We’re all about going with the flow, but there’s something to be said for planning ahead, especially when there’s so much good stuff going on. So you can either fly by the seat of your surf trunks, or check out our calendar and pencil us in!
Lisa Sherman’s Disco Connection
A Non-Stop Dance Party! Featuring Layonne Holmes & Anthony Dixon with Joe Bellia, Ralph Notaro, Buddy Allen, Bob Stasiak & Tom Timko. Party starts at 8 pm.
Doors at 7 pm, show at 8
$22 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
The Movement
Always With Me Tour
with Tropidelic
Cultivated Mind
$24 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $28 at the door
Joywave
Dizzy
Elliot Lee
Joe P (solo)
$25 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $30 at the door
The Benjamins
with special guests
Door 7:00, Show 7:30 to 11:30
The Benjamins are one of NJ’s hottest cover bands for over 20 years and remain a highly sought after act playing 300+shows a year! They are stoked to rock the Pony with their original music show… and probably a few party tunes! Special guests to be announced. The Benjamins play
two sets starting at 8:30.
$17 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
Sharon Lasher & Friends
Sharon returns to the Wonder Bar with an All-Star Jersey Shore band! Joe Napolitano, Jimmy Jett, Gary Oleyar, John Korba, Ilya Stemkovski, Ed Helmstetter and surprise guests will bring you a two-set show of popular and classic rock. Door 7:00, Show 8:00 to 11:30
$10 adv / $12 day of show
$15 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $18 at the door
Moondance
The Ultimate Van Morrison Tribute
Rock and roll doesn’t get any better than Van Morrison. Van the Man has done it all, from classic rockers like Brown Eyed Girl and Domino to legendary tunes like Tupelo Honey and Into the Mystic, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has never failed to impress music lovers around the globe.
Moondance is the ultimate Van Morrison tribute concert. This incredible show captures the Van Morrison concert experience like no other. You’ll hear classic tunes – Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance, Domino, It Stoned Me, Tupelo Honey, Wild Night, Into the Mystic, Caravan – just to name a few. The show is packed with one VM classic after the next.
“An incredible recreation of the Irish legend.” – LA Times
“If Van Morrison isn’t coming to your town, Moondance is the next best thing!” – Dallas News
“A very impressive and realistic portrayal of Van Morrison…a must see.” – Hawaii Reporter
Doors 7:00pm
Show 8:00pm
21 and up admitted
$18 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
One Time Weekend/Kendall Street Company
“We Groove – You Move” is the mantra of One Time Weekend – the innovative shred-funk Connecticut quartet bringing driving grooves with a melodic and progressive edge to the universe. One Time Weekend is known for their live shows – delivering a high-energy musical experience at every performance as twin lead guitarists, Adam Eytan and Zac Mulcahy shred over bassist and lead vocalist Ian D’Arcangelo’s funky bass lines and dynamic vocals while Ben “Beano” Sullivan mans the pocket holding it all down with his rhythmic energy – all of which
keeps OTW Nation grooving and moving.
Virginia’s Kendall Street Company are no strangers to having a wild time. The genre-fluid, eclectic rock ensemble has drawn varied comparisons to the dynamic jams of Umphrey’s McGee and Widespread Panic, songwriting prowess of John Prine, experimental psychedelia of Pink Floyd, progressive jazz-infused rock of Frank Zappa, and off-color humor of Ween and They Might Be Giants. Including elements of crowd participation, off-the-cuff comedic bits, haphazard choreography, musical improvisation, and surprise musical guests, each Kendall
Street Company concert is an experience unlike any other. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. Just remember to stay hydrated.
21+ admitted
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
$15 (plus applicable surcharges)
Hot Chelle Rae
City Vision
Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
21 and up admitted
$28 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $30 at the door
Asbury Fever
Asbury Fever has been rockin’ bars, outdoor concerts, casinos, private parties, and cooperate events in the NJ Tri-State area with the legendary sounds of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes and many other great classic rock acts! Comprised of some of NJ’s top musicians, Asbury Fever recaptures the music that made NJ with their electrifying live performance!!
Doors 7:00pm
Show 8:00pm
21 and up admitted
$13 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $15 at the door
RUSTON KELLY: THE WEAKNESS TOUR
Purr
Before setting to work on his third album, Ruston Kelly moved out of his Nashville home and into an old Victorian bungalow in the small Tennessee town of Portland, then spent months on end in deliberate solitude. As he busied himself with remodeling his house and tearing through a stack of John Steinbeck novels, the South Carolina-born singer/songwriter began processing a number of life-altering changes he’d endured over the past year, including a very public divorce as well as major upheaval in his immediate family. “I felt a real need to understand myself a little better, and to rediscover the true foundation of who I am,” says Kelly, who candidly detailed his struggle with drug addiction on his 2018 full-length debut Dying Star.
Pushing forward with the intensely self-aware truth-telling he’s always brought to his music, Kelly soon immersed himself in the making of The Weakness: a blisteringly honest but profoundly hopeful album that ultimately reveals our vast potential to create strength and beauty from the most painful of experiences. “With every record I make, I learn so much about myself and who I am as a human and what type of man I want to be,” says Kelly. “In a way it’s a form of self-help, or like I’m building a fort against a lesser version of myself. Then the goal from there is to just keep on growing.”
