Pop/Rock, December

Smokey Robinson will perform at Prudential Hall at NJPAC in Newark, Dec. 6.

Dec. 3: Rod Wave, Moneybagg Yo, Toosii, Lil Poppa, Dess Dior, Eelmatic at Prudential Center, Newark.
Dec. 3: Indigo Girls at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 3: “A Swingin’ Little Christmas!” starring Jane Lynch, Kate Flannery, Tim Davis and The Tony Guerrero Quintet at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 3: The Sensational Soul Cruisers, “Destination Soultown Holiday Show” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

Dec. 4: Juvenile & the 400 Degreez Band at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Dec. 4: Underoath, Static Dress, Bad Luck at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Dec. 4: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, “Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party” at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Dec. 4: Samara Joy, “A Joyful Holiday” featuring The McLendon Family at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

Dec. 5: Body Count featuring Ice-T, Cro-Mags, Murphy’s Law, Lionheart at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Dec. 5: Johnny Mathis, “A Johnny Mathis Christmas” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 5: The Movielife, Head Automatica, Crime in Stereo, The Shape at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Dec. 5: Oso Oso, Flycatcher, Riley! at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Dec. 5: Craig Schulman at Sussex County Community College Performing Arts Center, Newton.
Dec. 5: Rat Pack Holiday Show at Tropicana Showroom, Atlantic City.

Dec. 6: Smokey Robinson at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 6: “The Aimee Mann & Ted Leo Christmas Show” featuring Paul F. Tompkins, Nellie McKay and Josh Gondelman at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
Dec. 6: Hot Tuna at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 6: Engelbert Humperdinck, “A Winter World of Love: A Night of Holiday Classics & Greatest Hits” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Dec. 6: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox at Newton Theatre.
Dec. 6: The Temptations, The Four Tops at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Dec. 6: Dallas Brass, “Christmas Plus!” at Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University, Hillside.
Dec. 6: Gab Cinque Band at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Dec. 6: Emblem3 at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 6: Lights Out, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons tribute at Gateway Playhouse, Somers Point.
Dec. 6: The Musical Box, Genesis tribute at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Dec. 6: Neil Forever, Neil Diamond tribute at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Dec. 6: Strangers Stopping Strangers, Grateful Dead tribute at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Dec. 6: The Nerds at Shawn’s Crazy Saloon, North Arlington.

Dec. 6-7: Taking Back Sunday, “Holiday Spectacular” (with Sincere Engineer and Hollyglen, Dec. 6; with Sweet Pill, Footballhead, Dec. 7) at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.

Dec. 6-7 and 13-14: Lennie McKenzie, “Lennie’s Christmas Extravaganza,” featuring Drew Seigla and Claudine O’Rourke, at East Lynne Theater Co., Cape May

Dec. 7: Cyndi Lauper, Gayle at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Dec. 7: The Smithereens with Robin Wilson and Marshall Crenshaw at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Dec. 7: Don McLean at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
Dec. 7: Johnny Mathis, “A Johnny Mathis Christmas” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Dec. 7: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Dec. 7: Tiësto at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Dec. 7: Tower of Power at Golden Nugget, Atlantic City.
Dec. 7: Sons of Serendip, “Christmas Beyond the Lights” at Sieminski Theater, Basking Ridge.
Dec. 7: Tommy Stinson, Karla Rose at 503 Social Club, Hoboken.
Dec. 7: Cupcakke, PeteyxKraze at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Dec. 7: Thursday at Crossroads, Garwood.
Dec. 7: AnAkA at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 7: Holiday Doo Wop with Kenny Vance & the Planotones, Cleveland Still & the Dubs, Jimmy Gallagher & the Passions, The Capris, Jimmy Stephens, Classic Sounds at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 7: “Wildwood Holiday Spectacular” with The Skyliners, The Original Tymes, Tommy Cono, Joey M at Wildwood High School.
Dec. 7: New Jersey Festival Orchestra with The Holiday Tenors at The Presbyterian Church, Westfield. David Wroe, conductor. “Holiday Choruses” program.
Dec. 7: The Classics IV at Berrie Center at Ramapo College, Mahwah.
Dec. 7: “Sinderella’s Ball” at Stone Pony, Asbury Park. Benefit for Joan Dancy & PALS (People With ALS) featuring Moroccan Sheepherders, Strumberry Pie Trio, Docs of Rock.
Dec. 7: Sean Patrick & the Alibis, Crossed Keys at Asbury Lanes.
Dec. 7: Damn the Torpedoes (Tom Petty tribute) at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Dec. 7: Lotus Land, Rush tribute at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 7: OCC Concert Band, “The Sounds of the Holidays” at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Dec. 7: The Machine (Pink Floyd tribute) at Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood.
Dec. 7: Abbey Road (The Beatles tribute), Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones tribute) at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 7: The Musical Box, Genesis tribute at Caesars, Atlantic City.
Dec. 7, 1 p.m.: Tribute to The Rat Pack and Marilyn Monroe, tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Marilyn Monroe, at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 7, 8 p.m.: Ronstadt Revue, tribute to Linda Ronstadt featuring Gesenia at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

