Labor Day Weekend at the Jersey Shore: Frank, Sylvester Stallone, Southside Johnny, more
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This Labor Day Weekend at the Jersey Shore is going to be a knockout.
That's because Sylvester Stallone, star of the Rocky movies, will host a performance by his brother, Frank Stallone, 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2 on the Sound Waves stage at the Hard Rock Atlantic City.
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band are also on the and it'll be “a night of music, movies and stories,” according to the venue.
Frank has been a regular in his older brother's movies, appearing in “Rocky,” “Rocky II,” “Rocky III,” “Rocky Balboa,” “Paradise Alley,” “Staying Alive,” “Get Carter,” “The Good Life,” and “Reach Me.” He also had a Top 10 hit, “Far From Over,” from “Staying Alive.”
The Stallones grew up in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, and Frank has Jersey music roots. In the 70s, he lived in Trenton, where his former band Valentine was based.
Syl, 76, has been in the news lately as he and his wife of 25 years, Jennifer Flavin, 54, are getting divorced.
Go: Frank Stallone with Sylvester Stallone and John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, Hard Rock Atlantic City, 1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City. $39 and up. www.hardrockhotelatlanticcity.com.
Temptations party at Headliner
Alas, Temptations in Seaside Heights is no longer with us, but the spirit lives on in Neptune.
The Jersey Shore Classics Reunion party will take place 1 p.m. to sundown Saturday, Sept. 3 with Jersey deejay legend Denny Tsettos spinning the dance hits in a tribute to the former Temptations, aka Tempts. It goes down at the Oasis Pool and Day Club at the Headliner, and swimwear is suggested but not required.
Valentino Khan spins in the Headliner main room Saturday night, and Oscar G is behind the decks at the pool on Sunday, Sept. 4.
Go: DJ Denny Tsettos Temptations Pool Party, 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, Headliner Oasis Pool, Route 35, Neptune. $12. www.headlineroasis.com.
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An Englishtown party in Asbury Park
On Labor Day Weekend in 1977, more than 100,000 music fans converged on Raceway Park in Old Bridge for see the Grateful Dead, the Marshall Tucker Band and the New Riders of the Purple Sage.
Chances are if you're reading this in Jersey, you or someone you know were there.
The Englishtown Project, headed by Michael Falzarano, longtime member of Hot Tuna and the New Riders of the Purple Sage, seeks to recreate the vibe of that momentous show.
“There were over 60 songs played at that show, all of which are instantly recognizable,” says the band, who play Friday, Sept. 2 at the Wonder Bar.
Oh, it's “Englishtown” because for decades Raceway Park was identified as being in the Englishtown section of Manalapan.
Go: The Englishtown Project, 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, Wonder Bar, Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park. $20. wonderbarasburypark.com.
Southside returns to the Stone Pony
Here's a show with a bang.
The Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes with the Jake Clemons Band show Sunday, Sept. 4 at the Stone Pony Summer Stage was originally scheduled to take place July 2 but was postponed due to the weather. It's on now with Jarod Clemons and the Late Nights and the Promised Land playing inside before the show, and the Gary Frost Band playing the after-show, also inside.
Tickets from July 2 will be honored.
Go: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes with the Jake Clemons Band, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, Stone Pony Summer Stage, Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park. $45. stoneponyonline.com.
Bar A bash in Lake Como
DJ Vito G, who made a name for himself at the Pool After Dark in Harrah's Atlantic City, is making a splash in the deejay world. He spins 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Bar Anticipation Summer Stage in Lake Como.
DJ Proud is on the decks before him and DJ Mike Nice spins inside on Saturday.
On Sunday, Sept. 4, the Annual Bud Bash with Big Bang Baby and more takes place at Bar A starting at 4 p.m.
Go: DJ Vito G, 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, Bar Anticipation, 703 16th Ave., Lake Como. $10 to $20. bar-a.com.
Jazz on the boardwalk
And now for something different….
Captain Cream and the Forest Fires have been burning up the stages of the Asbury Park Yacht Club and adjacent of the Langosta Lounge on the boardwalk in Asbury Park this summer with a deep stock of improvisational jams on jazz and pop hits of yesterday and today. It's something that, if you're a music fan, you won't want to miss.
The next show is 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 at the APYC. Jazzbury Park with Red 1-2-3 is on the Langosta stage on Thursday, so we might be witnessing a jazz revival in the city as it happens.
Go: Captain Cream and the Forest Fires, 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, Asbury Park Yacht Club, Boardwalk, Asbury Park. Free. www.langostalounge.com.
Phish livestream at the Saint
If you didn't get to see the three-night stand of Phish on the beach in Atlantic City earlier this month, now you can get the next best thing.
A livestream of their show of their Thursday, Sept. 1 show at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, in Commerce City, Colorado will be presented by the Saint in Asbury Park.
“Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul. Run, run, run,” they say. The night is free and the music starts at 9:30 p.m.
Go: Phish Livestream, 9:30 p.m. (doors 7 p.m.), The Saint, 601 Main St, Asbury Park. Free. www.thesaintnj.com.
Steve Wynn in the Man Cave
Steve Wynn living room tour is making a stop at Randy Now's Man Cave, the groovy record store that's now in Hightstown.
Wynn, from the Dream Syndicate and the Baseball Project, will be in his zone.
“When I am on tour and going around the county, I like to go to record stores because it’s like a second home for me partially because you see friends at the stores,” said Wynn to Goldminemag.com. “Working at a record store was my main job before the Dream Syndicate back in 1982.”
He'll feel right at home in the new, expanded Man Cave.
Go: Steve Wynn, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, Randy Now's Man Cave, 119 W. Ward St., Hightstown. $25. www.mancavenj.com.
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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers music and entertainment for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Labor Day at the Jersey Shore: Concerts, including Sylvester Stallone
