Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Dense Water, Deeper Down" by Helen O'Shea feat. Brielle Brown, Sharon Lasher, Fiona Tyndall and Jo Wymer

by Bob Makin - published 2025-09-19
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is a cover of Sinéad O'Connor's "Dense Water, Deeper Down" by Helen O'Shea featuring vocals by Brielle Brown, Sharon Lasher, Fiona Tyndall and Jo Wymer.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...9/18/25

by Danny Coleman - published 2025-09-18
"We come from Finland, we are all from Helsinki, the capital city," stated The Rasmus front man Lauri Ylonen  as he discussed the band's newest release, origins, songwriting and more. "We met a long time ago at school, we were 15 years old when we put the band together and that was about 30 years ago. So, it has been a long career for us, this will be our eleventh album, there have been a lot of things happening during those years but fortunately we are still together and only two of our members have changed. We have two original guys, me and the bass player and we're excited about The Rasmus for 2025."

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from September 16-22, 2025

Here is a look at shows taking place from September 16-22, 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: "Oh Yoko" by Joe Normal

by Bob Makin - published 2025-09-12
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is a cover of John Lennon's "Oh Yoko" by Joe Normal.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...9/11/25

by Danny Coleman - published 2025-09-11
"The idea sort of started around 10 years ago but it took a minute to get it up and  finished; actually COVID was the thing that got me to finish it because I had a whole year where I really didn't have anything to do so I finished the studio," laughed bassist Jack Daley as he and Producer Marc Swersky discussed the creation and function of Dug Deep Production in Asbury Park, NJ.  "It was sort of framed and sheet-rocked but I completely gutted the building. I had the studio half built and then I had about three or four years when I was touring so much with Steven Van Zandt that I couldn't really get it finished but once COVID hit, I was over here every day."  

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from September 9-15, 2025

Here is a look at shows taking place from September 9-15, 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 9/8/25

by Lazlo - published 2025-09-08
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 Side Project Skip, Sam Tunkel, Jon Caspi & The First Gun, and Joseph Alton Miller. Plus a look back at "Someday" by 383 Stroker.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Tan Lines" by Blaise

by Bob Makin - published 2025-09-05
The magic of Local Summer has been captured by Asbury Park singer-songwriter Blaise with his new single and video, "Tan Lines."

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...9/4/25

by Danny Coleman - published 2025-09-04
"Yes, on September 12. There is a real range of styles and I'm very excited about it. "Hummingbird Highway" is a good summary of it because the "Hummingbird Highway" kind of alludes to a very fast moving and colorful world which is what I encounter and it makes its way into my songwriting."