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Woodbridge Wednesdays presents Mary Fahl and Jesse Terry



(WOODBRIDGE, NJ) -- The Woodbridge Wednesdays Concert Series at Parker Press Park presents Mary Fahl (co-founder of October Project) with opener Jesse Terry on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 7:30pm. Admission is free.


BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 7/22/24



by Lazlo - published 2024-07-22

Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Kelli Bruno, Bright Burning, Surfing For Daisy, Renee Maskin / SONOFDOV, Samuel Vincent, and The Warhawks. Plus a look back at "Sho' Nuff" by Brown.



PHOTOS from Third Eye Blind at PNC Bank Arts Center



by Julie Hoffman - published 2024-07-21

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Third Eye Blind brought the fourth edition of the Summer Gods Tour to the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on July 14, 2024 and photographer Julie Hoffman was on hand to take photos. The tour includes special guests Yellowcard and A R I Z O N A.



Stanley Jordan Plays The Dead LIVE! on the AC Boardwalk



by Spotlight Central - published 2024-07-20

Fans of The Grateful Dead are truckin' over to Kennedy Plaza on the Atlantic City Boardwalk this Wednesday, July 10, 2024 evening for a free Mardi Gras AC concert of Grateful Dead classics performed by virtuoso guitarist Stanley Jordan and his group, Stanley Plays The Dead.



Haddon Township presents Summer of Love - 60s, 70s, & 80s Music Festival on August 24th



(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Eddie Berner, of the iconic band A Flock of Seagulls, will perform along with a lineup of stellar musicians from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, at Haddon Township's Summer of Love—60s, 70s, & 80s Music Festival. Held on Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 2:00pm-10:00pm at Haddon Square (along Haddon Avenue between Strawbridge and Cooper Street), Summer of Love is a groovy festival featuring music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.



Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Kerosene Mountain" by Son of Dov feat. Renee Maskin



by Bob Makin - published 2024-07-19

​​​​​​​The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Kerosene Mountain," from the new Mint 400 Records split EP, "Chansons de lune," by Son of Dov and Renee Maskin.



A Conversation with Graham Gouldman Who Performs with 10cc at NJ's Ocean City Music Pier on July 29



by Spotlight Central2 - published 2024-07-18

One of the most inventive bands in pop music, 10cc, will perform live on Monday, July 29, 2024 at the Ocean City Music Pier in Ocean City, NJ. The band's 2024 Ultimate, Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour is the group's first in over three decades.



Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...7/18/24



by Danny Coleman - published 2024-07-18

"Yes sir, "Beowulf" and it just came out on May 23; our last one was 2002," said Pangaea keyboardist Corey Schenck. "We halted in 2008 and took a break until 2021. So, we took a lengthy breather before we got back together to work again, we're still together and we have the five original members who started the band back in 1989, we've added a sixth person to help us because live we can't cover all of the parts we do on the record and we didn't want to do back tracks, so we have a sixth member now but all of the originals are back."



Talking with Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers: A Lovin' Farewell



by Bob Makin - published 2024-07-17

The term the blue-eyed soul was coined by Philadelphia radio DJ Georgie Woods in 1964 to describe The Righteous Brothers. While in the recording studio for the first time in 1963, the duo of baritone Bill Medley and the late tenor Bobby Hatfield took the name bestowed upon them at John's Black Derby nightclub in Santa Ana, CA, by black Marines stationed at the nearby El Toro base.



Seaside Heights presents Melvin Seals & JGB, Tom Hamilton, and Waiting On Mongo



(SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ) -- Melvin Seals & JGB, Tom Hamilton and Waiting On Mongo will perform on the Seaside Heights Beach Stage Saturday, August 10, 2024. Doors are at 6:00pm, showtime is 7:00pm.




 

COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "What I Need" by Gab Cinque Band

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "What I Need" from "Highway Junkie," the debut EP by the soaring Gab Cinque Band.




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...7/25/24




This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts July 23-30, 2024




BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 7/22/24






 

MORE NEWS

(MATAWAN, NJ) -- On Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 7:00pm, The Weeklings will celebrate 60 years of The Beatles and more in a FREE outdoor concert in Terhune Park.


Chris Batten & the Woods release "2 For The Summer"




The Plainfield Symphony Orchestra Announces 2024-2025 Season




Sieminski Theater presents Summer Cabaret Series in August






 

UPCOMING SHOWS


NJPAC Announces Lineup for 2024 Sounds of the City FREE Concerts

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Experience an amazing lineup of diverse artists under the stars this summer at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) for exciting, FREE concerts during the Horizon Sounds of the City series every Thursday from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. The series unites Newark's cultural diversity by bringing together residents, workers, and visitors for unforgettable evenings of great music, food, and fun. This year's lineup includes Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, Afrobeat singer and artist Kofi Kinaata, New Orleans funk band Galactic f. Jelly Joseph, rap icon KRS-One, and New Orleans bounce singer Big Freedia. Some performances will also showcase a guest poet from Dodge Poetry, as well as local opening talent and NJPAC's student performers.


Mercer County's $5 Friday Summer Concerts are Back!




West Windsor Arts presents "Summer Music and More" Free Concert Series




Paper Mill Playhouse Announces Summer Nights at the F.M. Kirby Carriage House







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