An Interview With Lita Ford: Living Like A Runaway Maria Shields August 10, 2016 Interviews Being a female in the music industry is not always easy. I know from personal experience. However, hearing insight and knowledge from one of the queens of rock 'n' roll, Lita Ford, is something I will forev... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: Rock For Landon Cancer Benefit Event Maria Shields August 10, 2016 Columns Over the past few years in the Local Radar, I have featured many bands; one of them being in my top five, going by the name of Breathing Blue. With obstacles in each of their lives, they took some time off ... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: Parachute – LIVE At The House Of Independents – Asbury Park – July 29, 2016 Maria Shields August 3, 2016 Columns Live music; it’s an age-old past time that has brought my friends together for years. On a hot summer night in July, location Asbury Park, I had the pleasure of seeing Parachute live at House Of Independents. I... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: Public Access T.V. Maria Shields July 27, 2016 Columns Summer is halfway over, is this real thing? My time has been occupied with work and I haven’t been getting out to as many shows as I would like, and that changes starting now! I have a few on my radar inclu... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: An Interview with Parachute Maria Shields July 20, 2016 Columns New Jersey music lovers, we meet again! I had the opportunity to chat with one of my favorite bands these days, Parachute, before they come back to Asbury Park! This time around, they will be performing at ... Read More...
The Story Never Ends: An Interview with 311’s Aaron “P-Nut” Wills Maria Shields July 13, 2016 Interviews For over 20 years, 311 have made their mark on the music scene. With countless live shows all over the world, a catalogue of amazing music, and an uplifting message to come along, they really know how to ma... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: An Interview with Billy Nally of The Wrecks Maria Shields July 13, 2016 Columns Hey friends! I recently chatted with my friend and New Jersey native, Billy Nally, about his up-and-coming band, The Wrecks! You may recognize them from SiriusXM, being on tour with Nothing But Thieves, and... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: Midnite Hellion Maria Shields July 6, 2016 Columns 1 Ladies and gentlemen, 'tis the season for some summertime shows. I have to start off by listing a bunch of events that I am looking forward to, including Garbage July 27 at Starland Ballroom, 311 at The Sto... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: Recapping The Shadow Of The City Festival In Asbury Park Maria Shields June 29, 2016 Columns (Photo by Jeff Crespi: jeffcrespirocks.com) June 18, at The Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, was the scene for Shadow Of The City Festival. If you recall a few weeks back I had written about the c... Read More...
Maria’s Local Radar: Brogues Maria Shields June 22, 2016 Columns It’s about that time; Wednesday, my favorite day of the week. Why, you ask? Well, the week is halfway over at work, and I get to talk about music with all of you. Isn’t that reason enough? That being said, ... Read More...