The follow-up to Shape & Destroy -— a 2020 release that earned acclaim from outlets like NPR, who also hailed Dying Star as “a brutal thing of beauty” —-The Weakness finds Kelly straying from the more self-contained approach of his previous output and working with producer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Nate Mercereau (Sharon Van Etten, Leon Bridges, Maggie Rogers). “The way I’d always worked in the past is that the song comes first, and the production helps to lift its meaning and intent,” Kelly explains. “But this time there was a much greater focus on creating a sonic atmosphere that speaks just as loudly and feels just as emotional as the lyrics and voice.”
Recorded at Mercereau’s Studio Tujunga in Los Angeles, The Weakness came to life in a series of close-knit sessions with Kelly mainly handling acoustic and electric guitar and Mercereau playing over a dozen instruments (including Mellotron, flute, French horn, autoharp, fretless bass, violin, harmonium, mandolin, and more). “I knew from the beginning that I wanted a large sound for this record -— I remember telling Nate at one point that I wanted it to sound like a storm brewing in a big empty field,” says Kelly, who names Daniel Lanois’s work with Bob Dylan as a touchstone for The Weakness. A bold departure from the elegant simplicity of his first two albums, the result is a kaleidoscopic sonic backdrop beautifully suited to The Weakness’ immense scope of feeling.
$17 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
Lifespeed
with special guests No Standards and DJ Bryan Lubliner
Doors 7:00 pm
Show 8:00 pm
Lifespeed – Rocking with Sean again!
In 2021, Lifespeed was at the top of their game in the New Jersey music scene – having one of the most successful runs in their 20 year history.
Unfortunately, in October of that year their frontman, Sean Patrick, was hit with the devastating news that, due to a chronic illness, his liver was failing and would need an organ transplant. While undergoing exams for this procedure, doctors had even worse news. They found Cholangiocarcinoma, intrahepatic bile duct cancer.
Sean Patrick decided, with full support from his brothers in Lifespeed, that he would be stepping away from music to focus on fighting these new battles. In turn, with full support from Sean, Lifespeed recruited scene veteran Dan Buchanan of Dark City Saints to hold Sean’s place on stage until he was ready to return.
Thursday, April 20th, 2023 – 18 months later – Sean Patrick will take back his spot on stage with Lifespeed at The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ. The night will include opening act: No Standards and an after-show set with DJ Bryan Lubliner. As well, there will be representatives from The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation and Donate Life America attending with information and resources.
We at Lifespeed, along with 107 Productions, want to thank all of the musicians and the entire music industry that we work with on a daily basis, for their absolute support throughout this journey. We specifically chose a Thursday night so our friends and family … including those industry men and women have an “off-night” opportunity to join us in this special evening. We hope many of you will be able to make it.
$20 (plus applicable surcharges)
JUDAS PRIESTESS: TRIBUTE TO JUDAS PRIEST
The World’s Only All-Female Tribute to Judas Priest
with special guests
SPAHN RANCH
TILTED
RIPPED
JUDAS PRIESTESS, the world’s only all-female tribute to the metal gods, Judas Priest, is a heavy metal phenomenon! Everyone from members of Judas Priest to your average rocker instantly falls head over heels in love and in awe of their chops, showmanship and their hot new take on classic metal.
The band religiously packs houses and events with frenzied fans all over the world. They headlined at the House of Blues Mandalay Bay on the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and played to a sold-out crowd at their 10-year anniversary show here at the Pony. They often headline motorcycle events, such as Myrtle Beach Bike Week, Laconia Bike Week, Ocean City Bike Week, The Indian Larry Block Party and Dee Snider’s (Twisted Sister) Bikers For Babies. They were even hired by New York’s Long Island Railroad and the Metropolitan Transit Authority to perform inside New York City’s historic Penn Station on a weekday during rush hour!
The girls have opened for Twisted Sister, Pentagram , Metal Allegiance, and Action Bronson and have been joined onstage by Corey Glover (Living Colour), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Richard Christy (Iced Earth, Howard Stern show), grunge goddesses L7, Tony Harnell (TNT), Metal Mike (Halford, Sebastian Bach) and members of White Zombie, Monster Magnet, Vixen, The Bouncing Souls and The Plasmatics.
Judas Priestess is featured in the new funk-rock icon Betty Davis documentary “They Say I’m Different” [now streaming on Amazon Prime], as well as on VH1’s “That Metal Show,” where they received the blessing of the metal god himself, Rob Halford!
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
Shady Street Show Band
plus Freddy DeBoe Trio
Doors 7:00 pm
Show 8:00 pm
21+ admitted
$15 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
GINA SCHOCK
Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Drummer of The Go-Gos
Doors 11:30 Show 12 to 3
Meet and Greet VIP $65
Limited tickets
$45 (plus applicable surcharges) includes show and possible meet
The Hip Abduction
Evoking the ocean and guided by the spirit of travel, The Hip Abduction pilot a sonic expedition past genre barriers. The band is the moniker for singer/songwriter David New who writes and produces music in between travel excursions and touring. Live shows morph into a versatile musical ensemble consisting of Matt Poynter (drums), Chris Powers (bass), Justino Walker (guitar, vocals, ngoni), and Cody Moore (keys, sax); each of whom have a mutual appreciation for African (Afrobeat/Soukous/Malian Blues), reggae, and American (jam/electronic/indie) music. Since 2012, the band has played almost every noteworthy music festival in the country, has landed major TV/movie syncs and Sirius XM radio spins, have nearly 400,000 listeners a month on Spotify, have provided direct cross country tour support for artists like Dirty Heads, Galactic, Slightly Stoopid, The Revivalists, and who’s highly energized live show have landed the 5-piece a sizable fanbase across the U.S. and Canada.
