With the 50th anniversary of the Asbury Park riots, there’s a timely showing of the documentary “Asbury Park: Riot Redemption Rock & Roll” airing this Sunday, July 5 at 10 pm on NJTV. The documentary, directed by Tom Jones, chronicles the role of music in helping to unite the community in the years that followed. […]
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In the storied history of Asbury Park, there has been one music venue at the center of its national draw – The Stone Pony. Rock legends from Bruce Springsteen to Southside Johnny and The Bouncing Souls found a home to expand their sound in a struggling city, organizers said in a written statement. From rock to […]
Read more →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 […]
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And the winner is – Eric Ellefsen. The Asbury Park Music Foundation announced Sunday that the North Beach resident placed the winning bid for the Upstage Reunion Guitar. “In April 2017, the Asbury Park Music + Film Festival brought together over 20 musicians who had played Asbury Park’s legendary club the Upstage for a reunion […]
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A couple Hollywood stars, famed musicians and state and local dignitaries came together Monday night to celebrate the grand reopening of Asbury Lanes. iStar CEO Jay Sugarman opened the night by thanking those who made the relaunch and night possible, including his Senior VP of Land & Development Brian Cheripka. “Brian is our leader […]
Read more →The Asbury Lanes reopening party featuring ‘special guest’ Bruce Springsteen on June 18 will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County with a $125,000 donation from waterfront redeveloper iStar, according to a company spokesperson. Istar owns Asbury Lanes and recently completed a multi-million dollar rehabilitation of the venue, which has a capacity of […]
Read more →Bruce Springsteen is the announced ‘special guest’ for a party celebrating the reopening of the Asbury Lanes, according to a media advisory issued by waterfront redeveloper iStar, which owns the venue. Headlining the June 18 event will be Portugal the Man. Rock photographer Danny Clinch’s Tangiers Blues Band will open. The event is in support […]
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In his poetic introduction of lifelong friend during Sunday night’s NJ Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, Bruce Springsteen referred to the Middletown reared Stevie Van Zandt as a representative of the Jersey ethos. “He is his own purest creation; words you will never hear on the street – wow, that guy looks just like Little […]
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Asbury Park has been nominated for a Best of USA Small Town Accolade. The publicly rated competition is specifically for Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Small Town Cultural Scene, and the Jersey Shore city by the sea is currently 5th on the leaderboard. “Bigger isn’t always better, especially when it comes to these 20 small towns, […]
Read more →Entitled Darkness on the Edge of Town: An International Symposium, the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University will host an inaugural academic conference from April 12 to 15, organizers announced Monday. “The Darkness Symposium is the first academic conference scheduled since we established The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for […]
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