Purple Alpaca's Top 20 Albums of 2013

1. Love by Cloud Cult

2. Wildewoman by Lucius

3. Holy Fire by Foals

4. Antiphon by Midlake

5. If You Leave by Daughter

6. Crimes of Passion by Crocodiles

7. Gone Away Backwards by Robbie Fulks

8. AM by Arctic Monkeys

9. Let's Be Still by The Head and the Heart

10. Rapid Reality by Radical Dads

11. Muchacho by Phosphorescent

12. Same Trailer Different Park by Kacey Musgraves

13. Amok by Atoms For Peace

14. Repave by Volcano Choir

15. You've Got Me by Jeanette Lynne

 

16. Magpie and the Dandelion by The Avett Brothers

17. The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas by Courtney Barnett

18. Hesitation Marks by Nine Inch Nails

19. Secondhand Rapture by MS MR

20. Southeastern by Jason Isbell

Event Listings December 2013

 Streetlight Circus

 December 7th at The Legendary Dobbs

 

Friday December 6th
Hugh Cornwell
Successful Failures
8:00pm
Record Collector
358 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, NJ

Saturday December 7th
Streetlight Circus
9:00pm
The Legendary Dobbs
304 South Street
Philadelphia, PA

Sunday December 8th
A day of music to benefit the victims of Typhoon Haiyan
The Porchistas (and 8 other bands) 
1:00pm
Stanhope House
45 Main Street
Stanhope, NJ

Friday December 13th
Bog Iron Bloom
Karmic Juggernaut
We Used to Cut the Grass
Bow and Arrow
9:00pm
The Berkeley Bar
1401 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 

Saturday December 14th
A Rock-a-billy Holiday
Ultra Kings (and 6 other bands)
4:00pm
Roxie & Dukes Roadhouse
745 Bound Brook Road
Dunellen, NJ

Friday December 20th
Liz Longley
8:00pm
New Hope Winery
6123 Lower York Road
New Hope, PA

Thursday December 26th
Spook Handy
2:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
31 N 5th Avenue
Highland Park, NJ

Friday December 27th
Lustre Kings
3:00pm
Grizzly's at Stratton Mountain
5 Village Lodge Road
Stratton, VT

Event Listings November 2013

The Ultra Kings

November 22nd at The Record Collector

Tuesday November 5th
Polica
Marijuana Deathsquads
8:30pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Wednesday November 6th
Streetlight Circus
10:30pm
Arlene's Grocery
95 Stanton Street
New York, NY

Thursday November 7th
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
7:30pm
McCarter Theatre
91 University Place
Princeton, NJ

Friday November 15th
Bog Iron Bloom
Farewell Ember
9:00pm
The Berkeley Bar
1401 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday November 16th
Spook Handy
10:00am
Millburn Free Public Library
200 Glen Avenue
Millburn, NJ

Saturday November 16th
The Porchistas
The Defending Champions
The Big Takeover
7:00pm
The Grand Victory
245 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY

Friday November 22nd
The Ultra Kings
The Lustre Kings
8:00pm
The Record Collector
358 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, NJ

Friday Nov 22nd
Thomas Wesley Stern
10:00pm
Langosta Lounge
1000 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday Nov 30th
Murali Coryell
8:00pm
New Hope Winery
6123 Lower York Road
New Hope, PA

Event Listings October 2013

The Defending Champions

October 32nd (Nov 1st) at Tierney's

Friday October 11th
Accidental Seabirds
Mad Feather Group
Papermaker
9:00pm
Berkeley Bar
1401 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday October 12th
Thomas Wesley Stern
Bog Iron Bloom
10:00pm
Langosta Lounge
1000 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Sunday October 13th
Nashville Pussy
8:00pm
Asbury Lanes
209 4th Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Friday October 18th
Outpost in the Burbs benefit concert
Jimmy Webb
Kenny White
8:00pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Tuesday October 29th
Spook Handy
7:00pm
Aurora Public Library
414 2nd Street
Aurora, IN

Friday October 32nd (Nov 1st)
The Porchistas
Bog Iron Bloom
The Defending Champions
9:00pm
Tierney's Tavern
136-138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Event Listings September 2013

The Amboys latest release: Friendship EP

September 20th at Asbury Lanes

Saturday September 7th
Elevator Art
9:00pm
Stanhope House
45 Main Street
Stanhope, NJ

Friday September 13th
Mad Feather Group
No More Pain
The Shady Street Band
Diego & The Lot 25
8:00pm
Fixx
26 W Front Street
Red Bank, NJ