21+ admitted
$17 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
Start Making Sense
Talking Heads Tribute
Start Making Sense & the Ocean Avenue Stompers Horns present:
An Evening of Music by Talking Heads, David Byrne and More
Start Making Sense is proud to present the music of Talking Heads, David Byrne and more — once again with a full horn section! This special evening will feature David Byrne solo material, Talking Heads songs and more surprises with Asbury Park’s own Ian Gray and the Ocean Avenue Stompers Horns. Don’t miss out on this very special SMS tour!
Door 7 pm, show 8-11:30 pm
$25 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $30 at the door
Houndmouth
Houndmouth is an American alternative rock band from New Albany, Indiana formed in 2011, consisting of Matt Myers (guitar, vocals), Shane Cody (drums, vocals), and Caleb Hickman (keyboard, vocals). Nostalgic sounds from their first album seemed to serve as a welcome escape for listeners from the relentless demands of the digital age.
This led to performances on Letterman, Conan, World Cafe, and several major festivals (ACL, Americana Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Newport Folk Festival). SPIN and Esquire.com named Houndmouth a “must-see” band at Lollapalooza, and Garden & Gun said, “You’d be hard pressed to find a more effortless, well-crafted mix of roots and rock this year than the debut album from this Louisville quartet.”
Through their humble start, genre-defining hits, and experimentation, Houndmouth makes an impact with their unique take on storytelling through music.
$25 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $30 at the door
Alexandra Kay
Backroad Therapy Tour
Generating millions of plays weekly on her videos, Alexandra Kay commands the attention of country music fans. With a voice reminiscent of Dolly Parton, Alison Kraus and Leanne Womack, AK is bringing country music back to its roots.
Growing up about 40 minutes from St. Louis, Missouri in Waterloo, Illinois Alexandra began writing songs at the age of 15 as a way to cope with being a teenager, her first loves and finding herself.
Alexandra started working in the entertainment business at a young age by booking commercials and voice-over work. While performing in multiple musical theater productions, Alexandra decided to try her luck as a contestant on American Idol in 2011.
Alexandra Kay started working in hip hop and R&B in early 2012. Using the platform Nelly created, AK sewed herself into the St. Louis music scene. Working with notable STL artists such as Nelly and Huey Alexandra created enough buzz to sign an independent record deal with Nettwork Entertainment in 2013.
AK’s first single “No More” was a radio hit spending three weeks at #1 on the New Music Weekly Top 40 pop chart, also scoring at the top of Hot AC and Hot 100 charts.
21+ admitted
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
Father John Misty
LIVE! On Tour With Loren Kramar
Father John Misty is announcing new, headlining shows for 2023 in support of his acclaimed fifth album Chloë and The Next 20th Century.
Chloë and The Next 20th Century earned Father John Misty’s placement on “Best Albums of 2022” lists from the likes of TIME, Variety, USA Today, The Telegraph, The Sun, WXPN, Under the Radar, MOJO, CLASH and Uncut.
“He takes a surprising and delightful departure from his usual form for a project that’s grandiose in its ambition, theatrical in its presentation, and thrilling in its execution.” — TIME
“With honeyed vocals and a potent dose of gallows humor, the shape-shifting crooner is reborn as a Sinatra-style lounge act, weaving wistful tales of heartache and tragedy over lush orchestrations.” — USA TODAY
“What it all adds up to is as gorgeously arranged an orchestral-pop record as we’ve gotten in years. And its brilliance isn’t purely stylistic.” — VARIETY
LittlexLittle
Classic Rock Party
Good time classic rock ‘n’ roll with LittlexLittle! Early show starting at 8 pm.
“We are a Jersey Shore band that plays music from The Band, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Tedeschi-Trucks, Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Linda Ronstadt and so much more…”
Doors 7 pm
Show 8 pm
21 and up admitted
$10 (plus applicable surcharges)
Emo Night Brooklyn
21+ admitted
Doors at 9 pm
$15 in advance plus applicable surcharges, $20 at the door
SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE
Midwest & More Tour
with The Appleseed Cast
Sunny Day Real Estate are a band.
Jeremy Enigk: Guitars and Vocals
William Goldsmith: Drums
Dan Hoerner: Guitars and Vocals
Everything changed for me, the day I heard SDRE for the first time. – Frank Iero, My Chemical Romance
I discovered Sunny Day Real Estate when I was in eighth grade before I had started singing in a band. At the time all I did was listen to punk and hard-core so when I heard the songs and the melodies it cracked my mind right open in the best way. They were heavy without being aggressive, but heavy in the sense of covering an emotional spectrum that I had not yet figured out how to express. In a lot of ways I feel like they gave me permission to sound the way I do and feel the way I do. I’ve been trying to replicate that feeling in all the music I’ve made ever since. – Anthony Green, Circa Survive
I had never heard an album I’d felt was so custom-tailored to me. The dynamics, the singing and the raw emotion in the music — it’s something that really knocked me out. – Ben Gibbard, Death Cab For Cutie
SDRE has been on every single mixtape I have ever made in my entire life. I still have the drumstick I caught when I was 15 in my room from an SDRE show. – Adam Lazzara, Taking Back Sunday
Just as grunge was flaming out and pop punk was exploding, Sunny Day Real Estate appeared out of left blending elements of Washington DC style emo and indie rock in a way that no one else had before. – Walter Schreifels, Quicksand/Youth of Today
There’s a fine line between profane ecstasy and sacred transcendence. Obviously what they were interested in was walking that fine line. It was fuzzy for them. Sunny Day had something so bared. I picture, like, tearing your chest open — like some kind of weird surgery on yourself. I don’t know whether it was a conscious endeavor or a deliberate goal of theirs. But that’s what people were connecting to. It was a revelation to have this music that was kind of male and female, sacred and profane. – Craig Wedren, Shudder To Think
Then why are you a Sunny Day Real Estate fan? – South Park, Season 17 Episode 4
Doors at 7 pm
Show at 8 pm
$49.50 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $52.50 at the door
Eggy
Song by timeless song, Eggy reaches out a hand, inviting you along as a great story unfolds. Eggy’s music traces the full spectrum of emotions evoked by a life well-lived alongside friends well-loved. Presented by Nectar’s Presents.
