Published: Friday, March 04, 2011, 3:24 PM ��� Updated: Saturday, March 05, 2011, 4:38 PM
With Light of Day 2011 culminating in an impromptu Bruce Springsteen concert at the Paramount Theatre, All Tomorrow?s Parties scheduling a seaside festival for early autumn, it already has been a big year for music in Asbury Park.
Next weekend, the shore town that loves to rock will get a little louder. The Smithsonian Institute?s traveling New Harmonies exhibition ? a celebration of American roots music ? opens at the city library. And Asbury Park only knows one way to celebrate: with a big, star-studded show at a beloved venue by the boardwalk.
New Harmonies: Celebrating Asbury Park kicks off at 7 p.m. March 13 at the Paramount. Original E Street Band drummer Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez and Max Weinberg, who has kept the beat for the band since 1974, are on the bill; Lopez will play with an updated version of Steel Mill, an early Springsteen-led combo. Bobby Bandiera, a longtime member of Southside Johnny?s Asbury Jukes as well as a touring member of Bon Jovi, will also perform.
Despite the presence of Weinberg, Lopez and Bandiera, the evening will not be exclusively devoted to rock. In keeping with the theme of the Smithsonian?s exhibition, local representatives of distinctly American musical genres will take the Paramount stage.
Many of the performers are figures of considerable importance in Asbury Park?s musical history. Bluesman Billy Hector, who was a house musician at the Stone Pony and has won three Asbury Music Awards for his guitar playing, is scheduled to appear. Sax player Chico Rouse, producer of the Asbury Park Jazz Festival, will host an All-Star jam. Bluegrass player Richard Morris has been a producer and engineer at the Asbury Media studio for many years; Tyrone McAllister leads a Jersey Shore-based gospel choir; and the inspirational Nicky Addeo is a popular regional R&B singer.
Folk-rocker Steve Forbert, who is no stranger to the Jersey Shore, will also play at the Paramount.
The concert is the main attraction of the weekend, but it?s only part of the celebration surrounding the arrival of the Smithsonian exhibition. At 10 a.m. on March 12, Mayor Ed Johnson will officially cut the ribbon on the traveling show at the library. Two hours later, Bob Santelli, director of the Grammy Museum, will deliver a lecture on American roots music at Trinity Church. Both of these events are free.
On Sunday, there will be a walking tour of Asbury Park?s rock sites; visit asburyparkmusic.org for the time.
After the ribbon cutting, the New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music exhibit will remain at the library through April 17.
For Paramount tickets, call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
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