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Debut of “Jersey Sings” at St. Ann’s Feast in Hoboken July 27, 2025

Well, it’s finally here, the Debut of “Jersey Sings,” A tribute to Jersey’s best

 After countless rehearsals and preparation, the members of “Jersey Sings” are proud to announce that this Sunday, they will showcase the Hitmakers and Icons from our Garden State.

Featuring music and song from Hoboken’s Chairman of the Board (Sinatra) to “The Boss” (Bruce) and all the best from, Whitney, The Rascals, Frankie Valli, Kool and the Gang, Bon Jovi and more. 

We urge all of our friends and music lovers to come out this Sunday to the St. Ann’s Feast in Hoboken (7th and Jefferson) Start time 8:30 PM

What? can’t make Hoboken?

Catch us indoors in Barnegat NJ @ the Russel O’Brackman Middle School on August 24th start time 3pm doors open @ 2pm

Wishing You All a Great Summer       

TALKING WITH ROB GRENOBLE OF WATER MUSIC RECORDERS IN HOBOKEN

 

 Water Recorder Studio Hoboken

By Darren Paltrowitz

 A Hudson music business staple along with Bar/None Records and WFMU, Water Music Recorders opened in Hoboken over 30 years ago. Based on Madison Street, Water Music may look like a typical non-descript building, but recording history has been made there, right across the street from Shop-Rite. Beyoncé, Shakira, Ryan Adams, Cyndi Lauper, U2, R. Kelly, Taking Back Sunday, and the Dave Matthews Band are among the many artists whose music has been helmed there.

 Owner Rob Grenoble – himself an RCA recording artist before his Water Music life — spoke to RIVER VIEW OBSERVER about his life as a studio owner, which is nowhere near as bleak as music industry critics have led many to believe. In fact, Water Music is currently in discussions to open a satellite studio and artist management firm in 2016.

RVO: What brought you to Hoboken in the first place?
RG: In September 1978, we were dying to get out of Long Branch, where we had moved months before, foolishly thinking it was close to Manhattan. A friend of the band was working as a receptionist at a commercial film production company in Manhattan. One day she turned to Bob Ramos, one of their sales people, and said, “Ramos, my friends want to move to the NY area. They don’t have a lot of money. Where should they go?” Ramos was running out the door. Without missing a beat, over his shoulder he yelled, “Tell them to go to Hoboken. It’s the next big thing.”

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