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We want to thank our friend “GB Butrus” for sending this very warm and nostalgic remembrance, a picture of dearly departed and beloved, Eddie Hitzel, with Carmen Marotta, Chef Richard Spurlock and Geogrio Butrus, at a time when we were doing exactly what we all love to do: get together and eat & party!

Some of my finest times on the radio were cohosting with Eddie. He helped us put together the first Jersey Gumbo Festival; and after the great fun and success we had at The Jersey Gumbo Festival July 10th, 2023 at The Point in Somers Point, we have really enjoyed the relationships that have been rekindled with great chefs like Robert Levenson at Resorts; Philip Gormley at Smithville; Demetrius Haronis at The Tropicana; Chef David Goldstein, winner of Jersey Gumbo 2023, from The American Culinary Federation; our newest fresh “Seafood Pop Up” friends at the Somers Point Beach concerts, PJ Buckets with their two locations in Ventor and Ocean City; our new culinary star at Galloway Casual Dining, Chef Nico Karamanis ; and dear friends Joe and Walter Gregory.

The Tony Mart family is really enjoying our promotion of these culinary professionals, and “we want to make you hungry” as Eddie would say, for Jersey Gumbo Festival Monday July 8th, 2024.

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!

The big beach concerts may not be on the beach in Atlantic City so far this season but great free and low price shows are popping up everywhere.

The Big Beach Concerts will be on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City Wednesday Nights this Summer!

With 20 shows performed during 11 world class concerts from June 26 through September 4 every Wednesday night Tony Mart’s will present the greatest international and regional artists with amazing talent at absolutely no cost!

These are the big ones! Incredibly free every Wednesday at 7 PM, see immensely popular headliners including the New Orleans Radiators’ Dave Malone; world famous jam rock star; transcendent classic southern and blues rock headliner, Devon Allman, international blues rock diva, Samantha Fish and world class brassy rock and funk innovators, Bonerama.

Music icons of Classic New Orleans Rhythm and Blues and American Rock ‘n’ Roll include the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the original Eddie and the Cruisers multi-platinum recording artists, John Cafferty and Beaver Brown Band.

The musical rendition of Martin Scorsese’s tribute to Bob Dylan and The Band, “The Last Waltz “, will be performed as the Tony Mart Legacy dedicated to the iconic event in 1965 when Bob Dylan catalyzed the transition of Levon and the Hawks into “The Band” at Tony Mart’s. The allstar show that evening features Dave Malone, Bob Margolin who appeared in the movie originally with Muddy Waters, New Orleans’ Bonerama leader, founder and lead vocalist, Mark Mullins, the Honey Island Swamp Band and Johnny Sansone paying tribute to Bob Dylan and The Band and the original rock stars who appeared in the movie including Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Neil Young and many more.

The iconic performances will include the hilarious Reverend Billy C Wirtz and the legendary Nighthawks; “The man who taught the blues to the Blues Brothers, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, Curtis Salgado performing in a special Jersey Shore performance with Blue Brothers performers including “Slammin’ Tony Braunagel from The Animals, Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal; Stevie Ray Vaughn’s world renowned sax player, Joe Sublett, Johnny Lee Schell, multi Grammy Award Winner from BB King recordings, all collectively known as the Phantom Blues Band, Hollywood’s legendary studio recording artists.

An ultimate iconic experience for Deadheads and jamfest fans will be a summer celebration tribute when one of the greatest guitar players in the world, Stanley Jordan pays tribute to Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead at a jamfest that begins with emerging, hot, young Georgia jam funk rockers “Funk You!”

One of the greatest of all funky fusion, brass bands, The Dirty Dozen, will be performing the funky street beat and jammin’ jazz sounds which they helped create.

Along with “Everyday People” a tribute to Sly and the Family Stone, a huge tribute show closes the season on Wednesday, September 4 when the Tony Mart All-Stars pay tribute to a dozen of the greatest classic rock guitarists of all times: Prince, Hendrix, Clapton, Santana, Creedence, Stephen Stills, The Allman’s, The Stones, The Beatles, Joe Walsh and even more!

