Asbury Park Santa Run After Party featuring Ocean Avenue Stompers & Friends
Doors: 10:30AM
Show: 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
21+ admitted
PLEASE NOTE: This is a special daytime show!
Free for runners with red APSR wristband, $10 at the door for non-runners
The Spill Canvas
“No Really, I’m Fine” 15th Anniversary
plus Mom Rock
7 pm doors
8 pm show
$25 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $28 at the door
BOB POLDING BAND
with New Bardots
Jersey shore “New Country” troubadour Bob Polding returns with another stellar band featuring: Gary Oleyar, Billy Siegal, Billy Pontiac, Ralph Notaro, Mike Delikat and Joey Delikat. Expect a Christmas themed show with plenty of holiday rock! The New Bardots open with a full set at 7:30.
Doors 7:00pm
Show 7:30pm
21 and up admitted
$16 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
Lisa Sherman’s Disco Connection
A Non-Stop Dance Party! Featuring Layonne Holmes & Anthony Dixon with Joe Bellia, Ralph Notaro, Buddy Allen & Bob Stasiak. Party starts at 8 pm.
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
Giovannie & The Hired Guns
with Classless Act
One of the most crowd-thrilling bands to burst onto the national scene in recent years, Giovannie and The Hired Guns have pushed the boundaries of rock-and-roll and country to forge an irresistibly gritty sound all their own. After building a massive grassroots following on the strength of their explosive live show, the Stephenville, Texas-based five-piece ascended to new heights with their smash hit “Ramon Ayala”—a 2021 release that climbed to #1 on the Active Rock Radio Chart and the Alternative Radio Chart, marking the first time in over 15 years that an artist’s first career-charting radio single reached the top spot on both tallies. Fueled by the enormous success they’ve achieved as an entirely independent act, Giovannie and The Hired Guns have now signed to Warner Music Nashville just in time for the release of their third full-length, Tejano Punk Boyz: an immediately vital body of work cementing their status as an essential new force in redefining the possibilities of Texas music.
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
The 2 Pats Christmas Show
Benefit for The Mercy Center/Asbury Park
Pat Guadagno and Pat Roddy present “The 2 Pats” Holiday Show & Benefit Event for The Mercy Center in Asbury Park. Hosted by NJ 101.5’s Big Joe Henry, the show features band sets by “The 2 Pats” along with surprise guests. Join us for a good old fashioned Christmas show at the Wonder Bar!
The Mercy Center is guided by the tradition of the Sisters of Mercy providing services, programs, and education to children, families, and individuals in the greater Asbury Park area, helping them overcome burdens and obstacles to stabilize their lives. The Mercy Center works in a culturally sensitive environment, empowering young adults to help reach their full potential and live a better life. Learn how you can support Mercy Center at: mercycenternj.org
Doors 7:00pm
Show 7:30pm
21 and up admitted
$22 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
Gary Frost Band & Friends Holiday Show
with special guests
Chris Rendell
Jessica Rose
Sam Spano
New Country rocker Gary Frost and the Gary Frost Band host their first holiday show at the Wonder Bar. Gary will play a long show that breaks down into an acoustic segment and some rocking holiday tunes. Join us for what is guaranteed to be a festive, fun-filled holiday show!
21 and up admitted
$12 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $15 at the door
The Pontiacs
Join us at the Wonder Bar for our annual birthday benefit for the animals with music by The Pontiacs! Doors at 7:30, showtime 8 pm. This band is amazing and packed the WB last time they played. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. You can buy your tickets at The Stone Pony Box Office for only a $1 fee. A portion of the proceeds of each ticket will be donated to Asbury Boardwalk Rescue.
$15 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
What A Wonderful Year Music Festival
The 6th annual What A Wonderful Year Music Festival features 10 bands on two stages on Dec. 29 and 30. This festival spotlights Asbury Park favorites and emerging artists to celebrate the city’s vibrant, diverse and supportive live music community while raising funds for two local non-profit organizations. Music runs non-stop from 7:00pm to 12:30am. Two-night festival tickets available for the special price of $35.
Night 1 artists include Jarod Clemons & the Late Nights, The Extensions, Candy Cavity, Olivia Bec, Levy Okun, Renee Maskin, Drewsie, Nikki Nailbomb and Izzy Miz plus a special guest to be announced.
Night 2 artists include Alexander Simone & WHODAT? Live Crew, The Foes of Fern, Pamela Flores, Blaise, Karma Gambit, King Ramses, 8Dayzstr8, Dan Apy, Lexx Banko, and Scxtty.
Doors 6:30pm
Show 7:00pm
21 and up admitted
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door Two-day ticket: $35 (plus applicable surcharges)
What A Wonderful Year Music Festival
The 6th annual What A Wonderful Year Music Festival features 10 bands on two stages on Dec. 29 and 30. This festival spotlights Asbury Park favorites and emerging artists to celebrate the city’s vibrant, diverse and supportive live music community while raising funds for two local non-profit organizations. Music runs non-stop from 7:00pm to 12:30am. Two-night festival tickets available for the special price of $35.
