Pop/Rock, October

The Doobie Brothers (from left, Pat Simmons, Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and John McFee) perform at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, Oct. 8.

Oct. 3: Jake Shimabukuro at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 3: Frontiers, Journey tribute at Woodbridge High School.

Oct. 4: Roger McGuinn at Newton Theatre.
Oct. 4: Rob Gerrity Band at Hall of Records, Freehold.
Oct. 4: Futurebirds, Mercury Brothers at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 4: The Nerds at Kasschau Memorial Shell, Ridgewood.
Oct. 4: Shorty Long at The Homestead, Morristown.

Oct. 5: Helmet, Soul Blind at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 5: Whitney, Rahill at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Oct. 5: Emo Orchestra featuring Hawthorne Heights at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Oct. 5: Sheer Mag, Hotline TNT at Crossroads, Garwood.
Oct. 5: Morbid Cross, Psychosomatic, Black Mass, Putrascension at Anchor Rock Club, Atlantic City.

Oct. 6: St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Y la Bamba at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Oct. 6: Alex Newell at Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University, Hillside.
Oct. 6: The Heavy Heavy, Matthew Fowler at Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair.
Oct. 6: Jeiris Cook at Stanhope House.
Oct. 6: Cabinet at Newton Theatre.
Oct. 6: Sawce, Guardin, Patchymate, Dakota Dogma at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 6: Consider the Source, Human Zoo at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Oct. 6: The Revel X, The Break Plans, Motherway at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 6: Elton Dan & the Rocket Band, Elton John tribute at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Oct. 6: The Four Horsemen, Metallica tribute at Landis Theater, Vineland.
Oct. 6: Bob Burger & the Red Shoes, Elvis Costello tribute at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 6: Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty tribute at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

Oct. 6-8: ProgStock at Williams Center, Rutherford. With Patrick Moraz, The Mahavishnu Project, Rachel Flowers, The Travis Larson Band, Unitopia, Randy McStine, AD ASTRA, Aziola Cry, Dave Bainbridge & Sally Minnear, Dave Kerzner, Matt Dorsey, Robeone, Mile Marker Zero, Erik Norlander, Funhouse Mirrors.

Oct. 7: Buddy Guy at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 7: Lyle Lovett and Chris Isaak at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
Oct. 7: Guided by Voices at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Oct. 7: The Weight Band, Willie Nile, Splintered Sunlight at Fall Festival at Oak Ridge Park, Clark.
Oct. 7: The Motet at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
Oct. 7: Glen Burtnik’s Summer of Love at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Oct. 7: Kaki King at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 7: Joe Jack Talcum of The Dead Milkmen at Randy Now’s Man Cave, Hightstown.
Oct. 7: Crystal Springs Fall Music Festival with Gypsy (Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac tribute), Madison Pisani, 70s Rock Parade, Sean O’Flynn, Joe Var Veri at Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg.
Oct. 7: Scott Siegel, “Sinatra Sings the Movies” at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.
Oct. 7: Kingpin, The Bloomingfields at Tierney’s Tavern, Montclair.
Oct. 7: Sun Room, Sports Team at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 7: Mapache, Johnny Payne at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Oct. 7: That Motown Band at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 7: The Land of Ozz, Ozzy Osbourne tribute at Landis Theater, Vineland.
Oct. 7: Stiff Upper Lip, AC/DC tribute at Moby Dicks Bar, Woodbridge.

Oct. 8: The Doobie Brothers at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Oct. 8: Buddy Guy at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Oct. 8: Dogstar (featuring Keanu Reeves) at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City. 
Oct. 8: Mushroomhead, Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow, Kurt Deimer, Fleischkreig at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Oct. 8: Bob Mould, Jason Narducy at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Oct. 8: “A Celebration of the Stage: Opera to Broadway,” presented by Light Opera of New Jersey at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Basking Ridge.
Oct. 8: Adult Mom at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 8: The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

Oct. 9: Matthew Pelli & the Mean Bean Machine, Wall Carpets, Brook Pridemore at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

Oct. 10: Jawny at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 10: Agent Orange, Spice Pistols, Rest Assured?, Disposable at Debonair Music Hall, Teaneck.
Oct. 10: Corvettes Doo Wop Revue at Caesars, Atlantic City.

