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deSoL
Benefit for Asbury Park Boardwalk Rescue

We’re excited to announce that deSoL will play a special show at the WB to benefit Asbury Park Boardwalk Rescue. The Wonder Bar holds an annual benefit for Boardwalk Rescue in December to celebrate Debbie DeLisa’s birthday. deSoL is based in Asbury Park and features rock with a Latin soul . and will have you dancing all night long!!!

• Door 7:00 PM

• Show 8:00 PM

• 21 AND UP

What A Wonderful Year Music Festival

Asbury Park’s Annual After-Party is back for its 8th year! The WAWY music festival celebrates Asbury Park’s vibrant, diverse, and supportive live music community with 20 bands on 2 stages over 2 nights. Music runs non-stop from 7:00pm to 12:30am. Catch local favorites and emerging artists that stood out in 2024. Early bird pricing runs through November 30, including a special $39 price for the 2-night festival pass.

The night one lineup includes Emerson Woolf & the Wishbones, The Extensions, Surfing for Daisy, Blush, Great Oblivion, Ryan Gregg, Matty Carlock, the dt’s, alors alors, and Sophie Swanson. Event details on Instagram (@wonderfulyear_ap). A portion of ticket sales are donated to Asbury Park Music Foundation and Rockit Foundation to support live-changing youth music education.

Doors 6:30pm
Show 7:00pm

21 and up admitted

Get two-day passes here

What A Wonderful Year Music Festival

Asbury Park’s Annual After-Party is back for its 8th year! The WAWY music festival celebrates Asbury Park’s vibrant, diverse, and supportive live music community with 20 bands on 2 stages over 2 nights. Music runs non-stop from 7:00pm to 12:30am. Catch local favorites and emerging artists that stood out in 2024. Early bird pricing runs through November 30, including a special $39 price for the 2-night festival pass.

The night two lineup includes The Foes of Fern, Alexander Simone & WHODAT? Live Crew, NOT YER BABY, The Afraid Brigade, Space and MoonSnot, Jarod Clemons, Chill Smith, Drea, Madhavi Devi, and mxtchxll. Event details on Instagram (@wonderfulyear_ap). A portion of ticket sales are donated to Asbury Park Music Foundation and Rockit Foundation to support live-changing youth music education.

Doors 6:30pm
Show 7:00pm

21 and up admitted

Get two-day passes here

New Years Eve Live with Remember Jones

Remember Jones brings a special New Years’ Eve Celebration with a 10-piece band for his first performance ever at the Wonder Bar. Asbury Park native, captivating showman, soul/pop singer/storyteller and bandleader, Remember Jones has shared stages with Bruce Springsteen, Dionne Warwick, George Clinton, Darlene Love, Ronnie Spector, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and many more, has been celebrated in Rolling Stone magazine, Paste, Variety, is the 2020 recipient of the Artistic Achievement from Monmouth Arts and was called one of Jersey Shore’s Most Influential Artists of the Year by the Asbury Park Press. His theatrical events and original music have played to sold-out clubs in theaters throughout the United States.

VIP Doors @ 8pm / General Admission Doors 9 pm
VIP $90 (plus applicable service charges)
VIP includes early entry, seat and light fare with food / cash bar during VIP hour

Music begins at 9:30 pm, Remember Jones at 10:30 pm

21 AND UP

NASKA – NEW YEARS MASQUERADE BALL
Tony & the Kiki

Garden State Equality Benefit Event

NASKA is a high-octane Asbury Park based group bringing you the classic Country tunes you love in… but in punk ska and reggae stylings! Always a great night of singing and dancing with lots of audience interaction. This band is truly one of a kind… all veterans of the famed Asbury Music community for decades and now gather for a few yearly special events.

This is NASKA’S “New Years Masquerade Ball” and a special benefit Event for NJ’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy and education organization http://www.gardenstateequality.org/ .

Come as you are… or come as someone else! This is going to be a really fun event with a very special guest DJ! Get your Tickets and join us supporting an organization that helps so many in New Jersey.

Door 7:00 PM
Show 8:00 PM

21 AND UP

Abandoned Outcasts with Meraki

Special Guest: Gabriel Sanderson & Bandito Jones – duo

Join us for a rocking co-bill with the Michael Jaskewicz led Abandoned Outcasts with the new hot young guns on the Asbury scene Meraki!

WSG Gabe Jones duo opens and plays on the Bands set break also.

Abandoned Outcasts was born from the ashes of musical destiny and has quickly risen to become a premier jam band in the Asbury Park, NJ area.

Meraki was formed by Singer/Songwriter Gregory Visci, rock & jam band Meraki was established in Providence, Rhode Island in 2017. The band started their journey sharing the stage with many Northeast jam band favorites such as The Breakfast, Octave Cat, Bella’s Bartok, Escaper, Sophistafunk, Peak and featured special guest artists in their performances including Rob Compa of Dopapod and Clay Parnell of Particle. Meraki is now based in Asbury Park, NJ, the beautiful beach town with Worldwide acclaim for its music culture. The band is off to a hot start in their new home, rapidly gaining new fans from their stellar performances highlighted by their recent shows at the Stone Pony before Dark Star Orchestra and with Splintered Sunlight along with playing the top locals on the Jamband scene.

