All jokes aside, New Jersey is a pretty great place. While it has a lot to offer as a state, it also has a rich musical history of which many people remain unaware. Everyone knows Sinatra and The Boss, but there’s much more.
Tune in to Garden State Sound with Evan Toth to explore the diverse music with connections to New Jersey. You’ll hear in-depth interviews with some of Jersey’s best music makers and have the opportunity win tickets to some of the best concerts in the state.
“Many bands give lip service to the fact that they are climbing the barbed ladder to wealth and fame, that they’re starving for their art, but very few have rented a house—in which to live with their bandmates—and really gone for the gold.
This is what Deal Casino has done. The band, originally from northeastern Sparta, chose to move in together and embed themselves in the burgeoning Asbury Park music scene, and—of course, probably—to be just a short bike ride from the beach.
Their music is expressive and passionate, their business heads appear to be screwed on straight, and they are friendly, affable fellows. There doesn’t seem to be any reason that Deal Casino won’t be the next big New Jersey band to make us proud.
Join us this week as we hear them play some great music, introduce tracks from their new EP “Nika”, discuss why NJ is probably one of the best places in the country to be a musician, and reminisce about encounters with the Boss.” —EZT