7 pm doors / 8 pm show
21 and up admitted
$18 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $21 at the door
The Fleshtones
Since their inception in 1976 in Queens, New York, and their sweaty, boozy gestation at legendary venues such as CBGB, Max’s Kansas City, and the storied Club 57— recently feted at the Museum of Modern Art, where their proto-video underground film“Soul City” was unspooled for art stars, glitterati, and a raft of punk rockers who managed to get past the front gate — they have perpetrated their proprietary brand of SUPER ROCK, a frenetic amalgam of garage punk and soul, punctuated by the big beat and unleashed with the spectacular show business majesty which has kept them on the road for over forty years, adored by audiences whose love for them borders on religious fervor.
21+ admitted
$17 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $19 at the door
Matt O’Ree Band with David Bryan
Matt O’Ree is coming home off his latest tour for a big show at the Pony! His good friend and musical collaborator David Bryan (from Bon Jovi) will be joining MOB for this special show! Special guests will be announced soon.
Doors at 7:00, show 8:00 to 11:30
$25 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $30 at the door
Bob Dylan Celebration
Zimmy Shelter & Sheriff Restless
Join us for a special Bob Dylan tribute with focus on Dylan’s country works a la Blood on the Tracks, Nashville Skyline and Desire.
Chris Fay and Bunker (Gordon Strout) lead an all-star Jersey Shore cast along with their respective bands for this unique Dylan tribute show.
Doors 7:00pm
Show 8:00pm
21 and up admitted
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $22 at the door
MEG MYERS: TZIA’S ARC TOUR
Weathers
Band of Silver
21+ admitted
Meg Myers chooses to live. Now, this choice has required time and transformation as well as unshackling herself from the expectations of a society too narcissistic to give a shit, trusting her gut independent of external opinions, listening to her intuition, and writing the kind of music she always wanted to. As such, her third full-length album, TZIA [Sumerian Records], soundtracks a moment of awakening emotionally, sexually, and spiritually in bursts of raw power, electronic fits, alternative experimentation, and jarring pop.
Meg has dedicated the better part of the last decade to breaking free. She has piled up hundreds of millions of streams across albums such as Sorry [2015] and Take Me To The Disco [2018] highlighted by the likes of “Desire,” “Sorry,” “Numb,” and “Make A Shadow.” Along the way, she has canvased the country alongside the Pixies, Alt-J, My Chemical Romance, Royal Blood, Smashing Pumpkins, and Jane’s Addiction in addition to igniting Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! and gracing the bills of Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Governors Ball.
Pre-Stranger Things, she breathed fire into Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” with a stunning rendition initially introduced on NPR Tiny Desk. The cover made history by capturing No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Chart 42 weeks after its release. She’s also earned the praise of Billboard, Cosmopolitan, GRAMMY.com, Nylon, Rolling Stone, and more. Beginning in 2019, she crafted the bulk of what would become TZIA at home in Los Angeles with just a piano, guitar, and ukulele before rounding out the process with collaborators such as Andy D. Park, Thomas Powers, and Mike Elizondo. Now, she kicks off this era with “ME” and more to come
$25 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $30 at the door
Moon Hooch, Too Many Zooz & Lucky Chops present LUCKY MOON ZOOZ Tour
Moon Hooch began busking in the subway platforms of NYC in 2010, quickly getting noticed by the NYPD, who had to ban them from locations that couldn’t handle the crowds. In a few short years they were opening for the likes of Beats Antique, They Might Be Giants, and Lotus, while selling out their own headline shows at marquee venues around the United States and Europe. Their unconventional sound and techniques, utilizing found objects like traffic cones, landed them appearances on NPR’s Tiny Desk in America, “Later…with Jools Holland” in the UK, “Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year” in Australia, and private audiences with the Premier League’s Chelsea F.C. They are currently touring the world.
The curious thing about being a fan of brasshouse? You’re pretty much talking about being into one solitary but extremely unforgettable band: the amusingly monikered Too Many Zooz. The musical style was “branded” by drummer King of Sludge, who recognized that there was no worthy existing classification for the New York trio, whose other two members are the equally unclassifiable Leo P (saxophone) and Matt Doe (trumpet). “Brasshouse is a high energy musical conversation,” Matt insists. “Though I honestly don’t think there is a good way to describe it in words. It’s about many different feelings and sounds and emotions.”
