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 A J Stone's Profile |
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Next AJ Show: Molly Maguire's November 29th 5-8PM! |
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| Location: | Down The Shore, New Jersey |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Nov 16, 2007 (739 days back) |
About Me |
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| I am Andrew J Grogan, also known to some people as AJ Stone. People call me Andy or AJ. I was born & raised in Jersey City, NJ, but spent my summers at the "Jersey Shore" in Forked River. Since 1994 I have been primarily located in Monmouth County, NJ, at the northern end of the Jersey Shore area. I always enjoyed singing, and in 1980, at the age of 15, I learned to play the guitar, mainly to accompany myself singing. After playing in countless "garage bands" that never made it out of the garage, in 1992 I finally began performing in public and getting paid for it. That is also the year I adopted the stage alias of AJ Stone. Why AJ Stone? Probably not what you think. In 1991, while I was recording my debut demo album, "Hide Your Mother", it was said to me that I would never be successful in the music business because I was not "eccentric enough". Now, I always thought I was plenty eccentric. But, maybe there was something to that. So, I decided I needed a good "rock" name. Rock, Stone. Get it? OK, so I'm not that clever. Anyway, since 1992 "AJ Stone" has played throughout the NY/NJ/PA tri-state area in bars, pubs, restaurants and cafes, with bands, duos, trios and as a solo artist. I have appeared on television and radio. Am I successful? That's all relative. When I was 17 I thought I was going to tour America and make a million dollars. Now that I'm 42 and married with 2 kids, I'm happy playing bars, coffee houses, backyard barbeques, having fun and making some extra cash. My solo acoustic live shows consist mainly of classic rock covers by many of the artists I list under influences. Occasionally I mix in a few originals. MYSPACE DOES NOT ALLOW THE POSTING OF COPYWRITED MATERIAL, AKA "COVER TUNES". About the admittedly "low-fi" original recordings on this page: 1) they were recorded in the early 1990's and have been circulated among my family and friends for years; 2) they were done with a really bad drum machine (except "Give Me A Choice"); and 3) thanks to MySpace my music is now available for enjoyment worldwide! In May of 2006 I founded a start-up Open Mic Night on Thursdays at Connie's Bar, Grill & Night Club in Sayreville, NJ, which I still host. I have also appeared recently, and regularly, at such fine New Jersey establishments as The Olde Village Pub in Middletown, Tumulty's Pub in New Brunswick, The Cambridge Inn in Spotswood, Molly Maguire's in Clark, The Beacon Street Grille in Neptune, Espresso Joe's in Keyport, & The Twisted Tree Cafe in Asbury Park. In October of 2007 I became an international entertainer when I performed for the first time in Costa Rica. I AM CURRENTLY BOOKING PERFORMANCE DATES FOR FALL/WINTER 2007-8 AND SPRING/SUMMER 2008. I AM AVAILABLE FOR WEDDINGS, PRIVATE PARTIES AND CORPORATE EVENTS. FOR BOOKING INFORMATION CALL 732 778-2914 OR EMAIL stoneaj1@yahoo.com. PLEASE JOIN MySpace AND VIEW MY GALLERY OF PHOTOS FROM THROUGHOUT MY MUSICAL CAREER. THANKS! | |
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Music:Member Since: 7/5/2006Band Website: ajstonemusic.com Band Members: Performing on the recordings on this page: AJ Stone, vocals, harmonica, acoustic & electric rhythm guitars, drum & bass programming, keyboards, and orchestration, except, and in addition to... *** Matthew Scott Hamblen, acoustic lead guitar on "Little Missy" and electric lead guitar on "Look Down From Heaven" *** Sergeant Peter Jester, acoustic lead guitar/acoustic guitar solo on "Look Down From Heaven" *** Brian McLaughlin, drum & bass programming, keyboards, orchestration, and co-songwriter on "Give Me A Choice". Thanks boys!!! *** Special thanks to John "Johnny CAMS" Campbell for helping to get this MySpace page going and his continued assistance keeping it going! *** Influences: PERSONAL: My wife, daughter & stepson, my friends, Thomas Jefferson, Bill Clinton, Jon Stewart, Kevin Smith, Edward Burns, The New York Giants, The New Jersey Devils, Jeeps, VW's (especially buses), beer, apple martinis. MUSICAL: Neil Young, The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Band, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Yes, REM, U2, The Eagles, The Allman Brothers Band, Jefferson Starship, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Black Crowes, Fleetwood Mac, The Doobie