Happy Halloween Jersey City + #GOUJ18 Costume Contest & Halloween Party Guide!

October 26, 2018 by Anthony Susco

I first want to give a big thanks to all of you who came out this year to our Ghost of Uncle Joe’s Annual Halloween Fundraiser & Ball, for and at the Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery. We had our largest crowds, biggest sounds, ...
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The Stage is Set or THIS weekend in JC

February 28, 2018 by Anthony Susco

Okay here we go! March starts tomorrow and so does our first weekend of Live Music at the new FM. We start on Thursday with Reggae-Love sounds of Universal Rebel. Then we've got the Rock and Sostylings of The One and Nines and the ...
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A new STAGE in my life or FM is changing our tune

January 14, 2018 by Anthony Susco

Bands, Bookers, Jersey City Friends, Lend me your ears (hands and legs). After squeezing sound systems into a Toyota Prius for the past many years, I am happy to announce that come February, Dancing Tony will again have an indoor stage downtown. ...
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SAT 12/30 the return of The Old Glorys at Fox & Crow

December 12, 2017 by Anthony Susco

Dancing Tony Presents: the return of THE OLD GLORYS SAT DEC 30th 8pm FREE NEW YEAR'S EVE'S EVE 2017 Jersey City welcomes back Melissa A Jackson from Kentucky for a reunion show with The Old Glorys with the original line-up ...
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FRI 12/22 The Rock-it Docket Snow Capper with Mr. Flannery & His Feelings [] Fascinations Grand Chorus [] Bad Penny [] International Override

December 4, 2017 by Anthony Susco

The Rock-it Docket is proud to be part of the of the 4 days and night Winter Carnival & Market at Cathedral Hall. With unique vendors from JC Oddities Market and hospitality from 4th Street Arts, you are sure to find holiday cheer and ...
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Mon Nov 20th : The 27th Annual Pagan Thanksgiving Feast in Montclair

November 14, 2017 by Anthony Susco

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Long before I moved to Jersey City, I was a member of a not so secret cult in college called the Derelict Garden Tools. We had a Secret handshake, strange wardrobes, late night adventures and ...
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SAT 10-21 The Ghost of Uncle Joe’s – Halloween Costume Ball & Fundraiser

September 29, 2017 by Anthony Susco

Saturday October 21nd (The) Rock-it Docket & The Historic Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery presents : the Ghost of Uncle Joe's a Halloween Costume Ball & Fundraiser !! This annual event is rock show in a cemetery with local musicians ...
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SAT 10-07 Oktoberfest Block Party by Point Capital

September 28, 2017 by Anthony Susco

Hallo Jersey City ! Get ready for another great block party hosted by L7's, the Point Capital Development Oktoberfest Party on October 7th! This party is offsite at the Baker Building (243 Suydan Ave., Jersey City )and the whole block will be shut ...
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SAT 09-23 Rock-it Docket Rodeo Stage at Hamilton Park BBQ

September 21, 2017 by Anthony Susco

Enjoy Bulls, Beer, BBQ and Bands at the 8th Annual Hamilton Park BBQ Festival benefiting the Hamilton Park Conservancy Take a Ride on the Rodeo Stage with performances by High Noon : Keepin' The Family 1:00 The Bitter Chills 1:50 The ...
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SAT 09-23 North Jersey Indie Rock Festival at Cathedral Hall

September 21, 2017 by Anthony Susco

Welcome to the 2n d year of the North Jersey Indie Rock Festival! 5 record labels, 24 bands, 1 STELLAR day. Record Labels: Mint 400 Records, Sniffling Indie Kids, Little Dickman Records, Killing Horse Records, Bar None Records Bands: A Bird, ...
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Get UPstairs [] Get DOWNtown or buona mangiata

August 9, 2017 by Anthony Susco

We've got a nice full week of music in Jersey City, Things start out for me tonight with a Such Great Heights Showcase at Groove on Grove, showcasing yes you guessed it 3 great bands from the Heights. Tonight welcome Twiddlin' Thumbs /\ Sea of Otters ...
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SAT 8-12-17 The Rooftopper at Porta

August 8, 2017 by Anthony Susco

Dancing Tony presents: The Rooftopper at Porta. Get UPstairs and Get DOWNtown with Live Music by3:00 door open 3:30 the Killians 4:20 David Spegasus 5:10 Din 6:00 Drum and a Tantrum 6:50 Debra Devi 7:40 WYLAND 8:30 Adam and the ...
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Debra Devi, J Hacha de Zola, Gerry Rosenthal Trio at Headroom

$10 – doors open at 7 pm

7:30 pm – Gerry Rosenthal Trio
www.facebook.com/gerryrosenthalmusic
Lively and rocking, the Gerry Rosenthal Trio mines Americana, folk and blues, drawing comparisons to Mumford and Sons, Punch Brothers, and Ben Folds. The Gerry Rosenthal Trio is Gerry Rosenthal on acoustic guitar and lead vocals, Jack Breslin on upright bass and Sean-David Cunningham on violin, rounding out Gerry’s songs with 3-part harmony and free-wheeling improvisation.. Check out the trio’s 2019 EP “First”!

