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December 19, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
390
By now, if you’ve somehow missed the first two parts of this three-part series, I really don’t know what to tell you. First...
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December 16, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
401
In case you missed the introduction in Part One of this three-part series, we’re highlighting (1) the top songs and (2) top...
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December 14, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
382
Wow this year sucked, amirite? But before we embark upon this exchange, I’d like to pay proper respect to friends who lost...
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September 8, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
244
At this point, the story is well-told. Asbury Park piano man Matt Cook spent the formative years of his musical life out in...
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August 29, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
274
Foes of Fern head honcho Matt Fernicola begun life in the New Jersey music scene as the consummate foil. He took his Boston-based...
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March 6, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
507
Matt Fernicola is a master of controlled chaos; something for which his Foes of Fern have come to be known. Starting initially as...
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January 24, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Charity, Music, Newsy Jersey •
466
You’d be forgiven if you’re unsure what 10PRL is. But if you recall seeing the name Fourth Wave Rehearsal pop up last spring...
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November 30, 2019 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
420
As 2017 came to a close, Matt Cook released Girasole, his fourth LP in eight years. And while his recorded work is the truest...
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March 11, 2019 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
841
Since 2015, Lowlight has been spinning its self-described “Roadhouse Chic” sound to the tune of an ever-increasing audience,...
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October 20, 2018 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
652
As 2017 wound down, Devon Alana closed up shop on Fun While You Wait. And in just three short years, Alana & Co had gone from...
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September 13, 2018 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
667
Over the past decade, Conor Meara has become the New Jersey music scene’s quintessential anti-hero. A union representative by...
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July 6, 2018 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
620
From 2014 – 2017, Rose Boulevard was one of New Jersey’s most promising young acts. And since the group’s split early last...
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June 27, 2018 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
690
On the heels of their latest EP Born to Run and a successful tour with The Pretenders, Lowlight has announced It’s Later Than...
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June 14, 2018 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
618
Thirty years is a long time to be doing one thing. But journalist Bob Makin – who started his Makin Waves column back in 1988...
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June 3, 2018 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
594
After helping his former band Modern Crowds release their dazzling self-titled debut last year, drummer Charlie Kupilik got up...
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June 1, 2018 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
596
On Wednesday June 6th, Boston-based Bent Knee will be joining Owel and Gatherers at The Saint along their Paper Earth tour. Since...
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May 22, 2018 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
662
If there was true justice in the world, Airacuda’s farewell show in May of 2016 would go down as one of the most legendary...
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April 3, 2018 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
733
When we last left Lowlight, they were dancing in the gutters of the French Quarter; hearts poured out like cheap bourbon as they...
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February 16, 2018 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
859
Since forming last year, Asbury Park’s The Burns have been one of the scene’s most prolific acts, carving out a place for...
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February 9, 2018 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
829
An acoustic strum, an insistent 1-2-3-4 rhythm, a warm piano line; may as well be the key, the ignition, and the clutch as...