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Friday, September 8, 2023 - State Theatre presents Tommy Emmanuel, CGP with special guests Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams. (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Tommy Emmanuel, CGP on Friday, September 8 at 8:00pm. Opening the show are special guests Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams. Tickets range from $29-$224.
Sunday, September 10, 2023 - An Interview with Alexandra Jardvall about Springsteen, Endometriosis, and Performing in Asbury Park For The First Time. (ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Swedish singer-songwriter Alexandra Jardvall will headline the Endo Warrior Benefit Show at Asbury Lanes on Sunday, September 10, 2023. The music begins at 2:00pm and also includes performances by New Jersey artists Jake Thistle and Chris Fritz. The benefit is presented by Spring-Nuts and will raise awareness and funds for Endometriosis Research and the Endometriosis Foundation of America. We also have interviews with Jake Thistle, Chris Fritz, and Howie Chaz of Spring-Nuts in advance of the benefit concert.
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - The Eagles Announce Final Tour; Shows Include NYC and Newark. (NEWARK, NJ) -- After more than 50 years of touring, and consistently selling out arenas and stadiums worldwide, the Eagles announced that their upcoming “The Long Goodbye” will be the band's final tour. Thirteen shows have been initially announced. The first set of dates will begin September 7, 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The tour comes to the Prudential Center in Newark on Saturday, September 16-17, 2023. The Eagles' long-time contemporaries and fellow Hall of Famers, Steely Dan, will be joining these historic shows and commemorating their own 50+ year career.
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - NJPAC presents Anthony Hamilton. (NEWARK, NJ) -- Grammy Award-winning, multiplatinum soul storyteller Anthony Hamilton will be performing at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 8:00pm. Hamilton has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and been proclaimed a "national treasure" by the Los Angeles Times.
Saturday, September 9, 2023 - Sting and Shaggy Curate and Co-Headline One Fine Day Festival in Philly. (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Sting and Shaggy have curated and will co-headline the One Fine Day Festival, a full day of eclectic music featuring a diverse artist lineup across two stages coming exclusively to The Mann in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA, on Saturday, September 9, 2023
Saturday, September 9, 2023 - Ocean Casino Resort presents Danzig. (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Danzig, the American heavy metal band led by former Samhain and Misfits singer Glenn Danzig, takes the stage at Ocean Casino Resort's Ovation Hall on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Saturday, September 9, 2023 - Montclair Jazz Festival Announces 2023 Lineup for September 9th Downtown Jamboree. (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The 14th annual Montclair Jazz Festival produced by the acclaimed Jazz House Kids, has announced the lineup for their 2023 Downtown Jamboree on Saturday, September 9th. This year, headliners include Regina Carter, Antibalas, Steve Turre, Melanie Charles, Person to Person with Eric Person and Houston Person, Edmar Castaneda, Vince Ector, Michael Mwenso and the Shakes, Jazz House Collective and Christian McBride, the festival's music director and curator.
Saturday, September 9, 2023 - Jason Didner to Go Electric at Millburn Rocktoberfest 2023. (MILLBURN, NJ) -- Montclair-based singer/songwriter Jason Didner has shared his musical conversations through two avenues since the pandemic: multitrack recordings where he performed and recorded all the vocal and instrumental parts; and solo acoustic shows – virtual during the pandemic and in-person once the virus became endemic.
Saturday, September 9, 2023 - Princeton Symphony Orchestra's 2023-2024 Season Opens with Snider's Forward Into Light and Saxophonist Steven Banks. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Symphony Orchestra's 2023-2024 Season opens September 9-10, 2023 with Princeton-based composer Sarah Kirkland Snider's inspirational work Forward Into Light, inspired by women suffragists, and Henri Tomasi's expressive Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, performed by 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner Steven Banks. William Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony, one of the first full-length works by a Black composer to be performed by a major US orchestra, completes the program.
Saturday, September 9, 2023 - FARMFEST: Music and Family Fun at the Historic Ross Farm. (BASKING RIDGE, NJ) -- Two local nonprofits, Music in the Somerset Hills (MISH) and Friends of the Boudinot-Southard-Ross Estate (FOBSR), are teaming up to present FARMFEST - a day of music, food, and family-friendly fun at the historic Ross Farm in Basking Ridge on Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 2:00pm to 7:30pm.
Sunday, September 10, 2023 - Ska Punk International Mini Fest to Take Place in Asbury Park. (ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- In March 2023, 20 Bands and a podcast got together in Austin, TX for a weekend of live music (and a live podcast) in the time surrounding SXSW. On Sunday, September 10, 2023, musicians from 5 of the bands get back together at La Vision Studio in Asbury Park, NJ for a miniature Ska Punk International (SPI) Mini Fest.
Sunday, September 10, 2023 - Pat Guadagno and his Lonesome Cowboys to Celebrate the 100th Birthday of Hank Williams Sr.. (HOLMDEL, NJ) -- The Axelrod Performing Arts Center presents Pat Guadagno and his Lonesome Cowboys as they host Hank Williams 100th Birthday Bash on Sunday, September 10, 2023. The concert will take place under the stars on the deck at Bell Works in Holmdel. Showtime is 7:00pm.
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 @ 7:30pm - Tuesday Night Record Club - Billy Joel’s The Stranger at Monmouth University - The Great Hall, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 @ 7:00pm - Tony Mart Presents Mardi Gras AC: Cyril Neville with Omari Neville & The Fuel at Kennedy Plaza, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Thursday, September 7, 2023 @ 12:30pm - WP Midday Artist Series - WP Music Faculty Midday at William Paterson University - Shea Auditorium, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Friday, September 8, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Tommy Emmanuel, CGP with special guests Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Friday, September 8, 2023 @ 8:00pm - The Weight Band at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Saturday, September 9, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Malinda at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Sunday, September 10, 2023 @ 3:00pm - Walkin' After Midnight: A Patsy Cline Tribute at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
Sunday, September 10, 2023 @ 7:00pm - An Evening with Judy Collins at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
