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It was a wintry night on February 8, 1974, as white flakes of snow scattered across the otherwise dark and desolate boardwalk of Asbury Park, New Jersey. On the corner

Summertime in New Jersey can only mean one thing—beach bars are finally open! If you’ve ever been down the Shore, you know there’s nothing like a crisp, tropical drink after

The summer of 2021 is back with a vengeance after all concerts were canceled due to COVID-19 in 2020. This year, performers are gearing up for their triumphant return with

Ever since streaming made it so easy to launch DIY musical careers, the spaces have been overwhelmingly crowded with aspiring artists of all abilities. Finding music can feel impossible these

After over a year of cancellations and modifications, this upcoming season may be the first to truly feel normal again. With an increasing percentage of vaccinated individuals, public gatherings

The pandemic changed nearly everything about ordinary life. New Jersey restaurants especially had to adapt in ways that, up until recently, were unimaginable. How can you serve people safely when

On Monmouth Street in Red Bank, New Jersey, Count Basie Center for the Arts has left their marquee lit. In optimistic gleaming white and blue letters shines a line from

Photos by Stephen Olker This spring, Ben LoPiccolo—owner of Ben LoPiccolo Development Group (BLDG)—and his team oversaw the reopening of White Eagle Hall (WEH) on Newark Ave in Jersey City,

“The only truth is music,” a comment once made by Jack Kerouac, the man who developed an entire literature generation from the jazz movement of the 1950s. Whether music may

Jersey City’s newest biergarten, Zeppelin Hall, is set to launch its 5th annual BaconFest, an Oktoberfest-inspired bacon festival featuring over 2,000 pounds of bacon. BaconFest is set to run from