The Aquarian

October 1, 2020 0

Public Radio (NPR). When a Jersey band gets NPR exposure, it’s a big deal, and that happened this summer for...

MAKIN WAVES WITH THE HAPPY FITS

Bob Makin

Columns

September 3, 2020 0

AQ’s Bob Makin basks in the contagious joy of this Clinton, New Jersey trio. Throughout 40 years covering the local...

MAKIN WAVES WITH FRANK LOMBARDI

Bob Makin

Columns

August 5, 2020 0

The New Jersey native spoke earnestly about what Ocean County did for him, his perspective on life, and his musical...

MAKIN WAVES WITH HOUSTON & THE DIRTY RATS

Bob Makin

Columns

July 1, 2020 0

Even during a pandemic, this punk rock three-piece are ‘Rockin’ the Dirty Jerz.’ The Phillipsburg-based punk trio Houston & the...

MAKIN WAVES WITH STELLA MROWICKI’S CONTAGIOUS COURAGE

Bob Makin

Columns

June 9, 2020 0

YOUNG & DIY: 21-year-old Jersey Shore-raised Stella Mrowicki is a marvel who writes, performs, and records her songs on a...

MAKIN WAVES KEEPS A ‘TIGHT LIP’ WITH SHORE SCENESTER JOY VAY

Arts Weekly

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May 22, 2020 0

Jersey Shore outfit Tight Lipped make punk rock with as much attitude as it’s ever had. The four-piece punk group...

MAKIN’ WAVES WITH DAUGHTER VISION

Bob Makin

Columns

April 4, 2020 0

In an increasingly harrowing reality, Daughter Vision are a female-fronted synth-pop performance-art four-piece from Asbury Park whose audience and material...

Makin Waves with A Halo Called Fred: The Joys of Not Taking Life So Seriously

Bob Makin

Makin' Waves

March 3, 2020 0

A long, strange, quirky trip along the space-time continuum, the psycho-geek Tupperware-pop madness of New Brunswick-based indie-rock veterans A Halo...

Makin Waves with Solace

Bob Makin

Columns

February 4, 2020 0

When I was a young upstart in the New Jersey music scene during the alternative rock boom of the late...

Makin’ Waves—The Makin’ Waves Dirty Jersey Dozen

Bob Makin

Columns

January 1, 2020 0

Makin Waves Dirty Jersey Dozen are left to right from top: Cold Weather Company, The Cryptkeeper Five, Katie Henry, Bobby...

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