Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce

Steve Hofstetter
2023-10-03 19:00 (America/New_York) | House of Independents, 572 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ, 07712, United States
House of Independents presents Hofstetter
All ages
Author, columnist, and comedian Steve Hofstetter is often called the hardest working man in show-business. With all due respect to the late James Brown.
Hofstetter’s national TV debut came on ESPN’s Quite Frankly, where Stephen A. Smith yelled at him for three minutes. Hofstetter has also appeared on CBS’ “Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”, Showtime’s “White Boyz in the Hood”, VH1’s “Countdown”, Sundance’s “On the Road in America”, and ABC’s “Barbara Walter’s Special”, where he thankfully did not cry. He is the host and executive producer of “Laughs” on Fox networks, where he only cries occasionally.
One of the top booked acts on the college circuit, the original writer for collegehumor.com has also released six albums. Hofstetter has written humor columns for the New York Times, SportsIllustrated.com, and NHL.com, where he publicly admitted to being a Ranger fan.
After hosting Four Quotas on Sirius Satellite Radio for two seasons, Hofstetter moved to broadcast radio, and his Sports Minute (Or So) was syndicated on over 170 stations and in over 30 newspapers. Hofstetter’s second live comedy album (“Cure For the Cable Guy”) reached #20 on Billboard’s comedy charts. His third album (“Dark Side of the Room”) was the first ever pay-what-you-want” comedy album, since people were going to steal it anyway. His fourth album consisted of an hour of 100% ad-libbed material, which is, frankly, nuts. And his fifth album hit #1 on iTunes’ comedy charts, which is also a bit nuts.
Hofstetter’s brutal tour schedule consists of over 100 colleges and dozens of clubs every year, and is fueled by an immense online popularity, tons of press, and a Prius with great gas mileage. He reached 200,000 friends on Facebook (still the world record), 400,000 more on MySpace, and high shelves in grocery stores.
While Hofstetter’s live shows are routinely sold out, he is best known for his writing, first published at age 15, mainly to impress girls. At 18, he co-founded “Sports Jerk of the Week”, an irreverent website featured by press like USA Today’s Baseball Weekly, Sports Illustrated and CNN. And at 20, Hofstetter took a year off of school to head up web content for the New York Yankees. The Yankees won the World Series that year, which would have been wonderful if they hadn’t beaten Hofstetter’s Mets. Yes, he’s also a Mets fan. Poor kid.
While an undergraduate at Columbia University, Hofstetter was a well-read columnist for the Columbia Daily Spectator and a voice of the Lions. After a summer writing for Maxim, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated for Kids, Hofstetter syndicated his column in several newspapers.
Without his glasses, Hofstetter also looks a great deal like Michael Rappaport.
**VIP ADD ON DOES NOT INCLUDE TICKET**

Helmet
2023-10-05 20:00 | House of Independents, 572 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ, 07712, United States
House of Independents presents Helmet
All ages

Consider the Source
2023-10-06 19:00 | Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
CONSIDER THE SOURCE
Are You Watching Closely Tour
with Human Zoo
7pm Doors
8pm Show
On this tour, Instrumental Prog-Rockers Consider the Source will highlight songs from the band’s 2009 release “Are You Watching Closely” which is being released in record format for the first time.
The band noted, “The original version took up about a side and a half on vinyl so we decided to do something special for this one. We added 2 bonus songs, Kashyyyk and Put Your Face Away, which we recorded remotely in each of our home studios and are calling “2023 BONUS DEMOS”. (Both songs had been performed live in the early days of the band but never recorded until now)”
21+admitted

Emo Night Brooklyn
2023-10-06 21:00 | Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
Emo Night Brooklyn
21+ admitted
Tickets: $15 in advance plus applicable surcharges, $20 at the door
Doors at 9 pm, show time 10 pm

ZOMBIEWALK!
2023-10-07 11:00 - 17:00 | Asbury Park Boardwalk & Beach
CELEBRATING ITS FIFTEENTH YEAR
ARE YOU READY TO WALK LIKE A ZOMBIE?
THE 15TH ANNUAL ASBURY PARK ZOMBIE WALK IS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH!
Join us on the Asbury Park Boardwalk for a day of fun, music and of course… brains!
What Is A Zombie Walk?
A Zombie Walk is an organized gathering of people who dress up in zombie costumes and then converge quickly in a public area for surprise and fun. Walks usually in urban areas such as shopping malls or town squares. Participants arrive at a pre-determined time (often at a hidden location) and then emerge as a group to creep in a somewhat orderly fashion through shocked and amused crowds, towards a final destination (usually a cemetery, club, bar or after party).
During the Walk, all participants are encouraged to remain in character as zombies, lurching, shambling, dragging limbs and communicating only in a zombie-like manner (such as grunting, groaning, moaning and slurred calls for “brains”.) Zombie Walks are always free events. With the exception of Zombie Pub Crawls, most walks are family-friendly, so participants of all ages are welcome to join in the fun.
SCHEDULE
10/07/2023
ZOMBIES BEGIN GATHERING
11am
Asbury Park Boardwalk
The official Info Booth, Merchandise Stand and Makeup Tent will open right along the Boardwalk on the 4th Avenue Green Space. 11 AM is also the beginning of Zombie Makeover time, with Professional Makeup Artists working their spooky magic.
Walk participants are welcome to attend in their own makeup
or to patronize the makeup artists for a fee.