Oct. 11: Martin Barre at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Oct. 11: The Nude Party, Old Lady, Jonny Couch at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Oct. 11: The Motet, Yam Yam at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Oct. 11: Common Kings, Jakobs Castle at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
Oct. 11: The Nerds at Hall of Records, Freehold.

Oct. 12: Thrice, ’68 at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Oct. 12: Songs of White Lion featuring Mike Tramp at BergenPAC Englewood.
Oct. 12: Pinkshift, Jhariah, Pollyanna at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 12: The Sixties Show at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 12: Ice Petal Flowers, Grateful Dead tribute at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Oct. 12: John Batdorf at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.

Oct. 12-13: Little Feat at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.

Oct. 13: Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 13: Devendra Banhart at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 13: “Beer Choir” at Grace Episcopal Church, Madison. Benefit for Harmonium Choral Society.
Oct. 13: Quarters of Change at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 13: The Weeklings at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 13: The Soap Girls at Artie’s Bar & Grill, Frenchtown.
Oct. 13: Ryan Cabrera at The Homestead, Morristown.
Oct. 13: The Cameos, ’50s, ’60s & ’70s Weekend at Wildwoods Convention Center, Wildwood.
Oct. 13: The Sixties Show at Newton Theatre.
Oct. 13: “Southern RockFest” with A Brother’s Revival (Allman Brothers Band music featuring David Goldflies and Mike Kach) and Southern Steel (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute) at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Oct. 13: The Doo Wop Project at Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood.
Oct. 13: The Good Life, Doom Flower, Yawn Mower at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

Oct. 13-14: Chris Ruggiero at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 13-14: Tigers Jaw at Crossroads, Garwood.

Oct. 14: “We Can Survive” with Maroon 5, OneRepublic, Kelly Clarkson, others, at Prudential Center, Newark.
Oct. 14: Remember Jones, Queen tribute at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 14: The Lemon Twigs at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 14: Kate Baldwin and Aaron Lazar with the American Pops Orchestra at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal.
Oct. 14: Amy Helm, Elizabeth & the Catapult at Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair.
Oct. 14: Constantine Maroulis at Sieminski Theater, Basking Ridge.
Oct. 14: “Rock ‘N Roll Doo Wop Spectacular” with Chubby Checker, The Doo Wop Project, The Duprees, Vinnie Medugno at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Oct. 14: As We Become Ghosts at Landis Theater, Vineland.
Oct. 14: ” ’50s, ’60s and ’70s Dance Party” with The Miracles (featuring Sydney Justin), The Temptations Revue, The 5th Dimension, at Wildwoods Convention Center.
Oct. 14: Tommy James & the Shondells at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
Oct. 14: The Bronx Wanderers at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
Oct. 14: Hub City Stompers, Bigger Thomas, King Django Sextet, The Classy Wrecks at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Oct. 14: Emo Orchestra featuring Hawthorne Heights at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Oct. 14: Eliot Lewis at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Oct. 14: Madison McFerrin at Berlind Theater at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Oct. 14: Yam Haus, Sawyer at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 14: The Olivia Show, Olivia Newton-John tribute at Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood.

Oct. 14-15: Dirty Deeds, AC/DC tribute at Newton Theatre.

