MV + EE play New Brunswick tonight (7/28)

MV + EE are set to play New Brunswick's Tumulty's Pub tonight (Thurs), July 28th.

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Dads released new EP via 'pay what you want' model

Dads released their new Brush Your Teeth EP yesterday. You can download the New Brunswick group's album via the 'pay what you want' model on their bandcamp. The lo-fi emo outfit also has a limited amount of cassettes for purchase over at their big cartel.

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New Brunswick shows this weekend

Beggars in a New Land

Two shows worth checking out in New Brunswick are happening back to back this weekend. Friday's show features Beggars in a New Land and DJ Chiller Stadium. Crash Symbols recently put out Beggars debut EP Teething on cassette. You can order a tape or download the EP on a pay what you want basis here. The show is set to take place at NB's 'Laundromat' and include "MAXED OUT LAZERS, LIGHTS, AND SMOKE MACHINES". Fbook event here.

Saturday's show will happen at Fuck Mountain and include an epic pyramid round robin from WI's Vacation Dad, Merlin Monroe and MN's Maymok. NJ's Slow Animal and Bummer Sanders will be performing round robin format as well. All the details and full line up can be found here. MP3s from some of the artists stopping by New Brunswick this weekend can be found below.

Beggars in a New Land - The Barnyard

Vacation Dad - Hemp Scented Body Lotion

Slow Animal - Sitting Here

Mikey Ergs played an acoustic set at New Brunswick's McCormicks

While home for the holidays, Mikey (Ergs) Yannich stopped New Brunswick's McCormick's this past Thursday (Christmas Eve's Eve) and performed an acoustic set. Ride The Fury's Pat Gerity caught video of Mikey performing The Ergs' song "Pray For Rain", which can be seen above. Gerity also caught video of The Romances, which are Ramones tribute band made up of Seasick members, performing "Blitzkrieg Bop". You can find video of that over at Ride The Fury's website. If you missed it, we recently covered one of the two Ergs reunion shows at Asbury Lanes.

Daytrader announce tour dates

Daytrader (featuring current and ex members of Crime In Stereo, The Motorcycle Industry and Bridge & Tunnel) have announced a handful of tour dates set for next month. The band will be performing at The Can in New Brunswick on Tuesday December 21st and Brooklyn's Emerald City on Wednesday December 29th. Check out the rest of the tour dates here. The band is currently recording their debut EP for Run For Cover Records which is set to be released early next year. Daytrader have some shirts and leftover cassette tapes which you can purchase here.

Last minute CMJ band filled show at Fuck Mountain this Sunday

One good thing about CMJ if you can't make it is they'll usually be some CMJ band filled NJ shows during that time frame. This Sunday is a perfect example of that. New Brunswick basement, Fuck Mountain will be hosting a last minute show with Dead Gaze, Blackhawks, Slow Animal, Slutever and Bummer Sanders. Most of the bands are touring, so definitely go and support! Check out a Dead Gaze track below. More info here.

Dead Gaze - Tag, the Stray

Red Bull's Noise Complaint campaign goes from a New Brunswick basement to The Court Tavern

Last month Red Bull announced that they would be bringing their corporate brand to basically the last place in live music where corporate sponsorship isn't present, basement shows. New Brunswick basement shows to be exact. The company launched their Noise Complaint campaign where upcoming bands would compete for the chance to open for Thursday at their holiday Starland Ballroom show. The multi-billion dollar energy drink company apparently (expectedly) received some backlash from the New Brunswick community. Suggesting that this exposure would lead to NBPD shutting down more basement shows and that some bands/fans purposely play/attend basement shows to separate themselves from corporate interest.

To make a long story short, Red Bull has now moved the competition from a New Brunswick basement to a more legal venue, The Court Tavern. The surprisingly all-ages show, which also happens to be free is set to take place November 13th from 3:30pm-6:30pm. An announcement from a Red Bull representative can be found below. To read Red Bull's lengthy write-up detailing what the campaign is all about go here. 

All, this show has moved to Court Tavern in New Brunswick http://www.myspace.com/thecourttavernnj. We do not want to bring attention to something that would potentially cause the City of New Brunswick to shut down even more basement shows than they already do. Show will be on Saturday November 13th from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM, all ages, no cover. Bands will be announced on Monday. 

