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<h2>Now complete with vocals at Willie McBride's, Hoboken</h2> An unlikely pairing of Crewman Number Six with tight, melody-laden instrumental power and Ross Sandler's soulful ass-shakin' acoustic gems....

<h2>(1952 - 2002)</h2> Former Clash member and rock pioneer Joe Strummer is dead at the age of 50. He died of an apparent heart attack on Sunday December 22, 2002 in his home in Somerset, England....

<h2>CD Release Party at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ</h2> It was time to get off the couch and get outta the house and show some love, respect and support for some of the original NJ music scene's greatest allies. ...

<h2>* NOTE: Sadly this bar closed suddenly May 1, 2005 *</h2> Established in 1895 and nestled deep in the bowels of what is left of the shrinking Jersey City industrial district, is a place where one can enjoy some rock n' roll by fire light. Although I'm not sure who was rockin' the join...

<h2>Live @ Love Sexy, Hoboken</h2> I was sitting by the bar, minding my own business playfully flirting with Love Sexy's lovely new bartender when my ear was snagged. The beautifully distorted acoustic musings of Lach pulled me in....

<h2>Live at Love Sexy</h2> Chasing Sunday is a troupe of musicians that creates some fine tunes bouncing around Latin tinged blues and jazzy prog jams. Unfortunately for them, Love Sexy is a venue geared more towards loud, dirty, in your face garage rock....

<h2>4 Song CD Demo</h2> There is much talent swimming around this CD from Downshallow. Quite a tasty mixture of lyrical imagery, melodic hooks and solid grooves....

<h2>Harmonies spiral through contagious melodies</h2> On a typical night in Hoboken, checking out the new bands, I caught a couple of tunes by Nectar. Later that night on my way home, I found myself humming their melodies. Always a good sign....

<h2>Does Asbury Park's famed Stone Pony need saving?</h2> There's yet another controversy revolving around the pending revitalization of Asbury Park, NJ. This time it concerns the supposed historic value of The Stone Pony nightclub. ...

<h2>From an e-mail I received on 12/04/01</h2> I stumbled on your site because a friend from work is playing at the Soda Pop Shop and I was reading your review. When I checked into your home page I saw your tribute to George Harrison. It is a beautiful sentiment that speaks to the heart o...

<h2><strong><strong>(February 25, 1943 - November 29, 2001)</strong></strong></h2> When I was a teenager, and first really getting into playing the guitar, it was the flashy, fast, furious, effects laden sound wizards that were the most appealing to me. This was not an unusual position fo...

<h2>Live at The Rodeo/Ristra Lounge Hoboken, NJ</h2> I've often wrestled with the notion that what I do as a musician and a writer is, well, pointless and somewhat unimportant. I mean what is it really but me just being a big child play-acting?...

<h2>Live at the John Harms Theater - Englewood, NJ</h2> I was in a very shitty mood this one particular Wednesday morning several weeks ago. Bad night's sleep, cut myself several times shaving, technical problems on the computer, I hadn't had a cigarette since a very dear friend took my p...

<h2>Going down to Baltimore...Going in an off white Honda</h2> OK, so my Honda is silver, never the less, Soul Coughing's El Oso is the perfect companion for putting the pedal down along any open stretch of highway. Unfortunately, this is a sunny summer Saturday with the masses struggli...

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