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January 4, 2021 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
703
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 •
1078
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 •
671
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 •
1095
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 •
1048
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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December 4, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment •
535
I’m back. Now as Councilman-Elect KL Martin. I know you’re probably going, “What in the heck?” Honestly, I’d be asking...
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November 25, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
595
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 •
799
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 •
926
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 •
757
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 •
741
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 •
773
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 •
681
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 •
650
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 •
738
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 •
861
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 21, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Photography •
886
People have been spending their time during the COVID-19 pandemic in different ways. Catching up on reading, watching streaming...
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June 16, 2020 •
Arts & Entertainment, Music •
703
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 •
807
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 •
934
These are quite the uncertain times. Unprecedented as well. To be blunt, it sucks. Big time. COVID-19 is having a devastating...
