Sharon Van Etten tapes web series at the Stone Pony
Sharon Van Etten tapes an episode of "Pioneering" at the Stone Pony on Feb. 25. (Photo by Alex Biese) New Jersey native singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten returned to her home turf on Tuesday afternoon...
View ArticleReview: Drive-By Truckers carry on with ‘English Oceans’
Drive-By Truckers' "English Oceans" is now available from ATO Records. Writing about the Drive-By Truckers is always tricky. There really isn’t another band in recent memory that can compare to this...
View ArticleReview: ‘Festival Express’ Blu-ray an essential for classic rock fans
Rick Danko, Janis Joplin, John Dawson and Jerry Garcia in "Festival Express." (Courtesy of Shout! Factory) What do you get when you combine some of the most influential bands of all time, plenty of...
View ArticleReview: “Bob Dylan in the 80s” rehabilitates a legend’s derided decade
"Bob Dylan in the 80s: Volume One" is now available through ATO Records. The 1980s was, to put it plainly, a weird time for Bob Dylan. Between being a darling of critics and audiences, first in the...
View ArticleMarc Ribler at Where Music Lives Tomorrow Night
Marc Ribler will appear at an Asbury Storytellers show on Friday, April 4 at the Where Music Lives gallery on Cookman Avenue The multi-talented Marc Ribler has been multi-tasking all over Asbury Park...
View ArticleXenia Sky to hold CD release show at the Saint
Xenia Sky will celebrate her new EP, "Ghost of Jupiter," at the Saint in Asbury Park on Friday. Xenia Sky has just cause for celebration: her new EP, "Ghost of Jupiter," is a wonder. She'll be marking...
View ArticlePeter Gabriel shines on ‘Back to Front’
Peter Gabriel revisits his "So" album for "Peter Gabriel: Back to Front," screening April 23 at area theaters. (Courtesy of Fathom Events) It's difficult to overstate how cool Peter Gabriel is. From...
View ArticleHelp Fight Hunger at April 26 Wonder Bar Benefit Concert
Jo Bonnano and the Godsons of Soul are among the performers at the WHY Hunger Benefit April 26 at Asbury Park's Wonder Bar For years, WHY Hunger has been shining the light on issues of poverty and...
View ArticleReview: Slint looks back for “Spiderland” set
Slint celebrates "Spiderland" in a new deluxe box set. It only took Louisville-based band Slint four days in August 1990 to record "Spiderland," their second, and to date final, LP. But nearly a...
View ArticleReview: Bob Weir looks back with ‘The Other One’
Bob Weir in Egypt in 1978 for the Grateful Dead’s landmark shows there as depicted in “The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir.” (Photo by Adrian Boot) When it comes to art, there’s something...
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