Joshua Radin’s ‘LP Love’ & Return to NYC – ‘It’s Always the Best City to Come Back To’ Buzz March 27, 2024
A St. Paddy’s Celebration of Sinéad O’Connor & Shane MacGowan at Carnegie Hall / March 20, 2024 Concerts March 25, 2024
HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura Vinny Cecolini Albums February 23, 2020
On The Record: Dion’s ‘Girl Friends’ & the Rolling Stones ‘Live at the Wiltern,’ plus John Smith & Doris Troy Columns March 22, 2024
Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more. Bryan Reesman Queued Up February 24, 2020
Phish’s Mike Gordon & Jon Fishman Perform at Bernie Sanders Super Tuesday Rally Dan Alleva Going On in NYC March 4, 2020
Makin Waves with Renee Maskin: Helping Hands Bob Makin Columns March 22, 2024 0The Garden State Film Festival will screen Asbury Park singer-songwriter Renee Maskin’s Makin Waves Award-winning video “Scrimshaw” on March 23 at...
Makin Waves with Candy Cavity: ‘Brought Back to Life’ Bob Makin Columns February 14, 2024 0Candy Cavity and their front-woman Candace Schur are survivors. They would be a much bigger and better-known band if not for...
Makin Waves with Colossal Street Jam: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Bob Makin Columns January 19, 2024 0One of the most enjoyable parts of being a local New Jersey music writer for the past 43 years has...
Makin Waves: Top Albums & Songs by NJ Indie Acts Bob Makin Columns December 27, 2023 0The Top 10 Albums by New Jersey Indie Artists, according to Makin Waves: 1. Jackson Pines, Pine Barrens, Volume One....
Makin Waves: Dirty Jersey Dozen 2023 Bob Makin Columns December 27, 2023 0Each year, Makin Waves picks the 12 independent New Jersey music acts who made the most waves. That means extensive...
25th Annual Makin Waves Awards Bob Makin Columns December 20, 2023 0Makin Waves’ annual holiday gift to the New Jersey music scene celebrates its silver anniversary with a bevy of goodness,...
Makin Waves with Dogs In A Pile: Makin Waves Band of the Year Bob Makin Columns December 13, 2023 0The sandy shores of Asbury Park are hallowed ground in the Northeast. The rolling waves have ushered generations of venerated...
Makin Waves with Richie ‘LaBamba’ Rosenberg: Hip, Hip, Holiday Hurrah! Bob Makin Columns December 6, 2023 0Philadelphia-born Richie “LaBamba” Rosenberg has brought his trombone, voice, and personality to the world of music and television. He’s toured and recorded...
Makin Waves with Bruce Tunkel: ‘Tougher Answers’ Bob Makin Columns November 15, 2023 0Bruce Tunkel has created some New Jersey’s best original music for more than three decades. At first it was with The...
Makin Waves with Reagan Richards: ‘Sacred Ground’ Bob Makin Columns October 27, 2023 0Singer-songwriter Reagan Richards of the Asbury Park country duo Williams Honor is honoring her recently departed mother, Harriet, a big...