Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Dirty" by Never the Name
by Bob Makin - published 2025-06-13
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Dirty," the third and final single from the debut LP, "Millennial Boomer Consumer," by the local supergroup Never the Name.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...6/12/25
by Danny Coleman - published 2025-06-12
"I was born in Clarksdale in 1957; a boomer! I've lived here all of my life; (Except) for about five years, my wife, we'd just been married a year, we decided to move to Jackson to try to branch out and maybe seek our fame and fortunes; I was in the construction business and did good down there and started a family there but just felt the calling of the Delta," says Bubba O'Keefe the current director of Visit Clarksdale in Clarksdale, Mississippi. "The Delta is a unique place, it has a mystique about it, which I'm sure you've noticed already and our parents were aging and so why are we three hours away raising a family when to us, life was more important and precious to be closer to our family at such an early stage of raising our own family;so, we came back and I just love Clarksdale Mississippi."
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from June 10-16, 2025
Here is a look at shows taking place from June 10-16, 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: "Soul on Fire" by The Beagles with Joy
by Bob Makin - published 2025-06-06
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Soul on Fire," the latest single and quasi title track from "Soul On Fire (Love Songs For Grown Ups . . . )" by The Beagles with Joy.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...6/5/25
by Danny Coleman - published 2025-06-05
"Well, I had the great pleasure a few years back of interviewing most of the musicians who played on "Highway 61 Revisited," Dylan's 1965 album, one of his 1965 albums which in my view is still the greatest album ever made by anybody. After all of the magazine features, there was a vast whole of interview material that didn't make it to the articles just because of limited space and I always felt that one day it would make the crux of a good book and this being the 60th anniversary year of Dylan going electric and of "Highway 61" so it seemed an opportune moment."
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from June 3-9, 2025
Here is a look at shows taking place from June 3-9, 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 6/2/25
by Lazlo - published 2025-06-02
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 Val Emmich, Johnny Zarfati, and Prop House. Plus a look back at "We Can See America From Here" by The Campfire Flies.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "She Don't Like My Pets" by Mikell's Plot
by Bob Makin - published 2025-05-30
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "She Don't Like My Pets," the latest single from Mikell's Plot, which coincides with the third annual Cryptids and Paranormal Conference organized by band front man, Michael O'Connor.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/29/25
by Danny Coleman - published 2025-05-29
"Yes indeed, we're psyched," stated Ocean Avenue Stompers founder Ian Gray as he talked the band, Asbury Park, their upcoming June 1 appearance at Michael Arnone's Crawfish Festival and more.
