This column commemorates the 100th posting since Muligo arrived on the music scene. Looking back, we’ve had quite a musical journey since our first posting (where else?) at The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
Since then, Muligo has captured magical music moments in New Orleans, Austin, Texas, Sarasota, Fla, upstate New York, Pennsylvania, Cape Cod, and of course Muligo’s home state New Jersey. During this period, Muligo has seen major acts from The Revivalists to Rancid.
But for this posting, we want to focus on the local and regional bands and the venues that kept us barely sane during the pandemic. While most of the shows featuring major acts were canceled during the viral outbreak to meet social distancing regulations, it was mostly these bands that filled the gap in live performances. And along the way, Muligo met some interesting people, made new friends, and basically had a great time with those who played, hosted, and enjoyed live music during the pause.
Muligo wishes to thank the following area bands, bars and other musical venues, and others for keeping it real during these trying times. They include This Old Engine, Diamond Eye Jack (who was that masked bass player?), Cosmic, Tyrone Stackhouse (Ty, when can we hear Dead songs in your set?), Southern Steel, Black Cross, Peach Project, Joyride, The Drunken Clams, Touch of Grey, C.C. Coletti, Live on Dead, the city of Woodbridge and all of the acts that appeared at its summer concert series, The Muligo Mob (Scott, Jackie, Mary, Mike –love that Humble Pie T-shirt –and company), Village Brewing Company, Bernie’s Hillside Lounge, Harpers Table, Moby Dick’s, Captain Morgan, and countless others.
A special shout-out goes to concert promoter extraordinaire Mike Kestin of Jam Fam Productions who made it possible to bring kick-ass live entertainment to our pandemic-stricken lives.
Mulio extends its appreciation to all of those who are following and interacting with our music blog. Stay tuned–better days are ahead.
Love and peace.
Marc & Lisa a/k/a Muligo
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