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This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place from January 30 to February 6, 2024

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 01/30/2024


Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from January 30 to February 6, 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. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Featured Events, Event Previews, Event Listings.

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FEATURED EVENTS

Saturday, February 3, 2024 - bergenPAC presents Grand Funk Railroad: 50th Anniversary of "The Loco-Motion". (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Grand Funk Railroad: 50th Anniversary of "The Loco-Motion" on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 8:00pm. Originating from Flint, Michigan in 1969, this top selling American rock group of the 70's is "Comin' to your town to help you party it down!"

Saturday, February 3, 2024 - Springsteen Archives to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of the Beatles' Arrival in America. (WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music at Monmouth University will present a symposium on Saturday, February 3, 2024, that celebrates the arrival of the Beatles in America sixty years ago. Titled Get Back...To 1964, the day-long event will include panel discussions, interviews, book signings, and musical performances of early Beatles’ songs performed by regional musicians.




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EVENT PREVIEWS

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - The Lewis Center for the Arts presents silver through the grass like nothing. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University will present silver through the grass like nothing, a new solo work-in-progress by Princeton Arts Fellow yunida edi kwon. The performance on Wednesday, January 31 at 8:00pm in the Hearst Dance Theater at the Lewis Arts complex on the Princeton University campus is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.

Saturday, February 3, 2024 - New Jersey Symphony Blends East and West to Celebrate Lunar New Year. (NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Symphony will present a special performance celebrating the Lunar New Year and ringing in the Year of the Dragon, featuring conductor Yue Bao and pianist Tony Siqi Yun, at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at 7:30pm.

Saturday, February 3, 2024 - Centenary Stage Company's Winter Thaw Festival to Close out with Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba. (HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's Winter Thaw Festival of concerts will end the series with a performance from Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba on Saturday, Februrary 3, 2024 at 8:00pm. The concert will take place at CSC's Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ.

Sunday, February 4, 2024 - StocktonPAC presents intercultural musical duo CelloGayageum. (GALLOWAY, NJ) -- East meets West in the unique and intercultural musical duo CelloGayageum, consisting of cellist Sol Daniel Kim and Gayageum player Dayoung Yoon. Experience the seamless blending of two cultures through the duo's music at the Stockton University Performing Arts Center on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Showtime is 2:00pm.

Sunday, February 4, 2024 - Lance Bryant Trio to Celebrate Black History Month at Jersey Jazz LIVE! Concert in Madison. Tenor saxophonist, arranger, and educator Lance Bryant moved to New York City in the mid-1980s after studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1990, Bryant began a decade-long relationship with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, eventually becoming the band's Musical Director and Principal Arranger.

Sunday, February 4, 2024 - Music in the Somerset Hills and the Morris Museum present Dan Tepfer's Natural Machines. (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- On February 4, 2024, Music in the Somerset Hills and the Morris Museum are teaming up to present Dan Tepfer's Natural Machines, a Live Arts performance by the internationally acclaimed pianist-composer that explores the intersection of science and art. Showtime is 3:00pm.

EVENT LISTINGS

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

Friday, February 2, 2024 @ 7:30pm - The Magic of Motown at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631

Friday, February 2, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Woodbridge Township presents Teddy Thompson: For The Love Of Country at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001

Friday, February 2, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Forever Motown at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960

Friday, February 2, 2024 @ 8:00pm - CelloGayageum: Lunar New Year Celebration at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 3:00pm - Sarah Jarosz: Polaroid Lovers Tour at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 7:00pm - Foy Vance with special guest Bonnie Bishop at Outpost In The Burbs, 40 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042

Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Woodbridge Township Presents Ellis Paul and Jill Sobule Co-Bill at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001

Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 7:30pm - The Billy Walton Band at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087

Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Sarah Jarosz: Polaroid Lovers Tour at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theater), 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540

Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Grand Funk Railroad: 50th Anniversary of “The Loco-Motion” at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631

Sunday, February 4, 2024 @ 12:00pm - The Rock and Roll Playhouse: Bruce Springsteen for Kids at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Tuesday Night Record Club - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong’s Ella & Louis at Monmouth University - The Great Hall, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764


