Makin Waves Record of the Week: Vextion “Vindictive” Bob Makin January 31, 2019 Makin' Waves Vextion will celebrate their five-song EP, “Vindicative,” on Feb. 2 at The Brighton Bar in Long Branch. Vextion are fun, talented hard rock band with elements of metal and tinges of grunge. Their sophomore ...
North Jersey Notes – Dream Eternal Bliss Tim Louie January 23, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes DREAM ETERNAL BLISS – Franklin Lakes, NJ As the task of finding good hard rock bands in North Jersey becomes more daunting every week, I find myself enjoying bands that are less hard rock. That’s a hi...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: The Vansaders’ “Standstill” Bob Makin January 17, 2019 Columns, Makin' Waves The mighty Vansaders mellow with their outstanding new acoustic LP, “Standstill.” One of the things that founding Vansaders singer-songwriter-guitarist Doug Zambon is awesome at is writing about regre...
North Jersey Notes – Chaplin The Kid Tim Louie January 16, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes CHAPLIN THE KID – Bear, Del. Now, I know these guys aren’t from North Jersey, but they will be performing at Dingbatz in Clifton, N.J. on Feb. 9. I have to admit, I was a bit curious since I’ve never ...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Cook Thugless’ “Luxe” Bob Makin January 10, 2019 Columns, Makin' Waves Cook Thugless turn inward on their fourth studio LP, “Luxe.” Cook Thugless always have been a fascinating fusion of the trip hop of De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest and fellow Jersey City-ites P...
Shoreworld – The Vansaders: “Standstill” John Pfeiffer January 9, 2019 Columns, Shoreworld Doug Zambon and the boys from The Vansaders have been tearing up the scene and generating much interest with their repertoire of punk-tinged music for a while now. And if 2018 was a wild year of music an...
Our Fears – Facing Your Fears Jenna Romaine January 9, 2019 Features, Interviews A four-piece hard rock meets metal outfit, Our Fears are climbing the music ladder. Following a transplant from New York to New Jersey, a lineup change, and the release of their debut album, Hopeful. Hop...
North Jersey Notes – Little Vicious Tim Louie January 9, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes LITTLE VICIOUS – Asbury Park, NJ I found this amazing power trio out of Asbury Park, N.J. who call themselves Little Vicious. To be honest, I actually accidentally stumbled across them online and wish...
Makin Waves with Rachel Ana Dobken: Rad AF Bob Makin January 2, 2019 Features, Interviews Rachel Ana Dobken chats about her influential gig as curator of music at Danny Clinch Transparent Gallery in Asbury Park, as well as her new LP, “When It Happens To You.” Whether curating musi...
North Jersey Notes – The Mercury Brothers Tim Louie January 2, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes THE MERCURY BROTHERS – Red Bank, NJ The Mercury Brothers sounds like a duo, doesn’t it? Well, no one in the band is named Mercury, which kind of got me curious because they weren’t a duo and there was...
