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Entertainment news
What's happening in Jersey music, film and culture — posted as it comes across the desk.
Film & TV
2 days ago
Asbury Park film festival announces its 2027 lineup
Forty-one features, a Jersey shorts block and a midnight screening on the boardwalk.
Local
5 days ago
The basement venue scene is growing again
Three all-ages rooms opened between New Brunswick and Paterson this fall.
Industry
Nov 2, 2026
Garden State artists are all over this year's chart
Six of the top forty streaming tracks in the region were made within thirty miles of the Turnpike.
Local
Oct 28, 2026
The Stone Pony adds a winter residency series
Four local headliners, four Thursdays, one cover charge for the whole run.