Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites....5/25/23

by Danny Coleman - published 2023-05-25
" I played at the summer concert series that they had there in 2021. They were doing that outdoor thing, I mean it was pretty cool. I thought it was cool for the people that were camping or staying at the site because they just got to see a bunch of shows." 

This Week In Music: Event Listings And Previews For Shows Taking Place May 23-29, 2023

Here is a look at our concert previews for shows taking place from May 23 to May 29, 2023 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events 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.

BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 5/22/23

by Lazlo - published 2023-05-22
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 Indeyevid, Allison Strong, and The Cucumbers.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Never Give Up on Us" by Jonathan Tea

by Bob Makin - published 2023-05-19
It's been a while since Asbury Park singer-songwriter Jonathan Tea's 2020 single, "Chased by Drones." That's because he's been busy as keyboardist-vocalist in the hot alt-country act Hooper, winner of the 2022 Makin Waves Best New Artist Award.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/18/23

by Danny Coleman - published 2023-05-18
"I'm not doing anything important at the moment, I'm just stuck here; I was practicing," laughed a well-rested Roger Earl as he discussed Foghat's forthcoming release, drums, Blues music, condoms and more ahead of the band's May 20 appearance at The Bergen PAC in Englewood, NJ. "I'm leaving to go on the road, we have a new album coming out soon. The album has 10 tracks on there; six or seven originals and three songs that were actually written; did you know that Kim Simmonds passed away recently? Kim and I reconnected back in 1976 and we'd been playing out here and there, we hung out for a while and it was over the last 10 years, seven or eight years or so that we were with the same agency. They managed to pick up Savoy Brown and we've done a number of shows together and when we were making this last studio album, Kim said, "Hey, I'd like to write some songs for you" and I said, that will be great! I said, so long as you're playing on them too! Unfortunately, Kim got ill and he couldn't really get his fingers working, so he sent us the lyrics and a basic outline and we put the music down for the tracks and they turned out better than I could have ever hoped. I miss him already, I was kind of looking forward to spending our late years playing music together but never mind." 

BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 5/15/23

by Lazlo - published 2023-05-15
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 The Williamsboy, Palamino, Wiser Time, and Cranston Dean.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Alone with You" by The Anderson Council

by Bob Makin - published 2023-05-12
"Alone with You," the first single from the forthcoming The Anderson Council LP, "The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon" on JEM Records, is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/11/23

by Danny Coleman - published 2023-05-11
"Well, I've had a second child," laughed a very upbeat Dana Fuchs before a recent appearance at The Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton, NJ. "I've had another baby and I released a new album; It's been a year but we haven't had a chance to tour much behind it because a lot of places are still recovering from the pandemic; so, yeah."

This Week In Music: Event Listings And Previews For Shows Taking Place May 9-15, 2023

Here is a look at upcoming concerts taking place from May 9 to May 15, 2023 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events 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.