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Lizzie Rose Music Room presents David Jacobs-Strain and Bob Beach on Friday

(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents David Jacobs-Strain and Bob Beach on Friday, December 5, 2025. They are a multigenerational, bicoastal duo who have been performing together since 2010. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 7:30pm.

 
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Sixpence None The Richer presents O'Night Divine: A Sixpence Christmas at SOPAC

(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- Sixpence None the Richer is "coming out swinging" for their first tour in nearly two decades. "O'Night Divine: A Sixpence Christmas" is an evening of Christmas classics delivered in the band's distinctive blend of indie-rock guitars and dynamic vocals. The tour comes to South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 7:30pm.

The Princeton Folk Music Society presents Michael Gabriele and Spook Handy on December 12th

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Folk Music Society, celebrating its 60th anniversary, presents a double feature on folk music history, with an emphasis on New Jersey on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Christ Congregation Church. The program opens with a presentation by Michael Gabriele, the author of New Jersey Folk Revival Music: History & Tradition (Arcadia Publishing, 2016). New Jersey-based folk musician and Pete Seeger collaborator Spook Handy follows up with a concert in the second half. Showtime is 8:00pm.

Country Artist Jessica Lynn brings her "A Very Merry Classic Christmas" to New Jersey

(WAYNE, NJ) -- Acclaimed Brooklyn-born country artist, Jessica Lynn, is bringing her annual Christmas spectacular: "A Very Merry Classic Christmas" to three venues in New Jersey from December 17-21, 2025. She will be performing shows in Wayne, West Long Branch, and Newton during the ninth run of her holiday show.

An Interview with Singer-Songwriter Tim Easton

(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Split Level Concerts presents singer-songwriter Tim Easton at the Jersey Shore Arts Center on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 8:00pm. He's currently on a world tour in support of his latest album, Find Your Way. Quincy Mumford will open the night.


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COLUMNS

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The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Psychic," a local hit by the nationally buzzing Asbury Park band Surfing for Daisy.



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