John Hiatt, left, and Jerry Douglas are shown making an album together in “Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival.” As its title captures perfectly, “Leftover Feelings: A Studio B Revival” — which will be shown by the 2022 Summer New Jersey Internationa…
Flo Rida will headline free concert in Jersey City, July 4
Flo Rida will perform in Jersey City, July 4. Continuing its tradition of offering free concerts by major music stars on July 4 — Snoop Dogg, Pitbull and Kool & the Gang have all been booked in recent years — Jersey City will present Flo Rida this year…
Walter Trout will headline Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival in September
ALESSANDRO SOLCA WALTER TROUT Blues singer-songwriter-guitarist Walter Trout — who headlined the free, annual Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival in 2017 — will headline again this year, Sept. 17, outdoors on the Morristown Green. For information, visit m…
Original Bon Jovi bassist Alec John Such has died at 70
Alec John Such, with Jon Bon Jovi behind him, at the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. “Alec, you will be missed,” wrote the band Bon Jovi on its Facebook page and other social media about its original bassist, Alec John Such, who app…
Paper Mill Playhouse announces schedule for 2022 Brookside Cabaret shows
The Paper Mill Playhouse will present cabaret shows once again, this summer, in its Carriage House Restaurant. As it did in 2020 and 2021, the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn will present outdoor cabaret shows — featuring performers who, in many cases…
Ringo Starr reveals the part of ‘Get Back’ documentary that left him ‘gasping and desparate’
PHOTOS BY SCOTT ROBERT RITCHIE RINGO STARR “Two and a half years has been really difficult,” said Ringo Starr, in a group press conference with reporters on May 26, about the pandemic-cause postponements of his All-Starr Band, which finally started on …
Southside Johnny interview: 1977 concert album, upcoming Stone Pony show, more
DANNY CLINCH Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes: From left, Glenn Alexander, John Isley, Jeff Kazee, John Conte, Southside Johnny (seated), Neal Pawley, Tom Seguso and Chris Anderson. Southside Johnny has performed in concert so many times, over the d…
Kathy Mattea, Suzy Bogguss are ‘Together at Last’ on NJ-bound tour
DOUG CRIDER Kathy Mattea, left, with Suzy Bogguss. Longtime friends Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss are teaming up for a tour, titled Together at Last, that features them not with their own bands, but together, throughout the night, sharing the stage wit…
Live and Unplugged, the band, will revisit Nirvana and the ’90s at Roy’s Hall in Blairstown
From left, Live and Unplugged members Ryan Liatsis, Dylan Kelehan, Eric Challacombe and Dan Rappaport. Based in Nyack, N.Y., the band Live and Unplugged will perform its first New Jersey show, June 3 at Roy’s Hall in Blairstown. The show will include N…
Kickstarter campaign will support Garland Jeffreys documentary (WATCH TRAILER HERE)
GARLAND JEFFREYS A Kickstarter campaign has been started to help filmmakers complete a documentary about singer-songwriter Garland Jeffreys, titled “The King of In Between.” Click here to find out more and/or donate. Rewards, ranging from a digital dow…