Free Summer Night Concert Featuring New Yacht City Brings the Sound of Yacht Rock to East Brunswick Public Library Summer evenings in New Jersey have long been defined by free concerts, neighborhood gatherings, and live music that brings communities together. This July, the East Brunswick Public Library continues that tradition by welcoming audiences to a […]
Atlantic City Welcomes New Orleans Royalty: George Porter Jr., John “Papa” Gros and the Spirit of Dr. John Take Center Stage at Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk Every summer, Atlantic City's Boardwalk becomes more than a destination. It becomes a gathering place where music, culture, history, and community converge against the backdrop of the Atlantic […]
Metal Church Storms New Jersey with “Dead To Rights” Tour as Classic Heavy Metal Power Returns to the Stage New Jersey’s live music calendar continues to expand its reach across every genre, and this summer, the state’s reputation as a destination for high-impact touring acts takes another decisive step forward as Metal Church arrives on […]
Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music Launches Free Summer Concert Series at Monmouth University Thursday, July 16: Kicking off the series is Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez & The Wonderful Winos. Lopez is a legendary local figure known as the original drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Music has always been at the heart of […]
Detroit Soul Meets the Jersey Shore: Mac Saturn and Bobby Mahoney Bring Rock, Rhythm, and Summer Energy to Bradley Beach For more than twenty years, one of New Jersey’s most beloved summer traditions has transformed a stretch of sand along the Jersey Shore into an open-air concert venue where music, community, and ocean breezes come […]
Three Artists, Five Genres, One Night: The Middletown Arts Center's Summer Nights Concert on July 23rd The Thursday evening concert series that takes place in indoor theater venues across New Jersey during the summer occupies a specific and underappreciated place in the state's music culture. It is not the festival, with its logistics and its […]
Dirty Heads and 311 Bring the So Glad You Made It Tour to New Jersey for a Summer Night of Rock, Reggae, and Alternative Music New Jersey's summer concert season continues to deliver an impressive lineup of nationally recognized artists, and one of the most anticipated outdoor performances of the season arrives on Thursday, July […]
Wildwood’s Music in the Plaza Concert Series Returns for Another Summer of Free Live Entertainment, Community Gathering, and Jersey Shore Tradition The full 2026 Downtown Wildwood Music in the Plaza lineup features 11 different bands performing free weekly outdoor concerts. The performances take place every Thursday night from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Byrne […]
Princeton Summer Theater Closes Its Season With Sam Shepard's "True West," American Theater's Definitive Study of Sibling Warfare There is a reason Sam Shepard's True West has never lost its grip on American theater since its 1980 premiere at San Francisco's Magic Theatre, and it is not nostalgia for the desert imagery or the era […]
Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue Night Brings the Rhythm of Latin Dance to State Theatre New Jersey New Jersey's vibrant Latin music and dance community will take center stage this summer as State Theatre New Jersey presents an exciting evening dedicated to the timeless sounds and social traditions of salsa, bachata, and merengue. Scheduled for Thursday, […]
Tim McGraw Brings the Pawn Shop Guitar Tour 2026 to New Jersey for an Unforgettable Night of Country Music One of country music's most celebrated performers is making his return to New Jersey as Tim McGraw brings his highly anticipated Pawn Shop Guitar Tour 2026 to the Garden State. Scheduled for Thursday, July 23, 2026, […]
Disney’s Descendants: The Musical Arrives in New Jersey as Aspire Performing Arts Company Elevates Youth Theatre with a High-Impact, Next-Generation Production New Jersey’s theatre scene continues to evolve with a level of ambition and creative depth that reflects the state’s growing influence in the performing arts, and the arrival of Disney’s Descendants: The Musical under […]
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