Event Listings May 14th - May 27th

Friday May 18th
Accidental Seabirds
9:00pm
Bamboozle Afterparty at Langosta Lounge
1000 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Friday May 18th
The "The Band" Band
9:00pm
The Turning Point
468 Piermont Avenue
Piermont, NY

Wednesday May 23rd
The Porchistas
6:00pm (Porchistas at 8pm)
Groove on Grove
Grove PATH Plaza
Jersey City, NJ

Thursday May 24th
Hello Radio
6:30pm
Woody Gutherie Centenial Tribute Concert
Sinatra Park
Frank Sinatra Drive between 4th and 5th Streets
Hoboken, NJ

Friday May 25th
Flemtones
10:00pm
Tierney's
136-138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Saturday May 26th
The Amboys
9:00pm
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

The Metropolitan Opera - Live in HD

The Metropolitan Opera presents their performances in the United States, Canada and Internationally via their Live in HD program.  Operas are shown at theatres, in full length, usually starting at 12:55pm EST on Saturdays during their concert season which runs from late September to early May.  Encore performances are also in theatres, generally on Wednesdays at 7pm throughout the year.

Another alternative to the Live and Encore programs in theatres, is the subscription based Met Opera on Demand where you watch past performances via your computer.  I tried a few of their sample feeds and they were very good, coming from someone who has not attended many (perhaps any) operas.  There is a 7 day free trial to view all operas in their library, then a subscription costs $15 per month.  Individual operas can be purchased at $4 and $5.

There is one presenting theatre in New Jersey at Monmouth College. The Live concert season is now over but there will be Encore presentations until the new seaon begins. Tickets at Monmouth College are $18.

The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD

The best sample video I've seen on the Met Opera's website are the 3 samples at this link:

Met Opera on Demand

Wagner's Dream Trailer



Event Listings Apr 30th - May 13th

Thursday May 3rd
Hello Radio 
9:00pm
Northern Soul
557 First Street
Hoboken, NJ

Friday May 4th
Red Molly
Carsie Blanton
8:00pm
Outpost in the Burbs
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Friday May 4th
Jimmy Webb
7:30pm
Brennan Coffee House
583 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, NJ

Saturday May 5th
We Were Promised Jetpacks
8:30pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Thursday May 10th
Mike Pinto Band
7:00pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park

Saturday May 12th
The Amboys
5:30pm (doors)
The Musician's Cave
Methodist Church
203 Lacey Road
Forked River, NJ

Saturday May 12th
7Mornings
10:30pm
Tin Angel
20 South 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA

XPN Music Film Festival 2012

XPN, 88.5FM Philadelphia, will present a Music Film Festival this weekend April 26th - 29th. It's a festival dedicated to movies about music.  It's not on their website, but on the station today, they have been calling this the "1st annual" festival.  It would be great if this is presented every year.

More information regarding the festival can be found here: XPN Music Film Festival

Below are trailers of movies featured at the festival I found to be most interesting.

Big Easy Express

The Wrecking Crew

Sound of Noise

Event Listings Apr 16th - Apr 29th

Friday April 20th
Amy Ray
8pm (doors)
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday April 21st
Accidental Seabirds
1pm
WRSU: Live from Morrell Street
Morrell Street and College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ

Saturday April 21st
The Porchistas
8:30pm
Tierney's
136-138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Sunday April 22nd
Alison Krauss & Union Station
8pm
The Wellmont Theatre
5 Seymour Street
Montclair, NJ

Wednesday April 25th
7Mornings
8pm
The National Underground
105 Broadway
Nashville, TN

Friday April 27th
The Fabulous Flemtones
10pm
Tierney's
136-138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Hoboken 3rd Sundays

HOBOKEN'S MONTHLY GALLERY WALK, 3RD SUNDAYS 2PM - 6PM

A new monthly gallery walk kicked off Sunday, April 15th, 2012.  There were 7 galleries and 3 framing stores which participated.  There is a guided tour which splits up the spaces to cover half of the galleries in April and half in May.

I am hoping to get to most galleries and chronicle my experiences here. 

For more information regarding the gallery walk go to:

Hoboken Monthly Gallery Walk

April 15, 2012

hob'art
co-operative gallery
720 Monroe Street
E 208

In April, I made it over to hob'art.  At the studio was about 18 pieces of art by 3 different artists. One of the artists was present and was very happy to talk about her work. 

Their website is below and the gallery seems to have a lot of interesting openings and events going on.  I will try to find out more regarding the gallery's events and will post it when the information is available.

