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06 07 09 • Features, Press

Musicians Define The ‘Jersey Shore Sound’

Alex Biese – on The Asbury Park Press’ Metromix – comes with a simple, but more than valid question today: “How would you define the “Jersey Shore sound”? It this extract of Alex’ article, I only focused on the two gentlemen I know the best…
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02 07 09 • Blogs, Interviews

Southside Sez Life Is Good…

Red Bank Orbit has a great new interview by Tom Chesek with Johnny today. Giving some insights on the preparation of a show at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park… Preparation? Well, almost! RED BANK ORBIT: Southside Johnny! Thanks for calling in. How’s by you?
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18 06 09 • Jukes (solo), News

Bobby Bandiera’s “Rock n Soul Revue”

“Rock n Roll Summer Cocktail Party” Featuring Bobby Bandiera’s “Rock n Soul Revue” at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center Come celebrate summer, at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center’s first annual “Rock n Roll Summer Cocktail Party” featuring a special performance by the Bobby Bandiera Band. The event will be held on July 1st at the [...]
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16 05 09 • Features, Press

Bandiera Revisits His Orbison Program

By ED CONDRAN • April 22, 2009 • When Count Basie Theatre CEO Numa Saisselin approached guitarist/bandleader Bobby Bandiera about doing revue-style shows at the Red Bank venue three years ago, Bandiera was reluctant.
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16 05 09 • News

Bandiera Brings Back The Music Of Roy Orbison

Friday, May 15, 2009 10:27 AM EDT, By Anthony Stoeckert, Bobby Bandiera says he had no interest in organizing tribute concerts when Numa Saisselin, CEO of the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, approached him with the idea in 2005. Mr. Bandiera wanted to continue playing with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, touring with [...]
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24 12 08 • Live Reviews, Press

Back at the Basie

BACK AT THE BASIE WITH BANDIERA, BONDS, BON JOVI, & MR. GRINCH – DEC. 22. 2008: Springsteen drops in to wish Red Bank crowd a Merry Christmas, Baby! It’s all cold down along the beach… the wind’s whipping down the boardwalk… and it’s freezing in Red Bank, where Bruce showed up tonight to bring some [...]
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23 12 08 • Live Reviews, Press

Bonjovi and Bruce keep Hope alive

RED BANK – There already was star power a-plenty on the stage of Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank Monday night, and then Jon Bon Jovi introduced Bruce Springsteen. BY KELLY JANE COTTER – Music Writer – December 23, 2008 “It ain’t Santa Claus,” Bon Jovi said, announcing a special guest. “We got something better.” [...]
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23 12 08 • Live Reviews, Videos

The IV. HOPE Benefit Concert

Bobby Bandiera’s IV. HOPE Christmas Bash is over since just a few hours… and here’re already the first videos to come in via YouTube of what has been, as it seems like, another marvelous night at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, NJ. THIS TIME IT’S FOR REAL WE’RE HAVING A PARTY Note: La [...]
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28 10 06 • Interviews, Jukes (solo)

Bandiera vs. Tyley (BFBS Radio2)

BFBS Radio 2 – Marc Tyley’s – CLASSIC ROCK Bobby Bandiera – World Exclusive – Saturday 28 October “Once again we showcase one of the many great talents to come out of New Jersey. He’s a superb guitarist who is equally at home in the Bon Jovi touring line up, playing on stage in front [...]
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05 08 05 • Features, Press

Bobby Bandiera – A Tribute To Pop Harmony

THE NEW JERSEY STAR LEDGER – Monday, August 08, 2005 – BY JAY LUSTIG – Star-Ledger Staff At some recent shows by veteran Jersey rock band Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, longtime guitarist-vocalist Bobby Bandiera has been replaced by former Joan Jett & the Blackhearts member Ricky Byrd. Meanwhile, Bandiera was spotted playing with [...]
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21 03 05 • Features, Live Reviews

