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Split Level Concerts To Present Shows At The Jersey Shore Arts Center Starting This Fall

(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- The Jersey Shore Arts Center (JSAC) in Ocean Grove has announced an exciting new partnership that will bring nationally and internationally touring Americana and contemporary folk musicians to the stage of JSAC's Palaia Theater beginning this Fall. JSAC is teaming up with Split Level Concerts, a long running concert series that has relocated from Union County to the Jersey Shore. The inaugural season for Split Level Concerts at JSAC will begin this October 2024 and will run through April of 2025. The entire concert line-up will be announced in mid-April.

 
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Canadian Classic Rock Legends Honeymoon Suite Keep Their Promises On New Studio Release "Alive"

They've been racking up the sales and accolades since 1983, Honeymoon Suite has moved over 1 million records worldwide and won the JUNO Award for Group of the Year in 1986. The band has many songs placed in major motion pictures and TV over the years such as the hugely successful Miami Vice TV series of the mid 80's. In 2015, they were honored by Canadian radio for passing 100,000 plays of "New Girl Now" along with three of their other hits: "Burning In Love," "Wave Babies" and "What Does It Take."

Fantastic Cat releases "All My Fault" from upcoming album

Hailed by Rolling Stone as "the supergroup-you-need-to-know," Fantastic Cat returns this summer with their intoxicated/ing new album, Now That's What I Call Fantastic Cat, out June 7 via Missing Piece Records. On March 25th, the band released the unhinged video for addictive lead single "All My Fault" and announced an extensive summer headline/festival run kicking off June 7 at Brooklyn Made in NYC. Fantastic Cat will soon begin a month-long tour with Low Cut Connie, which includes stops at The Troubadour in Los Angeles and The Fillmore in San Francisco.

Wharton Arts Offers New Camp Mixing Voice & Visual Art

(BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ) -- The Wharton Performing Arts School will offer a new summer program, Explorations in Voice and Art, on the Wharton Arts campus located at 60 Locust Avenue in Berkeley Heights, July 22-26, 2024.

The Gaslight Anthem has released "History Books - Short Stories"

The Gaslight Anthem has released History Books - Short Stories, a new EP via their own Rich Mahogany Recordings label via Thirty Tigers. The EP was produced by Butch Walker, and collects four exclusive tracks including the band's anthemic take on Billie Eilish's 3x RIAA Platinum-certified breakthrough single, "Ocean Eyes," as well as a brand new rendition of the longtime fan favorite, "Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts," and stripped-down acoustic performances of "Positive Charge" and "History Books," the original versions of which can be found on The Gaslight Anthem's acclaimed 2023 return to action, History Books.



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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.




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...05/16/24




This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place in New Jersey from May 14-21, 2024




BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 5/13/24






 

MORE NEWS

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


Sum 41 Announces Final World Tour; includes shows in Asbury Park, NYC, and Philly

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Grammy-nominated band Sum 41 has announced their last headlining world tour, 'Tour Of The Setting Sum', to celebrate the upcoming release of their final album Heaven :x: Hell. Sum 41 will be making stops in the United States, Japan, Mexico, Germany, Italy, and more before playing their final show as a band in Toronto, Ontario, at Scotiabank Arena on January 30, 2025. Locally, the band comes to The Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park on May 4th; Brooklyn Paramount in NYC on May 6th; and the Skyline Stage at The Mann in Philadelphia on May 18th.


Ember Choral Arts Presents: "On the Heart of Being, Amidst Machines" - A Concert Exploration of Love in the Modern World




Where Music Lives Awards Show and Lakehouse Block Party to Create One Unforgettable Weekend in Asbury Park




2nd Annual Lakehouse Music Block Party






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