(WATCH) Jersey Rock Video of the Week: Blue Vervain “The Garden” Lyric Video
New Album “The Garden” Available Now!!!
Jon Kahn’s Indie/Mood Rock project Blue Vervain released a great new addition to their catalog in late September! “The Garden” is an LP that was cultivated with serious care, allowing Khan to harvest some high quality tunes for your listening pleasure. Find it now on all streaming platforms!
Jon Khan released the following statement on “The Garden.”
“The album’s underlying theme revolves around the universal human experience, emphasizing the ebb and flow of relationships, the importance of nurturing them, and the impacts of loved ones entering and exiting our lives.”
Blue Vervain’s “The Garden” is the fourth release of the project. It is a follow-up to “Seasons,” which was heralded as a “sonic adventrue that captured the hearts of listeners.” There is no doubt that sonic adventure, and Khan’s growth as an artist continues with “The Garden.” Find all of your streaming options HERE.
The title track from “The Garden” evokes the serenity of a trip into nature. Kahn considers it to be more of an exploration into “the realms of indie rock and indie pop.”
“The Garden” feels like it’s all about growth. It takes on a new meaning when one considers the origin of Blue Vervain’s identity. The project takes its name from the flower Verbena Hastata. It’s considered to be a beautiful, captivating plant. While those words definitely apply to the visual of the plant, they also fit the sound of Jon Kahn’s project. Taking that project to the garden almost feels like a metaphor for coming home.
They lyric video for “The Garden” is a welcoming release that no doubt allows viewers to delve further into the meaning behind Blue Vervain’s latest single. Interwoven with lyrics and nature scenes, it might be just the escape one needs to take a break from the trials and tribulations of everyday life. Instead, Blue Vervain invites the viewer to go on an introspective odyssey.
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The lyric video for “The Garden” was produced by Ynna Denice Esguerra. Check it out!
The Complete Guide To The Best French Toast In Ocean County: Here Are My Top Picks for 2023
I usually find out about places old and new by word of mouth, driving along the roads of New Jersey, and by searching all my favorite local food sites, message boards, and social media pages.
When I was a kid back home on Long Island, we would enjoy my mom’s French toast. It was your basic white bread dipped in beaten eggs, cooked in a vat of butter in a frying pan. After mom plated up stacks of French toast, we would add more pats of butter, maybe a little cinnamon, a spoonful of sugar, and a stream of either Log Cabin or Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup. It was a diabetes and cholesterol festival.
These are things we didn’t think about as kids. All we remember was, how yummy it was.
I loved Mrs. Butterworth’s. I later found out as an adult that Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup didn’t contain any butter, nor was it real maple syrup. You live and learn. I miss the innocence of being a kid.
I also found out later in life that French toast wasn’t invented by the French. What the heck?
According to the Kulick’s French Toast recipes website: “The origins of French toast are found in a recipe for “aliter dulcia,” which translates to “another sweet dish.”
This recipe, the earliest on record reminiscent of French toast, was found in a 4th century Roman cookbook titled “Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome” by Marcus Gabius Apicius, a wealthy and educated man among the Roman elite who became famous for his passion for food.
While not a cook himself, he earned a reputation through his sumptuous feasts and impressive knowledge of food. The recipe for aliter dulcia calls for pieces of fine white bread to be soaked in milk and beaten egg, fried in oil, and covered in honey.”
The history of how it made it to American breakfast tables, and why it’s called “French Toast” is pretty cool.
According to a few sources, French toast was introduced to the United States in 1724 by Joseph French, an innkeeper in Albany, New York, who decided to name his creation “French’s toast” but inadvertently left off the apostrophe and the S; little did French know that this grammatical error would be celebrated in perpetuity.
Prepare to savor a variety of mouthwatering innovative versions of this breakfast classic
Here are 9 places in Ocean County that serve incredible versions of French toast.
Tom Hanley is the host of Jersey Rock, New Jersey’s longest running local rock show on 95.9 The RAT. He got his start in broadcasting at Monmouth University's WMCX-FM. He's hosted Jersey Rock since 2016, been on the air at WRAT since 2008, and been listening to RAT Radio since 1996! Jersey Rock is a multi-platform local music brand that provides exposure to NJ artists. The on-air program features a different Garden State band each week. Tune to 95.9 The RAT every Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday night at 11:30 pm to hear call-ins and songs from the Jersey Rock Band of the Week! Each week Jersey Rock features a different music video as the Jersey Rock Video of the Week . Between Jersey Rock's on-air and online platforms, there's opportunities for 9 different NJ bands to be featured each week. If you're in a NJ band and want to be on Jersey Rock, e-mail Tom Hanley. Send your mp3's, videos, pictures, and links to jerseyrock@wrat.com
