Maplewoodstock Music and Art Festival

We had an amazing variety to select from for our 2024 bands.  We are pleased to present these acts for our 2024 festival.

Music Schedule:

Noon to 12:30 PM:  Sarah Bernadette
NJ Native Sarah Bernadette is a versatile vocalist, improviser, and composer. Her music fuses the complexity of jazz and r&b with the catchiness of pop songwriting.    (Boston, MA).  sarahbernadettemusic.com

12:45 to 1:15 PM: Daniel Feinberg
After honing his craft in Gainesville and Seattle, Daniel Feinberg has been making melodic indie-rock in Maplewood since 2019. Daniel’s eight solo albums are on streaming services.  (Maplewood, NJ).  instagram.com/feinbergmusic

1:30 to 2:00 PM: DC & The Desperados
Garage and psych rock band from right here in Maplewood and South Orange.  (Maplewood, NJ).  instagram.com/dcandthedesperados

2:15 to 2:45 PM: Sheik’s Garage
A South Orange / Maplewood band, playing original and cover songs inspired through improvisational funk, rock, jazz, and blues music.  (South Orange, NJ).  sheiksgarage.com

3:00 to 3:30 PM: Dipsea Flower
Five-piece Folk-Rock band based in Boston, MA. With a sound fostered by a love for live music, Dipsea Flower is soulful, high energy, and feel-good.   (Boston, MA).  instagram.com/dipseaflower

3:45 to 4:15 PM: The Extensions
An indie rock band from Asbury Park described as “a tightly wound, vibrant project with choruses that will almost certainly lodge themselves in your hippocampus.  (Asbury Park, NJ).  theextensions.bandzoogle.com

4:30 to 5:00 PM: Deadtide
Modern metalcore meets (older) Metallica mixed with Pink Floyd’s flair for epic, cinematic music.  Featuring lead guitarist Kenny Sheldon – a Maplewoodian for over 35 years.  (Maplewood, NJ, and NYC, NY).  instagram.com/deadtide

5:15 to 5:45 PM: Believe in Ghost!
Believe in Ghost! is an act like no other, bringing a kaleidoscope of rap, funk, blues, and more to stages and studios across the Northeast.  (Queens, NY).  believeinghost.band

6:00 to 6:30 PM: DJ Prince Hakim
Influenced by the sound of the 80’s and today, Prince Hakim has traveled from New York to Tokyo sharing his passion and spreading his message to “Celebrate Life.”  (West Orange, NJ).  djprincehakim.com

7:00 to 8:00 PM: Nation Beat

What makes Nation Beat so special is that it offers no simple answers. When band leader Scott Kettner looks at a map, he sees a direct line that connects the rivers of northeastern Brazil to the parishes of New Orleans and the streets of NYC. A master percussionist, composer and educator, Kettner is the guiding force behind Nation Beat and has been tracing the similarities between the music and culture of northeastern Brazil and the American South for two decades, through recordings and performances as well as educational and community outreach programs.

More recently, Kettner has been conceptualizing a new sound for Nation Beat that blends the roots styles of New Orleans and Brazil with his background in jazz and hybrid drumming. In 2018 he began composing and collaborating with tenor saxophonist and arranger Paul Carlon. Together, they shaped the ensemble’s sound for their new phase in cross-cultural explorations, and furthering Nation Beat’s history of being rhythm gatherers, harvesting the fruit of 500 years of cultural crossbreeding resulting in a 21st century mash-up of the thunderous grooves of northeastern Brazil with the strolling swagger of New Orleans via NYC. Nation Beat is a NYC-Brazilian collision that parades with an infectious, audacious energy, seamlessly bridging folkloric Brazilian rhythms with classic American roots and jazz in an altogether creative and original manner.

Scott Kettner describes the impetus behind Nation Beat: “In the globalized music industry, Nation Beat aims to reach into roots-based traditions and bring those voices to the surface by creating new music that impacts the people around us, recognizing and assuring that our similarities are stronger than our differences.” Scott is a local musical hero and educator and proud to be playing for his hometown. www.nationbeat.com

8:30 to 10:00 PM: Remember Jones

National touring artist heralded as “New Jersey’s most ambitious song interpreter” and recently one of “Jersey Shore’s Most Influential People of 2024” by The Asbury Park Press (alongside Bruce Springsteen, Kevin Smith, and more), Remember Jones is a captivating showman, soul/pop singer, storyteller, and bandleader, who keeps audiences on their toes and emotions in the moment. Evoking the authentic energy of the greatest front men and women, his original music, high energy, show-band staging, and theatrical events have played to sold-out clubs and theaters throughout the US.

Remember Jones has shared stages with Springsteen, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Darlene Love, Ronnie Spector, Buster Poindexter, Rebirth Brass Band, Dumpstaphunk, Robert Randolph, and many more. In addition to supporting original material, Remember Jones presents multiple productions, such as: back to BACK TO BLACK, a recreation of the entire Amy Winehouse album, Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen, YAS QUEEN!, a theatrical celebration of the music of Queen, a concert re-envisioning Tommy by The Who, recently starred as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar with a 35-piece Symphonic Orchestra, among others! Remember Jones looks to bring Maplewoodstock some of these treats as well as original material – a plethora of body-moving goodness! www.rememberjones.com