With 7 of the 11 concerts featuring emerging funky jam bands and Americana roots rock from the jam roots festival circuit, Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk features one of New Orleans hottest jam bands, Honey Island Swamp Band, one of the greatest jam bands in the world, Victor Wainwright and The Train featuring the “Piano from Savannah” and his very hip big band; Georgia’s “Funk You”; the Jersey Shore’s hottest Rock and Soul guitar hero and his blues rockin’ jam band, The Billy Walton Band and North Philly’s exploding star of hip-hop funk and contemporary R&B, Jeff Bradshaw, from the Patty LaBelle and Jill Scott band.

Add to that the hot, funky fiddle and blues rock of “Lil Mama Heather Hardy” as well as Grammy nominated New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian R&B, soul Chief Joseph Bodreaux, Jr, son of Big Chief Monk Bodreaux.

It’s all there. 20 Shows of the hottest classic, roots and funky soul blues rock and roll you’ll ever see. It’s complimented by a quality, reasonably priced beverage garden and café and inexpensive parking.

This summer the big Beach Concerts are free in Atlantic City every Wednesday night!

The full schedule will be available at www.Tonymart.com and it will be posted repeatedly on Facebook and available through Instagram.

Check it all out at www.Tonymart.com and bring your dancing shoes and your festival chairs as you can hang out on the beautiful Boardwalk and see the same great shows that you would cram onto the beach to try and see only here you’ll be relaxing with the sand and the quality Tony Mart Cares Beverage Garden.

All summer long, it’s the way to go … inexpensive parking and free shows … it’s what’s happening in AC. Check out the headliner attractions and see why it’s an amazing array of free concerts.

Let the Good Times Roll!

Thanks to you all it is happening again, the AtlantiCare Concerts on the Beach and Somers Point, 20 shows over 14 concerts beginning June 14 are polling Number One in the country for the second season in a row!

Help Make Somers Point Beach Concerts Champions again for a Second Year in 2024!

As of Monday, 15 April, everyone can join us and vote to make the Somers Point Beach Concerts the Number One Outdoor Concert Venue in America for a second year in a row!

Just go to Votesp.com Somers Point so you can immediately link into USA Today and vote every day until Thursday, 13 of May

Then go to tonymart.com or Somerspointbeachconcerts.com and enjoy with anticipation the stellar 14 concert schedule and experience the legacy that we all celebrate as a part of Somers Point's Rock ‘n’ Roll history.

Help us once again become Number One and Let the Good Times Roll on the Beach beginning June 14!

It’s an endless summer of good times so vote every day now until May 13 and then celebrate 14 concerts with 19 shows over 13 weeks including and Eddie & the Cruisers 4th of July party you will never forget.

Thanks to a great new sponsor at Tony Mart Presents, Conservatory Cannabis, will be funding many free pop-up shows including a Friday night springtime kickoff concert at 8 PM at Josie Kelly‘s in Somers Point, Friday, May 31 to kick off the Friday night concert feel on the historic bayfront in Somers Point.

There will be a Saturday night July 20 in July show at Uptown Jim Tuohy‘s house in Ventnor starring one of our favorite funky fiddle players, blues rockin’ Heather “Lil’ Mama” Hardy and the Tony Mart Allstars.

Caroline’s has agreed to do a Friday night pop-up with that beautiful Atlantic City skyline on Friday, 13 September giving us yet another free show following the last of the Beach Concerts.

There is so much more to be announced as Tony Mart Presents it’s new official Sponsorship with Conservatory Cannabis, who will be sponsoring and coproducing. Many free shows all over South Jersey. Conservatory cannabis is a golden community organization founded and operated by some of the finest people in South Jersey and Tony Mart’s family is elated, absolutely ecstatic to announce our new relationship with us for more good times and phenomenal musical entertainment.

