If you’re in Hoboken, and you go west of Willow Avenue, you’ll not only find Sinatra’s boyhood home and the Café Visa but also the 503 Social Club. The West of Willow collective (WOW), an organization that hosts charitable events like the ones they’ve held for Ukraine and Planned Parenthood, will, on December 8, host a benefit concert at the 503 starring Hoboken rockers Karyn Kuhl and her Gang plus Debby Schwartz of the bands Psych-O-Positive and The Aquanettas. Poets Danny Shot and Vera Sirota will also perform.

How about six hours of good food, drink and music from the lead guitar guitarist of the Asbury Jukes, Glenn Alexander, and all for a good cause? The Italian American Hall in Scotch Plains will rock this Sunday, November 10 for six solid hours:  from 2:00 in the afternoon to 8:00 at night.

The Ronnie James Dio “Stand Up And Shout” Cancer Fund will have another fun fundraiser November 14 in Studio City California at the PINZ Bowling Center. Trunk—who tells his great story of just how Metallica got its start right here in The Garden State in The Jersey Sound documentary—can be heard on SiriusXM’s 103 Faction Talk channel.

Jack Antonoff is carving out a damn impressive career with his Bleachers band and as Taylor Swift’s producer. The Bergenfield native has also been active in raising funds and awareness for the plight of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender kids (LGBTQ), the homeless, and those crushed under the weight of today’s society. He founded The Ally Coalition with his sister Rachel Antonoff, and on December 17 in New York City, the 10^th Annual Talent Show at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will take place.