1. Bacio - I Can't Wake Up At Dawn
2. Ages - Kafeklubbin'
3. The Only Ghost In Town - Snowfall
4. The Classic Brown - The City, The Country and Me
5. Joy Riding - Empty Fingers
6. By Surprise - Cult of Seasonality
7. It's A King Thing - Israel and the New Breed
8. Mark Martucci - Maybe It's Still Christmas
9. Aspiga - Momentary Flashes
10. Chainsaw - Good Friend (free)
11. Dave Damm - An Audio Christmas Story Christmas, 2008
12. Endor Endor - The Meek
13. The Not Fur Longs - We Wish You a Marley Christmas
14. The Pizza Carolers - Meet Me In Dilworth Park
15. Only On Weekends - Christmastime In Kingston Falls
16. Somerdale - Merry Christmas Time DOWNLOAD FROM BANDCAMP
2. Ages - Kafeklubbin'
3. The Only Ghost In Town - Snowfall
4. The Classic Brown - The City, The Country and Me
5. Joy Riding - Empty Fingers
6. By Surprise - Cult of Seasonality
7. It's A King Thing - Israel and the New Breed
8. Mark Martucci - Maybe It's Still Christmas
9. Aspiga - Momentary Flashes
10. Chainsaw - Good Friend (free)
11. Dave Damm - An Audio Christmas Story Christmas, 2008
12. Endor Endor - The Meek
13. The Not Fur Longs - We Wish You a Marley Christmas
14. The Pizza Carolers - Meet Me In Dilworth Park
15. Only On Weekends - Christmastime In Kingston Falls
16. Somerdale - Merry Christmas Time DOWNLOAD FROM BANDCAMP
The Arbor Christmas Show cast performs at the Audubon Auction House in 2012 | Photo by Mark Martucci | markmartucciphoto.com
It's year 17 for the Arbor Christmas collection and, damn, if this ain't the best one yet. If "I Can't Wake Up At Dawn" from Bacio don't light your Christmas fire, well....what the heck is wrong with you?
The "Arbor Christmas" collections showcase some of the finest Indie music in Southern New Jersey. Like Santa's elves, they work on this project all year long and then there's a live show that's pretty much the biggest celebration of the season and there are actual CDs, there (and nowhere else ever again). This year's show is TONIGHT at the Holy Saviour Gymnasium in Westmont, NJ (generally 7-11). Oh, yeah, this is all for charity, yo (the money goes to The Arbor Foundation, run by The Life Raft Group, in support of those with GIST and their families and survivors, in memory and name of Jon Montague, whose idea the show originally was). Jon passed away of GIST (a cancer that attacks the GI tract) after the first two shows, but everyone had pledged that, for Jon, the show would go on. And go on it has. And when I say show, I mean show. In the early years, bands were confused, thinking they'd play full sets and that it was just music. But, every year, they write a show--an S-H-O-W, show--an original script which usually has something to do with Christmas and the year just passed. Holy Heck, I can only imagine what they'll be doing this year.
For the rest of us, we get the benefit of a free collection of great Christmas music, pretty much all of it original (I'd have to check, honestly). If you're late to the party, all 17 volumes are still available, though, beyond the year of release, there is a price for the albums (in the interest of helping to raise money for The Arbor Foundation).
As for this year's, I went through real quick and can't say there was anything I didn't like. Seriously, I'd hate to even mention one track, lest I not mention the others. But that opening track is killer. And it's all uphill from there. If I'm not mistaken, track 11 sounds like a bit of one of the earlier shows. Maybe not. Anyway, get this at Bandcamp and name-your-price. Feeling especially charitable? Go buy some of the other volumes of "Arbor Christmas". You really can't go wrong.
The "Arbor Christmas" collections showcase some of the finest Indie music in Southern New Jersey. Like Santa's elves, they work on this project all year long and then there's a live show that's pretty much the biggest celebration of the season and there are actual CDs, there (and nowhere else ever again). This year's show is TONIGHT at the Holy Saviour Gymnasium in Westmont, NJ (generally 7-11). Oh, yeah, this is all for charity, yo (the money goes to The Arbor Foundation, run by The Life Raft Group, in support of those with GIST and their families and survivors, in memory and name of Jon Montague, whose idea the show originally was). Jon passed away of GIST (a cancer that attacks the GI tract) after the first two shows, but everyone had pledged that, for Jon, the show would go on. And go on it has. And when I say show, I mean show. In the early years, bands were confused, thinking they'd play full sets and that it was just music. But, every year, they write a show--an S-H-O-W, show--an original script which usually has something to do with Christmas and the year just passed. Holy Heck, I can only imagine what they'll be doing this year.
For the rest of us, we get the benefit of a free collection of great Christmas music, pretty much all of it original (I'd have to check, honestly). If you're late to the party, all 17 volumes are still available, though, beyond the year of release, there is a price for the albums (in the interest of helping to raise money for The Arbor Foundation).
As for this year's, I went through real quick and can't say there was anything I didn't like. Seriously, I'd hate to even mention one track, lest I not mention the others. But that opening track is killer. And it's all uphill from there. If I'm not mistaken, track 11 sounds like a bit of one of the earlier shows. Maybe not. Anyway, get this at Bandcamp and name-your-price. Feeling especially charitable? Go buy some of the other volumes of "Arbor Christmas". You really can't go wrong.
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