The year 1999 saw the release of their third record titled, "Nowhere Near You" and also the demise of the band as their lives took turns and twists in different directions.
Ah but just as life can get in the way and push one down a different path like a river meandering through a valley; it can also lead to new opportunities. Such was the case with these gentlemen and in 2016 they began the process of a reunion which has now led to the creation of their latest disc; "American Canyon."
"The key thing was that Sean moved out of New York City to Davis which is just a bit north of the Bay Area; he moved back to Northern California. We started doing just a little bit of work together sort of organically showing each other demos or finishing each other's songs a little bit but it was actually the song "American Canyon" that just sort of stepped up the quality; it felt like it came out of nowhere and that song kind of threw down the gauntlet. It was like, OK if we're capable of this or if this is showing up in our writing, we need to catch the wave. So, I would say that the band really rallied around the material and in some ways rallied around that one song which inspired us to write better and re-write some of our more recent stuff and connect it into the album which was released on June 18."
The band issued a statement that this album was "Demoed into existence," and when pressed as to why Easton readily explained as well as also divulging some of the recording process which included some antique instrumentation.
"It is a short full-length, it's eight songs. The whole thing was made in house so, it's got a combination of fully re-tracked stuff but also a lot of the writing process made it onto the final record. So, "Demoed into existence," I guess it's the kind of thing with modern recording where sometimes you're not sure exactly what you're doing; meaning what step in the process you're in. So, yeah, a lot of it was written or improvised onto tape and edited; yeah, that's what that means (laughs)."
"Garage Band is our recording format of choice," he continued. "Just because it's simple and fast and we have some fancy plug-ins that we use with it so it's not purely your off the shelf Garage Band and yeah, we do have a number of old instruments on it. The writing instruments that I'm on the most are this 105-year-old piano that I've got right here and a couple of old guitars from the 50's and 60's but the record is very electronic. There are a few places where the piano shows up and it has been kind of captured in what I call almost a 1980's, super-bright compressed sound. We've kind of got that old and new thing, I do a lot of writing on old instruments but I do also like a lot of aggressive and kind of whacked-out sounds; actually, a lot of the writing was on guitar but the album has very little guitar on it really, especially compared to our old stuff. The reason for that would be space, freshness; sort of trying to have a track that's very drum heavy, very vocal heavy and guitars just eat up a lot of space. You can instantly take up all of the mid-range of a track just by strumming one chord you can eat up all the space; we were very economic with our guitar sounds and the amount that we played."
Even though pandemic restrictions have eased; the band has a plan and it doesn't necessarily involve touring or a lot of live performances.
"We've been pretty digital about it, we actually made an appearance on a filmmaking competition around a month ago and we'll probably do another film festival. A lot of where our effort is going at this point is towards film and filmmaking; I have a couple of possibilities to score films that I'm pursuing. There's online kind of streaming performances; we did a submission for NPR's "Tiny Desk" and we submitted our thing which was pretty cool and it's on our YouTube channel. It's an electronic duo format but I think it is very human and has a lot of emotion to it and I think it's pretty cool. We also have a video out; we are pretty much on the virtual thing here. We will definitely play locally at some point but it won't be a concerted effort. We have a really nice video for the song "American Canyon" which was actually shot in the Mojave Desert and it came out a few weeks ago. It is very beautiful; it has a woman on a horse and a man in a truck and a dog and the band; it's very cinematic and landscaped and it's pretty cool."
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That's it for this week! Please continue to support live and original music and until next week....ROCK ON!
