Outside the Box will perform The Band’s ‘The Last Waltz’ on its 35th anniversary at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ on Friday, November 25. Tickets are available in advance for $10 at the Stone Pony box office or online at ticketmaster.com and will be $15 day-of-show.

‘The Last Waltz’, The Band’s farewell performance from November 25, 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, was made into one of the most highly regarded rock films of all-time, directed by Martin Scorsese. The Band, who consisted of Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson were joined by an all-star group of musicians that night including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, Ron Wood, Ronnie Hawkins,The Staples and many more throughout ‘The Last Waltz’ performance.

Leading up to Thanksgiving, Outside the Box has teamed-up with WindMill Gourmet Fast Food and Sixpoint Craft Ale for a turkey drive supporting the non-profit organization, Move For Hunger. Each person who brings in a frozen turkey to a participating WindMill restaurant will receive a pair of complimentary tickets to the Outside the Box performance on November 25 as well as a WindMill hot dog. The turkeys that are collected will be donated to Move For Hunger for families of Monmouth County, NJ.

“’The Last Waltz’ was the first concert film I ever saw”, said Outside the Box lead singer Jeff Cafone. “Mark (Masefield) and I bonded over the movie before we started OTB in 2004. We used to act out the performances, interviews, and personality quirks of the guests even before we could perform the music. It is an honor to be performing ‘The Last Waltz’ on its 35th Anniversary and pay homage to the band that is largely responsible for the existence of OTB – The Band.”

Outside the Box will open the show with songs off of their debut album, ‘Bridge’, released in July 2011.

‘Bridge’ has already received rave reviews:

The Aquarian’s John Pfeifer wrote: “While retaining that dirty Jersey vibe, (‘Bridge’) rocks with the rebellious spirit of Graham Parsons and Elvis Costello.”

The Star Ledger’s Jay Lustig wrote: “Bridge,” highlighted by “Love Is the Villain,” a song whose driving energy and hint of a snarl reminds me, more than anything else, of early Graham Parker (though you can hear traces of Petty and Costello and Dylan in there as well).”

Chris Rotolo from the Asbury Park Press said: “(Bridge) has monstrous melodies and choruses that will be engrained in the minds and on the tips of tongues of Jersey Shore beach combers for years to come.”

The JerseyBeat.com called ‘Bridge’: “a winning surplus of raw energy, sturdy musicianship, and positively infectious go-for enthusiasm…a totally kick-ass album”.

Rich Robinson from 90.5 FM “The Night” said: “Some of the most amazing musicians that the Jersey Shore has come out with in a long, long time.”

The album is available on itunes, www.outsidetheboxband.com or at Jack’s Music Shoppe in Red Bank, NJ.

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Outside The Box is a New Jersey band that follows in the footsteps of their city-by-the-shore idols. They embrace the sounds of Bruce Springsteen, John Eddie, Southside Johnny, and they do it to the letter. But they also display a flair for mixing blues, pop and rough and tumble rock and roll into their personal sound. Their current record, Bridge, was produced by keyboardist and Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes member Jeff Kazee for Schaeffer Records.

The group released Bridge this summer to rave reviews and growing audiences from here to California. This is a band that is not content to sit on their hands and wait for fame to find them. They go out hunting for it. Recently featured as guest DJs on Sirius Radio’s E Street Show, they’ve been touted by all forms of press. But that shouldn’t be the main focus here. What I pay attention to is the band’s sound and the continuing musical development that they display.

Songs like “Love Is The Villian” stand out far from the common shore comparisons. While retaining that dirty Jersey vibe, it rocks with the rebellious spirit of Graham Parsons and Elvis Costello. Cafone’s raw and gritty vocal brings me back to the ‘80s when bands like John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown rubbed musical elbows with the likes of Bill Chinook and Norman Nardini.

Other standouts include the heavy backbeat dynamics of “I’m A Bridge.” Outside The Box reins it in here, down-stroking power guitars before releasing their combined musical fusion into the song’s bluesy bridge. Single line leads scream and wail pushing the B3 magic of Mark Masfield way out there. The production of Jeff Kazee is outstanding on this disc and just goes to show you what a band can accomplish when they listen to a musician with this level of experience.

“The Ballad Of Jackie Chan” bounces with an interesting Cars-meets-Graham Parker And The Rumour feel. Tight and tempered backing vocals make way for Cafone’s seething tone and lyrical delivery. The song thunders into the choruses as drummer Francis Valentino really drives this complex and instant classic home.

