This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts June 18-25, 2024

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from June 18-25, 2024 along with our featured listings. 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: "Dandelion" by The Grip Weeds

by Bob Makin - published 2024-06-14
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is The Grip Weeds' cover of The Rolling Stones' "Dandelion" from the new tribute compilation "JEM Records Celebrates Jagger & Richards."

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...6/13/24

by Danny Coleman - published 2024-06-13
"Yeah, I'm pretty far up," laughed singer/songwriter Adrian Sutherland as he discussed his new album "Precious Diamonds," his indigenous heritage and more. "I used to tune into AM radio at night because in the night it's really clear and you can pick up all of the U.S. radio stations and so I would tune into all of those stations but somebody had the brilliant idea to purchase a jukebox with a bunch of records in it and so, we had a jukebox at the local pool hall/arcade and as a kid I spent a lot of time there in the evenings and the Summer. We'd play those records and at the time we pretty much had everything in there; Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Neil Young, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper and all of these artists from the '80s who were really popular. So, that's how I got my exposure to music coming out of the U.S. and we also had three channels on our TV and we had much music coming into light like an equivalent to MTV where they were making music videos and I was able to discover other artists through that whole experience as well."

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place June 11-18, 2024

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from June 11-18, 2024 along with our featured listings. 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 6/10/24

by Lazlo - published 2024-06-10
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 The Hard Maybes, Regency Club, Anthony Krizan, Skull Motion, Tri-State, Pat Veil, and Ferocious Designs. Plus a look back at "Razor Dog" by Ya-Ne-Zniyoo.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Crash" by Kanak

by Bob Makin - published 2024-06-07
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Crash" from Kanak's Ed Stasium-produced EP, "On the Outside."

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...6/6/24

by Danny Coleman - published 2024-06-06
"I guess we sort of instigated it, Wang Chung that is," laughed Wang Chung guitarist Jack Hues as he discussed the band's upcoming June 13 show at the Mayo Performing Arts Center, The Abducted By the '80s Tour, his solo albums, orchestral works and more. "We were doing various '80s package tours over the last few years and they were good but we were aware of the fact that you had to climb over other bands and the chances to play deeper cuts were limited. So, we wanted to put a tour together where there were fewer bands of good quality and each band got a chance to play a decent length set. So, everybody is doing a half-hour to 45-minute set and that means Wang Chung gets to play "Space Junk" as well as "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and "Dance Hall Days." 

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place June 4-11, 2024

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from June 4-11, 2024 along with our featured listings. 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: "Stained Glass Window Panes" by Mike Montrey Band

by Bob Makin - published 2024-05-31
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Stained Glass Window Panes," the leadoff single and opening track of Mike Montrey Band's forthcoming album, "Love, Time & Mortality."