Shoreworld: Cut Pieces - A Tribute To Yoko Ono
When it comes to the subject of Yoko Ono, so much vilification has been written about her that it’s almost pointless to reiterate here. But love her or hate her, you have to think about the fact that...
View ArticleShoreworld: Exploring The Grunge-Filled “NOW” Of The Lord Calverts
Garage rock is a misunderstood and overused term. Most carelessly throw it out there as a descriptive for a bunch of nerdy high school kids exorcising their pimply-faced angst in a desperate attempt...
View ArticleShoreworld: The Porchistas – Shoot It At The Sun
It’s been almost a year since The Porchistas graced us with their musical melting pot of whiskey-swilling, barn dance rough and tumble wonderment. 2015 welcomes them back with much anticipation....
View ArticleShoreworld: Awesome Talk! Bringing Talk Show Interaction To The Jersey Shore
Picture the setup. You have a group of seven to eight hardcore members huddled around a custom-made bar, drinking beers and raving from 9 p.m. to midnight. One-liners, ad-lib enforcement and laughter...
View ArticleShoreworld: The Shady Street Show Band – Old Time Jubilation In The Fast Lane...
New Jersey music continues to progress at a brisk pace. The evolution of creativity is a journey that shuttles us through the travails of ardent and tumultuous times and introduces us to the good, the...
View ArticleShoreworld – Arlan Feiles: Exploring The Sacrificial Timeline Of Viola Liuzzo
The world continues to spin on a dangerous axis of racially charged restlessness. The violent reactions to alleged police brutality and a perceived lack of sensitivity and understanding between black...
View ArticleShoreworld: Lo Kloza – Rising Into Her Own On Phoenix
Lo Kloza was first introduced to me a few years back with the head-turning sound of her eponymous 2012 EP, Lo Kloza. Combining the vocal powerhouse of Sara Bareilles and the compositional know-how of...
View ArticleShoreworld: Pat DiNizio’s One-Man Show; Christine Feola and Dark City...
Pat DiNizio is a New Jersey musician that needs no introduction. The Scotch Plains native and his band The Smithereens was one of the biggest East Coast draws in the ’80s. The Smithereens churned out...
View ArticleShoreworld: Mad Feather Group –‘King Like-Ness’– Brotherly Love Across The...
Mad Feather Group is a band that’s been around the national block. Originally from the Jackson and Toms River areas of New Jersey, the group wandered to Boston, Massachusetts, and Asheville, North...
View ArticleShoreworld: Christine Martucci – Angels Of War
Christine Martucci has always been a fighter. From her “boots on the ground” time as a Sergeant in the Army right up to her musical and personal tribulations, she’s not one to cower or back down in...
View ArticleShoreworld: Asbury Park Music In Film Festival; AJ Pero – 1959-2015
Asbury Park Music In Film Festival – April 10-12 Citywide Asbury Park has long been home to many different events aimed at uniting music with other industry offerings, including a previous...
View ArticleShoreworld: Angelo Gingerelli – The Asbury Park Movement “Comedy On Cookman”
The Cookman entertainment scene is steeped in traditional offerings of the very best. From local heroes to world-famous rock stars, they’ve all played a part in this area’s notoriety. And while...
View ArticleShoreworld: Taylor Tote – An Insatiable Musician On A Mission
Sometimes a name just keeps flashing onto the radar, surfacing time after time until it’s impossible to ignore. That’s pretty much how I would describe New Jersey native Taylor Tote. A savvy...
View ArticleShoreworld: Portraits Of Norwegian Folklore; 9th Infantry Division Invade Asbury
Ole Marius Jørgensen “The Way North”: Portraits Of Norwegian Folklore – May 1 – June 13 – Exhibit No. 9 Asbury Park. The descriptive phrase “Norwegian Strain of Surrealism” caught my interest when...
View ArticleShoreworld: White Tiger – Back On The Prowl; Daisycutter Head To The Brighton...
White Tiger – Rock And Roll Animals Back On The Prowl – The Pure Event Center – Sayreville, NJ May 8 When I recall rock during the late ’70s and early ’80s, clubs such as The Osprey, Emmett’s Inn, The...
View ArticleShoreworld: The Catholic Girls – Kiss Me One More Time
Like many who know this next Shoreworld band, I got my first listen through The Aquarian’s own Chris Barry. It’s hard to fathom that it’s been some 10 years since Chris disappeared into the world...
View ArticleShoreworld: Tony Appleseed – Metanoia
If you don’t know the name Tony Appleseed, let me bring you up to speed. Tony Appleseed may seem to be a strange relative of the 1700s American pioneer, but the truth be told, he has more cognitive...
View ArticleShoreworld: Bruce Tunkel – We’ll Make It Up As We Go
The ’80s were one of the key periods for New Jersey music. With visible bands such as The Smithereens, the Misfits and Skid Row covering wide ground, the myriad of underlings that came so close was...
View ArticleShoreworld: Feline & Strange – Germanic Soul Cabaret Greets The City By The Sea
Every now and then, area musicians clue me in to some extremely interesting national and international performers. When Emily Grove texted me about this next group that she was sharing the Langosta...
View ArticleShoreworld: Asbury Underground – The Next Generation Of Visionary Voices...
Asbury Park continues to evolve with event strategies and guided entertainment tours. Spanning the last couple of decades, the town criers have been getting closer to presenting logical events that...
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