triMUSIC | monmouth's news & arts weekly
THE BEST OF 2002
Tri City News | Monmouth's news and arts weekly | Best of 2002 | Music | By Jason Thompson
"We got a lot of great CDs during the year 2002; here's nine of our favorites. Why 9? We like things in groups of threes! IN no particular order..."
Number Nine taken in it's entirety from triCityNews January 09, 2003
We've got Lorraine Petrick, owner of the Pepper Shack in Red Bank to thank for getting this CD into our hands. When we stopped by her "hot" place in Red Bank, she shoved the new CD by Stringbean and the Stalkers into our hands. She's a big fan, too. And she knows we are. Nice girl, Lorraine. She's always there to take care of us here at triCity. (Never forget the time she sent us a box of Hoboken Eddie's hot sauces. We're still red in the face!)
But back to "Little Monster," the second CD from Stringbean and the Stalkers. Get it. It's the best of their live performances and more. It contains 15 blues tunes, many of them penned by Ken "Stringbean" Sorensen himself.
"Little Monster" captures blues in a bottle. At this point, Stringbean and the Stalkers are bona fide Shore legends, thanks to their countless performances together and apart.
The band is still a fixture at Belmar's Ragin' Cajun on Sunday nights. Grab the CD (Lorraine's got plenty at the Shack, 16 White Street, Red Bank) , see the guys in person, and let the blues wash over you.
