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Friday, October 13, 2023 - BlowUpRadio.com Announces 2023 Banding Together Benefit Lineup and Compilation Track List. New Jersey internet radio station BlowUpRadio.com Where NJ Rock Lives, continues its annual Banding Together: Benefit For The Spondylitis Association of America, bringing together some of the best indie musicians from around the Garden State, and the world. From Friday, October 13 through Sunday, October 15, 2023, 36 artists will perform half hour sets of their music on BlowUpRadio.com's station. The artists traverse a gambit of genres from easy listening to punk rock, and all sorts of genres in between. The schedule and compilation track list has been announced.
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - Chubby Checker: Still 'Twistin' Away at 82. Singer Chubby Checker got interested in show business when he was four years old and went to a music show. By the time he was 17, he was not only a singer but had engineered his own, whole stage show. Now, at 82, he still has the enthusiasm of that four-year-old kid.
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - William Paterson University presents The Bronx Wanderers. (WAYNE, NJ) -- William Paterson University presents The Bronx Wanderers on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at the Shea Center for Performing Arts. For over a decade, The Bronx Wanderers have captivated audiences from across the world, young and old with an electrifying show led by a father, his two sons, and their three high school friends. Don't miss this must-see show from Las Vegas! Showtime is 8:00pm.
Sunday, October 15, 2023 - Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to Perform at bergenPAC's 2023 Gala. (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) in Englewood, New Jersey, will hold its annual gala, a special evening with Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons on Sunday, October 15, 2023 starting at 5:00pm. Honoring Lloyd Rosenberg AIA, President & CEO of DMR Architects and Liz Corsini MPH, Nonprofit Executive Leader; Hosted By Emmy Award Broadcast Journalist Lori Stokes.
Friday, October 13, 2023 - The Newton Theatre presents The Sixties Show. (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents The Sixties Show on Friday, October 13, 2023 at 8:00pm. The Sixties Show is from NYC and is The Greatest 1960’s Musical Re-Creation Show on Earth. Featuring former members of bands of The Who, John Fogerty from Creedence Clearwater Revival
Friday, October 13, 2023 - Perkins House Concert Series presents the Alex Hiele Paris Jazz Combo. (MOORESTOWN, NJ) -- Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown continues their Perkins House Concerts series with a performance by the Alex Hiele Paris Jazz Combo on Friday, October 13, 2023 at 8:00pm. The series runs on the second Friday of each month through April 2024. For this performance, audiences will travel back in time and soak up the sounds of a Paris jazz club in the 1950s.
Friday, October 13, 2023 - Princeton Makes to Host Two Concerts This Weekend. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Makes, a Princeton-based artist cooperative, will host two music events – The Einstein Alley Coffee House on Friday, October 13 from 7:30pm to 9:00pm and the Java Jam on Sunday, October 15 at 4:00pm. Both events will be held at the Princeton Makes artist studios and art market in the Princeton Shopping Center.
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - The Scottish Rite Auditorium presents Tommy James and the Shondells. (COLLINGSWOOD, NJ) -- The Scottish Rite Auditorium presents Tommy James and the Shondells on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 8:00pm. Doors open at 7:00pm. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the New Jersey Hall of Famer, Tommy James, is a proven and true Rock & Roll trendsetter!
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - The Newton Theatre presents Dirty Deeds - The AC/DC Experience. (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents Dirty Deeds - The AC/DC Experience on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm.
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - Ocean Casino Resort presents Emo Orchestra featuring Hawthorne Heights. (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Ocean Casino Resort presents Emo Orchestra, featuring Hawthorne Heights, on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 8:00pm. The concert takes place in Ovation Hall. For emo music lovers and orchestra aficionados alike, Emo Orchestra is a new live experience that brings some of the most beloved emo songs of your youth to the theater stage with a full orchestra arrangement. Along with special guest Hawthorne Heights, the orchestra will elevate songs from bands such as Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance, and Dashboard Confessional in a way never done before. Emo Orchestra is a perfectly designed tribute to the music that shaped emo fans. Ovation Hall
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - Audacy's "We Can Survive" Concert to Take Place in Newark. (NEWARK, NJ) -- Audacy's star-studded concert, “We Can Survive,” will move to the New York City area for the event’s 10th anniversary on Saturday, October 14 at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The event, hosted by NEW 102.7 FM (WNEW-FM), will feature performances from Maroon 5, OneRepublic, Kelly Clarkson and more. Part of Audacy’s ongoing I’m Listening mental health initiative, the show celebrates music's power to unite people, strengthening mental health in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - The Sieminski Theater presents Constantine Maroulis. (BASKING RIDGE, NJ) -- Constantine Maroulis, American Idol finalist and Tony Award nominee Broadway star of Rock and Roll Man, Rock of Ages, and Jekyll and Hyde, will delight audiences with stories and songs in an incredibly special, intimate performance at the Sieminski Theater on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 7:30pm. From classic Sondheim to contemporary Wildhorn, classic rock jams from Rock of Ages, along with Constantine's original songs.
