Asbury Park Music Foundation Announces FREE Summer Music Series Concerts

Written By Mike Greenblatt

“Look for Music Mondays in Springwood Park; `Asbury Park LIVE!’ Wednesday nights on the boardwalk; and the Asbury Park Concert Band in the Arthur Pryor Bandshell overlooking the boardwalk on Thursdays!”—Tom Donovan, Executive Director, Asbury Park Music Foundation.

Three nights a week. Every week of the summer. Outdoors. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays will be filled with free music. The Wednesday series, besides listed acts, will have opening sets by bands from the Lakehouse Music Academy. The Thursday series, featuring the Asbury Park Concert Band, in its 78th season, will perform all summer at 7:00 in the Fifth Avenue Pavilion’s bandshell.

Music Mondays
June 26:  Ray, Goodman & Brown
July 3:  The Gentlemen Of Soul
July 10:  Soul Project NOLA
July 17:  Louis Prima, Jr.
July 24:  The Funktion Band
July 31:  Drewsie
August 7:  Al Covington
August 14:  Alexander Simone
August 21:  deSol
August 29 (Tuesday): Sensational Soul Cruisers

“Asbury Park Live!” Wednesdays
June 28:  Type Advantage + Alexis Keegan
July 5: Jake Thistle + Hooper
July 12: Loveseat Pete + Hot Dress
July 19:  The Extensions + Via Ripa
July 26:  Teen Idle + The Mercury Brothers
August 9:  Natalie Farrell + Alexander Simone
August 16:  8DAYZSTR8 + The Foes Of Fern
August 23:  Daughter Vision + Des & The Swagmatics
August 30:   Kiersten Blue + Dark City Strings

Asbury Park Concert Band Thursdays
July 6:  Patriotic Children’s Concert
July 13:  “Time For Some Jazz”
July 20:  Broadway Review
July 27: Ladies Night
August 3:  “At The Movies”
August 10:  “Water Music”
August 17:  “Music From Around The World”
August 24:  Broadway Review For Children
August 31: Salute To America

Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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