Wanderer Sessions: Those Mockingbirds

Montclair's Those Mockingbirds were recently featured on Pollifax.com's series called Wanderer Sessions. You can check out a video of them performing their song "The Deer and the Derrick" as well as a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain"in a New Brunswick parking garage above. Make sure to check out all of the Wanderer Sessions as well as the complete story on the Those Mockingbirds' session here. Excerpt below. The rock quintet are currently in the studio recording new material that should hopefully be out in the near future.

Busy, busy, busy. That day there were a bunch of tornado warnings issued out for the New York-New Jersey area, coupled with a bunch of tiny tornadoes shooting down into New York-New Jersey area. I was enclosed in my car. I was parked by a meter that was flashing red. It was empty. There was a storm pouring down arrows and shafts of rainwater. There were girls wearing skirts and using their little books to shield the tops of their heads while the rest of their bodies got blasted by the rain. There were other people too, you know, doing the same thing. Muscular guys with their sleeveless shirts and suited professors and little Asian girls with their tiny dogs. They were all shielding the tops of their heads with their books and briefcases and dogs while the rest of their bodies got shot with water. Nobody checks the weather anymore. [Wander Sessions]

Live video of Shades Apart at the Court Tavern

This past Saturday, Bridgewater band Shades Apart played a reunion show at the Court Tavern. Other bands on the bill included The Sirs, Downbound City and Somerville Town Drunks. You can see the band perform their song "100 Days" above. The track comes from their 1999 album Eyewitness. Shades Apart released 5 albums including two for Universal (1999's Eyewitness and 2001's Sonic Boom). The band is well known for their cover of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love". The band disbanded after the release of Sonic Boom but played a reunion show in Bound Brook in 2006.

Turbo Fruits announce tour dates with Pujol. Playing Meat Town USA 10/15.

Nashville bands, Turbo Fruits and Pujol have announced that they will be heading out together on an East Coast run starting October 13th in Charlottesville. The tour will make a stop at New Brunswick's Meat Town USA next Friday, October 15th. Turbo Fruits will be out in support of their 7" Where The Stars Don't Shine, which is set to drop October 12th via Turbo Time Records. The two groups are also scheduled to play two Brooklyn dates. One being at Death By Audio October 16th and one being a CMJ date at the Knitting Factory October 23rd. All of Turbo Fruits upcoming tour dates can be found below.

Turbo Fruit - Volcano

Pujol - Too Safe

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Greg Giraldo RIP

Earlier today comedian Greg Giraldo passed away in a New Brunswick, NJ hospital. There isn't much confirmed info other than the fact that he was admitted to the hospital on Saturday due to a drug overdose. More info via Wikipedia below. 

On September 25, 2010, Giraldo overdosed on prescription pills in his New Jersey hotel room; he was discovered by a friends after failing to appear at a scheduled concert in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. It is not known if the overdose was accidental or a suicide attempt. Giraldo's management company told the press the following day that he'd had "an accidental overdose, and he is in critical condiction." On September 29, 2010, friend and fellow comedian Jim Norton confirmed the death of Greg Giraldo, due to complications from the overdose. His family was with him at the time of his death.

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Sticks and Stones set to release the 1987 EP

Old school New Brunswick punk band Sticks and Stones will release the 1987 EP through Chunksaah Records on October 12th. You can pre-order the 12" EP here. This is the first time that the band will release their original 6 song demo. Since disbanding in 1995,band members went on to play in bands such as World Inferno Friendship Society and Zero Zero. Check out the band's 1991 performance of "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" at The Deep Sea in Teaneck below.

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Let Me Run announces September tour

Let Me Run have posted dates for their upcoming tour next month. Buffalo's Rust Belt Lights will be joining them. The tour will kick off on September 2nd in Cleveland,Ohio and end on September 24th at the Court Tavern(The Holy Mess will be playing this show as well). Let Me Run recently released the Broken Strings EP this past June through Paper and Plastick Records.

Wanderer Sessions: Communipaw

New Brunswick's Communipaw were recently featured on Pollifax.com's series called Wanderer Sessions. You can check out a video of them performing in a forest in New Brunswick above. Make sure to check out the complete story here. Excerpt below.

