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Echo Plum
plus special guests We’re Ghosts Now and Kismet

Doors 7:00 pm
Showtime 8:00pm

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Mondays are Happy Mondays at the Wonder Bar! Come to your favorite neighborhood hang and see your favorite bands take the stage.

9/25: The Extensions, American Stereo, Joy On Fire

• Doors 7 pm / Show 7:30 pm
• Free admission
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• Bar specials weekly

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Yacht Lobsters

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Mondays are Happy Mondays at the Wonder Bar! Come to your favorite neighborhood hang and see your favorite bands take the stage.

10/2: Porchfest Afterparty
10/9: Surf Haven, Wall Carpets, Brook Pridemore
10/16: The DTs, The Afraid Brigade
10/23: Foes of Fern, ZA, The Grand Mals
10/30: Doc Emmitt, The Superweaks, Glass Garden

• Doors 7 pm / Show 7:30 pm
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• 21 and up admitted
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CONSIDER THE SOURCE
Are You Watching Closely Tour
with Human Zoo

7pm Doors
8pm Show

On this tour, Instrumental Prog-Rockers Consider the Source will highlight songs from the band’s 2009 release “Are You Watching Closely” which is being released in record format for the first time.

The band noted, “The original version took up about a side and a half on vinyl so we decided to do something special for this one. We added 2 bonus songs, Kashyyyk and Put Your Face Away, which we recorded remotely in each of our home studios and are calling “2023 BONUS DEMOS”. (Both songs had been performed live in the early days of the band but never recorded until now)”

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Mapache
with special guest Johnny Payne

Roscoe is a road dog. The 14-year-old Boston Terrier has been there for the whole ride of Mapache, Clay Finch and Sam Blasucci’s band, which has grown from being the casual project of two longtime buds to one of the most formidable cosmic-folk acts around. “Roscoe’s been through a lot,” says Blasucci, the dog’s formal owner. “He’s been all around the country, come on tour a little bit.” With some bemused pride, Finch points out that, for a few years, he and Blasucci bunked together in a room in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles that was just big enough to fit two twin beds. “It was the two of us and the dog,” he laughs.

Naturally, Roscoe has found himself the subject of a good handful of Mapache songs in the past—and on Roscoe’s Dream, the band’s third LP of originals, he takes center stage. (That’s him in quilt form on the album cover.) “I Love My Dog” opens up the album with a blissed-out stack of acoustic guitars and a lyrical explanation of one of Roscoe’s many talents: “I love my dog / Keepin’ the policeman out.”

Just as much an easygoing trip with Gram Parsons into the desert as a mad dash with the Grateful Dead away from the law, Roscoe’s Dream is the purest distillation yet of the distinct Mapache sound, which has been brewing for many years now. Finch and Blasucci first met as students at La Cañada High School, just north of Los Angeles: “There wasn’t much supervision or anything,” remembers Blasucci. “It was really nice. And we got to just play guitars together.”

The two stayed friends through their college years—Finch went to Chico State and Blasucci spent two years as a missionary in Mexico—and eventually they ended up back in L.A., spending their days playing guitar together once again, just like old times. Working with producer/engineer Dan Horne (Cass McCombs, Allah-Lahs), they recorded two albums of originals (2017’s Mapache and 2020’s From Liberty Street) as well an album of covers, 2021’s 3. Often trading solos, and occasionally switching from English to Spanish, Finch and Blasucci are now a well-oiled machine.

So when it came time to record Roscoe’s Dream, they didn’t mess with the formula. The band booked some time at Horne’s Lone Palm Studio and called in a handful of friends to play additional parts, including Farmer Dave Scher of Beachwood Sparks on melodica and lap steel on a couple tracks. The family affair has always been how the band likes to work, but this time they approached it on a grander scale than before, recording live as a full group in some cases, as opposed to working over Finch and Blasucci’s initial guitar/vocal parts. “It was a bit more of a band experience,” explains Finch.

The finished product is an ode to the past as well as a bridge forward. Covers of songs like Bo Diddley’s “Diana” and Gabby Pahinui’s “Kaua‘i Beauty” act as nods to heroes of theirs while originals like “Man and Woman” and “Pearl to the Swine” take the template of golden-age rock and lovingly deconstruct it in a modernist lens. “(They Don’t Know) At the Beach” was inspired by the idea of what trailblazing oldies DJ Art Laboe might like—but the gentle ripper of a song would fit right in at a backyard party in 2022.

Hard to imagine after years of being roommates, Finch and Blasucci are also bridging forward in new ways themselves. After the album was in the can, Finch decided to get a little closer to the water by moving to Malibu, and Blasucci moved about an hour north to Ojai with his girlfriend (and Roscoe, of course). But they’re not worried about the new distance slowing them down: “I think if anything it will be bringing more things to the table,” Blasucci considers. “We’re just expanding out in different directions.”

