Asbury Park Live Summer Concert Series returns
Free outdoor performances features new wave of local musical talents
Held every Wednesday evening from 7 to 10 p.m., the Asbury Park Live family-friendly outdoor concert series returns June 22 to First Avenue Greenspace at the corner of First and Ocean avenues.
The free 10-concert series, held next to MOGO Korean Fusion Tacos at 850 Ocean Ave., features a diverse lineup of talent performing their rock, funk and jazz compilations, according to a news release.
This showcase of the city’s burgeoning musical talents runs through Aug 31, in collaboration with Asbury Park Boardwalk, Asbury Park LIVE! Today, the Foundation and partners, MOGO Korean Fusion Tacos, Watermark, Lakehouse Music Academy, Bands on a Budget, Humble Humans, Asbury Park Brewery and Pepsi.
Proceeds raised through beer, taco, and merchandise sales will benefit the Asbury Park Music Foundation’s Youth Initiative Program, which provides music education programming, lessons, and instruments to the city’s youth. Asbury Park Brewery launches their beer for sale July 6th.
The concert series kicks off with a performance from the Lakehouse Music Academy Pros, a group of young musicians performing classic covers and today’s hits.
Concert attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs to the open lawn setting.
The full schedule includes:
JUNE 22: Lakehouse Music Academy
JUNE 29: Goodbye Tiger & The Paper Jets
JULY 06: YJY, Dollys & Gay Guy/Straight Guy
JULY 20: J.T. Makoviecki & James Black (Of Thomas Wesley Stern), Des and the Swagmatics
AUG 03: May Darlings & Dark City Strings
AUG 17: The Battery Electric & Shady Street Show Band
AUG 24: Pepperwine & Karmic Juggernaut
AUG 31: Julian Fulton, Dentist & Asphalt Grey
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/asburyparklive.
[Photo courtesy of Asbury Live]
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