Asbury Underground Downtown Light of Day Lineup
New: All Together Now Round Robin 1 p.m. showcase of Beatles music
Asbury Underground, now in its fourth year producing Light of Day Winterfest’s downtown showcase, returns for a fourth year with a new venue and offering.
Having built a foundation as the place where art and music collide, the Saturday lineup features 60 performances by over 100 musicians at 21 different locations – with the focus on original music. There will be 15 visual artists exhibiting works at downtown galleries and venues.
“Asbury Park has a long tradition as being the premier destination for original music here in the State, but what most people are unaware of, is that it is quickly becoming one of the most concentrated areas for the fine arts as well,” Asbury Underground Pat Schiavino, owner of art629 Gallery said. “We will be joining the two art forms in what I hope will bring a broader awareness of just how fertile in all of the arts our City truly is.”
This year, in homage to the British Invaders, Asbury Underground’s will feature All Together Now – a round robin acoustic showcase by five singer-songwriters at a new venue – the preschool on Grand Avenue.
“All Together Now merges the Nashville style singer-songwriter circle with the music of the world’s most significant band in the history of rock music, The Beatles, says Light of Day cofounder Tony Pallagrosi. “The artists will be arranged on stage in a semi-circle and will each perform, acoustically and round robin. They will each play 3 songs written by any member or members of The Beatles [any song written by a Beatle is fair game] and will play a fourth song, an original composition, that was influenced in some meaningful fashion by John, Paul, George, or Ringo. Stories surrounding their choices will embellish the performances.”
All Together Now kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday at 500 Grand Avenue, at the corner of Cookman. On the bill are Ben Arnold, Richard Barone, The Weeklings Bob Berger, Laura Crisci and Emily Grove.
Saturday’s all day showcases, marks Asbury Underground’s ninth ‘Downtown Art and Music Crawl’ throughout the city’s art galleries, cafe’s, shops, and restaurants. There October event drew 10,000 participants.
Asbury Underground’s Light of Day events begin at noon with a brunch event featuring The Lakehouse Music Pros at Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten on Lake Avenue. Spotlights include The House of Independents 7 p.m. After Party and the 10 p.m. end of night performance by The Steve Riley band back at the Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten.
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