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Travis Barker's Band To Headline Massive NJ Music Festival, Will Kardashian Wife Come Too? Travis Barker's Band To Headline Massive NJ Music Festival, Will Kardashian Wife Come Too?
Travis Barker's Band To Headline Massive NJ Music Festival, Will Kardashian Wife Come Too? Could the Kardashians be making their way to the Jersey Shore? With Travis Barker, Kourtney’s husband, set to headline this year’s Sea.Hear.Now festival, it might be the perfect opportunity for her to experience Asbury Park’s iconic beachfront scene. The two-day music, art, and surfing extravaganza in Asbury Park will be held on Sept. 13 and 14, 2025, and the lineup is stacked with major artists. This year’s headliners include Ireland's Hozier, pop-punk band Blink-182, Lenny Kravitz, and Alabama Shakes, along with performances from LCD Soundsystem, Public Enemy, Spoon, Phantogram, De La So…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter Headlining Lollapalooza Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter Headlining Lollapalooza
Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter Headlining Lollapalooza This year's Lollapalooza comes with a shot of "Espresso." As long as you have your "Drivers License." Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter are among the headliners for the 2025 Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago, running from Thursday, July 31 through Sunday, August 3. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Olivia Rodrigo (@oliviarodrigo) Other headliners include Tyler the Creator, Gracie Abrams, Luke Combs and Korn. This is Rodrigo's first time playing the venerable music festival. The "Get Him Back" singer has been on her acclaim…

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by Sam Barron
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Drummer Departs Emo Rock Band After 25 Years Over Sobriety, Creative Issues Drummer Departs Emo Rock Band After 25 Years Over Sobriety, Creative Issues
Drummer Departs Emo Rock Band After 25 Years Over Sobriety, Creative Issues The drummer of a well-known emo and pop-punk bank from Long Island said he has left the group, citing sobriety and creative differences. After 25 years of rocking out with Taking Back Sunday, Mark O'Connell announced his departure from the band in an Instagram post on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The Rockville Centre, New York, native joined the Amityville-based group in 2001 when he replaced Steven DeJoseph, Billboard reported. O'Connell said the decision to leave wasn't easy and "wasn't entirely my own." "Over the past few years, I've focused on my family and personal growth, includin…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
Massive Music, Surfing Festival SeaHearNow Returns For Another Year In Asbury Park Massive Music, Surfing Festival SeaHearNow Returns For Another Year In Asbury Park
Massive Music, Surfing Festival SeaHearNow Returns For Another Year In Asbury Park A music festival known for high-profile rock acts and surfing fun is returning to Asbury Park in 2024. The Sea.Hear.Now Festival said it will return for its sixth year, according to an announcement on its social media accounts posted on Thursday, Jan. 18. The two-day festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 14 and Sunday, Sept. 15. A concert lineup has not been finalized yet. "We can't wait to see you back in Asbury Park for our best year yet," the festival posted. SEA.HEAR.NOW RETURNS — September 14-15, 2024! 🏄‍♂️ We can't wait to see you back in Asbury Park for our best year y…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
Fyre Festival II Is On, NJ Fraudster Founder Says Fyre Festival II Is On, NJ Fraudster Founder Says
Fyre Festival II Is On, NJ Fraudster Founder Says Lovers of bland cheese sandwiches rejoice! Fyre Festival II is finally happening, so Billy McFarland says. Which means it's probably not happening. McFarland, who was raised in Short Hills, tweeted on Sunday, April 9: For those who don't remember, Fyre Festival I, organized by McFarland and Ja Rule was a massive debacle.  What was supposed to be a planned music festival and luxury weekend on the Bahamas promoted by social media influencers ended with guests sleeping in shoddy tents, served bland cheese sandwiches and being the subject of epic schadenfreude by bemused onlookers relishing ev…

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by Sam Barron
Events
Massive Music Fest SeaHearNow Returns To Asbury Park (PHOTOS) Massive Music Fest SeaHearNow Returns To Asbury Park (PHOTOS)
Massive Music Fest SeaHearNow Returns To Asbury Park (Photos) One of the largest beachfront music festivals in the region is gearing up for its big return to Asbury Park. Green Day and Stevie Nicks have been announced as headliners for the annual Sea.Hear.Now Festival, a two-day music event that will treat fans to more than 25 performances Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 1. The festival will run across three stages at North Beach Asbury Park and Bradley Park. Other major acts include My Morning Jacket, Cage The Elephant, Billy Strings, Gary Clark Jr., The Head and the Heart, IDLES, Courtney Barnett, and more. The North Beach Rumble sur…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Rapper Fetty Wap Arrested By FBI At Citi Field NJ Rapper Fetty Wap Arrested By FBI At Citi Field
NJ Rapper Fetty Wap Arrested By FBI At Citi Field UPDATE: New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap was among six men charged with running an elaborate cross-country drug distribution ring out of Long Island, authorities announced Friday. ORIGINAL STORY BELOW New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap was among approximately a dozen people arrested on federal drug offenses at Citi Field Thursday, multiple news outlets say citing senior law enforcement officials. FBI agents apparently nabbed the Paterson native -- whose real name is William Junior Maxwell II -- at the stadium where the Rolling Loud music festival was being held. Maxwell is expected to appear Friday …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Kearny Doc Extended Ibiza Trip Last-Minute Before Fatal Fall From Cliff Kearny Doc Extended Ibiza Trip Last-Minute Before Fatal Fall From Cliff
Kearny Doc Extended Ibiza Trip Last-Minute Before Fatal Fall From Cliff A physician from Kearny extended his vacation in Spain at the last-minute before plunging to his death while on a hike with his fiancée, a new report says. Daniel Sirovich, 34, and Kristi Kelly decided to go on the hike where the physician slipped and fell 82 feet to his death in Ibiza after a music festival in England was rained out, the Staten Island Advance reports. "Danny was, by far, the person with the most life that we had the pleasure to meet," according to a GoFundMe that had raised more than $51,000 as of Wednesday morning. Sirovich was preparing to start his dream job in Bos…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
BERGENFEST: Local Teens Organize Massive Bergen County Music Festival BERGENFEST: Local Teens Organize Massive Bergen County Music Festival
Bergenfest: Local Teens Organize Massive Bergen County Music Festival Hundreds of people are expected to turn out for a music festival organized by Bergen County teens. Bergenfest is a "local concert on a global mission" with Wé McDonald of NBC's "The Voice" headlining the June 29 event. Held at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood, the concert is for non-profit humanitarian organization TEEEM: The Empathetic Entrepreneur Equality Mission. TEEEM raises funds and awareness toward world-wide community needs and includes students from across North Jersey. BergenfestContributed Each high school is dedicated to a particular country: Ridgewood H…

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by Cecilia Levine