The Aquarian

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Warning: By reading this article you’ll be clamoring for more from this band than we can offer at this very...

Alter Bridge, Mammoth WVH, & Red Start February in Montclair

February 17, 2023 0

The electricity was apparent upon entering the North Jersey hamlet of Montclair. The source was evident upon seeing The Wellmont...

PREMIERE: Finding Honest Rock Comfort in Old Friends

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Buzz

February 6, 2023 0

There are six songs on the self-titled EP that Jersey band Old Friends are about to release. Before that comes...

PREMIERE: Reckless Son’s Resilient Ties That Bind Are Showcased on ‘Praying For Rain’

Debra Kate Schafer

Buzz

January 26, 2023 0

Reckless Son, Matt Butler, is one of New York’s premier singer-songwriters, so when the chance to premiere one of his...

Talking with John Cafferty about the Beaver Brown Band: ‘Magic Out of Thin Air’

Bob Makin

Buzz

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The first-time John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band played in Asbury Park was in the late seventies at the...

Makin Waves with Colossal Street Jam: ‘Beyond Happy to be Back’

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Columns

January 11, 2023 0

Cancer sucks! COVID sucks! However, overcoming both to release the best record of your band’s 33-year career is glorious. That’s...

24th Annual Makin Waves Awards

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Buzz

December 30, 2022 0

The following is the Makin Waves Year-End Report for The Aquarian, featuring the 24th Annual Makin Waves Awards, Makin Waves...

The Happy Fits at Webster Hall / December 17, 2022

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Concerts

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“Have you ever rocked to a cello?” asks The Happy Fits. The band is a rare cello-fronted pop trio, formed...

Working Their Strengths – Talking Killswitch Engage’s ‘Holidaze Rager’ & Side Projects

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Features

December 26, 2022 0

Sharper than ever are Killswitch Engage, the Massachusetts-hailing metal quintet with more tricks up their sleeve than they let on...

The Storyteller You Hope to Stumble Upon: NJ’s Own Sam MacPherson

Debra Kate Schafer

Buzz

December 19, 2022 0

Digestible. Sam MacPherson is digestible… vulnerable and digestible. “I think, for me, songwriting is always going to come first –...

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24th Annual Makin Waves Awards

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The Storyteller You Hope to Stumble Upon: NJ’s Own Sam MacPherson

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