Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Hero" by Dina Hall
by Bob Makin - published 2025-08-08
Sayreville-raised, Bethlehem, Pa.-based singer-songwriter-guitarist-percussionist Dina Hall has been working hard in support of her recent debut album, "Firefly."
The dream-inspired track “Hero” is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...8/7/25
by Danny Coleman - published 2025-08-07
"That is still the latest album and I'm on the road quite a bit; fortunately, I'm young and strong and at the same time old and wise," laughed the ageless Tom Rush as he readies to once again take the stage at The Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, PA on August 15 for an 8 p.m. show. "Matt Nakoa will be with me, he's getting busier with stuff of his own, which is totally appropriate; this guy should be playing stadiums."
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from August 5-11, 2025
Here is a look at shows taking place from August 5-11, 2025 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Girl Next Door" by Greg Amici
by Bob Makin - published 2025-08-01
Central Jersey singer-songwriter Greg Amici has penned a love letter to the unsung heroes of the music industry.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...7/31/25
by Danny Coleman - published 2025-07-31
Back in March of this year, Christine Zemla of the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation put together what has now become an annual sojourn to the place widely considered to be the birthplace of Blues music; Clarksdale, Mississippi. Seven hearty souls (Including this writer and "Rock On Radio's" Producer Claire) made the trip with Zemla and Scott "Blind Squirrel" Zemla (His given Blues name) for four days of fun, local cuisine, education, history and the most incredible music the Mississippi Delta has to offer.
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from July 29 to August 4, 2025
Here is a look at shows taking place from July 29 to August 4, 2025 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 7/28/25
by Lazlo - published 2025-07-28
Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Tiny Cities,Cold Comfort, Dub Proof feat. madipao, Fear Of Falling, Laree H. Cisco, Pat Veil, The Atomic Bats, and Bamberdost. Plus a look back at "Open up the Balcony" by American Angel.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Endless Drool" by The NEW Bardots
by Bob Makin - published 2025-07-25
From The NEW Bardots' newest full-length album, "Endless Drool," comes the new single and title track, a hard-edge rocker with all the toppings! It's the Makin Waves Song of the Week.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...7/24/25
by Danny Coleman - published 2025-07-24
June 27 saw the return of Anthony "Big A" Sherrod to the Lauren K. Woods Theatre of Monmouth University for a sold out performance sponsored by the partnership of the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation, Visit Clarksdale and the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music This was the second time that "Big A" has made the trip up from Clarksdale, Mississippi to entertain a packed house of Delta Blues loving denizens and as is the norm; he and his AllStars Band did not disappoint.