Lucky Chops comes at you with every hue on the rainbow. Lucky Chops is big, brassy, and unapologetically bold. The six piece band has united audiences in more than 30 countries in thousands of shows, hard driving grooves and potent singable melodies. The irresistible groove that is Lucky Chops is led by co-founder Josh Holcomb’s soulful trombone, Daro Behroozi’s soaring sax and Joshua Gawel’s powerful trumpet. Born in the streets of New York City’s multicultural melting pot the band pays homage to America’s New Orleans brass band tradition while fusing their sound with eclectic rock, Caribbean, Arabic, Eastern European, funk, jazz, ska, gospel and EDM.
$30 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $35 at the door
The Wallflowers
Doors at 7 pm
Show at 8 pm
$45 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $50 at the door
Brian Kirk & the Jirks
Locals Summer Kick-Off Party
Legendary Jersey Shore party band Brian Kirk & the Jirks return for their annual Locals Summer Kick-Off Party. Join us for what’s going to be an epic night of good times with Brian Kirk & the Jirks! The early full band show starts at 8 pm. Tickets are on sale now!
Showtime 8-11 pm
Tickets: $30 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $32 at the door
$30 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $32 at the door
Power of Love: A Throwback ’80s Rave
Doors: 8pm
Show: 9pm
21+ admitted
$17 & up (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and The Interrupters
Laura Jane Grace, Bedouin Soundclash
on The Stone Pony Summer Stage
$42.50 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $47 at the door
We May Be Right
The Billy Joel Tribute Show
We May Be Right returns to the Wonder Bar! Join us for a night of Billy Joel hits, sing-a-longs, fan favorites… and non-stop good times with Billy Joel’s music performed by Karl Dietel and his stellar band.
Doors 7:00 pm
Show 8:00 pm
Ticket Price: $18 advance/ $20 Day of show (plus applicable surcharges)
$18 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
The E Street Shuffle – Tribute to the Boss
Memorial Weekend Kick-Off Party!
The Jersey Shore’s own Bruce Tribute with a dedication to authenticity, a true passion for the music and a knock-your-socks-off high-energy stage show! The E Street Shuffle always brings a memorable night Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band music. Two set show starts early at 8:00pm!
21+ admitted
$18 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
Hunter Hayes
The Red Sky Tour
Not so long ago, Hunter Hayes let go. Of the expectations. Of the pressure. Of the necessity to follow a specific formula for his career. A five-time Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist and the youngest male act ever to top the Billboard Hot Country song chart, Hayes was ready to lean into a mindset he’d always carried with him: that genres are fluid, and, in his eyes, the best musicians are the ones able to play with all sorts of sounds and styles.
“All of my favorite artists are the ones who went about their career making their own rules,” says Hayes, a rare and highly respected talent with a knack for authentic songwriting and for forging a true connection with his fans. “I knew then I had to tap into whatever’s been put on my creative heart. Let’s start there.” Following a decade of playing by the rules and sticking to country music conventions, Hayes is, at last, doubling down on his ever-searching musical mindset: throwing genre conventions out the window, playing with “all the sounds” he’s influenced by, and, most importantly, trusting himself in his quest to lean into his pop and alternative rock influences. Or, in other words, as Hayes succinctly puts it: “I’m creating my own rules to play by so I don’t have to play by anyone else’s.”
It’s this new no-holds-barred mindset that’s resulted in some of Hayes’ most inspired music yet. On his new album, Red Sky, the singer-songwriter is executing at the highest level of his musical career: crafting memorable melodies and instantly catchy hooks albeit with a top-notch musician’s discerning ear. “It was a completely different way of thinking,” Hayes says excitedly of his approach to the new LP and, for that matter, his career moving forward. “I’ve gone from being plugged into the system to building my own system.”
The 31-year-old Hayes, who says he wants every one of his albums to feel like a different era, has always been one to buck conventions. It’s hardly a surprise then to hear the Breaux Bridge, Louisiana native speak so candidly about his desire — no, need — to take ownership of his career and music. Signed to a record deal at age 18, “there was this understanding that I had no idea what I was doing and needed to learn the proper way,” he explains looking back. “So yeah, I wanted to believe there was one right way to do everything — producing, song selections, putting things out to radio, touring, etc. This created this odd environment where I listened to myself less than I should have.
“I started mentally making a note of all the things I felt weren’t right and what would I do instead,” Hayes continues. “And after a while, I realized there’d always been this desire to create my own corner. And not just copy and paste what was working.”
This norm-defying mentality — of no longer sticking to the script and instead letting his musical sensibility guide him — goes a long way in explaining why Hayes says he’s never been happier or more engaged with the music he’s creating.
$32.50 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $35 at the door
Splintered Sunlight
Grateful Dead Tribute
$20. Adv / $25. Dos
Indigo Girls with Full Band and Larkin Poe – Kickoff to Pride Weekend
Door: 5:30 PM
Show: 6:30 PM
$46 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $56 at the door Limited number of 4-pack tickets at $31 each (plus applicable surcharges)
YOUNG THE GIANT
with MILKY CHANCE
featuring TALK
on The Stone Pony Summer Stage
$46 and up in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $56 at the gate
Carly Rae Jepsen x AP Pride Party
After multi-platinum Grammy, Juno and Polaris Prize nominated singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen released her critically acclaimed album E·MO·TION in 2015, it became “a modern touchstone for a new crop of pop-leaning artists and legacy acts,” as NPR noted. The album also inspired an abundance of memes – extending the cultural cachet that Jepsen earned from the ubiquity of her Grammy-nominated blockbuster hit “Call Me Maybe” (from her U.S. debut album Kiss), which not only climbed to No. 1 on the iTunes Singles charts in over 47 countries, sold over 20 million singles worldwide, and was certified Diamond in the U.S., but was referenced by everyone from former secretary-of-state Colin Powell to Cookie Monster.
