This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from May 6-12, 2025

Here is a look at shows taking place from May 6-12, 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: "Blessing" by Brielle Brown

by Bob Makin - published 2025-05-02
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Blessing," the first single from Jersey Shore songstress Brielle Brown's forthcoming full-length debut album, "In Art & Soil the Same."

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/1/25

by Danny Coleman - published 2025-05-01
"Marcia Ball, Terence Simien, Southern Avenue," began Crawfish Festival founder and organizer Michael Arnone (Pronounced Ar-known-e) as he didn't even scratch the surface of the line-up for this year's May 30, through June 1 "32nd Annual Crawfish Festival" being held at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, NJ.

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from April 29 to May 5, 2025

Here is a look at shows taking place from April 29 to May 5, 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 4/28/25

by Lazlo - published 2025-04-28
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 Zachary West & The Good Grief; Roadside Graves; jpeck; Danello, The Sad Surfer; Monda; Cyborg Amok; Above the Moon; Arlan Feiles; and Ali Zanders. Plus a look back at "Up To Her Ears" by The Successful Failures.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "I Know Your Number" by Arlan Feiles

by Bob Makin - published 2025-04-25
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "I Know Your Number," the second single from Jersey Shore troubadour Arlan Feiles' brand-new LP, "Diaspora."

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...4/24/25

by Danny Coleman - published 2025-04-25
"I would say Blues-Rock is where I kind of hang in," states Kelli Baker. "We definitely do a lot of Blues stuff but I like the Americana and the Rock that goes with it too. So, Blues-Rock is usually a pretty good space for me to hang out in."

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from April 22-28, 2025

Here is a look at shows taking place from April 22-28, 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: "Gibraltar" by Defecting Grey

by Bob Makin - published 2025-04-18
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Each year-end coverage of Makin Waves features "The Dirty Jersey Dozen," a list of the 12 indie Jersey music acts that made the most waves. Two bands that likely would be on the all-time Dirty Jersey list are Gigantic, a Jersey Shore trio inspired by the primal pop of The Pixies and Nirvana, and Alternative Tentacles recording act Buzzkill, also a trio from the days when New Brunswick was the state's best music scene.