From the opening blast of "Help Save the Youth of America," it was clear that Billy Bragg had weighty matters on his mind as he brought his brief fall tour of U.S. colleges to the Pollak Theatre at West Long Branch's Monmouth University Sunday (Oct. 19).
Just like every other critic, blogger, scene regular and frequent record store patron around this time of year, I've compiled a "top 10" list. However, rather than throw together a list of my favorite albums, singles, videos, re-issues or beards using the same pool of nominees as every other list-maker, I've decided to make my "top 10" pretty personal. Here is a list of the top 10 shows I saw in New Jersey this year.
