Get Ready For Another Free Woodbridge Concert Series

Written By Mike Greenblatt

We have to hand it to Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac for instituting the best annual tradition ever in Middlesex County. How about five-nights-a-week of free concerts starting June 3 and continuing all the way to September 20. Unheard of! With national acts on Wednesdays at Parker Press Park, Tribute Band Tuesdays, oldies Mondays and Americana Sundays (all at Woodbridge High School) and local band Thursdays at Herbert Rankin Park in nearby Sewaren, Woodbridge rocks! Not to be missed is longtime Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre on June 21. His band is quite exquisite, explosive and actually beats out the current Tull lineup for drama and flair. Martin, it must be said, is one of the most underrated and overlooked British Rock Guitar Heroes in history. The man can play! The tributes to Bowie, McCartney, Neil Young, Eagles, Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, Paul Simon, Journey, Beatles, ELO and Bon Jovi should be fun. It all kicks off June 3 at Merrill Park in Iselin with an all-day party featuring tributes to Chicago, Bruce and more.

Details at http://woodbridgeartsnj.org/free-concerts.html

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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