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Artists to Perform in Third Annual Banding Together for Community Access Unlimited

​​​​​​​(ELIZABETH, NJ) -- Cory Singer realized when he was young that singing could be a way to make friends and gain respect from his peers. 

 
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Kings Theatre presents Flashback Funk Fest with Morris Day & The Time & Cameo with SOS Band and The Dazz Band

(BROOKLYN, NJ) -- Flashback Funk Fest will hit Kings Theatre on Saturday, July 23. Come get your groove back with Morris Day & The Time and Cameo with SOS Band and The Dazz Band. Show will start at 7:30pm, doors at 6:00pm.  This show was previously scheduled for April 2, 2022. Tickets originally purchased for the April 2 show will be honored for show on July 23, 2022. Kings Theatre is located at 1027 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.

Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, and Bush to Perform In Camden

(CAMDEN, NJ) -- Iconic American rock bands Alice In Chains and Breaking Benjamin come together for the first time for a co-headlining tour with special guests Bush to put on an incredible night of rock across the country, making it one of the hottest tours of the summer. The 30-city tour includes a stop in Camden at the Waterfront Music Pavilion on Thursday, August 11th.

Lady Gaga's Tour Comes to MetLife Stadium In August

(EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ) -- Lady Gaga presents The Chromatica Ball summer stadium tour, a special 14-city worldwide limited run of exclusive performances. This summer’s tour promises to be a full-scale, Lady Gaga pop show featuring fan favorite hits, and the first ever public live performances from the #1 selling, critically-acclaimed, and GRAMMY-winning 2020 album Chromatica. The tour comes to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on August 11th.

Ocean County Library Berkeley Branch to Present Live Acoustic Blues and Jazz by Pete Wagula

(BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Ocean County Library Berkeley Branch presents the return of Jersey shore guitarist Pete Wagula in a live performance of acoustic blues, jazz, and bottleneck guitar on Saturday, March 26 at 2:30pm. Wagula’s spring concert marks his first appearance at the Berkeley Branch since 2018. He will feature new, original tunes from his upcoming third solo release, tentatively titled Homecoming.


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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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