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An Interview with Mike Greenfield from Lotus
by Chris Paul
published 2023-01-22

On Saturday January 21, 2023, Lotus began their 2023 winter tour with a hometown show at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, PA. I was able to chat with Mike Greenfield, the drummer for Lotus about the highlights for him from 2022 and what lies ahead for Lotus in 2023.

An Interview with Jim Mill

by Gary Wien
published 2023-01-20
Singer-songwriter Jim Mill is best known for his aggressive acoustic rock and Eddie Vedder-like vocals. His latest single, "Never Meant To Be," is something of a surprise. It moves from the blistering, grunge-like sound he's known for in favor of a more 80s alt-rock feel. New Jersey Stage reached out to Jim to learn more about the song and where he's at musically after leaving Wynward last year.

Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Keep Movin'" by The Vice Rags

by Bob Makin
published 2023-01-20
It’s great to see the invaluable North Jersey indie Mint 400 Records working with more and more Asbury Park bands. Yawn Mower, Lowlight, The Extensions, and Renee Maskin are among them, but one of the first was The Vice Rags, a good-rockin’ mash-up between the early rock ‘n’ roll of Elvis Presley and Little Richard with the alternative sounds the four members played in previous bands, such as Mars Needs Women, Kid With Man Head, Dibs, Acid, The Blakes, and Readymade Breakup.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...1/19/23

by Danny Coleman
published 2023-01-19
What do you get when you cross a group of men from Italy, Punk Rock and Hard Rock with a love of Celtic music? The answer is Uncle Bard & the Dirty Bastards; a hard driving, hard rocking, fast-paced unit with a take no prisoners approach.

"Just Epic!" Daniil Trifonov and the NJSO LIVE! at MPAC

by Spotlight Central
published 2023-01-17
It’s a brisk Sunday, January 8, 2023 afternoon as music lovers make their way inside Morristown, NJ’s MPAC for a concert by classical piano virtuoso Daniil Trifonov and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Xian Zhang.

BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 1/16/23

by Lazlo
published 2023-01-16
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 rory alene, Meadow Wood Lane, woodthrush, Graduation Speech, Loose Panic, Michael Brett, and The Rubber Thongs.

Makin Waves Album of the Month: "Live in Asbury Park" by Sean Tobin

by Bob Makin
published 2023-01-16
Asbury Park-based singer-songwriter Sean Tobin is the 2022 Makin Waves Male Artist of the Year and one of my Dirty Jersey Dozen independent acts who made the most waves, whose preceding LP, “Ghost of the Arcade,” was a Top 3 album that spawned two Top 10 songs on my year-end lists. And that’s just a small portion of the success he had in 2022, so what he does next has a lot to live up to. But the three-song EP “Live in Asbury Park” due on Jan. 20 is more like a souvenir from an 11-state tour that proved Sean and his band, the Boardwalk Fire, have the goods to be Asbury’s next national act.

PHOTOS from Umphrey's Mcgee at The Fillmore in Philly

by Chris Paul
published 2023-01-16
(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Umphrey's McGee, the eclectic improv-rock band, came to The Fillmore in Philadelphia on January 14, 2023 and photographer Chris Paul was on hand to take photos. The band consists of Brendan Bayliss (Guitar, Vocals); Jake Cinninger (Guitar, Vocals); Joel Cummins (Keyboard, Piano, Vocals); Andy Farag (Percussion); Kris Myers (Drums, Vocals); and Ryan Stasik (Bass, No Vocals).

Makin Waves Song Of The Week: "Tell That Girl To Shut Up" By The Cynz

by Bob Makin
published 2023-01-13
The Cynz’s latest single, a cover of Holly and The Italians’ 1980 classic “Tell That Girl To Shut Up,” is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...1/12/23

by Danny Coleman
published 2023-01-12
“It's all about the selections and realizations and understandings and life from the beginning of the inception of the soul up until the baby is born; which is an eternal being in my book, all the way through life. The first thing you hear on the record is the actual sound of an unborn baby heartbeat and that's an actual unborn child's heartbeat right off the bat. So, it's loosely based around all of the lessons that I've learned in my life in chronological order from birth, all the way until the end of this life here on this planet," stated Lillian Axe lead guitarist and principal songwriter Steve Blaze as he discussed the band's recent release "From Womb to Tomb."

UPCOMING EVENTS

Rock On! This Week

Shemekia Copeland

Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room Tuckerton, NJ

Rock On! This Week

Chris Mitchell: Begging For Sax Tour

Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) New Brunswick, NJ

Rock On! This Week

Patti LaBelle

Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) Morristown, NJ

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