If you created a genealogical map of New Jersey musicians, that family tree would criss-cross throughout the Garden State and beyond. Singers, songwriters, and instrumentalists shift and re-shift into a myriad of musical permutations and combinations. So it's no surprise that the Saturday Afternoon Song Swap is about to celebrate a decade-long tradition. Founded by Rebecca … Continue reading Swapstravaganza! Jersey Songwriters Celebrate a Decade of Sweet Saturdays
INTERVIEW: Yes Brings 50th Anniversary Tour to Wellmont Theater on July 7
The late 1960s was a pivotal and provocative time for rock 'n' roll. Bob Dylan went electric. The Beatles were poised to break up. Psychedelic rock pushed counterculture boundaries. Musicians began to reconfigure the more traditional sounds of their instruments with the use of new technology. Rock 'n' roll borrowed from classical and jazz music. … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Yes Brings 50th Anniversary Tour to Wellmont Theater on July 7
INTERVIEW: White Eagle Hall Celebrates One-Year Anniversary as Jersey City’s Jewel of a New Music Venue
On a recent weeknight in April, Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard was punctuating the band's nearly two-and-one-half hour set with his signature leg kicks to the great delight of the packed house at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City. Fans had jumped on the PATH train from Manhattan, caravaned up from Asbury Park, and … Continue reading INTERVIEW: White Eagle Hall Celebrates One-Year Anniversary as Jersey City’s Jewel of a New Music Venue
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