Hurricane Sandy Update: Belmar Talks Hurricane Sandy Aftermath – Half A Year...
We continue our coverage of Hurricane Sandy with another look at the Belmar area. When you speak to beach town residents, the ongoing feeling is still one of suspicion when it comes to real timelines...
View ArticleShoreworld: Sir Dove – New Jersey’s Nihilistic Answer To Commercial Existence
Pat Veil is an artist that has evolved diagonally. He utilizes musical doorways with forced entry and lurks down avenues of dark, intellectual passage, and it has put him in his present and most...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Update: Lavallette And Ortley Beach
I spoke with Joe Barcellona by phone this week, and he told me that like most, they are waiting for the insurance company red tape to unravel. After months of claim denials, Barcellona is...
View ArticleShoreworld: The Brighton Bar Launches Brighton Bar Records
For well over 30 years, the Brighton Bar has been the premiere home for original music. From locals to worldwide national acts, the Brighton Bar has welcomed everyone into their little club on the...
View ArticleShoreworld: Patrick Baker And Beyond Go Wild; Shawn Mars Tells Tales
Patrick Baker And Beyond – Bird On Buffalo Patrick Baker is best known for his time in the Trenton-based band The Semibeings, a group that he, brother Joe and songwriter Keith Monacchio used to make a...
View ArticleGoing On An American Ride With Willie Nile
Willie Nile is back with a kamikaze dive into rough and rowdy rock territories. For those who think, “Well, the guy hangs out with a bunch of Jersey icons, so it’s going to be that same sort of...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Update: The Aftermath Sharks Are Still Swimming Amongst Us
I had a chance to discuss some of the underlying problems left in the wake of Sandy with legal professional Evan Wolfe. Wolfe got his start in the music industry representing musicians and producers...
View ArticleShoreworld: Waiting For Henry – Raising A Toast To Everyone’s Ghost
Waiting For Henry is best described as a brand new band of old-school friends. Dave Slomin is an extremely humble guy who sent me tracks for his new record with the twice repeated message, “I hope...
View ArticleShoreworld: Eryn Shewell – The Moment Of Her Life
Eryn Shewell has been doing her own thing for as long as I can remember. If there was ever a theoretical situation where a bunch of musicians would be hanging out in a group, inevitably there would be...
View ArticleThe Jersey Shore Music Fest: An Interview with Joe Ciano
The Jersey Shore Music Festival is set to hit Ocean County on July 20 at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. When I first heard that a music festival featuring local musicians was being held at...
View ArticleShoreworld: Tony Tedesco & Full Fathom 5 – Music To Sharpen, Throw And Dodge...
Tony Tedesco doesn’t have much time for social courtships, especially when it comes to saying what’s on his musical mind. Some writers paint pictures of unrealistic fantasy, gnashing teeth against...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Update: The Aftermath That Never Ends
When it comes to Sandy, stories continue to surface from local musicians, businesses and industry people. Through the ordeals endured, they give us some scary detail of the damage and the insight of...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Update: Nine Months After The Rage
I can’t believe that nine months have passed since Sandy hit us. It’s even tougher to figure out why I’ve passed through communities that are still struggling with repairs and payments. I’ve heard so...
View ArticleShoreworld: The Black Clouds – Better Days
The Black Clouds have always inhabited their own dark and stormy sector. Hailing influential thunder from the early ‘90s, The Black Clouds embrace the still fresh and tumultuous days of the West Coast...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Update: The Unraveling Economic Tide
Most of what we’ve been discussing up until now concerns physical damage from the storm. The unequivocal evidence that scattered around the media like so much confetti has taken our main focus, leaving...
View ArticleShoreworld: Dick Dale Comes To The Wonder Bar; Asbury Musical Heritage...
I recently read a quote that allegedly came from Dale himself. It simply said, “When I start playing, I’m a rollercoaster of sound. I don’t know what’s coming next, I never do, and I sit and sign and...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Update: Marketing Slogans –“Stronger Than The Shore”
This week I wanted to touch on what many feel is the most annoying brand that’s ever been slapped on the Jersey Shore’s continuing myriad of mantras: “Stronger than the Storm.” The state awareness...
View ArticleThe Shoreworld Heads Southwest For The Second Annual Liberty Music Fest Aug....
I’ve had the opportunity to attend several music festivals this year. Most were quite horrendous from a business perspective. I won’t name names, but suffice to say that these Tri-State ventures...
View ArticleNew Jersey Volunteers Get Under Hurricane Sandy’s Skin
I’ve been talking about the aftermath problems of Hurricane Sandy for months now. One of the insurmountable obstacles has centered on victims not getting quick payouts or assistance from government and...
View ArticleShoreworld: The Sunday Blues – City Folklore
Rising from the ashes of numerous local band fires, The Sunday Blues came to realize early on that if they were going to create and play music, they would have to do it on their own terms....
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