Music Archives

REVIEW: “333” by Sputnik — Veteran Hoboken-Based Band Takes Flight Again With Their Long-Awaited Third Album

by Jack Silbert (ABOVE: photo by Andrew Kist) On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the very first satellite, Sputnik, into space. It orbited…

REVIEW: “All The Pretty Girls” by Gene Turonis (a.k.a. Gene D. Plumber)

May 10, 2018

Hoboken’s own singing plumber returns with his first album in more than two decades. by Jack Silbert When it comes to plumbing in Hoboken, you…

WALTER SALAS-HUMARA: Guitar Bar Workshop Series Presents The Silos Singer/Songwriter—FRIDAY, APRIL 27th

April 23, 2018

The Guitar Bar Workshop Series is proud to present an evening of music with Walter Salas-Humara. Walter Salas-Humara is the chief songwriter for and a…

ALESSI’S MORE: Vocal Powerhouse Christina Alessi Releases a Brand New EP

February 21, 2018

ABOVE: photo from The Latest Noise Christina Alessi has been a fixture in the metro area's music scene for over fifteen years, appearing on the…

REVIEW: “Be Your Friend” — The special Valentine’s release is the latest single from Hoboken’s own Karyn Kuhl Band

February 14, 2018

By Jack Silbert In Hoboken, we have two things to be very thankful for this Valentine’s Day. First, CupidCon has never really caught on here…

CHECK THE LABEL: With Rhyme & Reason Records, Emmy Black Becomes Part of Hoboken’s Proud Musical Legacy

December 5, 2017

by Jack Silbert The legend goes that although the first Velvet Underground album didn’t sell many copies, everybody who bought one started a band. Emmy…

REVIEW: “Blood (Coming Out of Her Whatever)” — Debut Single from Hoboken Supergroup psych-O-positive

October 31, 2017

by Jack Silbert When Karyn Kuhl takes a backseat — literally — to anybody, you know something special is going on. Kuhl, Hoboken’s leading lady…

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KEYS TO SUCCESS: Local Businesswoman Donates Piano to Hoboken High School

April 20, 2017

Hoboken businesswoman Karen Nason is passionate about a lot of things—particularly the arts. The owner of Hoboken Hothouse (200 Monroe Street), Nason's own résumé also…

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REST EASY, KID: Hoboken Loses Beloved Local Legend, Reverend Jim D.

February 27, 2017

(photo courtesy of Davey & The Trainwreck, credit: Gig Lizzy) Reverend Jim D. has passed away. Social media is aflood with tributes from friends, fans…

Fridays Are For Frank: “I Wish You Love”

January 6, 2017

Our first "Fridays Are For Frank," of the New Year—here's a song about moving on... With "Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to…