Jepsen’s 2019 album Dedicated, retains the joyful, hook-filled feeling of its predecessor. But where E·MO·TION was an ’80s-influenced synth-pop classic that Rolling Stone called “a pop masterclass” and Stereogum called “indisputable … pop genius,” Dedicated has a more ’70s-inspired feel at times, though the album defies categorization as a whole, with Vulture stating, “Dedicated is both stranger and freer than the last record, but it also feels more confident and considered.” Working with a crew of trusted songwriters and producers, among them John Hill, Jack Antonoff, Captain Cuts, Patrik Berger, and her longtime collaborator Tavish Crowe, Jepsen indulged in more sonic experimentation than she had in the past. Dedicated features the fan favorites “Party For One,” “Now That I Found You,” “Too Much” and “Want You In My Room.”
Jepsen landed the lead role in the 2014 Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella and later starred as the iconic Pink Lady, “Frenchy,” in FOX’s four-time Emmy- award winning musical Grease: Live. Jepsen voiced the character of Odette in the animated movie “Leap!,” which also featured Jepsen’s song “Cut To The Feeling.”
Following the release of Dedicated Jepsen embarked on a global tour playing to audiences in North America, Asia, Australia and Europe. Jepsen released Dedicated Side B in 2020 which included previously unreleased music from the Dedicated sessions and shot to #1 on the iTunes chart upon release.
$55 & up in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $65 at the door
Christine Martucci and the Band of Love
Annual Pridefest
Doors 8:00pm
Show 8:30pm
21 and up admitted
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE
flipturn
Gates open at 6:30 pm, show at 7:30
As if channeling another dimension where genres simply don’t exist, Rainbow Kitten Surprise find harmony in unpredictability, weaving together lyrical poetry, hummable melodies, and a rush of instrumental eccentricities. They quietly built an audience with Seven + Mary [2013] and RKS [2015] before serving up their 2018 full-length debut for Elektra, “HOW TO: FRIEND, LOVE, FREEFALL” – produced by Grammy Award-winner Jay Joyce (Cage the Elephant, Sleeper Agent).
Igniting a two-year whirlwind, it brought the band’s total stream tally well past one billion, while they garnered widespread praise from Billboard,TIME, Vice, and NPR who described their sound as “…a mix of jam and indie and whatever else you can throw into the soup…very earnest, beautiful, political, loving rock n’ roll.” Meanwhile, “Fever Pitch” marked their first Top 10 at AAA. Not to mention, they’ve performed on “CBS This Morning Saturday,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” PBS’s “Austin City Limits,” and graced the bills of Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Osheaga, to name a few.
Moving 80,000 tickets, they embarked on the sold-out Friend, Love Freefall Tour earmarked by a packed night at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and three consecutive gigs in Athens, GA—as chronicled on their first official live album, Live From Athens Georgia, which came out in 2021.
$46 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $51 at the door
Caitlin Rose and Andrew Combs
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
$17 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
WILLIE NILE 75 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
40 VIP TABLE SEATS-$75-Includes a Pre-Show Birthday Meet/Greet with Birthday Cake and Party Favors – 6:30pm!
The New York Times called Buffalo, NY born Willie Nile “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years.” Uncut Magazine called him “A one-man Clash.” His album Streets Of New York was hailed as “a platter for the ages” by Uncut. Rolling Stone listed The Innocent Ones as one of the “Top Ten Best Under-The-Radar Albums of 2011”. His single from that album, “One Guitar,” was the “Top Pick of the Week” in USA Today.
Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Jim Jarmusch, and Little Steven are among those who have sung his praises.
His album, American Ride, won “Best Rock Album of the Year” at the Independent Music Awards and it appeared on dozens of year-end Top Ten lists for 2013. Bono called it, “One of the great guides to unraveling the mystery that is the troubled beauty of America.”
In November 2014 he released a new album of piano-based songs, If I Was A River, to great critical acclaim. “One of the most brilliant singer-songwriters of the past thirty years” said The New Yorker.
MOJO wrote about his 2016 album World War Willie, “Four Stars! The real thing…stomp-‘til-ready rock’n’roll…timeless fare.” It made numerous top ten lists for album of the year.
His album Positively Bob: Willie Nile Sings Bob Dylan from 2017 was hailed as “one of the best Dylan tribute albums ever made. And the Associated Press said his 2018 album Children Of Paradise “Might be the best album of his career!”
Willie has toured across the U.S. with The Who and has sung with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. As the induction program from the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame says: “His live performances are legendary.” His 2020 album New York At Night got rave reviews, with Downbeat calling it a “sonic love letter to Gotham.”
His newest studio album The Day The Earth Stood Still, which features a duet with Steve Earle on the song “Blood On Your Hands” was released in 2021.
