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Asbury Park Music Foundation Launches Summer Music Season Featuring Free Concerts Across the City

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- The Asbury Park Music Foundation (APMF) is proud to announce the return of its signature summer music programs, bringing free live performances to public spaces throughout the city while raising funds to support music education for youth in Asbury Park and beyond.

 
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Passaic County presents 2025 Summer Concert Series at Rifle Camp Park

(WOODLAND PARK, NJ) -- Passaic County's Summer Concert Series got off to a strong start with a high-energy opening night on June 11, featuring performances by The Memories Band and Aggressively Screaming Ducks. With clear skies, warm weather, and a lively crowd gathered at the scenic Rifle Camp Park Amphitheater, the evening marked a perfect kickoff to the season and a celebration of summer in Passaic County.

bergenPAC puts tickets on sale for "Evil Dead" in concert, The Robert Cray Band, Bachman Turner Overdrive, and Choir! Choir! Choir!

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) has put four new shows for 2025 on sale: The Robert Cray Band – Out Driving Around Tour on Friday, September 26; Evil Dead in Concert on Friday, October 3; Bachman Turner Overdrive on Wednesday, October 29; Choir! Choir! Choir! on Tuesday, December 9.

Upcoming Shows at White Eagle Hall

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- This summer, Jersey City's premier entertainment venue White Eagle Hall continues a diverse schedule of events for the New Jersey and New York City area. Originally constructed in 1910 and reopened in 2017 after a multi-year, multi-million-dollar renovation, the venue has presented numerous sold out shows, community events, theater productions, private events, and sporting events. The exciting schedule of events continues this fall, with newly announced shows including Sharon Van Etten, The Hold Steady, Los Straitjackets, and The Budos Band.

WXPN's 24-Hour Song Challenge Opens Public Voting

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- In its second year, the WXPN 24-Hour Song Challenge opens online voting to the public via the official website from June 12-18 to help inform the final results The public will choose their top three contenders from a group of 12 semi-finalists. Of the 12 semi-finalists, Four Finalists and one Grand Prize winner will be determined by the official 24 Hour Song Challenge judges. The Four Finalists will be announced once a day June 23, 24, 25 and 27 and the Grand prize winner will be announced on June 30th. For the first time ever, listeners will help choose the finalists.



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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...11/6/25

"That's been a while, at least five or six years," chuckled Candice Night of Blackmore's Night. "With "Winter Carols," we put one out originally and then there are so many amazing Christmas songs that we love that we didn't get a chance to put on so we recorded and put them out again and then a few years later we recorded again and put some more out (Laughs). So, that one has been out a bunch of times and I'm glad you brought that up because of course Winter is coming and so is Christmas time so it's always great to break out "Winter Carols" and listen to that one, especially over the next couple of months, there's lots of Christmas music to delve into. A lot of the songs are very, very old songs which of course is right up our alley so it's great to take some of those songs from the 1200s, 1300s, 1400s and moving all the way up and they fit right into the Blackmore's Night style of sound and our genre, whatever we've created is as far as our genre is but yeah, they fit perfectly at home so we love playing them, it's probably our favorite time of the year." 




This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from November 4-10, 2025




BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 11/3/25




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "I Knew You Well" by Scott McDonald






 

MORE NEWS

(BLAIRSTOWN, NJ) -- Socks in the Frying Pan, the high-energy Irish traditional trio from Ennis, County Clare known for infusing virtuosic musicianship with humor, charisma, and a palpable passion for their roots, gives a one-night-only holiday concert on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Roy�s Hall. The show is part of the band's US holiday tour celebrating their fifth full-length album, Waiting for Inspiration. Showtime is 8:00pm.


Bachman-Turner Overdrive LIVE! at bergenPAC




Jersey Bluesman releases "My Mississippi Roots"




Meet Loaf comes to The Strand on November 15th




The Yard at Bally's AC presents The Amish Outlaws






 

UPCOMING SHOWS


The Marquee Club in the Spotlight Cabaret at bergenPAC

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) recently kicked off a new performance series that showcases exceptional, internationally acclaimed musicians in an intimate setting. These talented individuals are scheduled to present their performances in the new listening room, The Marquee Club located in The Spotlight Cabaret, during the months of October and November.


Cousin Brucie Presents The Rascals LIVE! at PNC Bank Arts Center




Inaugural "Everything Fab Four" Fest to feature Max Weinberg, The Weeklings, Jake Clemons & many more




Sensorium Emporium hosts Songwriter Circle on Thursday






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