Split Level Concerts at Jersey Shore Arts Center (JSAC) in Ocean Grove continues its concert series on Saturday, January 24, at 8:00 pm when Anthony D’Amato (a member of the folk-rock supergroup Fantastic Cat) performs in a special solo show! Deseree Spinks, a favorite of the Asbury Park music scene and leader of Des & the Swagmatics, will open the show.
Advance tickets are $30 ($35 on the day of the show) and can be purchased at https://www.ticketleap.events/
Anthony D’Amato is a Jersey boy, hailing from Blairstown. His literate and folky songwriting style was refined and developed when he was a student at Princeton University. There he took an independent study class on songwriting with Paul Muldoon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar and critic who was also the poetry editor of The New Yorker. D’Amato recorded a D.I.Y. album, Down Wires, in his dorm room as part of the independent study and eventually released it on his own in 2010. The album attracted a lot of critical press for its sharp, intelligent songwriting, and D’Amato followed it up with a second home recording, Paper Back Bones, in 2012, which also garnered positive reviews.
D’Amato rode this pair of well-received homemade releases to a spot on New West Records’ roster for his acclaimed 2014 album, The Shipwreck from the Shore. Two years later, his follow-up album, Cold Snap, helped bolster his growing reputation as he continued to expand his touring base throughout the U.S. and Europe. His next full-length release, 2022’s At First There Was Nothing, bristles with joyful energy and piercing insight, drawing on everything from hazy ’60s soul to rootsy ’70s rock and roll. That LP was followed by 2024’s five-song EP, The Salvage Sessions, Vol. 1, a collection primarily comprised of acoustic versions of songs previously released on The Shipwreck From The Shore.
D’Amato is also a member of the popular folk-rock supergroup Fantastic Cat. The band has released two terrific albums which have both received rave reviews!
“D’Amato sings and writes in the tradition of Bruce Springsteen or Josh Ritter.” – NPR TINY DESK CONCERT
Click here for more information about Anthony and enjoy this clip of “Ships In The Night” from At First There Was Nothing.
Net ticket proceeds from all of the 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. In addition to live music, JSAC offers a wide variety of programming, including visual arts, wellness, dance, theater, and comedy.
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. MOAM will be on hand for all shows in the series, collecting non-perishable food items and cash donations to benefit Fulfill (formerly the Food Bank of Monmouth & Ocean County). Concertgoers that visit the MOAM table in the lobby before the show, or during intermission, can learn more about Fulfill’s mission and enter a drawing to win items donated by the artists, 90.5 The Night, and local businesses.
The Jersey Shore Arts Center is located at 66 South Main Street in Ocean Grove. Follow both the Jersey Shore Arts Center and Split Level Concerts on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on all of the concert happenings. You can also follow Split Level Concerts on Bandsintown.