Cosmic Jerry Band
Memorial Weekend Friday rocks with Cosmic Jerry and a night of Dead Family tunes from the Jersey Shore’s most Gratefully dedicated band! Two-set show with good times guaranteed. Don’t forget your dancing shoes!
$10 (plus applicable surcharges)
Jarod Clemons & The Late Nights
Summer Kick-Off Celebration
Holiday show with a fun mix of popular rock, blues, and Classic Asbury!
Jarod Clemons, youngest son of Clarence Clemons, has burst on to the Asbury Park music scene with his passion for rock and blues. Combined with his compelling original music and emotional stage presence Jarod and his band always deliver an exciting live show! JCLN’s play a full two-set show after special guests The New Bardots.
Showtime 8:15 pm
$12 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $15 at the door
Winslow: The Eagles Tribute
Memorial Sunday holiday show with NJ’s premiere Eagles tribute! Winslow plays a two-set show of Eagles hits and fan favorites.
$15 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
Brown Eyed Women, said to be the world’s only all-female Grateful Dead tribute ensemble, features musicians from popular bands around the country. They celebrate the music of the Grateful Dead with a unique spin.
Members hail from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, New York, Georgia and Pennsylvania. Their high-caliber musicianship and shared love of the Dead drew them together. This band is decidedly different in a field brimming with tribute acts. BEW brings authentic jams and a soulful new approach to the familiar Grateful Dead catalog.
Presented by ElmThree
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
Michigan Rattlers
with Dark City Strings
Lifelong friends and deep-north natives, Michigan Rattlers play heavy-hearted folk-rock with an aching dose of Midwestern nice. Graham Young (lead vocals/guitar), Adam Reed (vocals/upright bass), Christian Wilder (vocals/piano) and Tony Audia (drums) began writing music and performing together in their Northern Michigan high school. They regularly played every bar, cafe and stage in town, developing a musical chemistry informed by the likes of AC/DC, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Seger and more.
After a few years apart, Reed and Young settled down in Los Angeles, recorded a short demo, and began laying locally. The demo found its way in the hands of super-producer Johnny K, and they cut the bulk of their first EP at NRG studios in just one day. This self-titled Michigan Rattlers EP attracted glowing reviews from No Depression, Bluegrass Situation, Relix, Glide, Grammy.com and more. Rolling Stone named the band one of their “Ten New Country Artists You Need To Know.” In 2018, following a massive summer tour that included stops at Bonnaroo, Firefly and Electric Forest; the band released their highly anticipated debut full length album, Evergreen, and added pianist Christian Wilder and drummer Tony Audia to their lineup. The Michigan Rattlers are currently in the studio recording their second full length album in between tour dates.
Tickets from scheduled 2021 date will be honored.
Tickets: $12 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $15 at the door
Christine Martucci and the Band of Love
Annual Pridefest
with
Christine Havrilla
Laura Cheadle
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
MARS JUNCTION
featuring Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss
Mars Junction, featuring Tyler (vocals) and Cameron (guitar) Winklevoss, is a newly formed hard-hitting rock band that will have you singing and dancing all night long to your favorite songs from artists like The Killers, Blink-182, Rage Against the Machine”, and many more. Come on out and party with us!
$18 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
Kevin Hill & Secret Sound
Kevin Hill returns with a night of rock/jam/improv in a two-set show with surprise guest performers
$10 (plus applicable surcharges)
The Discoteks
Come help us celebrate the Birthday of Odell Mickens while enjoying the music of his fabulous ’70’s band…The Discoteks… Special 2 set Birthday show!!!
$16 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
FREDDY DEBOE BAND
Known for his soulful saxophone sound, Freddy DeBoe has traveled the world with some of the greatest soul singers of our time. He continues to tour worldwide and also perform locally as a bandleader in NYC with his own small group. His dynamic sound keeps the energy alive and his band gets the room moving & keeps them grooving, guaranteed to make you get up & dance all night long! 2 set show.
$12 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $15 at the door
Four years after going on hiatus, Jimkata is back with a renewed sense of purpose and an extraordinary new album. Recorded in Syracuse with producer Jason Randall, Bonfires finds the trio digging deep and stretching their boundaries with bold, intoxicating arrangements fueled by swirling synthesizers and anthemic hooks. The songs here are at once modern and classic, blurring the lines between the organic and the electronic as they reckon with doubt, struggle, and perseverance in a search for truth and meaning. Like much of Jimkata’s catalog, Bonfires delivers transcendence in tight, dancefloor-ready packages, but there’s a sense of freedom at play that pushes the trio’s performances to new emotional heights, a kind of liberation that can only come from learning to let go of expectation and embrace the moment.
“I think the time away brought us all more maturity, more patience, an ability to see the bigger picture,” says singer/guitarist Evan Friedell. “We all gained a lot of perspective on life and the value of being in a band together.”
