Music industry veterans, Monmouth University alumni, faculty and students gathered Wednesday night to celebrate the grand opening of the West Long Branch institution’s satellite music industry program at Lakehouse Music Academy in Asbury Park. “Monmouth University’s partnership with Lakehouse Music Academy is a terrific example of our unique educational approach to get students out of […]

Six music industry professionals and performers who helped influence the Asbury Park music scene and global legacy will be honored Sunday on the Asbury Park Boardwalk, Eileen Chapman of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music at Monmouth University has announced. Selected by the Asbury Angels Project, plaques donning their names will be […]

From a surprise performance from Bruce Springsteen with Southern California’s Social Distortion to an intimate meet and greet with Jack Johnson at Danny Clinch Transparent gallery and Blondie’s power packed performance, the inaugural Sea.Hear.Now festival brought Asbury Park to capacity, in more ways than one. “I’ve got to share this with my dad,” one concert […]

Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance as the Sea. Hear. Now festival was about to conclude its inaugural weekend Sunday night. Springsteen appeared with next-to-last act Social Distortion, a punk rock band from California, to join them on the Johnny Cash song “Ring of Fire” among others. See the video here from NJ.com. ——————————————————————————————————— Follow […]