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Mondays are Happy Mondays at the Wonder Bar! Come to your favorite neighborhood hang and see your favorite bands take the stage.

10/2: Porchfest Afterparty
10/9: Surf Haven, Wall Carpets, Brook Pridemore
10/16: The DTs, The Afraid Brigade
10/23: Foes of Fern, ZA, The Grand Mals
10/30: Doc Emmitt, The Superweaks, Glass Garden

• Doors 7 pm / Show 7:30 pm
• Free admission
• 21 and up admitted
• Bar specials weekly

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THE GOOD LIFE
with Doom Flower

The Good Life is a rock and roll band from Omaha, Nebraska. Initially started as an outlet for Tim Kasher to explore musical ideas differing from his band, Cursive, The Good Life became fully formed with members Stefanie Drootin-Senseney, Ryan Fox and Roger Lewis. They’ve released five full-length albums and toured around the world since first beginning in 2000.

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Hub City Stompers
Bigger Thomas
King Django Sextet
The Classy Wrecks
A Ska Familia Remembrance Party for Tommi Infamous

Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm

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Mondays are Happy Mondays at the Wonder Bar! Come to your favorite neighborhood hang and see your favorite bands take the stage.

10/2: Porchfest Afterparty
10/9: Surf Haven, Wall Carpets, Brook Pridemore
10/16: The DTs, The Afraid Brigade
10/23: Foes of Fern, ZA, The Grand Mals
10/30: Doc Emmitt, The Superweaks, Glass Garden

• Doors 7 pm / Show 7:30 pm
• Free admission
• 21 and up admitted
• Bar specials weekly

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The Brummies

Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm

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Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country

Doors 7pm / Show 8pm

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Magic Beans have a passion for music that is as infectious as their songs, both of which have gained them national notoriety in a short time. The band honors the wide diaspora of American music by incorporating the flavors of funk, R’n’B, rock, soul, and even some country influence into a complete package that is noticeably their own. Their latest release, Unzipped, is an all instrumental tribute to lo-fi recording techniques, hip hop beat tapes, and 90’s neo-soul. Previous studio releases like, Slice of Life, showcase the bands’ depth of songwriting and composition as well as their knack for catchy lyrics. The Beans have extensively toured their analog dance music and neo-jam across the whole country, earning them an expansive fanbase.

Seamlessly combining the familiar tones and accessible sounds of the past with a modern spin makes the band a hit with music fans of any generation. Their soulful songs and entrancing dance grooves will fill your cup and leave you wanting more. Intended to move your body and your heart, the band draws you in with their music and their wonderful fanbase, Team Bean, makes sure you stick around. With an impressive repertoire of 100+ songs and resume of 1000+ shows in their wake as a young group, Magic Beans are sure to be one of those bands you’ll keep your ear on for a long time.

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Mondays are Happy Mondays at the Wonder Bar! Come to your favorite neighborhood hang and see your favorite bands take the stage.

10/2: Porchfest Afterparty
10/9: Surf Haven, Wall Carpets, Brook Pridemore
10/16: The DTs, The Afraid Brigade
10/23: Foes of Fern, ZA, The Grand Mals
10/30: Doc Emmitt, The Superweaks, Glass Garden

• Doors 7 pm / Show 7:30 pm
• Free admission
• 21 and up admitted
• Bar specials weekly

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NOTE: This show has been moved to The Stone Pony. All tickets for the Wonder Bar will be honored. All ages will be admitted. 

The Elovaters – Endless Summer Tour
with Shwayze and Surfer Girl

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Mike Pinto
Sensamotion

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David Bowie Tribute
featuring Kevin Hill & Secret Sound

You have never heard David Bowie like this before! Secret Sound brings the Bowie Jams with a full band and surprise guests. Space Caboose featuring Brian Abrecht and Lynley Evans open at 7:30, followed by two sets of Bowie. Halloween Costume Contest at 10 pm with prizes for Best, Sexiest and Best Couple.

Doors 7:00 pm
Showtime 7:30pm

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Mondays are Happy Mondays at the Wonder Bar! Come to your favorite neighborhood hang and see your favorite bands take the stage.

10/2: Porchfest Afterparty
10/9: Surf Haven, Wall Carpets, Brook Pridemore
10/16: The DTs, The Afraid Brigade
10/23: Foes of Fern, ZA, The Grand Mals
10/30: Doc Emmitt, The Superweaks, Glass Garden

• Doors 7 pm / Show 7:30 pm
• Free admission
• 21 and up admitted
• Bar specials weekly

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The E Street Shuffle – 50th Celebration
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle

Join us for an Asbury Park 50th Anniversary celebration of “The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle” played in its entirety along with plenty of classic Bruce tunes during this two-set show.

