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Asbury Band Aid and more: The five big Jersey shows of the week Now get ready for Asbury Band Aid.  Asbury Band Aid, which streams at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, has more than 25 local acts, one TV star (Jill Hennessy) and Gov. Phil Murphy. The show is organized by the city's Stone Pony and state Sen. Vin Gopal’s Civic Association, and will stream live on AsburyBandAid.com.   “Asbury Park is home to an incredible art community economically impacted by the mandated shutdown,” said Gopal in a statement. “As the artists work to overcome the economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 g...

Well, sort of. The Stone Pony and Monmouth County Senator Vin Gopal's Civic Association are putting on a virtual benefit concert this month, called ' The concert will serve as a fundraiser to help support the Jersey Shore music and art industry. Senator Vin Gopal says all the proceeds will go to the bands, artists, wedding photographers who couldn't perform or work because of the pandemic. "We realized that a lot of these bands that made their living off playing at these different Jersey Shore restaurants, clubs and bars on weekends literally lost their entire revenue and many of them don't h...

Virtual concert planned to benefit local musicians One of the main things Asbury Park is known for is its thriving music scene. But the pandemic slammed the door shut on live performances, leaving a lot of local musicians with no work. To help address their plight, the legendary Stone Pony, along with the Vin Gopal Civic Association, are putting on a digital fundraiser called Band Aid on April 20 to “keep the music playing.” The event will feature dozens of Jersey Shore bands: Anthony Krizan Brian Kirk Splintered Sunlight The B Street Band with Brian Kirk The Nerds All donations/proceeds ...

Asbury Band Aid livestream to raise funds for Jersey Shore music scene If music saved Asbury Park, who's going to save Asbury Park musicians? An ambitious virtual event called Asbury Band Aid, set for April 20, will feature dozens of Jersey Shore acts and raise funds for the local scene, too. The livestream is being organized by the city's Stone Pony and State Senator Vin Gopal’s Civic Association. The city live music scene was halted at the onset of the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020. Only a handful of city music venues, including the Langosta Lounge and Tim McLoone's Supper Club, h...