April Smith is a singer-songwriter from New Jersey with incredible vocals. She performed in the 2000s and then settled into family life. Hopefully we will hear from her again someday.
This album took her on quite a ride from the stages of Lollapalooza to winnning A Prairie Hom Companion's Battle of the Bands. "Colors" from the album was an NPR Song of the Day and won Best Pop/Rock Song at the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards. "Terrible Things" was featured in the TV shows Weeds and Dancing with the Stars. And the album was featured in Billboard, Paste, and Esquire. It came in at #30 in my book about the Top 100 Albums by New Jersey Artists from 2001-2010.
In 2005, I interviewed her while she was working on her debut album. That article is available here.
(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Count Basie Center for the Arts added two more honorees to its Walk of Fame on Friday, July 10, 2026, inducting Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson of The B-52s and Dramarama during a special ceremony outside the historic venue in Red Bank.
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center's Arts in the Community free summer concert schedule for 2026 has been announced. MPAC will present six free concerts between June and August. The lineup includes the return of three of their most popular events – Bollywood Dance Party, Country Line Dancing and Salsa at Sunset, as well as singer-songwriters, and more.