Brothers, Phish, Blues Traveler, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, Joe Cocker, Tracy Chapman, Van Morrison, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, Jimmy Buffett, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Jack Johnson, The Ramones, The Beastie Boys, The Sex Pistols, Metallica, Guns n Roses, Anthrax, The Misfits, Black 47, The Pogues, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Deep Purple, Ronnie James Dio, The Georgia Satellites, REO Speedwagon, Blondie, Cher, Heart, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Charlie Daniels, Roy Orbison, Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys, The Clancy Brothers, Bob Marley, Bob Seger, James Taylor, Squeeze, Taylor Hicks, Freddie Mercury, Frank Zappa, Tenacious D, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Green Day, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, John Denver, Garth Brooks, ZZ Top, Frank Handlowitch, Cardon Raquet, and much, much more! Sounds Like: Tom Petty, Looks like Tom Green, Smells like Teen Spirit ... Record Label: Scroggy Hill Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Psychedelic / Acoustic / Folk Rock) |
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My Blog |
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December 20th: Connie’s Open Mic Holiday Celebration |
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| Hello Friends,Thursday, December 20th will be the last Connie's Open Mic of 2007!I would like to make it a special holiday party event, a "closed mic" edition with signup in advance and preset time sl... Posted by A J Stone on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:10:00 PST |
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REPOSTING Johnny CAMS’ Declaration of Independence from the Democratic & Republican Parties |
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| A Declaration of Indepence from the Republican & Democratic Parties...
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected ... Posted by A J Stone on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:40:00 PST |
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Just in case you needed another reason to hate the war |
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popupWin = window.open(url, 'remote', 'scrollbars,resizabl... Posted by A J Stone on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:35:00 PST |
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COSMIK CHUCK's review of Splintered Sunlight at Connie's |
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| I AM REPOSTING THIS CAUSE IT'S AWESOME! (and CC gives me not 1, but 2 shout-outs!)
Connie's has been around for MANY years. Having grown up about 10 minutes east (and now living maybe 25 minutes ... Posted by A J Stone on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:16:00 PST |
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Celebrating 15 years in "show biz" - some of my musical history |
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| OK so it occurred to me that it is right around the 15th anniversary of my first paying gig. So I thought I would write a little about my musical history. I can't remember if it was February, March or... Posted by A J Stone on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:45:00 PST |
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Thoughts on the end of 2006 & beginning of 2007 |
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| 2006 was a big year for me musically speaking. Back in the spring I started to realize that for the first time ever, nearly ALL of my musician friends were in working or near-working situations. ... Posted by A J Stone on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:22:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Cams, Sergeant Peter Jester, Dara & Frank, BILLY BAND, Gary O'Neill, Saxophone Joe, jarmo, cozmik chuck, sarahforney, Aster Pheonyx, Sheli Aarden, Lisa Argentieri, Blueberry Stew, The Chardonairs, Butchy, Splintered Sunlight, Rockin’ Ruckus, Eddie Bodine, Anton Daub, Majnun, Don Lee, Jon Caspi, MICHAEL BRETT, Eric Ginsberg: Only 4 copies of Disconnect left!!, The WMDs, Regarding Jones, Shore Thing Duo, True Rumor, Jody Joseph And The Average Joes, Tammy, Laura Em, kariann, Danny DeFonza, KrazyFingers, Sean Faust, GUINNESS®, Espresso Joe's, Twisted Tree Cafe, OLDE VILLAGE PUB, Grateful Dead, The ET Experience Ride, Scott Thomas Webster (New Songs!), Peggy, marie~, Reality Addiction (EP on CDBABY), ANGRY DRUNK STEVE, ANGELO M. - Roots/Blues/Folk, Kelly Carvin, Deja Vu Band, ~*shauna*~, Ghost Brand, DC Cardwell
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