This week's event listings
Arts Council of Princeton 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton
(609) 924-8777
Fri. 6 p.m. "Summer Nights" Concert Series feat. "*0's DJ Dance Party" w/ DJ Darius the 1st. (Takes place at Princeton Shopping Center 301 North Harrison Street)
Bristol Riverside Theater2501 Bath Road Bristol, PA
(215) 785-0100
Fri. 8 p.m. "Totally Awesome 80's"
Broken Goblet Brewing 2500 State Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 812-5653
Thurs. 7 p.m. Mike Estabrook
Fri. 8:30 p.m. Mike Oregano
Sat. 8:30 p.m. "First Saturdays" w/ Bridge Beat Duo "Goblet Stock 7" feat. (3 p.m.) Super Unknown Acoustic (Soundgarden Tribute) (4:15 p.m.) Unglued (Stone Temple Pilots Tribute) (5:30 p.m.) Flannel (Grunge Tribute) (6:45 p.m.) Love Killed Kurt (Nirvana Tribute) (8:15 p.m.) Rage Against The Keg Washing Machine
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo
All Shows 21+
Brother's Pizza871 Highway 33 Hamilton
(609) 586-2727
Wed. 5:30 p.m. Tiltin Catz
Candlelight Lounge 24 Passaic Street Trenton
(609) 695-9612
Thurs. 6 p.m. Thursday Night Blues Jam Hosted by The Mojo Gypsies. $5 (Includes hot buffet)
Championship Bar 931 Chambers street Trenton
(609) 396-5457
Tuesday 8 p.m. "Jam Night" Hosted by Nikki & Caleb
Ages 21+
Clubhouse at Mountain View (The Patio)850 Bear Tavern Road Ewing
(609) 771-0400
Fri. 6 p.m. Ernie White
COARadio.com 125 South Main Street Hightstown
(609) 241-7103
Sun. 7 p.m. "Rock On Radio" feat. Dave Vargo
Cooper's Riverview 50 Riverview Plaza Trenton
(609) 393-7300
Thurs. (7 p.m.) Plush (9 p.m.) Club Night feat. Rotating DJs (inside event)
Fri. (5 p.m.) "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere Happy Hour" (8 p.m.) WitzEnd
Sat. 7 p.m. Stevie B / Freestyle
Sun. 11 a.m. " Sunday Latin Jazz Brunch"
Mon. 7 p.m. "Sunny Monday Blues Jam"
Tues. 7 p.m. Karaoke w/ Karen and Mark
Wed. (12 p.m.) "Wine Down Wednesdays" (8 p.m.) "Micro Wrestling"
All Events Ages 21+
Cream Ridge Winery 145 Route 539 Cream Ridge
(609) 259-9797
Sat. 1:30 p.m. Ronnie Brandt
Sun. 1:30 p.m. Alex English
Dacey's Pub 215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-4838
Fri. 6 p.m. Acoustic Music Night
Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo
Dadz Bar and Grill744 Main Street Lumberton
(609)267-4344
Sat. 6 p.m. The Jersey Beat
Dempster's Pub437 Pine Street Mount Holly
(609) 261-0500
Thurs. 9 p.m. "Throwback Thursday/Ladies Night" w/ DJ entertainment feat. retro 70's, 80's and 90's music.
Fri. / Sat. 9 p.m. DJ entertainment
Dog & Bull Brew House 810 Bristol Pike (Rte. 13) Croydon, PA.
(215) 788-2855
Fri. 4 p.m. Mike Brill
Sat. 4 p.m. Eddie
Eddington House Bensalem2813 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA
(215) 639-1220
Fri. 8 p.m. The Fight Back Home
Sat. 8 p.m. Jenny Leigh & Brian Loftus
Escape Resort, Restaurant & Bar120 Pheasant Run Road Newtown, PA
(215) 968-0600
Fri. 6 p.m. The Good People
German American Society 215 Uncle Pete's Road Hamilton
(609) 585-5200
Fri. 6 p.m. Tindall Road Brewing Co. Year "2" Anniversary Party
Greenhouse 90 South Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 693-1657
Thurs. 8 p.m. "Musicians Night Out" Hosted by Lovelight
Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Sam Ryan
Wed. 8 p.m. Trivia Hosted by Dwayne Dunlevy
Grover's Mill Coffee House Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction
(609) 716-8771
Sat. 11 a.m. Thomas Johnston
Harvest Seasonal Grill (Newtown Shopping Center)
