North Jersey Notes Tim Louie August 14, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes KODIAK – Toms River, NJ I’m not really sure how I even stumbled across these guys, but I am so glad that I did. They have a retro eighties rock sound and I’m an eighties rock kind of guy, and no one is play... Read More...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie August 7, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes STEPHANIE CHIN – West Windsor Township, NJ I’m always down for seeing a fellow Asian doing what they love in music. Am I being racist? Hell no! Most of us Asians are in finance or the medical field, so ther... Read More...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie July 30, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes LIBRICIDE – New York City This week I found a very cool band out of New York City who call themselves Libricide. I thought that I’ve written about these guys already, but it doesn’t seem like I have. I’ve w... Read More...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie July 24, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes TIME MARCHES ON – Asbury Park, NJ When I hear the phrase “time marches on,” Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls” comes to mind. Out of Asbury Park, NJ comes a young alternative rock band, who might change ... Read More...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie July 16, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes RISE AMONG RIVALS – Baltimore, MD Yes, I know these guys aren’t from North Jersey – or anywhere in Jersey for that matter. They are, however, performing at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ this Thursday night (7/18)... Read More...
North Jersey Notes: Sonic Blume Tim Louie July 9, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes SONIC BLUME – Asbury Park, NJ This week, I found an interesting band online that is not really my cup of tea, but after listening to a few songs on the band’s Spotify page, I couldn’t stop listening to them... Read More...
North Jersey Notes: Our Fears Tim Louie June 25, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes OUR FEARS – Congers, NY I’ve never written about these guys, nor have I ever even heard of these guys, but I will admit that I’ve been living under a rock as of late. I did, however, notice that they were p... Read More...
North Jersey Notes: This Year’s Comeback Tim Louie June 5, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes THIS YEAR’S COMEBACK – Toms River, NJ More young bands only means the music scene in Jersey is not dead! One of the acts opening the Scarlet Carson reunion show is a young band out of Toms River, NJ, who ca... Read More...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie May 29, 2019 North Jersey Notes EMPIRE ON FIRE – Fairfield, NJ I found this cool new band from Fairfield, NJ, who happens to be playing Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ on June 6 with my buds Arc’d Angel. The name of the band is Empire On Fire and... Read More...
North Jersey Notes: Blue Vervain Tim Louie May 22, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes BLUE VERVAIN – Fort Lee, NJ Jon Khan, formerly of the band Morningside Lane, has a new project that he’s fronting called Blue Vervain. Jon sent me the link to the band’s debut album Wounds, which gets releas... Read More...
