originally published: 05/07/2024
Buddy Guy will perform at bergenPAC on May 9th
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FEATURED EVENTS
Thursday, May 9 - Cynthia Sayer and her Joyride Quartet to Perform in Metuchen. (METUCHEN, NJ) -- Join Cynthia Sayer and her Joyride Quartet for a special evening of Hot Jazz and Swing from the days of Prohibition and the banjo-crazed Roaring 20's on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at The Parlor at Hailey's Harp & Pub in Metuchen. The event begins at 7:00pm.
Thursday, May 9 - bergenPAC presents Buddy Guy - Damn Right Farewell. (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Buddy Guy - Damn Right Farewell on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7:00pm. At age 86, Buddy Guy is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, a pioneer of Chicago's fabled West Side sound, and a living link to the city’s halcyon days of electric blues.
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Friday, May 10 - Outpost in the Burbs presents Choir! Choir! Choir! in an EPIC Fleetwood Mac Sing-Along. (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Outpost in the Burbs presents a very special evening with Choir! Choir! Choir! in a Fleetwood Mac Sing-Along on Friday, May 10, 2024 at the First Congregational Church (40 S. Fullerton Avenue) in Montclair. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Friday, May 10 - Martell's Tiki Bar to Host Fundraiser for Teddy B. (long-time member of The Sensational Soul Cruisers). (POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ) -- There will be a fundraiser for Eric Barney aka Teddy B. on Friday, May 10, 2024 at Martell's Tiki Bar with entertainment by The Motor City Revue, Carlton J. Smith, High in the Mid 80's and MC Johnny Mac. The event runs from 7:00pm to 11:00pm and is for 21 and over. If you cannot make the show but wish to help, a GoFund campaign has been set up for Teddy B. as well.
Tuesday, May 14 - Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Lyle Lovett And Lisa Loeb: In Conversation And Song. (RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Lyle Lovett And Lisa Loeb: In Conversation And Song on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Doors are at 6:30pm, showtime is 7:30pm.
EVENT PREVIEWS
Thursday, May 9 - Billy Joel to Celebrate 75th Birthday at MSG. (NEW YORK, NY) -- Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. ('MSG Entertainment') announced that by overwhelming demand, legendary musician and MSG franchise Billy Joel has added the next show in his record-breaking, sold-out residency at The World's Most Famous Arena on Joel's 75th birthday – Thursday, May 9, 2024.
Thursday, May 9 - Top 15 high school jazz bands head to Jazz at Lincoln Center's Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival. (NEW YORK, NY) -- No figure looms larger in the story of jazz than Duke Ellington whose artistic development and sustained achievement are among the most spectacular and influential in the history of music. On May 9-11, 2024 commemorating the 125th birthday of Duke Ellington — America's most prolific composer of the 20th century in both number of pieces and variety of forms — the top 15 high school-aged jazz bands from across the country will converge at Jazz at Lincoln Center's home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, in New York, NY.
Friday, May 10 - Black Box Studios and The Elated System presents Doom Dogs at Debonair Music Hall. (TEANECK, NJ) -- Black Box Studios and The Elated System presents Doom Dogs, with opener Eels Of Love, on Friday, May 10, 2024 at Debonair Music Hall. Doors open at 6:30pm, showtime is 7:30pm. Doom Dogs is an improvisational trio featuring Reeves Gabrels on guitars, Jonathan Kane on drums, and Jair-Rohm Parker Wells on basses.
Saturday, May 11 - Prudential Center presents DJ Cassidy's "Pass the Mic Live!". (NEWARK, NJ) -- DJ Cassidy will bring his critically acclaimed "Pass The Mic Live!" experience to Prudential Center in Newark on Mother's Day weekend for a sequel to 2023's sold out Inaugural show. In partnership with SJ Presents's annual "Mother's Day Good Music Festival," the unprecedented lineup will unite seven iconic superstars whose game-changing records and influence transformed Hip Hop, R&B, and Pop culture on a global scale. The one-time-only event will feature live performances by Boyz II Men, TLC, Bobby Brown, Method Man & Redman, Faith Evans, Total, and special surprise guests.
Saturday, May 11 - The Adelphi Orchestra Presents "Complexity & Simplicity" with SoHyun Ko. (RIVER EDGE, NJ) -- The Adelphi Orchestra will take audiences on a mesmerizing musical journey with "Complexity & Simplicity," conducted by Maestro Kyunghun Kim, as they celebrate their 70th season alongside the extraordinary talent of SoHyun Ko. Experience a captivating performance featuring Brahms' "Variations on a Theme by Haydn," Mozart's "Concerto for Violin No. 5 'Turkish,'" performed by the acclaimed SoHyun Ko, winner of the 2020 competition, and Schubert's "Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major." Performances take place May 11-12, 2024.
