Asbury Park
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In conversation with Beach Daze: inspirations and aspirations
Anthony Gualano approaches a Zoom call the same way he approaches creating music: with bright curiosity and a hunger for connection. The South Jersey native is eager to dive into conversation, sailing through topics with ease. While Gualano has been releasing music under the name Beach Daze for about five years, he’s been a musician
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RiverJAM’s ‘Listening Room’ proved a sold-out success
Every song has a story, but not every story is always shared. At RiverJAM Music’s The Listening Room: Songs & Stories on November 12 in Red Bank, NJ, this sentiment was the focal point of the night. Three local musicians took the stage—Johnny Kasun, Jake Thistle, and Erik Mason—giving attendees a night of original music
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Highlighting local vendors at Sea.Hear.Now Festival 2025
Fall festival season is officially in full swing. This past weekend, Asbury Park, New Jersey, welcomed over forty thousand beach lovers to the Sea.Hear.Now music and art festival. For the first time since the festival’s creation in 2018, local businesses were invited to put up a booth. Six stores had the opportunity to showcase their
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NOT YER BABY interview at Sea.Hear.Now Festival 2025
One of the first acts of the 2025 Sea.Hear.Now music festival featured NOT YER BABY: an Asbury Park-based punk band that set the tone of the weekend from their first song. Playing with a line-up of similar musical acts such as Hot Mulligan and Blink-182, NOT YER BABY proved that Asbury Park is and forever
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Tide Bends interview at Sea.Hear.Now Festival 2025
Tide Bends made waves on the Sand Stage at Asbury Park’s annual Sea.Hear.Now festival on Sunday, Sept. 14. Despite the September heat on the beach, the Asbury Park-based band had its crowd captivated with its hard-hitting, 90s British rock-influenced vibe, which tapered off during their acoustic set later in the afternoon. Consisting of David Hough
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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
