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Premiere Networks and Buzz Knight Media present "Jersey Made"” Podcast Hosted by Buzz Knight

Premiere Networks and Buzz Knight Media launched "Jersey Made" on September 16, 2026 with iHeartPodcasts. It's a new podcast hosted by veteran media executive and consultant Buzz Knight.


Sean Tobin to release "Banshee River" on October 23rd

New Jersey-raised, now Nashville-based singer-songwriter Sean Tobin will independently release his sixth album, Banshee River, on October 23, 2026, accompanied by a run of solo tour dates across the East Coast and Appalachia.


Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour (Philadelphia Freedom Cut) video captures May 30th concert

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour has been called "one of the most unflinching acts of musical resistance in the nation's history" (TIME Magazine) and on September 9, 2026, the official video will be shared in sequence from the first seven songs of the tour's Philadelphia finale.


Morris Choral Society Calls For Singers and Announces Holiday Concert

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The acclaimed chorus, Morris Choral Society (MCS), is calling for singers to join the ensemble. The group is open by audition and attracts members of all ages and backgrounds. Interested singers should come to rehearsal on September 14th, 21st or 28th at 7:30pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 131 Mountain Way in Morris Plains. Call 973-723-6424 with questions or to arrange an audition.




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COLUMNS


Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 11/13/2026

"I've had a lot of fun doing it," laughed entertainment icon Vicki Lawrence as she discussed her November 13 and 14 appearances at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. "Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two Woman Show," it's not a play, basically it's a one woman show but I knew that Mama had to be in it so I thought it'd be funny to name it a two woman show because people think of her as a real person and I often feel I could fall off the face of the earth and as long as she was around everything would be just fine (Laughs)."




This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from November 10-16, 2026




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Josephine" by Emily Grove




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 11/05/2026






 

MORE NEWS

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Phoebe Bridgers whose song "Lost Boys" has been a regular fixture on radio stations for the past year has announced dates for "The Lost Tour" in 2027. Locally, she will perform at the Prudential Center in Newark on Tuesday, March 16th with support from Paper Wings.


Independent Producer and Writer Karen Morris Announces "The Swingin' Angle" Project




Song of the Meadowlark takes place on Sunday in Hopewell




Remember Jones presents back to BACK TO BLACK: the Amy Winehouse Celebration at The Vogel




Avenel Performing Arts Center presents Chris Smither






 

UPCOMING SHOWS


Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Griffin House on Friday

(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Griffin House on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 7:30pm. Griffin House is an American singer-songwriter and storyteller who has been making records for over 20 years.


KANSAS to perform at Scottish Rite Auditorium on Friday




NJPAC presents Jesse Cook on Saturday




Mahwah Museum Hosts "Les Paul from Start to Finish" with Jim Wysocki






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