Buzz: Waterparks — Creativity in the Modern World Debra Kate Schafer February 27, 2019 Buzz, Features Recently, I had the chance to hop on the phone with the always personable and ever-sweet Awsten Knight from the Texas pop-punk band Waterparks. He was quick to start talking about how he was preparing for tour ...
Cheap Trick: Hello There, Ladies & Gentlemen! Debra Kate Schafer February 20, 2019 Features, Interviews 1 Growing up in a very musical household, I was fortunate enough to have been exposed to artists of all eras, genres, and calibers. Although, there was one band that truly never wavered when it came to the amount...
25 Years of the Mercury Lounge Everynight Charley Crespo February 20, 2019 Buzz, Concerts, Features, Reviews (Above: Richard Barone at the Mercury Lounge, Feb. 4) The Mercury Lounge reached its 25th anniversary, an ancient venue by New York rock club standards. According to New York magazine, "just about ev...
Interview with Experiment 34: An Artist’s Duty Bob Makin February 13, 2019 Features, Interviews, Makin' Waves In age when the most daring bands seem afraid or indifferent about taking a stand against social injustice, environmental despair, and the nightmare remnant of the American Dream, Asbury Park-based Experiment 3...
Attacker — Forged in Fire Arts Weekly February 13, 2019 Features, Interviews 2 Forged in the fires of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, New Jersey's Attacker blazes a path across the metal scene. With soaring vocals, laser-sharp riffs, and thunderous rhythms, Attacker delivers true met...
AQ Speaks with Elijah Blackwell Arts Weekly February 13, 2019 Features, Interviews AQ recently spoke with Sicklerville, New Jersey artist Elijah Blackwell about getting started as a musician, writing and recording, and more. How long have you been an active musician and how did you get sta...
Interpol — Roaming in the Garden Dan Alleva February 6, 2019 Features, Interviews The very first time Daniel Kessler stepped on stage at Madison Square Garden with his band Interpol, the guitarist and serious Knicks fan immediately thought to himself, “Wow, look at all those rafters!” Und...
Dawes — Keeping Things Fresh: Interview with Wylie Gelber Debra Kate Schafer February 6, 2019 Buzz The band Dawes keeps drawing listeners in from every corner of the world, and I am quite certain it’s because of their passion, their ability to maintain their creative status, and the fact that they never let ...
Steve Gunn – Find Me There Jenna Romaine January 30, 2019 Interviews Influences can come in a variety of forms: the wisdom of others, personal experience, a natural talent or passion. For Steve Gunn, his have hit him from every direction: working with Kurt Vile, the event...
Corrosion of Conformity: A Wolf Named Crow Nick Perkel January 30, 2019 Interviews Corrosion of Conformity is American rock band originally from Raleigh, North Carolina. I got a chance to speak with founding guitarist Woody Weatherman about the recording of their tenth albu...
