Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Sleep with Ghosts" by Reality Suite & Aurin

by Bob Makin - published 2022-04-22
“Sleep with Ghosts,” a collab between female-fronted North Jersey hard rock acts Reality Suite and Aurin, is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...4/21/22

by Danny Coleman - published 2022-04-21
“You never know where someone is going to hear you; ya’ know? Bluesville is a blessing, I’m so happy to be on there,” says Detroit born and current Jersey City, NJ resident Eliza Neals as she covered all of the bases from her past to the present as well as the upcoming release of her new album “Badder to the Bone,” due out April 23 via E-H Records and on all the major platforms.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Know How to Party" by Billy Hector

by Bob Makin - published 2022-04-15
“Know How to Party,” the single from legendary Jersey Shore guitarist Billy Hector’s latest album, “Rock Night in Jersey,” is the Makin Waves Song of the Week. 

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...4/14/22

by Danny Coleman - published 2022-04-14
“My new album is my sixth, it’s called “A White Album” and it’s a record about trying to talk about this taboo topic of race. So, for me as a songwriter, it’s the way I try to figure out the world and the stuff on my mind through stories and songs and that is what this is.”

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "We Go On" by Bobby Mahoney

by Bob Makin - published 2022-04-08
“We Go On,” the title track of Bobby Mahoney and the Seventh Son’s new EP on Asbury Park-based Telegraph Hill Records, is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...4/7/22

by Danny Coleman - published 2022-04-07
“During the lockdown from the pandemic, I had a lot of time and I didn’t want to lose my chops so, I wrote about 200 songs I think and we picked the best 10 to make up the new “Devil May Care” album.”

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Falling Apart" by Jackie June

by Bob Makin - published 2022-04-01
Jackie June continues creating super infectious, original tunes with her latest single, “Falling Apart.”

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...3/31/22

by Danny Coleman - published 2022-03-31
“The drummer Gino Vallecillo is the newest in the band and he’s from down here from a little town called Dehlco, Louisiana, the keys and sax player Jason Pafait is from down here as well, he’s from a town called Houma, Louisiana and the other two are transplants to New Orleans. The bass player Kevin Scott is from Alabama and the guitar player is from kind of all over. He was born in L.A. and grew up in Philadelphia and St. Louis and his father was Aerosmith’s guitar-tech for years so, he’s got touring in his blood,” laughed “Bayou Soul” artist Marc Broussard as he discussed his band, his latest album, “A Lullaby Collection SOS lll” and his new children’s book, “I Love You For You” along with the current tour and his upcoming April 1 show at The South Orange Performing Arts Center.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Psych Ward 103" by Doc Rotten

by Bob Makin - published 2022-03-25
Trenton-based punk rockers Doc Rotten just released their latest LP, “Unite Resist,” via Working Class Productions. The LP’s lead single, "Psych Ward 103,” is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.