Tony Mart’s will be rocking The Point with the Billy Walton Band every Thursday night 7 PM to 11 PM at the beautiful Point Nightclub and Tiki Bar June 27 through August 29.

Tony Mart’s wishes to sincerely thank it’s dear friend and sponsor, Richard Gerber Insurance.

The word on Wall Street is “higher longer“ and the man in Linwood to talk to is our dear friend, Rich Gerber, who has been advising clients and helping them achieve their financial goals for almost 50 years.

With the very timely and attractive new MYGA’S, multi year guaranteed annuities, as well as a brand new line of specially designed index indexed annuities you can lock in and earn at these high rates with safety, Richard represents over 30 of the world’s best, strongest, independent financial institutions.

You can call him now at 609-653-9100. Richard will be happy to meet with you and have a cup of coffee or even a glass of wine which he loves so much and knows so well. Call him anytime and get together!

Look for more announcements of solid support and sponsorship from mighty community stalwarts in Somers Point. There is no greater community business supporter of Tony Mart Presents nor Tony Mart Cares than Circle Liquor Store the most stalwart of community shoulders on which we stand at the Beach, on the Boardwalk and all over our beloved Jersey Shore communities.

The vibrations of spring will come as always to the Circle Liquor Store, even more now the place to have a good time and get ready to Let the Good Times Roll. From spring brews and light bubbly and white wines, together with the very best selection of exotic bourbons, liquors and scotches to celebrate the coming good vibes of spring, Circle Liquor Store is ready and open seven days a week 9 AM to 10 PM.

Everyday all the time, Circle Liquor is giving and supporting so many community service organizations, veteran’s organizations, groups helping people with special needs. That’s why Circle Liquor store is the place to enjoy getting ready to party and Let the Good Times Roll.

Stay warm and dry while having fun getting ready to Let the Good Times Roll at the best independent liquor store in New Jersey, probably the best in America, The Circle Liquor Store, open 9 AM to 10 PM seven days a week when you can enjoy the hospitality and benefit from the guidance of a sincerely helpful, hospitable and knowledgeable staff led by the winemaster himself, Chester Malloy, The Big Guy, JM,

the craft beer and seltzer expert, Jordan and “Chet Light” Chester Malloy’s very impressive son, Tim.

Let’s not forget the hundreds of hearty late winter and early spring craft brews and the new emerging IPA’s and marvelous, novel Weiss beers and medium, imaginatively flavored ales perfect for mid spring get togethers. Time to break out the grill and try a few. Talk to Jordan, the Craft Beer Man for flavorful pairings and recommendations.

See why Circle Liquor is probably the best independent liquor store in the world and certainly the best in New Jersey. when you visit and take advantage of the vast selection of craft beers, the latest flavored seltzers and “cocktails in a can” as well as over 200 Bourbons, an incredible selection of exotic tequilas, vodka, cognac’s, single malt scotch and single barrel whiskey.

With Kid Anderson of Rick Estrin and the Nightcats and an excellent array of great Scandinavian and American blues musical performers we are at a northernmost point in Europe, looking back down towards the somber, but monochromatic western coast of Norway. Looking to the left, Eastward, is the Russian frontier and Finland is next to that. Kid Anderson hilariously comments “I thought this came in color!”

As we look down we are hoping for brighter and better weather to see more of the brilliance of the blue fjords and the stark snowy mountain walls, rising thousands of feet right out of the water as you cruise past them

But looking down on the world we see and feel strife and agony.

We are so glad to be amongst great people, music fans and our musical family as well as great performers. We’re heading for Jazzfest where it all starts in less than two weeks after a fabulous French Quarter Festival in New Orleans.

We will go to New Orleans to bring the cities magical music and ambience to the Jersey Shore where we look to celebrate a summer of good times for the world to share.

Let the Good Times Roll!