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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...4/3/25

by Danny Coleman

"So, Danny; how are you anyway? I'm doing the Beatle Fest in New Jersey before we do Sellersville; it's just me," laughed the always pleasant, always jovial and always upfront original Yardbird Jim McCarty. "What's happening now is, we're doing a different sort of show. Somebody had suggested to me a few years ago; why don't you do The Yardbirds history? So, we're doing a different show where I talk through the history of the group and we play the songs as they come up and we have a back projection illustrating what I'm talking about. We've never done this before, Sellersville will be the first one (Laughs)." 



 

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Makin Waves with Michael Patrick: A Clear Blue Sky

Since recently moving from his longtime residence of Central Jersey to along the Delaware River in rural Hunterdon County, where his neighbors are now cows and horses, Michael Patrick has found country living provides inspiration. Shortly after the move, he quit his day job of 15 years to perform and write music fulltime.



CDC Theatre presents "Legally Blonde, The Musical"

(CRANFORD, NJ) -- Harvard's beloved blonde takes the stage at CDC Theatre in Cranford by pink storm in this fun, upbeat story of self-discovery! CDC Theatre presents Legally Blonde, The Musical weekends from May 2-18, 2025.



Obvious Agency presents World Premiere of "Space Opera" - an interactive theatrical experience blending immersive role-playing, live performance, and collaborative storytelling

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Philadelphia-based and worker-owned Obvious Agency premieres its newest production, Space Opera, a "playable theater" and sci-fi/fantasy game for building empowered community. The groundbreaking interactive theatrical experience blending immersive role-playing, live performance, and collaborative storytelling debuts to audiences and participants Saturday, June 14 and continues on Saturday, June 21 and Saturday, June 28, 2025 at Arch Street Meeting House (320 Arch St, Philadelphia).



Ocean Casino Resort Announces Partnership with Famed Restaurateur Stephen Starr

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- On April 3, 2025, Ocean Casino Resort announced a partnership with nationally acclaimed STARR Restaurants and award-winning restaurateur Stephen Starr. As part of the partnership, STARR Restaurants will lend their expertise on the conceptualization and roll out of two new dining concepts opening at the resort this summer.



Jazz at Princeton University presents the 2025 Jazz Festival on April 12th

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Jazz at Princeton University presents the 2025 Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 12 from 1:00pm to 10:00pm. The lineup includes performances by Roxy Cross, Warren Wolf, Matt Stevens, Princeton University Faculty Septet, and Jazz at Princeton's and the Program in Latin American Studies present the Creative Large Ensemble, directed by Darcy James Argue and special guest Etienne Charles (trumpet).



Grammy Award Winners and Jazz Icons the Yellowjackets Come to Bell Theater in April

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Celebrate Jazz Appreciation month with the Yellowjackets, which Jazz Times describes as an "electric-acoustic outfit whose smart, often challenging and unpredictable compositions draw from fusion, post-bop and contemporary jazz." These jazz icons are headed to Bell Theater at Bell Works in Holmdel on Thursday, April 24, 2025.



NJPAC presents R&B superstar Tyrese Gibson

(NEWARK, NJ) -- R&B superstar Tyrese Gibson will perform at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 7:00pm. He is set to deliver an unforgettable night featuring his chart-topping songs like "Sweet Lady" and "How You Gonna Act Like That." Concert goers can anticipate a memorable experience as Gibson captivates the audience with his powerful vocals and engaging stage presence.



'We Are Still Here' – That's the Message from Native American Artists in a Blockbuster Exhibition at the Zimmerli

The moment you enter the exhibition Indigenous Identities: Here, Now & Always at the Zimmerli Art Museum, a feeling of immense beauty and grandeur will likely overtake you.



Jersey Arts Podcast: Bewitched by Botti - A Chat with the Grammy Winning Trumpeter

Jazz fans, rejoice! Grammy-winning trumpeter Chris Botti will be gracing the stage of the Mayo Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025.



Daily Edition 04-03-25

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Crossroads

Crossroads Theatre Company presents Genesis Festival of New Plays: Jamie Goodwin's in shame & in pride: a biomythography

 Thursday, April 03, 2025 @ 7:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901



ReelAbilities

ReelAbilities New Jersey: Sexual Healing, My Eyes are Up Here and As You Are

 Thursday, April 03, 2025 @ 6:00pm
North Ave Academic Building (NAAB)
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083



ReelAbilities

ReelAbilities New Jersey: Okthanksbye and How to Build a Life

 Thursday, April 03, 2025 @ 10:00am
North Ave Academic Building (NAAB)
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083



STOMP

STOMP

 Thursday, April 03, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701



Night

Night Ranger

 Thursday, April 03, 2025 @ 7:30pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901







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Grammy Award Winners and Jazz Icons the Yellowjackets Come to Bell Theater in April
(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Celebrate Jazz Appreciation month with the Yellowjackets, which Jazz Times describes as an "electric-acoustic outfit whose smart, often challenging and unpredictable compositions draw from fusion, post-bop and contemporary jazz." These jazz icons are headed to Bell Theater at Bell Works in Holmdel on Thursday, April 24, 2025.



