Live bands.
Beach vibes.
Furry friends.

WELCOME TO
THE WONDER BAR

The Wonder Bar is a true classic in Asbury Park, known for great live music, tasty food and the world famous Yappy Hour—where dogs run the show.

YAPPY
HOUR

Why should humans should have all the fun? We welcome dogs big and small, young and old to run around and get off the leash for a few hours.

MENU

As you can tell, we’re not your usual beach bar. Our menu features favorites like burgers, fries and wings, and offers a taste of the unexpected, too.

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  • Nikka Costa

    Nikka Costa

    at the Wonder Bar
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    NIKKA COSTA

    Born into the lineage of renowned producer and arranger Don Costa, Nikka Costa embodies the essence of music in her very being. From the tender age of 7, she embarked on a journey with two full-length albums, world travels and performances before large audiences, laying the foundation for an extraordinary upbringing.

    Doors: 7 pm
    Show: 8 pm

    21+ admitted

    VIP package available

     

     

    Price

    $30 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $35 at the door

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    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Consider the Source

    Consider the Source

    at the Wonder Bar
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    CONSIDER THE SOURCE
    Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise

    Sci-fi fusion trio Consider the Source defy easy categorization. If intergalactic energy beings, upon their initiation into an order of whirling dervishes, built a pan-dimensional booty-shaking engine powered by psychedelic math…it would sound like a cut-rate CTS cover band. With their blend of progressive rock and improvisatory jazz, soaked in Indian and Middle Eastern styles, CTS blends disparate elements into an utterly original whole. A relentless touring schedule has earned them a fervent following around the world, with fans ranging from tie dye covered hippies to metalheads decked out in black.

    CTS have performed in a half-dozen countries across three continents. They have shared the stage with a wide variety of artists, including: Victor Wooten, King Crimson Projekt, Wyclef Jean, Ozric Tentacles, Soulive, The Disco Biscuits, Papadosio, Turkuaz, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Wayne Krantz, TAUK, Spafford and many others. They have performed at festivals and events including: Electric Forest, Peach Fest, Northlands, Gathering of the Vibes, Resonance, Summercamp, Shakori Hills, ProgDay, and Progtober.

    7pm Doors
    8pm Show

    21+admitted

    Price

    $18 in advance plus applicable surcharges, $20 at the door

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    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • King Buffalo 

    King Buffalo 

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    King Buffalo 
    with Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser

    King Buffalo is the trio of vocalist/guitarist Sean McVay, bassist Dan Reynolds, and drummer Scott Donaldson. Since forming in 2013, the self-proclaimed “heavy psych” band has made its name via 4 Full-lengths, 4EPs, and tours with Clutch, Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, All Them Witches, The Sword, and Elder.

    Written and recorded by the band with mixing and engineering by Sean McVay and mastering by Bernie Matthews, the seven-song outing is the third in King Buffalo’s stated ‘pandemic trilogy,’ following Two of 2021’s Best Albums in The Burden of Restlessness and Acheron.

    Both of those albums – like 2018’s Longing to Be the Mountain, 2016’s debut, Orion, and the various EPs and other offerings they’ve made over the last eight years – made bold declarations about who King Buffalo are as a band, and Regenerator is no different. As McVay, Reynolds and Donaldson continue to explore the outer reaches of modern psychedelic songcraft, melding progressive rhythms, drifting atmospheres and accompanying surges of electricity, the new collection only further establishes them as one of the brightest lights shining in underground rock today.

    As the third of three, Regenerator seems inherently to tie together the two LPs most immediately before it, and as King Buffalo unfold the leadoff title-track across nine and half minutes, it becomes clear just how truly they have marked out their own sonic presence. The later melodic highlight “Mammoth” – with McVay’s most confident vocal yet – shimmers with hope that somehow doesn’t come across as desperate, and as “Hours” engages classic space rock and the closing “Firmament” summarizes the first, second and third series installments, the final chapter of this trilogy becomes the essential cornerstone of King Buffalo’s work to-date.

    The band returned to live activity, touring alongside Clutch and more recently a full North American spring tour with Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats. By the time Regenerator arrived, they completed a UK and European headlining tour with festival appearances in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium and Denmark.

    21+ admitted

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    $20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door

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    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Happy Mondays

    Happy Mondays

    Mischief Night, Teen Idle, Dana Why

    at the Wonder Bar
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    HAPPY MONDAYS

    Happy Mondays return to the Wonder Bar with free live music by local and national artists, plus food & drink specials.

