Legendary New Jersey musicians will team up to give a lifeline to Asbury Park restaurants and residents with Shine a Light, an annual festival hosted by Light of Day Foundation, to benefit Asbury Park Dinner Table. The concert will include Johnny Rzeznik, lead singer of superstar rock act The Goo Goo Dolls. He will be […]

A British Invasion is headed to the Asbury Park next month, courtesy of the Annual Light of Day Winterfest. The 17th annual festival, held in support of the global battle against Parkinson’s Disease, unites British legends Albert Lee [shown in featured photo], Peter Asher [below right] and Joey Molland of Badfinger with a stateside lineup […]

Each January, thousands gather for the Light Of Day Foundation festivals in Philadelphia, and New York and New Jersey cities in support of the battle against Parkinson’s Disease, the incurable disorder that attacks the central nervous system, leaving symptoms of slow movement, loss of balance and tremors. This year, the 17th annual Light of Day […]

Local musician Sal Boyd can’t seem to sit still. Since his 2011 graduation from Berklee College of Music in Boston, the Allenhurst native has been splitting his time between Asbury Park – performing his original songs and playing guitar in local musical theater productions, and Nashville – touring with country singers Greg Burroughs, Tim McNary and Jay Taylor. […]

The city is readying once again for the annual Light of Day Winterfest. Included in an array of musical performances to support its mission to fight Parkinson’s disease will be Asbury Underground’s third annual participation. “As last year’s success proved, the relationship with the Underground and the downtown brings a whole new dimension, energy, and […]

The Asbury Park leg of the Light of Day international concert series gets underway Sunday at the legendary Stone Pony. Concert organizers of the 15th anniversary edition of the anchor event for the world-renowned Light of Day Foundation will bring over 150 music acts to 30 venues over 10 days in three New Jersey cities and New York […]

Between 1910 and 1970 — long before Asbury Park became known for rock music — the city’s African American community rocked the sounds of jazz, gospel, and rhythm and blues on Springwood Avenue. An upcoming gallery exhibit that highlights Asbury Park’s black music scene, from Count Basie to Billy Brown, is on its way to […]

Promoters for the Light of Day Festival have announced the headliner for their main event concert—and have listed the Paramount Theater as the venue. Light of Day is a five-day concert series that raises funds for research and treatments for Parkinson’s disease and related illnesses. The festival started as a single concert held at The […]

A major annual music festival held in Asbury Park may have to send festival attendees to Red Bank for the main event show, but will keep the remainder of the concerts here. Representatives from the annual Light of Day festival have reserved Saturday, Jan. 18, with the Count Basie theater in Red Bank in case […]