2865 South Eagle Road Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8469
Thurs. 7 p.m. Brian Elliot
Havana New Hope
105 S. Main Street New Hope, PA.
(215) 862-9897
Thurs. 7 p.m. Funk n' Blues Jam
Fri. 8 p.m. Billy Walton Band
Sun. (5 p.m.) Jenny Grace (6 p.m.) A Tribute To Steely Dan w/ "Countdown To Ecstacy"
Mon. 9 p.m. "Lipstick Mondays Drag Show"
Herrentown Woods (Veblen House)
624 Snowden Lane Princeton
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Among Trees" A Live Celebration of Nature & Community feat. Fiona Tyndall
HG New Hope Pizza6510 Lower York Road New Hope, PA
(215) 862-1740
Sat. 6 p.m. Stranger Things
Hopewell Valley Vineyards 46 Yard Avenue Pennington
(609) 737-4465
Fri. 4 p.m. "Music & Merlot" feat. (5:30 p.m.) Deb & Mike
Sat. (1 p.m.) The Strange Brew Crew (5:30 p.m.) "Music & Merlot" feat. Two For Flinching
Sun. 1:30 p.m. "Jazzy Sundays" feat. The Blue Jersey Band
Irish Rover Station House 1033 South Bellevue Avenue Langhorne, PA
(215) 970-5412
Sat. 2 p.m. Luau Party
Iron Plow Vineyards 26750 Mount Pleasant Road Columbus
(732) 306-9111
Fri. 7 p.m. Bob O & Kim
Sat. 6:30 p.m. Radio Fiction
Sun. 2 p.m. Gary Ryan
Ivy Tavern 3108 S. Broad Street, Hamilton
(609) 888-1435
Thurs. 9:30 p.m. "Thursday Night Dance Party"
Fri. 8 p.m. Kevin Toft & The Alternators
Sat. 8 p.m. Asylum Choir
All shows 21+
John & Peter's 96 S. Main Street New Hope, Pa
(215) 862-5981
Sat. 3 p.m. Timi Hendrixx and Friends
Wed. 9 p.m. The Invitational
All shows 21+
Killarney's Publick House 1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton
(609) 586-1166
Thurs. 5 p.m. Radio Fiction
KUO Social2360 Route 33 Suite 106 Robbinsville
(609) 208-9988
Sun. 5 p.m. The Williamsboy
Laurita Winery 85 Archertown Road New Egypt
(609) 752-0200
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Laurita Idol 2021" Semi-finals
Fri. (12 p.m.) "Wine In The Grove Friday" (6 p.m.)BBQ Grill Night (7:30 p.m.) "Kricket Comedy" Hosted by James Mac feat. Katherine Williams, Troy Moore. Doors open at 7 p.m., $25 (Tickets available online only)
Sat. "Food Truck Fair" feat. (11 a.m.) Pennington Station (2:45 p.m.) The Shore Syde Band (6:15 p.m.) Fast Forward 80s. (VIP available $300)
Sun. "Food Truck Fair" feat. (11 a.m.) The Rangers Nouveau (3:15 p.m.) Fish Eyed Blues (VIP available $300)
Lawrenceville Main Street17 Phillips Avenue Lawrenceville
(609) 219-9300
Thurs. 6 p.m. "Music In The Park" feat. RGM Project (Weeden Park FREE admission)
Locust Hall at Johnson's Farm 2691 Monmouth Road Jobstown
(609) 723-2630
Sat. 6 p.m. Paul Plumeri Duo
Makefield Highlands Golf Club1418 Woodside Road Yardley, PA
(215) 321-7000
Fri. 5 p.m. Zone Duo
Marie's Kozy Korner111 Trenton Road Fairless Hills, PA
(215) 943-3131
Fri. 7 p.m. Bill Monach
McGuinn's Place 1781 Brunswick Avenue Lawrence
(609) 392-0599
Tues. 9 p.m. Karaoke
Ages 21+
McStews Irish Sports Pub 5316 New Falls Road Levittown, PA
(215) 949-9570
Sat. 9 p.m. The Fredz.
