Samantha Fish will perform at the May 29-31 Crawfish Fest at Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta.
May 1: Roger McGuinn at Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
May 1: Alison Brown Quintet at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown.
May 1: Richard Shindell, Jess Klein, Troubadour Concert Series at Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
May 1: Rocky Mountain Spirit, John Denver tribute featuring Chris Westfall at Citizens Bank Theater, Succasunna.
May 2: Katherine Winston at Resorts, Atlantic City.
May 2: Jimmy Kenny & the Pirate Beach Band, tribute to Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 2: Cold Shot, Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 2: George Becker at Polo’s Bar & Grill, Netcong.
May 2: North Jersey Blues Society Blues Competition at Crossroads, Garwood.
May 3: Willie Nile, Debra Devi at Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair.
May 3: The Felice Brothers, Nik Panken at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
May 3: Kinderhook, live brunch session at Shawn’s Crazy Saloon, North Arlington.
May 3: “Ma Rainey’s Living Tradition of the Blues” at Clement’s Place, Newark.
May 3: The Loose Canons at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.
May 6: Joe Cirotti Trio, Jackson Pines at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
May 6: Billy Hector at Ragin’ Cajun, Belmar.
May 6 and 20: After the Reign at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 7: Robert Cray Band at Newton Theatre.
May 8: Amy Helm, Elizabeth & the Catapult at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
May 8: James Maddock at Belmar Arts Center.
May 8: Richard Shindell at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 8: Tayler Holder at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
May 9: The Robert Cray Band at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
May 9: The Lone Bellow, Eli Kollman at Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair.
May 9: Cass McCombs + Band, Garcia Peoples at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
May 9: The Kennedys, Scott Sheldon at Frenchtown Bookshop.
May 9: The Whispering Tree (El Kleiner and Elie Brangbour), Max Bartos, Fanwood Performance Series at Kuran Cultural Arts Center, Fanwood.
May 9: Forever Simon & Garfunkel: A Tribute at Sieminski Theater, Basking Ridge.
May 9: Almost Olive at Birdhouse Center for the Arts, Lambertville.
May 10: Vanessa Collier at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 13: E Boro Bandits at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 14: Punch Brothers at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 14: Jeffrey Gaines, Josh Joplin at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 15: The Mike Block Trio, presented by Princeton Folk Music Society at Christ Congregation Church, Princeton.
May 16: Woodcliff Lake Springfest with Tom Chapin & The Chapin Sisters, Joe D’Urso’s Acoustic Excursion, The Lonesome Brood, Big Ian, Allie Kenny, at Woodcliff Park.
May 16: Kim Richey, Split Level Concerts series at Jersey Shore Arts Center, Ocean Grove.
May 16: Abbie Gardner, Vance Gilbert, Heather Maloney, Johnny Kasun, “Art Train” at Woodbridge United Methodist Church.
May 16: Richard Shindell at Frenchtown Bookshop.
May 16: “Rock Around the Pines,” ’50s/’60s tribute with Redbird & the Rubber Chickens, The Bluefins, Gilbert Family Band, Sadie Grove, Billy Penn & the Inside Drivers at Albert Music Hall, Waretown.
May 16: Sonny Kenn at Transparent Clinch Gallery, Asbury Park.
May 16: Billy Hector at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 16: George Becker at Lone Eagle Brewery, Flemington.
May 16: Warren & Flick at Birdhouse Center for the Arts, Lambertville.
May 17: Drake Milligan at Asbury Lanes.
May 17: Dean Shot & His Solid Senders at Montclair Brewery.
May 21: Indigenous at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 21: John Dull & Friends featuring Ted Clancy, David Rimelis, Martin Dull, at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 21: “The Roar of a Wave: A Journey Through Bob Dylan’s Music” at Art House Productions, Jersey City.
May 22: George Becker at 7 Tribesmen Brewery, Wayne.
May 23: Alexis P. Suter at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 27: Lucinda Williams and Her Band at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 27: Chris Duarte Group at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 29: Don McLean at Caesars, Atlantic City.
May 29: Joan Osborne, “The Songs of Bob Dylan” at Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair.
May 29: Soul Project NOLA at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 29: Chayce Beckham at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
May 29: Claudia Schmidt, Pat Wictor, Troubadour Concert Series at Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
May 29-31: Crawfish Fest at Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta. With Samantha Fish, From Good Homes, Rebirth Brass Band, Kenny Neal, Cowboy Mouth, Bonerama, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters, The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr., John Papa Gros, Honey Island Swamp Band, Amanda Shaw, The Nth Power, Joe Krown Trio +1, Papa Mali, Johnny Sansone Band, The Soul Project NOLA, Ocean Avenue Stompers, Yarn, others.
May 30: Gary Louris at Concerts in the Studio, Freehold.
May 30: Panama Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage tribute featuring Ronnie Penque at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 31: Lucy Kaplansky at Spanish Pavilion, Harrison.
May 31: Jesse Terry at Old Franklin Schoolhouse, Metuchen.
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