Shoreworld – So You Want To Be A Comedian? – Jess Alaimo’s Fabulous Comedy...
The Anchor’s Bend, Asbury Park New Jersey has really chipped in when it comes to our nation’s most well-known comics. As far back as the early days of vaudeville, guys like Bud Abbott and Lou Costello...
View ArticleShoreworld – Examining Noordzo And The “Shark Funeral Songbook”
Noordzo – Shark Funeral Songbook When you hear about Mike Noordzy, many different musical textures come to mind. While he has been featured on many rock records, he has always mixed things up and kept...
View ArticleShoreworld – BlowUpRadio/Banding Together: Benefit For The Spondylitis...
BlowUpRadio.com, where NJ rock lives, is once again bringing together some of the best local indie musicians for the 11th annual Banding Together: Benefit for The Spondylitis Association of America...
View ArticleShoreworld: High Waisted/The Coax – Split 7” Disc-Little Dickman Records
The good folks over at Little Dickman have come through again with new, cutting-edge music and the bands that perform it for us. This next offering is a two-band split project, containing two songs...
View ArticleShoreworld – Taylor Tote: New Music and Live Show Updates
Ever since I reviewed Taylor Tote’s eponymous EP back in 2015, she has continued to impress new fans and make great strides in the world of music. A native of Tinton Falls, NJ, Tote and her top-notch...
View ArticleShoreworld – Karen Scioli “Stella, The Man-Eater From Manayunk”
Halloween is mere days away, and in that evil spirit I dig up an oddity from my dark and misguided youth. Horror…those black, velvety horror honeys that paraded around on late-night TV. You know, the...
View ArticleShoreworld: Ricky Persaud Jr. – Optimistic Bliss
Ricky is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger from Irvington, NJ whose music style is formed around reggae rock. Ricky is part of the Berklee College of Music,...
View ArticleShoreworld: American Trappist – Amuse-Oreille, Vol. 1
Joe Michelini could have just sat back and formed another band like River City Extension and done all right. He could have just said, “I’m going to follow the typical formula and play pop-based rock,”...
View ArticleShoreworld – Dave Simmons: “The Light Between”
Dave Simmons has graced these pages in the past, and it’s nice to see him back with new music and directive to boot. I’ve known Simmons for many years now. First, as a member of different area bands,...
View ArticleShoreworld: Sonny Kenn –“Saturday Night at the Silhouette Lounge”
Sonny Kenn has been at the forefront of rock-and-roll since the 1960s. Kenn is credited with starting the rock scene here in New Jersey, and I can understand why. Even before the standard names...
View ArticleShoreworld – The Carousers
Long Branch, NJ has always been a mainstay for punk rock. Going back into the ‘80s, The Brighton Bar was the home of New Jersey punk here in the east, and it continues to be so to this day. Thanks in...
View ArticleShoreworld – The Cold Seas: “Bad Dreams”
Hailing from Asbury Park, NJ, the Cold Seas is primarily the brainchild of guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter, Chad Sabo, who started out solo, posting his folky demos to Facebook and...
View ArticleShoreworld – Yawn Mower: Ruins Christmas
Ah, it’s almost that time again kids. Reindeer and tinsel, presents and last-minute shopping so stressful that it shaves years off our lives. Santa and elves dance their merry dance while humankind...
View ArticleShoreworld – Tom Kanach: Undertow
Photo by Kristen Driscoll Photography | www.KristenDriscollPhotography.com I’ve had the privilege to be friends with Tom Kanach for some 35 years now. Kanach got his start with the well-known Monmouth...
View ArticleShoreworld: Blank Pages – Before Your Summer Fades
From somewhere amid the suburban sprawl of southern New Jersey comes Blank Pages’ brand of indie pop. Led by guitarist, singer, and songwriter Greg Potter, the band has been creating their unique brand...
View ArticleShoreworld – MOTTO Records: Asbury Park
I’ve mentioned several New Jersey-based record companies in my column. The most featured label to date has been Asbury Park-based Little Dickman Records. But now we have another Shoreworld area label...
View ArticleShoreworld – Mike Montrey Band: John Street
Mike Montrey’s professional music career began in 2001 with the formation of the band Water. Water earned themselves a cult-like following from several tours that included performances at SXSW, as...
View ArticleShoreworld – The Ramparts Rebel
Joey Affatato, member of The Carousers and working stiff over at Asbury Park’s MOTO records, is also part of The Ramparts Rebel. The Ramparts Rebel is a punk rock band from Trenton, NJ. The group has...
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Gail Petersen – The Hollow Canyon Band: Performing at International Blues Challenge Memphis, TN. New Jersey’s Gail Petersen has appeared several times in Shoreworld in the past. As a member of The...
View ArticleShoreworld – Stacie Rose
It’s the dawning of a new day for New Jersey native, Stacie Rose. As she prepares to release her next upcoming album, she reflects on many years of music making, recording, rocking in and around New...
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