One of the coolest things to happen last summer in Asbury Park, NJ was the emergence of Jams on the Sand. This weekly, free outdoor concert featured some of the best up-and-coming, and established touring acts in the world of “jam music.” Bands ranged from rock to reggae to blues and NOLA brass — and all delivered a crazy fun time, and helped cement Jams on the Sand as a destination for jam fans.
This summer, the concert series produced by The Anchor’s Bend (located at the North Beach of Asbury Park’s Convention Hall), is upping the ante for its third season. The new season will run June 30 till August 30. The shows will remain free, and will run from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. each week and feature Happy Hour specials from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
This season’s line-up is:
June 21st – Mihali (of Twiddle) (Burlington, VT) | Bencoolen (Washington, D.C.)
June 28th – Pink Talking Fish
July 5th – Kung Fu (New Haven, CT)
July 12th – Aqueous (Buffalo, NY)
July 19th – Organ Freeman (Los Angeles, CA)
July 26th – Juice (Boston, MA) | Little Stranger (Charleston, SC)
Aug 2rd – Locos Por Juana (Miami, FL)
Aug 9th – Ikebe Shakedown (Brooklyn, NY)
Aug 16th – Mungion (Chicago, IL)
Aug 23rd – Aztec Sun (Washington, D.C)
Aug 30th – New Kingston (Brooklyn, NY via Jamaica)
Check out interviews with: Pink Talking Fish | Organ Freeman | Aqueous | Juice
Opening up each show will be the new band, cB3 comprised of Chris Buono on guitar, Ralph Tobias on drums (Adrian Belew / Lauryn Hill), and Ben Stivers on keys (Gregg Allman / Bee Gees / Chris Botti).
