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.
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from July 22-28, 2025
Here is a look at shows taking place from July 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: "We’re All Alone" by The Beagles with Joy
by Bob Makin - published 2025-07-18
The Beagles with Joy have dropped their final single from "Soul on Fire (Love Songs For Grown Ups)," their forthcoming debut album on Stoned Squirrel Records.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...7/17/25
by Danny Coleman - published 2025-07-17
"I did two years of touring with "Days Of Future Past: My Sojourn" and it was great fun, I really, really enjoyed it and Jon Davison of YES joined me; long story but he joined me and he's actually my son-in-law now because he married my daughter," laughed legendary Moody Blues bassist John Lodge as he prepares for a string of shows here in The Garden State and beyond. "Jon is here with me now, we've been rehearsing for the next tour so yeah, it's great! He's a wonderful guy and a fantastic musician."
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from July 15-21, 2025
Here is a look at shows taking place from July 15-21, 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 7/14/25
by Lazlo - published 2025-07-14
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 Cinema Star, Andrew Valentino, Miss Ohio, Michael Brett, Johnny Zarfati, and Max Rauch. Plus a look back at "Silver Linings" by Fun While You Wait.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Honeydew" by Via Crowe
by Bob Makin - published 2025-07-11
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Honeydew" by Jersey Shore singer-songwriter Via Crowe.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...7/10/25
by Danny Coleman - published 2025-07-10
"Well, I certainly hope so, it seems like it is," laughed Blues Traveler bassist Ben Wilson as he discussed what the band has been up to and their preparations before they hit the road once again for a Summer tour. "The band has been quite active over the years through touring and we managed to continue to record some records. We've done two kinds of covers records, the first one was a blues record which actually got nominated for a Grammy which was pretty cool and the next one, we did some soul covers. That one wasn't quite as well received but it was sure fun to make. So, it's been really cool; you have this massive success for a decade or so and then you kind of dip below that cultural Gestalt line where you're just kind of bubbling below the surface and you can do just fine there even though you're not on the cover of "The Rolling Stone" and that's kind of what we've been doing. We've had a good run, it has been fantastic and these summer tours where we get together with these other kind of bands of similar eras with similar kinds of hits; we're very fortunate as kind of a neo-hippie jam band from that era that kind of bucked some of the trends that were going on at the time but we were lucky enough to have a couple of hits and that has allowed us to have kind of a different career than just the straight jam bands do; not that that wouldn't be awesome as well because obviously many of them are doing just fine but it's just a slightly different road but it has been wonderful. We didn't rehearse a whole lot because we've been playing together for 38 years but things are good and we're stoked for this upcoming tour."
