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New Music Friday on The High Note

New Music Friday, June 25, 2021

New Music Friday is a lot like surfing. It comes in waves. You do your best to monitor the surf forecast and check the cams and weather and watch what you’re doing when you’re out […]

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MF Doom wearing his mask and a New York Islanders sweater.

Czarface Gives MF Doom A Hero’s Ending With ‘Super What’

Crossovers in comic books are always a big deal. I actually own a copy of “Archie Meet The Punisher.” I was always more of a fan of the team-ups, like when the Harlem Globetrotters would […]

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New Music Friday on The High Note

New Music Friday, June 18, 2021

Like old friends, artists can come and go, but I am just as excited to see them today as I did back when. The feeling I got when I saw Kings of Convenience was out […]

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The Alchemist

The Alchemist Steps Into The Spotlight For ‘This Thing Of Ours’

The Alchemist is a mysterious figure. He appears on tracks that I love and sprinkles his magic before disappearing back into the ether. From his work with Eminem to Action Bronson and beyond, The Alchemist […]

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New Music Friday on The High Note

New Music Friday, June 11, 2021

New music is one of my favorite things in the world which is why I love sharing it with everyone, not just on The High Note, but in person, online and really everywhere I am. […]

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Phish performing in 2020 in Atlantic City, New Jersey (Shaun R. Smith).

Summer Wind Is Blowing In Festivals, Concerts and Good Vibes To South Jersey

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and the musical calendar is filling up faster than a hot barbecue on the Fourth of July. My agenda is already jammed with music so I compiled […]

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New Music Friday on The High Note

New Music Friday, June 4, 2021

June is here and New Music Friday is getting hot! Restrictions are easing, concerts are coming around and music is officially back! It never left, but you heard it here first folks, music is back! […]

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Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens Gathers Sounds For Collective Mourning With ‘Convocations’

No matter who you ask, dealing with the loss of a loved one is hard. As a reporter, my absolutely least favorite job was to talk to a grieving family member. I would rather sit […]

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New Music Friday on The High Note

New Music Friday, May 28, 2021

I love the feeling of waking up on a Friday morning and smelling the salt air, seeing the sunrise, and diving into a brisk sea of new albums released. Today, Friday, May 28, I am […]

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Porter Robinson

Porter Robinson Builds His Musical Safe Space With ‘Nurture’

The lush, welcoming sounds bursting from “Nurture” make it easy to fall in love with the latest album from Porter Robinson. It opens with gentle piano and violin strings of “Lifelike.” There are subtle synth […]

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