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07/16/11 Toms River, NJ- 07/16/11-The The New Jersey State Ice Cream Festival takes place in downtown Toms River on Saturday. Kennedy Pfeifer, 9, of Toms River enjoys ice cream at the festival.
07/15/11 Singer Elijah Roberts and bassist Nick"Turtle" Paolise of the group Dub Proof, which is based in Asbury Park but steeped in the sounds of Jamaica. By Tad Hendrickson/For The Star-Ledger Just as certain types of books work better for summer...
07/14/11 Portishead released Third in 2008, eleven years after their sophomore effort, which also marked the end of their seven year hiatus. Well, it looks like they are finally taking the next step in becoming a real band again. They are going on an extremely long-awaited tour. In October, Portishead sets out on a short n' sweet month long streak across North America, where they will be playing all ...
07/08/11 Democrats passed a budget that left the aid intact but cut more than $1 million for oversight. In response, Gov. Chris Christie cut $139 million, leaving $10 million to help municipalities with extraordinary hardships like Trenton, Camden and Asbury Park.
07/08/11 Apparently the monster rock group that is Mogwai can't stay still too long. Not even five months after releasing their latest LP, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will , the Scotsmen have announced a new EP titled Earth Division which will be out in September. You can also catch the band in the U.S. at a few select shows, this fall. See those dates below. Mogwai's Earth Division EP will ...
07/07/11 Associated PressAnthony Weiner announced his resignation from Congress last month.*Weiner House seat will be a 'hot' one (New York Post)Two state lawmakers have emerged as the front-runners in the backroom battle to be tabbed as the Democratic candidate to replace...
07/07/11 Some of you out there may be baffled by the inclusion of a certain fellow by the name of " Colin Stetson " whose New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges album made the Polaris Music Prize short list yesterday.
07/07/11 The Re-Vision Theatre production of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening will feature Billy Lewis, Elena Ricardo and Noah Zachary as the leading trio in the coming-of-age rock musical.
07/07/11 The Pixies play "secondary markets" this fall. OK, so the tour isn't stopping anywhere in Arkansas, which is probably a surprise to no one. But hey, what's a couple or three hours on the road for one of your favorite bands performing one of your favorite albums ever? For the last couple of years, the Pixies have been on a 20th anniversary tour for their 1989 classic "Doolittle." Which, I suppose ...
07/07/11 The Pixies have announced the dates for their Lost Cities tour (which is the fourth leg of the Doolittle tour). This leg will hit cities the band has never played before.
07/04/11 Three people died and four others were seriously hurt after their car hit a guardrail and overturned on the Garden State Parkway early Monday.
07/02/11 -- Ric Flair was in Asbury Park, NJ for last night's (Saturday) TNA house show. At this time, there is no detailed explanation as to why he did not appear before fans at Friday night's event in Brooklyn. Flair claims that he was never told he would be appearing before the crowd last night.
07/02/11 Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerA woman runs across blazing hot sand during Manasquan's July 4 celebration last year. New Jerseyans have it all when it comes to July 4 celebrations, whether you seek a day at the Shore, a trip to the...
07/01/11 JACKSON, N.J. -- Authorities continued their search Friday for an olive baboon that is believed to have escaped the Wild Safari attraction at the Six Flags Great Adventure park in southern New Jersey. The animal was spotted twice Friday morning in the area around the park in Jackson, N...
07/01/11 Photo by Ben Lozovsky Tonight in London, San Francisco art rockers Deerhoof will take the stage at Alexandra Palace to play Milk Man , their 2004 album, in its entirety for the first time ever. (They're in good company, sharing the stage with the Flaming Lips performing The Soft Bulletin and Dinosaur Jr. performing Bug .) And to celebrate the occasion, Polyvinyl will reissue Milk Man on 180-gram ...
06/29/11 (AP) - Seven gay and lesbian New Jersey couples, along with many of their children, are going to court to try to force the state to recognize gay marriage.
06/29/11 GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. Seven gay couples and many of their children filed a lawsuit Wednesday to demand New Jersey recognize gay marriage, saying it's the only way to solve inequities created by the state's four-year-old civil union law. New Jersey lawmakers created that law to try to fulfill a 2006 state Supreme Court order that committed gay couples be given the same ...
06/29/11 TRENTON, N.J. - Seven gay couples and many of their children filed a lawsuit Wednesday to demand New Jersey recognize gay marriage, saying it's the only way to solve inequities created by the state's four-year-old civil union law.
06/29/11 British group Portishead have signed up to curate the 2011 All Tomorrow's Parties festival in New Jersey. The band has invited Marc Ribot, Swans, The Horrors, Mogwai and Deerhoof, among others to perform with them in Asbury Park in October (11). Port...
06/24/11 ONGOING: N.J. Statewide Fishing Tournament. The NJ Fisherman's Lounge is running its first statewide tournament with 100 percent of all proceeds benefiting New Jersey Beach Buggy Kids. $5,000 in cash and prizes. |