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Elias Rønnenfelt, 'Heavy Glory' Album Review

There has always been a soft side to Elias Rønnenfelt, lingering beneath the cold and sometimes harsh musings and declarations that his band Iceage’s lyrics have possessed throughout their discography. I found this out in 2016, when one of the Danish musician’s other side projects—Marching Church—put out their introspective and more lighthearted, at times, album Telling It Like It Is—giving a more personal and expressive dimension to the musician who can sometimes be coated in mystique and lurki...
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Office Dog, 'Doggerland' EP Review

Sometime between 6500 and 6200 BCE, a small area of land off the coast of Northern Europe, one that connected Great Britain to the rest of the continent, became submerged in the North Sea’s rising sea levels and was completely flooded. Before its demise, it seemingly separated into several tiny islands, a tragic display of a fragmented region trying to piece itself, its history and creed, back together—only to ultimately sink to the bottom of the ocean.When New Zealand indie rock group Office Do...
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Little Moon: The Best of What's Next

There’s a quote from Kahlil Gibran that reads, “The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.” For singer-songwriter Emma Hardyman, who makes music with her project Little Moon, approaching her newest album Dear Divine was an exercise in wading through the grief far enough to see what love exists beyond it. When she found this passage from the philosopher, she paused—reflecting on how grief, so suddenly and so scarily, became one of the most important and game-chan...
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Influences Playlist: Current Joys

Three years before the release of his double-sided 2023 album LOVE+POP, Nick Rattigan found himself in the woody enclaves of Tennessee—alone and walking on emotional, musical landmines. He had just written East My Love, a project that he would eventually put out four years later, but didn’t feel ready enough to confront the raw and emotionally charged lyricism that seemed to spill out of him in a publicly perceivable context.As he finally got to a place where the songs were more comforting than...
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Badfish Returns to Rockaway With Original Tunes and Sublime Vibes - The Wave

Sublime cover band Badfish will return to the Rockaway Hotel for the third time in their career on Sunday, Sept. 1,  but this time with a bit of a twist. 
The group has been primarily focused on performing renditions of the legendary 90s-reggae band’s hits, such as “Santeria” and “Doin’ Time.” Now, after two decades together, they are ready to debut their own original songs. 
Badfish — made up of Joel Hanks on bass, Scott Begin on drums, Pat Downes on vocals and guitar, and Danny Torgersen on ho...
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A JELL-Of a Night - The Wave

The sun was just beginning to set on the night of Saturday, Aug. 10, when dozens of Rockaway locals gathered under the A train overpass behind the Jerry Rea Auto Sales lot at 7411 Beach Channel Drive in Arverne. 
It appeared, at first, to be an average arts event, as local bands were putting together their equipment and several small business vendors tended to their table setups. The one thing that stood out was the tiny blue kiddie pool in the center of the asphalt, where a series of messy, gel...
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“The Heartbeat of the Community” - The Wave

After 13 years in business, Metta Kaskel of Rockaway Beach restaurant Thai Rock is putting the seaside property that’s been the “heartbeat” of the community up for sale. 
Kaskel moved to the Rockaway area in 2009 with her husband, Robert. When the couple came across the 375 Beach 92nd Street location, which was the Rockaway Lobster House at the time, they decided to revamp the restaurant. Inspired by the space’s setup and its similarities to piano bars in Thailand — Metta’s home country — they o...
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The Roast of Paddy Tubz - The Wave

Friends, family, and fans of real estate salesperson and local personality Patrick Tubridy — also known as Paddy Tubz — came together at Connolly’s on the night of Thursday, July 18 to make some friendly jabs at the Broad Channel native.
This installment of “The Roast of Rockaway” series, which is presented by local musician and comedian Bettina Hornung, was inspired by her special relationship with the guest of honor. 
“He’s been a close friend of mine through my hardest times and always brings...
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GoodForm Studios Attempts To Bounce Back After Flood - The Wave

When GoodForm Studios owner Monice Small woke up to a call from one of her staff members saying the building was flooded a few weeks ago, she didn’t expect the damage to be much. 
Small grabbed some small towels and headed over, immediately stepping in over two inches of water as she entered her gym. She knew right away that this was more serious than she had initially anticipated.
The rainstorm that poured over Rockaway on Sunday, June 30, caused substantial flooding damage to GoodForm Studios...
The Fresh Finds •

beccs - 'stay moist'

On her newest EP, stay moist, emerging indie pop cool girl beccs no longerwants to be a sad girl. With a title inspired by her frequent crying episodes during thepandemic, she is ready to wipe her tears away and focus on pure, level-headedpoptimism.

The New York City-based artist has never been one to shy away from mentalhealth, and stay moist doesn’t hold anything back either. She treats her soft, airymelodies as her personal journal, vowing to break the chains of unhealthy past habits.

