Music is healing: ‘Cosmic’ Charlie Wigo finds strength onstage amid cancer battle
Anyone who enjoys the music of the Grateful Dead and lives at or spends time at the South Jersey Shore has likely heard of “Cosmic” Charlie Wigo IV. When he isn’t filling in with Philadelphia-based Grateful Dead tribute band Jawn of the Dead, Wigo can be found...
Standup star Modi is not your typical comic
The Casino File Mordechi “Modi” Rosenfeld may be a Jewish comedian from New York City, but forget any preconceived notions you may have about him. The 56-year-old funnyman who performs Aug. 22 at Ocean Casino Resort doesn’t “fit into a lot of the stereotypes,” he...
Jazz comes to Atlantic City and Ocean City
For 26 years, Atlantic City’s Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation has presented “Jazz on the Beach,” a series of free jazz concerts that take place on the Boardwalk at Kennedy Plaza. The Foundation’s bookings through the years have been diverse and well thought...
With health issues behind them, Stray Cats strut into Ocean
You’ll forgive the members of Stray Cats if they forego the “Rock & Roll” ride on Steel Pier when they hit Ocean Casino Resort on Aug. 15. That’s because the past year or so has been quite the roller coaster ride for the Long Island-born trio that first came to...
Spirit of the Allman Brothers returns to the Jersey Shore with Duane Betts, Melody Trucks
Tune In, Turn On Southern rock fans at the Jersey Shore have embraced the Allman Brothers Band for more than five decades, dating back to the band’s legendary six-day stand at Atlantic City’s Steel Pier in July 1971. The original lineup — Duane Allman,...