Doors 7:00 pm
Showtime 8:00pm

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Beauty School Dropout
with Not A Toy

Beauty School Dropout is a Los Angeles based rock band comprised of Colie Hutzler, Beepus, and Bardo. Spearheaded by A&R Mark Hoppus under the new label Verswire with Pete Wentz and Sherry Saeedi, Beauty School Dropout have been turning heads since their debut in 2022.

BSD is this generation’s Motley Crue meets Red Hot Chili Peppers. Resurrecting heavy guitar
tones, charging drums, and sticky melodies, all while still staying true to the relatable and
timeless emotional lyrics we all love.

Since their inception, the band has claimed global attention, landing Tune Of The Week on
BBC Radio 1; and further support from Travis Mills, Jack Saunders, Daniel P Carter, New Music
Friday, New Noise, and an MTV FRESH OUT performance to name a few. They’ve been
championed by legendary tastemakers like NME, Alternative Press, Kerrang, Rock Sound,
SPIN, Billboard, and many others.

Their debut album, ‘We Made Plans And God Laughed’ released in 2022, has garnered over
20+ million streams and counting and featured an amazing list of collaborative efforts including
the feature of Mark Hoppus in ‘Almost Famous.’ The creation of the album has seen the band
working with hit-making writers and producers such as Andrew Goldstein, All Time Low’s Alex
Gaskarth, Inverness, Slush Puppy, Ryan Follese, Nash Overstreet, and Dan Book.

The band kicked off this year with hit singles from the upcoming album ‘FREAK’ featuring
JXDN, ‘dying to be you’ and ‘beautiful waste’ in conjunction with a 36 date US tour and as
support for blink-182’s arena tour featuring the long-awaited return of Tom Delonge. This was
followed by a European tour with Maggie Lindemann and Stand Atlantic, a multi-festival summer
run across EU and US, and an opening slot for Matchbox Twenty in front of 16,000 fans,
solidifying Beauty School Dropout as true road warriors.

Rock For People Festival stated; “What an incredible show! These guys are going to go far!!”
Continuing their prolific run of success, BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT will release their
sophomore album ‘READY TO EAT’ on October 13th, 2023.

Mark Hoppus says of the band, “I’m always impressed by how hard these guys work, their talent
and uncompromising creativity, and their dedication to their fans.” And READY TO EAT is just
another culmination of that.

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Vinny Pastore Gangster Squad

3^rd Annual Benefit for Our Veterans

Please join us November 9 for our 3rd Annual Benefit for Our Veterans featuring Vinny Pastore Gangster Squad…Doors at 7 pm.. Showtime 7.30…Thanks to our sponsor Bobby T all proceeds will be donated to Vietnam Veterans of America New Jersey Shore Chapter 12…Tickets $20 plus applicable service charges… Limited tables available for an additional charge.

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NOAH VONNE + BLUPHORIA
plus special guests

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The Pontiacs

The Pontiacs hail from the towns surrounding the Jersey Shore and the banks of the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers. Drawing heavily from rock & roll classics, they honed their skills in the vibrant local bar scene. 2 sets of Rock & Roll with doors at 7 pm.

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String Machine
Raavi

The music of String Machine is rapturous and inviting. You’ll find an undeniable magic within each note,
a palpable energy owed in part to its creative process. Hallelujah Hell Yeah is an album of joy,
vulnerability, and forgiveness. Through this inventive indie rock, seven friends manage to transport you
to the bedrooms, basements, and home studios in which this was all created, conceptualized, and
recorded.
This recording is the band’s representation of what it means to be grateful that one is alive, regardless of
whether that carpe diem spirit is sourced in optimism (“Hallelujah!”) or nihilism (“Hell Yeah!”). It’s a
powerful statement that rings especially poignant in such uncertain times.
String Machine isn’t shy about sharing their heart with you, and that confessional spirit continues on
Hallelujah Hell Yeah. “The album was inspired by moments of dealing with anxiety surrounding a lot of
personal stuff. Usually, my instinct when anxious is to keep myself busy. Writing songs was the middle
ground where I could solve inner-turmoils while feeling productive,” Beck said.
Reconnecting with journaling enabled Beck to let down his guard, and for that, Hallelujah Hell Yeah has
an uniquely spirited driving force. “This writing experience felt a lot more honest & confessional. Instead
of writing blurbs of nonsense & attaching meaning in a subconscious archetypal way, I tried to be more
deliberate about having purpose in what I sing/write,” he said. “Every song has a place. I’d write the music
and hum melodies until they were catchy enough to be stuck in my head. Putting the words to the music
this way was a lot different than what I’d done before.”
Each single stands as a snapshot. Opener “Places to Hide,” which finds liftoff in its twanging strings and
unexpected use of trumpet was written beachside in Ocean City, Maryland. “Touring In January'' was
written during a solo tour in the Poconos and uses keys, horns, and a bittersweet view of touring to
create a moment of emotive triumph. When it's all pieced together, you’ll feel as if you’re an
eighth member of String Machine, paying witness as a band reaches their fullest, glorious
potential.
Since the release of Death of the Neon, String Machine has garnered praise from publications including
Pitchfork and GoldFlakePaint. They’ve played with acts including Ratboys, Wild Pink, Slaughter Beach
Dog, Another Michael, and Mandancing.

