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Beloved Asbury Park indie band Yawn Mower are the Makin Waves Band of the Year. Bob talks with Mike & Biff in this new interview. @makinwaves.bsky.social
Makin Waves with Yawn Mower: Band of the Year!
Beloved Asbury Park indie band Yawn Mower are the Makin Waves Band of the Year. Bob talks with Mike & Biff in this new interview.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Beloved Asbury Park indie band Yawn Mower are the Makin Waves Band of the Year. Bob talks with Mike & Biff in this new interview. @makinwaves.bsky.social
Check out the latest episode of Danny Coleman's Rock on Radio. This week's guest is John Hanney.
Rock on Radio with Danny Coleman on The Penguin Rocks
Join Danny each week as he interviews unsigned bands, solo artists and entertainers in a laid back atmosphere. There are live performances, phone calls and interactive chat rooms to answer questions/c...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Check out the latest episode of Danny Coleman's Rock on Radio. This week's guest is John Hanney.
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is “Cassville Lights,” the latest single from Jackson Pines’ forthcoming album, “Wheel.”
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Cassville Lights" by Jackson Pines
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Cassville Lights," the latest single from Jackson Pines' forthcoming album, "Wheel."
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December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is “Cassville Lights,” the latest single from Jackson Pines’ forthcoming album, “Wheel.”
Here is this week's column by Danny Coleman
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...12/4/25
"Yes, Delta Avenue and we're glad to have you, " said Roger Stolle, owner of the store affectionately known as "Cat Head" as he warmly welcomed all who entered his fantastic establishment located on D...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Here is this week's column by Danny Coleman
On December 4, 2025 at 8:00am ET WXPN will kick off the "885 Greatest Cover Songs," counting down the covers that flip the script, turn a classic inside out, or breathe new life into a tune you thought you knew best.
WXPN Counts Down The 885 Greatest Cover Songs As Voted By Thousands of Listeners
(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- For over 20 years, WXPN (88.5 FM Philadelphia), the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A Radio, has crowdsourced and broadcast 885-song countdown lists, making it one of the ...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
On December 4, 2025 at 8:00am ET WXPN will kick off the "885 Greatest Cover Songs," counting down the covers that flip the script, turn a classic inside out, or breathe new life into a tune you thought you knew best.
(VINELAND, NJ) -- The Landis Theater presents Mysterious Ways – The U2 Christmas Experience on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 8:00pm. The band brings a special holiday twist to the iconic sound of U2, adding the spirit of Christmas to the passion and energy of one of the greatest bands in rock history
The Landis Theater presents Mysterious Ways - The U2 Christmas Experience
(VINELAND, NJ) -- The Landis Theater presents - The U2 Christmas Experience on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 8:00pm. The band brings a special holiday twist to the iconic sound of U2! This festive perf...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
(VINELAND, NJ) -- The Landis Theater presents Mysterious Ways – The U2 Christmas Experience on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 8:00pm. The band brings a special holiday twist to the iconic sound of U2, adding the spirit of Christmas to the passion and energy of one of the greatest bands in rock history
(LOS ANGELES, CA) -- Interscope-Capitol Records announces the next installment in its acclaimed Definitive Sound Series (DSS): R.E.M.'s Chronic Town and Murmur, two landmark albums that introduced one of America's most influential bands and reshaped the sound of modern rock.
R.E.M.'s 'Chronic Town' and 'Murmur' Get the Definitive Sound Series Treatment
(LOS ANGELES, CA) -- Interscope-Capitol Records announces the next installment in its acclaimed Definitive Sound Series (DSS): R.E.M.'s Chronic Town and Murmur, two landmark albums that introduced one...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
(LOS ANGELES, CA) -- Interscope-Capitol Records announces the next installment in its acclaimed Definitive Sound Series (DSS): R.E.M.'s Chronic Town and Murmur, two landmark albums that introduced one of America's most influential bands and reshaped the sound of modern rock.
Listen to the latest episode of Rock On Radio w/ CJ 2.0, Beth & Chris Allen, Carol Lester, Nel Margai
Rock on Radio with Danny Coleman on The Penguin Rocks
Join Danny each week as he interviews unsigned bands, solo artists and entertainers in a laid back atmosphere. There are live performances, phone calls and interactive chat rooms to answer questions/c...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Listen to the latest episode of Rock On Radio w/ CJ 2.0, Beth & Chris Allen, Carol Lester, Nel Margai
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Big Trucks Win," the latest single from Jersey-raised, New Orleans-based blues-rocker Chris Vincent.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Big Trucks Win" by Chris Vincent
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Big Trucks Win," the latest single from Jersey-raised, New Orleans-based blues-rocker Chris Vincent.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Big Trucks Win," the latest single from Jersey-raised, New Orleans-based blues-rocker Chris Vincent.
