The Aquarian

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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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...

MAKIN WAVES WITH FRANK LOMBARDI

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Columns

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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Columns

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...

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Makin Waves with Michael Patrick: A Clear Blue Sky

On The Record: Elliott Murphy’s ‘Infinity,’ plus the Move, R&B Hits from 1955, Iron City Houserockers, & Chatham Rabbits

The Freak Show: Where Are the Democrats? Where Are the Patriots?

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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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