NJ/NY

NORTH JERSEY NOTES UPDATES: While the world is still trying to figure out who the f**k Tommy London is, Tommy will be releasing his debut single, “Sugar Red,” on Jan. 8, Elvis’s birthday! Tommy made his ... Read More...

RED HYMNS—Union City, NJ Back in September, my band Rahway performed at the Electric City Music Conference in Scranton, Penn. We played at a venue called The V Spot, but we weren’t the only Jersey band on ... Read More...

INTERNATIONAL OVERRIDE—Clifton, NJ The Cricket Club in Irvington, NJ will be re-opening its doors on Dec. 15 thanks to Missi Fieretag from MMFlame Productions, who will help to bring the rock back to the... Read More...

THE SKULLERS—Weehawken, NJ I heard an amazing blues band on Tom Hanley’s Jersey Rock show on the WRAT one night on my way home from rehearsal. The best part was that the band was from North Jersey -- Wee... Read More...

ORISSA—New York, NY A really good prog-rock band from New York City came across my desk a couple of weeks ago by way of a press release, so I gave the Soundcloud link for their new CD, Resurrection, a qu... Read More...

DESPAIRADISIO—Bordentown, NJ Looks like Tripsquad Records is at it again, sending me some gems from their roster. This week, I was presented with a hardcore band that brought be back to my childhood. The n... Read More...

EYESWAN—Stanhope, NJ My buddy, the lovely and talented, Lindsay Klein-Hrynio, recently spotlighted a band on her “Homegrown Spotlight” show on WDHA from Stanhope, NJ, who call themselves Eyeswan. I loved... Read More...