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Four Chord Music Festival returns in September

(WASHINGTON, PA) -- Four Chord Music Festival returns for its eighth installment of the independently produced festival bigger and better than ever before. For the first time since its inception, the Four Chord Music Festival will be expanding to a two-day festival on September 9th and 10th and will feature a multitude of bands, including headliners All Time Low, Bad Religion, Descendents, and Jimmy Eat World, plus additional performances from Pennywise, The Story So Far, Silverstein, Lagwagon, The Starting Line, The Maine and many more. The festival will take place at Wild Things Park, in Washington, PA, just a short 30 minutes outside of Pittsburgh, and is presented by Four Chord Music & Drusky Entertainment.

 
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PBS-TV Star Chris Ruggiero Comes to Brook Arts Center for One Night Only

(BOUND BROOK, NJ) -- Brook Arts Center welcomes singer Chris Ruggiero, who will present his vintage rock and roll concert, “Silly Love Songs,” on Friday, May 20th. It will be the 22-year-old singer’s first full-length concert appearance in Somerset County since he rose to national fame following his PBS Television appearance. Ruggiero has been crisscrossing the country and has already notched 14 states on his tour so far this season. Brook Arts Center is excited to bring Chris Ruggiero to the stage for an evening of pop-rock standards as you’ve never heard them before.

Rhythm & Roots Music Festival to Return Labor Day Weekend

(CHARLESTOWN, RI) -- Rhythm & Roots Music Festival, a longstanding arts celebration, will return to Charlestown, RI, this Labor Day Weekend, September 2, 3, and 4. The event, now in its 24th year, will celebrate the end of summer in its original location, Ninigret Park.

Wild Wild Wets release new single "Holding"

San Diego's Wild Wild Wets have released "Holding" - the new single off their upcoming new album Love Always. Pressed on 180 gram "Heart String Pink" vinyl. As well as a limited edition of hand-numbered 180 gram Iridescent "Starberry Jelly" vinyl.

Riverview Jazz announces Covid-Relief Grant for local jazz musicians

Riverview Jazz, the NJ-based non-profit that produces the Jersey City Jazz Festival, is announcing a Covid-Relief grant for Hudson County jazz musicians. The grant, made possible by the New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation, is aimed at professional musicians who have been financially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.



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COLUMNS


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.




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...10/24/24




Katchats: 10/23/24




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






 

MORE NEWS

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Montclair State University's Cali Opera Program is set to present their chamber opera version of Humperdinck's holiday classic Hansel & Gretel (sung in English) on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 3:00pm & 6:00pm, staring Litha Ashforth, Hailey Ji (Gretels) and Inhye Choi, Mia Grizzuti (Hansels). This fairy tale opera follows brother and sister–, Hansel and Gretel, as they are sent away to gather strawberries after frustrating their exhausted mother.


The Alan Parsons Live Project: Reset and Power Back On Tour comes to bergenPAC




Middletown Arts Center to Hold Teen Band Fest on November 16th




State Theatre New Jersey presents Scotty McCreery on November 7th






 

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.


Outpost in the Burbs presents Robyn Hitchcock




Diana Ross to Headline bergenPAC's 20th Annual Gala Celebration




The Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey to Open Season with "Ravel Transcriptions and the Musical Homage" on October 27th






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