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  • We are living in unsettling times, and we’re probably due for a little humor. Last Friday, reedman and composer John Ellis released his own horror story…
  • Lakecia Benjamin hasn’t played with a band since mid-March. A saxophonist and bandleader unmistakably on the rise, she admits being hesitant to step…
  • Ft. Top Queens, The Great Long Meadow Fire with house band NOTUS 3 Band Showcase and An All-band Jam Open to Anyone at all Skill Levels $10 Advance, $15 At Door 7PM Doors 8PM The Great Long Meadow Fire 9PM Top Queens 10PM NOTUS 11PM JAM! The Great Long Meadow Fire is brand new band with a brand new idea: Alt country, dark Americana and gospel blues as a brass band. Made up of NYC's best led by Dan Lehner. Top Queens is a funk/soul band of all women from different parts of the globe. They play original music that has groove, soul and funky vibes that adds something new, refreshing, and inspiring to the industry while creating more space for talented women in the music scene. Founded on the love for the spirit of New Orleans and the intrigue of New York's cultural musical diversity, NOTUS came together in January of 2018 seeking to accomplish only three simple goals; create music, have fun doing it, and share it with the world. We are care-free and fun-loving pioneers of Brass Fusion, combining elements from contemporary New Orleans Funk, Traditional Brass, Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Latin, and Jazz.
  • The Murphy Beds ("best of the classic Irish folk revival"—Huffington Post) and Liz Hanley join "electrifying" (Irish Times) RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award nominee Dani Larkin for a double bill of top folk acts from NYC and Northern Ireland. Two nights only.

    Feb 10-11
  • Is Georgia ready to cast its 16 electoral votes for a woman for president? We put that question to three women who have lived through a few election cycles in the state.
  • Two families are suing AI chatbot company Character.AI for allegedly encouraging harm after the kids became emotionally attached to the bots. One chatbot allegedly exposed a child to sexualized content.
  • Facebook's celebrity executives — Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg — were not on Capitol Hill yesterday when Congress grilled the company's top lawyer about incendiary Russian ads on the platform. Instead, they were on an earnings call with investors announcing a 79 percent jump in profits, fueled by the company's dominance in online advertising. NPR's Aarti Shahani looks at how advertising is the key to Facebook's success and how that may change following the Russian debacle.
  • Xinjiang has nearly 20,000 glaciers, half of China's total. They're all receding at a record pace — and will continue to melt, some scientists warn, even if global temperatures stop rising.
  • The latest CD release from Robert Hill & Joanne Lediger, who have been performing and touring together for fifteen years, is titled Revelation. For the project, vocalist Joanne Lediger and partner Robert Hill - on guitar, vocals, harp and keys, are joined by: Paulina Hill, Robert's daughter, on vocals; Steve Gelfand on bass; Frank Pagano on drums and percussion; and Ed Alstrom on Hammond B3 organ. Of the disc's eleven traditional Gospel Blues tracks, four are Robert Hill originals.
    Robert’s CD has achieved acclaim in a very short time, reaching #1&2 on the Top 50 Gospel Blues Song Chart; # 5 on the Top 50 Blues Album Chart, and #2 on the New York Album Chart, among other top rated charts.
    Original art work by Robert Hill and Roadhouse director Bruce Tangowski will be on display at the Roadhouse Gallery of Fine Art.
    As always, the Salem Roadhouse Café is live, intimate, up front, and personal. All ages are welcome.
    • Robert Hill Band: 5 November 2022.
    • SALEM ROADHOUSE CAFÉ, 829 Salem Rd., Union, NJ 07083
    • Doors open 7:30PM. Show starts at 8:00PM.
    • Admission: $20.00. Admission includes show, snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, and dessert.
    Plan now for an evening of great music in Northern New Jersey’s Most Intimate Coffeehouse™.
  • A surge in people "dating" chatbots, less oversharing on social media and Gen Alpha creating slang. Here's what experts predict the internet might bring us in 2024.
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