The Seaside Music Festival Wrap Up-May 21st and 22nd

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The Seaside Music Festival Wrap Up-May 21st and 22nd

In the early 1900s it was a challenge to come up with a scheme to build on oceanfront property and attract people to come there. Now, generations later, the little town of Seaside Heights has received so much attention that it’s a wonder they haven’t transplanted The Brooklyn Bridge to Toms River just so tourists would be more comfortable crossing into the land of sea, sun and sin. The lure of Seaside Heights has attracted every legion of people from all over the tri-state area to this family oriented town for years.

The clubs may pack in thousands of dancers and twenty something’s, but the boardwalk still commands the real tourism with its booths, games and rides that have been staples here since the turn of the century. The carousel alone has been in the same place since 1932 and is the jewel of only two existing at the Jersey Shore.

The Seaside Music Festival is only in its third year, but already they have made great strides as far as getting the boardwalk community behind them. Continuity between businesses and city teamwork were evident this weekend thanks to festival co-producer Mike Schwartz. Fellow co-promoters Ryan Sharkey and Jose Anteo were also prepared with interns and section teams out in force to keep things moving. This year’s festival also had many loyal return participants such as The Aztec Motel and Sandbar, The Beach Bar, El Camino and Jack and Bills down the boardwalk as well as several others. Without these stalwarts there would be no festival, it’s a combination of geographic locations, logistics and a community that remains open to new things.

The entertainment was everything from daytime surfing lessons to national acts like Glenn Tillbrook ...

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...eat big celebration of sound. Horns glide over the top as the band waltzes half time rhythm with pianos and electric guitars throughout the section. Phenomenal background assists from friends here as well. Just when you think this wave of Phil Spector sound will ride out the song, its gone, replaced by Liss and guitar before they hit you one more time, leaving you to push the replay button more than once.

Scott Liss and the Sixty-Six are the areas rising secret weapon that could change the way people view New Jersey on a wider scale. There is no way in hell this band won’t go on to bigger and better things. “The Blackpool Letters” is a scary calling card of monstrous production, talent and performance and I’ve seen them do this live as well. My advice would be to immediately buy this cd and go see these guys locally while your still able to. www.thesixtysix.com

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