Jersey City
Meatball Sandwich Review: Milano’s
Forgive me, Father, it’s been five years since my last meatball sandwich review. I have no ready excuse, though I do know that since my go-to chicken parm provider closed a couple of summers ago, I have been on an unofficial quest to find a replacement. But I never stopped loving you, meatball sandwich. And […]
Album Review: ‘World’s Strongest Dog’ by Long Neck
Long Neck isn’t just one of the most exciting young bands in the area — they’re one of the top young bands anywhere. The second full-band full-length from Lily Mastrodimos and company is quite an achievement and I was delighted to review World’s Strongest Dog for hMAG.
Album Review: ‘Great & Solemn Wild’ by Marybeth D’Amico
4 stars out of 5 Click to listen or purchase Word on the street was that Pat Byrne was releasing an album. Yet it wasn’t from his rocking band They Live!, nor was it selections from his fondly remembered WFMU comedy show Prove It All Night. Rather, Byrne had produced and was releasing a […]
Album Review: ‘In the Darkness of My Night’ by Sunshine & the Rain
4.5 stars out of 5 Click to listen or purchase When I first saw Sunshine & the Rain in 2015, they looked pretty familiar. Just a year earlier, I’d attended the final concert by the previous band the duo had played in, the Black Hollies. But this was something new and energizing: a stripped-down, […]
Fund for Better Waterfront Benefit Brunch Cruise
On Saturday morning, I joined the Hoboken grassroots organization Fund for a Better Waterfront for their first-ever benefit brunch cruise, along the Hudson River. Here’s my recap, and my photos, for hMAG.com. And yes, I’ll take full responsibility for the headline.
Keep Liberty State Park Free and Green
Here’s a preview article I wrote for the Jersey City Independent, about a protest event scheduled for this Sunday, November 1. The goal is to keep Liberty State Park out of the hands of developers. There will be a bike ride, bands, kites, food trucks, and face painting for the kids. Come on out for […]
The Ghost of Uncle Joe’s Returns
Live music and dead people: Seeing bands in a 19th-century cemetery is pretty awesome. I finally made it to the annual “Ghost of Uncle Joe’s” fundraising show last year, and I was honored to write a preview of this year’s event for the Jersey City Independent.
Life in a Blender Returns to Jersey City
I’ve been a fan of the band Life in a Blender for about 20 years. But for most of that stretch I did not know that they formed—30 years ago—right in Jersey City! Here’s an interview with their singer/songwriter Don Rauf that I conducted for the Jersey City Independent, for the band’s “homecoming” show at […]
Shedding Light on the Light Horse
Here’s an article I wrote about the Light Horse Tavern for the Jersey City Independent. That Paulus Hook neighborhood is pretty snazzy!
Jack Silbert, curator