Indeed, the heart and soul of Jimkata has always been the enduring bonds between Friedell and his longtime bandmates, guitarist/keyboardist Aaron Gorsch and drummer Packy Lunn. Pals since middle school, the three launched Jimkata in 2005 while attending Ithaca College, where they quickly found an audience for their relentlessly feel-good performances, which grew from local house parties to club, theater, and festival dates on the strength of a series of critically acclaimed albums. Popdose hailed the band’s “bubbly sweetness,” while American Songwriter praised their “organic chemistry,” and Relix raved that the trio’s sound “proves that rock-based music still has a place in the world of four-on-the-floor beats.”
Presented by ElmThree
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
Lovelight with Mark Diomede
Jersey Shore jam master Mark Diomede (Juggling Suns, Solar Circus) has teamed up with veteran NJ jam band Lovelight. They play a great selection of Dead family music. Lovelight will be bringing that Grateful energy to the Wonder Bar so don’t forget your dancing shoes!
$12 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $15 at the door
The Soft Parade – Tribute to the Doors
This world renowned Doors tribute brings a faithful re-creation of the Doors using vintage equipment and clothing with spot-on live performance. Joe Russo started The Soft Parade more than 30 years ago, channeling the essence of Jim Morrison into each performance.
“Close your eyes and you can hear the Doors. Open your eyes and you can see them. The Soft Parade does the Doors justice. Joe Russo’s voice and stage antics are a ghost of Morrison’s former glory.” – Good Times Magazine
$22 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
Joe Baracata Band
The Jersey Shore’s premiere party band makes their only summer ’22 Asbury Park appearance! Join us for a two set show of popular/classic rock tunes you know and love,. and maybe a little Bruce!
$15 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
Nicole Atkins
$25 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $28 at the door
Eddie Testa Band
Eddie Testa plays a special holiday show & Southside Johnny after-party for the SSJ show at The Stone Pony Summer Stage
$10 plus applicable surcharges
Spend A Summer Night with WILLIE NILE and his great band when they return to the Wonder Bar, Asbury Park!
Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townsend, Lucinda Williams, Jim Jarmusch, Lou Reed and Little Steven are among those who have sung his praises. His 2013 album, American Ride, won “Best Rock Album of the Year” at the Independent Music Awards. It appeared on over one hundred year-end Top Ten lists and Bono called it, “One of the great guides to unraveling the mystery that is the troubled beauty of America.”
In November 2014, he released an album of piano-based songs, If I Was A River, to critical acclaim. “One of the most brilliant singer-songwriters of the past thirty years” said The New Yorker. No Depression raved “Willie Nile’s artistic renaissance continues unabated.”
His 2016 album World War Willie appeared on numerous year end top ten lists as did hid his live shows. As American Songwriter said, “Nile cranks up the volume and tears into these tunes with the same hunger, passion and exuberance he displays in his legendary sweat-soaked shows. World War Willie was voted “Album Of The Year” by Twangville Magazine and the song “Forever Wild” was named “Coolest Song In The World” by Little Steven’s Underground Garage.
Willie has toured across the U.S. with The Who and has sung with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. As the induction program from the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame says: “His live performances are legendary.” His latest studio album, The Day the Earth Stood Still was released in 2021 to universal acclaim. He is currently bringing his dynamic live show and amazing rock and roll band to enraptured audiences worldwide.
$32 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $37 at the door
Flipturn
The Haunting
In the time since 2015, Flipturn has mushroomed to reaches far beyond the walls of the Fernandina Beach garage they first practiced in. Built up by Dillon Basse (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Tristan Duncan (lead guitar), Madeline Jarman (bass), Mitch Fountain (synth), and Devon VonBalson (drums), the band is walking proof that the DIY approach is still alive and well in the modern music world. With over 40 million streams on Spotify alone, countless sold out shows across the US, and tours with Mt. Joy, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Wilderado, the band has a lead foot on the gas pedal. This year will see Flipturn joining the prestigious lineups of Bonnaroo, Shaky Knees, SXSW, Hangout, Sunfest, and Treefort. Fans can also look forward to the band’s upcoming debut album and more shows to be announced.
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
Baked Shrimp
Desert Jellies
$12 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $15 at the door
Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers
For 41 years publications such as Billboard, Rolling Stone, Village Voice, No Depression and many others have hailed him as one of rock & roll’s most talented singer-songwriters.
