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bergenPAC presents The Band Perry on January 11th

 (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents The Band Perry on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 7:00pm. The Band Perry is a GRAMMY®, CMA, and ACM Award-winning trio known for their genre- defying sound and bold artistic reinvention.

 
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Algonquin Arts Theatre presents Magical Mystery Doors

 (MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Algonquin Arts Theatre presents Magical Mystery Doors - a Beatles/Zeppelin/Doors tribute band - on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 8:00pm. Magical Mystery Doors takes classic rock beyond the standard tribute.

Makin Waves Top 10 Jersey Indie Songs of 2025

 The top 10 songs of 2025 by New Jersey-based indie artists, according to Makin Waves

Makin Waves Top 10 Jersey Indie Albums of 2025

 Here are the top 10 albums by New Jersey-based indie artists for 2025, according to Makin Waves.

bergenPAC presents Darlene Love on Sunday

 (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Darlene Love, hailed by Rolling Stone Magazine as "one of the greatest singers of all time." She will bring her annual holiday show, Love For The Holidays, to Englewood on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 7:00pm. Limited tickets remain.


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COLUMNS

Makin Waves Song of the Year: "My Best" by The Well Wish

The Makin Waves Song of the Year is "My Best," a loving look at parenthood and childhood by The Well Wish.



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This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from December 23-29, 2025



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State Theatre presents Tusk: The Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute

(NEW BUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Tusk: The Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 8:00pm. Tusk has been crisscrossing the country since 2008 as the number one Tribute to Fleetwood Mac in the world. No fancy tricks, no gimmicks, just five musicians recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac to perfection with note-for-note renditions that no other Fleetwood Mac tribute on the touring scene today can come close to duplicating.


The Smithereens LIVE! at The Vogel



Brook Arts Center presents Gold Rush: The Music of Neil Young



Women in the Arts Series to debut at Anchor Rock Club for Its Fourth Installment



Herman's Hermits' Peter Noone in "An Olde English Christmas" LIVE! at Carteret PAC






 

UPCOMING SHOWS

Start the New Year with Rikki Lee Wilson's Taylor Swift Tribute at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman

(PITMAN, NJ) -- The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents Love Story – A Tribute to Taylor Swift from January 2-4, 2026. The show starring Rikki Lee Wilson brings the ultimate Taylor Swift concert experience and has wowed audiences nationwide.


bergenPAC presents The Band Perry on January 11th



The Newton Theatre presents Queensrÿche



Brook Arts Center presents Gold Rush: The Music of Neil Young






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