Shore Rockers bring Tribute to Red Bank

Posted on February 24, 2005 by JUKES.NET

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 flavor.

Bandiera, a longtime member of Southside Johnny’s Asbury Jukes who also leads his own Bobby Bandiera Band, will front the newly formed Jersey Shore Rock & Soul Revue in a sold-out Orbison tribute concert, tomorrow night at Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre. Plans call for this new group, dominated by current and former Jukes, to continue to present occasional tribute concerts at the Basie in the future. Potential subjects include Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and The Everly Brothers.

Count Basie Theatre CEO Numa Saisselin came up with the idea for the project, but Bandiera suggested starting with Orbison.

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Sharing a lot more than just the stage

Posted on May 7, 2003 by JUKES.NET

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, Bobby Bandiera, Gary U.S. Bonds, the Max Weinberg 7 and other local musicians contributed their time and talents last week to “The Hope Concert.” The benefit show raised over $300,000 to cover medical care for Bandiera’s son Robert Bandiera Jr., 21, of Brick, who suffers from an undiagnosed neurological disorder.

During a four-hour, sold-out show at the Count Basie Theatre on April 29, the quintessence of the Jersey Shore rock scene played to an appreciative audience well-versed in the music they came to hear.

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The Big Three Backing Bobby Bandiera

Posted on March 20, 2003 by JUKES.NET

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 Hope Concert,” will be a musician who has backed them all many times in the past: Bobby Bandiera. The guitarist needs the money to cover medical expenses for his son, Robert Bandiera Jr.

Bobby Bandiera and Gary U.S. Bonds will also perform at the event, and Big Joe Henry of the Trenton-based radio station New Jersey 101.5 FM and Tim McLoone of the Shore-based charity band Holiday Express will co-host. Tickets, priced at $100, $250 and $300, go on sale tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. at the Count Basie box office, 99 Monmouth St., and through the box office’s phone line, (732) 842-9000. There will be a four-ticket limit per person.

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NYE, Count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ, 2001

Posted on December 31, 2001 by Mike Saunders