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Pearl Jam Announces Download of 2018 Pay-Per-View Show

By Michele Amabile | August 12, 2020

Pearl Jam is giving fans virtual entertainment with the release of its  August 8th, 2018 concert at Seattle’s Safeco Field  that first aired on pay-per-view.  Starting on September 4th at 8 p.m. ET. the general…

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Ringo Starr, Slash, Cheap Trick, Billy Gibbons Going Virtual for Charity This Saturday

By Michele Amabile | August 11, 2020

Still looking for virtual entertainment for your viewing pleasure? Ringo Starr is coming to the rescue with a little help from his friends live from The Morrison Hotel Gallery this Saturday (Aug. 15). The Gallery…

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Robert Plant, Bono, Joan Jett Unite to Help MusiCares

By Michele Amabile | August 10, 2020

Covid 19 has hit the music community hard, and MusiCares, the non-profit organization that provides assistance to artists in need, is in need of funding.  Robert Plant, Tony Iommi, Bono and other artists are donating signed items…

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Six Flags Welcomes Baby Giraffe to Safari Family

By Michele Amabile | August 10, 2020

The baby boom continues at Six Flags Wild Safari in Jackson, NJ, with the birth of a brand new baby giraffe, the park announced today. The female calf, named “Sierra,” was born on June 2,…

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The Go-Go’s Charlotte Caffey Talks New Documentary, Single on 1071 The Boss (audio)

By Michele Amabile | August 7, 2020

The release of The Go-Go’s debut album Beauty and The Beat on July 8, 1981 was a landmark day, as they went on to make history as the first all-female band to write their songs…

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The Who Announces Virtual Concert Series

By Michele Amabile | August 6, 2020

The Who is launching a new virtual series on its YouTube channel this Saturday (August 8), the band announced today. “Join Together @ Home” will feature previously unseen archival concert performances, rare footage and more…

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Eli Manning, John Amos, Anne Hathaway Among NJ Hall of Fame Inductees

By Michele Amabile | August 5, 2020

Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, Good Times and Roots star John Amos, soul and gospel star Cissy Houston, and Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway are among the inductees of the New Jersey Hall…

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Jon Bon Jovi Announces Happy Hour, LiveStream Concert

By Michele Amabile | August 4, 2020

Jon Bon Jovi and his son, Jesse, are going virtual this month for a Zoom happy hour–and you are invited. The father and son team–who market their own line of rosé wine, Hampton Water, invite…

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Yes Founder Jon Anderson Talks Release of New Album, “1000 Hands” and His Dream of a Yes Reunion (1071 The Boss interview)

By Michele Amabile | August 4, 2020

Yes founder and lead singer Jon Anderson is finally releasing his latest solo record, 1000 Hands, this summer. The album–a 30 year old labor of love–features appearances by the late Yes bassist Chris Squire, Yes…

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Max Weinberg’s Jukebox, Jorma Kaukonen, Announced for Blu Grotto Concert Series

By Michele Amabile | August 3, 2020

E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg is set to make two socially distant concert appearances at the Count Basie’s ‘Concerts in the Garden’ series at the Blu Grotto, Sept. 24 and 25 in Oceanport, NJ.…

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