SHOREWORLD
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rockin' dog new tricks:, but more on that a bit later on. Featuring former Whiteout axist Siggy Schock {also 'formerly of' groundbreaking early 80's Shore alterna-groups like Stiff Pigeon & Holy Trinity}JACK is: Siggy on guitar, Ernie Wilkens, bass, Vinnie Shakespeare, vocals & keyboard and Roger Bikeboy on drums.

         This Toms River-based band plays a refreshing mesh of Pop, Funk and Ska tinged with a little jazz timing and edge;Their self-titled CD was produced by Jack at The Jam Room, and first cut 'Knockin down you r door' puts an electric edge out front with a racing to gliding Soul-pop edge, a little Mick Hucknall, a little Specials a lot of Pop Funk to dance to with a cool 'doodoouuhhh' vocal chorus.

   And couple 'Set Me Free"s  pop-funk riffing with the singer's soulfully restrained yowls of passioned angst, to combine with great drum-snaps and rolls throughout and this band literally squeaks it out in a  smoothly boogying mix that just brings you up with its listen all the way thru continuity and style. In a perfect turnabout from his edgier, alternative projects of the past, Schock again combines textured passion and a coiled minimalism in his guitar that, Shucks, just shows true musical progression and maturity.

     And while Ziggy isn't needlepicking painful heart-slapping riffs or bouncing off too many walls of layered feedback, his Weird n' Gilly days have served him well and rumor has it that Jack's live shows give him and the band ample room for vamping and I just hate to fuel.the rumors that they're becoming the New Funkmasters of Alternative Cool, at least in this more than shallow riffing pond,
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Dave Mac
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Where does a guy like Dave Mac get that inner magic that allows him to relate to the musicians who create the blues? His family told him that he started "plunking" on the piano at age three. Eventually, he developed with guitar as his main instrument, but also indulged himself with percussion, keyboards, and singing a bit, too.   Not to be limited creatively, Mac writes music, lyrics and poetry, all of which are subject to occasional live performances. Performing duties might also include the primarily self-taught Mac working as a sideman as well as a solo artist.

     Exposure to different musical atmospheres throughout his formative years may have been a contributing factor to Mac's wonderful takes on music.  He was born in Manhattan, moved to Red Bank, NJ in 1970, and did a stint in Indiana starting around 1979.  His mom was actually a DJ for several years and 
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