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Entries by Brian Reilly (71)

Monday
Apr182011

Interview: Departures

Departures is a a four piece punk-rock outfit hailing from Bayonne, New Jersey. The band formed in January 2009 out of the necessity to make honest music in a scene so badly watered

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Thursday
Apr142011

Rutgersfest is tomorrow! Pitbull, Yelawolf, 3Oh!3 headlining. Carnival attractions. Deep fried food vendors. College...

2011 has been proven to be a great year for college concerts. William Paterson had Fabolous and J.Cole early this year, Ramapo College had B.o.B. pack the gymnasium, TCNJ had Polar Bear Club bring the pile-ups, and now Rutgers is having Pitbull come and headline Rutgersfest with support from Yelawolf and 3Oh!3.

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Tuesday
Apr122011

Big Wilson River and Average Girl played The Knitting Factory, 4.2.11

The show started at 11pm at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. The room was packed with a variety of new fans and old friends as they were gathered around the bright illumitated stage. Out of all shows I have been to see Big Wilson River and Average Girl, I must say the sound quality for this show was best yet. Each song that both bands performed sounded like album recording quality. There was definitely a lot of positive energy in the room for these bands. Make sure you get a chance to see these fun bands as they are continuing to make their way around the country. Might I say summer touring to a town near you?

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Monday
Apr042011

Folly sold out their reunion show at School of Rock on 4.2.11 (photos, review & videos)

Folly

People from near and far, flocked to the sold out show at the School of Rock on Saturday night to see Folly play their 3rd reunion show. This show is in a string of five total

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Thursday
Mar242011

Jersey Shore Season Three Finale Tonight!

Tonight will prove to be bittersweet as the Jersey Shore comes to a close and ends season three. The show, having only been on television for about two years, documents the lives of eight housemates in Seaside Heights. if you haven't seen the show yet, you should most likely hold off until next season, which will air in late 2011 and is currently being filmed in Italy. If you have seen the show, you will enjoy the quotes and videos below. 

12 Best Quotes from the Season Three Premiere - Fancast

“When Ron gets drunk, he’s single.” – Snooki

“I can smell the fake tans and the hair gel already.” – Ron arriving at the Jersey Shore

“I’m just really, really excited to like, be back at Seaside—this is like Gorilla Juice-head Guido Heaven!” –Snooki

“It’s supposedly 80% lean, 20% fat—that’s how I like my women.” – Vinny referring to his burgers on the grill

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Wednesday
Mar232011

The Body, Batillus, Hull, Tiger Flowers & Bomb The Music Industry all playing shows in New Jersey in March

High Gravity Entertainment is one of the hardest working local concert promotion companies in New Jersey. The next week and a half is filled with earsplitting shows and incredible lineups. All shows are $5 (with the exception being the BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY show on March 29th, which is a whopping $8).

On Friday, March 25th, BATILLUS (Brooklyn Doom Metal) will be headlining a latenight gig at The Meatlocker with HULL, CALTROP, CHAMBERS, PHAROAH, and DUTCHGUTS.

An evening later, Saturday, March 26th will be a night to remember with TIGER FLOWERS (NY City/State Shock Rockers, a "Must See") headlining and THE SQUID, LIONEL PRYPR, and THE BRIAR PATCH providing the backline.

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Wednesday
Mar092011

Interview: Alex Winston

The NJ Underground recently caught up with Alex Winston, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Detroit, Michigan. Winston is playing Maxwells in Hoboken..

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Friday
Mar042011

Motorhead, Clutch, Valient Thorr @ Starland Ballroom 3.3.11 (photos, review and setlist)

This past Thursday, March 3rd, Motörhead visited the Starland Ballroom as part of their 'The World is Yours' tour. The sold out show had fans wrapped around the side of the venue...

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Tuesday
Mar012011

D.R.I., Mucky Pup & Razorblade Handgrenade @ Starland Ballroom 02.27.11

New Jersey’s Starland Ballroom hosted the legendary D.R.I. with NJ natives Mucky Pup, with opening acts Razorblade Handgrenade, Dirty Stayouts, & Dept. of Coreuption. It was throw-back Sunday with both young and old in attendance.

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Tuesday
Mar012011

Vinnie Caruana, Brandon Reilly & Suzie Zeldon @ Maxwells 2.25.11

The venue was packed with a diverse group of fans for the solo touring artists Brandon Reilly of Nightmare of You and Vinne Caruana of the Movielife. Suzie Zeldin, the first act and the lead singer of the Narrative, really blew the crowd away

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Sunday
Feb272011

Interview: Oderus Urungus, Gwar

Gwar, Cross-over Thrash Comedy Rockers from Richmond, VA, have had an illustrious musical career that has spanned multiple decades and has amassed thousands upon thousands of fans of many musical backgrounds.

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Sunday
Feb272011

Circle Takes The Square announcing release dates for new album shortly (news, videos, etc.)

Circle Takes The Square, American screamo band from Savannah, Georgia, will be announcing release dates for their latest album, which as far as we know, is titled 'Ritual of Names'.

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Sunday
Feb272011

Gwar @ Starland Ballroom 2.24.11 (photos, review, and setlist)

"Bloody Tour of Horror" couldn't be a more appropriate name for Gwar's most recent tour, which followed the release of their newest album, "Bloody Pit of Horror", in November of 2010.

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Sunday
Feb272011

The Escape Directors, Roderick, and The Nico Blues @ Mexicali 2.25.11

The Escape Directors held one of their last shows Friday night at Mexicali Live before leaving to work with Jim Wirt (Jacks Mannequin, The Rocket SUmmer, For The Foxes, etc.) on their new album. This was the Escape Directors' first birthday show and to celebrate The Nico Blues and Roderick opened up for them.

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Sunday
Feb272011

Banksy causes drama at Academy Awards (photos, videos, and story)

Talking about all things underground, the 83rd annual Academy Awards will be held this evening is Los Angeles, California, and may potentially be the first time where graffiti artist, Banksy, will make a public appearance.

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Saturday
Feb262011

Skrillex, Tommy Lee @ Webster Hall 2.25.11

Last night, Webster Hall was invaded by the SOLD OUT 'Project Blue Rock Tour'. The crowds long anxious cold wait to enter the venue with lines that wrapped down the street was well worth it.

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Saturday
Feb262011

Bad Rabbits @ Knitting Factory 2.22.11 (news, review & videos)

Boston’s funk/soul/new jack swing group swung through Brookyn’s Knitting Factory this past Tuesday to put on an outstanding performance with openers Children of the Night, Cody B.Ware & Rich Aucoin.

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Saturday
Feb262011

The Scene Aesthetic, He Is We, and Plug In Stereo @ School of Rock 2.23.11

The Love Is All Around Us Tour was an extremely appropriate tour name, because last night School of Rock was filled with nothing but positive vibes. The first on the tour package was Plug In Stereo. It's hard to believe that frontman Trevor Dahl is only seventeen years old. The high school dropout is certainly making a name for himself in today's music scene! His debut full length drops in April.

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Tuesday
Feb222011

The Escape Directors play Mexicali this Friday, released music video for "Car Crash", and met KickStarter Goal 

The Escape Directors are one of the hardest working bands in New Jersey at the moment. The band recently created a KickStarter page to raise some money for the recording and mastering of "The Crowded Room EP"

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Monday
Feb212011

White Chapel (& friends) destroyed Starland Ballroom (more photos and additional review below)

The Welcome to Hell Tour made its stop at the Starland Ballroom, with the likes of the heaviest bands in modern metal. In a scene already flooded with plenty of deathcore bands, we saw the leaders of the pack destroy New Jersey’s Starland

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