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Ferocious Designs releases single “Now or Never” to benefit gun-violence prevention efforts

Ferocious Designs, the music project of central New Jersey-based songwriter Brian Kelley, has released the single and video for “Now or Never,” with proceeds from downloads/streams of the track to be donated to gun-violence prevention efforts.  

 
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2022 William Penn Bank Summer Music Fest Series

(BRISTOL, PA) -- Bristol Riverside Theatre’s William Penn Bank Summer Music Fest is returning to the Bristol Township Amphitheater with a line-up that will literally rock audiences through the decades. This summer’s concert series is bigger and better than ever, with performances announced from The Commodores (July 15), Russell Thompkins, Jr. & The New Stylistics with special guest Eddie Holman (July 16), Indigo Girls (August 25), 70’s Flashback (August 26), and culminating with Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone (September 9-10). All shows will be held at Bristol Township’s outdoor amphitheater located at 2501 Bath Road.

Colombian-American Indie Musician to Release "Best of" Compilation

(MORGANVILLE, NJ) -- Diego Allessandro, the former front man of the two-time Asbury Music Award Top Americana Band nominee Lot 25, announced on TikTok the release of “The Best of Diego Allessandro 2012-2022” through iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and other major digital retailers and streaming services on July 3, 2022. The compilation is made of 17 tracks from Allessandro’s 5 solo albums and the lone Lot 25 album, 2016’s ‘Eden Boulevard’ as well as 2017 single ‘Lonely in Brooklyn.’ All new recordings of the 18 songs will feature new arrangements, some in new keys and contributions from some of Allessandro’s past collaborators. 

bergenPAC puts tickets on sale for Peppa Pig's Adventure, Ruben Studdard, and Air Supply

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) has announced exciting new shows for the fall 2022 season; all of which will take place in the newly renovated theater. Kids and parents alike will delight in the musical experience of Peppa Pig’s Adventure, featuring lovable characters from the hit animated TV show, on Saturday, October 15; platinum-selling American R&B, pop, and gospel singer Ruben Studdard, who rose to fame as winner of the second season of “American Idol,” pays tribute to the legendary Luther Vandross in a stunning new show on Thursday, October 27; and the rock duo Air Supply will play their greatest hits on Sunday, November 13. 

A New Live-music Series Launches at The Homestead in Morristown

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- A free show Wednesday, June 8, with Grateful Dead tribute band This Old Engine kicks off a series of performances at the Homestead – which opened in 2020, but has not featured original, live music on a regular basis until now.  Also coming up this summer are a Railroad Earth side project, Steve Kimock and Friends, and Spafford. These shows are presented by Flying V Productions, which has been promoting live music in New Jersey the last several years (most notably at The Stanhope House). 



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Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Love & Let Go" by cr0wcallz

My Jersey Shore-raised nephew who goes by the stage name cr0wcallz has been killin' it as a DJ in his new hometown of New Hope, as well as his future hometown of Brooklyn.




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This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from October 22-29, 2024






 

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(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Scotty McCreery – Fall of Summer Tour on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7:30pm. McCreery has been a household name for nearly half his life, ever since making history in 2011 as both the first country artist and the youngest male artist of any genre to debut his first studio album, the Platinum-certified Clear as Day, at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.


IJS & Greg Burrus Present HWM Harlem Nights Across the Hudson featuring Lee Odom & Michael Gray on October 30th




American Brass Quintet Comes to Sewell on November 10th




Albert Music Hall presents 2nd Annual Jersey Devil Show






 

UPCOMING SHOWS


Rod Wave - Last Lap Tour comes to Prudential Center in December

(NEWARK, NJ) -- This Fall, AG Touring and Mammoth, Inc. proudly present the Rod Wave - Last Lap Tour. This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 36 of North America's top arenas coast-to-coast. The tour will kick off on October 19 at Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix, AZ visiting major markets across the country, including Newark’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 with special guests Moneybagg Yo, Toosii, Lil Poppa, Dess Dior and Eelmatic.


The Newton Theatre presents The Jayhawks




Outpost in the Burbs presents Robyn Hitchcock




Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Remember Jones: Bat Out Of Hell Live






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