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Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders to Headline 2024 Count Basie Center Summer Gala

 (RED BANK, NJ) -- Pretenders, the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame band, will headline the 2024 Count Basie Center Summer Gala on Saturday, July 13th at the Basie Center’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre in Red Bank. Hits like "Brass in Pocket," "Stop Your Sobbing," "Don't Get Me Wrong," and "Back on the Chain Gang" have made the band an integral part of classic rock radio each day. Showtime is 8:00pm.

 
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Makin Waves Album of the Month: "On the Outside" by Kanak

 Legendary producer-engineer Ed Stasium (The Ramones, Talking Heads, The Smithereens) was the perfect choice to distill Kanak's raucous three-guitar sound on their latest EP, "On the Outside." Ed had previously worked with David Johansen/Sylvain Sylvain guitarist Johnny Rao who shares six-string duties with Kanak singer-songwriter Tom Kanach (Grimace, Well of Souls, Mischief) and Dramarama guitarist Peter Wood. Rounding out the lineup is the rowdy but tight rhythm section of bassist Joe Rowley and drummer Steve Brown.

Gaelic Storm & the High Kings: The Mighty Tour II Comes to New Jersey

 Gaelic Storm & the High Kings: The Mighty Tour II comes to New Jersey for a pair of shows. The first show is at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) in Morristown on Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30pm. The tour then heads to the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on Thursday, March 28 at 7:30pm.

Diana Krall's "Tour 2024" LIVE! at MPAC

 Although it's raining cats and dogs in Morristown, NJ, this Wednesday, March 6 evening, music lovers chat inside MPAC's warm and inviting auditorium as they ready themselves for a "Tour 2024" concert by the multiplatinum-selling Canadian jazz pianist and vocalist Diana Krall.

New Jersey International Film Festival presents Marissa Nadler in Concert

 Saturday, June 15, 2024 – In Person at 7PM! Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ General Admission Ticket=$25


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COLUMNS

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "I Will Walk You Home” by Wiser Time

Wiser Time, aka Central Jersey singer-songwriter-guitarist Carmen Sclafani, just dropped his latest album, "There’s A Change A-Comin'," on his own Wiser Time Music. The closing focus track, "I Will Walk You Home," is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.



This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from June 16-22, 2026



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Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Under the Carousel" by Josh Herman






 

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The Vogel presents Billy Bragg with special guest Sweet Petunia on Sunday

(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Vogel presents Billy Bragg with special guest Sweet Petunia on Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 8:00pm. Limited tickets remain.


bergenPAC presents Warrant on July 12th



"Better Together!" Ben Folds and the New Jersey Symphony LIVE! at STNJ



New Petition Advocates for Brian Wilson Exhibition at Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music



Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Eric Johanson on Thursday






 

UPCOMING SHOWS

MPAC Announces Free Summer Concert Lineup for 2026

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center's Arts in the Community free summer concert schedule for 2026 has been announced. MPAC will present six free concerts between June and August. The lineup includes the return of three of their most popular events – Bollywood Dance Party, Country Line Dancing and Salsa at Sunset, as well as singer-songwriters, and more.


2026-27 Season Preview: Split Level Concerts at Jersey Shore Arts Center



Cape May Point Arts and Science Center presents Grammy-Nominated Blues artist Guy Davis on June 24th



Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Eric Johanson on Thursday






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