COMING ATTRACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The Acoustic Lounge, Freehold. ‘Divas Doing Divas.’ Thursday November 14th 7:30 PM Do Not Miss!!  By Calvin Schwartz

Back in September, to commemorate Bruce Springsteen’s Birthday, the Acoustic Lounge held ”Thunder Road’ Thursday to an overflow crowd. Twenty performers banged out Springsteen in what I’d call an electrifying night. For a long time, I’ve been such a huge proponent of live music in Freehold. For me it’s evolutionary and meant to be for a few dozen reasons; the team at Acoustic Lounge is so right on bringing live themed venues. It’s not often when  I can describe a music event, the town and the musicians and singers as pure magic. Acoustic Lounge is pure magic and Thursday night’s ‘Divas Doing Divas’ promises to be another special night. Where’s my excitement and commitment to this night? Those of you who know me well also know I never miss a Rutgers sporting event. Never. I don’t go to weddings if it conflicts with a Rutgers sporting event; basketball or football.  Well Rutgers plays Yale on Thursday night. Yet I’ll be at ‘Divas Doing Divas’ at the Acoustic Lounge. I think that puts things into perspective. See you all around.

Calvin Schwartz

The Acoustic Lounge presents Diva’s Doing Divas. A Thursday evening filled with some of New Jersey’s most beloved female vocalists. This event will be a co-sponsored show with our friends from Single Glow. Also we have our iPad raffle give away … much more info to follow… stay tuned!

ACOUSTIC LOUNGE:

 A Major FREEHOLD LIVE Music Event to Celebrate BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S Birthday: THUNDER ROAD THURSDAY.  Acoustic Lounge @American Legion Post-54           62 W.Main St. Freehold, NJ.  Thursday September 26^th 7 PM.  Many Performers.    By Calvin Schwartz

I live two traffic lights from downtown Freehold and for a quarter of a century I’ve been pondering the relationship between music, Bruce Springsteen’s hometown, Freehold (the county seat of Monmouth County) and the plethora of cool hip restaurants and the fact there just isn’t that overwhelming essence of live music that bespeaks the ambiance of this historic (Revolutionary War) quaint town. (I think this was a run on sentence but I needed to make a point) Point being; live music is finally setting up shop the way it was pre-destined and now the evolution, revolution(almost)by the visionaries and pioneers( Jimmy Arcoleo & Gene Walk) that have brought the Acoustic Lounge to Freehold. Indeed. I am excited by the prospects and energies of acoustic live music in a town two traffic lights from where I have a bowl of oatmeal every morning.

As far as Thursday September 26^th and The Acoustic Lounge and Bruce Springsteen’s Birthday Celebration and THUNDER ROAD THURSDAY; I am so excited about the night that I cancelled a doubles tennis match of significant consequence which is personally evident of my intention to be at the American Legion and Acoustic Lounge early and I never cancel tennis.  Here’s to that first time and looking at you kids, about to join us for a special night.

As of this writing (Friday 9-20-13  1022 AM) here is a retrieved collection of notes about the performers in chronological performance order:

Gene Walk, Jimmy Arcoleo, Albert Cestero, Joe Heumiller, Virago, Alliance Singers, Tommy Byrne, Eddie Testa, Lee and Sheri, Lori Gilmore, Acoustic Step Aside, Chris Daniels, Eddie Mac, Michael Heumiller, Willie and John, Nikki Briar, Pat Roddy, Strumberry Pie, Taz, Joe Cartwright, Neal DeSimone, Jo Bonnano.

Once again the address: the Acoustic Lounge@ the American Legion Post 54, 62 W.Main st. Freehold, NJ

CALVIN SCHWARTZ