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Gaelic Storm & the High Kings: The Mighty Tour II Comes to New Jersey

Gaelic Storm & the High Kings: The Mighty Tour II comes to New Jersey for a pair of shows. The first show is at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) in Morristown on Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30pm. The tour then heads to the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on Thursday, March 28 at 7:30pm.

 
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New Jersey International Film Festival presents Marissa Nadler in Concert

Saturday, June 15, 2024 – In Person at 7PM! Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ General Admission Ticket=$25

Jersey Arts Podcast: At 'Matilda' in Concert, Composer David Newman, Danny DeVito and NJ Symphony Orchestra will Share the Stage

David Newman talked with the Jersey Arts Podcast about scoring films like "Matilda," his legendary family, and preserving film music for future generations.

Twenty Years of Show Biz for Irish 'Celtic Woman'

Irish entertainment became very popular in the United States about fifteen years ago. A friend of mine's teenage daughter became so fascinated by it that she became an Irish dancer and joined an American company of Irish dancers and performed all over the U.S. Dance and music companies from Ireland have performed to sold out crowds all over America. Each has it its own style of singing and dancing and one if the most successful is the all-female Celtic Woman, which will be at the State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick on Saturday, March 16, 2024.

Lizzie Rose Music Room presents John McEuen

(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- Lizzie Rose Music Room presents multi-instrumentalist John McEuen on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 7:30pm. John was a member of the legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for over 20 years and has rejoined them for several reunions and special music projects.


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Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Dance of the Waxwing" by Pyrenesia

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Dance of the Waxwing" by the Lambertville-based gypsy jazz quartet Pyrenesia.



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Troubles' debut "Red Alert" is a breathless blast of garage punk

Troubles crash onto the scene with Red Alert, a debut that doesn't waste a second. The album is a feral mix of grit, hooks and raw, emotionally charged vocals that plants the band firmly on the garage punk map.


Dharma Guns releases "Nightmares and Broken Dreams"



Undead Arts & New Jersey Symphony announce cast and crew for Mozart's "The Magic Flute"



Lenny Kaye Announces Debut Solo Album "Goin' Local"



Union County Students Earn Top Honors at International Music Festival; Invited to Perform at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center






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