EVENT PREVIEWS

(HAMILTON, NJ) -- Grounds For Sculpture (GFS) and Third Way Cultural Alliance announce a special evening celebrating the power of creative freedom through music, art and conversation. "Creative Freedom: A Salon Experience featuring Marshall Allen, Salvador Jiménez-Flores and Jamaaladeen Tacuma," will take place on Saturday, July 18, 2026 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm.

bergenPAC presents Swingtime Big Band on Saturday

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- New York's high-powered Swingtime Big Band returns to Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) on Saturday, July 18, 2026 to celebrate America250 by showcasing the popular music that kept Americans dancing for decades—from the Lindy and Fox Trot to the Cha Cha to the Twist! Showtime is 8:00pm.
DePue Brothers Band to Bring "Grassical" Music to Sewell

DePue Brothers Band to Bring "Grassical" Music to Sewell

(SEWELL, NJ) -- Music at Bunker Hill welcomes the DePue Brothers Band on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 3:00pm. In a departure from the series' customary chamber music fare, the DePue Brothers Band has long coined their music with the term "grassical," the combination of bluegrass with jazz, blues, rock, folk, and classical.
Albert Music Hall

Albert Music Hall's "Back to Our Roots" Benefit on Sunday to Support Preservation of Pinelands Music History

(WARETOWN, NJ) -- Albert Music Hall will present Back to Our Roots, a special fundraising concert on Sunday, July 19, 2026, inviting music lovers to enjoy an afternoon of live performances while helping preserve an important piece of New Jersey's musical heritage.

Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Heather Maloney & Hayley Reardon on Sunday

(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Heather Maloney & Hayley Reardon on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 7:30pm.
New Jersey Symphony to Make Rowan

New Jersey Symphony to Make Rowan's Marie Rader Series Debut with "Life & Liberty" on July 22nd

(GLASSBORO, NJ) -- The Marie Rader Series will launch its 2026-27 season, entitled "Life & Liberty," with the New Jersey Symphony's Rowan University debut. On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players featuring Rowan University Strings Faculty & Alumni will perform at Pfleeger Concert Hall. Showtime is 7:00pm.
The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Blues For Greeny and the music of Peter Green

The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Blues For Greeny and the music of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac

(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Blues For Greeny - The Music of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Dude Cervantes & The Panchos will open the night. Doors are at 7:00pm, music starts at 7:30pm.
Shinedown to Play Shows in Newark and Philly in July

Shinedown to Play Shows in Newark and Philly in July

(NEWARK, NJ) -- One of the biggest bands in the world, Shinedown, will be releasing their brand new studio album EI8HT on May 29, 2026 (via Atlantic Records) and released the new song "Outlaw." In addition, they announced their massive Dance Kid Dance Act II World Tour, taking the band to 11 countries across 54 dates, including local stops at Prudential Center in Newark on Tuesday, July 21st and Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 23rd.

Middletown Arts Center presents Reina Williams + The Remedy

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center presents a concert featuring Reina Williams + The Remedy on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Special guest performers Renee Maskin and Patrick Bamburak will open the show. Enjoy an evening of original music spanning reggae, hip-hop, soul, folk, Americana, and indie rock from some of New Jersey's most talented musicians. Showtime is 7:00pm.
Harmonium Choral Society presents "I Dreamed Last Night" on July 23rd

Harmonium Choral Society presents "I Dreamed Last Night" on July 23rd

(MADISON, NJ) -- On Thursday, July 23, 2026, Harmonium Choral Society presents I Dreamed Last Night. Directed by Lennie Watts with music direction by John Fischer, I Dreamed Last Night is a one woman show with Gloria Bangiola. There are songs and stories about dreams, hopes, wishes, ambitions, fantasies, nightmares, impossibilities and that big ol' American one we are all still working to make real. Showtime is 7:00pm.
 

FEATURED EVENTS


Streetlife Serenade - “The Billy Joel Experience”

Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ


The Wag's Beatles Spectacular

Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ


Heather Maloney & Hayley Reardon

Sunday, July 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ


Blues For Greeny The Music of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ


Reina Williams and The Remedy, Patrick Bamburak, and Renee Masking

Thursday, July 23, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Middletown Arts Center
36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ



 

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