Saturday, May 11 - Sara David Buechner to Perform Beethoven's First Piano Concerto with the PSO. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Award-winning pianist Sara David Buechner joins up with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) for performances of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 the weekend of May 11-12, 2024. Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov conducts the program which includes John Luther Adams' Become River and Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120.
Sunday, May 12 - The Wellmont Theater presents Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Together for over 30 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy — famously named after an autograph by blues legend Albert Collins — has appeared in concert venues across the world, sold millions of records, and had their music appear in hundreds of movies and television shows. The band comes to The Wellmont Theater on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm.
EVENT LISTINGS
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Tuesday, May 7
7:30pm - Al Stewart & The Empty Pockets at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
7:30pm - Tuesday Night Record Club - The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night at Monmouth University - The Great Hall, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
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8:00pm - Koolulam at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
Wednesday, May 8 @7:30pm - Piano Night: Romanticism and the 20th Century at William Paterson University - Shea Recital Hall 101, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne
Thursday, May 9
7:00pm - Award-Winning Artist Cynthia Sayer Brings Speakeasy Jazz to Metuchen! at The Parlor at Hailey's Harp & Pub, 15 Station Place, Metuchen
7:00pm - Buddy Guy – Damn Right Farewell at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
8:00pm - Todd Rundgren: ME/WE at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Friday, May 10
7:30pm - Grace Pettis, Robby Hecht & Joe Crookson: Songwriters in the Round at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel
7:30pm - Sean Chambers & The Savoy Brown Rhythm Section at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
8:00pm - Choir! Choir! Choir! - An Epic Fleetwood Mac Sing-Along at Outpost In The Burbs, 40 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair
Saturday, May 11
1:00pm - The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD - Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
7:30pm - Woodbridge Township presents Vienna Teng at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel
7:30pm - Eliza Neals at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
7:30pm - DECADE – Neil Young Tribute at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
8:00pm - Yellow Brick Road - A Tribute to Elton John at William Paterson University - Shea Center for Performing Arts, 300 Pompton Rd, Wayne
Sunday, May 12
1:00pm - Mothers Day Blue Room Brunch feat Dermel Warren w JD Warren & the Rudiment at South Valley BBQ and Lounge, 34 S Valley Rd, West Orange
3:00pm - Jake Thistle Band at Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel Street, Avenel
7:00pm - STREAMS: Jon Batiste At The Piano at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
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7:30pm - Albert Lee at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Monday, May 13 @ 7:30pm - The Dixie Dregs with Special Guests: Steve Morse Band at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Tuesday, May 14 @ 7:30pm - Lyle Lovett and Lisa Loeb: In Conversation and Song at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
COLUMNS
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Black SwanP" by Mike Noordzy
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Black SwanP" from the EP "Dark Sparks", released earlier this year.
MORE NEWS
Rick Michel's "Sinatra Forever" LIVE! at PNC Bank Arts Center
It's a gorgeous May 8, 2024 afternoon at Holmdel, NJ's PNC Bank Arts Center as "Old Blue Eyes" fans ready themselves for Rick Michel's Sinatra Forever tribute show. Sinatra Forever is the first in a series of free afternoon concerts at the PNC Bank Arts Center for New Jersey residents aged 55 and over. All shows are presented by the Garden State Arts Foundation under the direction of VP Ron Gravino, who is ably assisted by Cookie Santiago and Bob O’Brien.
Xtreme Queen: The Legacy of Freddie Mercury to Perform at Drew Concert Hall
2024 Princeton Festival Opens June 7th with Opera Superstar Angel Blue
"Just Magical!" Al Stewart and The Empty Pockets LIVE! at The Vogel
UPCOMING SHOWS
Ember Choral Arts Presents: "On the Heart of Being, Amidst Machines" - A Concert Exploration of Love in the Modern World
(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Ember Choral Arts presents "On the Heart of Being, Amidst Machines" on Sunday, May 19th, 2024 at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation (67 Church Street) in Montclair. The concert will also be live-streamed. This promises to be a moving exploration of love in the modern world, featuring a dynamic mix of stylistically eclectic choral music. Showtime is 5:00pm.
Monmouth Civic Chorus presents All That Sparkles
Westminster Conservatory of Music observes Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month with May 19 faculty recital
Bell Theater at Bell Works presents The Weeklings BeatlesBash
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