The Aquarian

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...

MAKIN’ WAVES WITH FAIRMONT: JERSEY 101

Bob Makin

Columns

February 10, 2021 0

Charter Mint 400 recording act Fairmont have been celebrating their 20th anniversary together with their 11th album, Liminal Spaces. Founding...

MAKIN WAVES WITH THE OUTCROPS: BAND OF THE YEAR

Bob Makin

Columns

December 2, 2020 0

In this December 2020 edition of Makin Waves, Bob Makin himself crowns this groovy rock group the Band of the...

Makin Waves: Top 10 NJ Indie Albums of the Year

Bob Makin

Columns

November 17, 2020 0

1. A Halo Called Fred, Go Home Drama You’re Drunk and Other Tales of Going through Hell to Escape the...

Makin Waves with Well Wisher: Indie Intimacy

Bob Makin

Columns

October 1, 2020 0

Public Radio (NPR). When a Jersey band gets NPR exposure, it’s a big deal, and that happened this summer for...

MAKIN WAVES WITH THE HAPPY FITS

Bob Makin

Columns

September 3, 2020 0

AQ’s Bob Makin basks in the contagious joy of this Clinton, New Jersey trio. Throughout 40 years covering the local...

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Makin Waves: Dirty Jersey Dozen

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Makin Waves with David Ross Lawn: The Sounds of Solitude

MAKIN WAVES WITH BRIAN ERICKSON: BIRDS OF FREEDOM

MAKIN’ WAVES WITH FAIRMONT: JERSEY 101

MAKIN WAVES WITH THE OUTCROPS: BAND OF THE YEAR

Makin Waves: Top 10 NJ Indie Albums of the Year

Makin Waves with Well Wisher: Indie Intimacy

MAKIN WAVES WITH THE HAPPY FITS

#THROWBACK: Bob Dylan, August 3, 1995

Jill Sobule Remains Fulfilled

Discover New Live Music for the New Year in New York City

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

Sam MacPherson at The Stone Pony / December 19, 2024