Danny Blu formed Echo Black in 2015 and this New York City based outfit has just released their first full length album; “Dawn” and are currently out on the road with City of the Weak on, “The Turn It To Eleven Tour.”... READ ON

In the midst of a tour to raise funds and awareness for his Rock and Roll Forever Foundation’s TeachRock curriculum, Steve Van Zandt again will be inducted on May 6 into the New Jersey Hall of Fame, having entered in 2012 as a member of Bruce Springteen’s E Street Band.... READ ON

Due to time constraints, Makin Waves has been limited to one record review per week, affectionately dubbed the Record of the Week. This week, several worthy platters come under the musical microscope for a new quarterly feature called The Makin Waves Record Roundup. They include Elk City, Exmaid, Secretary Legs, Doc Rotten, and Secret Sound. Look for another Record Roundup by summer’s end. ... READ ON

A feature on Morris County singer-songwriter Amanda Rose Riley, who recently released her first studio album: Secrets I Told To A Sound Hole.... READ ON

This month's Featured Music Video is “Beverly” by Low Cut Connie... READ ON

Each issue of New Jersey Stage magazine contains an episode of Bongo Boy TV featuring great music videos from around the world.... READ ON

“As a schooled pianist and seeing so much since the age of three when I started formal lessons, I have always thought that when someone has a setback with Autism or something similar, that somewhere they are rewarded with a special talent that I’ll never have,” said Stormin’ Norman Seldin, a Jersey Shore musical legend.... READ ON

I sat down with singer/songwriter/bandleader/producer April Kelly, to “talk shop”  about changes in the music world. April’s a dynamic woman, who keeps pace with the rapid changes in technology, the business of music, and the music itself. She’s been involved with all aspects of music, from her current blogging and podcasting  to her mega-popular wedding song “Band of Gold”  to her 2016 Song and Artist of the Year Nominations in the Nashville-based Josie Music Awards, the largest award show to celebrate independent artists worldwide of all genres.  ... READ ON

There’s electricity in the air this Sunday, April 8, 2018 evening as patrons make their way inside New Brunswick NJ’s State Theatre for a live concert appearance by the legendary soul singer, Patti LaBelle!... READ ON

"One more show tomorrow; "The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame" induction dinner and then I'm staying for the ceremony Saturday and I'll be coming home Sunday," says Low Cut Connie front man Adam Weiner as he discussed the band, their relentless Appetite for touring, their music and their relationship with Elton John from Ohio as this leg of the tour wraps up. "We've done a lot of shows in Cleveland and the folks over there have become big fans and the museum asked us and we're just so excited and I was asked to do the Howard Stern wrap up show because they were broadcasting live from the Hall of Fame; I can't wait to see who will be there." ... READ ON