The Skatalites—55 Years and Still Dancing Arts Weekly January 1, 2020 Buzz, Features The Skatalites are reggae’s unsung heroes. Before they formed in 1964, the founding members were session musicians, and played on just about every song made in Jamaica for the previous 10 years. Members have p...
The Top Albums of 2019 (According to AQ’s Staff) Arts Weekly December 18, 2019 Buzz, Features Dan Alleva—AQ Managing Editor Life of Agony—The Sound of Scars (Napalm Records)Starcrawler—Devour You (Rough Trade Records)Bad Religion—Age of Unreason (Epitaph)Sleater-Kinney—The Center Won’t Hold (Mom+Pop...
The Wizards of Winter—’Tis the Season Arts Weekly November 22, 2019 Features, Interviews 1 The audience explodes with excitement as the theater darkens. Lights illuminate the stage as the large ensemble of musicians and vocalists begin to perform. Assorted video screens come to life and the awestruc...
A Tribute to Slayer Arts Weekly November 6, 2019 Features, Interviews 1 “It was the road warrior himself, Lemmy Kilmister, who had this to say in Sounds magazine in 1975, describing his legendary group Motorhead: ‘If you moved in next door , your lawn would die.’ By that...
Spotlight: Rockit Live Foundation Announces Partnership with Brookdale Community College Arts Weekly November 6, 2019 Goings-On A public exhibit of world-renowned photographer Mark Weiss and his collaboration with artist Steve Lacy, who is an anchor on Fox 5 in NYC, will take place on Friday, November 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday,...
Weird NJ––Halloween 2019 Arts Weekly October 30, 2019 Goings-On Better Them Than Me: A True Ghost Story My wife Jill and I purchased our home 16 years ago. It was in a brand new development which was previously a wooded area, just down the street from the town library, ...
A Tribute to Jim DeSalvo Arts Weekly October 9, 2019 Buzz, Features 2 Friends, family, and the music world at large sadly lost hometown success and true friend, Jim DeSalvo, on September 23, after succumbing to injuries he sustained on September 12, when a wheel blew and detache...
Spotlight: Hunter & Wolfe Arts Weekly September 18, 2019 Goings-On Brooklyn duo Hunter & Wolfe have been compared to the Arcade Fire, Jeff Buckley, and other alternative rock luminaries. What they share in common with those aforementioned greats is a willingness to make t...
2019 ROCKIT LIVE FOUNDATION GALA Arts Weekly August 21, 2019 Goings-On 2019 Rockit Live Foundation Gala honoring Ricky Byrd and ROCKIT Impact Award presentation to Lou Pallo. “I Have done several events with the gang at the Rockit Live Foundation. I love their mission and all ...
Peter Murphy–Taking Residency in the Belfry Arts Weekly August 7, 2019 Features, Interviews To his adoring fans, Peter Murphy is an international post-punk and goth icon. To his family, he’s the joyful husband and father, who laughs almost all of the time and loves nothing more than the news...
