body lotion - Martucci channels the spirit of Janis Joplin

a blues-rocker whose strong voice and fiery attitude has inspired comparisons to Melissa Etheridge and Janis Joplin. Christine Martucci grew up in the Flemington area and still lives there. But as a musician, her base is in Asbury Park.- Martucci channels the spirit of Janis Joplin at the Wave Gathering-

It won't be her first Gathering appearance. "Any time that people get together and say, 'Hey, we're a community, let's celebrate the music and the artists, and the diversity in the styles of music,' I think it's awesome," she says. "Since the onset of the Wave Gathering, I've always been a big supporter of it. I love the fact that I can go see a country band or a blues band or an avant-garde fusion thing, all in one night."

Martucci will return to Asbury Park on July 18 to showcase the first act of the play at the Paramount Theatre before presenting a mixed set of Joplin songs and her own material with her band