Dec. 8: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening, Jager Henry at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Dec. 8: Mandy Gonzalez at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 8: Shawn Colvin at Newton Theatre.
Dec. 8: Eric Roberson, “Holiday Show” at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 8: Clutch, Many Eyes, The Native Howl at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Dec. 8: New Jersey Festival Orchestra with The Holiday Tenors at The Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison. David Wroe, conductor. “Holiday Choruses” program.
Dec. 8: “Holiday Party” featuring Leslie Mendelson, Wé Ani, Mark Whitfield, Jake Thistle, Jonny Rosch, Anton Fig, Tony Garnier, at Luka’s, Bogota.
Dec. 8: Geena Buono, “She’s NorMale: A Transgender Odyssey” at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Dec. 8: Brute Force at Randy Now’s Man Cave, Hightstown.
Dec. 8: The Great American Soul Book: Christmas Edition at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 8: The Maccabeats, “A Maccabeats Hanukkah” at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

Dec. 9: Brian Erickson, Bristler, Alpha Rabbit, Za at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

Dec. 10: Daughtry, Sleep Theory, Devour the Day at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Dec. 10: Steve Poltz at Transparent Clinch Gallery, Asbury Park.

Dec. 11: Darlene Love at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
Dec. 11: Gideon, Orthodox, Float Omen, Fracture at House of Independents, Asbury Park.

Dec. 12: David Foster and Katharine McPhee at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 12: The Temptations, The Four Tops at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Dec. 12: The Wizards of Winter at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
Dec. 12: Donna the Buffalo at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 12: “Little City Dylan,” Bob Dylan tribute featuring Freedy Johnston, Tammy Faye Starlite, James Mastro, Karyn Kuhl, Deena Shoshkes and Jon Fried (of The Cucumbers), Elena Skye and Boo Reiners (of Demolition String Band) Dave Schramm, others.
Dec. 12: nightlife, pulses., With Sails Ahead, Cheem at House of Independents, Asbury Park.

Dec. 13: Mariah Carey at Prudential Center, Newark.
Dec. 13: Babyface at Tropicana Showroom, Atlantic City.
Dec. 13: Squirrel Nut Zippers, “Christmas Caravan 2024” at Newton Theatre.
Dec. 13: Zebra at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Dec. 13: LaBamba’s Holiday Hurrah at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 13: joe p, Anna Shoemaker, Maddy Davis at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
Dec. 13: John Eddie at Resorts, Atlantic City.
Dec. 13: Not Leaving Sober, Chris Rendell, Anthony Squad at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Dec. 13: Duel of the Decades (’80s vs. ’90s) at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Dec. 13: Get the Led Out, Led Zeppelin tribute at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Dec. 13: Top of the World, The Carpenters tribute featuring Debbie Taylor at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Dec. 13-14: Chris Ruggiero at Avenel Performing Arts Center.

