The Aquarian

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

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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 THE OUTCROPS: BAND OF THE YEAR

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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

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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

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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

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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...

MAKIN WAVES WITH FRANK LOMBARDI

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August 5, 2020 0

The New Jersey native spoke earnestly about what Ocean County did for him, his perspective on life, and his musical...

MAKIN WAVES WITH HOUSTON & THE DIRTY RATS

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July 1, 2020 0

Even during a pandemic, this punk rock three-piece are ‘Rockin’ the Dirty Jerz.’ The Phillipsburg-based punk trio Houston & the...

MAKIN WAVES KEEPS A ‘TIGHT LIP’ WITH SHORE SCENESTER JOY VAY

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May 22, 2020 0

Jersey Shore outfit Tight Lipped make punk rock with as much attitude as it’s ever had. The four-piece punk group...

MAKIN’ WAVES WITH DAUGHTER VISION

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April 4, 2020 0

In an increasingly harrowing reality, Daughter Vision are a female-fronted synth-pop performance-art four-piece from Asbury Park whose audience and material...

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#THROWBACK: The Cranberries, December 14, 1994

Part V of the When We Were Young Series: New Found Glory

Part IV of the When We Were Young Series: Pat Miranda from Movements

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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Red Wanting Blue at Café Wa? / November 12, 2024

Mk.gee at Franklin Music Hall / November 7, 2024

Iron Maiden at Prudential Center / November 9, 2024

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

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On The Record: The Allman Brothers Band, plus Renaissance, Frank Sinatra, a David Olney Tribute, & More New Releases

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Rarities & More

Makin Waves with Albert Music Hall: ‘Be Part of Our History’

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

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Live Music for NYC Audiences This Week

Awesome Live Music for Mid-November in NYC

Spotlight: More of WPU’s Jazz Room Series

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

Makin Waves with David Ross Lawn: The Sounds of Solitude

MAKIN WAVES WITH BRIAN ERICKSON: BIRDS OF FREEDOM

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

MAKIN WAVES WITH FRANK LOMBARDI

MAKIN WAVES WITH HOUSTON & THE DIRTY RATS

MAKIN WAVES KEEPS A ‘TIGHT LIP’ WITH SHORE SCENESTER JOY VAY

MAKIN’ WAVES WITH DAUGHTER VISION

#THROWBACK: The Cranberries, December 14, 1994

#THROWBACK: The Cranberries, December 14, 1994

Sammy Rae & the Friends Crash Into NYC (& They Need to Again Soon!)

Part V of the When We Were Young Series: New Found Glory

Red Wanting Blue at Café Wa? / November 12, 2024

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