Maria’s Local Radar: Kate Dressed Up Maria Shields September 28, 2016 Columns 1 New music is something I always look forward to! I recently had the chance to chat with an artist on the rise, Kate Dressed Up! We talked about everything including her new EP, live shows, and so much more.... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: BINX Maria Shields September 14, 2016 Columns Mid-September, how did you get here already? This year has really been flying, but there are so many good shows that I am looking forward to this fall, it’s well worth it. Green Day at Starland Ballroom esp... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: An Interview With Experiment 34 Maria Shields September 7, 2016 Columns I love having the ability to bring new talent into the spotlight! Although having worked on other projects, the guys of Experiment 34 seem to have finally found a piece to the puzzle that has been missing: eac... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: The Hit Men – Sept. 10 At The Count Basie Theatre – A Benefit For The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Maria Shields August 31, 2016 Columns If you have been following my column for the past few weeks, you will notice a trend. Yes, naturally we always discuss some element of music week to week, but there has been a tie to people coming together in t... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: Recapping Rock For Landon At The River Rock Maria Shields August 24, 2016 Columns It's about that time to talk music, my favorite time of the week. I am honored to sit here and follow up on a previous article I shared with you guys about an event that was near and dear to my heart, Rock ... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: Rock For Landon Cancer Benefit Event Maria Shields August 10, 2016 Columns Over the past few years in the Local Radar, I have featured many bands; one of them being in my top five, going by the name of Breathing Blue. With obstacles in each of their lives, they took some time off ... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: An Interview with Billy Nally of The Wrecks Maria Shields July 13, 2016 Columns Hey friends! I recently chatted with my friend and New Jersey native, Billy Nally, about his up-and-coming band, The Wrecks! You may recognize them from SiriusXM, being on tour with Nothing But Thieves, and... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: Midnite Hellion Maria Shields July 6, 2016 Columns 1 Ladies and gentlemen, 'tis the season for some summertime shows. I have to start off by listing a bunch of events that I am looking forward to, including Garbage July 27 at Starland Ballroom, 311 at The Sto... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: Recapping The Shadow Of The City Festival In Asbury Park Maria Shields June 29, 2016 Columns (Photo by Jeff Crespi: jeffcrespirocks.com) June 18, at The Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, was the scene for Shadow Of The City Festival. If you recall a few weeks back I had written about the c... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: Brogues Maria Shields June 22, 2016 Columns It’s about that time; Wednesday, my favorite day of the week. Why, you ask? Well, the week is halfway over at work, and I get to talk about music with all of you. Isn’t that reason enough? That being said, ... Read More...
