Jan 31 : "Lovely" - Melanie Marie (NJ)

"Valentine's Day, it's not just one day a year," says NJ artist Melanie Marie at the end of her video, titled "Lovely". Recorded previously, here it is as we get close to Valentine's Day 2016.

Last Summer and Fall I was unable to go to live shows because I had to limit being up and around after foot surgery. I was pretty much restricted to just going to work. But one night on my way home from work I did happen to hear Melanie Marie doing a live show at Hoboken Terminal as part of New Jersey Transit's "Music In Motion Concert Series". The way my schedule worked out, her show was the only one I caught this season.

Here's the video of Melanie Marie's original song, "Lovely" :::

At the present time, Melanie Marie doesn't have any upcoming shows listed on her page, but if you would like to keep an eye out for her next performance, here is the click to her Facebook page ::: Melanie Marie on Facebook (CLICK HERE)

Melanie Marie ends her video by saying "Valentine's Day, it's not just one day a year; make sure you always show how much you love your special people in your life."

Jan 17 : "Sun Goes Down [Remastered]" - The Once Was (Moorestown)

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This is my first post in a very long time. I had foot surgery over the summer and have had an unexpectedly long period of recovery. I haven't been out to a night of music since May! May 28 to be exact.

The last band I saw before I went into surgery was Moorestown band "The Once Was". On May 28 they did a good show to a packed room at Bourbon and Branch. Still don't know whether it was advisable to go out to hear music when my foot was in pain (Dr. won't catch me now hahaha), but I hadn't heard The Once Was in quite a while, and I wanted to hear some good music before I entered what I knew would be a long period of uncomfortable music "withdrawal". :)

Frank Cervantes is the mastermind of The Once Was as well as City Music Project. I've been following both bands for a few years, but hadn't heard either in a while. So May 28 was almost like hearing a new band because it was the first time I had heard most of those songs live.

The Once Was has a huge amount of work posted on their website. Their lead song on their Soundcloud page is "Sun Goes Down [Remastered]" :::

If you like what you hear and want to see them live, you're in luck, because The Once Was is doing a show at Silk City tonight at 9pm! If you can't get there but want to listen to more of their music on line, here is the click to their Soundcloud page: The Once Was (on Soundcloud)