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Monday, April 18, 2011 at 10:04 PM 
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
Departures, Hardcore, NJ, New Jersey, Pop Punk, Punk Rock, band, bayonne Monday, April 4, 2011 at 9:56 PM 
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
live tagged Black Kites, Communication Redlight, Fire Still Burns, Folly, NJ, New Jersey, reunion, school of rock Monday, March 7, 2011 at 9:12 AM 
Hoboken's 2011 St. Patrick's Day took place this past Saturday. The annual celebration, which features a parade, tons of house parties and packed bars is also often associated with an obscene amount of petty (and not so petty) crime violations.
Monday, March 7, 2011 at 8:48 AM Illburn Records' 6FO & E-9 recently released a new music video for their track "Hometown". The song comes from the duo's collaboration album titled Flight 732.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 11:44 PM Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 8:38 PM 
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.
Monday, February 28, 2011 at 4:23 AM 
Cranford's Socratic are set to make their first live appearance in sometime this Friday, March 4th at Hoboken's Maxwell's. The former Drive-thru group will be joined by NJ's Chocolate Bread, West The Defender and Elephant In The Room.
Monday, February 28, 2011 at 3:41 AM 
A new website dedicated strictly to an impromtu Penfold reunion show that happened in a New Brunswick basement in 2005 was launched last week. Video of the praised local NJ band's entire set can be found over at Elf Pond.
Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 1:45 PM 
Don't forget there is a special benefit show taking place this Saturday, February 26th with NJ natives Titus Andronicus. Best part? It's only $8!!! No, wait, the best part is...
Camden, Maville, NJ, The Front Bottoms, The So So Glows, titus andronicus Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 5:53 PM 
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"
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 3:06 PM 
The Strokes filmed a music video for their new song "Under Cover of Darkness" in Jersey City last Wednesday. The band shot the video at The Landmark's Lowes Jersey Theatre. The shoot took place from 6 in the morning to 11 at night.
Monday, February 21, 2011 at 9:03 PM 
River City Extension and Max Bemis of Say Anything were stripped down to their strings last night for a sold out acoustic performance at Maxwell’s in Hoboken. River City Extension’s frontman Joe Michelini (guitar, vocals), was backed by only two of the usual seven members of his ensemble; multi-instrumentalist Jenn Fantaccione with only her cello and guitar in tow, (she’s known to pick up brass as well), and drummer Mike Costaney on a kit.
Monday, February 21, 2011 at 2:45 PM 
Jersey City's Rye Coalition were a sonic force to be reckoned with Saturday night, at Maxwell's in Hoboken. The sold-out crowd wasn't just warmed up, but rather fired up, when Louisiana's blues based, Guitar Lightnin Lee and his Thunder Band, smoked the stage. By the time Rye Coalition hit their first note, Maxwell's was so packed that it was as hot as a show in July. This was the first time the band has played live in 5 years, and it was clear to see they did not dissappoint.
Friday, February 18, 2011 at 3:29 PM 
Titus Andronicus have announced that they will be filming a music video for their song "No Future Part III". The shooting will take place in three different NJ locations. Guess what? You're invited to all of them!
Friday, February 18, 2011 at 7:25 AM 
NJ's Ben Franklin have signed with Kearny based Killing Horse Records. The pair will be working together to put out a new 7". The two track effort is titled Urgency and will see an official release on February 25th.
Friday, February 18, 2011 at 7:05 AM 
Jersey Shore's These Branches recently released their debut LP. Their new album is titled This One's On You and is available via the 'Name Your Price' method over at the group's bandcamp. Yes, that means you can technically pick it up for free if you're a cheap bastard.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 4:29 PM 
Bamboozle has added even more bands to it's 2011 NJ lineup. Last week it got out a little early that Thirty Seconds to Mars was joining the prestigious festival's lineup as one of the 2011 headliners.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 4:07 PM 
You can now download a new song from NJ rapper, GDP over at Run For Cover Records bandcamp. If you're lazy, you can first stream it below. The track is titled "Quintuplets" and is available for free, but the only catch is you'll have to download the entire RFC compilation (which is a good thing!).
Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 2:15 PM Jeff "Cannonball" Guerriero, vocalist for NJ hardcore punk band Black Kites, has been featured in a short wrestling documentary produced by Steve Belmont. The documentary entitled Cannonball focuses on Jeff's professional wrestling career. You can check it out above. Black Kites have a few shows coming up including one with Folly at the School of Rock.
Upcoming Shows
2/13 - Brick, NJ @ Bricktown Moose Lodge (w/ Fleshtemple)
2/26 - New Brunswick, NJ @ The Aquarium
4/02 - South Hackensack, NJ @ School of Rock (w/Folly) (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 3:14 PM 
Gentleman Theives have released their debut album The Price of Silence. The South Amboy group's full-length release is currently available via all major online retailers (itunes link). You can check out a track titled "99" off the 11 song effort. GT are set to play New Brunswick's The Court Tavern this Friday along with Go Falcon!, Colony and The Grifters. More info on that event can be found here. A bit about the release can be found below.
On their new full length "The Price of Silence", Gentleman Thieves have written a rock album rooted in the underground and polished with solid songwriting. The band spent over a year writing, rewriting, and constantly challenging themselves to balance their influences. The shades of punk and hardcore are still there, but they serve as a foundation for nods to 60s rock, 80s post-punk, and modern indie.
