Makin Waves Record of the Week: The Grip Weeds’ “Trip Around the Sun” Bob Makin October 18, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The Grips Weeds have made what may be their best album ever, “Trip Around the Sun,” at their own House of Vibes studio in Highland Park. I used to have an issue with bands who wear their influ...
Makin Waves with Wetbrain: Something Artsy This Way Comes Bob Makin October 18, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The prolific pop-art band Wetbrain are back with their third release in less than two years, “Things You Think You Thought You Knew.” One of the Asbury Park scene’s most underrated bands, Wetbrain con...
North Jersey Notes – Sister Salvation Tim Louie October 17, 2018 Columns, North Jersey Notes SISTER SALVATION—Frenchtown, NJ As I searched for a band to feature this week, I came across a band that I will be sharing the stage with this weekend at One Centre Square in Easton, Pa. The promoter,...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Hidden Cabins’ “The Hidden Cabins Band” EP Bob Makin October 11, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Hidden Cabins will celebrate the release of their new EP on North Jersey-based Pyrrhic Victory Records on Oct. 13 at The Harp ‘N’ Bard in Clifton. Hidden Cabins are a great alternative roots-r...
AMFM: “Everyone Is Their Own DJ” Jenna Romaine October 10, 2018 Features, Interviews Inspired by diversity, growing up in the ‘80s, and being true to himself, David Caruso fronts the Maplewood-based five-piece, AMFM. With a myriad of musical backgrounds, and the upcoming release of their...
North Jersey Notes – Black The Sky Tim Louie October 10, 2018 Columns, North Jersey Notes BLACK THE SKY—Brick, NJ Last weekend, my band, Rahway, shared the stage with a bad-ass band out of Brick, NJ, who call themselves Black the Sky. Both of us opened for KIX over at Starland Ballroom. I ...
North Jersey Notes – Vedic Tim Louie October 3, 2018 Columns, North Jersey Notes VEDIC—Tullytown, Pa. This week’s featured band might be from Pennsylvania, but their singer, Jason Marcos, used to sing for North Jersey favorites With Daggers Drawn and Piston Driven. Jay is now sing...
Shoreworld – The Beagles: “Bed of Roses” John Pfeiffer September 26, 2018 Columns, Shoreworld Hailing from Lawrenceville, NJ, The Beagles recently celebrated over half a century of live and recorded music that got its start in the Garden State. And their Jersey-style encompasses a wide variety of sounds...
North Jersey Notes – These Wolves Tim Louie September 26, 2018 Columns, North Jersey Notes THESE WOLVES—Saddle Brook, NJ This week, I found a band from my hometown of Saddle Brook, NJ, and I think they’re fantastic! The name of the band is These Wolves, and I had no idea they were from my o...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Professor Caveman “Vol. 4” Bob Makin September 20, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves New Brunswick jam ‘n’ groovers Professor Caveman’s latest, “Vol. 4,” is a venture into a jazz-funk fusion for the indie rockers that sounds like a cross between the Latin jazz-rock of Santana, the groovedelic b...
