Metuchen’s summer of music and art continues as the annual “METUCHEN ROCKS! outdoor concerts series gets underway in August.

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guitarEryn Shewell & the Whiskey Devils headline the METUCHEN ROCKS! Summer Concert Series on Thursday, August 22nd.

The concert is free and takes place at 7:30 p.m. on the Metuchen Summer Stage in the heart of downtown Metuchen on the corner of Center and New Streets.

Eryn, with her mix of Janis Joplin and Adel style vocals, produces a sophisticated song writing mix of jazz, blues, country, Motown and soul.  She has developed the reputation as one the premier up and coming voices on the New Jersey music scene today.

The Summer Stage switches to a Caribbean beat on Thursday, August 29th when the Asbury Park Reggae band, Random Test pays tribute to pioneers in reggae and soca music.

On Sunday, September 1st, CITIZENS BAND RADIO will close out the summer with their deep-rooted American rhythms in the tradition of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Emmy Lou Harris.

The Metuchen Rocks!! concert start at 7:30 p.m.  on the Metuchen Summer Stage on the corner of New and Center Streets in Metuchen.  In case of rain the concerts move inside the Senior Center at the same location.

The Metuchen Arts Council and Metuchen Recreation sponsor this free concert series with generous support from the Metuchen Savings Bank.  It is also funded in part by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholder, Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission, with assistance through a grant provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Dept. of State.

For more information about the Metuchen Rocks! concert series contact Nancy Goldberg at (732)632-8502 or visit the Metuchen Arts Council on Facebook.

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