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FUNGKSHUI

Funky Psychedelic Rock from Asbury Park

with special guest Jelly

FUNGKSHUI, hailing from Asbury Park, are riding high off their big Summer 2023 East Coast tour. This Funky Jam quartet is stoked for their Annual Thanksgiving Party at the Wonder Bar! Special guest Jelly opens.

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Lisa Sherman’s Disco Connection

A Non-Stop Dance Party! Featuring Layonne Holmes & Andrez Fredericks with Joe Bellia, Ralph Notaro, Buddy Allen, Larry Etking & Tom Timko. Party starts at 8 pm.

• 21 and up admitted

Doors at 7 pm, show at 8

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Octave Cat
Mr. Tickle Hands

Doors 7pm
Show 8pm

Octave Cat is a trio of Eli Winderman (Dopapod – keyboards), Jesse Miller (Lotus – bass/modular synth) and Charlie Patierno (drums). The music ranges from stripped down jazz-grooves to analog synth dance music. Influences such as Herbie Hancock jazz-funk and Four Tet electronica can be heard. Octave Cat pushes the jazz and jam boundaries by incorporating elements of electronica and in doing so they have carved out their own unique musical space.

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Sungazer
with special guests Sirintip

Doors 7 pm
Showtime 8 pm

Originally formed in Brooklyn, NY in July of 2014, Sungazer has brought their unique blend of hard-hitting Jazz Fusion, 8-bit, Progressive Rock and EDM to audiences in the U.S. and Europe. Sungazer explores the human element of improvisation within the context of modern electronic music. Exciting, hard-hitting, and never predictable, Sungazer creates music aimed squarely ahead into the 21st century. They released their sophomore EP entitled Sungazer, Vol. 2 in 2019.

On October 11, 2021 they released their debut full-length album, Perihelion. The long-awaited debut LP explores time and the liminal spaces between jazz improvisation and modern electronic music aesthetics. The album was co-produced and mixed by Simon Grove (Plini, Protest The Hero, Intervals) and features an eclectic cast of guest musicians including Joshua de la Victoria, Hannah Sumner, Jae Soto, Tom Monda (Thank You Scientist), Shubh Saran, Jared Yee, Christian Li, Zac Zinger, Brian Plautz (Aberdeen), Brian Krock (Big Heart Machine) and the Resonance Collective.

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LaMP

Doors 7pm
Show 8pm

Advance: $22.50
Day of Show: $25.00

LaMP (Lawton, Metzger & Paczkowski)

On a magical night at Nectar’s in Burlington, VT in Dec of 2018, three musical masters (Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski) came together with alchemical synthesis, and created a fresh so-tight-it’s-free sound, packed with technical prowess and a deep-pocket punch. The packed house fortunate enough to be in attendance that night witnessed the birth of something very special.

The following spring, the trio took the name LaMP by combining the first letters of each members’ surname, and reconvened back in VT at Sugarhouse Soundworks for an intense recording session with Roger Stauss to lay down tracks that would become their eponymous debut EP.

“We wrote everything via the internet. We figured out telecommuting and working from home before it was fashionable [laughs]. We’d usually start with Russ sending around a drumbeat he was working on, then Ray and I would put down ideas and we’d send them back and forth, editing everything as we went along. When we finally found some time to record, I drove up to Vermont, we took a day to flush everything out and rehearse, then spent two days recording.” – Scott Metzger

Metzger, known as “…an ace guitarist of a thousand styles.” (Village Voice) and a full-time member of the critically acclaimed Joe Russo’s Almost Dead tested the decades-strong synergy of Ray & Russ forged from their time playing with Trey Anastasio Band and their duo project Soule Monde. The result was seven tracks crackling with energy and soul. The melodic & harmonic interplay between Paczkowski’s swirling organ and clavinet dancing with Metzger’s acrobatic melodies on telecaster, driven by Russ “It’s all about the rudiments.” Lawton’s unflappable backbeat produced a record that will stand the test of time.

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