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Trivia Night
Mercer County Park Festival GroundsHughes Drive/Old Trenton Road West Windsor
(609) 448-1947
Wed. 7:30 p.m. Movie Night: "Wonder Woman 1984" Doors open at 6 p.m. (FREE event)
Millhill Basement 300 S. Broad Street Trenton
(609) 989-1600
Fri. 9 p.m. N0$P, Joy On Fire, Ugli, Under 95, Alpha Sub. $5
More Than Q 13 Klines Court Lambertville
(609) 773-0072
Sun. 11 a.m. Gospel/Blues Open Mic
Music Mountain Theater1483 Route 179 Lambertville
(609)397-3337
Fri. 8 p.m. "Head Over Heels"
Sat./Sun. 3 p.m. "Head Over Heels"
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company909 Ray Avenue Croydon, PA
(215) 458-7081
Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzo w/ Lunch Money
New Egypt Flea Market Village933 Monmouth County Road Cream Ridge
(609) 758-2082
Sat. 10 a.m. "RockaBilly Day"
Sun. 11:30 a.m. Sheri Lynn at "Tye Dye Amy's"
New Hope Solebury High School184 West Bridge Street New Hope, PA
Sat. 7 p.m. Bill & Fred's Excellent Adventure (FREE event)
New Hope Winery 6123 Lower York Road New Hope, PA
(215) 794-2331
Thurs. 7 p.m. "Bucks Fever" Talent Show. $20 (VIP reception 6 p.m. $35)
Sat. 8 p.m. "Kick" The INXS Experience
Newtown Brewing Company103 Penns Trail Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8609
Thurs. 7:30 p.m. 80's Trivia Night
Fri. 6 p.m. Mike Mele
Wed. 7 p.m. "Peace & Pints" Yoga
Nick's Roast Beef4501 Woodhaven Road West Philadelphia, PA
(215) 637-5151
Thurs. 6 p.m. Ryan Sab
Fri. 6 p.m. Secret Service Band
Sat. 6 p.m. Sir Rod
Sun. 4 p.m. AJ Slick
Wed. 7 p.m. LeCompt Acoustic Duo
NJWeedman's Joint322 East State Street Trenton
(609) 437-0898
Wed. 7:45 p.m. Late Night "Hump" Comedy Variety Show
Odd Logic Brewing Co.500 Bristol Pike, Bristol, PA
Thurs. 6 p.m. Trivia
O'Fowley's Tavern & Grill200 State Road Croydon, PA
(215) 785-6998
Fri. 8 p.m. DJ Entertainment
Old Hights Brewing123 West Ward Street Hightstown
(609) 469-5976
Thurs. 7 p.m. Trivia
Old Town Pub 135 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown
(609) 291-9232
Thurs. 7 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia
Palmer Square40 Nassau Street Princeton
Thurs. 4 p.m."Locals Night" w/ Live "Strolling" Musician
Sat.12 p.m. Burne Holiday
Pasquale's Sports Bar9078 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA
(267) 202-6268
Fri. 5 p.m. Happy Hour feat. (TBA)
Sat. 8 p.m. DJ or Live Band Entertainment
Tues. 7:30 p.m. Quizzo
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic
Patriots Crossing 1339 River Road Titusville
(609) 737-2780
Thurs. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night
Wed. 7 p.m. "Quizzo"
Restart The Arts340 High Street Burlington
Sat.12 p.m. Rees w/ Dan Farnan
Revere Restaurant802 River Road Ewing
(609) 882-6365
Wed. 7 p.m. David Boyd
Robbinsville Community ConcertTown Center Lake Drive Gazebo, Robbinsville
Tues. 7 p.m. BD Lenz
Rosedale Mills101 Route 31 North Pennington
(609) 737-2008
Sat. 1 p.m. Outdoor Line Dancing. $10 (Rain date Sundays 12 p.m.)
Sherman Theater/Penn Community Bank Amphitheater2400 Byberry Road Bensalem, PA
Wed. 7 p.m. Joey and the The T-Birds. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m., tickets available online)
Small World Coffee 14 Witherspoon Street Princeton
(609) 924-4377 x2
Thurs. 8 p.m. "The Fluid Acrylics of Adriana Groza" (Runs 7 days a week thru 8/3)
Sparky World-Famous Beer Garden4333 New Falls Road Levittown, PA
(215) 943-2321
Wed. 8 p.m. Groove Train w/ Johnny D
Stars & Stripes Harley Davidson600 South Flowers Mill Road Langhorne, PA
(215) 752-9400
Thurs. 5 p.m. :Back To The 80's" Bike Night. (Music, food and more)
Sun. 11 a.m. "Grand Opening" w/ Deep Release
1675 Spirits2685 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA
(215) 645-1445
Fri. 6 p.m. John Brennan Blues Duo
Tavern On The Lake 101 Main Street Hightstown
(609) 426-9345
Wed. 9 p.m. Karaoke
Temperance House 5 South State Street Newtown, PA
(215) 944-8050
Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia w/ Righteous Jolly
Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Cara Cartney
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road Princeton
(609) 924-2310
Fri. 4 p.m. "Sips & Sounds Friday" feat. Brian Botnick
TGI Fridays 319 US Highway 130 North East Windsor
(609) 490-1450
Thurs. 7 p.m. Joshua VanNess
The Buck Hotel1200 Buck Road Feasterville, PA
(215) 396-2002
Thurs. 7 p.m. Kevin Kirko
Fri. 7 p.m. Love Junk
Sat. 9 p.m. Blend
The Cool Cricket 216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro
(609) 291-9110
Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke
The Dubliner 34 North Main Street New Hope, PA
(215) 693-1816
Sun. 2 p.m. David Falcone
The Morrisville Tavern376 West Trenton Avenue Morrisville, PA
(215) 295-5310
Mon. 7 p.m. "Country Night"
The Sycamore Grill 255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA
(215) 908-6326
Fri. 8 p.m. Kickbax Acoustic Trio
Tir Na Nog 1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton
(609) 392-2554
Sat. 9 p.m. Jerry Monk
All Shows 21+
Triumph Brewing Company (New Hope, Pa. Location)