ACCOLADES
“The unofficial poet laureate of New York City.” – Uncut
“Better than what most performers have to offer by far.” — Rolling Stone
“Crossing the power of the Clash with the social consciousness of Woody Guthrie…he’s stronger than ever!” – The Morton Report
“Willie Nile is a great artist. If there was any justice in this world, I’d be opening up for him instead of him for me.” Lucinda Williams
“A man who embodies the true spirit of rock n’ roll.” – London Times
“RIVETING!…Springsteen, Mellencamp, Van Morrison…Willie Nile has earned his standing in that esteemed company! – Blurt
$37 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $42 at the door
THE USED & PIERCE THE VEIL: CREATIVE CONTROL TOUR
Don Broco
Girlfriends
$60.50 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $66 at the door
North To Shore Presents Brian Fallon
Donovan Woods
North to Shore Presents Sensational Soul Cruisers
The Sensational Soul Cruisers are not just another 11-man vocal harmony group with horns. While it is still sometimes possible to find a band featuring a similar line up of instruments, it is unlikely that you will ever find another that performs with as much energy, passion, and talent as these guys. From their humble beginnings rehearsing at the chicken coops on Route 33 to the basement of the Cycle Shop on Throckmorton Street, this band has come a long way from its “Eddie and the Cruisers” days to become one of Jersey’s best kept secrets.
Under the tutelage of legendary Jersey Shore sax player Screamin’ Steve Barlotta, who has been the captain of this fantastic soul cruise for over 20 years, has catapulted this band from the recesses of a dingy basement to over 200 performances a year while capturing the true essence of the Jersey Shore sound and its true R&B roots. Fortunately for those of us that feel that the sound of classic Philly Soul, Motown, Disco, Stax, and the music of The Temptations, Four Tops, Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago, The Trammps and other such groups was and still is some of the best music ever recorded or played live, there will be plenty of chances to see the Sensational Soul Cruisers perform this year and for many years to come. While the band travels to and plays concerts in theaters, clubs, public festivals, and private events throughout the country, they will be spending quite a bit of time in the northeast but especially in the New York / New Jersey / Pennsylvania area this year. This is in no small part due to the bands strong ties to its roots in Freehold Borough in the beautiful Garden State.
Over the past 25 years the Soul Cruisers have been fortunate enough to grace the stage with many great artist from Bruce Springsteen, Little Anthony and The Imperials, Gloria Gaynor, Gary US Bonds, John Cafferty, Southside Johnny, The Emotions, Bon Jovi, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder. As well as being the long time favorite house band at New York City’s famed Copacabana.
Doors 7:00pm
Show 8:00pm
21+ admitted
$22 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
North to Shore Presents Dentist with special guests Little Hag and Lowlight
21+ admitted
$15 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $18 at the door
North To Shore Presents Demi Lovato
Doors 6:00pm
Show 8:00pm
$105.50 (plus applicable surcharges)
North To Shore Presents Nicole Atkins
21+ admitted
$27 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $30 at the door
North To Shore Presents The B-52s
$79.50 (plus applicable surcharges)
North to Shore Presents The Smithereens with guest vocalist Marshall Crenshaw
21+ admitted
$40 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $45 at the door
North to Shore Presents Clarence Clemons Celebration featuring Jarod Clemons and the Late Nights
A musical Celebration of the Life & Music of the Big Man, Clarence Clemons.
Jarod Clemons youngest son of legendary E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons will be hosting this special celebration with his band “the Late Nights”.
Jarod has burst on to the Asbury Park music scene with his passion for rock and blues. The JCLN’s are one of the brightest lights on the current Asbury Park music scene! Combined with his compelling original music and emotional stage presence… Jarod and his band always deliver an exciting live show.
JCLN’s play a full headline show, with special guests to be announced.
Doors 6:00pm
Show 6:30pm
21+ admitted
$18 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
Stick Figure: Wisdom Tour
with Pepper, The Elovaters
on The Stone Pony Summer Stage
Gates open at 5 pm
The Elovaters at 6:30
Pepper at 7
Stick Figure at 8:15
With a distinctive sound developed through tireless attention to musicality and artistry, Stick Figure has redefined American reggae music with his latest album, Wisdom, released in September. As with his previous releases, Wisdom was written, produced and recorded by Scott Woodruff, a self-taught musician, at Stick Figure-owned Great Stone Studios in Oakland, California, former home of Green Day.
Wisdom is Stick Figure’s seventh album and follows the unprecedented success of 2019’s World on Fire, which peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Top 200, No. 6 overall Top Album, No. 1 Independent, and No. 1 Reggae album. World on Fire has sold more than 300,000 copies including streaming equivalents, according to Nielsen Soundscan data. Stick Figure’s catalog has now sold well over 1 million copies and been streamed over 3 billion times. On the live side, Stick Figure averaged more 4,200 tickets sold per show on an almost entirely sold out 2022 tour, according to Pollstar, and is slated to play major multi-genre festivals in 2023 after headlining the top reggae festivals in 2022.
These numbers would be impressive by any metric, yet Stick Figure has achieved this rarified air completely independently, with no label or outside producers. Throughout the credits of Wisdom, Woodruff and a small cadre of collaborators, namely childhood friend TJ O’Neill, prove that manufactured music does not have to exclusively dominate the charts. Streaming alongside today’s biggest pop stars, Stick Figure has transcended the genre while always embracing his love of reggae music. Much like other bands supported Stick Figure during his ascent, Woodruff works with up and coming artists to help foster a vibrancy that keeps the scene strong and growing faster than ever before, exposing it to new listeners with an authenticity that stays true to his roots, while pushing the boundaries of sound that people expect from the genre.
