Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...10/12/23

by Danny Coleman - published 2023-10-12
 "Gardens Old, Flowers New" has been in the works for a while and some of these songs are decades old and haven't seen the light of day and some of them are brand new; that line appears in two different songs in different contexts," states legendary Folk artist Tom Rush as he discussed the upcoming release of his next album and his October 13 show at The Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, PA. 

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place October 10-16, 2023

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from October 10-16, 2023 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. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Featured Events, Event Previews, Event Listings.

BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 10/9/23

by Lazlo - published 2023-10-09
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 the Banding Together 2023 Compilation and new releases by Roadside Graves, Gordon Vincent, and Fear of Falling. Plus a look back at "Win If You Can... Lose If You Must... But Always Break Even!" by The Break Evens.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Frog" by latewaves

by Bob Makin - published 2023-10-06
"Frog," a recent single and video from Asbury Park indie trio latewaves' brand new self-titled label debut for Open Your Ears Records, is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...10/5/23

by Danny Coleman - published 2023-10-05
"One of my mentors who just passed away; he was one of my teachers in the blues and he used to give the kids in the blues museum different nicknames and whatnot and he gave me the name Kingfish. I didn't like it at first but it stuck and never died and there are still kids from the neighborhood who are still calling me by it," laughed one of the hottest commodities on the international Blues music scene, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram as he discussed his latest album, "Live In London," his blues roots and his upcoming October 11 gig at Brooklyn Bowl in Philadelphia, PA and October 13 at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. 

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place October 3-9, 2023

Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from October 3-9, 2023 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. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Featured Events - Event Previews - Event Listings

BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 10/2/23

by Lazlo - published 2023-10-02
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 releases by All Systems Go, Chris Fantasia, Free the Witness, Somerdale, and Teen Idle. Plus a look back at "Turning 'Round" by Boxcar Nancy.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Undertow" by Elk City

by Bob Makin - published 2023-09-29
"Undertow," the title track of Elk City's recently released seventh album by Montclair-based Elk City, is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...9/28/23

by Danny Coleman - published 2023-09-28
You have to be a, "Jack of all trades" and it's hard to make it with one revenue stream," says Progressive Rock musician and violinist Joe Deninzon as he discussed being a diverse musician in today's climate, a new album and a CD/DVD set forthcoming from his band Stratospheerius. "For Joe and I both, this is a career and especially nowadays, things have changed so much where you don't just usually get lucky in one little band. You have to sort of do a million other things and everything spiders out to the next thing and you hope that everything sort of connects at some point in your career," added drummer Jason Gianni as the two of them shed some light on their September 28 show at The Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck, NJ and their September 30 show at Kennett Flash in Kennett Square, PA. as well as the paths which got them to where they are now.