Wednesday September 18th
Arctic Monkeys
The Walkmen
7:30pm
Skyline Stage at The Mann
5201 Parkside Avenue
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, PA

Friday September 20th
Laura Stevenson
The Amboys
Cayetana
Dentist
7:00pm
Asbury Lanes
209 4th Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Friday September 27th
Streetlight Circus
9:30pm
Anthony D's
331 New Haven Avenue
Milford, CT

Saturday September 28th
Genya Ravan Band
7:30pm
The Record Collector
358 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, NJ

Sunday September 29th
Spook Handy
2:00pm
Ridgewood Public Library
125 N. Maple Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ

Event Listings August 2013

Bog Iron Bloom - CD Release Series

CD Release Show #1 - August 16th at 300 Cherry Street, Jackson, NJ

CD Release Show #2   -   August 23rd at Hat City Kitchen, Orange, NJ

CD Release Show #3  -  August 29th at Berkeley Bar, Asbury Park, NJ

 

Wednesday August 14th
Spook Handy
7:00pm
Garwood Public Library
411 Third Avenue
Garwood, NJ

Friday August 16th
Bog Iron Bloom - CD Release Party #1
Thomas Wesley Stern
7:00pm
300 Cherry Street
Jackson, NJ

Friday August 16th
Transitshop
Flintface
7:30pm
The Record Collector
358 Farnsworth Avenue
Bordentown, NJ

Saturday August 17th
Streetlight Circus
9:00pm
Allstars Rock Bar
119 Spencer Street
Manchester, CT

Sunday August 18th
The Porchistas
Through the Roots
8:00pm
Asbury Lanes
209 4th Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Thursday August 22nd
Accidental Seabirds
Farewell Ember
Marta Pacek
8:00pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ

Friday August 23rd
Bog Iron Bloom - CD Release Party #2
11:00pm
Hat City Kitchen
459 Valley Street
Orange, NJ

Thursday August 29th
Bog Iron Bloom - CD Release Party #3
Chloe
Raining Sparrows
9:00pm
Berkeley Bar
1401 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Event Listings July 2013

Swingadelic
July 9th at Maxwell's in Hoboken

Monday July 8th
Swingadelic
9:00pm
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

Saturday July 13th
Bog Iron Bloom
7:00pm
Pyanoe Plaza
9th Avenue & Main Street
Belmar, NJ

Saturday July 20th
Bear Ceuse - Record Release
Radical Dads
9:00pm
Rock Shop
249 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

Saturday July 20th
Jersey Shore Music Festival
5:00pm
First Energy Park
2 Stadium Way
Lakewood, NJ

Saturday July 20th
Great South Bay Music Festival
12:30pm
Shorefront Park
Patchogue, NY

Tuesday July 23rd
Spook Handy
12:00 Noon
Carnegie Center
US 1, Princeton, NJ

Event Listings June 2013

Thomas Wesley Stern - CD Release Show

June 21st at the Strand Theater 

Tuesday June 4th
Gary Louris
8:00pm
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, NY

Friday June 7th
Hello Radio
9:00pm
Kolo Klub
1422 Grand Street
Hoboken, NJ

Saturday June 8th
Bog Iron Bloom
Sarah Donner
7:00pm
Sunset Hill Pavilion
109 Forest Avenue (next door)
Princeton, NJ

Thursday June 13th
Ra Ra Riot
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Static Jacks
7:00pm
Stone Pony
913 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Thursday June 20th
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
7:30pm
Pier A Park
Hoboken, NJ

Friday June 21st
Thomas Wesley Stern - CD Release Show
8:00pm
Strand Center for the Arts
400 Clifton Avenue
Lakewood, NJ

Friday June 21st
The Porchistas
Kids With Guns
Lakeside Drive
Overlake
9:00pm
Tierney's Tavern
138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Sunday June 23rd
Radical Dads
7:00pm JST
Shibuya O-Nest
Tokyo, Japan

Thursday June 28th
Streetlight Circus
White Trash
7:00pm
Fish Head Cantina
4802 Benson Avenue
Baltimore, MD

Friday June 29th
The Ladies of Country & Bluegrass Music
7:30pm
Albert Music Hall
131 Wells Mills Road
Waretown, NJ

Saturday June 30th
Spook Handy - Freedom Is Your Destiny
10:00am
Morristown Unitarian Fellowship
21 Normandy Heights Road
Morristown, NJ

Event Listings May 2013

Radical Dads

Rapid Reality Album Release Party

May 22nd at Big Snow Buffalo Lodge

Saturday May 11th
World Fair Trade Day featuring:
The Porchistas
1:00pm
Montclair Public Library
50 S. Fullerton Avenue
Montclair, NJ
 