Dec. 14: Lenny Kaye, Tammy Faye Starlite, benefit for NJArts.net at Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair.
Dec. 14: The Front Bottoms’ Champagne Jam 2024, full lineup TBA, at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Dec. 14: Tommy James & the Shondells at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
Dec. 14: Valerie Simpson & Friends at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 14: Steve Katz, “An Evening of Story and Song” at Flemington Jewish Community Center.
Dec. 14: “A Gospel Holiday” featuring New Jersey Symphony at Science Park High School, Newark.
Dec. 14: The Screaming Orphans at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown.
Dec. 14: The Marshall Tucker Band, Jefferson Starship at Caesars, Atlantic City.
Dec. 14: Streetlight Manifesto at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Dec. 14: Engelbert Humperdinck at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City.
Dec. 14: “A Big Band Holiday to Remember,” benefit for Asbury Park Theater Company with Remember Jones, Constantine Maroulis, Layonne Holmes, Brian Kirk, Jeanne Montano, Brian O’Brien, Grace Allison, Jarrod Scott at Jersey Shore Arts Center, Ocean Grove.
Dec. 14: Marky Ramone’s Holiday Blitzkrieg at Tropicana Showroom, Atlantic City.
Dec. 14: Princeton Symphony Orchestra, “Holiday Pops!” concert with Andrea Ross and The Princeton High School Choir at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.
Dec. 14: IZZ, The Twenty Committee at Dunellen Theatre.
Dec. 14: Keith Kenny at Tavern on the Lake, Hightstown.
Dec. 14: Donna Missal at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Dec. 14: Yacht Lobsters at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Dec. 14: Chris Pinnella, “Christmas in Red Bank” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 14: Rock This Town, Brian Setzer Orchestra tribute at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Dec. 14: The Wag, “Christmas Spectacular” at Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood.
Dec. 14: The New York Bee Gees at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Dec. 14: The Nerds at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
Dec. 14: Anthony Green at Crossroads, Garwood.
Dec. 14: The Jimmy Cowan Band, David Bowie tribute at Tierney’s Tavern, Montclair.
Dec. 14: North Jersey Concert Band, “Holiday Concert” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

Dec. 15: Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, “Songs & Stories” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Dec. 15: Ali Stroker at Pfleeger Concert Hall at Rowan University, Glassboro.
Dec. 15: Twelve Twenty-Four, “A Holiday Orchestra Show” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 15: Stratospheerius & Friends at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 15: Sal Valentinetti, “Christmas Comes to Town” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 15: Shakey Graves, Buffalo Hunt at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Dec. 15: “Holiday Banding” at Willie McBride’s, Hoboken. With Julio Fernandez, Eddie Skuller, Ed Fogarty, Dana Harrison, The Cucumbers, Lloyd United, Dave Lambert, Gene D. Plumber, Abbe Rivers, Susan Lisovicz, Pamela Strell, Analee Van Kleeck, Ed Seifert, The Gefkens, Cliff Westfall, Elena Skye and Boo Reiners (of Demolition String Band), Sputnik, Howard Olah-Reiken, Jim Testa, The Vandelays (sans Stacy), Tom Vincent & the Holiday Banding House Band.
Dec. 15: Jon Langford & Sally Timms at 503 Social Club, Hoboken.
Dec. 15: Joe Baracata Band at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Asbury Park.
Dec. 15: Abigail Rockwell, “A Norman Rockwell Bedford Falls Christmas Concert” at Cape May Stage.
Dec. 15: Top of the World, The Carpenters tribute featuring Debbie Taylor at Newton Theatre.

Dec. 17: Holiday Express at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Dec. 18: Friends of the Brothers, Allman Brothers Band tribute at The Homestead, Morristown.
Dec. 18: Good Damage, Neveragain, Joey CxP at Williams Center, Rutherford.

Dec. 19: Mark Tremonti, Frank Sinatra tribute at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 19: Sam MacPherson at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
Dec. 19: Tim McLoone & the Shirleys at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Asbury Park.
Dec. 19: Jim Barone, Elvis Presley tribute at SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands.

Dec. 20: Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Prudential Center, Newark.
Dec. 20: John Legend, “A John Legend Christmas” at Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
Dec. 20: Darlene Love, “Love for the Holidays” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 20: The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, “A Very Slambovian Christmas” at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown.
Dec. 20: Low Cut Connie, Bobby Mahoney at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
Dec. 20: Everett Bradley’s Holidelic at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 20: Let’s Sing Taylor: A Live Band Experience, with Let’s Sing Chappell: A Live Band Experience at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Dec. 20: Blue Soul at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
Dec. 20: Sunshine Spazz, Dead Tooth, Little Hag at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Dec. 20: Lady Supreme, Diana Ross tribute at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Asbury Park.

