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Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Stanley Jordan & Friends with Kenwood Dennard on Friday

(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Stanley Jordan & Friends with Kenwood Dennard on Friday, November 21, 2025. Doors open at 7:00pm; showtime is 7:30pm. ECLIPSE opens the night.

 
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Foreigner and Lynyrd Skynyrd Announce Double Trouble Double Vision Tour; Includes Shows in Holmdel and Camden

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Foreigner and Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced 19 co-headline appearances across North America confirmed for Summer, 2026. Produced by Live Nation, the Double Trouble Double Vision Tour, the tour comes to the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on Sunday, July 26, 2026. The tour returns to New Jersey with a stop at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series presents Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo with Caroline Cotter

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The Folk Project's Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series presents Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo with Caroline Cotter on November 21, 2025 at Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. Showtime is 7:30pm.

Asbury Park Theater Company presents A Big Band Holiday to Remember starring Remember Jones and his 17-piece Big Band

(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) – Asbury Park Theater Company presents their 2025 gala fundraising event: A Big Band Holiday To Remember, starring Remember Jones and his 17-piece Big Band, on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at the Jersey Shore Arts Center and will feature Remember Jones along with Asbury Park music community artists, Broadway performers, and cast members from past APTC shows, including local favorites such as Layonne Holmes, Sharon Lasher, Emily Grove, and more to be announced, as well as talent seen across Broadway and off-Broadway stages such as Brian O’Brien, Jeanne Montano, Hannah Bonnett, and more! The event begins at 7:30pm.

Albert Music Hall presents Annual Homeplace Show: The Sounds of the Jersey Pines on Saturday

(WARETOWN, NJ) -- On Saturday, November 15, 2025, the annual Homeplace Show will take place at Albert Music Hall, featuring traditional "Sounds of the Jersey Pines." The name of the show originates from weekly jam sessions once held at the Albert brothers’ cabin—affectionately known as the Homeplace by those who played there. These gatherings drew crowds from near and far, including both musicians and music enthusiasts who came to listen or sing along. Over time, they inspired the founding of Albert Music Hall and the Pinelands Cultural Society.


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COLUMNS

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Psychic" by Surfing for Daisy

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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This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from December 16-22, 2025



Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Body Cast" by Tiny Cities






 

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Wellmont Theater presents The Wallflowers on May 9th

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The Wellmont Theater presents The Wallflowers on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8:00pm. The band is touring in support of the 30th anniversary of their landmark album, Bringing Down the Horse. The band will perform their classic album in its entirety, in sequence.�


The Folk Project presents Stephen Kellogg's Old Friends Tour featuring the Kellogg Sisters on Friday



Makin Waves Top 10 Jersey Indie Songs of 2025



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bergenPAC presents Darlene Love on Sunday






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