NORTH JERSEY NOTES UPDATES:
Congrats to my brother, PJ Farley, from Trixter, RA, Eric Martin Band,and just about every cover band in New Jersey. PJ just inked a deal with a record label called HighVolMusic ... Read More...
In Spite Of – Marlboro, NJ
I could have sworn I wrote about these guys many, many years ago. And I know this because I believe this is how I came to know my bass brother Raj Narayanan, whom I’ve known for m... Read More...
One band that really caught my attention at Raceway Park’s Summer Jam was a band called Ixion Lux. I’ve never heard of these guys before, and they rocked my socks off! Singer John Mosher unleashed these scr... Read More...
One band that really impressed the hell out of me at Summer Jam in Englishtown, NJ a couple of weeks ago was a band out of Bayonne called Scars Of Envy. I’ve seen these guys on a bunch of bills on the scene... Read More...
ROBBIN’ PAIN—Midland Park, NJ
Robbin’ Pain guitarist Rick DalCortivo recently reached out to me letting me know about his band’s debut CD, This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things. When you listen to this C... Read More...
FAREHAVEN--Cincinnati, OH
Yes, I know, I know! Cincinnati, Ohio is nowhere near North Jersey, but my lawyer recently sent me a press kit of a new band he’s working with, and I actually thought they were ... Read More...
My bros from Killcode are still hard at work on their first full-length CD with producer Stacey O’Dell. According to Killcode singer Tom Morrissey, the band is about nine songs in, and as he put it: “So far... Read More...
VIKING VIKING VIKING—New Milford, NJ
I scoured the Internet for a North Jersey band to feature this week, and I came across five young bucks out of New Milford, NJ who call themselves Viking Viking Vikin... Read More...
I haven’t heard from the boys of Killcode in a little while. Well, until now, that is! The boys rocked the Highline Ballroom in NYC last week for the first time, but most importantly, my bro and singer Tom ... Read More...
I was forwarded this band out of Passaic Park, NJ, called Killing the Messenger. These guys are as local as local comes, but their sound is much larger than local. That was my assessment upon hearing songs like... Read More...