'We Are Still Here' – That's the Message from Native American Artists in a Blockbuster Exhibition at the Zimmerli

The moment you enter the exhibition Indigenous Identities: Here, Now & Always at the Zimmerli Art Museum, a feeling of immense beauty and grandeur will likely overtake you.




Jersey Arts Podcast: Bewitched by Botti - A Chat with the Grammy Winning Trumpeter

Jazz fans, rejoice! Grammy-winning trumpeter Chris Botti will be gracing the stage of the Mayo Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025.




PHOTOS from "Her Beautiful Sound" at Growing Stage

(NETCONG, NJ) -- The Growing Stage: The Children's Theatre of New Jersey is presenting the world premiere of Her Beautiful Sound by Cris Eli Blak weekends from March 28 - April 6, 2025. It tells the story about a family of three women who hold each other up, see each other, and remind each other of the power within their spirits. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.




"A Must-See!" Gloria Gaynor LIVE! at bergenPAC

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Gloria Gaynor at bergenPAC on March 27, 2025.




"Body of Work"

At the ART150 Gallery, the human figure continues its long and tortured comeback from its lockdown-era eclipse.




Crossroads Theatre Company presents The Genesis Festival of New Plays This Week

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Crossroads Theatre Company presents The Genesis Festival of New Plays from April 2-7, 2025 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. This year's line up includes: Pearls by Silma Sierra Berrada; in shame & in pride: a biomythography by Jamie Goodwin; The Carelessness of Love by Michael Dinwiddie; and hop tha A by James Anthony Tyler.




Kean Theatre Conservatory presents "They Promised Her the Moon"

(UNION, NJ) -- Kean Theatre Conservatory presents They Promised Her the Moon from April 4-12, 2025. The play by Laurel Ollstein takes place in 1961 when the first American woman to test for space flight stepped into an isolation tank for a record-breaking nine hours, outlasting all of the men in NASA's emerging Mercury 7 program.










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Centenary Stage Company presents the World Premiere of "Wasabia" by Wendy Herlich

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company presents the World Premiere of Wasabia by Wendy Herlich from April 3-13, 2025. It details the story of Vivian and Carla. When fiercely independent Vivian gets a knock on her door from Carla, a young hospice volunteer desperate to shine, the two strike up an unlikely and unforgettable friendship.


Clements Place Jazz presents the Latin Side of Pete Rodríguez

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Clements Place Jazz presents the Latin Side of Pete Rodríguez on Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 7:30pm-10:00pm. It will be an electrifying night of original music with Pete Rodríguez.


NJPAC presents Latin Star Natalia Lafourcade

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents the world-renowned singer, songwriter, and music producer Natalia Lafourcade on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 8:00pm. She is one of this century's most influential voices in Latin popular culture.


"The Jonathan Larson Project" to Have World Premiere in NYC

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, and Marc Routh proudly announce the world premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project, a new musical that celebrates the dozens of unheard songs, unfinished and unproduced musicals, and pop songs found in files and boxes when the visionary writer of RENT died suddenly at the age of 35 in 1996. Conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper and directed by John Simpkins, The Jonathan Larson Project features more than 20 undiscovered songs by the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning writer.


Princeton University Library to Hold Events to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of "The Great Gatsby"

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- April 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of "The Great Gatsby," and Princeton University Library (PUL) is celebrating with a suite of on- and off-campus programming inspired by the library's significant Fitzgerald and "The Great Gatsby" related holdings, including the F. Scott Fitzgerald Papers, which were donated to the University by his daughter in 1950.


SoHo Playhouse presents the World Premiere of "Gloaming, Nowhere"

(NEW YORK, NY) -- SoHo Playhouse presents the world premiere of Gloaming, Nowhere, created and performed by J.S. Streible, with original songs by Streible, running March 12 – April 5, 2025 in a limited engagement for 23 performances in the theater's intimate Huron Room. Gloaming, Nowhere is the world's first Neo-Appalachian, Afrolachian, Southern Pop Revusical.


Bergen County Players presents "Things My Mother Taught Me"

(ORADELL, NJ) -- Love, laughter, and a few moving boxes set the stage for Things My Mother Taught Me, a charming, engaging comedy by Katherine DiSavino, presented by Bergen County Players, one of America's longest-running little theater companies. The show opens on Saturday, March 15, and runs through Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell.









LATEST COLUMNS

BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 3/31/25

Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Chemical-X, The Porchistas, Renee Maskin, Dante Paulo Tagliani, and Ciara Zwicker. Plus a look back at "Seventy Degrees" by Jonathan Andrew.



Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Over U" by Strawberry Sore Throat

The Makin Waves Song of the Week, "Over U," is one of the 10 tracks featured on two new EPs released simultaneously by Strawberry Sore Throat, the recording side project of Makin Waves Award-winning singer-songwriter Stella Mrowicki.



Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...3/27/25

"We never do a soundcheck, original music never gets a soundcheck. There's no such thing as a soundcheck, we just plug in and play when we're ready to go," laughed Our Marvelous Lives keyboardist Mike Fury as he and vocalist/guitarist Max Huber discussed their upcoming gigs, new release and their recording process. 


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