The Aquarian

March 3, 2020 0

A long, strange, quirky trip along the space-time continuum, the psycho-geek Tupperware-pop madness of New Brunswick-based indie-rock veterans A Halo...

Makin Waves with Solace

Bob Makin

Columns

February 4, 2020 0

When I was a young upstart in the New Jersey music scene during the alternative rock boom of the late...

Makin’ Waves—The Makin’ Waves Dirty Jersey Dozen

Bob Makin

Columns

January 1, 2020 0

Makin Waves Dirty Jersey Dozen are left to right from top: Cold Weather Company, The Cryptkeeper Five, Katie Henry, Bobby...

Makin Waves with Dentist: Feeding the Beat

Bob Makin

Columns

December 4, 2019 0

Out of the many Jersey bands makin’ waves, Dentist seem to be surfing some of the largest. With a couple...

Truth Hurts! Makin Waves with Brittney Dixon and Band of Hard Truths

Bob Makin

Columns

November 6, 2019 0

Brittney Dixon is the youngest person ever to win the Makin Waves Tsunami Award, this 31-year-old column’s annual nonperformer recognition...

Makin’ Waves with Levy & the Oaks: In Your Face!

Bob Makin

Columns

September 4, 2019 0

Levy & the Oaks are a relatively new band featuring four well-established veterans of the New Jersey music scene. Front...

Makin Waves with Little Vicious: Rappin’ Redemption with the Riff Witch!

Bob Makin

Columns

August 7, 2019 0

Asbury Park/Orlando-based Marguerite King’s tale of musical and personal redemption is as passionate as the pursuit of her dreams with...

Makin’ Waves with Chalk and the Beige Americans

Arts Weekly

Columns

July 3, 2019 0

On the eve of the Garden State Hip Hop and Makin Waves Summer Rap ‘n’ Rock Tour, Chalk and the...

Makin’ Waves with Green Knuckle Material

Bob Makin

Columns

June 11, 2019 0

“Never say die” is a motto few bands live up to as intensely and successfully as New Brunswick-based Green Knuckle...

Makin Waves: The Carousers

Bob Makin

Columns

May 1, 2019 0

In preview of the opening “Joey Nite” of the Makin Waves Fest on May 17 at the Brighton Bar in...

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 A Halo Called Fred: The Joys of Not Taking Life So Seriously

Makin’ Waves—The Makin’ Waves Dirty Jersey Dozen

Makin Waves with Dentist: Feeding the Beat

Truth Hurts! Makin Waves with Brittney Dixon and Band of Hard Truths

Makin’ Waves with Levy & the Oaks: In Your Face!

Makin Waves with Little Vicious: Rappin’ Redemption with the Riff Witch!

Makin’ Waves with Chalk and the Beige Americans

Makin’ Waves with Green Knuckle Material

Makin Waves: The Carousers

#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