James Mastro & The Gold Stars with Renee Maskin at Old Franklin Schoolhouse in Metuchen / March 8, 2025 Concerts March 19, 2025
HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura Vinny Cecolini Albums February 23, 2020
On The Record: An Anthology Collects Hits from 1960, plus San Francisco Salsa, & CDs from Lance Cowan & Antonio Andrade Columns March 28, 2025
Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more. Bryan Reesman Queued Up February 24, 2020
Phish’s Mike Gordon & Jon Fishman Perform at Bernie Sanders Super Tuesday Rally Dan Alleva Going On in NYC March 4, 2020
Makin Waves with Jackson Pines: ‘Ghosts Still Laugh’ Bob Makin Columns April 24, 2024 0My favorite Jersey band are Jackson Pines because they embody so much of what I love about music. They’re rootsy, but they...
Makin Waves with Renee Maskin: Helping Hands Bob Makin Columns March 22, 2024 0The Garden State Film Festival will screen Asbury Park singer-songwriter Renee Maskin’s Makin Waves Award-winning video “Scrimshaw” on March 23 at...
Makin Waves with Candy Cavity: ‘Brought Back to Life’ Bob Makin Columns February 14, 2024 0Candy 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 0One of the most enjoyable parts of being a local New Jersey music writer for the past 43 years has...
Makin Waves with Dogs In A Pile: Makin Waves Band of the Year Bob Makin Columns December 13, 2023 0The 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 0Philadelphia-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 0Bruce Tunkel has created some New Jersey’s best original music for more than three decades. At first it was with The...
Makin Waves with Reagan Richards: ‘Sacred Ground’ Bob Makin Columns October 27, 2023 0Singer-songwriter Reagan Richards of the Asbury Park country duo Williams Honor is honoring her recently departed mother, Harriet, a big...
Makin Waves with Kanak: ‘Music Was My Escape’ Bob Makin Columns October 18, 2023 0Tom Kanach has led three great bands throughout a near 40-year local music career: Mischief, the Makin Waves Band of...
Makin Waves with Dave Vargo: ‘Better Than Before’ Bob Makin Columns September 18, 2023 0Jersey Shore-based Dave Vargo is not only a great songwriter and musician, he’s also one of the most charitable talents within...