Mapache
2023-10-07 19:00 | Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
Mapache
Roscoe is a road dog. The 14-year-old Boston Terrier has been there for the whole ride of Mapache, Clay Finch and Sam Blasucci’s band, which has grown from being the casual project of two longtime buds to one of the most formidable cosmic-folk acts around. “Roscoe’s been through a lot of shit,” says Blasucci, the dog’s formal owner. “He’s been all around the country, come on tour a little bit.” With some bemused pride, Finch points out that, for a few years, he and Blasucci bunked together in a room in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles that was just big enough to fit two twin beds. “It was the two of us and the dog,” he laughs.
Naturally, Roscoe has found himself the subject of a good handful of Mapache songs in the past—and on Roscoe’s Dream, the band’s third LP of originals, he takes center stage. (That’s him in quilt form on the album cover.) “I Love My Dog” opens up the album with a blissed-out stack of acoustic guitars and a lyrical explanation of one of Roscoe’s many talents: “I love my dog / Keepin’ the policeman out.”
Just as much an easygoing trip with Gram Parsons into the desert as a mad dash with the Grateful Dead away from the law, Roscoe’s Dream is the purest distillation yet of the distinct Mapache sound, which has been brewing for many years now. Finch and Blasucci first met as students at La Cañada High School, just north of Los Angeles: “There wasn’t much supervision or anything,” remembers Blasucci. “It was really nice. And we got to just play guitars together.”
The two stayed friends through their college years—Finch went to Chico State and Blasucci spent two years as a missionary in Mexico—and eventually they ended up back in L.A., spending their days playing guitar together once again, just like old times. Working with producer/engineer Dan Horne (Cass McCombs, Allah-Lahs), they recorded two albums of originals (2017’s Mapache and 2020’s From Liberty Street) as well an album of covers, 2021’s 3. Often trading solos, and occasionally switching from English to Spanish, Finch and Blasucci are now a well-oiled machine.
So when it came time to record Roscoe’s Dream, they didn’t mess with the formula. The band booked some time at Horne’s Lone Palm Studio and called in a handful of friends to play additional parts, including Farmer Dave Scher of Beachwood Sparks on melodica and lap steel on a couple tracks. The family affair has always been how the band likes to work, but this time they approached it on a grander scale than before, recording live as a full group in some cases, as opposed to working over Finch and Blasucci’s initial guitar/vocal parts. “It was a bit more of a band experience,” explains Finch.
The finished product is an ode to the past as well as a bridge forward. Covers of songs like Bo Diddley’s “Diana” and Gabby Pahinui’s “Kaua‘i Beauty” act as nods to heroes of theirs while originals like “Man and Woman” and “Pearl to the Swine” take the template of golden-age rock and lovingly deconstruct it in a modernist lens. “(They Don’t Know) At the Beach” was inspired by the idea of what trailblazing oldies DJ Art Laboe might like—but the gentle ripper of a song would fit right in at a backyard party in 2022.
Hard to imagine after years of being roommates, Finch and Blasucci are also bridging forward in new ways themselves. After the album was in the can, Finch decided to get a little closer to the water by moving to Malibu, and Blasucci moved about an hour north to Ojai with his girlfriend (and Roscoe, of course). But they’re not worried about the new distance slowing them down: “I think if anything it will be bringing more things to the table,” Blasucci considers. “We’re just expanding out in different directions.”
21+ admitted

THE MOTET
2023-10-07 19:00 | Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
THE MOTET
Forming over two decades ago, the funk six-piece The Motet have learned to work as an interlocking unit, with each member bolstering one another towards the best creative output. This symbiosis has led to a unique style and cohesive musical chemistry, as seen in the band’s immaculate live performances and seamless blend of funk, soul, jazz, and rock. With a fervent fanbase in tow, The Motet have sold out shows across the nation, performed six headlining slots at Red Rocks and sets at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Bottlerock, Electric Forest, Bumbershoot, Summer Camp, and High Sierra.
But even after their 20+ years of accolades and recognition, the legendary outfit – composed of Dave Watts (drums), Joey Porter (keys), Garrett Sayers (bass), Drew Sayers (keys and saxophone), Ryan Jalbert (guitar), and new singer Sarah Clarke – are still exploring new sonic ideas and finding new ways to showcase each other’s skill sets.
The band released their 10th studio album, All Day, in January 2023 – an eclectic instrumental voyage threaded by the infectious grooves and immaculate, layered arrangements that The Motet have become known for.
Now with vocal powerhouse Sarah Clarke in tow, the band continues their journey with new songs and fresh arrangements of Motet classics.

