With over 1,000 international shows and 8 studio albums under her belt, Heather Maloney released her 9th and most personal record to date, Exploding Star in January 2025. Acoustic Guitar magazine hailed the album as “a beautiful and emotionally deep piece of work.”
Split Level Concerts is back for its 3rd season at Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove! The partnership between Split Level Concerts and JSAC brings critically acclaimed national and international touring Americana and contemporary folk musicians to the Jersey Shore. Artists from the Asbury Park music scene will continue to open many of the shows. In May, local duo Tiny Cities will open for Heather Maloney and her Band. Singer-songwriters Melissa Anthony and Dennis King teamed up to form Tiny Cities in the winter of 2025. Both accomplished songwriters in their own right, the duo find beauty in the quiet corners of everyday life. What began as a phone memo recording, quickly blossomed into their debut EP, The Wind Can Be So Cruel, an evocative recording with introspective songwriting, landing songs on WFUV radio and awarded “Best New Artist” of 2025 by Making Waves-Jersey Stage. Having spent the last year playing up and down the state from Asbury Park to local coffee shops, Tiny Cities signed with Hidden Tracks Records, releasing Beginning of the End in January, 2026.
Visit each artist’s website to learn more about the pairing for this month’s show.
https://www.heathermaloney.com
https://www.tinycitiesmusic.com
Net ticket proceeds from all Split Level concerts support the programming and arts education offered by the Jersey Shore Arts Center, a non-profit organization serving Ocean Grove and its surrounding areas. The second season of the series netted approximately $10,000, money that the Arts Center is using to help pay for the presentation of additional arts programs and improvements to its historic building.
In addition, Jersey Shore Arts Center and Split Level Concerts are proud to partner with Brookdale Public Radio 90.5 The Night and Musicians On A Mission (MOAM) to promote the concert series. Musicians On A Mission is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating connection and inspiring giving through music. During the shows that made up season two, the volunteers from MOAM collected nearly $4,000 in cash donations and 587 pounds of non-perishable food items to benefit Fulfill (formerly the Food Bank of Monmouth & Ocean County). For season three, MOAM has again chosen Fulfill to be the beneficiary of their fundraising efforts.
Here’s the full season 3 lineup:
Saturday, October 31st – Willie Nile (Solo Storyteller Show) w/Robinson Treacher
Saturday, December 5th – An Evening with John Gorka
Saturday, January 9th – Dan Bern w/Redbird
Saturday, February 13th – Catie Curtis and Band w/Mike Montrey Duo
Saturday, March 13th – Stephen Kellogg w/TBA
Saturday, April 10th – Abbie Gardner w/Sean Kiely
Saturday, May 8th – Heather Maloney and Band w/Tiny Cities
Event venue
Joe Palaia Theatre, 66 S Main St, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756, United States
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