Makin Waves Scene Report with The Paper Jets, Miles Nxbxdy, Black Flamingos & More Bob Makin October 18, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves This week also features Steve Forbert, Lisa Bouchelle and Patrick Fitzsimmons. Finally! The veteran Asbury Park power-pop band The Paper Jets are releasing a full-length album for the first time since...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: The Grip Weeds’ “Trip Around the Sun” Bob Makin October 18, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The Grips Weeds have made what may be their best album ever, “Trip Around the Sun,” at their own House of Vibes studio in Highland Park. I used to have an issue with bands who wear their influ...
Makin Waves with Wetbrain: Something Artsy This Way Comes Bob Makin October 18, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The prolific pop-art band Wetbrain are back with their third release in less than two years, “Things You Think You Thought You Knew.” One of the Asbury Park scene’s most underrated bands, Wetbrain con...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Hidden Cabins’ “The Hidden Cabins Band” EP Bob Makin October 11, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Hidden Cabins will celebrate the release of their new EP on North Jersey-based Pyrrhic Victory Records on Oct. 13 at The Harp ‘N’ Bard in Clifton. Hidden Cabins are a great alternative roots-r...
Makin Waves with Evangelia: “In the Digital Age’” Bob Makin October 11, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Evangelia will celebrate the release of her next single, “Windowseat,” on Nov. 1 at Bowery Electric in New York City. Jersey City-based, Bridgewater-raised pop songstress Evangelia will drop “Windowse...
Makin Waves Scene Report with Asbury Park Punk Rock Flea Market, & Much More! Bob Makin October 4, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week areButch Pielka Memorial Concert, Rhyme & Reason Records, Live at the Fillmore, Taylor Tote Band, NJarts.net benefit, Blowup Radio’s “Banding Together,” Pattenburg House Breast Cance...
Makin Waves Record of the Week – Wetbrain: “Things You Think You Thought You Knew” Bob Makin October 4, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Prolific progressive pop band Wetbrain are back with their second LP in as many years, “Things You Think You Thought You Knew”. Wetbrain are one of Asbury Park’s most underrated bands, but w...
Makin Waves with Des and the Swagmatics: Keep on the Sunny Side Bob Makin October 3, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Whether playing super soulful funkified originals or making covers by Prince, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley and others their own, Des and the Swagmatics got it goin’ on, and they share it with Maki...
Makin Waves Scene Report with North Jersey Indie Rock Festival, Jersey City Rocks, Saturday Afternoon Song Swap & More Bob Makin September 27, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week are Parlor Mob, Night Birds, School Drugs, Randy Now’s Mancave, Jeff Rusnak, Backyard Superheroes, Vessel of Light and Bob Lanza Band. The North Jersey Indie Rock Festival re...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Well Wisher’s “This Is Fine” Bob Makin September 27, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Natalie Newbold returns with another batch of strong indie-pop songs on “This Is Fine”, the debut full-length of her latest band, Well Wisher. I was a big fan of dollys and, like thousands of o...