Dec. 20-21: Earth, Wind & Fire at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Live at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Dec. 20-21: “Christmas With CeCe Winans” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 20-21: From Good Homes at Newton Theatre.

Dec. 20-22: Holiday Concert at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertsville.

Dec. 21: Mark Tremonti, Frank Sinatra tribute at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
Dec. 21: The Jersey Tenors at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
Dec. 21: Brian Kirk & the Jirks, Elliot Lurie (of Looking Glass), Santa for Lunch Break benefit at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 21: The Wag, “Christmas Spectacular” at Middletown Arts Center.
Dec. 21: The Ergs at Crossroads, Garwood.
Dec. 21: deSol, Asbury Park Boardwalk Rescue benefit at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Dec. 21: Sensational Soul Cruisers at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 21: Floyd Pink, Pink Floyd tribute at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Dec. 21: Magical Mystery Doors, tribute to The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and The Doors at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 21: The Mercury Brothers, Via Ripa at Transparent Clinch Gallery, Asbury Park.
Dec. 21: Rubber Soul, The Beatles tribute at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Asbury Park.

Dec. 22: The Slambovian Circus of Dreams at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown.
Dec. 22: The Weeklings & Friends, “Holiday Hullabaloo” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Dec. 27: Trey Songz, Fabolous, at Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth.
Dec. 27: The Number 12 Looks Like You, The Sleeping, Skycamefalling at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 27: Echo Plum, Surf Haven at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Dec. 27: Frontiers, Journey tribute at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 27: Mushmouth at Crossroads, Garwood.
Dec. 27: The Jersey Four, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons tribute at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Asbury Park.

Dec. 27-28: Steve Forbert at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Dec. 27-28: What a Wonderful Year Music Festival at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park. Dec. 27 lineup: Emerson Woolf & the Wishbones, The Extensions, Surfing for Daisy, Blush, Great Oblivion, Ryan Gregg, Matty Carlock, the dt’s, alors alors, Sophie Swanson. Dec. 28 lineup: The Foes of Fern, Alexander Simone & WHODAT? Live Crew, NOT YER BABY, The Afraid Brigade, Space and MoonSnot, Jarod Clemons, Chill Smith, Drea, Madhavi Devi, mxtchxll.

Dec. 27-28 and 31: Pitbull at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.

Dec. 28: Gary U.S. Bonds, Eddie Testa Band at Resorts, Atlantic City.
Dec. 28: “Hungover for the Holidays” with Iron Chic, Have Mercy, Vinnie Caruana, Latewaves, Screenager, Classic Traffic, Disaster Artist, Fliq, Anthony LaSala, Dimm, Polyanna at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 28: The Great American SoulBook at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 28: “So Good: The Neil Diamond Experience” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 28: American Girl, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Asbury Park.

Dec. 28-30: The Bouncing Souls at Stone Pony, Asbury Park. With Strike Anywhere, Tim Barry, Gimme Drugs (all Dec. 28), Dave Hause & the Mermaid, The Ratchets, Seaside Caves (all Dec. 29), The Pietasters, Beach Rats, The Kilograms (all Dec. 30).

Dec. 29: Worship Live Holiday Tour with Fred Hammond, Todd Dulaney, James Fortune at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Dec. 29: 41 (Jenn Carter, TATA & Kyle Richh) at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Dec. 29: Pynk Floid, Pink Floyd tribute at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Asbury Park.

Dec. 31: Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 31: Gogol Bordello at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Dec. 31: Remember Jones at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Dec. 31: The Early November, Houston Calls, Hit the Lights at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Dec. 31: New Jersey Festival Orchestra at Westfield High School. David Wroe, conductor. “Broadway Through the Ages” program with soloists Paige Faure, Christina Maxwell and Matthew Scott.
Dec. 31: Tusk, Fleetwood Mac tribute at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
Dec. 31: The Rave-Ons at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
Dec. 31: Dueling Pianos, The Wet Bandits at Crossroads, Garwood.

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