The Aquarian

July 29, 2022 0

Makin Waves 2021 Female Artist of the Year Taylor Tote took some time to chat about her extremely personal new...

Makin Waves with Katie Henry: On Her Way

June 22, 2022 0

Bluesy North Jersey roots-rocker Katie Henry had amazing run with her 2019 debut LP, High Road, winning Makin Wave Female Artist of...

Makin Waves with Asbury Park African-American Music Project: Preserving History, Celebrating Community, Cementing Future

Bob Makin

Columns

May 23, 2022 0

Around Memorial Day Weekend 1970 when I was five years old, my grandmother won me yet another prize at a...

Makin Waves with Have a Good Season: “Kept the Spark Alive”

Bob Makin

Columns

April 4, 2022 0

The childhood friendships at the foundation of the fun, infectious, edgy, adventurous Eatontown-based trio Have a Good Season has helped vocalist-guitarist Nic...

Makin Waves with Reality Suite: Friends Throughout the World

Bob Makin

Columns

March 14, 2022 0

Few Jersey bands market themselves as well as Reality Suite. Their masterful efforts have built an international following on four continents....

Makin Waves with Dave Vargo: Good Tunes ‘n’ Hearts

Bob Makin

Columns

February 11, 2022 0

Late to the songwriting table, journeyman musician Dave Vargo, who once toured extensively as a sideman, has established a great local solo...

Makin Waves with Taylor Simon King: Sweet Celebration

Bob Makin

Columns

January 7, 2022 0

The latest production of the dynamic husband-and-wife team of Jersey Shore Broadway talent Lisa Sherman and Oscar-winning songwriter Franke Previte...

Makin’ Waves with Nefesh Mountain: Makin Waves Band of the Year 2021

Bob Makin

Features

December 8, 2021 0

When the annual Makin Waves Awards are doled out around Christmas, the independent Montclair-based Jewish bluegrass ensemble Nefesh Mountain will...

Makin Waves with Little Hag: ‘Brutal Is Not a Phase’

Bob Makin

Columns

November 5, 2021 0

Makin Waves’ 2018 Female Artist of the Year Avery Mandeville continues to thrive on Hoboken-based Bar/None Records as Little Hag,...

Makin Waves with Dogs in a Pile: Nothin’ Left to Do, But Smile…

Bob Makin

Columns

October 12, 2021 0

To the joy of their many fans up and down the East Coast, Asbury Park-based jam outfit Dogs in a Pile have...

Features

John Corabi, Mötley Crüe’s Other Singer, Tosses ‘Horseshoes & Hand Grenades’ in New Autobiography

Soul Asylum: ‘We’re Still Here’

Taipei Houston Want to Keep People Guessing

Featured

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Reviews

Jackson Browne at the Beacon Theatre / July 26, 2022

Fantastic Cat at the Bowery Ballroom / July 29, 2022

Kings X at the Gramercy Theatre / July 28, 2022

Featured

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

Columns

On The Record: A Superlative Grateful Dead Concert Album, plus Brother Brothers, Bobbie Gentry, Tom Paxton & Friends, & Triptides

On The Record: The Swinging Blue Jeans, plus Bo Diddley, Andrew Duhon, Monica Taylor, Fantastic Cat, & Megan Bee

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Get Ready For MusikFest!

Featured

Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more.

Live Events

Celebrate Mid-Summer Nights with Live Music

Summer Nights with Live Music

A Rocking Summer Weekend in NYC

Random

Start August with Live Music

Makin Waves with Taylor Tote: Art of Solitude

Makin Waves with Katie Henry: On Her Way

Makin Waves with Asbury Park African-American Music Project: Preserving History, Celebrating Community, Cementing Future

Makin Waves with Have a Good Season: “Kept the Spark Alive”

Makin Waves with Reality Suite: Friends Throughout the World

Makin Waves with Dave Vargo: Good Tunes ‘n’ Hearts

Makin Waves with Taylor Simon King: Sweet Celebration

Makin’ Waves with Nefesh Mountain: Makin Waves Band of the Year 2021

Makin Waves with Little Hag: ‘Brutal Is Not a Phase’

Makin Waves with Dogs in a Pile: Nothin’ Left to Do, But Smile…

#THROWBACK: Joan Jett, March 1, 1989

Celebrate Mid-Summer Nights with Live Music

Jackson Browne at the Beacon Theatre / July 26, 2022

Fantastic Cat at the Bowery Ballroom / July 29, 2022

On The Record: A Superlative Grateful Dead Concert Album, plus Brother Brothers, Bobbie Gentry, Tom Paxton & Friends, & Triptides