New Jersey singer-songwriter Christian Beach will be performing a solo, acoustic set at KatManDu (Route 29, 50 Riverview Executive Park) in Trenton, NJ, on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. He will be taking the stage shortly after 9 p.m.
Spread the word with the web graphic below, or download it as a PDF for printing out as a flyer to post where you can.
Just a quick announcement…I will be playing organ and tambourine as part of Christian Beach’s backing band when he plays a four-song set at The Brighton Bar (121 Brighton Ave.) in Long Branch, N.J., this Friday night, March 28. The performance is part of Main Man Records’ CD release party for “Hero: The Main Man Records Tribute to David Bowie.” Christian recorded a cover of Bowie’s “Five Years” for the 2-CD set.
Actually, if you check out Main Man’s MySpace site, Christian’s “Five Years” (listed as “5 Years”) can be found on their music player so give it a listen.
Again, here is the info:
Main Man Records “Hero” CD Release Party
The Brighton Bar
121 Brighton Ave.
Long Branch, NJ
Friday, March 28, 2008
Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Hope to see you there.
I saw Nicole Atkins open for Mike Doughty a couple of years ago (in fact, keyboardist Dan Chen left Mike Doughty’s Band to join Nicole Atkins & The Sea a few weeks earlier so the set had a bit of a reunion feel to it).
Anyway, I enjoyed what I heard that night and have kept an eye/ear on Nicole ever since. I downloaded her wonderful “Bleeding Diamonds” EP from iTunes some time ago and her recently released full-length album, “Neptune City,” has been garnering tremendous reviews. She has an incredible voice and is an amazingly gifted songwriter.
Nicole Atkins & The Sea made their network television debut Oct. 30 with a performance of “The Way It Is” on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” which you can see in the video above.
Nicole and her bandmates have also been featured in a recent American Express commercial.
More importantly, Nicole is a fellow Jersey Shore native so I really would like to see her succeed. And I think she will. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that 2008 is going to be THE year of Nicole Atkins.
My alma mater, Rider University, and the New Jersey political scene lost a true giant today when David Rebovich, professor of political science and managing director of Rider’s Institute for New Jersey Politics, died after suffering a heart attack while teaching a class. He was 58.
Rebovich, called “The Answer Man” by the New York Times, was a media favorite for his knowledge of the New Jersey political scene. It seemed I heard his voice in a sound bite two or three times a week on radio station NJ 101.5 FM, discussing a wide array of topics dealing with politics in the Garden State. He also generated a ton of media hits for Rider.
Last year, Dave was listed as the 16th most powerful figure in state politics by PoliticsNJ.com (for which he also served as a columnist).
I had the pleasure of creating the first version of the Institute for New Jersey Politics’ Web site back when I was the content coordinator for Rider’s Web site. He was just a cool guy and he really enjoyed talking about the wacky world of Jersey politics.
Dave was also dean of Rider’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences back when I was a student, and he helped me out with some paperwork a few times.
I would like to offer my condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues at Rider University.
Here are some links:
Rider University: In Memoriam – David Rebovich
NJ.com (The Times of Trenton): Rider professor and political analyst Rebovich dies
PoliticsNJ.com: David Rebovich dies and More kind words for David Rebovich
N.J. Campaigns & Elections: New Jersey political icon Rebovich dead
The Associated Press (via NJ.com): Respected political analyst Rebovich dies
And here is a Google News search full of related stories.
Photo courtesy of Rider University.
Junior T.J. DiLeo scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Cinnaminson High School boys basketball team to a 69-63 home win over A.P. Schalick in a South Jersey Group 2 quarterfinal playoff game.
Head coach Mike Fries* had his team focus on taking care of the basketball in preparation for the contest. “We practiced the last three days on our passing, not turning the ball over and making crisp, hard passes, and it worked,” said Fries.
Worked indeed. The Pirates turned the ball over just three times in the second half.
Cinnaminson, the No. 4 seed, will travel to top-seeded Collingswood on Friday for a South Jersey Group 2 semifinal matchup. Collingswood cruised past No. 9 seed Pleasantville, 84-62, in another South Jersey Group 2 quarterfinal contest played Wednesday night.
Let’s go Cinnaminson!
(BK note: Mike Fries is among my circle of friends from my days at Rider.)
Brian Kelley 