I think "Lonesome Jubilee" is one of the best albums of John Mellencamp's career. The singer-songwriter from Indiana came through with a record that sounded very different from anything he had released before. It had a couple of top 15 hits, but mostly it seemed to define a sound for his music - one unlike anybody else's.
My favorite tracks include "Cherry Bomb" (one of the best songs of the 1980s in my opinon), "Paper In Fire", "Check it Out", and "The Real Life".
John Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
Here is a look at shows taking place from December 23-29, 2025 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Event Previews, Event Listings, Coming Soon.
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- The Women in the Arts concert series will bring an immersive, multi-disciplinary night of creativity to Anchor Rock Club in Atlantic City for its fourth installment on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Doors are at 6:30pm, showtime is 7:00pm.
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The Folk Project presents Stephen Kellogg's Old Friends Tour featuring the Kellogg Sisters on Friday, December 26, 2025 at the Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Sydney Leigh Carlson will open the night. Showtime is 7:30pm.
