The Aquarian

December 8, 2021 0

When the annual Makin Waves Awards are doled out around Christmas, the independent Montclair-based Jewish bluegrass ensemble Nefesh Mountain will...

Makin Waves with Little Hag: ‘Brutal Is Not a Phase’

Bob Makin

Columns

November 5, 2021 0

Makin Waves’ 2018 Female Artist of the Year Avery Mandeville continues to thrive on Hoboken-based Bar/None Records as Little Hag,...

Makin Waves with Dogs in a Pile: Nothin’ Left to Do, But Smile…

Bob Makin

Columns

October 12, 2021 0

To the joy of their many fans up and down the East Coast, Asbury Park-based jam outfit Dogs in a Pile have...

Makin Waves with The Foes of Fern: ‘So Much Fun’

Bob Makin

Columns

September 16, 2021 0

Holmdel-raised Matt “Fern” Fernicola and his creative partner in crime, Joe “Pom” Pomarico have been a fixture on the Asbury...

Makin Waves with Tom Kanach

Bob Makin

Columns

August 9, 2021 0

The only live music act on the bill for the DJ-centric “Welcome Home Matt Pinfield” on August 14 at The Saint in...

Makin Waves with Jerry Ryan: Talkin’ Elephants, Rockin’ Autism

Bob Makin

Columns

July 28, 2021 0

South Jersey indie rock impresario Jerry Ryan has been a tsunami of Makin Waves for more than a decade, and for that,...

MAKIN WAVES WITH PAT GUADAGNO

Bob Makin

Columns

May 20, 2021 0

Well-traveled troubadour Pat Guadagno has been a fixture on the Jersey Shore music scene for many glistening moons. For nearly...

Makin’ Waves: Laurie Berkner: From Jersey Indie Rocker to Global Kindie Rocker

Bob Makin

Columns

April 13, 2021 0

Princeton-raised, New York City-based Laurie Berkner is known throughout the world as a beloved kindie rocker of independent children’s music....

Makin Waves with David Ross Lawn: The Sounds of Solitude

Bob Makin

Columns

March 18, 2021 0

Nocturnes, compositions that evoke and interpret feelings of the night, have been created by such beloved composers as Satie, Liszt,...

MAKIN WAVES WITH BRIAN ERICKSON: BIRDS OF FREEDOM

Bob Makin

Columns

February 12, 2021 0

One of the 2020 Makin Waves Dirty Jersey Dozen of the Garden State music acts who made the most waves...

Features

Part X of the When We Were Young Series: Recap, Overview, Finale

Part IX of the When We Were Young Series: Taking Back Sunday

Part VIII of the When We Were Young Series: Silverstein’s Shane Told

Featured

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Reviews

Creed at Madison Square Garden / November 30, 2024

A Day to Remember at WWWY (Las Vegas Festival Grounds) / October 19, 2024

Bastille at The Town Hall / November 25, 2024

Featured

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

Columns

Makin Waves with The Smithereens: ‘Maintain That Spirit’

On The Record: ‘Talking Heads:77’ Box Set, plus the Flatlanders, a History of Street Singing, & More

On The Record: Elvis Costello’s ‘King of America & Other Realms,’ plus more new releases

Featured

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

Live Events

Start December with Good Live Music in NYC

Good Live Music for the Post-Holiday Weekend in NYC

The Best Live Music This Week in NYC

Featured

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

Makin’ Waves with Nefesh Mountain: Makin Waves Band of the Year 2021

Makin Waves with Little Hag: ‘Brutal Is Not a Phase’

Makin Waves with Dogs in a Pile: Nothin’ Left to Do, But Smile…

Makin Waves with The Foes of Fern: ‘So Much Fun’

Makin Waves with Tom Kanach

Makin Waves with Jerry Ryan: Talkin’ Elephants, Rockin’ Autism

MAKIN WAVES WITH PAT GUADAGNO

Makin’ Waves: Laurie Berkner: From Jersey Indie Rocker to Global Kindie Rocker

Makin Waves with David Ross Lawn: The Sounds of Solitude

MAKIN WAVES WITH BRIAN ERICKSON: BIRDS OF FREEDOM

#THROWBACK: The Cranberries, December 14, 1994

Start December with Good Live Music in NYC

Part X of the When We Were Young Series: Recap, Overview, Finale

Creed at Madison Square Garden / November 30, 2024

A Day to Remember at WWWY (Las Vegas Festival Grounds) / October 19, 2024