What's Going On: 7/24, 7/25, 7/26 & 7/27, 2014

Life Eaters play Kearny, NJ with our own The Battery Electric on Friday. Amy Malkoff and Ron Santee play free at Langosta on Saturday.

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The cooldaughters have their last swim meet of the summer next Tuesday and this summer just seems to be flying. It's not even August, though; so don't start thinking about back-to-school just yet. You've still got a bunch of warm summer nights left to catch a show or two.

Thursday night sees Electric Six and heavy metal Bee Gees cover band Tragedy taking the stage at Asbury Lanes as the pre-party for this weekend's Visionary Tattoo Arts Festival. 90.5 The Night brings Elizabeth and The Catapult along with Hey Anna to Belmar for free. Old 97s play The Stone Pony with special guest, Replacements bassist and solo artist Tommy Stinson.

On Friday night, Asbury Lanes presents Wild Wild West Burlesque. Local rabble rousers The Battery Electric head to Kearny for a show with Life Eaters and The Cartwheelers. Cheers Elephant play The Wonder Bar, and you can get your fix of 1990s number 1 hits as the Under The Sun Summer Tour w/ Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth, Blues Traveler, and Uncle Kracker hits The Stone Pony Summer Stage.

Saturday brings Full Speed Ahead with a special "GU'EST" to Asbury Lanes. I think there's a clue there. Can anyone think of a band whose name contains an apostrophe after the first two letters and may or may not include a former member of a huge rock 'n roll act? Yeah. Me neither.

UPDATE: Take out the apostrophe. Now it should just read "special guest." I am assured that this special guest is super fun and awesome.

Anyway, also on Saturday, Dick Dale will be playing The Wonder Bar with The Brigantines. Little Big Toe will be holding the CD release party for Blind Sober at The Saint with Cranston Dean, Puppy Grease, and The Dawn Drapes. The Dirty Heads hit The Stone Pony Summer Stage with Pepper, AER, and Katastro. Amy Malkoff and her Moonshines play Langosta for free with Ron Santee and Champagne Black.

UPDATE: Goll-darnit. It's always something. I almost forgot to include The 4th Annual Soulsational Music and Wellness Festival which takes place this Saturday, July 26th in Bayville. The Shady Street Show Band, Chris Rockwell and The Stickball Social Club, Julian Fulton and The Zombie Gospel, Colton Kayser, Creeptones, more. A great day for families on what is looking like a beautiful day.

Sunday keeps on keepin' on with its two, free summer staples. Lakehouse Music Academy has free acoustic punk at 2pm featuring A Day Without Love, No Stranger, and Fairway. Deal Casino play The Saint for free with the Ian Bamberger Trio and more. Also on Sunday, Alanis Morissettte is "Live, Intimate, and Acoustic" at The Basie.

Have fun. Make the most of summer's final month. And remember: You're an all-star!

THURSDAY (7/24)