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Tuesday, August 20 - Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and Vertical Horizon. (RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket with special guest Vertical Horizon on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 7:30pm. This is a trio of great bands who emerged in the 90s with hits that are still played on the radio each day.
Tuesday, August 20 - The Vogel presents Sons of Cream. (RED BANK, NJ) -- The Vogel presents Sons of Cream on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 7:30pm. The band features Kofi Baker (son of Ginger Baker) and Malcolm Bruce (son of Jack Bruce) and Rob Johnson. Kofi and Malcolm grew up surrounded by music from an early age. Cream's music has become an integral part of their careers. And now joined by Rob they continue to play the music of their fathers and are making it their own. It's in the DNA...
Wednesday, August 21 - Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Sue Foley. (TUCKERTON, NJ) -- On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, the Lizzie Rose Music Room presents 4x Blues Music Award Winner Sue Foley. She will be bringing her band, The Pistolas and will also perform a solo acoustic set, featuring songs from her latest album, One Guitar Woman, which was recently released on Stony Plain Records. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Thursday, August 22 - Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Soul Project Nola. (TUCKERTON, NJ) -- Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Soul Project Nola on Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 7:30pm. Soul Project NOLA is back on the road this summer for their East Coast Hustle V Tour promoting their latest release "Live From Norway"
Thursday, August 22 - Remember Jones presents "Jones Sings Jones!" at Bell Theater. (HOLMDEL, NJ) -- New Jersey soul sensation Remember Jones will present his latest show, Jones Sings Jones! celebrating the music of legendary singer and sex symbol Tom Jones, along with a 17-piece band, at Bell Theater at Bell Works in Holmdel. Performances will take place from Thursday, August 22 through Sunday, August 25, 2024.
Friday, August 23 - bergenPAC presents Dirty Deeds: The AC/DC Experience. (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Dirty Deeds: The AC/DC Experience on Friday, August 23, 2024 at 8:00pm. An experience unlike any other...Dirty Deeds - The AC/DC experience celebrates the thunderous energy of the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson era delivering a power-packed performance that takes the audience on a journey through the story that is AC/DC.
Friday, August 23 - Jersey Arts Podcast: Richie Furay Celebrates 80 Years with a Belated Birthday Bash at SOPAC. Jersey Arts talks to music icon - singer, songwriter, and guitarist Richie Furay, who boasts a 60 year musical career, having played with acclaimed groups such as Buffalo Springfield, Poco, the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band and of course, his own solo ventures.
Saturday, August 24 - Spring-Nuts presents a Solo Performance by Adam Weiner (aka LowCut Connie) at Monmouth University. (WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Spring-Nuts presents a special, solo performance by Adam Weiner (aka LowCut Connie) on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 8:00pm. The concert will take place at Monmouth University's Pollak Theatre. All proceeds from this event will benefit Stevie Van Zandt's TeachRock, FulFill of Monmouth County and the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music.
Saturday, August 24 - The Wag's Beatles Spectacular Returns to The Vogel on August 24th. (RED BANK, NJ) -- The Wag's Beatles Spectacular returns to The Vogel on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 7:30pm. Fun for the entire family, The Wag plays all the hits of the Fab Four, from the early days all the way through to their last album. The show includes 2 sets of Beatles music, costume changes, and a special opening set of Wag originals!
BUSH - Load: The Greatest Hits Tour dates announced; includes shows in Holmdel and Atlantic City. (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-Platinum band BUSH will celebrate its 30th anniversary with an extensive North American headline tour. Bush – Loaded: The Greatest Hits Tour will kick off on July 26 in Bend, OR and include shows at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on August 21 and Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City on August 23. Jerry Cantrell and Candlebox will be the special guests on all dates. Additional guests will be announced.
Wednesday, August 21 - Woodbridge Wednesdays presents Mary Fahl and Jesse Terry. (WOODBRIDGE, NJ) -- The Woodbridge Wednesdays Concert Series at Parker Press Park presents Mary Fahl (co-founder of October Project) with opener Jesse Terry on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 7:30pm. Admission is free.
Wednesday, August 21 - Jazz saxophonist Godwin Louis to perform and release new album at WBGO After Work Jazz Series concert. (NEWARK, NJ) -- Grammy-nominated saxophonist Godwin Louis heads to Newark for the next installment of the WBGO After Work Jazz Series, part of the powerhouse jazz station's 45th anniversary celebration. Louis will perform two concerts on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 — at 4:45pm and at 6:15pm — in the courtyard of the Newark Main Library.
