MAKIN WAVES WITH FRANK LOMBARDI Bob Makin August 5, 2020 Columns, Interviews, Makin' Waves The New Jersey native spoke earnestly about what Ocean County did for him, his perspective on life, and his musical journey – both before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. Like all artists trying to mo... Read More...
MAKIN WAVES WITH HOUSTON & THE DIRTY RATS Bob Makin July 1, 2020 Columns, Interviews, Makin' Waves Even during a pandemic, this punk rock three-piece are 'Rockin’ the Dirty Jerz.' The Phillipsburg-based punk trio Houston & the Dirty Rats are the epitome of Makin Waves having played 100 shows in a... Read More...
MAKIN WAVES WITH STELLA MROWICKI’S CONTAGIOUS COURAGE Bob Makin June 9, 2020 Columns, Makin' Waves YOUNG & DIY: 21-year-old Jersey Shore-raised Stella Mrowicki is a marvel who writes, performs, and records her songs on a variety of instruments, then produces, mixes, and masters them herself. Stelle M... Read More...
MAKIN’ WAVES WITH DAUGHTER VISION Bob Makin April 4, 2020 Columns, Makin' Waves In an increasingly harrowing reality, Daughter Vision are a female-fronted synth-pop performance-art four-piece from Asbury Park whose audience and material has grown greatly singer a local singer-songwriter n... Read More...
Makin Waves with A Halo Called Fred: The Joys of Not Taking Life So Seriously Bob Makin March 3, 2020 Makin' Waves A long, strange, quirky trip along the space-time continuum, the psycho-geek Tupperware-pop madness of New Brunswick-based indie-rock veterans A Halo Called Fred is back with a new album, Go Home Drama You're ... Read More...
Makin Waves with Solace Bob Makin February 4, 2020 Columns, Makin' Waves When I was a young upstart in the New Jersey music scene during the alternative rock boom of the late eighties/mid-nineties, four bands rattled my spine a bit more than most others: Monster Magnet, Nudeswirl, ... Read More...
Makin’ Waves—The Makin’ Waves Dirty Jersey Dozen Bob Makin January 1, 2020 Columns, Makin' Waves Makin Waves Dirty Jersey Dozen are left to right from top: Cold Weather Company, The Cryptkeeper Five, Katie Henry, Bobby Mahoney and the Seventh Son, Daughter Vision, Well Wisher, Dentist, Deal Casino, Lowlig... Read More...
Makin Waves with Dentist: Feeding the Beat Bob Makin December 4, 2019 Columns, Makin' Waves Out of the many Jersey bands makin’ waves, Dentist seem to be surfing some of the largest. With a couple of national and several regional tours under the Asbury Park-based indie trio’s collective belt, as well... Read More...
Truth Hurts! Makin Waves with Brittney Dixon and Band of Hard Truths Bob Makin November 6, 2019 Columns, Makin' Waves Brittney Dixon is the youngest person ever to win the Makin Waves Tsunami Award, this 31-year-old column’s annual nonperformer recognition of the behind-the-scenes scenester who moved and shook the scene the m... Read More...
Makin Waves with The Smithereens: 40 Years of Friendship & Fans Bob Makin October 2, 2019 Features, Interviews The Smithereens are a loud ‘n’ proud Central Jersey-originated rock band, whose renowned live shows and radio hits channel the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden, three-minute power pop songs. Infus... Read More...
