Maskin, a staple of the Asbury Park music scene, will open the show. The show is part of the on-going Split Level Concert Series which highlights renowned Americana and contemporary folk musicians in a uniquely intimate setting.



Makin Waves Top 10 Jersey Indie Songs

by Bob Makin
published 2024-12-23

Here are the top 10 songs by New Jersey indie artists, according to Makin Waves:



Makin Waves Top 10 Jersey Indie Albums

by Bob Makin
published 2024-12-22

Here are the top 10 albums by New Jersey indie artists for 2024, according to Makin Waves.





WBGO presents the return of the All That Jazz series to the Hamilton Stage with smooth jazz musicians Brian Simpson and Jackiem Joyner

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- WBGO presents the return of the All That Jazz series to the Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center. This is a unique concert series showcasing some of the genre's most talented and respected performers via a partnership between UCPAC and Smooth Jazz NJ. On Friday, January 17, 2025, the series features smooth jazz musicians Brian Simpson and Jackiem Joyner. Showtime is 8:00pm.



Makin Waves Dirty Jersey Dozen

by Bob Makin
published 2024-12-21

​​​​​​​Each year, Makin Waves picks the 12 independent New Jersey bands who made the most waves. That means extensive touring in support of a new LP or EP, preferably internationally; professional quality narrative videos; singles that garnered broadcast and online radio play (since Spotify rips artists off, I don't really care about streams); national press, and other awards. Note that the Dirty Jersey Dozen are presented in alphabetical order. To get a sense of pecking order, please check out the 26th Annual Makin Waves Awards, as well as the Makin Waves Top 10 Jersey Indie Albums and Makin Waves Top 10 Jersey Indie Songs.



26th Annual Makin Waves Awards

by Bob Makin
published 2024-12-20

​​​​​​​Makin Waves' annual holiday gift to the New Jersey music scene turns 26 this year with a bevy of goodness, particularly for top winners Jackson Pines, Rachel Ana Dobken, and Emerson Woolf, who each won two. And here we go...



State Theatre New Jersey presents Freestyle Flashback

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey and Fever Records present Freestyle Flashback 2025, featuring freestyle artists from the '80s and '90s on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 8:00pm.



Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...12/19/24

by Danny Coleman
published 2024-12-19

They come from all walks of life and music genres but the most important thing is; they've come together to form a Blues band that is original, solid and different from the rest and what makes them so unique is a combination of experience and backgrounds.


 

FEATURED EVENTS

Streetlife Serenade - “The Billy Joel Experience”

Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room Tuckerton, NJ
 
 




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