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25 Years of The Wag: Brian Ostering Talks History, Special Night, and New Album

by Gary Wien
published 2023-02-24

The Wag will celebrate the band's 25th Anniversary and the release of their new album, Blue Bottles and Copper Coins, at The Strand Theater in Lakewood on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Based in Monmouth County, the band includes Brian Ostering and his wife Alicia Van Sant, Don Lee, and Joshua Van Ness. All four take turns as lead vocalist through catchy original songs and create an tremendously fun atmosphere on stage. They perform everywhere from coffeehouses and libraries to clubs and concert halls and have played shows in England, Canada, Japan, and the West Coast. Not many bands ever last a decade much less twenty-five, so we reached out to Brian to learn the complete story of the band and talk about the new album and special night.




 

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Your Story" by Tide Bends

by Bob Makin
published 2023-02-24

Tide Bends’ latest single, “Your Story,” is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.



Don Giovanni in New Jersey – Everything Old IS New Again.

by Bruce Chadwick
published 2023-02-23

Wolfgang Mozart's opera Don Giovanni debuted way back in the 18th century and this coming weekend (Feburary 24 & 26) will be staged in a theater that opened recently, just before the Covid Pandemic, the Sieminski Theater (formerly known as the Fellowship Cultural Arts Center) in Basking Ridge, proving that everything old can, indeed, be new again. The grand old opera, first staged in Prague, will be in a new home, with English sub titles and a new emphasis on its comedy, not its drama.



Spotlighting The Marshall Tucker Band: 'Something Buried Deep Inside'

by Bob Makin
published 2023-02-23

Named for the recently deceased blind piano tuner who was the previous tenant of their rehearsal space in their hometown of Spartanburg, S.C., The Marshall Tucker Band have been distilling a Southern blend of rock, country, jazz, and blues that has been delighting audiences for 50 years.



BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 2/19/23

by Lazlo
published 2023-02-23

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 Carlton Wilkinson, Sean Faust, Screaming Females, Operants, and Deviant Youth.