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As of this moment you are able to vote for the Somers
Point Beach Concerts nominated by the prestigious USA
Today newspaper as one of THE BEST Outdoor Concert Series in the
United States!
We need your vote!
Please use the attached link to vote early and vote often as you
may vote once every day from now until the deadline of April 17,
2023.
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On the 30th Anniversary of our Beach Concerts, this is a wild
and amazing gift and we will celebrate the entire season!
Look at our 2023 schedule and see how and why we made this
happen over 30 years!
We open June 16 with one of the greatest, multi award winning
soul blues artists alive, “The Man Who Taught the Blues to the
Blues Brothers”, Curtis Salgado, the artist after whom Cab
Calloway’s character “Curtis” is named in the “Blues Brothers”!
On June 23 the Tony Mart Allstars, and three of the greatest
guitarists in New Jersey, Billy Walton, Danny Eyer and Brian
“Coconutz” Varhelyi, will pay tribute to some of the all time
greatest classic rock ‘n’ roll guitarists, Jimi Hendrix,
Santana, Duane Allman and Dickie Betts, John Fogerty, Stephen
Stills, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jimmy Page, Joe Walsh,
Stevie Ray Vaughn and even Johnny Cash in a two and a half hour
rock ‘n’ roll tribute dedicated to the memory of our beloved
“Ernie T“ Trionfo
On June 30 lead guitarist and cofounder of Jethro Tull, Martin
Barre brings his “History of Jethro Tull Tour” to an intimate
evening with an international rockstar on the Beach. Starting
the party that night will be Somers Point’s own SSP’s.
See the fireworks from our Beach on Tuesday, July 4, as our own
Jersey Shore Rock and Soul Guitar Hero, Billy Walton performs
with the only real rock star in “Eddie and the Cruisers”,
Michael “Tunes“ Antunes, the legendary East Coast saxophone star
as special guest from The Beaver Brown Band..
One of the best for lovers of the Beatles, the Weeklings appear
on July 14 led by Glen Burtnik, who played the original Paul
McCartney in Beatlemania on Broadway before going on to perform
with Styx and the Electric Light Orchestra! Another Rockstar!
On July 21 one of the greatest party dance bands in the
Northeastern United States, our own Dane Anthony Band, performs
everyone’s favorites from classic rock ‘n’ roll to Motown,
Disco, Contemporary Dance music, Funk and Rhythm and Blues. This
is a special night for everyone’s requests of their favorite
popular songs.
A true living legend of classic rock ‘n’ roll, Gary US Bonds,
brings his fabulous “Road House Rockers” to the Beach to perform
his songs, “Quarter to Three” and “New Orleans”, that go all the
way back to Dick Clark’s American Bandstand and right up to
multi million selling hit “This Little Girl” written, produced
and performed with him by no less than Bruce Springsteen!
Internationally acclaimed everywhere, including Downbeat
Magazine, as one of the greatest guitar virtuosos in the world,
Stanley Jordan, will perform his amazing tribute to Jimi
Hendrix, entitled “Stanley plays Jimi” on August 4. The show is
complemented by a performance by Jersey’s own young guitar
phenom, Brandon Ireland, and his band featuring Tony Mart
Allstar “Big Bob” Ernano
One of the greatest world music performers of them all, two time
Grammy Winner, Terrance Simien, brings his “Zydeco Experience“
with Classic Rock, Caribbean and Americana Music on Friday,
August 11.
The “BB King Entertainer of the Year”, Tommy Castro, one of the
hottest and most famous blues rock groups touring the world
today, brings his many awards to the Beach for the first time in
many years on August 18
At no small town Beach Concert Series will you see world class
producers and entertainers like Tom Hambridge, who has produced
recordings and performed with Buddy Guy, BB King, Mick Jagger,
Susan Tedeschi, ZZ Top, George Thoroughgood and many more
international stars on his way to two Grammy Awards and too many
nominations and other awards to mention. On August 25th Tom will
entertain and delight us with the music he wrote and performed
with these stars and his Nashville good time sounds.
The party gets started that night with one of the Delaware
Valley’s premier tributes to “The Boss“ Bruce Springsteen, “The
E Street Shuffle” featuring Ryan Loughlin.
On September 1 everyone can experience one of the hottest new
bands on the South Jersey scene today, “Red“ performing the “New
Wave“ and classic rock of the 80s along with vintage psychedelic
sounds with Patty Balbo‘s searing renditions of Chrissy Hyde and
the Pretenders, Pat Benatar, Heart and Janis Joplin whipping up
the sands..
But wait there’s more to be announced!
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Show your love for Somers Point Beach Concerts!
