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Randy Houser and Justin Moore Announce Tour, Includes Stone Pony Summer Stage Show

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Multi PLATINUM-selling country artists Randy Houser and Justin Moore have announced their co-headlining 'Country Round Here Tonight Tour,' playing 12 shows across the South, Northeast and Midwest later this year. The Live Nation-produced tour kicks off in Charlotte, NC and includes a show at the iconic Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park on Friday, September 27, 2024.

 
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Slighty Stoopid and Dirty Heads to Perform Shows in Holmdel and Camden

(CAMDEN, NJ) -- Slightly Stoopid and Dirty Heads announced their 2024 Slightly Dirty Summer Tour across the United States. Produced by Live Nation, the 23-date run includes stops at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on Friday, July 12, 2024 (with Common Kings and The Elovaters on the bill as well) and the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden on Sunday, July 21, 2024 (the bill also includes The Elovaters).

TCNJ's Center for the Arts presents Las Cafeteras

(EWING, NJ) -- The College of New Jersey's Center for the Arts presents Las Cafeteras on Wednesday, March 6 at 8:00pm in the Kendall Main Stage Theater. The LA Times describes Las Cafeteras as "uniquely Angeleno mishmash of punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia and rock... live, they/re magnetic."

The Princeton Folk Music Society presents Ruth Wyand

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Folk Music Society presents multi-faceted singer and guitarist Ruth Wyand at Christ Congregation Church on Friday, March 15, 2024 at 8:00pm. Being diversified is Ruth Wyand's specialty. Demonstrating guitar virtuosity with powerful fingerpicking, bottleneck slide and a warm alto voice Ruth plays a mix of Americana, jazz, blues, folk, and country, with a portion of Piedmont picking and bluegrass clawhammer thrown in.

Prudential Center presents Kacey Musgraves with Father John Misty and Nickel Creek

Seven-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves has announced her long-awaited return to the stage with her 2024 "Deeper Well World Tour" promoted by AEG Presents. The headline world tour kicks off this spring in Dublin with stops in Europe and the UK, followed by the North American leg commencing on September 4th in State College, PA. This is the most extensive live tour of Kacey's career, playing major cities across the U.S. including a date at Prudential Center in Newark on Monday, September 9, 2024 with Father John Misty and Nickel Creek as supporting acts.


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Lighty's Corner: April 30, 2026

The second episode of Lighty’s Corner is live! This is a bi-weekly recorded radio show presenting new rock music from around the globe. Each of the 15 new tracks played were received via email within the last two weeks - a practice I hope to continue each time.



This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from April 28 to May 4, 2026



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



Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 04/23/2026






 

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Lily Vakili to Celebrate Release of "Live Wire" EP on Wednesday

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Lily Vakili will celebrate the release of her Live Wire EP on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at The Francis Kite Club. Doors are at 8:00pm; Showtime is 8:30pm.


Centenary Stage Company presents Double Vision: The Foreigner Experience on May 23rd



Rising Sun Presents: A Funky Reggae Party on August 1st



Outpost in the Burbs presents Willie Nile Band on Sunday



Scottish Rite Auditorium presents The Robert Cray Band






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