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Prudential Center presents Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace with special guest Return to Dust

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Multi-platinum rock bands Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace are joining forces for a 2025 co-headline tour across the U.S., featuring special guest Return To Dust, which includes a stop at Prudential Center in Newark on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. Breaking Benjamin will close each night of the tour.

 
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Crossroads presents Winona Fighter

(GARWOOD, NJ) -- Rising punk act Winona Fighter will perform at Crossroads on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The band is touring in support of their debut full-length album, My Apologies to the Chef, out now via Rise Records. Showtime is 8:00pm.

Zach Bryan to Perform 3 Nights at MetLife with special guests Kings of Leon and The Front Bottoms

(EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ) -- Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY-winning performer Zach Bryan will perform a special run of shows at MetLife Stadium on Friday, July 18, Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20, 2025 with special guests Kings of Leon and The Front Bottoms.

Hackensack Performing Arts Center presents Paula Cole

(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Paula Cole will perform at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HACPAC) on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 8:00pm. With a voice that resonates with emotion and a talent for weaving deeply personal narratives into her music, Paula Cole has established herself as a unique and influential presence in the music industry.

Stephane Wrembel presents Django á Gogo Music Festival in NJ and NYC

(MAPLEWOOD, NJ) -- Guitarist, composer, and musical director Stephane Wrembel is proud to present the Django á Gogo Music Festival, scheduled from May 7-10, 2025 celebrating of the unparalleled music legacy of jazz guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt. The festival comprises four electrifying concerts—three at The Woodland in Maplewood, NJ. and one at Symphony Space in NYC—as well as 5-day "guitar camp."


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Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Dance of the Waxwing" by Pyrenesia

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Dance of the Waxwing" by the Lambertville-based gypsy jazz quartet Pyrenesia.



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Lenny Kaye Announces Debut Solo Album "Goin' Local"

Lenny Kaye has announced his debut solo record, Goin' Local out July 17, 2026 via Yep Roc Records. At 79, the bonafide punk pioneer and "godfather of garage rock" (NPR Music) steps forward with a deeply personal collection written over the course of many years - piecing together a lifetime of experiences and expansive musical language to find his truest voice.


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Punch Brothers to Kick off 28-City Tour at Mayo Performing Arts Center on May 14th






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