2008′s guilty pleasures and pure garbage
Jason Mraz From a listener perspective, there's a degree of shame when it comes to liking certain music. And then there are artists who make music so bad that they should be downright ashamed it...
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Signs, signs, everywhere signs/Photo by Guy Aceto for Backstreets It's now become an essential part of the sets on this year's Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tour: the so-called "sign set."...
View ArticleNelson interprets classics for Blue Note
Willie Nelson performs in Lakewood in 2005./Photo by Peter Ackerman Thirty-plus years after Stardust, Willie Nelson is releasing another album of standards. American Classic, due Aug. 25, will be his...
View ArticleIt’s lights, camera, action for Mellencamp
As if John Mellencamp isn't busy enough this summer touring with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, he's also recording a new album during his days off. What's really cool about Mellencamp's summer...
View ArticleDylan at the MAC at Monmouth Nov. 14, with Tickets on Sale Today
Bob Dylan comes to the MAC at Monmouth Nov. 14 The initimable Bob Dylan and his band will appear Nov. 14 at the MAC at Monmouth University. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today and are $49.50 each for...
View ArticleMarc Ribler and Friends Pay Tribute to the Music of The Band, The Byrds and...
Marc Ribler and special guest Jeff Kazee will pay tribute to the music of Bob Dylan and The Band Wednesday night at McLoone's Supper Club Guitar player Marc Ribler and his musician friends have been...
View ArticleBob Dylan to rock Philly for Sandy relief
Bob Dylan performing at "Les Vieilles Charrues" Festival in Carhaix, France, on July 22. (Associated Press) Bob Dylan, the poet laureate of rock 'n' roll, is doing his part to help our region recover...
View ArticleBooker T. Jones on covering the Beatles, jamming with Dylan
Booker T. Jones (Courtesy 118 West Management) For more than 50 years, Booker T. Jones and his unmistakable keyboard sound have been hallmarks of popular American music. He's worked with countless...
View ArticleElliott Murphy Makes Rare Jersey Shore Appearance Friday at The Strand
Elliott Murphy makes a rare Jersey Shore appearance Friday night at The Strand in Lakewood Long Island native Elliott Murphy was tagged with the "New Dylan" label back in the '70s, following the...
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...
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