Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration ! Count Basie Center for the Arts May 23

In 1985, Tina Turner sang "We Don't Need Another Hero."

In 2021, maybe we exercise?

Asbury Park hip-hop stalwart Impenetrable Belv assumes a hero'southward stance on his new album, "A Hero's Hurting." It's 13 tracks bearing witness to the travails of standing tall in a time of cheap villainy, as seen through the lens of a mail service-pandemic globe.

Information technology shouldn't be a globe of what have you washed for me lately, Belv says. It should be a world of what have you washed.

Guitar arpeggio chords sets off "Seen What I Seen," which documents the hero's experiences.

"If you become shot, that's what you go," Belv rhymes. "You get what you get and you better exist prepared."

Bulletproof Belv, aka James Anderson of Asbury Park, was shot along with his blood brother on his Bangs Avenue porch in 2010.

"And so Much Pain" is about carrying a burden but carrying forth: "I was raised in the trenches, I was born to last."

But if you lot're "Quick to Hate," you'll exist dull to dearest.

Belv takes a victory lap on the uptempo "Hood Hero": "I fabricated information technology out of the hood, I'yard a hood hero."

Hey, remember to have a good time, though. "Catchin' Vibes" is an highly-seasoned political party flow with a Caribbean area flavor. Continue on looking for those meliorate days, Belv says on the song.

The tracks are produced past South Banks, Loon, Trapo Cheese and Matty Carlock. The grooves are definitely not made of clay. Belv delivers the give-and-take, sometimes with a directly up rhyme, sometimes in a sing-song with vocoder effects. He'south a hero of cadence and phrasing.

"The 'hero' role is always doing the right matter, no thing now many times people cross you, no affair how many times they weren't loyal to you," Belv said. "You got to take the pain, and you could respond back in turn with something worst. Simply instead, I don't."

Bulletproof Belv, "A Hero'southward Pain," instagram.com/bulletproof_belv

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Bob Dylan birthday celebration

Happy birthday, Bob Dylan. The Bard turns 80 on Monday, May 24. How does the Jersey Shore celebrate Dylan's altogether? With the annual BobFest, featuring Pat Guadagno and Tired Horses. There'south ii shows this year on Sunday, May 23, at the Vogel inside the Count Basie Middle for the Arts in Red Bank.

How does information technology experience to turn fourscore? Similar a Rolling Stone ...

BobFest: A Musical Celebration of Bob Dylan's 80th Altogether with Pat Guadagno and Tired Horses, 3 and seven p.m. Lord's day, May 23, Vogel at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank. $49.50. thebasie.org.

Irving Plaza returning

Irving Plaza, the ane,200 capacity New York City venue that's hosted Paul McCartney, Joe Strummer, Nas and more since the tardily '70s, is set to reopen after a multi-meg dollar renovation.

Country star Ashley McBryde will accept the honors on Aug. 17. Upcoming shows include Colter Wall, Sept. xi; Ben Folds, Sept. 12; the Struts, October .8; Lotus, Oct. 15; Kevin Gates, Oct. 15; Armor for Sleep, Nov. 5; Jesse McCartney, Nov. 15; and the Lemonheads on Nov. 23.

Visit  world wide web.mercuryeastpresents.com/irvingplaza for the consummate lineup.

"We are excited to reveal our g reopening series of shows and look frontward to reopening our doors and bringing alive music back to New York Metropolis. It will be corking to finally be able to reconnect music fans with their favorite artists, peculiarly here in this beautifully restored room," said Geoff Gordon, Regional President, Live Nation, in a argument. "Irving Plaza is filled with incredible music memories and these spectacular renovations will allow u.s.a. to host even more amazing concerts."

 Live Nation operates the venue. Upgrades include improved sightlines, state-of-the-art sound and lights, enhanced wi-fi, VIP lounge with individual bar, and balcony level boxes, according to a news release.

No give-and-take yet on capacity limits, mask mandates, or if attendees will need vaccination cards to enter the upcoming shows.

"Any updates will be shared on our website and direct with ticket holders with information needed to plan a visit to Irving Plaza, including the latest policies and procedures to know earlier entering the venue in accordance with guidelines from local health and public safety officials," said a Live Nation rep via email to the USA Today Network.

Visit livenation.com for more info.

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Chris Hashemite kingdom of jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the United states Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com.

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