Thursday, August 22 - The Newton Theatre presents An Acoustic Evening of Songs and Stories with John Oates. (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents An Acoustic Evening of Songs and Stories with John Oates on Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $59-$79.
Thursday, August 22 - White Eagle Hall presents Big Star - 50th Anniversary of "Radio City". (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- This year marks the 50th anniversary of Radio City, the legendary sophomore from the highly influential Memphis band, Big Star. To celebrate, an all-star collective of musicians (led by the band's sole surviving original member, Jody Stephens) will perform the entire album. Joining Stephens will be some of the band's biggest fans, who have long been associated with Big Star-related projects, including Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Jon Auer (The Posies), Pat Sansone (Wilco), and Chris Stamey (The dB's). The tour comes to White Eagle Hall on Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 8:00pm.
Friday, August 23 - Something Corporate brings reunion tour to Stone Pony Summer Stage on August 23rd. (ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- In June, beloved early 2000s pop-punk band Something Corporate kicked off their 21-date sold-out reunion tour which will be heading across the U.S. this summer and fall. The Out Of Office Tour – the first official cross-country tour featuring the band's five original members in over 20 years – stops in Asbury Park on Friday, August 23, 2024 at The Stone Pony Summer Stage with support from Hidden In Plain View.
Friday, August 23 - Newark's Mayor Baraka to Host '24 Hrs of Peace' on August 23-24. (NEWARK, NJ) -- Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka will host the Annual 24 Hrs of Peace event, starting Friday, August 23, 2024 at 6:00pm, and continuing to Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 6:00pm in the West Ward at South 10th Street and Central Avenue. The event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, August 24 - Haddon Township presents Summer of Love - 60s, 70s, & 80s Music Festival on August 24th. (HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Eddie Berner, of the iconic band A Flock of Seagulls, will perform along with a lineup of stellar musicians from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, at Haddon Township's Summer of Love—60s, 70s, & 80s Music Festival. Held on Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 2:00pm-10:00pm at Haddon Square (along Haddon Avenue between Strawbridge and Cooper Street), Summer of Love is a groovy festival featuring music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
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Tuesday, August 20 @ 7:30pm - Sons of Cream at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Tuesday, August 20 @ 7:30pm - Gin Blossoms & Toad The Wet Sprocket w/ special guest Vertical Horizon at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Wednesday, August 21 @ 6:00pm - Free Summer Event: Jake Wildhorn at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) - Vail Mansion Plaza, 110 South Street, Morristown
Wednesday, August 21 @ 7:00pm - Dirty Dozen Brass Band / The Howard Isaacson Band at Atlantic City at Kennedy Plaza, Boardwalk at Kennedy Plaza, Atlantic City
Wednesday, August 21 @ 7:30pm - NYC Musical Marathon & Jack Dallas presents Repertoire 2024 at Divinity Hall at the Centennial AME Zion Church, 5 Lewis Place, Closter
Wednesday, August 21 @ 7:30pm - Sue Foley at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Thursday, August 22 @ 7:00pm - Jones Sings Jones at Bell Theater, 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel
Thursday, August 22 @ 7:30pm - Soul Project Nola at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Thursday, August 22 @ 7:30pm - The Doo Wop Project at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park
Thursday, August 22 @ 7:30pm - Dweezil Zappa: Rox(postroph)y Tour at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
Friday, August 23 @ 7:00pm - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band with Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Friday, August 23 @ 7:00pm - Jones Sings Jones at Bell Theater, 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel
Friday, August 23 @ 7:00pm - Jimmy Carpenter Band at Somers Point Beach, Morrow Beach, 800 Bay Avenue, Somers Point
Friday, August 23 @ 8:00pm - Dirty Deeds: The AC/DC Experience at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
Saturday, August 24 @ 7:00pm - Jones Sings Jones at Bell Theater, 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel
Saturday, August 24 @ 7:30pm - The Wag’s Beatles Spectacular at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Saturday, August 24 @ 7:30pm - Skyla Burrell Band at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Saturday, August 24 @ 8:00pm - Jukebox Heroes: The Mahoney Bros. at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan
Sunday, August 25 @ 3:00pm - Big Band Royalty at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan
Sunday, August 25 @ 3:00pm - Jones Sings Jones at Bell Theater, 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel
Sunday, August 25 @ 7:00pm - Marcus Miller at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Tuesday, August 27 @ 7:30pm - Nektar at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
