The Aquarian

March 20, 2024 0

Legendary producer-engineer Ed Stasium (The Ramones, Talking Heads, The Smithereens) was the perfect choice to distill Kanak’s raucous three-guitar sound...

Makin Waves with Candy Cavity: ‘Brought Back to Life’

Bob Makin

Columns

February 14, 2024 0

Candy Cavity and their front-woman Candace Schur are survivors. They would be a much bigger and better-known band if not for...

Makin Waves with Colossal Street Jam: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

Bob Makin

Columns

January 19, 2024 0

One of the most enjoyable parts of being a local New Jersey music writer for the past 43 years has...

Talking about Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with Southern Accents

Bob Makin

Buzz

January 8, 2024 0

A cover band with as much love for each other as the art they’re paying tribute to? That’s Southern Accents,...

Makin Waves: Top Albums & Songs by NJ Indie Acts

Bob Makin

Columns

December 27, 2023 0

The Top 10 Albums by New Jersey Indie Artists, according to Makin Waves: 1. Jackson Pines, Pine Barrens, Volume One....

Makin Waves: Dirty Jersey Dozen 2023

Bob Makin

Columns

December 27, 2023 0

Each year, Makin Waves picks the 12 independent New Jersey music acts who made the most waves. That means extensive...

25th Annual Makin Waves Awards

Bob Makin

Columns

December 20, 2023 0

Makin Waves’ annual holiday gift to the New Jersey music scene celebrates its silver anniversary with a bevy of goodness,...

Makin Waves with Dogs In A Pile: Makin Waves Band of the Year

Bob Makin

Columns

December 13, 2023 0

The sandy shores of Asbury Park are hallowed ground in the Northeast. The rolling waves have ushered generations of venerated...

Makin Waves with Richie ‘LaBamba’ Rosenberg: Hip, Hip, Holiday Hurrah!

Bob Makin

Columns

December 6, 2023 0

Philadelphia-born Richie “LaBamba” Rosenberg has brought his trombone, voice, and personality to the world of music and television. He’s toured and recorded...

Makin Waves with Bruce Tunkel: ‘Tougher Answers’

Bob Makin

Columns

November 15, 2023 0

Bruce Tunkel has created some New Jersey’s best original music for more than three decades. At first it was with The...

Features

#THROWBACK: Stevie Nicks, December 4, 1985

Max McNown Sells Out Shows, but Never Himself

Jerry Cantrell on Writing Songs With Friends (In & Out of Alice in Chains)

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Reviews

Jinjer’s European Groove Metal Goes Harder Than Ever on New Album

The Spectacle of Phish at Madison Square Garden on NYE / December 31, 2024

Sam MacPherson at The Stone Pony / December 19, 2024

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HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

Columns

On The Record: The New York Second’s ‘Room for Other People,’ plus a Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg Collaboration

Profonde Musique: ‘Twas in Another Lifetime – Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ at 50

On The Record: Loudon Wainwright III’s ‘Loudon Live in London,’ plus Petra Onderuf Quartet

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Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more.

Live Events

The Best Live Music in NYC This Weekend

End January with Live Music in NYC

Hot Live Music for Cold NYC Nights

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Phish’s Mike Gordon & Jon Fishman Perform at Bernie Sanders Super Tuesday Rally

On the Inside of Kanak’s New EP, ‘Outside’

Makin Waves with Candy Cavity: ‘Brought Back to Life’

Makin Waves with Colossal Street Jam: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

Talking about Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with Southern Accents

Makin Waves: Top Albums & Songs by NJ Indie Acts

Makin Waves: Dirty Jersey Dozen 2023

25th Annual Makin Waves Awards

Makin Waves with Dogs In A Pile: Makin Waves Band of the Year

Makin Waves with Richie ‘LaBamba’ Rosenberg: Hip, Hip, Holiday Hurrah!

Makin Waves with Bruce Tunkel: ‘Tougher Answers’

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