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January 8, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
32
It’s been a rough week for everyone. Fortunately, each Friday brings a wealth of new music to lift our spirits. Here’s what...
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January 4, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
127
The end of the year can bring about many surprises but thankfully for local music listeners NJ rock stalwarts The Mercury...
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December 19, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
380
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 17, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
123
We couldn’t be more thrilled that the last premiere of the year is with Asbury Park based band Yawn Mower. The duo of...
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December 16, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
392
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 •
373
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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November 25, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
144
There’s a bait and switch at the start of CR and the Nones Living in Fear that sets a perfect precedent for everything that...
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November 16, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Jersey Folk, Music •
260
We’ve been following Matthew Smith’s musical career ever since we happened to catch a solo set of his many years ago at a...
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November 13, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
235
Montclair pop/punk/indie band trü were on quite the trajectory before the world basically got turned upside down. Their...
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November 10, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
233
If you know the music scene in New Jersey, chances are you’ve run into Fairmont guitarist/vocalist Neil Sabatino. Not only does...
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October 2, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
260
Montclair band, Bern & the Brights, have been crafting excellent indie rock with touches of folk, electronica, and dream pop for...
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September 22, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
214
When it comes to being a modern renaissance man, local NJ singer-songwriter Brian Erickson knows a thing or two. The...
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September 16, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
256
We have been a fan of singer/songwriter Chris Gennone since his time with Tribal Days and Winnebago. His honest and poignant...
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September 8, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
239
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 •
270
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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June 29, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Literary NJ, Music •
395
Demos for a Difference is a collaborative album by a wide variety of artists doing what they do best to raise money for a worthy...
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June 16, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
346
Unassuming. Swag. Lyricism. All this, and more, describe the undiscovered talent that is Kahleel “Chuckleel” Johnson. An easy...
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May 21, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
431
Don’t let the upbeat, breezy, pop-laden tunes Quality Living can turn out in their sleep fool you. This band is so tight and...
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May 18, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
462
These are quite the uncertain times. Unprecedented as well. To be blunt, it sucks. Big time. COVID-19 is having a devastating...
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April 24, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
494
Asbury Park, STAND UP! S.J.DUB is in the building. Grit, skill, swag, determination and an innate understanding of social media....
