Sea hear now4/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Famed photographer/filmmaker/musician and festival organizer, Danny Clinch, once again set up his “pop-up art gallery/shop,” the Transparent Gallery, featuring some of his photos and artwork from some of the performing artists/musicians. Paul and the Broken Bones, all delivered incredible live performances, as did the older more established acts such as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Blind Melon, The B-52s, Steel Pulse, and the Dropkick Murphys.Ĭlever art installations appeared all over the festival, including painted surfboards in an arch on the beach for photo ops and colorful jellyfish “flags” perched high on the sand blowing in the breeze. Dynamic “newer” artists such as the Black Pumas, Fantastic Negrito, The Struts, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, the Marcus King Band and St. This year’s line-up had nonstop amazing music and, although the bands were spaced out among the three stages-two large stages on the beach and a smaller one in the park-I found myself rushing around to try and catch it all. Springsteen wrote), and the Dropkick Murphys performed “Rose Tattoo,” another Springsteen collaboration. The Marcus King Band delivered a mind-blowing version of “Born to Run” while Joan Jett sang “Light of Day” (which The Struts covered an impassioned version of “Dancing in the Dark,” even recruiting a young member of the audience to come up on stage, much like the music video with Courtney Cox. Sharon Van Etten, singer- songwriter and now actress comes from Belleville, NJ, and Adam Weiner, lead singer of Low Cut Connie, from Cherry Hill, NJ, and surprisingly many more.Īnd although Bruce Springsteen didn’t actually make it to the festival this year (he joined Social Distortion on stage last year), he was definitely there in spirit. ![]() Members of The Lumineers, Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites talked onstage about their hometown of Ramsey, NJ and growing up listening to Bruce Springsteen records just before covering a beautiful version of Thunder Road. ![]() New Jersey natives Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson from the B-52s, performing on the main/SURF stage, made numerous references to their local roots, with Schneider noting Asbury Park as the “old stomping grounds from back in the Stone Age.” Pierson chimed in with, “Yeah, the Stone Pony age!” (Hint: There’s quite a bit of talent that hails from the Garden State, and I’m not just referring to The Boss.) SHN is like a last parting kiss to summer, with a love note stashed in its back pocket to NJ artists old and new. Plus, who doesn’t want to wiggle their toes in the sand while catching ocean breezes and listening to incredible live music in late September? And with more sponsors, nearly 30 diverse bands on 3 stages, gorgeous end-of-summer temps, art installations, surfers, and even mermaids, it’s easy to see why its gaining momentum. ![]()
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