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Orange Loop Rock Festival To Take Place June 10-12 In Atlantic City

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- LincStar Events is amped to present the lineup for the Orange Loop Rock Festival taking place June 10-12 at the Showboat Festival Grounds outside the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The weekend-long celebration of rock music and hair metal will feature iconic acts such as Stone Temple Pilots, Chevelle, Puddle of Mudd, Hoobastank, Hinder, John 5 and the Creatures, Stephen Pearcy, Great White, Doro, and more.

 
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The Sherman Theater presents Jenny Lewis

(STROUDSBURG, PA) --  American singer-songwriter and musician Jenny Lewis brings her tour to the Sherman Theater on Main Street in Stroudsburg on September 20 at 8:00pm.

Scorpions Announce North American Tour

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Scorpions, one of the most iconic and influential hard rock bands of all time will return to North America on the Rock Believer World Tour with special guests Whitesnake on their Farewell tour. Fresh off of their sold-out Sin City Nights Las Vegas residency, Scorpions will kick off a two month-long Live Nation produced run of dates beginning in August, including the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City on September 5th and the UBS Arena at Belmont Park on September 7.  

Yellow Brick Road: A Tribute to Elton John Comes To Hackettstown

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company and the Hackettstown Rotary are partnering together to present Yellow Brick Road: A Tribute to Elton John on Saturday, May 21 at 8:00pm. This performance is a fundraiser event for the Hackettstown Rotary Club and will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University.

Centenary Stage Company presents Best of the Eagles

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company finally gets the chance to welcome Best of the Eagles to the Sitnik Theatre on Saturday, May 14 at 8:00pm. This performance was rescheduled from their original date during CSC’s January Thaw Music Festival due to a snowstorm. The performance will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University. Tickets for Best of the Eagles are $30.00 each and increase $5.00 the day of the performances. The performance will also be live streamed, and links are available for $10.00 each.


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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.



Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Make It Happen" by Mike Chick



Lighty's Corner: April 30, 2026



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






 

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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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