Here is this week's column by Danny Coleman
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...11/27/25
One of the first things taught to me when I began writing for The Trentonian newspaper in 2010 was, "Never write in the first person! Don't say "I." Well, how am "I" going to wish all of you a Happy T...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Here is this week's column by Danny Coleman
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Split Level Concerts presents singer-songwriter Tim Easton at the Jersey Shore Arts Center on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 8:00pm. He's currently on a world tour in support of his latest album, Find Your Way. Quincy Mumford will open the night.
An Interview with Singer-Songwriter Tim Easton
(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Split Level Concerts presents singer-songwriter Tim Easton at the Jersey Shore Arts Center on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 8:00pm. He's currently on a world tour in support of h...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Split Level Concerts presents singer-songwriter Tim Easton at the Jersey Shore Arts Center on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 8:00pm. He's currently on a world tour in support of his latest album, Find Your Way. Quincy Mumford will open the night.
The Vogel presents LaBamba's Holiday Hurrah on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 4:00pm. The show returns back to where it first started back in 1983! Richie "Labamba" Rosenberg leads the All-Star Hurrah Big Band featuring a giant horn section through Holiday classics and Labamba favorites!
The Vogel presents LaBamba's Holiday Hurrah
(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Vogel presents LaBamba's Holiday Hurrah on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 4:00pm. The show returns to the Count Basie Center where this special event first started back in 1983! R...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The Vogel presents LaBamba's Holiday Hurrah on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 4:00pm. The show returns back to where it first started back in 1983! Richie "Labamba" Rosenberg leads the All-Star Hurrah Big Band featuring a giant horn section through Holiday classics and Labamba favorites!
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Neon Nostalgic Presents 80's Music Television at State Theatre New Jersey on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 8:00pm. The event is hosted by MTV VJs Mark Goodman and Alan Hunter and is a unique twist on an 80s nite.
Neon Nostalgic Presents 80's Music Television at State Theatre
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Neon Nostalgic Presents 80's Music Television at State Theatre New Jersey on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 8:00pm. The event is hosted by MTV VJs Mark Goodman and Alan Hunter a...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Neon Nostalgic Presents 80's Music Television at State Theatre New Jersey on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 8:00pm. The event is hosted by MTV VJs Mark Goodman and Alan Hunter and is a unique twist on an 80s nite.
A new quartet from North Jersey called Please Be Careful has just released an instrumental record that is actually rather difficult to put in a box. Is it jazz? Experimental? Indie rock? Some parts sound a bit like punk, others have a dash of dark wave or electronic.
An Interview with Please Be Careful about their debut album, "Hot Surface"
New Jersey Stage regularly receives emails about new albums and bands that defy categorization. Everyone wants to believe they are doing something revolutionary, but generally those are just words de...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
A new quartet from North Jersey called Please Be Careful has just released an instrumental record that is actually rather difficult to put in a box. Is it jazz? Experimental? Indie rock? Some parts sound a bit like punk, others have a dash of dark wave or electronic.
Check out this week's episode of Danny Coleman's Rock On Radio with guests John DeRosa & Derrick L. Baker
Rock on Radio with Danny Coleman on The Penguin Rocks
Join Danny each week as he interviews unsigned bands, solo artists and entertainers in a laid back atmosphere. There are live performances, phone calls and interactive chat rooms to answer questions/c...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Check out this week's episode of Danny Coleman's Rock On Radio with guests John DeRosa & Derrick L. Baker
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is “Hope,” an anthemic single that fights hate released by REDBIRD Flying Solo, aka Jersey Shore singer-songwriter Danielle Marrone.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Hope" by REDBIRD Flying Solo
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Hope," an anthemic single that fights hate released by REDBIRD Flying Solo, aka Jersey Shore singer-songwriter Danielle Marrone.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is “Hope,” an anthemic single that fights hate released by REDBIRD Flying Solo, aka Jersey Shore singer-songwriter Danielle Marrone.
Here is this week's column by Danny Coleman
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...11/20/25
"I definitely should've changed my name to a showbiz name years ago but it's a little too late for that," laughed guitarist Bruce Wojik as he discussed his latest album called, "The Hard Way," his ban...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Here is this week's column by Danny Coleman
Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists) takes a look at new releases by Sophia P, Friction 57, Mourning Coffee, Shaved Ice, and Boogie Down Apocalypse. Plus a look back at "You Can't Take My Coquito Away!" by Aquino.
BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 11/17/25
Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This we...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists) takes a look at new releases by Sophia P, Friction 57, Mourning Coffee, Shaved Ice, and Boogie Down Apocalypse. Plus a look back at "You Can't Take My Coquito Away!" by Aquino.
