Asbury Park ATP Festival coming Sept 2012

ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES MUSIC FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 21-23, 2012

All Tomorrow's Parties, a promoter which has presented music festivals primarily in England but also worldwide, will present the I'll Be Your Mirror USA 2012 music festival for the second straight year in Asbury Park, NJ.

The full weekend lineup is still being confirmed but Saturday Sept 22nd is mostly set. The 22nd will have a curator in the form of Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs. It is custom for the curator to personally pick the bands which will perform that day. The 22nd will include The Afghan Whigs, Sharon Van Etten, Mark Lanegan Band (former lead singer of the Screaming Trees) and others. See link below for current list of performers.

As a side note, the organization that is presenting the festival is All Tomorrow's Parties. The actual name of the festival is I'll Be Your Mirror. Where do these names come from? These would be the names of a July 1966 single from the Velvet Underground (All Tomorrow's Parties) and the B-side (I'll Be Your Mirror).

Tickets go on sale today - Feb 27, 2012.

I'll Be Your Mirror New Jersey 2012

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Event Listings Feb 20th - Mar 4th

Wednesday February 22nd
The Amboys
9pm
The Bowery Electric
327 Bowery at 2nd Street
New York, NY

Wednesday February 22nd
Tall Days
9pm
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

Friday February 24th
Robert Gordon
8pm
Outpost in the Burbs
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Saturday February 25th
Citizen Cope
7pm
The Stone Pony
913 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Sunday February 26th
Sharon Van Etten
9pm
Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey Street
New York, NY

Monday February 27th
Craig Finn
Live at Drew's
247 Cupsaw Drive
Ringwood, NJ

Wednesday February 29th
Royal Baths
9pm
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

Saturday March 3rd
Tennis
9pm
Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey Street
New York, NY

Best Music Venues in New Jersey

No particular rules or specifications, just the best music venues in New Jersey.

Send me an e-mail or post comments and we will consider adding (or subtracting) more.

This post will be updated early and often. Last updated: 9/9/2015

1. The Stone Pony                Asbury Park, Monmouth County
2. Asbury Lanes                    Asbury Park, Monmouth County
3. Tierney's                          Montclair, Essex County
4. Outpost in the Burbs         Montclair, Essex County
5. Langosta Lounge              Asbury Park, Monmouth County
6. Brighton Bar                     Long Branch, Monmouth County
7. The Saint                         Asbury Park, Monmouth County
8. The Record Collector       Bordentown, Burlington County
9. Arts Council of Princeton  Princeton, Mercer County
10.Stanhope House               Stanhope, Sussex County

Sharon Van Etten - Tramp

Record by Brooklyn based singer/songwriter released today

Sharon Van Etten, born and raised in New Jersey, currently based in Brooklyn by way of Tennessee, released Tramp today. If you are not familiar with Sharon Van Etten, the Feb 5th NYT Magazine article The Rough Harmonies of Sharon Van Etten tells some of Sharon's journey which has shaped her and her music.

I came across Sharon via Cheryl Waters on KEXP Seattle. Listening to KEXP one day a couple of months ago, I stopped in my tracks when Sharon Van Etten came on. I immediately emailed the station and Cheryl replied and told me extensively about her. The next day Cheryl played Sharon again, stopping in my tracks again, I was well on my way as a huge fan.

If you need to catch up on some of her previous material as I did, SVE's release Epic has been out since September 2010.  Below are links to two late 2010 performances. The NPR video is required listening/viewing!

NPR: Tiny Desk Concerts Podcast (navigate to 11/15/10 podcast after clicking link)

KEXP Live Performance Podcast (navigate to 12/9/10 podcast after clicking link)

The Rough Harmonies of Sharon Van Etten

Event Listings Feb 6th - Feb 19th

Wednesday February 8th
Primus
9pm
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY

Thursday February 9th
Jeff the Brotherhood
9pm
Maxwells
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

Thursday February 9th
Bob Mould
8pm
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, NY

Friday February 10th
Sharon Van Etten
9:15pm
Johnny Brenda's
1201 N Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA

Friday February 10th
Marah
7:30pm
Tin Angel
20 S. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA

Friday February 10th
Popa Chubby
8pm
Stanhope House
45 Main Street
Stanhope, NJ

Saturday February 11th
Jill Sobule
8pm
New Hope Winery
6123 Lower York Road
New Hope, PA

Saturday February 11th
Citizen Cope
8pm
Paramount Theatre
370 New York Avenue
Huntington, NY

Friday February 17th
Red Molly
7:30pm
Brennan Coffee House
583 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, NJ

Saturday February 18th
Red Wanting Blue
8pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ

Sunday February 19th
Accidental Seabirds
7pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