Best Bar Band – Who Are the Five Finalists?

We are down to the final five bands in our "Best Bar Band on the Jersey Shore" competition.

We started with close to fifty bands and thanks to you and over 18,000 votes tallied, 40 North, Bliss., Shorty Long and the Jersey Horns, The Impulsives, and The Ruckus are the last five bands remaining.

So what exactly do we know about our five finalists? I checked out their Facebook pages to get a better idea. Let's check em' out.

40 North

• From Tuckerton, NJ

• Bobby Ray Smith - Lead Vocals
  Steve Face - Bass Guitar
  Hank Richards - Steel Guitar
  Doc WIlliams - Lead Guitar
  Mike Steve - Drums
  Mike Milkovitz - Sound Engineer

• About: Rockin' Country Music that gets your boots tappin' and your fingers snappin'. Rated as top 3 South New Jersey's BEST Country bands for 2016 & 2017.

Bliss.

• From Red Bank, NJ
• Vinny Gibson - Lead Singer/ Joe Secula - Guitar  & Vocals./ Jack Secula- Bass & Vocals/ Dan Cudney- Drums/ Josh Jones - Guitar and backing vocals
• About: bliss. is one of NJ’s premier cover bands, playing the best modern rock, 80’s anthems, timeless pop, and country songs.

Shorty Long & The Jersey Horns

• Hometown; The Jersey Shore
• Band Roster:
  Ricky “Shorty Long” Tisch – Keyboards/Lead Vocal/Party Master
  John Kern – Emcee/Bass Guitar/Lead Vocal
  Dee Farace – Lead Vocal
  Mikey DiMaria - Lead Guitar/Vocals
  Bryan Brosen – Drums
  Carl Stives – Percussion
  Frank “Crispy Bacon” Benjamin – Trumpet/Saxophone
  Neal “Percolator” Perkins – Trombone
  Richie Taskowitz - Tenor Sax
  “Doc” Jones – Media Crew Chief

• About:

"NJ's MOST BADASS COVER BAND "... VICE MAGAZINE (July '15)
"2013 BEST COVER BAND" (AC WEEKLY READERS POLL
"BEST COVER BAND 2007" (NIGHT AND
DAY MAGAZINE)

The Impulsives

From: Southern New Jersey

The Ruckus

There you have it. A sneak peek into the finalists voted by you. Now we just need you to vote for who you think should be crowned "Best Bar Band on the Jersey Shore".