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September 2, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
344
Back in 2007, a year out of high school, I joined my first ever band, The Bandits. As you can probably guess, we were awful –...
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August 21, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
327
Multi-platinum and Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Jason Mraz brought his Look For The Good Live! tour to the Stone Pony...
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August 19, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
379
I have always been fascinated by what musicians listen to when they aren’t creating their own music. What music inspires them,...
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August 4, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
365
There’s been many things that have been a long time coming these days. One such occasion would be the return of live music, and...
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July 30, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
428
When we last left Asbury Park band Grasser, we had just premiered their very first video, “Don’t Ever Not Do What You Did”...
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July 27, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
385
If you know New Jersey music, chances are you know Eric Goldberg and Frank DeFranco. Fixtures on the local indie rock scene for...
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July 20, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
412
When Tom Barrett led indie rock/showgaze Jersey City band Overlake, his vocals were often battling to rise above a tidal wave of...
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July 16, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
466
Like many people, we’ve haven’t been straying too far from home over the last 16 months. The pandemic was an unprecedented...
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July 13, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
403
When Pamela Flores left Asbury Park, I wonder if she knew she could never visit New Jersey again? Pam has been lighting up the...
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June 30, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
351
I’ve known Adam Bird going on 10 years now and I still have not begun to figure him out. I mean this in the most flattering way...
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June 25, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
344
Dave Vargo sure is living his best life! After landing a gig with Whitney Houston as the touring guitarist during her prime...
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June 15, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
314
It’s been quite a while since live music has felt fully in swing and few acts were as hotly anticipated to return to the stage...
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June 11, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
354
I have always been fascinated by what musicians listen to when they aren’t creating their own music. What music inspires them,...
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June 9, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
391
One of New Jersey’s most beloved local outfits, Asbury Park’s Lowlight, have become the latest addition to long-running...
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June 7, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Food, Music •
433
Don’t look it up on a map, you won’t find it. Music Street is a hot summer music and food destinationthat didn’t exist...
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June 7, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
319
John Cozz is something of a New Jersey treasure. One of the most gifted singer/songwriters right now creating folk-tinged punk...
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May 11, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
372
Being an independent artist in New Jersey is not for the faint of heart. Like the YDKJ tagline says, we are “8,721 square miles...
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May 10, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
367
Sonofdov, aka Dennis King, has always been one of my favorite New Jersey songwriters. Over the years he has excelled at creating...
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April 29, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
501
COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on all facets of life. Many have lost their lives or loved ones’ lives, lost their jobs,...
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April 2, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
465
I don’t know exactly how the hell Whiner got into my record collection but damn it they certainly picked out some of my...