What a Summer it will be!
Following the 109th birthday of Antonino “Tony Mart“ Marotta
on January 11, 2023, we prepare to warm up for the summer with
our first celebration of the Tony Mart legacy on April 22, 2023
when the Somers Point Historical Society and Tony Mart’s will
present “A Touch of Class for Tony Mart’s“ a screening of Eddie
and the Cruisers and Live performance starring Michael “Tunes“
Antunes, the only real rockstar in Eddie and the Cruisers; and
our own Jersey Shore Rock and Soul Guitar Hero, Billy Walton,
with the sensational Destinee Monroe performing “Tender Years”
The party will start at the Gateway Playhouse at 6 PM that
Saturday night before the movie.
Later that evening there will be an after party at Josie Kelly’s
Public House where The Billy Walton Band will perform with
Destinee.
The BMW’s perform a fabulous, intimate show with your requests
every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 9:30. Billy and
Destinee will tour Europe with The Billy Walton Band in early
April; but until then please join us at Josie Kelly’s Wednesdays
and support the band and party to your favorite requests while
sharing with gratuities during the lean winter months in the
spirit of Tony Mart Cares.
As we consider him to be the “Prince“ of the Tony Mart family,
we are delighted to announce that this summer Tony Mart Presents
“Rocking The Point” with the entire Billy Walton Band, including
the scintillating Destinee Monroe every Thursday night all
summer long from June 22 through August 31 on Thursday nights,
creating an unbeatable combination with the Somers Point Beach
concerts on Friday nights!
Most of the schedule has been tentatively engaged for the 2023
Somers Point Beach Concerts. Updated information will be
forthcoming about the exciting lineup which will include Gary US
Bonds, Jethro Tull, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers and one of
the top emerging stars of roots rock ‘n’ roll and blues rock,
Mike Zito, who will perform his new album produced by no less
than Joe Bonamassa, when he performs the opening concert June
16, 2023 along with the reknown guitar shredder, Albert
Castiglia from south Florida as the “Blood Brothers”.
We guarantee to warm you up with lots of great wines from the
Circle Liquor Store Winter Wine Sale where over 300 wines are
significantly reduced and great selections are available for
your Eagles football party, Valentine’s Day and pairing with
your special meals. The wine master, Chester Malloy, is
available along with JM, the big guy, and Jordan, to Craft Beer
Guy, to help select the perfect wines and craft beers at the
friendly and hospitable Circle Liquor Store, probably the best
independent liquor store in the world, definitely the best in
New Jersey.
Forget about Jersey Mike’s let’s talk about Jersey Pete’s, you
have not lived until you’ve enjoyed the White House legacy subs
served at the Original White House on Mississippi Avenue and in
the Hard Rock; all over the county by the Sacco family and right
on Zion and Ocean Heights Avenue at Pete’s subs by the
Nistico‘s, Pileggi‘s and “Topo” himself at Pete’s Subs. If
anybody wants to talk about Mike’s, just tell them “Forget About
It!“
These subs are the Legacy of our Tony Mart family! We love
them and want the world to share them.
As we get ready for the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise
departing January 28 from Port Everglades, Florida; and Mardi
Gras which we will celebrate in New Orleans starting February 10
through Mardi Gras day February 21, we are working hard this
winter to get ready to Let the Good Times Roll in Summertime
2023!
Wishing you a Happy New Year with a gift for 2023 from Tony Mart
Presents and The Point tropical nightclub and tiki bar in the
historic Somers Point Bayfront where our Jersey Shore Rock and
Soul Guitar Hero, Billy Walton, will be performing in concert
with the entire Billy Walton Band and their sensational, sexy
female vocalist, Destinee Monroe every Thursday night from June
22 through August 31 2023, 6 to 10pm!
This exciting announcement celebrates the Tony Mart legacy right
on Bay Avenue where it all began. This will be the place for all
of us to enjoy the incredible rock ‘n’ roll performances of
these emerging international stars of the Tony Mart family.
Additionally, Destinee and Billy will appear with the BMW’s,
along with Jimmy Brogan, at The Point in Sea Isle every Monday,
June 26 through Labor Day September 4, 2023 also 6 to 10pm!
With those concerts, Tony Mart Presents is proud of it’s major
commitment to Jersey Shore summertime entertainment with Friday
Night Concerts on the Beach in Somers Point and the anticipated
Mardi Gras AC concerts planned for Wednesday nights on the
Atlantic City Boardwalk in 2023.
We celebrate the New Year with the hot summertime vibe of Good
Times past and great times to come in 2023.
Let the Good Times Roll!
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