Almost There are indeed, almost there. They’ve played some of the top tri-state area venues, are being heard on 95.5 WRAT radio, have a strong online presence and went to Los Angeles to record. Their lush harmonies placed over the power pop, radio friendly distorted guitars make a sound that…

The midterm elections are over, and the Republican Party now controls the House of Representatives, and while they don’t control the Senate, they have enough of a presence to help dictate what legislation gets through. So let’s see if the so-called “party of no” will use their gains to try…

Steve Conte is no stranger to the New Jersey/New York rock and roll scene. He and his brother John, who now handles the bass duties for Southside Johnny & The Jukes, have been performing and recording around the area for years as part of bands such as The Crown Jewels,…

The midterm elections are over, and as expected the Republicans made significant gains. Pundits everywhere are pontificating that President Obama has lost his base by not pressing a progressive agenda, as they hoped he would. Others say he was pragmatic, and gave in on a lot of his ideals because…

“You know who ‘Bonzo’ was, but you don’t know who John was. John was my father,” relates Jason Bonham, in talking about one of the things that he hopes to get across on his new tour, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience.

The show is an ambitious endeavor that includes stellar…

I got an invitation last week to participate in a local Tea Party rally. Now, I must admit, when I saw the first Tea Party rally several years ago, I was definitely intrigued. The idea of a grass roots movement to try and get our bloated, wasteful, incompetent government back…

RED BANK—I’m sure many in the sold out crowd at the Count Basie Theater thought they were coming to see an oldies show when they headed into the venue for The Sixties Rock ‘N’ Roll Revue. But what they got was an in-your-face rock concert, as vital and current a…

From the bowels of the New Brunswick club scene, to sharing festival stages with Bruce Springsteen, The Gaslight Anthem has traversed quite a bit of hallowed ground since releasing their first album in 2007. They have played Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, The Austin City Limits music festivals, and been hailed as the…

Shimmytang is one of the funkiest groups on the Jersey shore scene. And they harken back to the early days of rock and roll in the ‘60s, when groups would do their own songs, but mix in old, not-so-well-known songs and do them in their own style.
“It’s funky…

“To travel far and wide, make as many friends as possible, to be well-respected in the scene, to help inspire bands to take the power back, and to show you Americans how to rock,” laughs Tommy Gittens, vocalist for The Culprit, about his goals for the group. The…