Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N Roll Mike Greenblatt December 25, 2019 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll Coolest Calendar Ever The Blues Images 2020 calendar not only has original artwork from the nineteen-twenties and thirties accompanying each month’s entry, and not only has dates no other calendar has—like ...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie December 25, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes NORTH JERSEY NOTES UPDATES: The Rock Doc, Dr. Dave Rosenfeld, and his boys from Tonal Crush unleashed a brand-new song called “Dark Whisper” at their recent Rockin’ the Pink 3 performance at the Brighton Ba...
Everynight Charley’s Manhattan Beat Everynight Charley Crespo December 18, 2019 Columns, Concerts, Manhattan Beat, Reviews Clan of Xymox/(le) Poisson Rouge/November 23, 2019 How many rock bands from Holland can you name? Golden Earring and Focus were short-lived one-hit wonders in the late nineteen-sixties and Within Temptation...
Reality Check–Readers’ Responses James Campion December 18, 2019 Columns, Reality Check Mr. Campion, I think what you have done in this column the past year or so is a valuable public service and it really culminates with this one. (GAME SHOW HOST + PRESIDENCY = IMPEACHMENT – Issue: 10/2/19) T...
Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N Roll Mike Greenblatt December 18, 2019 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll Glenn Alexander is a renaissance man. He runs the jazz department at Sarah Lawrence College. He’s played guitar with the biggest and the best including Levon Helm, Elvis Costello, and Allen Toussaint. He has t...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie December 18, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes ROLAND – Camden, NJ On January 3, my band Rahway will be kicking off 2020 with a killer show in Atlantic City’s newest rock club, Anchor Rock Club, with Charm City Devils closing. They’re the band who Nikki...
Reality Check–NOT ALL REPUBLICANS ARE FOR TRUMP: Mass Exodus of GOP in Congress Tell a Different Tale James Campion December 11, 2019 Columns, Reality Check I have spent weeks hammering Republicans who have contorted their broken ideologies and done mind-bending about-faces on morality and Russia and free trade and exploding deficits and a ton of other apparently ...
Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N Roll Mike Greenblatt December 11, 2019 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll Not Your Father’s Big Band Listen Up! (Onyx Productions) is different from what you might expect of a big band. Sure, there’s five trumpets, four trombones, seven saxophones, two drummers, two bassists, key...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie December 11, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes MERCY UNION – Jersey City, NJ Just when I started to lose hope that there were any good bands left in North Jersey, I stumble upon Mercy Union out of Jersey City, NJ. I’m listening to their latest single “T...
Makin Waves with Dentist: Feeding the Beat Bob Makin December 4, 2019 Columns, Makin' Waves Out of the many Jersey bands makin’ waves, Dentist seem to be surfing some of the largest. With a couple of national and several regional tours under the Asbury Park-based indie trio’s collective belt, as well...
