Makin Waves Scene Report with Frankie & the Knockouts, Ellis Wilkinson, Eleanor Tallie, & More Bob Makin November 1, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week are Rhyme & Reason Records, Delicate Flowers, Jenny & the Felines, Carnival of Shadows, and Milan Lazistan. Celebrate four decades of Franke & the Knockouts...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Rachel Ana Dobken’s “When It Happens to You’” Bob Makin November 1, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Asbury Park-based multi-hyphenated talent Rachel Ana Dobken lives up to her acronym with a rad new record, “When It Happens to You.” Praise the Rock Gods, the Jersey Shore did not get a hurric...
Makin Waves with Avery Mandeville: “And the crowd goes wild” Bob Makin November 1, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Edgy Jersey Shore singer-songwriter Avery Mandeville takes a break from the road to chat with Makin Waves! In nearly 40 years of covering the New Jersey music scene, one my favorite live moments wit...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Natalie Farrell’s “Natality” Bob Makin October 25, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Glad I finally caught up with Natalie Farrell’s four-song “Natality” EP because it’s a winner. Natalie Farrell is an Asbury Park-based singer-songwriter who effectively flirts with being a dance diva....
Makin Waves with Pamela Flores: “Women Don’t Owe You Shit” Bob Makin October 25, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves A chat with the richly talented Pamela Flores about truth, justice and rock ‘n’ roll. Equal parts blues, soul, and folk, Pamela Flores is one of the most talented women among the many talent women of ...
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...
