The Aquarian

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The first-time John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band played in Asbury Park was in the late seventies at the...

Makin Waves with Colossal Street Jam: ‘Beyond Happy to be Back’

January 11, 2023 0

Cancer sucks! COVID sucks! However, overcoming both to release the best record of your band’s 33-year career is glorious. That’s...

24th Annual Makin Waves Awards

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December 30, 2022 0

The following is the Makin Waves Year-End Report for The Aquarian, featuring the 24th Annual Makin Waves Awards, Makin Waves...

Makin Waves with The Happy Fits: 2022 Makin Waves Band of the Year

Bob Makin

Columns

December 14, 2022 0

They toured Europe in support of their third (and best) LP, Under the Shade of Green, released in August on...

Makin Waves with The Smithereens: ‘It’s Love We Need Everyday’

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Columns

November 21, 2022 0

The Smithereens are back and busier than ever! In September, surviving members Jim Babjak, guitar; Dennis Diken, drums, and Mike Mesaros,...

Asbury Park Music History Fundraiser to Benefit Three Charities

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Live Events

November 16, 2022 0

P R E S S R E L E A S E New Jersey– October 26, 2022– Local scene supports Bruce...

Elizabeth Winterbourne Wins the Carteret Battle of the Bands

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Features

October 3, 2022 0

Deeply personal and always authentic, Elizabeth Winterbourne has been writing music since she was 12 years old. Growing up in Tucson, Arizona,...

New York City’s Babyllon Wins Carteret Battle of the Bands

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Buzz

September 30, 2022 0

The multi-hyphenated talent of Polina Antoni Kanin is the singer-songwriter-guitarist of funky, soulful blues-rock outfit Babyllon and the founding producer-engineer of PowerBush Records....

Makin Waves with Alexander Simone & the Whodat? Live Crew: “Wherever the Vibes Are Needed”

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Columns

September 16, 2022 0

Soulful singer-songwriter Alexander Simone has been laying down good vibes within the Asbury Park music scene with this delicious band, the Whodat? Live...

Talking with Robin Wilson: Blossoming to Smithereens

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Features

September 14, 2022 0

It’s eighties, it’s nineties, it’s 2000s and beyond – it’s rock shows to go to and bands to love including...

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PREMIERE: Reckless Son’s Resilient Ties That Bind Are Showcased on ‘Praying For Rain’

Down to Earth With Blondshell

Robert Gordon, Never to Be Forgotten

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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The Moss EP ‘Insomnia’ Is All Hearts, Beats, & Surf-Rock Guitars

Gogol Bordello at Brooklyn Bowl / December 31, 2022

Anti-Flag Reclaim January 6 With ‘Lies They Tell Our Children’

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HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

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On The Record: A Box Set Showcases Bob Dylan’s ‘Time Out of Mind’ Sessions, plus Jeb Loy Nichols & Josh Sinton

On The Record: Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, the Impressions with Jerry Butler, Orchestra Gold, & Howdy Glenn

Everynight Charley’s Manhattan Beat: The Top Original Music Acts to Catch Live in NYC in 2023

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Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more.

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End January with Live Music in NYC

Live Music for a Winter Week in NYC

Guide to Live Music in NYC This Weekend

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Live Music for the Holiday Weekend in NYC

Talking with John Cafferty about the Beaver Brown Band: ‘Magic Out of Thin Air’

Makin Waves with Colossal Street Jam: ‘Beyond Happy to be Back’

24th Annual Makin Waves Awards

Makin Waves with The Happy Fits: 2022 Makin Waves Band of the Year

Makin Waves with The Smithereens: ‘It’s Love We Need Everyday’

Asbury Park Music History Fundraiser to Benefit Three Charities

Elizabeth Winterbourne Wins the Carteret Battle of the Bands

New York City’s Babyllon Wins Carteret Battle of the Bands

Makin Waves with Alexander Simone & the Whodat? Live Crew: “Wherever the Vibes Are Needed”

Talking with Robin Wilson: Blossoming to Smithereens

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