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UCPAC presents Cherish the Ladies Celtic Christmas Concert on December 7th



(RAHWAY, NJ) -- The Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) presents Cherish the Ladies Celtic Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 7, 2025. This holiday season, Cherish the Ladies present their beloved Celtic Christmas program—a festive, family-friendly concert filled with holiday cheer and Irish spirit. Showtime is 3:00pm.


Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Bell Bottom Blues - A Tribute to Eric Clapton on Saturday



(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Bell Bottom Blues on Saturday, November 29, 2025. The band was formed in 2007 with the vision of providing an audience with a true Eric Clapton Experience. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 7:30pm.



An Interview with Please Be Careful about their debut album, "Hot Surface"



by Gary Wien - published 2025-11-24

New Jersey Stage regularly receives emails about new albums and bands that defy categorization. Everyone wants to believe they are doing something revolutionary, but generally those are just words designed for marketing a band. A new quartet from North Jersey called Please Be Careful has just released an instrumental record that is actually rather difficult to put in a box. Is it jazz? Experimental? Indie rock? Some parts sound a bit like punk, others have a dash of dark wave or electronic.



Pop-Punk Trailblazers The Starting Line releases third single from Upcoming Album



(NEW YORK, NY) -- Pop-punk trailblazers The Starting Line return with the release of Eternal Youth, the band's first full-length album in 18 years, available now via their newly launched label, Lineage Recordings. With all original members still intact since their 1999 formation, the record arrives as both a long-awaited comeback and a bold statement of determination, reaffirming the band's position as trailblazers in the genre.



Please Be Careful releases Debut Album



Please Be Careful is a North Jersey-based instrumental experimental indie rock band formed by longtime collaborators Neil Sabatino (Fairmont, Mint 400 Records Founder) and Christian Kisala (Fairmont, The Bitter Chills). Their first album, Hot Surface, drops on November 28, 2025.






Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin LIVE! at MPAC



by Spotlight Central - published 2025-11-23

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) on November 13, 2025.



Light Of Day Winterfest 2026 to Take Place in Asbury Park, Red Bank, Montclair, NYC, Piermont NY, and New Hope PA



(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- The Light of Day Foundation has announced the initial lineups for WinterFest 2026, the annual music festival taking place throughout January in Asbury Park, Red Bank, Montclair, New York City, Piermont, NY and New Hope, PA. The main event - "Bob's Birthday Bash" will take place on Saturday, January 17 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts.



Bobby Mahoney releases "Smoke and Drive"



(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Bobby Mahoney returns with a new single, "Smoke and Drive," paired with a cover of Social Distortion's "Machine Gun Blues." The release finds the Asbury Park songwriter and his band channeling nostalgia, grit, and heart through a rock-and-roll lens that's both timeless and unmistakably Jersey.



Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Hope" by REDBIRD Flying Solo



by Bob Makin - published 2025-11-21

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Hope," an anthemic single that fights hate released by REDBIRD Flying Solo, aka Jersey Shore singer-songwriter Danielle Marrone.



Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...11/20/25



by Danny Coleman - published 2025-11-20

"I definitely should've changed my name to a showbiz name years ago but it's a little too late for that," laughed guitarist Bruce Wojik as he discussed his latest album called, "The Hard Way," his band The Struggle and more. "Yeah, it came out on October 3 and I'm really excited about it. I'm hoping people will enjoy it, which would be nice but yeah, I'm just excited about it and glad to have it out."






 

COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Cassville Lights" by Jackson Pines

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Cassville Lights," the latest single from Jackson Pines' forthcoming album, "Wheel."




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...12/4/25




This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from December 2-8, 2025




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Big Trucks Win" by Chris Vincent








 

MORE NEWS

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald will play a one-night-only concert at bergenPAC (Bergen Performing Arts Center) on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 7:00pm.


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




Sean Marshall Returns to his Roots with "Golden" - His Fourth Studio Album




Blue Hawk Records to Release 26th Compilation




WXPN Counts Down The 885 Greatest Cover Songs As Voted By Thousands of Listeners








 

UPCOMING SHOWS


UCPAC presents Cherish the Ladies Celtic Christmas Concert on December 7th

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- The Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) presents Cherish the Ladies Celtic Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 7, 2025. This holiday season, Cherish the Ladies present their beloved Celtic Christmas program—a festive, family-friendly concert filled with holiday cheer and Irish spirit. Showtime is 3:00pm.


Outpost in the Burbs presents The Milk Carton Kids Holiday Tour 2025 with Opener Humbird




Irish Trio Socks in the Frying Pan Plays Holiday Concert at Roy’s Hall on December 12




The Princeton Folk Music Society presents Michael Gabriele and Spook Handy on December 12th









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