will never cease to be a miracle.
But, like we said, places like the
Lanes are gone and some of the
special gems disappear due to de-
velopment and gentrification. It’s
just the way the wheel rolls. I didn’t
invent it, but I’m riding behind it.
At least places like The Saint, the
Wonder Bar, and the (Stone) Pony
still exist. We’ve had some of our
most wonderful local concerts
there. Some legends refuse to die.
Alan: Trying to find new venues
and audiences to play for has al-
lowed The Porchistas to continu-
ally make new friends and get
introduced to new music. It’s
mind-blowing how much incred-
ib le music there is in New Jersey,
and we’ve been lucky as hell to
share stages and become family
with an uncountable list of bands.
Relating this back to the last ques-
tion, our friends’ bands influence
our music and style more than any
other musical influences.
How does the Asbury Park mu-
sic scene compare to other parts
of the country, is there one scene
in particular to which it is similar,
how and why?
Jackson Pines
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