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The Flying Garter


Top 5 with David Pershan
This guy may look very familiar to you if you are a fan of the Jersey cover band scene. David played guitar and keyboards for Brian Kirk...
Cha Cha Cherry
Apr 52 min read
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Get down...boogie oogie oogie
What do you get when you mix an exciting front woman, a dancing horn section, talented multiple other vocalists and musicians, and a set...
Cha Cha Cherry
Apr 22 min read
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Meet: Sugardragon
Super stoked to bring you our latest interview with Sugardragon - no it's not some candy-coated fire breathing beast. Sugardragon is one...
Cha Cha Cherry
Mar 311 min read
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Meet: Joe from The Benjamins
So excited to bring you our latest interview with Joe, the frontman from The Benjamins ! We recapped The Benjamins last year and you can...
Cha Cha Cherry
Mar 261 min read
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Move Along...
When all you got to keep is strong... Move along, move along like I know you do... This song kinda hit me square in the jaw when I was...
Cha Cha Cherry
Mar 243 min read
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New Band Alert: Marshall Ridge Band
Picture it...a hot, summer night...chilling in your backyard with some of your favorite people...maybe a little fire pit going (perhaps...
Cha Cha Cherry
Mar 172 min read
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S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night
A MUCH needed night of dancing to one of our favorite tribute bands was exactly what the doctor ordered for Cha Cha Cherry and Jtweets....
Cha Cha Cherry
Mar 102 min read
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Meet: Black Dog
We are super stoked to bring you our first official video interview - Black Dog at Crossroads, Garwood, NJ. Since we are new to this, it...
Cha Cha Cherry
Jan 311 min read
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Top 5 - Cha Cha's Fav Concerts
Each January, I eagerly await to see which of my favorite bands will come to NJ and who is coming to my favorite venues. I sit with...
Cha Cha Cherry
Jan 214 min read
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December Recap
Can you believe it's 2025?! First of all, going into the new year, we'd like to thank everyone for your support of our little blog that...
Cha Cha Cherry
Jan 32 min read
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It wasn't a rock...
It was a "Yacht" Lobster.... Earlier this month, Jtweets convinced Cha Cha to give yacht rock another chance. I had my doubts as the last...
Cha Cha Cherry
Dec 28, 20242 min read
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Top 5...Cha Cha's Fav Christmas Tunes
After those Thanksgiving leftovers are gone and the tree is up, I am game for some holiday tunes. I mean, not ALL holiday tunes ( sorry...
Cha Cha Cherry
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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Here in your bedroom...
I can turn my head off. It's the mid-90s. I'm in college. I'm spending my weekends at my shore house in Belmar (16th ave REP). I'm a...
Cha Cha Cherry
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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So goodbye yellow brick road...
Saying goodbye to November and the cool autumn breezes.... Sorry we've been MIA! Cha Cha took a fall down the stairs and Jtweets came to...
Cha Cha Cherry
Dec 4, 20242 min read
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Top 5 with Lance Hyland Stark of Super TransAm
Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving! So many bands to see, so little time this past few days. This past Friday night, The Flying Garter...
Cha Cha Cherry
Nov 27, 20242 min read
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Where it began
I can't begin to know when... Well, actually it was 1985. A little band formed in NJ and quickly became one of the most popular Jersey...
Cha Cha Cherry
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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Closing time, one last call for alcohol...
So finish your whiskey or beer... Those immortal words at every bar....I can't tell you how many times I've heard those words at Bar A in...
Cha Cha Cherry
Nov 11, 20242 min read
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Top 5 with Greg Dillow of Brian Kirk and the Jirks
We are kicking off our new feature - Top 5 - with one of our favorite bass players, Mr. Greg "Dilly" Dillow of Brian Kirk and the Jirks...
Cha Cha Cherry
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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Top 5...
One of the new features you will see on The Flying Garter is Top Five - an ode to John Cusack in High Fidelity . High Fidelity is a great...
Cha Cha Cherry
Oct 30, 20241 min read
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A bottle of white, a bottle of red...
Perhaps a bottle of rose instead... If you've spent your summers down the Jersey Shore anytime from the late 90s to now, chances are...
Cha Cha Cherry
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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