An old North Jersey Notes friend of mine, Kraig Marshall, from the band State Of Revolution, recently reached out to me to check out a brand new project that he’s been working on. Of course, since I’ve known Kraig for so long through writing this column, I was more…

Dave LaRue was long a prominent member of the Jersey Shore music scene. He was often in the area clubs with the likes of Glen Burtnik, Alice Leon, and The New Dogs. He ended up leaving the area to tour with The Dregs, the legendary progressive jazz/country/blues/Southern rock instrumental group…

I recently received a message from a Maxwell Feinstein on Facebook looking to introduce himself as a local musician who was in the process of releasing his debut CD, Round Of Sound. He emailed me a link to the whole CD, so I gave it a listen and it…

I recently got an email from the band .Gyre. from Weehawken, NJ, asking me to check them out. Let me start by saying that I love when bands email me to check them out because it’s like a present, and you never know what kind of band it is…

One of my boys from Aarius Studios in Sayreville, Pat Linfante, recently told me about the band he’s been playing with out of Middletown, NY. Their name is My Bitter End, and yes, they’re not from North Jersey, but they recently performed at Dingbatz in Clifton, and you can’t…

I was recently emailed about a unique and amazing band out of Bergen County. I mean, I’ve heard of brothers performing in the same band, but I’ve never heard of a father-son-daughter outfit. To be brutally honest, I rolled my eyes when I first read the email because I…

While I was searching through reverbnation.com for a band to feature this week, I came across a diamond in the rough. The name of the band was Brand Of Julez, and they’re from Bronx, NY. This hard-rocking trio might be one of NYC’s best kept secrets. I fell in…

One of bands I’ll be playing with this weekend at the Harry Dullys Memorial Show at Dingbatz is a band out of Long Island called Black Summer. Now, with a name like Black Summer, you have to be cool! Anyway, I wanted to hear what the other “black” band…

Would you believe that I’ve wanted to feature this band since the summer? I saw these kids at Raceway Park’s Summer Jam, and I thought they were amazing for a young bunch of metalheads! I was mostly impressed with the bass player Jack Rose. Oh and by the way,…

I recently went to a birthday party for my old guitarist and current Black Water Rising member Dennis Kimak when I ran into former Swear On Your Life bassist Shane Train. I always love spending time talking basses with my bass brothers, but then Shane handed me a CD…