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Surfing for Daisy interview at Sea.Hear.Now Festival 2025
“Surfing for Daisy, local heroes!” Danny Clinch, the festivals founder, shouted to the eager morning crowd. Kicking off Sunday’s Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, the band Surfing for Daisy delivered a warm dose of folk-rock to a lineup otherwise dominated by heavier sounds. During their performance, the Asbury Park band proved that the coveted opening…
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Neal Francis delivers a nostalgic set at Sea.Hear.Now Festival 2025
The 2025 lineup for Asbury Park’s Sea.Hear.Now music festival consisted of many nostalgic acts such as Sublime, Lenny Kravitz, and ZZ Top. But nostalgia wasn’t just in the performer this year, with Neal Francis performing on the festival’s Surf Stage on the second day. With his shaggy haircut and 70s shades, Francis transported the audience…
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Fairies Wear Boots to salute Ozzy Osbourne in Stone Pony’s tribute to Black Sabbath
The Stone Pony is hosting an Ozzy Osbourne tribute show led by Fairies Wear Boots on Friday, Sept. 19. The event will feature the tribute band along with three local supporting acts: Spyne!, Kobi Reese, and Last Legs. “Me and Steve had an idea to do a Black Sabbath tribute night after one of our…
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In conversation with Taylor Wafford of Blood Root: music without rules
“If I never had to do it, I probably wouldn’t,” explains Taylor Wafford. As the face of the folky art rock project Blood Root, Wafford doesn’t find the typical joy in performing live as other musicians at her level. “The joy for me is in the writing and spending time crafting the song in the…
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In conversation with Starly Lou Riggs of Starly Kind: screaming in São Paulo
When a scream is heard in public, or even in your own home, it usually sparks alarm. But on select small stages in São Paulo, Brazil, when a scream is heard, it turns audiences’ heads and commands them to move their bodies. But whose scream in particular? Starly Kind’s. “There is just something really incredible…
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In conversation with Allie Sandt: from Seeing Double to standing solo
In 2022, you couldn’t escape the song “Leah” by Seeing Double on your TikTok For You Page. With its dreamy harmonies and catchy surf-rock guitar, the track felt like it was pulled straight from an unreleased ’60s demo. Seeing Double was a hit. Now, three years later, the band’s lead singer, Allie Sandt, is setting…
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