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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - bergenPAC presents Extreme and Living Colour. (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Extreme & Living Colour on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $45-$105.

Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - Keith Alessi is a One-Man Show in "Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life". "Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life," the quirky one-man show conceived of and performed by Keith Alessi, will be on stage at the Mayo Performing Arts Center on January 24. The SOLD-OUT show is a co-presentation of MPAC, Morris Arts, and AM Higley Construction. 

Thursday, January 25, 2024 - State Theatre presents The Marshall Tucker Band and The Outlaws. (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents The Marshall Tucker Band with special guests, The Outlaws on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 8:00pm. The Marshall Tucker Band (MTB) has had an impact on generations of listeners who've been "Searchin' for a Rainbow" and found it perfectly represented by this tried-and-true Southern institution over the decades.

Friday, January 26, 2024 - McCarter Theatre Center presents Kaki King: Modern Yesterdays. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center presents Kaki King: Modern Yesterdays on Friday, January 26, 2024 in the Berlind Theater at 8:00pm. Kaki King has spent her career deconstructing and redefining the boundaries of the guitar, exploring its limits through technique, imagination, and seemingly boundless humanity.

Friday, January 26, 2024 - Celebrating Max Roach's Centennial with a New Performance of His Freedom Jazz Suite. On January 10, 2024, Max Roach, one of jazz's most remarkable figures, would have turned 100 years old. The observance of Roach's centennial has coincided with the recent release of the documentary Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes, which celebrates the drummer's life and music. While many remember Roach as the pioneering drummer connected to the bebop movement of the mid to late 1940s, a much more incredible story is associated with his mastery, creativity, conviction, and spirit.

Saturday, January 27, 2024 - Outpost in the Burbs presents Light of Day's "Songwriters in the Round". (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Outpost in the Burbs and The Light of Day Foundation present WinterFest 2024 "Songwriters in the Round" - a Benefit for the Light of Day Foundation on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the First Congregational Church, 40 S. Fullerton Avenue in Montclair. This year's songwriters are James Maddock, Anthony D’Amato, Danielia Cotton, Adam Ezra, Amanda Cross & Derek Cruz, Emily Grove, Jake Thistle, Williams Honor, Jon Caspi, and Deni Bonet & Chris Flynn, and host Joe D’Urso. Showtime is 7:30pm

Saturday, January 27, 2024 - State Theatre New Jersey and Fever Records present Freestyle Flashback. (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey and Fever Records present Freestyle Flashback, featuring freestyle artists from the '80s and '90s on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $39-$99.

Thursday, January 25, 2024 - Stage Stars Productions to present a special NOLA inspired edition of The Starlight Jazz Show: "The Wolf Moon". (GARWOOD, NJ) -- January 25th is the full wolf moon... and Stage Stars Productions will present a special edition of The Starlight Jazz Show, "The Wolf Moon" at Crossroads in Garwood on January 25, 2024 at 7:30pm. The audience will be transported into the night on the streets of New Orleans during the full wolf moon. Expect a spectacle of song, dance, art and cuisine inspired by the magic of NOLA and woven through tales of mystical folklore.

Friday, January 26, 2024 - The Newton Theatre presents TR3 with Tim Reynolds. (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds on Friday, January 26, 2024 at 8:00pm. With a career spanning more than forty years, two-time Grammy nominee and sonic innovator, Tim Reynolds, is best known for his seemingly effortless guitar virtuosity, his masterful command of melody and timing, and for his uncanny ability to improvise on any instrument he touches.

Friday, January 26, 2024 - NJPAC to Celebrate Max Roach's Centennial with a Concert and Film Screening. (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will celebrate the centennial and impact of percussionist, drummer, jazz composer, and social activist Max Roach with two events - a screening of the documentary film The Drum Also Waltzes with a panel discussion on January 18th and a concert featuring Grammy winner Cassandra Wilson on Friday, January 26th.

Saturday, January 27, 2024 - Newton Theatre presents The Lords of 52nd Street - Legends of the Billy Joel Band. (NEWTON, NJ) -- The famed line-up that backed singer-songwriter Billy Joel for over a decade, The Lords of 52nd Street - Legends of Billy Joel Band will perform at The Newton Theatre on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $44-$59.

Saturday, January 27, 2024 - Plainfield Symphony presents Annual Free Family Concert - "Let Justice Roll". (PLAINFIELD, NJ) -- The Plainfield Symphony's free Family Concert for 2024, "Let Justice Roll," will take place on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 3:00pm. The program will feature two choral works by their very own prolific composer, PSO Board President Mark Miller and composer Lucas Richmond. Maestro Charles Prince will also lead the PSO in several orchestral selections.

Saturday, January 27, 2024 - Montclair State University presents "Dialogues des Carmélites". (MONTCLAIR, NJ) — It's not every day that you get to see a world renowned opera singer on Montclair State University's Kasser Theater stage, but you'll have the chance in Dialogues des Carmélites! Madame de Croissy, the Old Prioress, will be performed by Cali School of Music's Distinguished Artist in Residence, Barbara Dever, with performances on January 27-28, 2024.

Saturday, January 27, 2024 - Centenary Stage Company presents ROSAWAY. (HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's Winter Thaw Festival of concerts continues with a performance by ROSAWAY on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 8:00pm. The concert will take place at CSC's Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center. Vocal, flute, drums, & machines - that's ROSAWAY: A Pop-Jazz band hailing from Paris.

Sunday, January 28, 2024 - The Newton Theatre presents The Red Hot Chilli Pipers. (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents The Red Hot Chilli Pipers on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 8:00pm. These are bagpipes with attitude. Drums with a Scottish accent. A blazing rock band and show so hot, it carries its own health warning!

Wednesday, January 24, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Extreme with Special Guests Living Colour at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631

Thursday, January 25, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Shemekia Copeland at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087

Thursday, January 25, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary Celebration at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Thursday, January 25, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Grace Potter at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Thursday, January 25, 2024 @ 8:00pm - The Marshall Tucker Band and The Outlaws at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Thursday, January 25, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Friday, January 26, 2024 @ 2:00pm - Afternoon Recital: Pine Street Winds at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754

Friday, January 26, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Grayson at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087

Friday, January 26, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Friday, January 26, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Kaki King: Modern Yesterdays at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Saturday, January 27, 2024 @ 1:00pm - The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD - Bizet’s Carmen at Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764

Saturday, January 27, 2024 @ 7:30pm - The Bell Bottom Blues: Clapton Tribute Band at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Saturday, January 27, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Light Of Day Winterfest '24 at Outpost at Outpost In The Burbs, 40 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042

Saturday, January 27, 2024 @ 7:30pm - The History of Rock And Roll at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087

Saturday, January 27, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Tommy James and The Shondells at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631

Saturday, January 27, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Freestyle Flashback Concert at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Sunday, January 28, 2024 @ 7:00pm - Cabaret in the Loft at The Loft @ South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), One Sopac Way, South Orange, NJ 07079

Sunday, January 28, 2024 @ 7:00pm - Big Head Todd and the Monsters at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Monday, January 29, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Marimba Mania! at William Paterson University - Shea Recital Hall 101, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Tuesday Night Record Club - Meet the Beatles at Monmouth University - The Great Hall, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764