Door 7:00 PM
Show 7:30 PM

21 AND UP

Light of Day WinterFest 25 Presents – Our 25th Anniversary!
WinterFest Kickoff

JAMES MADDOCK BAND, MATT O’REE BAND, WILLIAMS HONOR, JAKE THISTLE BAND and more

21+

The Light of Day Foundation, Inc., utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative diseases ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) within our lifetime.

The Foundation’s mission is to fund research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for patients who suffer from those illnesses, their families and their caregivers to help improve their quality of life. The primary fundraising efforts are an annual series of concerts held in Asbury Park, NJ. Since its inception in 2000, Light of Day has raised over $6.5 million in the fight to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. What began as a single concert in New Jersey has grown into approximately 50 shows in 13 countries on two continents including North America and Europe!

Light of Day WinterFest 25 Presents – Our 25th Anniversary!
Dramarama
with very special guests The Weeklings
plus Bobby Mahoney

DRAMARAMA, the Wayne, NJ alternative rock band that exploded onto the music scene in 1985 will be performing a full 90+ minute show, this year headlining The Wonder Bar for LOD WinterFest 25! JEM recording artists THE WEEKLINGS from Asbury Park, NJ who released their 4th, Raspberry Park and 5th, Christmas albums in 2024 will be direct support followed by Wicked Cool recording artist BOBBY MAHONEY.

SONiA, architect of the legendary Baltimore band disappear fear and Pete Mancini who’s been opening for songwriting legend Jimmy Webb all across America for the last 2 years will appear in-between band sets on the acoustic stage.

21+

The Light of Day Foundation, Inc., utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative diseases ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) within our lifetime.

The Foundation’s mission is to fund research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for patients who suffer from those illnesses, their families and their caregivers to help improve their quality of life. The primary fundraising efforts are an annual series of concerts held in Asbury Park, NJ. Since its inception in 2000, Light of Day has raised over $6.5 million in the fight to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. What began as a single concert in New Jersey has grown into approximately 50 shows in 13 countries on two continents including North America and Europe!

Light of Day WinterFest 25 Presents – Our 25th Anniversary!
ASBURY BLUES
BILLY WALTON BAND, JOE BONANNO & GODSONS OF SOUL, STORMIN’ NORMAN and more

21+

The Light of Day Foundation, Inc., utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative diseases ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) within our lifetime.

The Foundation’s mission is to fund research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for patients who suffer from those illnesses, their families and their caregivers to help improve their quality of life. The primary fundraising efforts are an annual series of concerts held in Asbury Park, NJ. Since its inception in 2000, Light of Day has raised over $6.5 million in the fight to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. What began as a single concert in New Jersey has grown into approximately 50 shows in 13 countries on two continents including North America and Europe!

Light of Day WinterFest 25 Presents – Our 25th Anniversary!
Cover Me – The Best in NJ Tribute and Cover Bands with BEST OF THE EAGLES, DECADE (Neil Young Tribute), CHICKS THAT ROCK THE ’80S, BOWIE & BEYOND, LATE FOR THE SKY (Jackson Browne Tribute), SHARON LASHER (Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt Tribute) and more

21+

The Light of Day Foundation, Inc., utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative diseases ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) within our lifetime.

The Foundation’s mission is to fund research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for patients who suffer from those illnesses, their families and their caregivers to help improve their quality of life. The primary fundraising efforts are an annual series of concerts held in Asbury Park, NJ. Since its inception in 2000, Light of Day has raised over $6.5 million in the fight to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. What began as a single concert in New Jersey has grown into approximately 50 shows in 13 countries on two continents including North America and Europe!

SURFING FOR DAISY
Via Ripa
Backhouse

Join us for the Jersey Shore’s own Surfing for Daisy self-titled CD Release show! Surfing for Daisy has been making waves all along the Jersey shore and now the alt-folk-rock band’s debut album is finally on the horizon. The band’s sound flows like the tides of Asbury Park — smooth, soothing, yet unpredictable. Undulating like ocean waves, calm and hypnotic one moment, crashing with raw energy the next. Surfing for Daisy headlines the Wonder Bar for their album release show with support from friends and shore rockers Via Ripa and Backhouse.

21 AND UP

Cosmic Jerry Band
A Night of Grateful Dead Family Music

The Cosmic Jerry Band rocks the Wonder Bar with a night of Grateful Dead Family music. Grab your dancing shows and get ready to party with Dead favorites and so much more.

Cosmic Jerry Band is a high-energy Grateful Dead inspired quartet comprised of Ty Mares on guitar/vocals, John “Jelly Roll” Nemeth on bass/vocals, Billy Siegel on keys/vocals, and Dan Donovan on drums/percussion. They blend decades’ worth of experience with a passion for present-moment jam and a “no limits” approach to playing, embracing the “cosmic” element at the heart of their project.

