Mavis Staples LIVE! at Ocean City Music Pier
Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Mavis Staples and Jeffrey Gaines at Ocean City Music Pier on August 25, 2025.
Simple Plan's Bigger Than You Think! Tour Proves Growing Up Was Never the Plan
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- A flawless summer night on the Jersey Shore set the stage for pop-punk nostalgia as Simple Plan brought their Bigger Than You Think! Tour to the legendary Stone Pony Summer Stage on August 27, 2025. With support from Bowling for Soup, 3OH!3, and rising artist LØLØ, the sold-out show felt like a high-energy reunion of Warped Tour favorites mixed with fresh energy for a new generation of fans. From the opening notes to the final chorus, it was clear: for thousands packed into the Stone Pony, it was never just a phase.
Leigh Pilzer: Hearing the Basie Band was Like 'a Bolt from the Blue'
Baritone saxophonist Leigh Pilzer likes to recall a scene in the movie, The Godfather, "where the son (Al Pacino), who falls in love in Italy, says, 'It was like a bolt from the blue.'" That's how Pilzer felt when she first heard the Count Basie big band.
Makin Waves with Laurie Berkner: Exciting Kids' Imaginations
Laurie Berkner will perform in support of her new single and video, "Hello River," and recent "Greatest Hits" album on Oct. 5 at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
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This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from June 16-22, 2026
Here is a look at shows taking place from June 16-22, 2026 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
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Gateway Playhouse to produce "Concert For A Cure" Fundraiser on June 28th
(SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- Gateway Playhouse is producing Concert for a Cure, a three-part show highlighting three different musical acts on June 28, 2026, as a special fundraising event for three different cancer organizations: the American Cancer Society (ACS), Gilda's Club of Linwood, and Wigs & Wishes by Martino Cartier of Sewell. The event will feature three original musical acts: Tide ll Moon, a Philadelphia- based indie rock band formed by Drexel University film students; Steven Lemon, a South Jersey indie pop/rock/folk artist with a songwriting career that spans two decades; and Rachel Burghen, a dynamic South Jersey crossover artist known for her soaring pop sound, accompanied by Brian Conover on piano.
The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Blues For Greeny and the music of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
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Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents An Evening with Britishmania Beatles Tribute Band on Friday
Makin Waves with Jake Thistle: Anchored by Sincerity
Asbury Lanes presents Matthew Curry and Erik Mason Band on June 26th
