Conversations with our Curator featuring John Massaro
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The 2025 Honorees are Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello and Joe Ely. Award presenters will include Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa, Nils Lofgren and Stevie Van Zandt. Journalist and veteran news anchor, Brian Williams, will host the event. You can read more about this year’s honorees on our 2025 American Music Honors page. This […]
In advance of our 2nd Annual Move On Up Gospel Sing-Off & Celebration on Saturday, May 10th, join us for a free, virtual program with Dr. LaToya Lain on the history and performance practices of the Negro Spiritual on Wednesday, May 7th at 7pm. Spirituals, folk songs originating from the enslaved African community, were vehicles […]
Registration Now Open for the 2nd Annual Move On Up Gospel Sing-Off & Celebration! . Move on Up! will take place on Saturday, May 10th at 2pm in Pollak Theatre on the campus of Monmouth University. Admission is free. The winning choir will receive a $10,000 cash prize to be used to improve any aspect of […]
Join the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music for an advance listen to selections from Tracks II: The Lost Albums on Thursday, June 26th at 7pm at the Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University. The event is free and open to the public. Advance Registration is required. The session will be curated and moderated by radio personalities Tom Cunningham […]
It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights to discuss […]
Pre-register here: https://monmouth.zoom.us/meeting/register/l4Ggle-TQK2mVZS9dYgkkA
Music plays a haunting role in Ryan Coogler’s 2025 horror hit Sinners, where sound serves as a conduit not just to the divine, but to something far darker. But long before the film’s release, the Pine Barrens of New Jersey had its own tale of supernatural music. In this talk, Pine Barrens historian Paulie Wenger […]
It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights to discuss […]
Pre-register here: https://monmouth.zoom.us/meeting/register/ffLw4XPHQaO0fNXBZYh2kA
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