Makin Waves Scene Report with Sniffling Indie Kids, “The Eleventh Hour”, The Foes of Fern & More Bob Makin September 20, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week are LKFFCT, Tru, The Beagles and Tigerman. North Jersey-based Sniffling Indie Kids have released some tasty records in the last few months, including LKFFCT, Tru, and Professor...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Professor Caveman “Vol. 4” Bob Makin September 20, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves New Brunswick jam ‘n’ groovers Professor Caveman’s latest, “Vol. 4,” is a venture into a jazz-funk fusion for the indie rockers that sounds like a cross between the Latin jazz-rock of Santana, the groovedelic b...
Makin Waves with Pepperwine: Power of Females and other “Bright Ideas” Bob Makin September 20, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Asbury Park-based Pepperwine have a slew of muy caliente shows coming up in support of their debut full-length, “Bright Ideas”, including two shows with fellow female funk-popsters Nalani & Sarina on Septem...
Makin Waves Scene Report with Central Jersey Jazz Festival, Indian Summer festival, Ancient Babies & More Bob Makin September 13, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week are North Jersey Indie Festival, Mint 400 Records, Bruce Wacker Tribute at the Stone Pony, and Russtival. Central Jersey Jazz Festival is an unprecedented collaborative partn...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Erotic Novels’ “There Is No Language in Our Love” Bob Makin September 13, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves New Brunswick punk trio Erotic Novels havereleased “There Is No Language in Our Love”, their debut for Lansing, Mich.-based GTG Records. There is No Language in Our Loveis a fascinating record for several re...
Makin Waves with Yawn Mower: “Hey Babe, It’s Local Summer” Bob Makin September 13, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves From their fourth original EP, “Could Eat, Would Sleep,” Asbury Park-based Yawn Mower have released their second video, “Local Summer,” which makes its media premiere here in Makin Waves. When you've grown u...
Makin Waves with Nalani & Sarina: “We actually like each other’” Bob Makin September 12, 2018 Features, Interviews, Makin' Waves Twinergetic folk ‘n’ funk soul-pop duo Nalani & Sarina have kicked off their first-ever national tour with local stops coming up at The Bitter End, Asbury Lanes, Raritan Valley Community College and Asbury ...
Makin Waves Scene Report with ROCK New Brunswick, Oysterfest, Brighton Bar & More Bob Makin September 6, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week are Pepperwine, Colossal Street Jam, “A Celebration of the Jersey Sound,” Revolutionary Rewind and Nonstop Show Group. Hub City Sounds: ROCK New Brunswick returns to New Brunsw...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: The Mercury Brothers’ “II” Bob Makin September 6, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Asbury Park-based The Mercury Brothers’ sophomore LP, “II”, features another batch of eight well-crafted, edgy roots-rockin’ songs. Wow! This is a great record, and Dan Apy is a fantastic songwriter w...
Makin Waves Scene Report with Rhyme & Reason Records, Ultra Major, Deal Casino & More Bob Makin August 30, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week are WRATFEST, Roadside Graves, Keith Kenny, The Wag, Wishbone, and Arts on the Hudson Fest. Jersey City-based Rhyme & Reason Records are really proud to have released the...