“So Confused” comes out of the reverb deep side of the gene pool, breaking into an anathematic chorus supported by that familiar Jersey organ blitzkrieg while the band lays down sizzling chord changes, drum patterns and overall support for Cafone’s melodic lines. Honest and passionate, I can see why this band has been instantly adopted by the guys that started the sound back in the day.

All in all, Bridge has 11 tunes that should appeal to the Bruce crowd and beyond. Like I said, Outside The Box embraces the shore sound and it shows in their music. But they also have the smarts not to put all their eggs in that proverbial basket. Bridgestands on its own musically, and that’s a success in my book. For more information on the CD and what Outside The Box is up to, head over to their site, outsidetheboxband.com.

By John Pfeiffer

Outside The Box Set To “Guest DJ” On SiriusXM’s E Street Radio Airing Monday, August 15 at 4 PM
Band also set to appear on E Street Radio’s “Cover Me” in advance of performing Bruce Springsteen’s classic album ‘The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle” along with songs from their debut album ‘Bridge’ at The Stone Pony on Wednesday, August 17

Outside The Box, the Jersey Shore based foursome who blend classic elements of rock with a modern flair and driving blues-inspired pop edge, will be spinning their favorite Bruce Springsteen tunes as they play the role of “Guest DJ” on Sirius XM’s E Street Radio airing Monday, August 15 at 4pm.
 
The band will also join Sirius XMU blog radio host Nick Masi  in-studio on E Street Radio’s “Cover Me” airing on Tuesday, August 16 at 6pm.
 
Both of these shows will be in advance of Outside The Box performing the seven tracks from Bruce Springsteen’s 1973 epic album, ‘The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle’ in sequence at The Stone Pony on Wednesday, August 17.  They will also play tracks from their newly released debut album, ‘Bridge’.
 
The Outside The Box “Guest DJ” segment will re-air on Tuesday, August 16 (12am and 8am EST) and “Cover Me” will re-air on Wednesday, August 17 (12am EST), Thursday, August 18 (3pm EST) and Saturday, August 13 (4pm EST).
 
‘Bridge’, the debut album from Outside The Box, has already received rave reviews.  
 
The Star Ledger’s Jay Lustig wrote:  “Bridge,” highlighted by “Love Is the Villain,” a song whose driving energy and hint of a snarl reminds me, more than anything else, of early Graham Parker (though you can hear traces of Petty and Costello and Dylan in there as well).”
 
The JerseyBeat.com called ‘Bridge’: “a winning surplus of raw energy, sturdy musicianship, and positively infectious go-for enthusiasm…a totally kick-ass album”. 
 
The album is available on itunes, www.outsidetheboxband.com or at Jack’s Music Shoppe in Red Bank, NJ.
 
Outside The Box 2011 summer residency is presented by Six Point Brewery.  Tickets are available for $10 at the Stone Pony box office (Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park) and $5 with college ID.
 
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit: http://www.siriusxm.com/estreetradio
 

We are featured on the News page of Backstreets.com! Check out the blog about our upcoming show at the Stone Pony on 8/17 when we play Springsteen’s “The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle” in its entirety along with songs from our album “Bridge”.

http://backstreets.com/news.html

The Star Ledger’s Jay Lustig has chosen “Love Is The Villain” as song of the day.

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2011/08/song_of_the_day_love_is_the_vi.html

Six Point Brewery presents Outside The Box performing Elvis Costello’s epic ‘My Aim Is True’ along with songs from their debut album ‘Bridge’ on Wednesday, July 27

New Jersey – Outside The Box, the Jersey Shore based foursome who blend classic elements of rock with a modern flare and driving blues-inspired pop edge, will continue their string of covering classic albums as well as songs from their debut album ‘Bridge’ this Wednesday evening at Asbury Park’s iconic rock venue, The Stone Pony.

This week, the band will perform Elvis Costello’s epic album, ‘My Aim is True’, in sequence, to honor Costello’s show at the Count Basie Theatre on Tuesday night.

‘Bridge’, the newly released debut album from Outside The Box, has already received rave reviews.   The JerseyBeat.com called it: “a winning surplus of raw energy, sturdy musicianship, and positively infectious go-for enthusiasm…a totally kick-ass album”.

Special guests Southside Johnny Lyon, Joe Grushecky and Jeff Kazee have all joined Outside The Box on-stage the during the summer residency.

Outside The Box 2011 summer residency is presented by Six Point Brewery.  Tickets are available for $10 at the Stone Pony box office (Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park) and $5 with college ID.

