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[DID NOT ATTEND: January 24, 2025] Wax Jaw / Teen Idle / Loveseat Pete

Wax Jaw continues to play really close to me but always on nights that I’m already busy.

This show was announced fairly recently but I already had tickets to see Guster AND there was a second show I really wanted to see this night, Porridge Radio.  So this show was never going to happen for me.

Teen Idle is the musical moniker of NJ-based songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sara Abdelbarry.  Meshing the heartfelt nature of influences like Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham with the grittiness and abrasiveness of grunge and the lovelorn tendency of ’60s acts like The Ronettes, Teen Idle makes emotional rock music with a statement (and a cinematic tendency).

I had never heard of Teen Idle, and a quick listen reminds me a bit of The Weather Station (Sara has a great voice too).  But this vibe doesn’t really fit with Wax Jaw to me.

Loveseat Pete is an indie/alternative band that is currently residing in Asbury Park, NJ.  A band that is not afraid to try different sounds and landscapes.

There’s some interesting vibes on their album–poppy but not too poppy.  A cool jangly guitar sound with interesting basslines. The vocals are soft and low key with excellent backing vocals.  At first I thought they might be too slow for me, but other songs prove that they mix it up just fine, with a few big loud moments thrown in too.

This would have been a fun show, I’m sure.