Fairmont honors drummer with first single from "Everything is Fleeting"

January 3rd would have been Andy Applegate's 44th birthday. He was the drummer in Fairmont from 2003 until he had health problems later in his life. To honor him, the band's founder Neil Sabatino released "Buy More Records" as the first single from what is likely the last album by Fairmont, "Everything is Fleeting."

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Helen O'Shea Shares Rendition of "Lost" by The Cranberries, Honouring Dolores O'Riordan

Limerick-born, New-Jersey based roots artist Helen O'Shea released her latest single "Lost" to honor Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries) on the 8th anniversary of her passing on January 15th.

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bergenPAC to put tickets on sale for Happy Together Tour

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) has announced one new show - The Happy Together Tour 2026, which takes place on Thursday, August 6th at 7:00pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 16, 2026 at 10:00am. Visit www.ticketmaster.com or call bergenPAC's Box Office at (201) 227-1030.

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Wicked Cool Records releases "It's A Wicked Cool Christmas" - All-star Holiday Compilation

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Wicked Cool Records is officially kicking off the season with the release of It's A Wicked Cool Christmas, an all-star digital holiday compilation out now, alongside the premiere of Jessie Wagner's brand-new festive music video for "Christmas With Me."

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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 03/12/2026

"I'm alright my friend, how are you; it's going back a bit but I'm still grumpy, nothing changes, I'm alright and above ground as they say," laughed the always engaging Rick Wakeman as he discussed his upcoming March 13 Colonial Theatre show in Phoenixville, PA, his March 25 show at the Bergen PAC in Englewood, NJ and his March 29 show in Red Bank, NJ at The Vogel. 

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Get the Led Out to Perform Three Nights at Scottish Rite Auditorium

(COLLINGSWOOD, NJ) -- The Scottish Rite Auditorium presents three nights of Get the Led Out from April 23-25, 2026. From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, the band has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage.

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Americana Women celebrates the Queens of Country and Folk at Kean University on March 21st

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Split Level Concerts presents Joy Clark and Sug Daniels

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Charlotte Sands Releases Music Video For "None of My Business"

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The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music to Open June 7th at Monmouth University