The evolution of the artist most often portrayed as a one-man band has its genesis in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Well before achieving worldwide acclaim or embracing the demand to play live shows, Scott was an avid music fan who in high school traded bootleg CDs of his favorite artists’ unreleased demos. It was then that he began recording a series of albums under the moniker of Stick Figure.
From his debut, The Sound of My Addiction, Scott’s handcrafted music connected with a community of avid listeners who discovered him exclusively by word of mouth and social media. Selling tens of thousands of copies of each of his self-produced releases allowed him to travel the world in pursuit of experience. Scott moved to San Diego where his recording career continued to blossom. As recently as 2012, he was putting up his own posters for Burial Ground at the California Roots Festival. In 2019, Stick Figure was commanding center stage as the headliner for the massive event. Today, Stick Figure is still embracing the DIY work ethic, while selling out amphitheaters and having his music played more than any other living reggae artist in the world.
$39.50 and up in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $49.50 at the gate
Damn the Torpedoes
A Live Tom Petty Concert Experience
An evening of Tom Petty hits and favorites with DTT. This is a spot-on musical tribute to Tom Petty delivered with genuine enthusiasm and love for all things Petty!
21+ admitted
$22 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
Yellowcard
Celebrating 20 Years of Ocean Avenue
with special guests
Story of the Year & This Wild Life
and more
TREY ANASTASIO
$59.50 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $65 at the door
SiriusXM Presents Yacht Rock Revue: Reverse Sunset Tour
$25 & up in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $40 at the door
The Head and the Heart + The Revivalists
Jamie Wyatt
One dollar per ticket goes to Rev Causes, a fund that supports the work of organizations dedicated to reviving and investing in communities, health, and the environment. One dollar per ticket goes to The Rivers and Roads Foundation, which was started by The Head and the Heart as a way to give back to their hometown of Seattle. The goal of the foundation is to raise money for Seattle-based music programs and initiatives.
$55 & up in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $65 at the door
YUNGBLUD: The World Tour
with special guests
THE REGRETTES
GAMES WE PLAY
$39.50 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $45 at the door
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers
JOE GRUSHECKY is a true rock ‘n’ roll survivor, the talented singer, songwriter, and guitarist first bursting onto the scene in 1979 with his band the Iron City Houserockers and their critically-acclaimed debut album, Love’s So Tough. By the time the band released a follow-up in 1980’s Have A Good Time But Get Out Alive, Grushecky had sharpened his songwriting skills to a razor’s edge, and his intelligent blue-collar anthems mixed muscular, guitar-driven rock with elements of blues and soul like nobody before or since. After two more albums that earned great reviews but sold few copies, the Iron City Houserockers called it a day. Grushecky, a Pittsburgh native, returned home to Steeltown and resumed his day job as a teacher working with at-risk youth, a position that he has pretty much held ever since. He stayed out of music for the better part of a decade, returning with a new band – Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers and released the acclaimed Swimming With The Sharks album.
Forty four years and many albums later, Joe Grushecky and his band The Houserockers are still rocking, playing the rock ‘n roll bars that are still open, at an age where many musicians have retired, collecting social security checks. He hasn’t had a label deal in 35 years, Grushecky and the Houserockers are going it on their own, braving the tidal changes that have assaulted the music industry by rocking harder. Through the years, Grushecky has continued to hone his craft as a blue collar, working man’s songwriter and even with the help of his friend Bruce Springsteen, fame and fortune have eluded him, he remains committed to music as a powerful creative force.
Doors 8:00pm
Show 8:30pm
PERSONS AGE 21+ ONLY ADMITTED
$32 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $37 at the door
Reverend Horton Heat
The Delta Bombers
$25 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $30 at the door
The Bouncing Souls
Stoked for the Summer 2023!
Bayside
7 Seconds
Screaming Females
Mercy Union
Door: 4:00 PM
Show: 5:00 PM
$45 & up in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $50 at the door
LOUIS TOMLINSON
FAITH IN THE FUTURE TOUR
$69.50 and up in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $80 at the door
THE BACKSEAT LOVERS
Waiting to Spill World Tour
on The Stone Pony Summer Stage
Door: 6:00 PM
Show: 7:00 PM
Curfew: 10:00 PM
$43.50 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $45 at the door
The War on Drugs + Shakey Graves + Lucius
Steve Gunn
$45 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $50 at the door
Pixies & Modest Mouse
with special guest Cat Power
Door: 5:00 PM
Show: 6:00 PM
$59.50 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $65 at the door
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
$50 and up in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $60 at the door
SiriusXM Presents Yacht Rock Revue: Reverse Sunset Tour
$25 & up in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $40 at the door
SEA.HEAR.NOW
THE KILLERS
GRETA VAN FLEET | NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
SHERYL CROW | TASH SULTANA | ROYAL BLOOD | BOB MOSES | CORY WONG
OTEIL & FRIENDS | LIVING COLOUR | BABE RAINBOW | SURFER GIRL
SNACKTIME | QUINCY MUMFORD | YAWN MOWER
SEA.HEAR.NOW
FOO FIGHTERS
WEEZER | REBELUTION | MT. JOY
THE BEACH BOYS | THE BREEDERS | TEGAN & SARA | STEPHEN SANCHEZ
JOEY VALENCE & BRAE | ADAM MELCHOR | DANIEL DONATO’S COSMIC COUNTRY
EASY STAR ALL-STARS | SUNFLOWER BEAN | WAITING ON MONGO | ALEXANDER SIMONE & WHODAT?