    Mischief Night, Teen Idle, Dana Why

    Doors at 7 pm
    21+ admitted

    Price

    FREE! (21+ admitted)

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    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • JaRon Marshall (of Black Pumas)

    JaRon Marshall (of Black Pumas)

    Monkeys From Mars

    at the Wonder Bar
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    JaRon Marshall (of Black Pumas)
    with Monkeys From Mars

    JaRon Marshall (of Black Pumas), is an accomplished American artist hailing from Austin, Texas, who skillfully fuses elements of jazz and R&B to his compositions, “bringing futuristic vibes to soul music” as mentioned on BET. After launching his first album earth sounds, JaRon Marshall embarked on a tour across North America and Europe, showcasing his talent at prestigious venues and festivals including Winter Jazzfest in New York City, Montreal International Jazz Festival, LEVITATION/Austin Psych Fest, Jazz sur son 31 festival in Toulouse, SXSW, The Sugar Club (Dublin), Ronnie Scott’s (London), National History Museum (Los Angeles) and many more. JaRon Marshall has shared the stage with esteemed artists like Vieux Farka Touré and Tigran Hamasyan, and has collaborated with Black Pumas since 2019 as the keyboardist and a co-composer (“Mrs. Postman” is his latest songwriting credit), Adrian Quesada, Béesau (French trumpeter known for his COLORS show), BLK ODYSSY. With regular spins on influential radios like NPR, FIP / Radio France, CBC/Radio-Canada, TSF Jazz, JaRon Marshall’s solo project is meant to transcend genres and borders for a lifetime.

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    $20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door

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    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Greg Koch

    Greg Koch

    featuring The Koch Marshall Trio

    at the Wonder Bar
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    GREG KOCH
    featuring THE KOCH MARSHALL TRIO

    Milwaukee native Greg Koch has forged a successful career as “a guitar player’s guitarist.” He is not only a fiercely creative player with a whole trick bag of impressive techniques, ranging from Albert Lee chicken-pickin’ to Albert King string-bending to all-out Hendrixian abandon, he is also is a clinician for Fishman Transducers and his wildly popular “guitar test drive” videos (4,000 to date) for Wildwood Guitars of Louisville, Colorado have generated 50 million views. Koch also has a signature axe which was released in 2019 by Reverend Guitars, named the Greg Koch Signature Gristlemaster. The guitar colors were given somewhat humorous names like: Kochwork Orange, and Blucifer. He is also a best-selling method book author and video instructor for music publisher Hal Leonard and a contributing columnist for a variety of guitar magazines including Guitar Player. Guitar great Steve Vai, who released Koch’s 2001 album The Grip on his own Favored Nations label, heaped praise on his fellow guitarist: “Greg Koch is one of those rare guitarists that can blend various styles with a light-hearted approach and a tremendous amount of technique. Hearing him play is inspiring to a guitar player to try to achieve greatness on the instrument.”

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    $15 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door

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    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Marshall Crenshaw

    Marshall Crenshaw

    40+ Years in Showbiz

    at the Wonder Bar
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    MASHALL CRENSHAW: 40+ YEARS IN SHOWBIZ
    James Mastro

    Born in 1953 in Detroit, Marshall Crenshaw learned to tune a guitar at age 10. His first big break came in 1978 playing John Lennon in Beatlemania, first as an understudy in New York, then in the West Coast company and the national touring company. He settled in New York City, enthralled by its diverse musical culture, and formed a rock ‘n’ roll band with his brother Robert on drums and Chris Donato on bass.

    He recorded his debut single Something’s Gonna Happen at nearly the same time as legendary rockabilly singer Robert Gordon’s recording of Marshall’s Someday Someway was released as a single by RCA. These two records simultaneously broke big on New York’s WNEW-FM, causing Marshall and his trio’s local popularity to explode.

    And so began a career that’s spanned four decades, 13 albums, Grammy and Golden Globe nominations, film and TV appearances (Buddy Holly in La Bamba) and thousands of live performances.

    Marshall Crenshaw’s musical output has maintained a consistent fidelity to the qualities of artfulness, craftsmanship and passion. His efforts have been rewarded with the devotion of a broad and loyal fan base. Along with touring the country and the occasional recording session, other current projects include producing a documentary film about legendary record producer Tom Wilson.

    “This is a road that I’d never imagined taking before, but it’s been an incredible learning experience,” says Crenshaw.

