Wow ... it has been fifteen years since Soul In Exile 2: Jersey Shore Baby got its first review, before it was even finished. Kudos to Gary Wien for the fine words. --- AsburyMusic.com: The Home of Asbury Park Rock’n’Roll Demo Reviews for September 7, 2003 CD Review: Soul In Exile 2: Jersey Shore Baby by The Hesh Inc. (3 ½ stars out of 5) 1. Jersey Shore Baby 2. Coastal Groove (You Know It’s All Right) 3. Bruce! 4. Coda 5. Beach Town in the Off Season 6. Lost In Your Uni

Yes, the David Bowie song. Never much cared for Bowie. And the message in the song … well, it’s OK (and covered elsewhere). I’m not even focusing on that; just the opening chords of piano and lush strings, leading into the introductory groove. That somehow conjures up the image of approaching the Berkeley-Carteret Hotel from the northwest after eluding my parents on that Sunday that I didn’t want to go home. And then, finding myself inside the hotel, and then running into my

So I'm back from Cape May, where I spent the last weekend taking part in the 10th annual Singer-Songwriter of Cape May conference / convention / festival. It was my fifth time there, as participant and performer, and I feel honored to have been so chosen. I must give kudos to the founder of the festival, John Harris, both for choosing me and for honoring what I call my "Lebowski-Sobchak clause," i.e., the fact that I don't perform on Friday nights or Saturday before sundown—t

Note: This article has been amended to correct an editorial error regarding the name of the rhythm guitarist. Hesh has been around for many years. When it comes to original music in New Jersey, I can remember as far back as the early ’90s seeing him perform in bars with piano and voice to many approving fans. When you talk to him about his past, his simple answer pretty much tells the story of yet another New Jersey original that not only made an impression but did so as he m

I was all of a wee second grader when this came out, without an inkling of who this artist was ...