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YEAR: 2012

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1) "Hold On" by Alabama Shakes

2) "Train Home From New Orleans" by Alice Leon

3) Weeds Kill The Wild Flowers by Arlan Feiles

4) The Day After by Bob Burger

5) Roses And Broken Hearts by Diego Allesandro

6) Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies by Dirty Guv'nahs, The

7) "Some Nights" by fun.

8) Clockpunchers by Ghosts in the Valley

9) "Eyes Wide Open" by Gotye

10) "Family" by James Dean Wells

11) "Beneath These Dreams" by James Deely

12) Live In Europe by Jeffrey Gaines

13) Behind A Veil by Jess Klein

14) Same Old Brand New Me by John Eddie

15) "Guns & Ammunition" by July Talk

16) "Coffee House" by Keith Monacchio

17) Armour by Kyle Adem

18) "Mud and Stone" by Loretta Hagen

19) "Ho Hey" by Lumineers, The

20) "Breathing Underwater" by Metric

21) Exile on Wilson Street by Mike June

22) "I Will Wait" by Mumford and Sons

23) "Emily (in which we say hello)" by No Wine For Kittens

24) "The Best Part of Me" by Peter Prasa

25) From the Vanishing Point by Red Wanting Blue

26) "Hey, Can I Sleep On Your Futon?" by Richard Barone

27) "Charlie Brown's Lament" by Small Town Poets

28) Towers by Son of Dov

29) "Dead Stars Drive-In" by Stellar Corpses

30) Here I Am! by Successful Failures, The

31) Best Day of Your Life by Tommy Fuller

32) Southern Canon by US Rails

33) "Audience" by Val Emmich

34) "What Are We Gonna Do" by Welcome Matt, The

35) Analog by Williamsboy, The

36) Zak Smith by Zak Smith

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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 11/05/2026

"Not too bad brother, that's right, we do, "Go Rebel," happily stated Wicked bassist Daniel Martin. "We actually soft released it when we went on tour in the UK and Ireland with Dave Ellefson of Megadeath. We went out with his band, Kings of Thrash and I'll tell you what man, it was received really well. Even though we went out there with these heavy metal bands, everybody was so excited for this upbeat, hard hitting rock that we brought out that we were doing record store signings and people were buying the vinyl in different markets in Europe, England and Japan; it's a really exciting time for us with "Go Rebel."



This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from November 3-9, 2026



Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Big Black Car" by Part Time Baby



Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 10/29/2026






 

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Newton Theatre presents The Man In Black - A Tribute to Johnny Cash

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UPCOMING SHOWS

Shemekia Copeland to Perform Two Nights at Lizzie Rose Music Room

(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- Award-winning vocalist Shemekia Copeland will give two live performances at the Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton on Thursday, November 5 and Friday, November 6, 2026. Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices of our time. She will have a different supporting act each night.


"Everything Fab Four" Fest 2026 to feature Ken Burns, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, The Cyrkle & many more



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