SHOREWORLD by Chris Barry

Are we goin' down 'The Shawrr' this weekend? Didja hear about the chicks who did some 'roofys' n' went to the Swollen Pretzel on Karaoke Night?  Are we there yet? What's your sign? Will the Boss be here tonight? Is there a cover charge? Can I just come in and have one drink? I never heard of these guys anyway, have you?
I.E.:  None of these questions will be answered in the following
ELECTRIC DIRT N' BITZ..
NEW WAX FROM GCD:  Hear the Gypsy Cab Drivers' are working on their first CD; According to frontman Jason Stanley [Formerly of the legendary OUTCRY}, some prime songs in the band's gently dense pop vein are in the studio process, and should see the light of day later this season...
THE HAILING OF YOUNG TURKS
Riding the Benny Express up to Broadway Central one Saturday, we ran into the former frontpoet of the groundbreaking Young Turks, a 'still waters run deep' guy known still as Jon Richie, who, leaning across his seat, started the conversation by asking me if I know James Rensenbrink...As the horror of recognition overcame me, Richie told me he'd been out of the music and performance poetry scene for a while {Like I didn't Know}and was running a photography studio, while recently settling back in Jersey in Pt. Pleasant after 'doing time' doing that living in the city thing...'Back When', try the mid to late 80's, Jon was at the forefront of the new scene without a name, from New Brunswick to The Dirt and The Stone Pony, when The Young Turks built a rep as the first of their kind, and in that sense Jon is a gentle retired pioneer of this whole Alternative and Spoken Word Scene. We parted with a promise to meet on stage, again, so many years after that Ever-strange Tuesday night scene at The Pony..
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Crossroads
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Todd was MIA the night the quartet performed at The Java Hut, but the three remaining members more than made up for the loss. While I enjoyed Dave Nahan's distracting resemblance to Sting, Joe Morgano was the special treat, with his smooth, strong voice working as a perfect compliment to such lyrics as "I like the summer wind, baby" or the band's self-titled song, "Crossroads".

While the band performed an all-acoustic show, this unit can also "rock out," according to Nahan. They describe themselves as "original pop rock" and  have a Bon Jovi, Eagles type of sound to them.

In addition to the Hut, Crossroad has also played at Jack's Rib and Ale House in Long Branch and  Donovan's Reef in Sea Bright. They can often be found at Hooligan's as well, where they are "sort of the house band," said Nahan. Take my word for it. They're worth the listen!-
-by Kim Predham