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This Week in Music:
Previews for Concerts
January 2-9, 2024

originally published: 01/02/2024

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from January 2-9, 2024 along with our featured listings. 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.

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EVENT PREVIEWS

Saturday, January 6, 2024 - The Levoy Theatre presents Van Halen Nation. (MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre presents Van Halen Nation on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 8:00pm. This is the premier 80s Van Halen tribute to the David Lee Roth era of VH.

Sunday, January 7, 2024 - A Tribute to Three Vocal Legends at January Jersey Jazz LIVE! Concert in Madison. (MADISON, NJ) -- In the 1970s and '80s, pianist/vocalist/composer Bob Dorough was Music Director of Schoolhouse Rock!, a three-minute vignette aired by ABC Television as part of its Saturday morning cartoons. Dorough wrote songs about mathematics, grammar, history, and civics with titles such as "My Hero Zero", "Three is a Magic Number", "Conjunction Junction", and "Sufferin' Til Suffrage".




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EVENT LISTINGS

Saturday, January 6, 2024 @ 1:00pm - The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD - Verdi’s Nabucco at Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764

Saturday, January 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Everyday People - A Tribute to the music of Sly and the Family Stone at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087

Saturday, January 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm - A Joyful Celebration Honoring Rev. Dr. Lester W. Taylor Jr. of The Community Baptist Church in Englewood, Starring Kathy Taylor, Brian Courtney Wilson, and Hezekiah Walker at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631

Saturday, January 6, 2024 @ 8:00pm - Mark Tremonti Sings Frank Sinatra at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Sunday, January 7, 2024 @ 3:00pm - Father Alphonse's New Year 2024 at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 @ 7:30pm - Tuesday Night Record Club - The Eagles’ Hotel California at Monmouth University - The Great Hall, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764




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FEATURED EVENTS

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Blackberry

Blackberry Smoke: Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour 2025

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
category: music

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Sun

Sun Ra Arkestra

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: music

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New

New Jersey Symphony presents Holst's The Planets - An HD Odyssey

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: music

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Ty

Ty Mares

Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
category: music

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Taylor

Taylor Shines - The Laser Spectacular

Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC)
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
category: music

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EVENT PREVIEWS

Lucrecia

Lucrecia Pays Homage to Former Bergen County Resident and Reigning Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz

"Life is a carnival! It's much more beautiful to live it singing." If you're unfamiliar with my life's mantra, perhaps you’d recognize it if I were instead to say "la vida es un carnaval, es más bello vivir cantando." Now put a salsa beat under it and add the iconic voice of the Queen herself, Celia Cruz. Sound familiar? One would hope.



MPAC

MPAC presents Vitamin String Quartet: The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, and Beyond

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents Vitamin String Quartet: The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, and Beyond on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 7:30pm. With over two billion streams, pop-culture inspired instrumentalists Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) has helped establish classical crossover as a genuine force in contemporary music.



State

State Theatre New Jersey presents Are You Ready For It? A Taylor Experience

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Are Your Ready For It? A Taylor Experience Starring Traci Marie, paying tribute to Taylor Swift's iconic Eras Tour on Friday, February 14, 2025 at 7:00pm. This is a fast paced, energetic, captivating show, that features a live band tribute to the most successful tour in music history.



Springsteen

Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music Announces the Third Annual American Music Honors Recipients

(WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music has announced the honorees of its third annual American Music Honors event, to be held Saturday, April 26, 2025 on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch. The 2025 honorees are: Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello, and Joe Ely. The event begins at 8:30pm.



Remember

Remember Jones to Be First Performer at Mantoloking Road Playhouse with JONES SINGS JONES!

(BRICK, NJ) -- Remember Jones, Asbury Park native known nationally for his theatrical performances and original music, has been announced as the first artist to play Brick's first live theater, Mantoloking Road Playhouse. Remember Jones will bring his 17-piece big band to present JONES SINGS JONES! on March 21-22, 2025.