The cover of Jason Didner & the GSPs’ album, “Asbury Heart.”
Tickets to the following shows are available for free via NJArts.net.
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Singer-songwriter Jason Didner will celebrate the release of his Asbury Heart album with a concert at Porta in Asbury Park, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. He is releasing the album, which contains nine originals plus a cover of the Asbury Jukes classic “I Don’t Want to Go Home,” with his band the GSPs. He describes it as “An album celebrating the people, places and moments that put Asbury Park, NJ on the musical map.”
It was at Porta in 1971 — it was known then as The Student Prince — where Bruce Springsteen first jammed with Clarence Clemons.
For a chance to win two tickets to the show, visit jasondidner.com/njarts by 3 p.m. May 8.
Among the songs on the album is “Deliver Me From Nowhere,” which was inspired by the biographical 2025 film, “Bruce Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.”
Also on it is “DIY,” an indie-rock anthem that features Jon Caspi (of the band Jon Caspi & the First Gun), has a Ramones-like feel, and mentions Asbury Park’s Stone Pony nightclub (comparing it to a bucking bronco “that threw us once or twice”). You can listen to this song here:
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