Spotlights: Little Steven, Mephiskapheles, and more! Arts Weekly April 24, 2019 Goings-On STEVE’S BACK IN TOWN On May 8, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul will be at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park for a record release party in celebration of the group’s new release, Summer of Sorcery....
Spotlights: ‘The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa’; Black Lips; Lydia Ainsworth; Defeater Arts Weekly April 17, 2019 Goings-On ZAPPA LIVES (SORT OF) The “Bizarre World of Frank Zappa” tour is set to kick off this week with four dates in the NY/NJ region. Produced by premier hologram production company, Eyellusion, in close cooperati...
Reality Check: To The Ballot — Time for the People of New Jersey to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Arts Weekly April 2, 2019 Columns, Reality Check Eventually barriers do fall to those who are committed to breaking them down. — NJ Governor Phil Murphy In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When h...
Reality Check: Cablevision Monopoly & The Moral Imperative Arts Weekly March 27, 2019 Columns, Reality Check I live in a fortified compound in the mountains. It is my life choice, well, my wife’s and mine. I choose only to live in an urban or rural existence. I want to be either lost in a sea of humanity or invisible ...
Spotlights: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Jo Schornikow, Simple Creatures, and Iron Butterfly Arts Weekly March 27, 2019 Goings-On The always-controversial Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will induct the “Class of 2019” at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 29. This year, the Hall of Fame will induct The Cure, Def Leppard, Janet Jackson...
Spotlights — Harley Flanagan’s Cro-Mags, We Banjo 3, “Paint the Point Purple” Epilepsy Awareness Event, Emo Night Brooklyn Arts Weekly March 20, 2019 Goings-On Harley Flanagan was born in San Francisco, but he grew up primarily on the rough and tumble streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the 1980s. A regular within the early hardcore scene that revolved around CB...
Spotlights: Bob Weir & Wolf Bros., Cyrille Aimee, and “A Tribute to Van Morrison” Arts Weekly March 13, 2019 Goings-On BOBBY AND HIS DIRE WOLVES Bob Weir & Wolf Bros.—a trio that features Weir, legendary producer Don Was, and drummer Jay Lane, are coming to the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank for two shows next week on ...
Spotlights: Cass McCombs, The Fab Faux, Daddy Tapes Benefit, and Shifty & The Gears Arts Weekly March 6, 2019 Goings-On Cass McCoombs Circles Around NYC I’ve been unable to stop listening to Cass McCombs’ new LP, Tip of the Sphere. Infectious, psychedelic, and raw, McCoombs songs are rock ‘n’ roll gold, and Tip of the Sphere ...
Spotlights: Cypress Hill, Marshall Crenshaw, Hazmat Modine & Falu, and First Fridays at Strong Rope Brewery Arts Weekly February 27, 2019 Concert Calendar, Goings-On CYPRESS HILL RETURN TO THE EAST COAST: DO YOU WANNA GET LOCO? Cypress Hill—hip-hop’s Cheech & Chong—are returning to the East Coast, and they’ll be bringing their “West Coast High” tour to the Wellmont T...
Spotlights: You Me At Six, Amish Outlaws, Bruce-A-Like Contest in Asbury Park, and the Stereo Hideout Orchestra! Arts Weekly February 20, 2019 Goings-On YOU ME AT SIX: THE LATEST BRITISH INVASION U.K. rockers You Me At Six are bringing their powerful, indie-pop rock to North America, with tour stops at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC on Feb. 22, and Underground ...
