Tris McCall is a music journalist, novelist, and rock musician from Hudson County, New Jersey, described by The New York Times as 'the plugged-in, Internet-era muse of Jersey City.'.
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He became the music critic for the Newark Star-Ledger in 2010 and has released four solo albums, making him one of the few figures in Jersey City's creative community to work simultaneously as a practicing musician and a respected music critic.
His McCall's Almanac web project combines short stories with previews of unreleased songs, positioning him at the intersection of literary and musical culture in a way that is specific to Jersey City's arts scene.
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- Wikipedia — Tris McCall — link
- Archive research: The Jersey City Sound, 2026
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