With a little help of our friends

ASBURYJUKES.NET – BY MAUREEN SHAMES – MARCH 21, 2005 SID BERNSTEIN’S BENEFIT ROCKS THE PONY Mr. Kite would have been duly impressed! – A “British Invasion” themed Benefit for the Kamala Grammar School in Phuket, Thailand raised funds, morale and ultimately the roof at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park on March 20.
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28 02 05 • Jukes (solo), Live Reviews, Press

Remembrance of artists past

THE NEW JERSEY STAR LEDGER – BY JAY LUSTIG – Star-Ledger Staff – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2005 SHORE GROUP PAYS TRIBUTE TO ROY ORBISON “I gotta follow that?” asked John “Southside Johnny” Lyon with a look of mock-horror on his face, as he took the stage at Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre, Friday night.
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24 02 05 • Features, Jukes (solo), Press

Shore Rockers bring Tribute to Red Bank

THE NEW JERSEY STAR LEDGER – BY JAY LUSTIG – FEBRUARY 24, 2005 Lots of rock vocalists admire Roy Orbison, but few try to imitate him. It’s just too daunting a task. One of the exceptions is Bobby Bandiera, who has often covered Orbison’s soaring, almost operatic songs, and written tunes with a strong Orbison [...]
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28 10 04 • Live Reviews, Roadblogs

I remember last night (London)

THURSDAY 28 OCTOBER: BOBBY BANDIERA, THE BORDERLINE After dropping Mark at Victoria and driving back home, get to bed at 3am; so once more everyone else is still sleeping as I leave to meet Cécile off the Eurostar. But we get back to mine in time to eat and rest up a little before setting [...]
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22 10 04 • Live Reviews, Roadblogs

I remember last night (Island of Bute)

FRIDAY 22 OCTOBER: BOBBY BANDIERA BAND One of the more complex journeys of the trip: Metro to Newcastle; train to Glasgow with a change at Edinburgh (lovely views of the coast at Berwick); walk between stations to meet Doug at Glasgow Central, for: further train to Wemyss (pronounced “Weems”) Bay, for the ferry to Rothesay, [...]
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07 05 03 • Features, Live Reviews, Press

Sharing a lot more than just the stage

THE BRICK TOWNSHIP BULLETIN – BY SANDI CARPELLO – MAY 07. 2003 Shore’s rock ’n’ rollers play to help out Brick resident’s son. RED BANK — This time, they got together for a cause a lot closer to home. Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny Lyon,
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20 03 03 • Features, Press

The Big Three Backing Bobby Bandiera

THE NEW JERSEY STAR LEDGER – BY JAY LUSTIG – THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2003 The big three of Jersey Shore rock ‘n’ roll — Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Southside Johnny — will perform in a benefit concert at Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre on April 29. The beneficiary of the show, titled “The [...]
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24 06 01 • Features, Jukes (solo), Press

Six Degrees of Bobby Bandiera

THE ASBURY PARK PRESS – BY KELLY-JANE COTTER – MUSIC WRITER – JUNE 24, 2001 Jersey Shore guitarist is everybody’s sideman -or so it seems. Mild-mannered Bobby Bandiera could be considered the Kevin Bacon of the Jersey Shore’s veteran music scene.
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28 04 98 • Jukes (solo), Live Reviews

Bobby Bandiera – Olé!

MAGGIEPOWELL.NET – BY MAGGIE POWELL – APRIL 1998 Speaking as a fan of Bobby Bandiera’s music living some four and a half thousand miles due east of New Jersey, I know all too well that getting the chance to see him play with his own band in Europe is not something which happens very often. [...]
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30 01 98 • Features, Press

Homegrown Stars Rock Charity

THE ASBURY PARK PRESS – BY KELLY-JANE COTTER – JANUARY, 30, 1998 Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen have made charity as much a part of rock ‘n’ roll as youth and rebellion. Tomorrow’s sold-out concert at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, which benefits the family of slain Long Branch police officer Sgt. [...]
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30 11 92 • Videos

Southside, Steve & Bobby… (WDR, 1992)

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes were touring heavy in Europe, promoting the album masterpiece “Better Days” when WDR was taping a show at the “Live Music Hall” in Cologne, 1992. WDR is well known for the amazing concert series at the Grugahalle in Essen, which first brough the Jukes on European live TV way [...]
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