Jukebox the Ghost is an American indie band hailing from Philadelphia. This three man group comprised of Ben Thornewill, Tommy Siegel, and Jesse Kristin is an essential band for anyone interested in piano rock. Their songs are typically upbeat and catchy and will surely brighten up your day. This June 12th you can check their latest songs on their new album, Safe Travels. This album will feature tracks such as Somebody, which is already available for purchase, as well as Oh Emily, and Adulthood. For more information and updates, check out their website at http://jukeboxtheghost.com/site/.

- Emily Melendez, Website Staff

Dr. Gary Fienberg is the Music Department Chair at The College of New Jersey. He also is an Assistant Professor of Music (Trumpet), Area Coordinator of Brass Studies, Director of Jazz Studies and Director of Brass Ensemble.

According to his biography from TCNJ.edu, Gary Fienberg is a trumpeter whose experiences range from the great concert halls of Europe to the orchestra pits of Broadway. His performance interests cover the complete range of possibilities for a contemporary trumpeter in classical, jazz and commercial music. He has performed with such artists as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Manhattan Transfer, Natalie Cole, Barry Manilow, The Temptations, Toots Thielmanns and many others.

Amanda Reddington and Melissa Radzimski had the opportunity to talk with him about the history of jazz from cultural, political, and racial perspectives.

To learn more about about the Music Department at The College of NJ, visit: music.pages.tcnj.edu

Here are the Top 30 Albums at WTSR for the Week Ending 4/15/2012!
(Listed by Artist then Album Title)

1 KING OF PRUSSIA Transmission From The Grand Strand
2 ANDREW BIRD Break It Yourself
3 CHIDDY BANG Breakfast
4 DELTA SPIRIT Delta Spirit
5 FANFARLO Rooms Filled With Light
6 TANLINES Mixed Emotions
7 THE MEN Open Your Heart Sacred Bones
8 OBERHOFER Time Capsules II
9 DR. DOG Be The Void
10 CHEERS ELEPHANT Like Wind Blows Fire
Click here to see the full list.

An Horse is made up of Australian duo Kate Cooper (vocals/guitar) and Damon Cox (vocals/drums), who became friends and rocked out forming this band while working together at a record store. An Horse is one of those bands with catchy songs and depressing lyrics, like Death Cab; they’ve also been compared to Tegan & Sara and The New Pornagraphers, which makes sense since sound mixer Howard Redekopp has worked with these bands as well as An Horse on their 2009 debut, Rearrange Beds. The song “Airport Death,” from their second album Walls, exemplifies the catchy beats-earnest lyrics thing. Check out the video posted here (and also check out their series of Coffee Time videos on their youtube channel) and visit their website (www.anhorse.com) to hear more of their songs and see when they’re touring.

- Rachel Chlebowski, Website Staff

Have you ever talked to someone who was more concerned about their fantasy team than their real allegiance? The baseball season is under way, which also means fantasy season, and the thought popped into my head today. I also had a roster conflict on my team because one player was facing my favorite team.

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