The first time I saw Juliana Frangella on stage she was opening for a Mike Montrey record release show at the Belmar Arts Center. I loved the way she looked like the girl next door, but sang lyrics that were completely unexpected. It was clear there was more to this artist beneath the surface.
An Interview with Juliana Frangella about her album "Fantastic Funeral"
The first time I saw Juliana Frangella perform on stage she was opening for a Mike Montrey record release show at the Belmar Arts Center. I loved the way she looked like the girl next door, but sang l...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The first time I saw Juliana Frangella on stage she was opening for a Mike Montrey record release show at the Belmar Arts Center. I loved the way she looked like the girl next door, but sang lyrics that were completely unexpected. It was clear there was more to this artist beneath the surface.
Your record collection likely includes many Christmas songs, but what about songs about Thanksgiving? The Bitter Chills want to change that. They aren't known for protest songs, but the New Jersey band is making a stand on their new release, Not Yet, Santa: A Thanksgiving EP.
The Bitter Chills releases "Not Yet, Santa: A Thanksgiving EP"
Your record collection likely includes many Christmas songs, but what about songs about Thanksgiving? The Bitter Chills want to change that. They aren't known for protest songs, but the New Jersey ban...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Your record collection likely includes many Christmas songs, but what about songs about Thanksgiving? The Bitter Chills want to change that. They aren't known for protest songs, but the New Jersey band is making a stand on their new release, Not Yet, Santa: A Thanksgiving EP.
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is “Erase the Command,” an anthemic track off Jersey Shore-based The Azures’ sophomore LP, “Among the Deranged.”
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Erase the Command" by The Azures
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Erase the Command," an anthemic track off Jersey Shore-based The Azures' sophomore LP, "Among the Deranged."
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November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is “Erase the Command,” an anthemic track off Jersey Shore-based The Azures’ sophomore LP, “Among the Deranged.”
Danny Coleman talks with Annie Haslam about their upcoming "History of Renaissance" series of shows; one of which is November 28 at the Newton Theatre in NJ and November 29 at the Lansdowne Theater in PA.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...11/13/25
"I'm packing up the new Renaissance CD from the last tour we recorded live. I've got a little cottage industry here, I'm completely involved in it; I think that tells you everything, it's fine but jus...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Danny Coleman talks with Annie Haslam about their upcoming "History of Renaissance" series of shows; one of which is November 28 at the Newton Theatre in NJ and November 29 at the Lansdowne Theater in PA.
After more than five decades of electrifying performances, chart-topping hits, and timeless anthems, the iconic rock band JOURNEY is saying goodbye with a thunderous, full- throttle Final Frontier Tour that includes a stop at CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
JOURNEY's Final Tour Includes Show In Trenton
(TRENTON, NJ) -- After more than five decades of electrifying performances, chart-topping hits, and timeless anthems, the iconic rock band JOURNEY is saying goodbye the only way they know how — with a...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
After more than five decades of electrifying performances, chart-topping hits, and timeless anthems, the iconic rock band JOURNEY is saying goodbye with a thunderous, full- throttle Final Frontier Tour that includes a stop at CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
Check out this week's episode of Rock on Radio with Danny Coleman. This week's guest is Songbird and AJ Too
Rock on Radio with Danny Coleman on The Penguin Rocks
Join Danny each week as he interviews unsigned bands, solo artists and entertainers in a laid back atmosphere. There are live performances, phone calls and interactive chat rooms to answer questions/c...
www.newjerseystage.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Check out this week's episode of Rock on Radio with Danny Coleman. This week's guest is Songbird and AJ Too
Veteran VooDUDES front man Andy Bernstein’s third solo outing, "Tellin' Myself Weird Li’l Stories," on Deko Entertainment/ADA Warner Music, marks the recorded debut of his new band, AndyB.AND SoulFolk.
Bob Makin talks with Andy in this month's Makin Waves interview
Bob Makin talks with Andy in this month's Makin Waves interview
Makin Waves with Andy B.AND SoulFolk: Weird Little Stories
Veteran VooDUDES front man Andy Bernstein’s third solo outing, "Tellin' Myself Weird Li’l Stories," on Deko Entertainment/ADA Warner Music, marks the recorded debut of his new band, AndyB.AND SoulFolk...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Veteran VooDUDES front man Andy Bernstein’s third solo outing, "Tellin' Myself Weird Li’l Stories," on Deko Entertainment/ADA Warner Music, marks the recorded debut of his new band, AndyB.AND SoulFolk.
Bob Makin talks with Andy in this month's Makin Waves interview
Bob Makin talks with Andy in this month's Makin Waves interview