Gerry Perlinski
2023-10-07 20:00 | Robinson Ale House, 1200 Park Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
Gerry Perlinski at Robinson Ale Hose

Stringbean & the Boardwalk Social Club
2023-10-07 21:00 | Low Dive, 1000 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park
Stringbean & the Boardwalk Social Club
Cranston Dean

Ribeye Brothers, Nancy Whitaker
2023-10-07 21:00 | Low Dive, 1000 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park
Ribeye Brothers, Nancy Whitaker at Low Dive

Walkathon Against Domestic Violence
2023-10-08 09:00 - 17:00 | Boardwalk Pavillion at Ocean Grove, Ocean Grove
Walkathon Against Domestic Violence!
Did you know that on average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States? In one year, this equates to more than 10 million men and women.
In just about one day in the state of New Jersey, Domestic Violence programs provide services related to domestic violence to more than 1,200 survivors. Within a day, programs receive about 300 requests that oftentimes can not be met due to the lack of resources. Let’s start making a change one donation at a time and by supporting this walkathon and it’s organization mission.
CARC’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault program is a culturally specific provider for the state of New Jersey. The program specializes in providing bilingual accessible services to families in need, in a holistic approach wile demonstrating cultural humility, empathy, and compassion. This program protects those who are fleeing any kind of domestic and/or sexual violence situation.
Become an honorable sponsor and check out our Fundraising toolkit for more information.
Become an honorable sponsor by selecting one of the following:
BELIEVE sponsorship package
INSPIRE sponsorship package
EMPOWER sponsorship package
Walk with us in hopes of empowering all survivors in efforts to inspire them to continue thriving.

Rockit Music Academy: Classic Vinyl Series
2023-10-08 19:00 | Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
ROCKIT Music Academy presents: “CLASSIC VINYL SERIES”
featuring classic rock & Led Zeppelin I in its entirety
DOORS OPEN AT 6pm, SHOW STARTS AT 7pm
GROUP SEATING DOES APPLY
The Rockit Academy is New Jersey’s #1 Live Music Education school for young musicians. The Rockit Live Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to help develop, nurture, and inspire young musicians to reach their full artistic potential through music education offered in partnership with Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ. The foundation’s defining focus is outreach, music education, scholarships, and to reach all aspiring artists at every level of economic status. The Rockit Academy have performed such classics as Dark Side of the Moon, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Woodstock, Who’s Next and many more. Rockit Advisory Board members, Maureen and Steven Van Zandt, Eddie Brigati, Carmine Appice, Ricky Byrd, Rich Russo, Mark Weiss and Steve Lacey lend their talent and support to a cause they keep close to their hearts. Since its inception, Rockit has worked with more than 1,700 young musicians, performed with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artists, starred on network TV, and assisted in leading students to the most prestigious music colleges in the United States.
Follow www.rockitacademy.org
THE DANCE FLOOR WILL BE CLOSED FOR SEATING.

Happy Mondays at the Wonder Bar
2023-10-09 19:00 | Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
Mondays are Happy Mondays at the Wonder Bar! Come to your favorite neighborhood hang and see your favorite bands take the stage.
10/2: Porchfest Afterparty
10/9: Surf Haven, Wall Carpets, Brook Pridemore
10/16: The DTs, The Afraid Brigade
10/23: Foes of Fern, ZA, The Grand Mals
10/30: Doc Emmitt, The Superweaks, Glass Garden
Doors 7 pm / Show 7:30 pm
Free admission
21 and up admitted
Bar specials weekly

Stringbean & the Boardwalk Social Club
2023-10-09 19:00 | Low Dive, 1000 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park

