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bergenPAC presents The Marshall Tucker Band on Saturday

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents The Marshall Tucker Band on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 8:00pm. The band's mighty music catalog, consisting of more than 20 studio albums and a score of live releases, has racked up multi-platinum album sales many times over. A typically rich MTB setlist is bubbling over with a healthy dose of hits like the heartfelt singalong "Heard It in a Love Song," the insistent pleading of "Can't You See" (the signature tune of MTB's late co-founding lead guitarist and then-principal songwriter Toy Caldwell), the testifying "Fire on the Mountain," the wanderlust gallop of "Long Hard Ride," and the explosive testimony of "Ramblin,'" to name but a few.

 
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MPAC presents Floyd Nation

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Experience Pink Floyd the way true fans want to! Become immersed in amazing sound, lights and lasers as Floyd Nation takes you on an epic journey through the iconic music of one of rock's most incredible bands with uncanny precision. Floyd Nation comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $29-$69.

“EPIC!” The Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour LIVE! at STNJ

It's a sold-out house at New Brunswick's State Theatre New Jersey this Saturday, July 8, 2023 evening as fans ready themselves for a 50th Anniversary Tour concert by The Doobie Brothers. With nearly 50 million records sold, the band's 14 studio albums, 16 Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, and four Grammy awards helped to catapult The Doobie Brothers into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.

Makin Waves with Ryan Gregg: 'Enjoy the Conversation'

​​​​​​​Asbury Park singer-songwriter-keyboardist-producer Ryan Gregg constantly is working on stage, in the studio, and on social media as a solo artist, the founding member of The Shady Street Show Band; the singer-keyboardist in Ocean Avenue Stompers, a New Orleans-inspired brass band founded by Shady Street trombonist Ian Gray; a keyboardist-vocalist in "Stormin'" Norman Seldin's Big Band, and as a part of dueling piano duos with Norman, as well as Des Spinks of Des & the Swagmatics. Yet, he never seems overworked. Rather the more he works, the more joy he experiences, expresses and shares.

The Vogel presents Jake Shimabukuro

(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Vogel presents Jake Shimabukuro on Tuesday, October 3 at 7:30pm. Over the past two decades, Jake Shimabukuro has proved that there isn't a style of music that he can't play. While versatility for any musician is impressive, what's remarkable about Shimabukuro's transcendent skills is how he explores his seemingly limitless vocabulary – whether it's jazz, rock, blues, bluegrass, folk or even classical – on perhaps the unlikeliest of instruments: the 'ukulele.



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COLUMNS


Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 06/25/2026

There are differences and then there is different and as it may have been written before when Dave Vargo records are reviewed; the differences are few but this time around, something is definitely "Different."




This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from June 23-29, 2026




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




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






 

MORE NEWS

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Friends of Clearwater is proud to announce the 51st NJ Clearwater Festival, taking place on August 22-23, 2026, at Bradley Park in Asbury Park, NJ, directly across from the boardwalk at Convention Hall. Hours: Saturday, 12:00pm-10:00pm; Sunday, 11:00am-7:00pm.


Jersey Arts Podcast: Jovin Webb Debuts New Single in Advance of Sophomore Album




Nicole Atkins to release "Drama"




Starland Ballroom presents The Cab




Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena presents James Taylor and His All-Star Band on Saturday






 

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




MPAC presents Straight No Chaser on June 26th




Asbury Lanes presents Matthew Curry and Erik Mason Band on June 26th






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