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Well another year has come and gone and during the 12 months past, the music and events scene along the NJ coast has once again undergone a number
of changes.
On the down side, 106.3 seems to be looking for a new direction and is no longer the staunch supporter of local music along the NJ Coast leaving The wRat, Brookdale Collage
and Monmouth University radio as the remaining radio portals for original music along the NJ Coast. The Ink Well in Long Branch has, after more them 25 years closed it's doors along with it's short
lived brother The Ink Well 2 of Toms River. Moonrocks at least for now closed down and the Budapest Lounge, a right of passage for most New Brunswick Bands has been sold, closed and scheduled for major
renovation with no clear indication if music will ever play their again, and Serenity's in Ocean Grove seems to have passed on to new owners with no interest in continuing it's tradition of live music.
On the plus side, music in Asbury Park is back, and back strong. The Stone Pony and the Fast Lanes are both back in full swing. The Saint has branched out running occasional
shows at the Berkeley Carteret Hotel and the Sounds of Red Bank every Wednesday at the Internet Café. The Arthur Pryor Memorial Amphitheater was used for a number of outdoor concerts, the Hitching Rail
sometimes presents live music and for a while Moonrocks flourished.
Outside Asbury, music also did well. In Highland Park, the Palmyra Tea Room, closed since the flood of Hurricane Floyd reopened under new management as Zabba Zu, The
Attic Lounge over the Peninsula Bar and Grill reopened for the summer season and will hopefully re_open again this year. Off the Hook in the Highlands is trying out different forms of acoustical music
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