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Makin Waves with The Grip Weeds: 'Extended Musical Family'

Has your soul been hacked by the modern world? If so, the new Grip Weeds album, 'Soul Bender,' is just the salve you need.

 
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Outpost in the Burbs presents Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Outpost in the Burbs presents Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal on Friday, September 19, 2025 at the First Congregational Church, 40 South Fullerton Avenue in Montclair. Doors are at 7:30pm, showtime is 8:00pm.

Mike Kovacs Audio/Visual Concert at the 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 13th!

We have started a new concert series with a moving image component as part of our New Jersey Film Festivals with the hope of reawakening the mostly dormant New Brunswick Music Scene. On September 15, 2023, guitar virtuoso Tim Motzer performed to an experimental film. That was the first true audio-visual concert we put on. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler also did an amazing concert with her own movie projections on June 15, 2024. Noise-Ambient musician Jim Haynes came from California and did a concert on October 18, 2024 with accompanying projections of experimental films by Marjorie Conrad, Anita LaBelle and myself. On February 21, 2025, acclaimed singer-songwriter Renee Maskin did an audio-visual concert to videos created by myself. On June 13, 2025, Mike Kovacs will do an audio-visual concert as well!  

An Interview with Vinnie Amico from moe.

Moe. is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2025 and began its summer tour in May performing at Dark Star Jubilee in Thornville, OH. Moe. will return to the east in June for a run of festivals including Northlands Music & Arts Festival in Swanzey, NH, All Good Now in Columbia, MD, Mountain Jam Music Festival in Woodstock, NY, and the multiple venue two weeklong North to Shore Festival throughout NJ. As part of North to Shore, Moe. will perform at the Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on Saturday, June 21, 2025. I was able to catch up with Vinnie Amico (drummer) from moe. in anticipation of this show in Red Bank.

Soul Project NOLA Brings New Orleans Musical Flavor to Annual New Jersey Tour

From June 18-25, 2025, Soul Project NOLA makes their way from New Orleans to New Jersey for their annual tour. The mini tour includes stops at venues that welcome the band back every year to the delight of their audiences, plus a first stop in Wayne, Pennsylvania at 118 North and a show in Atlantic City at Mardi Gras on The Boardwalk, a weekly summertime celebration of the musical legacy of New Orleans. The Atlantic City show features NJ favorites The Ocean Avenue Stompers and members of Dogs in a Pile.



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This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from October 6-12, 2026

Here is a look at shows taking place from October 6-12, 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.




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "The Only Man to Make It Through the Dance" by Jake Thistle




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 10/01/2026




This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from September 29 to October 5, 2026






 

MORE NEWS

(NEWARK, NJ) -- GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal powerhouse, Fantasia Barrino, brings the Love of Soul Tour to Prudential Center on May 22, 2027 at 8:00pm with Anthony Hamilton and October London. The evening will showcase the signature sounds and celebrated hits of three chart-topping artists, promising a memorable night of live entertainment.


Wharton Arts Launches 2026–27 Season Under New President & CEO Carol Chickering Burden




Def Leppard, Goo Goo Dolls, and The Struts to play shows in NJ, NYC, and Philly in 2027




The Newton Theatre presents All You Need Is John - The Music of John Lennon




Four Great Concerts Coming to MPAC This Fall






 

UPCOMING SHOWS


Broadway Theatre of Pitman has tributes to ABBA, Aerosmith, Springsteen, and Duprees this weekend

(PITMAN, NJ) -- Music takes over The Broadway Theatre of Pitman this weekend with tributes to ABBA on Thursday, Aerosmith on Friday, Bruce Springsteen on Saturday, and the Duprees on Sunday.


The Strand Center for the Arts presents The Bob Band on October 9th




SOPAC presents Willie Nile's Jukebox on October 9th




The Levoy Theatre presents Classic Stones Live on Friday






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