Visual Sound: Issue 33

Written By Mike Greenblatt

Vakili Band
“Tannersville”

Montclair Singer-Songwriter Lily VakiliI:  “I can tell you about `Tannersville’ and the making of this video, but the telling probably won't capture all the variation in place, mood, and tools available to me at any given time. I created it out of archival footage I filmed at my parents' place. I had set it aside years ago, filing it in a mental place that I'd visit every so often. As I began thinking about visual imagery for the `Tannersville song,’ a memory of the rusted-out vehicle behind my dad's workshop came to me. I felt as if I had tricked my own self by filming these images years ago only to finally find a home for them with `Tannersville.’ I hope you like it.

 

Stephane Wrembel
“The Child and The Desert”

Maplewood guitarist-composer Stephane Wrembel leads an exceptional band with guitarist Josh Kaye, bassist  Ari Folman-Cohen, drummer Nick Anderson and Nick Driscoll on tenor sax and clarinet. On January 10, they’ll be performing at Joe’s Pub in New York City with special guest pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, doing selections from Wrembel’s brilliant three-disc Triptych release. Here’s a hint of what to expect or of what you missed.

 
 

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Fear Of Falling
“Thursday’s Letter”

Indie alt-rockers Fear Of Falling from Clinton Township in Hunterdon County had its first EP—Speak Low—in 28 years released last year. The boys in the band—Steve, Bruce, Rob and Kimon—have now followed it up with this, the fifth video of the EP.

 

Return To Forever
“Medieval Overture”

The pioneering 1970s jazz-rock fusion band Return To Forever was half-Jersey. Guitar Hero Al Di Meola, 70, was born in Jersey City. Longtime Teaneck resident Lenny White, 75. is one of America’s greatest living drummers. Keyboardist Chick Corea died in 2021 at 79. Bassist Stanley Clarke, 73, is from Philly.  No, they don’t swing or bop, they rock.

Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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