Makin Waves Scene Report with Asbury Park Holiday Bazaar, Lump’N’Loaf Records, Can’t Swim, & More Bob Makin November 26, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week are Vianna Rose, Gurlzilla and Let’s Get Folked Up Asbury Park Holiday Bazaar is back at the Grand Arcade of Convention Hall and will kick off Nov. 24 with the lighting of 35-foo...
Makin Waves Best NJ Indie Songs of 2018 Bob Makin November 26, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Makin Waves’ 10 best NJ indie songs includes Avery Mandeville, Nalani & Sarina, Deal Casino, The Burns, Screaming Females, The Porchistas, Levy & the Oaks, Experiment 34, Bulletproof Belv & Matty Ca...
Makin Waves Best NJ Indie Records of 2018 Bob Makin November 26, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Makin Waves’ annual Top 10 NJ indie album list features Screaming Females, Nalani & Sarina, Mike Montrey Band, Avery Mandeville, Deal Casino, Well Wisher, Hub City Stompers, Doc Rotten, Crazy & the Brai...
Makin Waves Scene Report with PRINDIE Film Fest, Food for Thought, Freaky Mutant Weirdo Variety show, & More! Bob Makin November 15, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Also featured this week are The Cryptkeeper Five, The Ratchets, Crazy & the Brains, Sunshine & the Rain, The Brighton Bar, and Mint 400 Records. The Princeton Independent Film Fest&n...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Deal Casino’s “LLC” Bob Makin November 15, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Asbury Park’s Deal Casino have made not one but two great records this year with the forthcoming nine-song “LLC” LP dropping Nov. 16, just five months after the four-song “Isadora Duncan” EP. &nbs...
Makin Waves with Sonic Blume: “No One Should Have to be Hungry” Bob Makin November 15, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Age-defying success of teenage Sonic Blume continues with shows Nov. 16 at Asbury Park Yacht Club, Dec. 22 at House of Independents, a forthcoming video, a slew of singles in the New Year to follow two well-rec...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Bulletproof Belv’s “With or Without You” Bob Makin November 8, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The prolific pride of Asbury Park’s Bangs Avenue, Bulletproof Belv is back with a dope LP, “Without or Without You.” Indestructible Asbury Park rapper Bulletproof Belv follows his local hit,...
Makin Waves with Black Suburbia Music Group: Sound, Culture and Vision Bob Makin November 8, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Influential Black Suburbia Music Group have unified the Asbury Park rap and rock music scenes with mixed bills and features, along with Chris Rockwell, Chill Smith, Bulletproof Belv, Matty Carlock and others. M...
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...
