Classic Jersey - Gary Wien's tribute to rock and roll from New Jersey. Wien is a music writer from Belmar, NJ wrote the books Beyond the Palace and Are You Listening? The Top 100 Albums of 2001-2010 by New Jersey Artists. He spins tracks from throughout the decades - hits, misses, and personal faves.

Beyond the Palace - Lee Mrowicki plays all of your favorites from Jersey Shore artists in this weekly show.

Chip Off The Old Rock - A two-hour interview/music program where Danny speaks with entertainers, artists, business people, comics and more as well as play their music or sound bites.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...10/23/25

"My Mississippi Roots," I'm going deep on that one," said bassist James "JB" Barnes as he discussed the recently released album of the same name. "I had to reach back to my family history on my father's side. My dad was from Port Gibson, Mississippi, was born in 1928 and he's not with us anymore but he is my lineage. The Barnes family name comes from that part of Mississippi, Claiborne County and that's where my dad is from; there's a lot of tradition down there in Mississippi; look at the blues musicians who came out of there (Mississippi). Muddy Waters, B.B. King, there is a lot of history down there, good, bad and ugly."

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from October 21-27, 2025

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Pumpkin Man" by Greg Amici

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...10/16/25

 

MORE NEWS

The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents JC Cole on Friday

The Landis Theater presents Halloween Night show with Alice Cooper and Type O Negative tribute bands

Four Sticks - The Music of Led Zeppelin to Perform at Drew University

WXPN presents Jillith Fair - Loving Jill Sobule at The Fallser Club

KC and the Sunshine Band LIVE! at STNJ

 

UPCOMING SHOWS

Tony Tedesco & Friends at Belmar Arts Center

(BELMAR, NJ) -- "Are you going to write about the show?" I was asked at the Belmar Arts Center. To be honest, I hadn’t gone to the show planning to write about it. The show was billed as "Tony Tedesco & Friends" and featured Tony with Keith Monacchio and Lou Montesano - three guys you might have been able to see each week at The Saint 20 years ago.

---

The Wag presents Annual Halloween Spectacular Shows

---

The Marquee Club in the Spotlight Cabaret at bergenPAC

---

Cousin Brucie Presents The Rascals LIVE! at PNC Bank Arts Center

Advertise with The Penguin Rocks for $50-$100 per month, click here for info

The Penguin Rocks

© 2025 by Wine Time Media, LLC
PO Box 811, Belmar, NJ 07719
[email protected]

Presented by New Jersey Stage

Images used on this site have been sent to us from publicists, artists, and PR firms. If there is a problem with the rights to any image, please contact us and we will look into the matter.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and our NJ Stage accounts on Instagram, and Threads

---

News | Features | Radio Shows | Penguin's Hall of Fame | Song of the Week | BlowUpRadio column

Contact Us | About Us | Submit Music | Ad Rates