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Jersey Rock Feature of the Week: The Colts Neck Rockfest

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Rocking Bucks Mill Park in Colts Neck with 95.9 The Rat and Jersey Rock on 9/22 & 9/23!

The Colts Neck Rockfest is a 2-day music and arts festival featuring non-stop performances from a large bill of well-established and up-and-coming original acts and cover bands.  Admission to the event is FREE, however it does cost $20 per car load per day.  A number of great local vendors will be on site.  Attendees are permitted to bring in their own alcohol and  pre-made food and can come and go as they please.

This year The Colts Neck Rockfest will celebrate its 10th Anniversary.  The event will run from 5pm to 10pm on Friday 9/22 and 10am to 11pm on Saturday 9/23.  95.9 The Rat will be on site both days.  

On Friday 9/22 The “Battle of the Young Bands” will take center stage.  Jersey Rock’s Tom Hanley will host the event as 7 acts put their budding talent on display.  On the bill for Friday night are The Taylor Tote Band, Marel Hidalgo And The Stone Feathers, Lakehouse Jr. Pros, Ham By The Pound, Spinning Bad, The Leah Nawy Band, and Fountain Of Youth.  The music starts at 6pm!

A full day of great local music kicks off at 11am on Saturday 9/23.  Steve Hook and Gotts will be on the scene as a number of awesome veteran bands hit the festival.  The roster includes The Moroccan Sheepherders, Secret Sound, Xol Azul, Guilty Pleasure, Random Test, Snow Dog, Upside, Woodfish, Colossal Street Jam, Katfish Lucy, The Sundries, The Carnival Dogs, Sandy Mack And The Magnificent Mancini Brothers, The Inversion Circus, The Sam Sims Band, Strumberry Pie, Decade, Running Dog Band, Rockit Fish, Darren Panelli, Poppa John Bug And The Jam Band, and Santa Ray And Friends.  

Tune to Jersey Rock on 95.9 The Rat at 11:30 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for a preview of The Colts Neck Rockfest.  On Tuesday Steve Warendorf of The Moroccan Sheepherders will call in to the show.  Taylor Tote will join us over the phone on Wednesday and Gene Potts of Colossal Street Jam will call in on Thursday night as we spin tracks from all 3 acts.

Learn more about The Colts Neck Rockfest at coltsneckrockfest.com and on the facebook event page!

Check out a video of The Moroccan Sheepherders performing at the Colts Neck Rockfest back in 2011:

Moroccan Sheepherders play "Rock and Roll" by the Velvet Underground at Colts Neck Rockfest 2011

Posted by Rockfest on Monday, September 12, 2011

Tom Hanley is the host of Jersey Rock, New Jersey’s longest running local rock show on 95.9 The RAT. He got his start in broadcasting at Monmouth University's WMCX-FM. He's hosted Jersey Rock since 2016, been on the air at WRAT since 2008, and been listening to RAT Radio since 1996! Jersey Rock is a multi-platform local music brand that provides exposure to NJ artists. The on-air program features a different Garden State band each week. Tune to 95.9 The RAT every Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday night at 11:30 pm to hear call-ins and songs from the Jersey Rock Band of the Week! Each week Jersey Rock features a different music video as the Jersey Rock Video of the Week . Between Jersey Rock's on-air and online platforms, there's opportunities for 9 different NJ bands to be featured each week. If you're in a NJ band and want to be on Jersey Rock, e-mail Tom Hanley. Send your mp3's, videos, pictures, and links to jerseyrock@wrat.com

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