BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 3/31/25

by Lazlo - published 2025-03-31
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 Chemical-X, The Porchistas, Renee Maskin, Dante Paulo Tagliani, and Ciara Zwicker. Plus a look back at "Seventy Degrees" by Jonathan Andrew.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Over U" by Strawberry Sore Throat

by Bob Makin - published 2025-03-28
The Makin Waves Song of the Week, "Over U," is one of the 10 tracks featured on two new EPs released simultaneously by Strawberry Sore Throat, the recording side project of Makin Waves Award-winning singer-songwriter Stella Mrowicki.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...3/27/25

by Danny Coleman - published 2025-03-27
"We never do a soundcheck, original music never gets a soundcheck. There's no such thing as a soundcheck, we just plug in and play when we're ready to go," laughed Our Marvelous Lives keyboardist Mike Fury as he and vocalist/guitarist Max Huber discussed their upcoming gigs, new release and their recording process. 

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts in New Jersey from March 25-31, 2025

Here is a look at shows taking place from March 25-31, 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: "Spreading Love" by Patty C and The Pints

by Bob Makin - published 2025-03-21
The Makin Waves Song of the Week, "Spreading Love," is the first single from Jersey Shore rockers Patty C and The Pints' forthcoming debut EP, "Happy Camper."

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...3/20/25

by Danny Coleman - published 2025-03-20
"Ummm, I don't know. I've done a few of these and I think I did one with Jason (Bonham). I don't know who else is going to be at this one coming up but they always have really interesting people involved so it will be great. My involvement is; over the years, I've been a counselor. So, I'll come in and spend a week with the campers and we'll build a band and write songs and pull off an acoustic performance and meet with the celebrities who come in at the end of the week. They'll spend time with us and listen to our compositions, jam with us and then we'll all go out to dinner, take pictures and this and that. This time, I'm gonna be the special guest who comes in at the end, I'm not doing the counseling. So, I'm the guy who comes in at the end and critiques their playing, songwriting and their performance and jams along with them, takes pictures and so forth; it's a little different role for me than I'm used to doing but I've been involved with the camps for many years so..."

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from March 18-24, 2025

Here is a look at shows taking place from March 18-24, 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 3/17/25

by Lazlo - published 2025-03-17
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 Joey Affatato, The Comrades, Indeyevid, The Clydes, Chris Rockwell, and Timelord Smith. Plus a look back at "It Ain't Me" by Status Green.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "On the Way There" by Redbird

by Bob Makin - published 2025-03-14
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The first single from Jersey Shore roots-rock singer-songwriter Redbird's forthcoming debut album is a tribute to a dearly departed band mate.