Night 1 artists include Jarod Clemons & the Late Nights, The Extensions, Candy Cavity, Olivia Bec, Levy Okun, Renee Maskin, Drewsie, Nikki Nailbomb and Izzy Miz plus a special guest to be announced.
Night 2 artists include Alexander Simone & WHODAT? Live Crew, The Foes of Fern, Pamela Flores, Blaise, Karma Gambit, King Ramses, 8Dayzstr8, Dan Apy, Lexx Banko, and Scxtty.
Doors 6:30pm
Show 7:00pm
21 and up admitted
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door Two-day ticket: $35 (plus applicable surcharges)
The Hound Dogs: Elvis Tribute
The Jersey Shore Elvis Presley Birthday Celebration
The Hound Dogs are led by Tommy Elvis with a stellar band of top musicians from well-known shore bands. You have never heard “Elvis” rock like this! Join us for this special celebration of everything Elvis!
Doors 7 pm
Show 8 pm
21 and up admitted
$16 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $20 at the door
Cosmic Jerry Band
Bring on the jams with Cosmic Jerry and a night of Grateful Dead Family tunes from the Jersey Shore’s most dedicated band! Get ready to boogie with two long sets of Cosmic Jerry. It’s always a fun night at the Wonder Bar!
Doors 7 pm
Show 8 pm
21 and up admitted
$10 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $12 at the door
Ella Ross
Join us for a night with Ella Ross and a full band, plus other emerging artists from Asbury Park. Stay tuned for more details.
Doors 7 pm
Show 7:30 pm
21 and up admitted
$12 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $15 at the door
Nectar’s presents
CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN
Circles Around The Sun’s unconventional origin is defined by a serendipitous twist of fate. Acclaimed guitarist Neal Casal was asked to record a handful of Grateful Dead-influenced instrumentals to be played during the set breaks at The Dead’s “Fare Thee Well” concerts in 2015. To accomplish the task, Casal would recruit keyboardist Adam MacDougall, bassist Dan Horne and drummer Mark Levy to join him in the studio. That was supposed to be the extent of it. Fast forward to the recordings being played over the stadium’s PA at the shows. The response from the audience was uniformly resounding, quite literally blowing up the internet with questions as to where this magical music came from and ultimately pleas for more.
To appease the demand, Circles Around The Sun released those recordings as their debut album, ‘Interludes for the Dead.’ It was followed by several acclaimed live performances. Again, the response was so positive, and the band was having so much fun making music together, that they decided to keep going. Indeed, the chemistry of the four musicians was instant and undeniable.
Circles Around the Sun—often shortened to CATS—returned to the studio in 2018 to record the double album, ‘Let It Wander,’ offering seven focused performances filled with imaginative musical turns and electrifying improvisation. Rolling Stone wrote: “‘Let It Wander’ is a set of even deeper spells that thread suggestions of Little Feat–style grooves and Bernie Worrell’s percolating synthesizers in Parliament-Funkadelic through the German mid-Seventies space travel of Tangerine Dream and the offbeat churn of the Dead’s “Estimated Prophet.'”
More tours followed, including sold out headline shows across the country, support dates playing theaters with Greensky Bluegrass and high profile festival appearances. The band recorded an EP with drummer Joe Russo, as well as, a follow up full-length album with producer Jim Scott. With their future appearing brighter than ever, fate once again intervened. This time it wouldn’t be as kind. Co-founder/guitarist Neal Casal unexpectedly passed away in August 2019, leaving the band’s future in question. After much soul-searching and per wishes Casal left behind for the band to continue in his absence, Circles Around the Sun has continued to record and tour, releasing their self-titled third LP in 2020 that had be tracked prior to Casal’s passing. In 2022, the band added John Lee Shannon as a permanent member on guitar who, fittingly, was among Casal’s favorite young guitarists.
The band’s most recent single, “Language,” a collaboration with harpist Mikaela Davis was released in March 2022 and offers a sneak peak at new music being recorded for an album release in Fall 2022. On the touring front, Circles Around The Sun recently completed a cross-country U.S. tour with many more club and festival dates planned for the remainder of the year, including appearances at Sacred Rose Festival, Whale Rock Music Festival and Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Fest. , the surviving members decided to carry on to keep Neal’s spirit alive and honor what he’d created.
With a slate of tour dates scheduled for the foreseeable future and plans being made for their next album release, fans can count on many more revolutions around the bright, burning star as fate continues to play its hand for Circles Around The Sun.
Doors 7:00pm
Show 8:00pm
21 and up admitted
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
Damn the Torpedoes
A Live Tom Petty Concert Experience
An evening of Tom Petty hits and favorites with DTT. This is a spot-on musical tribute to Tom Petty delivered with genuine enthusiasm and love for all things Petty!
21+ admitted
$22 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
The Englishtown Project
Grateful Dead Tribute
On Sept. 3, 1977, the Grateful Dead headlined one of the largest and most musically successful concerts of all time at Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. The Englishtown Project plays homage to this historic event with all-star veterans of Dead family bands led by Michael Falzarano. The show is generally Dead focused with a few New Riders and Marshall Tucker songs.
21 and up admitted
$20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door