Hot Mulligan Brings Modern Emo’s Biggest Catharsis to Asbury Park’s Stone Pony Summer Stage The summer concert season in New Jersey has always been about more than just live music. It is about moments. It is about discovering the bands that define a generation, singing every word alongside thousands of strangers, and finding connection in […]
Bluey’s Big Play Comes to State Theatre New Jersey for a Two-Day Family Theatre Event This June New Jersey’s theatre calendar continues to expand with programming that reaches across generations, and on June 16 and 17, 2026, the State Theatre New Jersey will host Bluey’s Big Play, a live theatrical production based on one of […]
Devon Allman’s Blues Summit at The Newton Theatre Signals a Defining Night for Live Blues in New Jersey This June featuring the Devon Allman Project, Larry McCray, Jimmy Hall & Luka Soul with special guest GA-20 New Jersey’s live music landscape continues to sharpen its identity as a serious destination for roots-driven performance, and on […]
Janelle Monáe Brings a Visionary Celebration of Music, Identity, and Performance to NJPAC Some concerts entertain. Others inspire. A select few transcend the traditional boundaries of live performance and become something much larger than music alone. When Janelle Monáe arrives at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on June 17, audiences can expect […]
Time for Three Brings a Boundary-Breaking Musical Experience to Princeton Festival: Grammy-Winning Trio Set to Transform Morven Museum & Garden Every generation produces artists who challenge expectations and redefine what audiences believe is possible within a particular art form. In classical music, those moments of transformation often arrive quietly before suddenly becoming impossible to ignore. […]
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 […]
Paul Thorn Brings Soul, Storytelling, and Southern Wisdom to the Levoy Theatre This June New Jersey’s live music calendar is filled with major tours, festival headliners, and arena spectacles, but some of the most memorable performances often happen in intimate theaters where songs, stories, and audiences connect on a deeply personal level. That is precisely […]
René Vaca Brings Comedy’s Next Breakout Star to Newark for a Must-See Night at NJPAC Comedy has always been at its best when it feels personal. The biggest laughs rarely come from manufactured punchlines or recycled observations. They come from authenticity, from stories that feel lived-in, from performers willing to share their own experiences and […]
The Vienna Lessons Brings Mozart and Beethoven to Life in a Bold, Music-Driven Stage Production at New Jersey Repertory Company New Jersey’s cultural calendar continues to evolve with programming that merges intellectual depth with performance precision, and on June 4 at 7:00 PM, New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch will present The Vienna Lessons, […]
Sublime Returns to New Jersey: A Legendary Sound Reborn for a New Generation A familiar sun-soaked rhythm is rolling back into the spotlight, and New Jersey fans are preparing to welcome it with open arms. Sublime, the genre-blending powerhouse that reshaped alternative music in the 1990s, is entering a new era of live performance and […]
Great Ladies of Jazz Brings the Timeless Power of America’s Most Influential Voices to Princeton Festival There are certain voices that never fade. Long after the recordings stop spinning and the original performances become part of history, their influence continues to echo through concert halls, theaters, jazz clubs, and generations of artists who follow in […]
New Orleans Comes to the Jersey Shore: Bonerama Brings Brass-Fueled Funk, Soul, and Big Easy Energy to Legacy Concerts on the Beach in Somers Point There are concerts, there are summer traditions, and then there are those rare nights when music, community, history, and location align perfectly to create something unforgettable. On Friday, June 19, […]
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