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Wonderful and well deserved tribute to Lazlo and @blowupradio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy
What did we publish yesterday? 10/21/25

In addition to a review of the film "After The Hunt" and a tribute to Lazlo of BlowUpRadio.com (a website celebrating its 25th anniversary & holding a webathon for Spondylitis Association of America), we ran stories on theatre, music, art, and community.
New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 10-21-25
Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey...
www.newjerseystage.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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We’re proud to share our Executive Director @hannahkfried.bsky.social has been named to the #TIME100NEXT list in recognition of her advocacy and leadership in removing barriers to the ballot box and protecting our democracy.

Read her profile today in @time.com: time.com/next
Meet the 2025 TIME100 Next
Check out TIME's list of rising stars who are shaping the future
time.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Life sucks, but at least there's music
open.substack.com/pub/jimtesta...
Life sucks, but at least there's music
New music from old friends and new acquaintances
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This will be fun - and we sure do need it!!!
September 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Reposted by Deena Shoshkes
Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com, shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week he looks at releases by Mike Herz, Jacob Tremont and Lauren Rosato, Erika Sherger, Greg Bullock, Fear Of Falling, Miss Ohio, Surfing For Daisy, and Deena.
BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 9/22/25
Mike Herz, Jacob Tremont and Lauren Rosato, Erika Sherger, Greg Bullock, Fear Of Falling, Miss Ohio, Surfing For Daisy, and Deena. Plus a look back at the Banding Together compilations from 2012-2024.
www.newjerseystage.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"This is the Time" new music out today.

Available on bandcamp and all the streams. deena.bandcamp.com/album/this-i...

"love is the way to resist."
September 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“When the going gets tough the tough get going!”
We’re going to get going with some Woody Guthrie music and a bunch of talented Vt singers and pickers. And we’ll be raising funds for the Vt Chapter of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
#SouthernVermont #ACLU #WoodyGuthrie
July 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Sharing music together at this moment is perhaps the most significant action we as musicians can take..
www.njarts.net/songs-of-res...
Songs of Resistance: 'March of Protest Songs' at Saturday Afternoon Song Swap
Event took place in Millburn, in March.
www.njarts.net
June 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Just a sliver of the huge turnout in Brattleboro, VT. It was so uplifting to be part of this group! #NoKings
June 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Coming up on Saturday in Newfane, VT!
June 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Cucumbers - acoustic duo performance, next week!
June 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds of protesters have now gathered outside a federal courthouse in downtown Milwaukee to support Judge Hannah Dugan
April 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
April 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Stunned and Bummed"
youtu.be/vvcLsG2vtw0?...
Stunned and Bummed - The Cucumbers - March of Protest Songs Song Swap
YouTube video by The Cucumbers
youtu.be
April 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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1000 Great Songs #942: My Boyfriend. Hoboken's Cucumbers (feat. @deena0504.bsky.social) were one of those regional acts we played to death in my college radio days. Their debut single was a cross between indie jangle and new wave pop, endearingly sweet & full of exuberant charm.
My Top 1000 Songs #942: My Boyfriend
Music-obsessed retired lawyer, sharing a few thoughts on some choice cuts from my obscenely oversized music collection each day.
www.jitterywhiteguymusic.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#HandsOff messages from Maplewood NJ!
April 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Go @booker.senate.gov go!!! We love you!!
April 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Reposted by Deena Shoshkes
If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉

handsoff2025.com
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
handsoff2025.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On April 5, there are *hundreds* of protests planned in every possible type of community. Find ones near you here handsoff2025.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
March 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Our family will be participating in this tomorrow. It will be interesting to see if there is a real impact, certainly. What's going on with the new administration cannot stand.

Please feel free to share - and I hope you also will avoid all but small local businesses, use cash, etc.
February 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Sorry to hear that David Johansen is dealing with some major health issues. Link here for a Sweet Relief Musicians Fund campaign through which his fans can help supply financial support.

www.njarts.net/140966
Sweet Relief organization launches fund to help David Johansen
Rock legend has cancer and is also recovering from fall.
www.njarts.net
February 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Dean's List: 2024 open.substack.com/pub/robertch...
Thanks so much to Robert Christgau for including The Cucumbers on the Dean's List: 2024 The 74 Best Albums of the past year (or so)!
Dean's List: 2024
The 74 best albums of the past year (or so)
open.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM