My bud and former manager, Andrew Gelardi, recently hit me up on Facebook IM to tell me about some band of 11-year-olds that he saw performing in the streets of New York City. Yes, the streets! Not a club or a bar because they’re only 11 years old. Normally,…
North Jersey Notes: Answer Infinity, Iratetion, Deal Casino and More!
It’s funny how people come in and out of your life. It’s also funny how they come back into your life. I’m not sure if I’ve written about this band Answer Infinity yet, but if I did, they’re worth the mention again. You see, guitarist Mark Tiarra did some…
North Jersey Notes: New Theory, Black Water Rising, Panzie* and More!
One local Jersey band that I am absolutely obsessed with lately is a group called New Theory out of Port Monmouth, NJ. The harmonies, the melodies, and the heaviness of their songs really gave me wood. One of the act’s they claim to sound like is Tool and I…
North Jersey Notes: Super Snake, Steve Bello, Apostrophes and More!
My boy Scotty O. recently texted me about a great band he saw at 10th Street Live in Kenilworth, NJ, a few weeks ago opening for the band Shat. The name of the group was Super Snake and because Scotty was so enthusiastic about them, I had to check…
North Jersey Notes: Pyramada, Black Water Rising, Audio Machine and More!
My friend Dee Fago has been telling me so much about these guys from Pyramada and I’ve heard of them, but never really got a chance to give them a listen. Then I log onto the band’s page to see that I already know these guys. It was the…
North Jersey Notes: Deal Casino, Santino Noir, Seas Of Wake and More!
I recently received an email about a band out of Sparta, NJ, who used to go by the name Something About January. Today, they are calling themselves Deal Casino, and they’re not bad at all. Do they sound like every local band out there? Sure, they do, but they’re…
North Jersey Notes Updates: Set It Free, Pheroze, She Said Fire and More!
The guys from Set It Free just got some big news! Their song “Home Alive” is being featured on the iPhone app Tap Tap Tour, a mobile music game featuring songs from all of today’s hottest artists! That is awesome! You can download a free version of the game…
North Jersey Notes: Batten Down The Hatches, Killcode, Julius Seizure and More!
For those of you who didn’t know, I started my career at the world-famous Z100 in New York City as part of the Elvis Duran And The Z-Morning Zoo radio show for almost six years. One of my partners in crime back in those days was the show’s stunt…
North Jersey Notes: Midnight Mob, Borgo Pass, Negative Sky and More!
One of the bands that I haven’t been able to stop listening to since I first heard them back in January at a benefit I played in Atlantic City is Massapequa, NY’s Midnight Mob. This group encompasses that old New York sleaze rock sound that we all grew up…
North Jersey Notes: The Infinite Staircase, She Said Fire, Lower The Veil and More!
My boy Smitty was telling me that he ran into Lenny and Jeff Cerzosie of the band The Infinite Staircase a few weeks ago after a Candlebox show in NYC. Now, these guys, Lenny and Jeff, recently did something absolutely amazing and totally cool. They recently collaborated on a…
