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8/6/26 | Cory Blair "Midheaven" Release Show w/ Gazee, Great Oblivion & Renee Maskin | Berkeley Backyard, Asbury Park | Melting Trends
Melting Trends presents a Thursday night release in the Berkeley Backyard. Asbury Park's own Cory Blair celebrates her debut EP "Midheaven", out everywhere the very next morning! Joined by a stacked hometown-and-beyond bill, Philly's Gazee makes the trip to the beach, Great Oblivion continues with their momentous ascension, and multiple Makin Waves Award-winner Renee Maskin rounds out the lineup, with DJ Crash Doll/Crash Doll Vintage spinning between sets and curating your end of summer/fall fashion with some vintage clothing racks! An EP the night before the world gets it, beachside, ALL AGES. Be there when it lands.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Berkeley Backyard · The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, 1401 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, NJ
Doors 6:00 PM · Music 7:00 PM
ALL AGES · $15
Presented by Melting Trends
CORY BLAIR
The solo project of Asbury Park singer-songwriter and producer Cory Seyler, moving between raw indie rock, anthemic synth-pop, and sharp lyricism… grief, transformation, and homecoming, all in one set. Debut EP "Midheaven" lands August 7 (the morning after this show), teased by singles "Other Side" (a FLOOD Magazine premiere featuring Luke Temple), "Are We Dead," "Tide and the Moon," and "Paolo."
GAZEE
The Philadelphia-based project of Natalie Newbold, fresh off singles "Blue Dot" and "Delete Me" , will becrossing the river to bring the new stuff to the beach.
GREAT OBLIVION
Great Oblivion is a project hailing from Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Based on the solo writings of the lead singer, the project has recently grown and is taking on new sonic territory
creating landscapes from the likes of acoustic, folk, and lo-fi recordings.
RENEE MASKIN
Multiple Makin Waves Award-winning Asbury Park singer-songwriter (ex-Lowlight), with a new solo LP "If the World Is Ending" arriving in November, led by the single "Western Shores." Noise-maker, storyteller, hometown staple.
DJ CRASH DOLL
Legendary DJ with 30+ yrs in radio, underground clubs, and events in NY/NJ. Spinning all night between sets! Crash Doll Vintage will also have a curated rack of vintage clothes for sale during the show.
Melting Trends presents a Thursday night release in the Berkeley Backyard. Asbury Park's own Cory Blair celebrates her debut EP "Midheaven", out everywhere the very next morning! Joined by a stacked hometown-and-beyond bill, Philly's Gazee makes the trip to the beach, Great Oblivion continues with their momentous ascension, and multiple Makin Waves Award-winner Renee Maskin rounds out the lineup, with DJ Crash Doll/Crash Doll Vintage spinning between sets and curating your end of summer/fall fashion with some vintage clothing racks! An EP the night before the world gets it, beachside, ALL AGES. Be there when it lands.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Berkeley Backyard · The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, 1401 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, NJ
Doors 6:00 PM · Music 7:00 PM
ALL AGES · $15
Presented by Melting Trends
CORY BLAIR
The solo project of Asbury Park singer-songwriter and producer Cory Seyler, moving between raw indie rock, anthemic synth-pop, and sharp lyricism… grief, transformation, and homecoming, all in one set. Debut EP "Midheaven" lands August 7 (the morning after this show), teased by singles "Other Side" (a FLOOD Magazine premiere featuring Luke Temple), "Are We Dead," "Tide and the Moon," and "Paolo."
GAZEE
The Philadelphia-based project of Natalie Newbold, fresh off singles "Blue Dot" and "Delete Me" , will becrossing the river to bring the new stuff to the beach.
GREAT OBLIVION
Great Oblivion is a project hailing from Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Based on the solo writings of the lead singer, the project has recently grown and is taking on new sonic territory
creating landscapes from the likes of acoustic, folk, and lo-fi recordings.
RENEE MASKIN
Multiple Makin Waves Award-winning Asbury Park singer-songwriter (ex-Lowlight), with a new solo LP "If the World Is Ending" arriving in November, led by the single "Western Shores." Noise-maker, storyteller, hometown staple.
DJ CRASH DOLL
Legendary DJ with 30+ yrs in radio, underground clubs, and events in NY/NJ. Spinning all night between sets! Crash Doll Vintage will also have a curated rack of vintage clothes for sale during the show.