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - New Jersey Symphony Presents Opening Weekend Concerts and Jurassic Park in Concert. (NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Symphony will present ten concerts in five venues throughout New Jersey this October. The 2023–24 season opens on October 14 in Newark and October 15 in New Brunswick with concerts titled "Ellington & Dvořák: New Worlds," which explore the music of Black composers such as Duke Ellington and William Grant Still. The concerts open with a work by living composer Valerie Coleman, which starts with a whisper and gradually builds to a melody, evoking the power and sweetness of Umoja, the Swahili word for unity (also the title of the piece).
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - Violinist Jennifer Koh to Perform Missy Mazzoli Concerto with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Jennifer Koh appears with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) at performances the weekend of October 14-15, 2023. She will play Missy Mazzoli's Violin Concerto (Procession), which was written specifically for her in 2022. Also on the program are Felix Mendelssohn's Scottish-inspired The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26 and Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43, one of his most popular works.
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - Broadway's Kate Baldwin and Aaron Lazar to perform with The American Pops Orchestra at Axelrod PAC. (DEAL PARK, NJ) -- Celebrate the greatest songs of Broadway and Hollywood with two-time Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin and Broadway and television star Aaron Lazar as they return to the Axelrod Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 14, 2023 in a special concert with the American Pops Orchestra, conducted by Luke Frazier. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - Arts Council of Princeton to host Four on the Floor Music Festival. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) will host Four on the Floor, Princeton's inaugural alternative rock festival, on Saturday, October 14, 2023. From 6:15pm-10:00pm, local alt-rock bands will take the stage to provide 3+ hours of live music in the Arts Council's parking lot pop-up venue.
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - Freda Payne to Pay Tribute to Music of Ella Fitzgerald at Stockton. (GALLOWAY, NJ) -- Celebrated R&B and jazz vocalist Freda Payne will take to the main stage of Stockton University's Performing Arts Center to pay tribute to the "First Lady of Song" Ella Fitzgerald on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Sunday, October 15, 2023 - Altamura Legacy Concerts presents Pioneers from NYC's Hip Hop and Piano DIY Culture. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Necessity is the mother of invention for DIY culture especially in the arts in NYC. Altamura Legacy Concertsis excited to bring that spirit to its living room setting in the heart of Princeton (at the corner of Nassau Street at Vandeventer) on Sunday, October 15th at 4:00pm. The gathering kicks off with pioneer break dancer, Ana "Rokafella" Garcia in a talk and a viewing of excerpts from her film "All the Ladies Say." John Cage's prepared piano music follows with New York Times featured pianist Adam Tendler. ALC Artistic Director Cristina Altamura hosts with Adam Sliwinski of Sō Percussion. Coffee bar opens at 3:30pm. Princeton University piano student Otto Trueman will warm up the audience starting at 3:45pm.
Sunday, October 15, 2023 - Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey's New Music Director to Open 2023-24 Season with Brahms, Elgar. (VOORHEES, NJ) -- The 85+ members of the all-volunteer Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey will take the stage to open the PSNJ's 2023-24 season on Sunday, October 15, 2023 as the group welcomes James Allen Anderson as its new Music Director. During this first performance of the season, the PSNJ will offer two iconic works from the symphonic repertoire: Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations and Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 by Johannes Brahms. The two works explore the "Theme and Variation" musical form and Anderson selected the works for their beauty and timelessness.
Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 7:30pm - The Sixties Show at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Songs of White Lion…featuring Mike Tramp at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Chris Ruggiero at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Acoustic Alchemy at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 8:00pm - The Weeklings at South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), One Sopac Way, South Orange, NJ 07079
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 2:00pm - Chris Ruggiero at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 7:00pm - Rock 'N Roll Doo Wop Spectacular Featuring Chubby Checker at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Chris Ruggiero at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm - YAS QUEEN! with Remember Jones at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Madison McFerrin at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm - Amy Helm at Outpost In The Burbs, 40 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm - The Bronx Wanderers at William Paterson University - Shea Center for Performing Arts, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm - La India at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 3:00pm - New Jersey Symphony presents Ellington & Dvořák: New Worlds at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 4:00pm - Karrin Allyson at William Paterson University - Shea Center for Performing Arts, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 7:00pm - Justin Hayward with Special Guest Mike Dawes at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 7:00pm - Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