Lead...
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Student Athletes Shine on and off the Field - The Wave

For The Heart of Rockaway Civic Association President Edwin Williams, sports and volunteering have always been an integral part of his life — which is why he works tirelessly to bring those worlds together. When his son, Tyler, began to excel in football, swimming, and track, he wanted to make sure that he was doing enough to give back to their local community as well. 
Many young student athletes looking to play sports at the collegiate level seek out extracurricular service experience to stand...
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Rockin’ Out At Rockstock - The Wave

Rockstock & Barrels, Rockaway’s annual music, surf, and skate festival, saw a mostly sunny and successful turnout in its 18th year last weekend.
On Saturday, June 22, vendors, surfers, skaters, and music-lovers gathered on the Beach 90th Street boardwalk to celebrate the official start of summer with a full afternoon of live music and other festivities. Eight local acts were set to take the Rockstock stage overlooking the water, including Walker Hornung, Indolore, Bill Fleming, Double RR, Thomps...
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Lark - "All I Want is You"

On “All I Want is You,” Lark sets off on a long-awaited, carefree joyride with her lover.

The Australian indie-pop artist has made her mark in her own country and Europe — her first single, “Unicorn,” earned the #1 spot on the Euro Indie Music Chart in 2023. She’s gone on to release a handful of Europop-inspired tracks and her latest, “All I Want is You,” sees the singer at her most upbeat and dancefloor-ready.

“The song is about missing someone so much and that sense of urgency to finally be
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“A Clear and Sound Miracle” - The Wave

Following a fire that left Rockaway’s only hospital engulfed in smoke on Sept. 10, 2021, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital finally cut the ribbon on its brand new, state-of-the-art Medical Surgical Unit on the 11th floor last week.

Episcopal Health Services (EHS) officials and hospital staff gathered on Thursday, June 6, to mark the official opening of the fully-renovated unit in Tower 11 and look back on the impact that the fire has had on the hospital and surrounding communities over the last two
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“The Crown Jewel of Broad Channel” - The Wave

After years of sitting vacant, the castle-like building that was once home to Wharton’s Apothecary in Broad Channel might finally see some action in the near future.

Last month, Revived Commercial, a division of Revived Residential, listed the building with a $1.3 million price tag, sparking some reactions on social media ranging from nostalgia to optimism over what could find its way into the space now that it’s up for sale.

However, according to Greg Valvo, one of the real estate brokers sel
Fan to Band •

Don’t Sleep on Brett Altman and His New Single: “Eye Mask”

Even though he didn’t start singing publicly until the age of 20, Brett Altman has always been a performer. His first stage was his childhood bedroom in New Jersey — mimicking the Frank Sinatra crooner tunes he used to hear his dad belt out around the house and the Broadway shows he frequented in Manhattan. In his first two years after his public debut, he skyrocketed from serenading his summer camp peers during “Rock and Roll Day” to playing for a crowd of 17,000 at his alma mater Penn State’s
NYS Music •

Goose Room Recording Studio: Breathing Life into Staten Island

Staten Island’s New Dorp Plaza North is a quiet, commercial street, minus the occasional train whirring through the tracks that separate it from its southern counterpart. It is lined with hair salons, restaurants and dance companies, but sandwiched in between these complexes lies Goose Room — the recording studio looking to bring some noise back into the forgotten borough.

Founded by local musician Rain Johannes in 2022, Goose Room is Staten Island’s newest recording studio. Feeling like the cu
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"We're Trying to Make Art:" Bird Week on New Album "To Live Without"

The four members of Purchase-based indie rock group Bird Week came to me in four separate Zoom blocks — the members dispersed in different locations across New York State during the time we had blocked off to chat. “It's very rare that all four of us are in the same place,” vocalist and guitarist Justin Hatch reflects. Calling themselves a “soldier without a nation,” the band doesn’t have a real, concrete hometown — rarely feeling like locals anywhere, with the situational exception of the colle
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Three Co-hosts of Fast Growing Tik Tok Music Trivia Show Find Their Groove in Astor Place

That’s the sign that the three co-hosts of a music trivia show called “Trackstar*” – two brothers, Jack and Kieran Coyne and a friend Henry Kornaros–erect in the unlikeliest of settings in Astor Place to film their Tik Tok music trivia show.

The show featuring quiz challenges to random participants has attracted nearly 200,000 followers on Tik Tok and has even begun generating some buzz among a small group of celebrity musicians who have dropped by to play, including AJR, Olivia Rodrigo and Ed
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Rosso Rosso are Pushing the Limits of Punk Rock With Their Latest Single 'Mamatomy'

Punk music is, and has always been, multi-dimensional. Cycling through several eras and waves, the genre’s blanket expands multitudes, and is constantly reinventing itself time and time again. Brooklyn-based punk newbies Rosso Rosso don’t want to tie themselves down to one type of sound too early, and their new single “Mamatomy” proves they’re already eager to push the limits of their band.

While attending college in Western Massachusetts, vocalist Conor Newton met drummer Kieran Scannell and b
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“Female Centric Faber:” Bringing Unity Through Art on Staten Island —

The soundscape of Faber Park on the first day of October wasn’t necessarily out of the ordinary for a sunny Sunday afternoon. The wheels of skaters that flock to the Staten Island skatepark rolled up and down the concrete grooves, while storage boats passed under the Bayonne Bridge, visible from the benches facing the waterfront. It wasn’t until, like a strike of lightning, the first chords of NYC-based rock band Superfuture’s electric guitars broke the stagnant fall air, jolting excitement into
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