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...
North Jersey Notes – Old Currents Tim Louie December 26, 2018 Columns, North Jersey Notes OLD CURRENTS – Glen Rock, NJ As I was looking for a band from North Jersey to feature this week and came across these young chaps from Glen Rock who call themselves Old Currents. I thought I might hav...
20th Annual Makin Waves Awards Bob Makin December 20, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The Makin Waves Awards return for their 20thtrip around the sun to honor New Jersey’s best indie and unsigned music acts. For 20 of the past 30 years, Makin Waves has bestowed its Makin Wave...
Shoreworld – King Nectar: “You’re Welcome” John Pfeiffer December 19, 2018 Columns, Shoreworld King Nectar is a high octane, fun-loving, original rock group based in Hoboken, N.J. The members tell me that they met at an Alien Abduction Support Group (AASG) in 2013. Their bio lovingly states that, ...
North Jersey Notes – Updates Tim Louie December 19, 2018 Columns, North Jersey Notes NORTH JERSEY NOTES UPDATES: I love watching bands grow and my buds from Vextion are no different. I remember writing about them when they first came out and loving singer Kate Ortiz’s voice. Well, aft...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Myles Nxbxdy’s “Free Bird for the Free World” Bob Makin December 13, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Miles Nxbxdy of Black Suburbia Music Group has released a dope new album, “Free Bird for the Free World,” which offers a ride along through some deep, dark emotions. If as a music collective, Black ...