Saturday May 11th
Bands on a Budget presents:
Accidental Seabirds
Ed Tang Band
Bradley York
9:30pm
Berkeley Bar
1401 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ
 
Saturday May 11th
Elevator Art
9:00pm
Court Tavern
124 Church Street
New Brunswick, NJ
 
Saturday May 18th (shows every Saturday Night year round)
Albert Music Hall
131 Wells Mills Road
Waretown, NJ
7:30pm

Wednesday May 22nd
Radical Dads - Rapid Reality Album Release Party
Miniboone
Big Ups
Low Fat Getting High
8:00pm
Big Snow Buffalo Lodge
89 Varet Street
Brooklyn, NY
 
Thursday May 23rd
Paper Streets - Record Release Party
Thomas Wesley Stern
The Everymen
Dentist
Mad Feather Group
6:30pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ
 
Friday May 24th
Bog Iron Bloom
The Brigantines
7:00pm
Asbury Lanes
209 4th Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Friday May 31st
The Flemtones
10:00pm
Tierney's Tavern
136-138 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Sunny Day at Deerfield Beach

As some of you may know, by way of an earlier post, I have been taking an excellent photography class in Hoboken, New Jersey.  For my final project, I snapped these pictures during a 45 minute trip to Deerfield Beach, Florida.

Deerfield Beach is located halfway between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on the Atlantic Ocean, about an hour north of Miami.

I hope you enjoy these photos.

Event Listings April 2013

The Porchistas

April 27th at Maxwell's



Saturday April 6th
Elevator Art
Love Assassin
Joe Mifsud Band
Kaleigh Baker
North of Somewhere
8:00pm
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

Sunday April 7th
Jersey Acoustic Music Awards
2:00pm
Jersey Shore Arts Center
66 South Main Street
Ocean Grove, NJ

Tuesday April 9th
Reverend Horton Heat
Continental
The Dirty Standouts
7:00pm
Stanhope House
45 Main Street
Stanhope, NJ

Wednesday April 10th
Radical Dads
Little Gold
Todd Killings
Heaven's Jail Band
8:00pm
Death by Audio
49 South 2nd Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Friday April 12th
The Kennedys
Edward Rogers
8:00pm
Outpost in the Burbs
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Saturday April 20th
Streetlight Circus
9:00pm
Hub Billiard Club
Island Park, NY

Saturday April 20th
Hello Radio
9:00pm
Northern Soul
557 First Street
Hoboken, NJ

Wednesday April 24th
Bog Iron Bloom
Mothguts
The Extra Inc
Kitten Ruckus
7:30pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday April 27th
New Jersey Folk Festival
Spook Handy (MC and performing)
10:00am - 6:00pm
Woodlawn of Douglass Campus at Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ

Saturday April 27th
The Porchistas
The Micks
The Defending Champions
Paper Maker
Julian Peterson
8:00pm
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ



Event Listings March 2013

Streetlight Circus

March 22nd at Stage 48

Sunday March 3rd
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
7:00pm
Bergen Performing Arts Center
30 North Van Brunt Street
Englewood, NJ

Tuesday March 5th
Boxed Wine
The Kickback
The Micks
Lux Petit
8:00pm
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

Thursday March 7th
The Ugly Club
Long Faces
Hello Radio
8:30pm
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

Thursday March 14th
Climax Race
Hero Jr.
Bog Iron Bloom
The Delta Routine
Tom Connelly
7:25pm
Brighton Bar
121 Brighton Avenue
Long Branch, NJ

Friday March 15th
Jill Sobule
7:30pm
Concerts in the Studio
3 Jackson Terrace
Freehold, NJ

Saturday March 16th
Thomas Wesley Stern
Julian Fulton and the Zombie Gospel
9:00pm
City Square Bar & Grill
110 Schanck Road
Freehold, NJ

Friday March 22nd
Ari Hest
Dawn Mitschele
8:00pm
Outpost in the Burbs
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Friday March 22nd
Y&T
Streetlight Circus
7:00pm
Stage 48
605 West 48th Street
New York, NY

Wednesday March 27th
Spook Handy
"The Works of Pete Seeger"
7:00pm
Westfield Memorial Library
550 East Broad Street
Westfield, NJ

Friday March 29th
Elevator Art
Bog Iron Bloom
Karmic Juggernaut
South of the Bridge
Lakeside Drive
9:00pm
Court Tavern
124 Church Street
New Brunswick, NJ

Saturday March 30th
Radical Dads
Takka Takka
Plates of Cake
Pre War
8:00pm
Cake Shop
152 Ludlow Street
New York, NY