Common Kings
2023-10-11 19:00 | Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
Common Kings
Road to Maui Tour
with support from Jakobs Castle
Common Kings are more than a band of musicians, they are a family, a lifestyle, a community, a brother and sisterhood, having grown up together in California’s Orange County, four college mates who first met at a backyard barbecue 20-some years ago. Music was the common bond for these Pacific Islanders (all but one first-generation Americans) who have together transcended their Polynesian reggae roots to achieve pop crossover success since releasing their first music in 2011 – Samoan-born Hawaiian lead singer Sasualei “Jr. King” Maliga and Hawaii-raised Samoan guitarist Taumata “Mata” Grey; Fiji-born bassist Ivan “Uncle Lui” Kirimaua, and L.A.-born Tongan drummer Jerome “Big Rome” Taito. The band has toured with Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Meghan Trainor, Fifth Harmony and CeeLo as well as headlining their own shows and music festivals around the world.
Common Kings have been releasing music on their own Island Empire/Mensch House Records label for more than a decade, with their first full-length debut, 2017’s ‘Lost in Paradise’, nominated for Best Reggae Album at the GRAMMYs. The long-awaited follow-up, aptly named CELEBRATION, follows a series of five songwriting camps around the country (Miami, Hawaii, Orange County, Nashville, L.A.), winnowing down 120 songs to 12 over the course of almost two years during and after the pandemic. Common Kings’ island rhythms are as seductive as a lazy ocean breeze, with a narrative that is an All-American story with a tropical twist.

Pinkshift
2023-10-12 18:00 | House of Independents, 572 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ, 07712, United States
House of Independents presents Pinkshift
Tix on sale Fri Aug 18 2023

Marc Muller
2023-10-12 18:00 | Robinson Ale House, 1200 Park Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
Marc Muller at Robinson Ale Hose

Captain Cream & The Forest Fires
2023-10-12 20:00 | Low Dive, 1000 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park
Captain Cream & The Forest Fires at Low Dive

The Good Life
2023-10-13 19:00 | Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
THE GOOD LIFE
with Doom Flower
The Good Life is a rock and roll band from Omaha, Nebraska. Initially started as an outlet for Tim Kasher to explore musical ideas differing from his band, Cursive, The Good Life became fully formed with members Stefanie Drootin-Senseney, Ryan Fox and Roger Lewis. They’ve released five full-length albums and toured around the world since first beginning in 2000.

Quarters of Change
2023-10-13 19:00 | House of Independents, 572 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ, 07712, United States
House of Independents presents https://www.houseofindependents.com/
All ages

CHRISTONE 'KINGFISH' INGRAM
2023-10-13 19:00 | Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
Grammy-winning guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has quickly become the defining blues voice of his generation. From his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi to stages around the world, the now 24-year-old has headlined various national tours with Vampire Weekend, Jason Isbell, and Buddy Guy. Since he burst onto the scene in 2019, Ingram has been nominated for 10 Blues Music Awards and won them all. Rolling Stone declared, “Kingfish is one of the most exciting young guitarists in years, with a sound that encompasses B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and Prince.”

Daddy O’Pocketful
2023-10-13 20:00 | Robinson Ale House, 1200 Park Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
Daddy O’Pocketful at Robinson Ale House

Za the Band & Pepperwine
2023-10-13 21:00 | The Break, 1000 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park
Za the Band & Pepperwine at The Break

Brothers Union, Levy Okun, Tom Costello
2023-10-13 21:00 | Low Dive, 1000 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park
Brothers Union, Levy Okun, Tom Costello at Low Dive

Yam Haus / Sawyer
2023-10-14 18:00 | House of Independents, 572 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ, 07712, United States
House of Independents presents Yam Haus / Sawyer
All ages

Hub City Stompers
2023-10-14 19:00 | Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
Hub City Stompers
Bigger Thomas
King Django Sextet
The Classy Wrecks
A Ska Familia Remembrance Party for Tommi Infamous
Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm

Damn the Torpedoes
2023-10-14 19:00 - 23:30 | Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
Damn the Torpedoes
Tom Petty Birthday Celebration
with special guest
The Bilsby Brothers open at 7:30
Door 7:00, Show 7:30 to 11:30
$25. Adv / $30. Dos

Broadway's Kate Baldwin & Aaron Lazar
2023-10-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Axelrod Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant Ave, Deal, 07723
Celebrate the greatest songs of Broadway and Hollywood with two-time Tony® Award nominee Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!, Big Fish, Finian’s Rainbow) and Broadway and television star Aaron Lazar (The Light in the Piazza, Fox’s Filthy Rich), as they return to the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in this special concert with the American Pops Orchestra conducted by Luke Frazier. As stars of the Axelrod’s 2022 production of The Bridges of Madison County directed by Hunter Foster, Kate and Aaron received national acclaim and went on to two successful concert runs at New York’s famous 54 Below.

Natalie Farrell, Dano
2023-10-14 21:00 | The Break, 1000 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park
Natalie Farrell, Dano at The Break

Spooky Perreo
2023-10-14 22:00 | House of Independents, 572 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ, 07712, United States
House of Independents present Spooky Perreo
Ages 21+
