Cocktail Slippers: Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre Ken Shane May 15, 2009 Albums When I think of Norway, my first thought doesn’t usually turn to all-female garage rock bands. That is until I recently saw the Cocktail Slippers perform at South By Southwest. Now the Oslo band is back with th... Read More...
Neil Young: Fork In The Road Ken Shane April 9, 2009 Albums 1 Brian Wilson and Bruce Springsteen are famous for writing songs about cars, but Fork In The Road is the the first album that I can remember that is about one car. The vehicle in question is Neil Young’s preciou... Read More...
Jersey Shore Rock-n-Soul Revue @ Count Basie Theatre Ken Shane March 27, 2009 Concerts 1 RED BANK, NJ—It’s hard to think of a more legendary performer from the NJ club scene than Bobby Bandiera. The Orange native began his career with the Dodd’s house band Holme in 1970 before moving on to Cats On ... Read More...
Ryan Adams @ The Wellmont Ken Shane March 19, 2009 Concerts MONTCLAIR, NJ—People who stayed home to watch the Academy Awards missed something of an award-winning performance a bit closer to home, as Ryan Adams and the Cardinals brought their tour to Montclair’s refurbis... Read More...
Various Artists: A Few Uneven Rhymes: A Tribute To Winter Hours Ken Shane January 20, 2009 Albums 1 Tribute records can be a very hit or miss proposition. Oftentimes they feature a few good tracks, and the rest are, well, not as good. So it must have been gratifying for longtime radio personality and WBJB Mus... Read More...
Kevin Smith @ Count Basie Theatre Ken Shane December 3, 2008 Concerts RED BANK, NJ—Last night I was fortunate enough to be offered a last minute ticket to see Kevin Smith’s return to the city of his birth, Red Bank, NJ, for an evening of storytelling and question answering. I had... Read More...
Bob Dylan: Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs Ken Shane November 12, 2008 Albums For the last 17 years, Columbia Records has been gathering Bob Dylan’s demos, alternate takes, unreleased songs, and live performances for the outstanding Bootleg Series. The just released eighth volume of the ... Read More...
Kings Of Leon: Only By The Night Ken Shane October 15, 2008 Albums In 2007, I placed the Kings third album, Because Of The Times, near the top of my list of the best albums of the year. Only By The Night is even better. This time out, the Kings have made a somewhat more access... Read More...
Bob Dylan @ Convention Hall Ken Shane September 3, 2008 Concerts ASBURY PARK, NJ—Bob Dylan comes to Asbury Park. A historic event in the making. Everything was in place for a very special evening. The show had been an announced sell-out within minutes of the tickets going on... Read More...
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band @ Giants Stadium Ken Shane August 13, 2008 Concerts EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—What is there left to say about Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band? After more than 35 years, and hundreds of shows, it seems that everything that can be written has been written. The... Read More...
