Free music five nights a week this summer in Woodbridge

by JAY LUSTIG
The Quebe Sisters will perform at a free concert at Parker Press Park in Woodbridge, June 24.

The Quebe Sisters will perform at a free concert at Parker Press Park in Woodbridge, June 24.

Many New Jersey communities present a free night of music, once a week, throughout some portion of the summer. Woodbridge, though, is outdoing virtually all of them with five nights of free music: Oldies on Mondays; tribute bands on Tuesdays; folk, blues, world and roots music on Wednesdays; local bands on Thursdays; and country on Sundays.

Here is the schedule; for more information, visit woodbridgeartsnj.org.

MONDAYS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, 7:30 p.m. at the lawn at Woodbridge High School.
June 29: The Duprees
July 6: The Bronx Wanderers
July 13: The Happenings
July 20: The Brooklyn Bridge
July 27: The Fabulous Greaseband
Aug. 3: Jersey Sound
Aug. 10: 1910 Fruitgum Company
Aug. 17: The Cameos
Aug. 24: Emil Stucchio and the Classics
Aug. 31: The Infernos

TUESDAY TRIBUTE BANDS, 7:30 p.m. on the lawn at Woodbridge High School.
June 20: The B Street Band (Bruce Springsteen tribute)
July 7: Forever Ray (Ray Charles tribute)
July 14: The British Invasion
July 21: Scarborough Fair (Simon & Garfunkel tribute)
July 28: Hotel California (Eagles tribute)
Aug. 4: Back to the Garden (Woodstock tribute)
Aug. 11: The Glimmer Twins (Rolling Stones tribute)
Aug. 18: Introduction (Chicago tribute)
Aug. 25: Beatles Faux Sale
Sept. 1: ABBA Girlz

WOODBRIDGE WEDNESDAYS, 7:30 p.m. at Parker Press Park, 400 Rahway Ave.
June 24: The Quebe Sisters Band
July 1: The Four Legged Faithful
July 8: Red Molly
July 15: The Black Lilies
July 22: Yarn
July 29: Brother Sun
Aug. 5: Guy Davis
Aug. 12: Ari Hest
Aug. 19: Joe D’Urso and Stone Caravan
Aug. 26: El Caribefunk
Sept. 2: Kenny White

LOCAL BAND THURSDAYS, 7:30 p.m. at Woodbridge Community Center lawn, 600 Main St.
June 18: The Tim Gillis Band
June 25: Saloonatics
July 9: Love Revolution
July 16: Seven Stone
July 23: 9 South
July 30: Smokehouse
Aug. 6: Smoke & Mirrors
Aug. 13: The Kickback Band
Aug. 20: Smokin’ Catfish
Aug. 27: Marty and the Martians
Sept. 3: City Hicks

COUNTRY SUNDAYS, 6 p.m. at Parker Press Park, 400 Rahway Ave.
July 12: Eilen Jewell
July 19: Moot Davis & the Good Americanss
July 26: Front Country
Aug. 2: Amy Helm
Aug. 9: “A Tribute to Patsy Cline”
Aug. 16: Cricket Tell the Weather
Aug. 23: Spirit Family Reunion
Aug. 30: Girls, Guns and Glory

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5 comments

Cathy June 6, 2015 - 1:19 pm

This info is not accurate. The Thursday. Ands are at the Parker Press. Not the community center. At least that’s what the advertising posters say. How are people supposed to know where to go?

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Cathy June 6, 2015 - 1:20 pm

I meant the Thursday bands….

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njartsdaily@gmail.com June 6, 2015 - 1:32 pm

One of the organizers told me that Thursday location has been changed. It says so here too: http://woodbridgeartsnj.org/free-concerts.html

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Anita Daugherty June 6, 2016 - 4:58 pm

Does anyone know of a concert in Avenel June 10 at Avenel park 7:30? I have it on my calendar and now can’t find any info. Thanks.

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njartsdaily@gmail.com June 6, 2016 - 5:47 pm

There’s a concert at Pelzman Park, which is in Avenel, by the Dalton Gang: http://woodbridgeartsnj.org/second-friday-jazz.html

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