Oct. 15: The Reunion Tour with Kirk Franklin, Tye Tribbett, The Clark Sisters, David and Tamela Mann, Israel Houghton at Prudential Center, Newark.
Oct. 15: Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Oct. 15: The Walkmen, Cosmic Guilt at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 15: Justin Hayward at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 15: Susan Speidel and Joseph Regan, “Tenderly: The Songs of Rosemary Clooney” at Parsippany Arts Center, Boonton.
Oct. 15: Alec Meza at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 15: “Give Me Shelter” benefit for Covenant House NJ at Stone Pony, Asbury Park. With Moroccan Sheepherders, Black Dog (Led Zeppelin tribute), Brian Seymour, The Pontiacs.
Oct. 15: The British Invasion Years at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Oct. 15: Vinyl Generation, Morris Music Men, Summer Concert Series at Reasoner Park Gazebo, Chatham.

Oct. 15 and 19: Chris Pinnella, Billy Joel tribute at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Asbury Park.

Oct. 16: The DTs, The Afraid Brigade, Local Honeymoon, The Make Three at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

Oct. 17: Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Fugees at Prudential Center, Newark.
Oct. 17: Yarn at The Homestead, Morristown.

Oct. 18: Violent Femmes at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Oct. 18: Switchfoot, Alana Springsteen at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Oct. 18: Jim Messina, Pablo Cruise at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 18: Sail On, Beach Boys tribute at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Oct. 18: Nine Deeez Nite at The Homestead, Morristown.

Oct. 19: The Bacon Brothers at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 19: The Furious Bongos at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown.
Oct. 19: The Chats, Cosmic Psychos, The Schizophonics, Gymshorts at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Oct. 19: Bahamas, Fortunate Ones at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 19: The Brummies at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

Oct. 19-21: Steve Hackett at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.

Oct. 20: Lauren Daigle, Josh Garrels at Prudential Center, Newark.
Oct. 20: Live (Unplugged) at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 20: Mandy Patinkin at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Oct. 20: Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Oct. 20: The Players, featuring Bill Champlin, Keith Howland and Jeff Coffey of Chicago and John Paris of Earth, Wind & Fire at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Oct. 20: Switchfoot at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City.
Oct. 20: We Came as Romans, Emmure, Bodysnatcher, Archetypes Collide at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Oct. 20: Sensational Soul Cruisers at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 20: Friends of the Brothers, Allman Brothers Band tribute at Williams Center, Rutherford.
Oct. 20: “Time Barrier Express: Rockin’ You Back to the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s” with Little Anthony, Harold Melvins Blue Notes, Bobby Wilson (including a tribute to his father Jackie), Carla Cooke (including a tribute to her father Sam), The Chiclettes at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Oct. 20: Stretch Arm Strong at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 20: Mike Montrey Band at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Oct. 20: Sincere Engineer, Cliffdiver, Canadian Rifle at Bond Street Basement, Asbury Park.
Oct. 20: Celebrating Meat Loaf at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Oct. 20: The Cast of “Beatlemania” at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
Oct. 20: The Warped Tour Band, All the Blink Things (Blink-182 tribute) at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.

Oct. 20-22: Simply the Best, Tina Turner tribute at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton.

Oct. 21: Live (Unplugged) at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Oct. 21: Jake Clemons Band, Eddie Testa Band, Jarod Clemons at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
Oct. 21: The Darkness at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Oct. 21: Oleta Adams, Maysa at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Oct. 21: Gus Dapperton, Abby Sage at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 21: Love Gang, Gods, Gristmill at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 21: Magic Beans at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Oct. 21: Floyd Nation, Pink Floyd tribute at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Oct. 21: Rael, Genesis/Peter Gabriel tribute, at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 21: Brown Sugar, The Rolling Stones tribute at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Oct. 21: Tillion Dollar Babies, Alice Cooper tribute at Landis Theater, Vineland.
Oct. 21: The Machine, Pink Floyd tribute at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

Oct. 22: The Wonder Years, Anxious, Sweet Pill, Action/Adventure at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Oct. 22: One Hit Wonderers at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Asbury Park.

