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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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Sugar, We're Going Down...
That's right...The Flying Garter was going down or rather up the parkway this past Friday night once again to Crossroads in Garwood, NJ...
Cha Cha Cherry
Oct 21, 20242 min read
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The Boys are Back in Town...
Last Friday, Super Trans Am celebrated their four-year anniversary with a show at The Vogel (part of Count Basie Theater) in Red Bank...
Cha Cha Cherry
Oct 9, 20243 min read
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Do you like Pina Coladas?
And getting caught in the rain...Or perhaps in a sea of captain hats? This past weekend, The Flying Garter headed down to Asbury Park, NJ...
Cha Cha Cherry
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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Hey Hey Mama...
Said the way you move.... On Friday, The Flying Garter checked out the Led Zeppelin cover band - Black Dog at Crossroads in Garwood...
Cha Cha Cherry
Sep 21, 20242 min read
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Rocking Picks of the Week
Here's what we are excited about this weekend. Who are you seeing rock out this weekend and where? Share in the comments. Friday, 9/20...
Cha Cha Cherry
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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Welcome to The Flying Garter
It's time to rock and roll my friends....Welcome to our new blog...The Flying Garter. Our guide to music, venues and more in Monmouth and...
Cha Cha Cherry
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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