Pig Gig 10 takes place in Scotch Plains, Oct. 26.
Tickets are now on sale for Glenn Alexander’s 10th annual Pig Gig, which will take place at The Italian American Hall in Scotch Plains, Oct. 26 from 2 to 8 p.m. This is an event that the longtime Asbury Jukes guitarist presents as a benefit for the Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation in honor of his nephew Jay Alexander, who died of the disease in 2011.
Alexander will perform with his Shadowland band (which features several other Asbury Jukes) as well as in a duo with his daughter, singer Oria. Other performers will include the bands The Weeklings and The Lonesome Pines, and the comedian Mike Marino.
For tickets, visit tinyurl.com/mu3rh524.
Included in each ticket purchase is “all of the roast pig, pulled pork, sausage and peppers, wings, hot dogs and side dishes you can eat and a bottomless beer/wine/soft drinks bar.”
Glenn Alexander and Oria have, incidentally, have released a funky new version of “Mercedes Benz,” which Janis Joplin co-wrote with Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth and recorded for her last album Pearl (released in January 1971, after her October 1970 death). And their upcoming gigs will include Krewe in Jersey City, Aug. 24; The Ryland Inn in Whitehouse Station, Aug. 28; and Stone House in Warren, Aug. 29.
For more about them, visit glennandoria.com.
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