HOME BASE: Toms River
STYLE: With over 1,200 songs in its repertoire, Ned Ryerson Band plays anything that gets the party going.
LINEUP: Mike Konopka (AKA Ned Ryerson), guitar and vocals; Raquel Ramos, vocals; James Martorana, lead guitar; Phil Kahn, bass; Cengiz Baysal, drums; Grady Barber, sax; Charlie Barber, trumpet.
FUN FACT: Yes, the band was named after the character from the 1993 film “Groundhog Day.”
WORD UP: “It’s about connection. That’s what I try to create, every single time,” Konopka said at a solo gig last June.
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