NEW JERSEY
99 Monmouth St, Red Bank
www.countbasietheatre.org
The Vogel Theater
May 1 8-Duel of the Decades 80’s vs 90’s
2 7:30-Jimmy Kenny and The Pirate Beach Band
3 5-Cinco de Mayo Celebration
6 7:30-BoDeans: 40 years of Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams…and Good Things.
7 7:30-Tablao Flamenco
8 7:30-Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
13 8-The Wailers
15, 16 7:30-Decade – Neil Young Tribute
22 8-Mushmouth: Back to the Beach Summer Kickoff Show
28 7:30-BobFest
30 7:30-The British Invasion Years: A 60’s Musical Revolution
Aug 15 8-Jesse Malin; Silver Manhattan
Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre
May 1 7:30-Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
2 2 & 7:30-Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
3 2-Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
9 7:30-Josh Turner: This Country Music Thing
14 7:30-Leonid and Friends
15 7:30-Start Making Sense & The Ocean Avenue Stompers Horns
27 7:30-An Evening with Lucinda Williams and her Band
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County
1475 W. Front St., Lincroft, NJ
www.earthroomconcerts.org
concerts@earthroomconcerts.org
732-542-4127
Shows: 7:30pm || Adm: $25 Adv / $30 Door
Jun 9 Miles & Mafale
594 Palisade Ave | Jersey City
http://www.foxandcrowjc.com/
Shows at 8pm except where noted
Jersey City; Address given w/ reservation
www.heightshouseconcerts.com 201-310-1322
All shows Sundays @ 3pm
reservations: @ https://www.heightshouseconcerts.com/contact-us
Nimbus Arts Center, Jersey City
www.HudsonWestFest.org
Annually in September
https://www.mayoarts.org Ticket info: 973-539-8008
100 South St, Morristown
May 2 8-FJ; The Music of Foreigner, Journey and Classic Legends
7 7:30-Luka Šulić
8 8-KC and The Sunshine Band
9 8-The Doo Wop Project
14 7:30-Punch Brothers
15 7:30-The Glenn Miller Orchestra
http://www.woodbridgeartsnj.org
AVENEL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
150 Avenel St, Woodbridge
May 6 7:30-Joe Cirotti Trio & Jackson Pines co-bill
20 7:30-Richard Barone & Glenn Mercer: Hazy Cosmic Jive
Oct 7 Karla Bonoff
Nov 18 Chris Smither
FREE SHOWS 2026 SUMMER SEASON TBA
BARRON ARTS CENTER
582 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge
Reservations Essential
1 Center Street Newark (973) 642-8989
www.njpac.org
May 1 8-Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
15 8-70’s Soul Jam: The Stylistics, The Chi-Lites, Bloodstone Legacy, Eddie Holman
First Congregational Church of Montclair
40 South Fullerton Avenue
973-744-6560 www.outpostintheburbs.org
Unless otherwise noted, all shows are 7:30 doors and 8:00 performance.
May 3 Willie Nile
9 The Lone Bellow
16 Livingston Taylor with special guest Pete Muller
Jun 7 4-Shannon McNally @ Van Vleck House & Gardens
Garden State Parkway Exit 116 Holmdel
732-203-2500 pncbankartscenter.org
Concerts at Christ Congregation Church
50 Walnut Lane in Princeton
3rd Friday of the month – 8:15
www.princetonfolk.org info@princetonfolk.org
or: (609) 799-0944
All shows are in-person and live-streamed
May 15 The Mike Block Trio
Sep 18 Rakish
Oct 16 Muriel Anderson
Nov 20 Kate Taylor
Dec 18 Wendy Grossman
Monmouth University 400 Cedar Ave West Long Branch
732-263-6889
www.monmouth.edu/arts_events/performingarts.asp
1 Sopac Way, South Orange www.SOPACNow.org
Apr 2 Julian Lage Quartet
913 Ocean Ave Asbury Park 732-502-0600
www.stoneponyonline.com
May 1 6-All That Remains, Born of Osiris, Dead Eyes
2 6:30-John Eddie, Bowen*Young
7 6:30-Silversun Pickups
8 6:30-Exit Eleven, Blame Montana, Kiloton, Urosa
9 6-Julie & Fleshwater
14 6-Hit The Lights & Major League, Public Works, Rematch
15 7-Connor Bracken, Des And The Swagmatics
21 7-Buckethead
24 9-Emo Night Brooklyn At The Stone Pony
30 6-Separate Ways, The Journey Tribute Experience plus special guests Blackwells Mill, Punch Drunk, DJR
The Stone Pony Summer Stage
May 22 5:30-Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
23 3-Shadow of The City w/ Bleachers, Real Estate, Toadies, Grace Ives, Annie DiRusso, Bike Routes
29 5-Dance Gavin Dance, The Fall of Troy, Wolf & Bear, Novelist
(formerly The Minstrel)
Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Hts. Rd.
Shows at 7:45pm 973-335-9489 $10 Cover www.folkproject.org
The Folk Project Acoustic Stayaway
Free Livestream Concerts at 7pm on Tuesdays and Fridays:
Television Show most Sundays
at 3pm EST w/ host, Joe Guzzo
https://www.youtube.com/c/FolkProjectVideo.
********Online only**********
Online shows at 7:00
May 5 Bett Padgett presented by Streaming Tuesdays
12 Kellie Lin Knott presented by Streaming Tuesdays
14 Frank Viele presented by Inside the Song
19 Mother Banjo presented by Streaming Tuesdays King Margo
26 King Margo presented by Streaming Tuesdays
Live shows
All Troubador shows at 7:30
May 1 Richard Shindell with Jess Klein
8 Open Stage
15-17 Spring Getaway 2026 w/ Robby Hecht, Antje Duvekot, David Newbould, Hope Dunbar
22 Co-Bill: Dan Rodriguez and Danielle Miraglia
29 Co-Bill: Claudia Schmidt and Pat Wictor
Jun 5 Co-Bill: The Black Feathers and Junior Mack
12 Open Stage
19 Folk Project Classic Rock Party
26 Comedy Song Night w/ Carla Ulbrich, David Roth, Rob Paravonian, Todd Chappelle
Jul 17 Co-Bill: Miles and Mafale and Karyn Oliver
Swingin’ Tern Dances
7-10:30 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 200 Main Street, Chatham
May 2 Alex Deis-Lauby & Brooklyn Swing Ensemble
16 Two Hot Mamas & Dead Sea Squirrels
Jun 6 3:45-10:30-Luke Donforth & The Star Charters Double Dance
337 Newark Avenue Jersey City
http://www.whiteeaglehalljc.com/calendar/
May 9 8-Cass McCombs + Band with Garcia Peoples
16 8-Shayfer James with Katacombs
22 8-The Feelies 50th: Performing “The Good Earth”
23 8-The Feelies 50th: Performing “Crazy Rhythms’”
27 8-LaMP
28 8-Camera Obscura with Louis Abbott (of Admiral Fallow)
29 8-Rebirth Brass Band
Rutherford
https://www.williamscenter.org
Shea Center for Performing Arts
300 Pompton Road, Wayne www.wpunj.edu