8:30 pm – J Hacha De Zola
www.fanaticpromotion.com/jhachadezola-in
J Hacha De Zola is a hyper-creative musical force who hit numerous “Best of 2019” lists with his LPs, EPs, and iconoclastic covers of pop songs. Stereo Embers describes Hacha de Zola’s sound as “a dark and swinging blend of jagged jazz, back alley blues and deliciously demented carnival stomp,” calling him “one of the most important and singular artists making music today.” Such raves and his live shows are establishing this “Urban Junkyard” artist as “a wild man in the vein of such fire-breathing artists like Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Captain Beefheart” (Paste).

9:30 pm – Debra Devi – www.debradevi.com
JamBase calls rock musician Debra Devi “a supersonic fret-burner who writes hauntingly memorable songs.” Urban Politico says, “vocally, Devi is a dead ringer for Sheryl Crow, and her music radiates infectious joy, reminding us of The Black Crowes, Prince, and Little Feat.” Live, adds New York Music Daily, “Devi leads a ferocious band equally adept at sprawling psychedelic jams and terse, soulful rockers.” Look for her new EP, A Zillion Stars Overhead, with Gov’t Mule’s Jorgen Carlsson on bass and mixed by Sylvia Massy, in early 2020.

Headroom is a beautiful venue devoted to rock, jazz, funk & blues at 150 Bay Street in downtown Jersey City (5 min. walk from Grove PATH).
www.headroombar.com

Super Funny Females Comedy Night at WFMU’s Monty Hall, Jersey City

Get your Fix of Female Funnies February First!

12 bucks, Four Comedians, that’s 3 bucks a piece, you wont find a better estrogen per dollar deal anywhere!
Dina Hashem : Dina started comedy in 2010 while attending Rutgers University in her home state of New Jersey. She has since performed in festivals including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and has been on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle and CONAN. She can be seen at venues all around NYC and followed on social media @dinahashem_

Rachael Parenta : Rachael Parenta, an emotionally-inappropriate comedian, has been cracking audiences up from coast to coast and all of NYC for a decade. She’s been seen on Lifetime, Animal Planet, and the Discovery Channel. She’s a former co-host of Sports Ball on TWIB.FM and the creator of the hilarious podcast Football Laces. When not performing Ms. Parenta is writing writing writing having had short and full-length plays produced on both costs as well having contributed prose to Gawker.com and the 2009 book What Was I Thinking?! alongside Carrie Fischer.

Ariel Leaty : Ariel Leaty is a comedian, actress, and writer from New Jersey, but she’s far from the “Jersey Shore” stereotype. Born to strict Hispanic parents in a suburban town, she learned to use humor in order to weave in and out of spaces where she didn’t quite belong. Diagnosed with Leukemia in 2014, she is currently on the path to being officially cured. As for her chemo-induced mood swings? They’re another matter entirely. Ariel’s standup explores her hardships with relationships, battling depression, grappling with religion, and being racially ambiguous. But, who are we kidding? She mostly talks about her pussy. Currently, she produces and and co-hosts a popular monthly stand-up comedy showcase called Culture Vultures, with a focus on women, POC, and LGBTQ acts.

Madeleine Smith : Madelein Smith is a touring comedian based in New York City. She performs in clubs and venues all around the city, including the Broadway Comedy Club, Eastville Comedy Club, and hip joints in hip parts of Brooklyn where she could never afford to live. Madelein got her start in comedy in Rochester NY, where she won a few comedy competitions and performed regularly at the local comedy club. For two years, she ran a monthly all female show entitled “Rage Against the Vageen”. She has performed in numerous festivals, including Beaver and Bacon Fest 2016 at the Regent Theater in Toronto, SheDot Toronto 2017, Finger Lakes Comedy Fest 2016 and 2017, Rochester Fringe Fest 2014 and 2017, Laugh Riot Girl Fest 2015, and was a headlining act at Ithaca’s Festival of the Arts 2017

Strunz & Farah at White Eagle Hall

White Eagle Hall Presents:

Grammy-award winning artists Strunz and Farah are bringing their incendiary guitar playing to White Eagle Hall!

Performing together since 1979, Grammy nominees Strunz & Farah are the innovators of an entirely new expression for the acoustic guitar. Well ahead of their time they created an original style that now is widely influential. Originally from Costa Rica and Iran respectively, Jorge Strunz and Ardeshir Farah have brought the musical influences of their multi-cultural backgrounds into their highly virtuosic, rhythmic, and improvisation-rich original instrumental compositions, inspiring fans and many guitarists worldwide. Their meeting in 1979 in Los Angeles, where they are still based, marked the first time that Latin American and Middle Eastern music, along with other important elements including Jazz, came together on the guitar. They remain the undisputed masters of the style they created.S&F’s music is perhaps best described as original multi-cultural acoustic instrumental improvisational guitar music, or world jazz. Their music emphasizes and luxuriates in sensuous melody and rhythm with a colorful and passionate expression, and is saturated with their cultural roots. Afro-Caribbean, Latin American folk, flamenco and Middle Eastern music all converge in an essentially jazz context, especially in the sense of improvisation, and is a unique contribution to the diversity of contemporary guitar music.

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