“Fueled by fans, dubbed ‘cosmicnauts,’ CJB pushes far beyond the parameters of a typical jam band and into cosmic territory.” – Sound Waves

Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm

21 and up admitted

SUPERSONIC: NORTH AMERICA’S TRIBUTE TO OASIS

Since 2009, SuperSonic have established themselves as North America’s elite tribute to one of Britain’s most infamous rock ‘n’ roll bands, OASIS. The band’s raw energy sound, Gallagher brother-like looks and “cool Britannia” personas instantly rewind you back to the height of ’90s Britpop and the band’s meteoric rise to international fame.

With classic hit songs like Live Forever, SuperSonic, Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back In Anger and Champagne Supernova, audiences can only find themselves erupting into soccer stadium like sing alongs in a home team win type of atmosphere! Re-live one of the greatest sounds in rock history. Re-live OASIS with SuperSonic.

21+

Nectar’s presents High Fade
Life’s Too Fast Tour
with Round Trip

On a three-man crusade to set dance floors alight with their inimitable brand of razor-sharp funk and disco, High Fade can already count Jack Black, Cypress Hill, Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes and Brad Wilk from Rage Against the Machine as fans. Honing their sound on the streets of their native Edinburgh, the band are at their best when up close and personal with audiences. With over one thousand gigs now under their belt, High Fade’s refined, infectious live performances have become an integral part of the band’s DNA, allowing them to put on a show that supersedes anything their fans have experienced before.

Doors at 7 pm
Show 8 pm

21 AND UP

Suit & Mai Tai
“Yacht that Rocks”

Suit & Mai Tai is the newest Yacht Rock sensation, showing off seven outstanding musicians (and a cruise director!) who deliver a huge musical sound. Their three dynamic lead vocalists boast full, rich harmonies with seemingly endless range. Suit & Mai Tai is an explosion of sound for your senses you will know and love every song! SMT performs Yacht Rock favorites with a twist. They mix in songs and artists loved by the same demographic that have a more upbeat and danceable flair. Suit & Mai Tai “Yacht That Rocks”. Crushing classic hits from artists such as Christopher Cross, The Eagles, Night Ranger, The Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Toto, Linda Ronstadt, Journey, Styx, Steely Dan, Pat Benatar, Heart, Billy Joel, and many more; the band’s fun diverse catalog is an eclectic mix of a golden era in rock gone by, but never forgotten.

21+

Nectar’s Presents An Evening with Neighbor

Nectar’s Presents Neighbor.  The band Neighbor began over 35 years ago – they just didn’t know it yet. Childhood neighbors Richard James (vocals, keys) and Lyle Brewer (guitar) shared fence lines and melodies as they both grew and explored their own musical paths. The quartet became complete with the addition of Dan Kelly (bass) and Dean Johnston (drums) in 2019. Their creative incubation began with a weekly residency that grew in large part by the passion of their fans, the “Neighbors,” who continue to inspire the band as the fan base has expanded across the country.

With a diverse catalog of hundreds of songs, the musical juggernaut Neighbor has become one of the most exciting and unpredictable live bands on the music scene today. Neighbor combines ambitious composition, soulful balladry, and a fearless approach to their lengthy improvisations. Not boxed in by a single genre, their songwriting brings elements of Americana, Funk, Rock, Jazz, Soul and more. The band is putting pen to paper once again as they head back into the studio to begin work on their second album.

COME SEE WHAT’S GOOD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

• Door 7:00 PM

• Show 8:00 PM

• 21 AND UP

WESTBOUND TRAIN

Boston-based Westbound Train play a modern take on ’60s-era reggae and ska with touches of jazz, soul, blues, Motown, and even rock. The septet was originally comprised of Obi Fernandez (vocals/trombone), Jesse Hayes (drums), Cory Williams (guitar), Thad Merritt (bass), Rich Graiko (trumpet), Gideon Blumenthal (keyboards), and Josh Cohen (sax). They released two independent albums, 2002’s Searching for a Melody (re-released in 2003 on Megalith) and 2004’s Five to Two, before a demo tape made its way into Tim Armstrong’s hands at a hometown Transplants show. Armstrong was impressed by the music, soon asking the guys to guest on the forthcoming Transplants album, Haunted Cities. Westbound Train continued touring and over the years shared stages with bands like the Toasters, Reel Big Fish, the Skatalites, Street Dogs, the Planet Smashers, and more. They also scored a 2005 Boston Music Award nomination for Best World Music Act, the only ska outfit to be given the honor. By early 2006, their friendship with Armstrong had turned into a record deal with his Epitaph imprint, Hellcat Records, and Westbound Train’s label debut, Transitions, was issued that September. Williams left the group after sessions for the album were complete to pursue a jazz career, and the band soon welcomed guitarist Johnny DeCarlo into the fold as his replacement.

21+

Doors: 7 pm
Show: 8 pm