Makin Waves with Chris Pierce Bob Makin April 12, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Influential New Brunswick scenester Chris Pierce plays in five bands; owns a recording/rehearsal studio; books, promotes and does sound at the Court Tavern, and genuinely cares about the New Brunswick music sce...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Just 6 Hours’ “Sober” Bob Makin April 5, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Jersey Shore-based alt-rock band Just 6 Hours will celebrate the release of their sophomore EP, “Sober,” on April 14 at the Brighton Bar, Long Branch. Jersey Shore-based Just 6 Hours’ forthc...
Makin Waves Scene Report with Hub City Music Festival, Hub City Stompers, Let’s Get Folked Up & More Bob Makin April 5, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves In addition to what’s in the headline, the latest Scene Report includes the Makin Waves 2018 Concert Series, Springsteen Symposium, Asbury Park Music + Film Festival, Bobby Mahoney and the Seventh Son, ManDanci...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Lowlight’s “Born to Run” Bob Makin March 29, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Talk about chutzpah! Asbury Park-based alt-roots rockers Lowlight bravely entitled their new EP “Born to Run.” But Chrissie Hynde and Danny Clinch love them nonetheless, having booked them for an East Coast tou...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Monster Magnet’s “Mindfucker” Bob Makin March 22, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Beloved Red Bank hard rockers Monster Magnet return with one of their most fun commentary albums to date, “Mindfucker,” a covert statement about how we’re all fucked if we don’t put our minds together to make t...
Makin Waves with Williams Honor Bob Makin March 22, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Williams Honor, the Jersey Shore’s only modern country duo, are back home for a while after successfully investing in their careers in Nashville with two charting singles. They are recording a follow-up to thei...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Joe Petillo’s “Long Journey Home” Bob Makin March 15, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Having cut his teeth as a member of the late Upstage co-owner Margaret Potter’s house band, the Distractions, at the mythical Asbury Park venue, Upstage Jam Band co-founder Joe Petillo has made his dream of 40 ...
Makin Waves with Deal Casino Bob Makin March 15, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves As always Deal Casino have awesome shows and recordings going on, and they tell Makin Waves all about them, among a few other things. Deal Casino have to be one of the busiest indie bands...
Makin Waves with Monster Magnet Bob Makin March 7, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Founding Monster Magnet mastermind, Dave Wyndorf, talks about the legendary Red Bank-based band’s eleventh album, “Mindfucker,” a look at how the world has gone insane in the age of social media, which bad guys...
Makin Waves Scene Report with Bobby Mahoney and the Seventh Son, The Skullers, Tapia, Exmaid, Dentist, Doc Rotten, Chris Rockwell & More Bob Makin March 1, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The latest Scene Report is a fat one that features several of New Jersey’s buzzing bands and can’t miss events. Bobby Mahoney and the Seventh Son will celebrate the release of their fi...
