“ABOUT CHRIS BARRY”

   Chris Barry has covered The Jersey Shore Music Scene for 25 years in publications like The Aquarian Weekly, The Atlanticville, Pipeline Magazine, East Coast Rocker, Off The Wall Magazine, By The Sea Magazine, Red Bank Register, Red Bank Voice, Relix, Rock! Magazine, Good Times, 2 River Times, Shorelines, MBCBS XPress, Wall Herald, Hot Spots/Swirl Magazine(Music Editor), Nitelife Magazine, Eclectic, Asbury Park Press, McLoughlin's and The Coaster of Asbury Park.

     Currently, he writes the weekly column "Shore World" for The Aquarian ARTS Weekly and East Coast rocker, and has also done publicity work for Indy & Major record labels like Elektra-Asylum, Gig Records and media personalities like Dave Wyndorf, Matt Pinfield & Ed and Lorraine Warren, Demonologists/'Ghostbusters'..

   In addition, Mr. Barry operates the Independent Promotion Company World Beyond Network, representing a variety of Jersey/Shore-based artists and talent at various clubs and venues. Since he formed the company in 1986, [formerly known as ‘Pure Promo LTD'] Chris Barry has worked with artists like David Peel, GG Allin and Alan Mann, as well as NY Dolls Punk/Guitar legend Johnny Thunders and singer/songwriters Francesca Beghe', Virginia,The Sullen Savior, Michael Ferentino and John Strevens..

   He's also co-promoted J. Keith Christian's "Twang Monster" series for Roots/Country Rock music, and with Christian {The Boneyard Preacher} founded The Mad Hat Society Poets Troupe, based out of T Bird's Café' and later The Saint; Barry {The Lone Paranoid} has since ‘spun off' and formed a new floating troupe, called "The Great Music & Poetry Ramble".              

     Barry has also worked as booking agent/PR for acts like The Catholic Girls, The Antoinettes, Rogue, Nude Swirl, The Mad Daddys, Leather Studded Diaphragm, They Might be Vaginas, The Wallbangers, Whirling Dervishes, Frankenstein 3000 and Tom Hingley of Inspiral Carpets. Presently, he is also   personal business agent and publicist for Nicki Jaine, The 6th of Never, Golden Seal, The Dead Ponycats and grrlrock legends The Catholic Girls.

     He was also the first independent promoter to actively bring alternative/punk and new music on the edge to flagship rock club The Stone Pony on a weekly basis, and was also house booking agent for The Fast Lane and The Pre-Jacko Era Brighton Bar.

   Presently, he is house booking agent and promoter for The Broadway Central Café', and he continues to promote on the living edge at some of the same venues today...

You can contact Chris Barry at loneparanoid@monmouth.com