For over 40 years, Joe Grushecky and his bandmates have been the epitome of blue-collar roots-rock & roll. Born in the coal mining hills surrounding Pittsburgh, Pa., Joe has cut a path of devastatingly honest shows from Pittsburgh to Asbury Park! In the musical tradition of artists like Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (and before that the Iron City Houserockers) have been making American blue-collar rock that draws from classic rock ‘n roll, Memphis soul, folk songs, electric blues plus a dash of punk, since 1979 when he recorded and released his first album, Love’s So Tough. Albums such as Have A Good Time But Get Out Alive, the classic American Babylon (Produced and joined on the subsequent tour by Bruce Springsteen), East Carson Street, the stunning Somewhere East of Eden, It’s In My Song, More Todays than Yesterdays and the very passionate protest anthem “That’s What Makes Us Great” (again in collaboration with Springsteen) are just a sample of the numerous recordings that present Joe’s very singular, “down home” take on “living, working, family, politics and loving” in America. “In a better world, Joe Grushecky would live in a mansion down the road from Springsteen….Who do you know who has made back-to-back great albums more than 20 years ago and is doing the same thing now. There’s Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Neil Young, Springsteen, maybe a few more. He’s on that level.” Joe’s music and his band have certainly stood the test of time.
$30 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $35 at the door
MAE: ‘The Everglow’ Anniversary
From the moment of their inception, MAE have existed in the cross-sectional spaces of creation. Art and innovation. Intricacy and accessibility. Beauty and chaos. Head and heart. Theirs was a meticulous crafting of soundscapes; painstakingly deliberate and blissfully spontaneous.
This multidimensional juxtaposition formed the friction point that sparked the creation of their now-classic early releases (2003’s Destination: Beautiful and 2005’s The Everglow), as well as the flame that guided their continued exploration throughout the ensuing decade (Capitol debut, Singularity, and the self-released Morning, Afternoon and Evening EPs). Attempts to categorize the band’s sound were made regularly and typically culminated in a hyphenated variation of the nebulous “emo” catch-all. But, the defining thread of MAE’s creation was their uncanny ability to find the heartstrings of the listener and make them resonate with a sympathetic hum.
“When we tour again and tell a new story, we have opportunities we’ve never even considered, even though the band has been called Multisensory Aesthetic Experience for a long time and put out so many releases,” Elkins says.
“You have to meet people where they are instead of asking people to come back to where they’ve been. It’s a theme to the album: Keep moving forward. It’s another reason why the band is doing this. When there’s growth and everything feels new, it’s harder and harder to do that. But it’s always possible. If you keep up with that growth, how can you not have your expectations and mind blown?”
$25 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $30 at the door VIP Experience Tickets: $99 (plus applicable surcharges)
Arise Roots East Coast Summer Tour 2022
$15 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
GOODNIGHT, TEXAS
plus Jarrod Dickenson
Conventional wisdom says the two front men of a band shouldn’t live on opposite sides of the United States, but that’s never seemed to deter Avi Vinocur and Patrick Dyer Wolf. Goodnight, Texas is a tough-to-define storytelling folk rock band whose strength lies in unexpected sweet spots. Drawing their name from Pat and Avi’s onetime geographic midpoint (the real town of Goodnight in the State of Texas, a tiny hamlet east of Amarillo directly betwixt San Francisco, CA and Chapel Hill, NC), the five-piece band also exists at the center of its songwriters’ contrasting styles — via a 1913 Gibson A mandolin and a 2015 Danelectro Baritone Guitar, at the crossroads of folk and blues and rock ‘n’ roll, in a place where dry wit and dark truths meet hope and utmost sincerity.
$13 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $15 at the door
Vincent Pastore’s Birthday
Proceeds Benefit Asbury Boardwalk Rescue
Come celebrate our good friend Vincent Pastore’s birthday at the Wonder Bar featuring Vincent Pastore’s Gangster Squad with special guests Killer Joe and Tommy ‘Blues’ Buddha. You do not want to miss this show. Proceeds will benefit Asbury Boardwalk Rescue.
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
LITTLE STRANGER
Born and raised in Philly, crash landed in Charleston, Kevin and John Shields are breaking into previously uncharted waters with their quirky indie hip-hop group, Little Stranger. Between John’s melodic singer-songwriter magnetism, Kevin’s in-your-face delivery, and an overall undeniable groove, this duo is sure to get any audience up and moving. Stylistically reminiscent of Gorillaz and Odelay-era Beck, Little Stranger delivers a fresh take on melodic hip-hop. Every track brings the uniqueness and strangeness that their name implies.
For the past few years, the duo has perfected their live performance by playing over 100 shows per year prior to the coronavirus shutdown. The group also puts a big focus on creating arresting visual experiences through their music videos, their own eccentric television program (LSTV), and in-house graphics. Between their out-of-the-box creative endeavors and an ever-increasing arsenal of new tunes, Little Stranger is poised to make 2022 another slam dunk.
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $22 at the door
LowDown Brass Band and High & Mighty Brass Band ft. DJ Ian Gray of Ocean Avenue Stompers
$15 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $18 at the door