400 Union Square New Hope, Pa.
(215) 862-8300
Thurs. 8 p.m. Trivia
Sun. 7 p.m. Open Stage
All shows 21+
Vault Tap Room19 West College Avenue Yardley, PA
(267) 907-8550
Fri. 7 p.m. Jon Savage Acoustic Duo
Sat. 7 p.m. Dr. Jeff Mellow Acoustic
Water's Edge Gastropub and Lounge1067 Totem Road Bensalem, PA
(267) 332-2095
Thurs. 7 p.m. Cornhole "Blind Draw." $10
Sun. 12 p.m. Drag Brunch
Wed.7 p.m. Drag Bingo & Karaoke
Working Dog Winery 610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown
(609) 371-6000
Sat. 1 p.m. Bob & Dave
Sun. 1 p.m. Kevin McGowan
WWFM 89.1 FM HD2 RadioMCCC Old Trenton Road West Windsor
Jazzon2.org
Mon. 7 p.m. "Danny Coleman's Got The Blues"
Yankee Doodle Tap Room10 Palmer Square Princeton
(609) 921-7500
Thurs. 6 p.m. Dueling Piano Night (Palmer Square)
Danny Coleman is a veteran musician and writer from central New Jersey. He hosts a weekly radio program entitled 'Rock On Radio' airing Sunday evenings at 7:00pm EST on ThePenguinRocks.com where he features indie/original bands and solo artists.
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Jason Didner's New Album Celebrates Asbury Park's Resilient Spirit of Community
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Asbury Heart is Jason Didner's love letter to a city that refused to quit — and to the musicians, misfits, and believers who kept the beat going. Drawing on the sounds, stories, and personalities that transformed Asbury Park from a place of decay into an unlikely worldwide music destination, the album spans punk, soul, reggae, and heartland rock in the spirit of the Jersey Shore scene itself: eclectic, unguarded, and alive.
Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night? Eddie Skuller to bring the Ballads of Tom Waits to Hoboken
(HOBOKEN, NJ) -- Jersey City based singer Eddie Skuller will perform a personal tribute to the songwriting of Tom Waits on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at the 503 Social Club. Eddie returns for a night of classic Waits songs, interpreted by this skilled, masterful singer. A moving experience guaranteed!
The Newton Theatre presents The Wailers on May 16th
(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Wailers are celebrating 50 years of "Rastaman Vibration" with a tour honoring one of Bob Marley & The Wailers' most influential albums. The tour comes to The Newton Theatre on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 8:00pm.
Raul Midón Takes the Stage at the Grunin Center's Prima Theatre on May 16th
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts welcomes Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist Raul Midón to the Gia Maione Prima Foundation Studio Theatre on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 7:00pm. Tickets are $35.
The Masterwork Chorus presents "An American Tapestry"
(MADISON, NJ) -- On Saturday, May 16, 2026, The Masterwork Chorus presents An American Tapestry at The Concert Hall at Drew University. This is a musical journey through 250 years of Americana celebrating the the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Showtime is 7:30pm.
The Morris Choral Society to Conclude Season with Brahms Requiem on May 16th
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WP Presents Brings Unforgettable Fire to Shea Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday
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Albert Music Hall presents Rock Around the Pines: A Celebration of Early Rock 'n' Roll on Saturday
(WARETOWN, NJ) -- Albert Music Hall presents "Rock Around the Pines" on Saturday, May 16, 2026, an evening dedicated to the sounds of 1950s and early 1960s rock 'n' roll. The themed program brings classic jukebox favorites, rockabilly rhythms, and vintage dance hall energy to the Pinelands stage, with five local acts performing throughout the evening.
A Chat with Veronika and Madelene of Arrival From Sweden Who Perform at UCPAC on May 16
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Masterwork Music and Art Foundation to Honor Wayne Walters At 65th Birthday Celebration on May 17th
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