This is the 30th Wanderer Session since we started back in September. 30 bands filmed. 30 lessons learned. So much has changed since I first filmed Dan Rauchwerk at Buccleuch Park for the first ever session. Back then, I was satisfied with shooting acoustic videos of songs, trying to capture those three minutes of musical greatness in one bubble along with whatever sirens blaring off, cars passing by, street walkers dancing, everything really that just happened to be witnesses to these musicians playing in the most random places. Interacting with them. But as I learn more and more things about this new medium, I start to think and learn and experiment more with what can be done with the music I record; what can be done with the world around it at that second; what can be done with the random people clapping, the gentle whisper of the tress at the right times, the distinct bite of the lip of the musician at specific lyrics. Suddenly, moments become stories; shows become films. At least in my head. All for the sake of keeping up with my favorite Frenchman whose work with music videography continues to mesmerize me.

Communipaw - Take Over

Mirrors and Wires new song up for streaming

New Brunswick's Mirrors and Wires have posted a new song titled "Meet Me In Cape May". The song is off their soon to be released 7" that will be out on Headcount Records. The Psychedelic-Punk group are currently in the middle of a short West Coast run, but are set to make their local return with a New Brunswick house show September 12th. Be sure to check out the song here.

Tennis to play last minute New Brunswick show tomorrow 8/24

Underwater Peoples' Tennis are set to play a last minute New Brunswick basement show @ Camp Crystal Lake tomorrow (Tuesday) 8/24. Ridgewood's Family Portrait and New Brunswick's Essence of Water are also on the bill. The Denver based group released a 7" through NJ's Underwater Peoples that has already sold out. Don't fret though, you can download a song titled "Marathon" off the 7" below. Tennis are also set to play Manhattan's Cake Shop and Brooklyn's Glasslands with Family Portrait this Wednesday and Thursday respectively. More info on tomorrow's event can be found here. 

Tennis - Marathon

Family Portrait - Mega Secrets 

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Screaming Females' new music video

Screaming Females have posted the new music video for "I Don't Mind It". The song comes from their upcoming album Castle Talk which will be released on September 14th through Don Giovanni Records. Check out coverage of Screaming Females' recent show at Maxwells here.

The Measure [SA] posts new song and new album info

 

The Measure [SA] have posted a new track entitled "Be Yours" on their myspace. The track will be on The Measure [SA]'s upcoming full length Notes due out October 5th through No Idea Records. Cover art and tracklisting can be seen below.

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Julian Lynch played Fuck Mountain. Pitchfork TV featuring Real Estate & Julian Lynch videos.

Above you'll find a video of Julian Lynch and his band, which features Alex Bleeker performing at New Brunswick's Fuck Mountain this past Saturday, August 7th. Neither does it have the best audio or camera work, apparently because the "vibes were too heavy". Either way the video is definitely worth checking out if you've yet to have a Julian Lynch live experience. Also, Pitchfork TV is currently featuring Julian Lynch's video for "A Day At The Racetrack" as well as an acoustic performance of Real Estate in a parking lot during Pitckfork Fest. You can find both of those videos below. Julian Lynch, Ducktails and many others will be performing at the Underwater Peoples showcase this Saturday @ Shea Stadium (diy venue) in Brooklyn.

Q: "You feelin it?"

A: "A lil bit"

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Ted Leo & Pujol @ Meat Town USA 7.23.10

Ted Leo

Pujol

More Photos Here

Ted Leo made a special appearance at New Brunswick's Meat Town USA last night. The overly packed basement show was originally set just to feature Nashville's Pujol and Canada's The Danks, but Meat Town announced with two days notice that the punk-rock veteran and NJ native would be stopping by for a solo performance. This wasn't Pujol's first time playing Meat Town and you could notice by the crowds reception. Even with the crowd constantly knocking into the band and having their pedals kicked around the lofi punk/shoegaze group somehow managed to plow through their set almost flawlessly. Due to demands by the crowd, the quartet closed their set with their song "Too Safe", which you can download below. Ted Leo played an excitingly long set of songs that were picked as he went along. He obliged to many requests, threw in older songs and even played a cover of Aimee Mann's "Freeway". Best of all, even though he was playing solo that didn't stop the NB crowd from starting mosh pits during certain parts of the performance. Ted Leo will be off for the rest of the summer, but will head out on a national tour come this September. He currently has no other local dates listed. 

"It was as great as Frosted Flakes" - Lizzie Plaugic

"I've lost at least 5 pounds in sweat" - Amanda Elle

Ted Leo - High Party

Pujol - Too Safe