Spotlights–Shoobies, Neil Zaza, Jorge Drexler, Tower of Power, Nanga Jazz World Trio Arts Weekly March 10, 2020 Goings-On Catch These Hometown Heroes Live by Debra Kate Schafer This South Jersey band’s modern rendition of the emo-pop genre is truly something to behold. Shoobies are a successful five-piece collective that be...
Hot Rocks Arts Weekly March 3, 2020 Reviews PET SHOP BOYS Hotspot (x2) The Pet Shop Boys are quietly enjoying a Hall of Fame career. Who among the duo’s synth-pop, techno-pop, or new wave peers have been as consistent? Even Depeche Mode and Erasur...
HOT ROCKS: New Releases from the Pet Shop Boys, Guided by Voices, Posehn, Demons & Wizards, and Tombs Arts Weekly March 2, 2020 Albums, Reviews PET SHOP BOYS Hotspot (x2) The Pet Shop Boys are quietly enjoying a Hall of Fame career. Who among the duo’s synth-pop, techno-pop, or new wave peers have been as consistent? Even Depeche Mode and Era...
Spotlights–Mike Dillon, While She Sleeps, Motel Radio, Brian McKnight, B.B. King Tribute,The Valentine Concert Arts Weekly February 10, 2020 Goings-On The Supersonic Vibes of Percussion Virtuoso Mike Dillon You may not know Mike Dillon by name, but flip through your LPs, and you’re bound to find his name in the production credits somewhere. That’s his daz...
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, ...