    “Although he was seen as a latter-day Buddy Holly at the outset, he soon proved too talented and original to be anyone but himself.” — Trouser Press

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    $30 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $35 at the door

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    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Happy Mondays

    Happy Mondays

    Fern, Kiersten Blue, Dano, Token Genius & more

    at the Wonder Bar
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    HAPPY MONDAYS

    Happy Mondays return to the Wonder Bar with free live music by local and national artists, plus food & drink specials.

    Singer/Songwriter Night

    Fern, Kiersten Blue, Dano, Token Genius, Sophie Swanson, Ken Rapsas

    Doors at 7 pm
    21+ admitted

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    FREE! (21+ admitted)

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  • Louis Montesano & The Shark Party

    Louis Montesano & The Shark Party

    The Well Wish

    at the Wonder Bar
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    Louis Montesano & The Shark Party
    Special Guests: The Well Wish and International Superstar Robin

    LMSP is a collection of individually accomplished veterans of The Asbury Park Music Scene and beyond. The Shark Party was started by Louis Montesano (frontman of Asbury Park powerhouse Status Green) bringing this exciting new ensemble of old friends, and top Asbury musicians together to introduce their blend of Folk & Rock’n’roll at The Wonder Bar on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday November 27th! You don’t want to miss this unique first-time Asbury concert experience! The Well Wish and International Superstar Robin open.

    Thanksgiving Eve ‘Shark Party’ features:
    Louis Montesano – Vocals, Guitar
    Mike Montalto – Drums
    Mike Smith – Bass
    Matt King – lead guitar
    Jennifer Fantaccione – Cello
    Haley Lopez – Violin
    Matt Wade – Organ, Keys
    Nick Cucci – Vocals, Percussion

    21+ admitted

    Price

    $20 plus applicable surcharges

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    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • The E Street Shuffle

    The E Street Shuffle

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    The E Street Shuffle
    Tribute to the Boss

    Come dance off the Holiday trimmings with a night of “Asbury Park’s own Springsteen tribute band with the most accurate vocal and musical show on Earth!” Two set show starts early at 8:00 pm.

    • Door 7:00 PM
    • Show 8:00 PM
    • 21 AND UP

     

     

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    $20 in advance (plus applicable service charges), $25 at door

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  • Fungkshui

    Fungkshui

    Annie in the Water

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    Fungkshui
    Two-set holiday headline show
    with special guest Annie in the Water

    Asbury Park’s rising jam band brings their 3rd annual Thanksgiving Holiday Celebration to the Wonder Bar!

    Fungkshui is stoked for their return to the Wonder Bar with special guest Annie in the Water. Fungkshui is poised for a breakout year with their relentless touring and powerful guitar driven interstellar jams. Get ready to boogie with us on Thanksgiving Saturday! Annie opens at 7:30.

    Door 7:00 PM
    Show 7:30 PM

    21 and up admitted

     

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    $20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door

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    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Gab Cinque Band

    Gab Cinque Band

    CD Release Show for 'The Wheel'

    at the Wonder Bar
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    The Gab Cinque Band
    CD Release Show for ‘The Wheel’

    The Gab Cinque Band are primed to celebrate the release of their first album – The Wheel, at The Wonder Bar. Praised for their high energy shows and along with support from Hippie Crippler. Everyone is stoked for a great night at the Wonder Bar!

    Hailing from the Jersey Shore, established in 2022, The Gab Cinque Band has become one of the central East Coast’s hottest party rock bands. They are ready to break out their new original material in Asbury Park! 23-year-old frontwoman, Gab Cinque has created a cult following around her powerhouse vocals, stage presence, and her tremendously talented 5-piece band. GCB features: Fran O’Brien (guitar/keys), Matt Stanley (guitar), Aaron Manzo (bass/vocals), & Anthony Walton (drums).

    Door 7:00 PM
    Show 7:30 PM

    21 AND UP

    Price

    $20.00 advance / day of show (plus applicable service charges)

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    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Promised Land

    Promised Land

    The Jersey Shore Tribute Band

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    Promised Land
    The Jersey Shore Tribute Band

    The Promised Land is always ‘Having a Party’ playing favorites from Southside, Bruce, Bon Jovi, Bonds, Cafferty and more! Join us for a two-set show of ‘Classic Asbury’ music that brings you back to the heyday of the Jersey Shore music scene. This is the Promised Land Annual Holiday Show loaded with festive tunes ala your favorite NJ Artists!

    Door 7:00 Show 8:00 2 long sets!

    21+ admitted

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    $20 advance  (plus applicable service charges) / $25 day of show

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    Wonder Bar
    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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