Check out our new album “Bridge” on iTunes!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bridge/id448650818

Stone Pony weekly residency continues on Wednesday, July 6 as band set to perform classic tracks from The Band along with songs from new album, ‘Bridge’

New Jersey – Outside The Box, the Jersey Shore based foursome blending classic elements of rock with a modern flair and driving blues-inspired pop edge, have announced they will officially partner with Brooklyn’s own Sixpoint Craft Ale with several sponsored elements including their weekly 2011 Stone Pony residency and a private New York City album release event to support debut record ‘Bridge’ due out on Tuesday, July 12.

On Wednesday night, Outside The Box will continue their residency at the Stone Pony as they will play many of the eleven tracks from ‘Bridge’, including the debut single “Love Is The Villain”.  The band will also continue to pay tribute to artists that have inspired their own sound.  This week, the foursome will play songs from the legendary group, The Band. Since the beginning of their summer residency, Outside The Box have covered Elvis Costello’s ‘My Aim Is True’, Tom Petty’s ‘Damn The Torpedoes’ and Bob Dylan’s ‘Blonde on Blonde’.

“Having attended countless shows at the legendary Stone Pony while living in Holmdel,” explains Sixpoint founder Jeff Gorlechen,  “Outside the Box instantly reminded me of the bands I used to see there. Their roots rock sound has an updated feel that fits perfectly with Asbury Park’s recent renaissance. We are thrilled to have the Stone Pony serve Sixpoint and support Outside the Box’s continued success.”

Tickets are available for $10 at the Stone Pony box office (Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park) and $5 with college ID.

About Sixpoint Brewery:

Sixpoint Brewery was born out of an 800-square-foot garage in Brooklyn, NY, in 2004 by homebrewer Shane Welch, who had amassed over 1000 individual homebrew recipes. The brewery’s name is derived from the ancient six-pointed brewer’s star, which had symbolically adorned the walls and equipment of breweries since at least the Medieval period. Sixpoint’s motto is “Beer is Culture,” and Sixpoint aims to perpetually inspire the art, creativity, and community generated through beer.

Sixpoint is available on tap at fine bars and establishments in New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York, and Massachusetts. Nanokegs of Crisp Lager, Sweet Action, Bengali Tiger IPA, and Righteous Ale are available at beer stores in those same markets.

Here’s the second single “Robert Schaeffer (Part II)” from our debut album “Bridge” that we are officially releasing July 12!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWzUWa6SD2E&feature=channel_video_title

You can call it a “hyper-realistic-yet-fictional-profile-of-a-real-dude-we-don’t-know”…

Stone Pony residency continues on Wednesday, June 15 as band gears up to perform Bob Dylan classic, ‘Blonde on Blonde’, along with songs from upcoming new album

New Jersey – Outside The Box, the Jersey Shore based foursome blending classic elements of rock with a modern flare and driving blues-inspired pop edge, has announced the release of their debut album, ‘Bridge’, on Tuesday, July 12 from Schaeffer Records.

The album will be comprised of eleven tracks, all written and performed by Outside The Box and produced by Jeff Kazee.

Album tracks:

Love is The Villain (*debut album single*)
You and Me
Safe Tonight
I’m a Bridge
Robert Schaeffer (Part II)
I Think It’s Love
Wisconsin
The Ballad of Jackie Chan
Suddenly Saturday
So Confused
Love To See You Leaving

“Mark, Francis, Ryan, and I cannot wait to share this record with everyone,” said Jeff Cafone, lead singer of Outside the Box. “We spent countless hours in and out of the studio with the help of a great team to make this record, and we feel that the music really captures our personality. We hope that our fans will feel the same passion for the songs that we do recording and performing them.”

On Wednesday night, Outside The Box will continue their residency at the Stone Pony as they continue to pay tribute to albums that have inspired their own sound by playing full albums note for note – with special surprise guests.  This week, the foursome will play songs from Bob Dylan’s 1966 epic, ‘Blonde on Blonde’, along with select material from their upcoming album.

The Star Ledger’s Jim Testa described last week’s Outside The Box show:  “Damn the Torpedoes”  (Tom Petty) proved a brilliant choice to showcase OTB’s strengths, especially Masefield’s double-duty keyboards and Cafone’s effortless leads. The band nailed the familiar singles — the biting “Refugee” and the new-wavey “Don’t Do Me Like That.” But the highlights of the set came from some of the deep album tracks, which Cafone infused with his own personality.”

To read the full article in the Star Ledger, please click: Star Ledger/Outside The Box.

Tickets are available for $10 at the Stone Pony box office (Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park) and $5 with college ID.