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music
The Used Share Animated Video for "Giving Up" The Used have shared new a new animated music video for "Giving Up". Directed by digital artist Gabriel Russo, the video takes us on an introspective journey across the imaginative landscapes of Bert McCracken's psyche. Swallowed by the earth, various animals, and caricatures of McCracken, viewers are transported through a colorful sequence of galaxies and deserts. Russo’s cut-out animations pair seamlessly with the visual imagery stitched into "Giving Up" as viewers spot moonlight in darkness and flowers in the dirt. At its core, the video illustrates the mental frenzy in finding silver linings among the chaos.
Dan Auerbach And Joe Walsh Collaborate With Their Mutual Mentor - Unsung Ohio Guitar Hero Glenn Schwartz - On His Original "Daughter Of Zion" Easy Eye Sound has unveiled the latest piece of their upcoming blues anthology Tell Everybody! (out August 11), which pays tribute to Glenn Schwartz - a formative mentor to Easy Eye Sound founder Dan Auerbach, as well as to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joe Walsh. The two musicians - along with The Arcs - back the unsung Ohio hero on his original "Daughter Of Zion," which stems from recording sessions at Nashville's Easy Eye Sound Studios just before Schwartz's passing in 2018. For Schwartz, this final chapter collaborating with Auerbach and Walsh - even making an unlikely Coachella debut with them in 2016 - is a fitting last twist in one of music's most unpredictable careers.
600 Newark Students Attended Red Carpet Screening Premiere of "The Other Side of Newark" (NEWARK, NJ) -- On June 13, 2023, The Other Side of Newark had a video screening & dinner event presented by Multi-Platinum Grammy Award Winning Producer Jerry Wonda Duplessis, The Honorable Mayor Ras Baraka and the Office of Violence Prevention & Trauma Recovery, and Brick City Peace Collective with the support of The Newark Board of Education and Baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera, celebrated the outstanding accomplishments and impact of the arts of over 2000 students. The red carpet event occurred at Central High School in Newark, NJ where ten music videos showcased the talents of the students who participated in The Other Side of Newark's program.
Canal Music Studios Reopens and Offers Tours to the Public at New Home in Stockton (STOCKTON, NJ) -- On Thursday morning, June 8th, Canal Music Studios cut the ribbon and opened its doors with local business leaders, township officials, students, teachers, and donors in attendance. Cutting the ribbon with Founder Adrienne Walsh was Board President of the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra, David DeFreese and donor Dr. Rajani Walsh. An informative tour and refreshments immediately followed with live music on the violin by the school’s former student and 2022 Jim Hamilton scholarship winner Coco Brown.
The Boxmasters Rock New Jersey You may know Billy Bob Thornton as an Oscar-winning writer, Oscar-nominated actor, and award-winning director, or maybe you simply know him as "Bad Santa,” but did you know he is also an accomplished singer and songwriter?
North Jersey Blues Society Seeks to Bring Blues Music Back to the Community Blues music is an American standard genre dating back decades to the 1890s. Tradition has kept up as many blues artists still have careers today that began many years ago. However, in some areas, blues has not been preserved as well as others. One of those areas is Northern New Jersey, where a new organization strives to put this once-widely regarded genre back into the cities and towns of Morris and other northern counties. This organization is the North Jersey Blues Society, and since its founding in winter 2022, has hosted many events within the North Jersey community seeking to spread awareness of the genre.
Ocean Casino Resort presents Duran Duran (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- British music icons, Duran Duran, take the stage on Saturday, September 23 at Ocean Casino Resort's Ovation Hall. They are known for their award winning songs such as "Hungry Like the Wolf", "Girls on Film", "Rio", "Ordinary World", and many more. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Ramapo College Announces 2023 Summer Concert Series Lineup (MAHWAH, NJ) -- Ramapo College of New Jersey is excited to announce that the 2023 TD Bank Summer Concert Series is back and better than ever! Mark your calendar and pack your lawn chair or blanket to enjoy live music on the Bandshell Lawn on one of America's top 50 most beautiful campuses as the sun sets behind the Ramapo Mountains.
Makin Waves with The Successful Failures: 'Chemistry that Worked Right' It's very rare that a local musician can run his own label for more than 30 years, but that Mick Chorba has done so as the founder of two successful local bands is something I don't believe I've seen elsewhere in 43 years of writing about the New Jersey music scene and 35 years producing Makin Waves!
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...6/15/23 "I'm doing great," said an enthusiastic laughing Marc Swersky, "This is where my wife says that I need to talk more about myself and I say, I don't want to but I guess this is one of those times where I need to."
film
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture Returns Digitally Restored For The First Time Next month, exactly 50 years since David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust in front of 5,000 stunned fans at London's Hammersmith Odeon, the famous alter-ego will return: throughout July, at upwards of 500 cinemas across the US, a fully restored version of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture will screen for the first time in honor of the momentous performance's 50th Anniversary.
art
Pollak Gallery presents "Mona Lisa Redefined" (WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Monmouth University's Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce a new juried exhibit featuring an extraordinary collection of reimagined artworks inspired by the iconic masterpiece, Mona Lisa. The exhibition will take place at the Pollak Gallery from June 16 to August 11, 2023 on the campus of Monmouth University.
community
Perkins Center for the Arts Announces 2023 Summer Events (MOORESTOWN, NJ) -- Perkins Center for the Arts has announced the lineup of its 2023 outdoor summer concerts, hosting a diverse collection of local artists and entertainment sharing their art with the South Jersey area.
MPAC Announces 2023-24 Season Lineup (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) has announced its 2023-2024 season. The venue's 29th season will feature over 100 events in a wide range of genres, from classical music to classic rock, Broadway to the blues, smooth jazz to stunning dance, and so much more. The Doobie Brothers, Patti LuPone, John Cleese, Bernadette Peters, The Bacon Brothers, Il Divo and the Temptations and Four Tops are just some of the headline acts heading to Morristown this season.
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EVENT PREVIEWS
Outpost in the Burbs presents Emily Grove's Joni Jam
November 14, 2025
Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Griffin House
November 14, 2025
Newton Theatre presents The Breakers - Tom Petty Tribute Band
November 14, 2025
Makin Waves with Don McLean: Starry Stories
November 14, 2025
StocktonPAC presents "Black Angels Over Tuskegee"
November 14, 2025
Hats Off To Downtown brings an evening of shopping, prizes, and fun to South Orange
November 14, 2025
Fund for Irish Studies at Princeton University presents a Conversation with Olwen Fouéré
November 14, 2025
Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena presents Warren Zeiders
November 14, 2025
UCPAC presents Black Sabbath and Metallica tribute bands on Friday
November 14, 2025
Billy Strings to Play Two Nights at Prudential Center
November 14-15, 2025