Oct. 23: Foes of Fern, ZA, The Grand Mals at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Oct. 23: Catch a Wave, The Beach Boys tribute at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Asbury Park.

Oct. 24: Indigo Girls at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 24: Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Oct. 24: Loreena McKennitt at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 24: Vedo at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 24: Paperback Writer, The Beatles tribute at Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, Asbury Park.

Oct. 25: Every Avenue at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 25: The Elovaters, Shwayze, Surfer Girl at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.

Oct. 26: Melvin Seals & JGB at Newton Theatre.
Oct. 26: Carniflex at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 26: Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond tribute at Caesars, Atlantic City.

Oct. 27: My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, ADULT., kanga at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Oct. 27: Randy Rainbow at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City.
Oct. 27: Blues Traveler at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Oct. 27: The Damned, Fucked Up, Baby Shakes at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
Oct. 27: Jessica Vosk at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 27: Barns Courtney at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
Oct. 27: Tennis, Sam Evian at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 27: Mike Pinto,  Sensamotion at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Oct. 27: Latewaves, Little Hag, Family Dinner, Charlie & Margot, Steve Kelly at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 27: Goldenseal, Reckless Steamy Nights series at Woman’s Club of Red Bank.
Oct. 27: Back in Black, AC/DC tribute at Landis Theater, Vineland.
Oct. 27: The Rod Experience, Rod Stewart tribute featuring Carmine Appice and Rick St. James at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Oct. 27: Nine Deeez Nite at Willie McBride’s, Hoboken.

Oct. 27-28: Foreigner at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Oct. 27-28: Bee Gees Gold, Bee Gees tribute at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.

Oct. 27-30: The Gaslight Anthem at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.

Oct. 28: Power 105.1 Powerhouse 2023 with Lil Uzi Vert, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, Lil Durk, Ice Spice, SpinKing & Friends, Lola Brooke at Prudential Center, Newark.
Oct. 28: The Happy Fits’ “Garden Party” with Vundabar, Phoneboy, Windser, Franklin Jonas, Hot Freaks, Flycatcher, Dentist, The Spins at Wellmont Theater, Montclair. 
Oct. 28: Don McLean at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.
Oct. 28: Johnny Mathis at Caesars, Atlantic City.
Oct. 28: Black Flamingos at The Break, Asbury Park.
Oct. 28: Celebrating Meat Loaf, Meat Loaf tribute featuring Caleb Johnson and The Neverland Express at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 28: Highline String Quartet at Symphony Hall, Newark. “Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics.”
Oct. 28: The Haunting, High., Echo Plum, Surf Haven!, Screenager at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Oct. 28: The Rod Experience, Rod Stewart tribute featuring Carmine Appice at Newton Theatre.
Oct. 28: Get the Led Out, Led Zeppelin tribute at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Oct. 28: Parkway Soul Earth, Wind & Fire tribute, at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
Oct. 28: C.C. Coletti Band at Muddy Waters Gastropub, Asbury.
Oct. 28: Cosmic Jerry Band, Grateful Dead tribute, at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 28: The Wag, “Halloween Spectacular” at Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood.
Oct. 28: Kevin Hill & Secret Sound, David Bowie tribute at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

Oct. 29: Lucinda Williams & Her Band at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 29: Bad Religion, Speed of Light at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Oct. 29: The Dictators, Ribeye Brothers at Asbury Lanes.
Oct. 29: Personal Space, White Wing, Soup, Hot Dress, Indigo Sky at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
Oct. 29: Parkway Soul James Langton’s New York All Star Big Band with Gimme Four, tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Dean Martin at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
Oct. 29: Ronstadt Revue, Linda Ronstadt tribute at Sieminski Theatre, Basking Ridge.

Oct. 30: A.J. Croce, “Croce Plays Croce” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 30: Doc Emmett, The Superweaks, Glass Garden at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

Oct. 31: This Old Engine at The Homestead, Morristown.

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