Event Listings Apr 2nd - Apr 15th

Thursday April 5th
The George and Katie Show
10pm
Pig 'n Whistle on 3rd
922 Third Avenue
New York, NY

Friday April 6th
Levon Helm Band
8pm
The Wellmont Theatre
5 Seymour Street
Montclair, NJ

Friday April 6th
The Amboys
9pm
The Boneyard
20s Virginia Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ

Saturday April 7th
Accidental Seabirds
6pm
Turnstile Coffee
1607 Highway 71
Belmar, NJ

Tuesday April 10th
The Baseball Project
8:30pm
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

Wednesday April 11th
Accidental Seabirds
9pm
The Downtown
10 West Front Street
Red Bank, NJ

Wednesday April 11th
7 Mornings
10pm
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen Street
New York, NY

Thursday April 12th
Black Taxi
9:30pm
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen Street
New York, NY

Friday April 13th
Tracy Grammer
Dan Navarro
8pm
Outpost in the Burbs
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Montclair
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Philadelphia Local Music Day

May 12, 2012 is Local Music Day in Philadelphia.  What is that?  Local busineses in Philadelphia will play music by only featured Philadelphia bands for an entire day.  More information at: Love Local Music.

Videos and music from 4 of the 5 featured bands are below.  If you have 45 minutes, I recommend the first video by Buried Beds.

Buried Beds:

Cheers Elephant:

Work Drugs:

Bandname:

Event Listings Mar 19th - Apr 1st

Thursday March 22nd
We Are Augustines
7pm
Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY

Thursday March 22nd 
7Mornings
8pm
The Grape Room
105 Grape Street
Philadelphia, PA

Friday March 23rd
Dr Dog
9pm
Terminal 5
610 West 56th Street
New York, NY

Saturday March 24th
The Porchistas
The Amboys
Rainbow Fresh
Travelling in Stereo
8:30pm
Tierney's Tavern
136-138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Sunday March 25th
Accidental Seabirds
3pm
PVS Gallery
49 Harrison Street
1st Floor
Hoboken, NJ

Thursday March 29th
The George and Katie Show
9pm
Winegasm
31-86 37 Street
Astoria, NY

Friday March 30th
Hello Radio
8pm
O'Briens
3 Harvard Avenue
Allston, MA

Friday March 30th
The Flemtones
10pm
Tierney's Tavern
136-138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Sunday April 1st
Citizen Cope
8pm
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, NY

SXSW 2012

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST MUSIC CONFERENCE MARCH 13TH-18TH, 2012 Austin, TX

The SXSW Music Conference will kick off Tuesday March 13th, 2012.  The conference will consist of panels, workshops and discussions by day and shows by day and night.  This year's lineup includes more than 2000 acts.  Bruce Springsteen will be the keynote speaker.

All the vital information and coverage can be found in the links below.

Official Website:

SXSW Music

If you are unfamiliar with SXSW in general and the 2012 edition in particular, the IFC Guide covers the basics and 2012's highlights:

IFC SXSW Music Guide

Comprehensive coverage is at NPR. They are presenting concerts and have some of the best info around. They also have the SXSW mixtape - streaming music of 100 acts performing at SXSW 2012:

NPR SXSW

KEXP Seattle will be presenting shows and will stream from Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in Austin:

KEXP SXSW

Further information and coverage at:

Austin Chronicle SXSW

SXSW BABY

Event Listings Mar 5th - Mar 18th

Tuesday March 6th
The Porchistas
9pm
Lucky 7's
322 2nd Street
Jersey City, NJ

Wednesday March 7th
The Amboys
9pm
The Downtown
10 West Front Street
Red Bank, NJ

Friday March 9th
Thomas Wesley Stern - American Pain record release party
Accidental Seabirds (also appearing)
9pm
The Press Room
610 Bangs Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday March 10th
7Mornings
10pm
The Bitter End
147 Bleecker Street
NewYork, NY

Thursday March 15th
Mike Miz
8pm
The Stanhope House
45 Main Street
Stanhope, NJ

Friday March 16th
The George and Katie Show
9pm
The Heights
163 Boulevard
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

Soul Asylum
8pm
Culture Room
3045 N Federal Hwy
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Saturday March 17th
The Bedlam Boys
4pm
Tierney's
136-138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Open Mics - Spring 2012

Mondays

Brighton Bar
8pm - 11pm
121 Brighton Avenue
Long Branch, NJ

Tuesdays

Mexicali Live
Open Jam
7pm
1409 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ

Wednesdays

Northern Soul
8pm - 11pm
577 1st Street
Hoboken, NJ

The Cambridge Inn
Showcase Performer: 7:30pm
Open Mic: 8:30pm
19 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ

The Theater Center (2nd Wednesday)
at The Monroe Center
Studio C413
7:30pm - 9:30pm
720 Monroe Street
Hoboken, NJ

Thursdays

Tierney's
Acoustic Showcase Night
9pm
136-138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Jiggs Corner Music Saloon
8pm
1248 Route 23 North
Butler, NJ

Sundays

Ringside Pub
Electric Open Mic
10pm
379 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, NJ