2025 DATES FOR THE FULL BAND + OUR DUO
6/28 Sat DOGS with HORNS Max's Long Branch Special guest Terry Porcelli 7 (happy hour) -10
7/4 Fri DOGS Proving Ground 6-10
7/11 Fri DUO Rooney’s 6:30
7/12 Sat DOGS Private Party 5
7/19 Sat DOGS Brielle House 6:30
7/25 Fri DOGS Fox Hollow 6
7/27 Sun DOGS w/ HORNS West End Park 7
8/3 Sun DOGS with HORNS Huddy’s 6:30
8/6 Weds DOGS Ocean Township Fair 6:30
8/17 Sun DOGS w/ HORNS Proving Ground 5
8/24 Sun DUO Brielle House 4:00
8/28 Thu DOGS Donovan’s Reef 6
9/14 Sun DOGS Family Fun Pier Village 1–3
9/20 Sat DUO Val’s Rumson 8
9/26 Fri DUO MJ’s Long Branch 7
10/4 Sat DOGS Rock For Awareness Community Park Pt Pleasant noon-3
10/11 Sat DOGS Donovan’s Reef 6
10/25 Sat DOGS Huddy‘s 8
11/8 Sat DUO MJ’s Long Branch 6
12/26 Fri DUO VAL’s Rumson 7
2026
Jan 9 Fri DOGS RIV’s Tom’s River 9
VENUES WE PLAY AND ARTISTS WE COVER
The West End Dogs are from Monmouth County NJ. We play many of the top venues on the Jersey Shore including Donovan's Reef, Blu Grotto, Deal Lake Bar, Headliner, Baseline Social, Bar Anticipation, Arrowhead Inn Bar, Huddy's, MJ's (multi locations), Colts Neck Inn, Monmouth Park, Nip-N-Tuck, Edgewater Beach Club, Prominade Beach Club and more. We also perform at many townships, fairs, festivals, private parties, reunions and weddings!
We recently adding horns for some of our "bigger" events!
Our covers include music largely from the 70's and 80's by Billy Joel, Elton John, Toto, Journey, Billy Idol, Chicago, The Eagles, Queen, Styx, Bon Jovi, The Doors, Elvis Costello (and Presley!), Tom Petty, Led Zeppelin, Prince, The Beatles, Cheap Trick, Van Halen, Bruce Springsteen, The Doobie Brothers, Huey Lewis, The Monkees and many, many more. Come see Gary, Steve, Johnny, Tom and Mike (or Tom, Michael D and Paul) at a super cool venue soon! Peace and rock on!
Contact Gary at gsmol@comcast.net or 908-309-7893 for booking information!
105.7 Voted Top NJ Shore Bar Band 2 years in a row!
105.7 THE HAWK - TOP JERSEY SHORE BAR BAND
The West End Dogs were just named Top Bar Band for both 2019 AND 2020 by 105.7 Hawk Radio. See the new announcement https://1057thehawk.com/best-bar-band-on-the-jersey-shore-2020-winner-west-end-dogs/ and three videos from last year’s visit to 105.7’s radio station https://1057thehawk.com/watch-bar-band-winners-west-end-dogs-stops-by-studio/?fbclid=IwAR2nhZGTC9U39_S1aCyLsxjqv-3RMTCapAxHDH3GjZQft78apgfZ15SGdR4https://youtu.be/r00juOtFHVoa For more cool videos, including our interview, check out our LISTEN section at the top of this website.
