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The Front Bottoms to Play Sherman Theater

(STROUDSBURG, PA) -- New Jersey indie-rock band The Front Bottoms bring their 2022 tour to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Thursday, September 15. Opening for the band will be The Joy Formidable and Mobley. In support of their upcoming new EP, Theresa, The Front Bottoms will hit the road for a five-week headline tour across North America. The band will visit major markets coast-to-coast with stops at festivals along the way.

 
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Ocean County Library Lacey Branch presents BJ and the Band

(LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Experience the most exciting kind of hot summer night when New Jersey R‘n’B favorites BJ and the Band perform Motown classics on Thursday, July 14 at 7:00pm.  The performance takes place at the Ocean County Library Lacey Branch.

Ocean County Library Brick Branch presents Rhythm N’ Sound

(BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Sing, dance, and get your summer groove on with Rhythm N’ Sound during the group’s live performance, on Saturday, July 9 at 2:00pm.  The performance takes place at the Ocean County Library Brick Branch. The popular Jersey Shore trio will thrill concertgoers with an exciting, broad repertoire of rock ‘n roll, pop standards, classic rock, doo-wop, disco and Motown favorites.

The Wonder Bar presents Willie Nile on July 3rd

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Willie Nile returns to Asbury Park for a show at The Wonder Bar on Sunday, July 3rd at 8:00pm with Fantastic Cat opening the night. Willie is touring in support of last summer's release, The Day the Earth Stood Still. While many of us struggled to salvage a sense of purpose from a year’s worth of isolation, the veteran New York rocker tapped into his own lockdown experience as a source of inspiration for the set of haunting new songs that comprise this emotion-charged release.

Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Graham Nash

(RED BANK, NJ) -- The legendary Graham Nash - a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee - comes to the Count Basie Center for the Arts on Wednesday, July 13 at 7:30pm.  As a founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, Graham Nash is one who has seen rock history unfold at some of its seminal moments.


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COLUMNS

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 05/02/2026

Due to a death in the family, the "Sound Bites" weekly column has ben postponed for this week. However, the listings of live music and entertainment are enclosed; we shall return on Thursday May 7 which happens to be the same day as the monthly "Rock On Radio" Happy Hour at the Nottingham Tavern located at 9 Mercer Street in Hamilton Square, NJ with music by Carmen Marranco.



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"The Great Albums Podcast" Returns June 1st with New Monthly Episodes and Patreon Exclusives

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- The Great Albums Podcast, a music commentary show that averaged 20,000 Week 1 downloads per episode and amassed over 6 million total downloads during its initial run from 2015-2019, will return on June 1 with its first regular episode in over seven years. New episodes will follow on the first of every month.


2026 Maplewoodstock Music + Art Festival to Take Place July 11-12



Tributes to Chicago, Taylor Swift, Van Morrison, Zac Brown, Elvis, Genesis, and Zach Bryan are coming to The Strand



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



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






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