New Jersey Stage Issue 54 | Page 41

Best Keyboardist: Eric Safka He plays with Colossal Street Jam and the Billy Walton Band. Need a psychedelic jam ala Pink Floyd? Safka’s your man. How ’bout a bluesy Hammond run like The Allman Brothers Band? Eric can do that too. Whether synth or organ, this guy is king of Jersey keys. Best Instrumentalist: Jeffrey Rubin (Crazy & The Brains) The amazing chops of unlikely punk rocker and xylophonist Jeffrey Rubin deliver a frantic trickle ‘n’ tink that add an extra special crazy to Crazy & the Brains. I love when he makes his mallets explode, tossing them to the floor, where they lay beheaded, shredded and shattered beneath his rig. NJ STAGE - ISSUE 54 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 41