Photo by Kenny Feldman
(FREEHOLD, NJ) -- Concerts in the Studio presents Bastards of Fine Arts on Friday, June 5, 2026 at 7:30pm. The band includes Matt Keating, Jason Mercer, Steve Mayone, and Greg Wieczorek. You could say they are a new band with old roots.
Matt Keating and Steve Mayone are both songwriter veterans and multi-instrumentalists, singularly releasing multiple albums over the past two decades.
Both began their careers in the 1990’s, moving from bands to solo artists: Keating has released 11 albums. NPR says: “In a career spanning more than 20 years, Matt Keating has established himself as one of America’s great under the radar songwriters. His work is rife with clever and incisive tunefulness.”
Mayone has released 5 albums. Americana UK says: “The stark truth is Mayone is a master songsmith. He crafts and molds his stories eloquently and intelligently and there’s not many that you can say that about.”
Keating and Mayone joined forces in 2016 and began a productive songwriting collaboration, putting up a new song weekly on social media for a year in their online music series, NEW SONG FORWARD FRIDAY. Joined by Jason Mercer on Bass (Ron Sexsmith, Oh Pep) and Greg Wieczorek on drums (Norah Jones, Autumn Defense), they’ve been performing around NYC and the Northeast and have a monthly residency at the 11th St. Bar in the East Village.
Tickets are $38 and available for purchase online. Concerts in the Studio is presented by Mark & Elaine Costanzo and located in Freehold, New Jersey.
Concerts in the Studio is based on a simple premise....They host National touring bands and singer-songwriters in a photo studio, with near perfect sound and sightlines, that will forever change the way you experience live music...period. And if that were not enough, immediately following most shows, they do a potluck that has become as legendary as the performances themselves!
Shoot uthem an e-mail for details/reservations (RSVP Required), bring a dish to share, and a friend or two and enjoy. 100% of all donations go directly to the artists they host.
