FILM & TV

New Jersey’s growing presence in the national film and television landscape has found a new and unlikely centerpiece, not on a scripted set or...

When Vera Farmiga steps to the microphone, you don’t just hear a voice—you hear New Jersey. It’s in the confidence, the grit, the unapologetic emotional punch of every lyric. Farmiga, who grew up in Irvington and Flemington, has already conquered the worlds of film and television as an Oscar-, Emmy-, and Golden Globe-nominated actress. For more than a decade, she terrified and thrilled audiences as Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring franchise, and her résumé also includes acclaimed turns in Up in the Air, Bates Motel, and even a battle alongside Godzilla. But now, the Clifton-born artist is channeling her energy into a new creative frontier: music. As the frontwoman of The Yagas—an atmospheric, genre-bending rock band—Farmiga...