What's Going On: 9/25, 9/26, 9/27 & 9/28, 2014

The Battery Electric will be jamming at Soupergroove 3. Paper Streets support Candy Hearts. The Vansaders play The Saint, and Wreaths are at Anchor's Bend.

Have You Had a Pumpkin Spice Latte Yet?

I've never had one in my life, but it is the first full weekend of autumn. In between your apple picking and hayride expeditions there are some nice things to check out musically.

On Thursday night, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys are at Asbury Lanes. Candy Hearts bring their pop punk to The Brighton for a show with Back & Forth, Gin War, and FoCDMs Paper Streets.

Owel hit Asbury Lanes on Friday night with Hey Anna, Estella, and Brooklyn's Mount Sharp. May be a good place for a Scotch LaRock sighting. Soupergroove 3 starts out in Freehold with just a ton of bands like Turtle Soup, Karmic Juggernaut, Lemon Juice, The Battery Electric, The Glycerine Queens, and many, many more. R5 (Ross, Rocky, Rydel, Riker, and Ellington -- get it?) play a sold out show at Starland. The Rentals play The Stone Pony, and Pop-Break celebrate their 5th anniversary with a show at Wonder Bar featuring Modern Chemistry, Amy Malkoff and The Moonshines, The Brigantines, The Clydes, and Jason Robert.

Saturday brings the second day of Soupergroove. Upstart Fest hits Asbury Lanes with Svetlanas, Left Alone, The Virus, and T.V. Tramps. The Ribeye Brothers continue their North American tour with an appearance at Anchor's Bend as part of a packed bill that also includes Wreaths, Birthwater, Ba Babes, Von Mons, Acid, gods, and Seaside Caves. Teenage Halloween and Those Corn People play a beach party somewhere in Asbury. The Vansaders are at The Saint with The Amboys, Gameday Regulars, and Casino Sundae.

On Sunday, you can hear cleaned-up, family-friendly versions of all your favorite Top 40 hits when the Kidz Bop Kids come to Count Basie Theatre. The Ribeye Brothers bring their North American tour to Red Bank with a show at The Dublin House following Red Bank Oyster Fest.

Enjoy the first weekend of autumn. If you see me around, come say hi. I'll buy you a cider.

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THURSDAY (9/25)

Asbury Lanes (Asbury): Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, 8pm, $10

The Brighton Bar (Long Branch): Candy Hearts / Back & Forth / Gin War / Paper Streets, 7pm, $10 (ALL AGES)

Court Tavern (New Brunswick): The Potentials / Epilude / Regular Birds / Catch The Break / Fond Han, 9pm, $5

Langosta Lounge (Asbury): Boardwalk Jazz w/ PJ Rasmussen Ensemble, 7pm, FREE

Roxy & Dukes Roadhouse (Dunellen): Awesome: The Podcast. Punch & Pie Live Taping of their October Episode ft. The Waffle Stompers, 8:30pm, FREE

FRIDAY (9/26)

Asbury Lanes (Asbury): Owel / Hey Anna / Mount Sharp / Estella, 7pm, $10 adv, $12 door (ALL AGES)

Asbury Park Yacht Club (Asbury): We Used To Cut The Grass, FREE, 10pm

The Brighton Bar (Long Branch): Slaughter & The Dogs / The Disconnects / Bible Fiction / DJ King of the Bop, 8:30pm, $11 adv, $14 door (18+)

Clash Bar (Clifton): Tex & The Girls / Cliffs / Gigantic

Court Tavern (New Brunswick): CongresssS / Future Games / Bobby Mahoney and The Seventh Son / ROMP / Doing Better, 9pm

Langosta Lounge (Asbury): Steven & Johnny of Burlap To Cashmere, 10pm, FREE

Priedaine (Freehold): Soupergroove 3: Just like a whole bunch of bands see the WEBSITE, 9am

Roxy & Dukes Roadhouse (Dunellen): Fish House Road / Lion Hearted / Tree Beard, 9pm, $10

The Saint (Asbury): Lone Shark / The Gamble / Grafitti, 7:30pm, $10

Starland Ballroom (Sayreville): R5 / Brandon & Savannah / Ryland, SOLD OUT

The Stone Pony (Asbury): The Rentals / Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin / Hooray For Earth, 7pm, $22 adv, $25 door (ALL AGES)

The Wonder Bar (Asbury): Pop-Break 5th Anniversary: Modern Chemistry / Amy Malkoff & The Moonshines / The Brigantines / The Clydes / Jason Robert, 7pm, $10

SATURDAY (9/27)