North Jersey Notes: Brian Mackey, With Daggers Drawn, Darrow Chemical Company and More! Tim Louie November 4, 2011 NJ/NY BRIAN MACKEY—New York City I got a package in the mail back in August promoting a NYC singer/songwriter named Brian Mackey. I finally got a chance to listen to Brian’s recent Honest Love EP. The six-song... Read More...
North Jersey Notes Updates Tim Louie September 14, 2011 NJ/NY My boys from NYC hard rock band Panzie* will be celebrating the release of their upcoming debut, Love And Blood, with a Halloween CD release party at Mercury Lounge in NYC on Oct. 28. Also performing will b... Read More...
With Daggers Drawn: The Passing Of The Torch Michelle Tobon September 29, 2010 Goings-On After the success of their original band, 40 Below Summer, front-man Max Illidge and guitarist Joey D’Amico are now ready to reinvent themselves with a new five-man metal troop called With Daggers Drawn; music ... Read More...
North Jersey Notes: Dead Fish Handshake, With Daggers Drawn, Sekond Skyn, etc. Tim Louie September 22, 2010 NJ/NY DEAD FISH HANDSHAKE—Linden, NJ My bud, Rob Ferreira, formerly of the band Downshallow, whom I’ve written about a number of times through the years, has found himself a new home with his new project Dead Fish... Read More...
North Jersey Notes: L.I.F.E., New York, NY Tim Louie July 13, 2010 NJ/NY 1 My bass brother, Elo Hernandez, who’s played with bands like But Not Forgotten and the Marc Rizzo Band, recently emailed me to check out his new band L.I.F.E. or Love Is For Eternity. Well, it’s not exactly Elo... Read More...
North Jersey Notes: Salvage, Montvale, NJ Tim Louie June 22, 2010 NJ/NY I was recently told about this band out of Montvale, NJ, called Salvage. So, I had to give them a listen, and to be brutally honest, I have no idea what I feel about this band. They’re not bad, but I also would... Read More...
North Jersey Notes: (Damn) This Desert Air – Wayne, NJ Tim Louie February 2, 2010 NJ/NY 1 While I was surfing the Internet looking for a band to feature this week, I came across a very cool band out of Wayne, NJ, on the WRXP local band page, which by the way, is a very cool way for local bands to pr... Read More...
North Jersey Notes: Fantazma, Wayne, NJ Tim Louie January 12, 2010 NJ/NY I finally got to some mail left for me at The Aquarian Weekly, and I have to tell you that I love getting CDs from young new bands. It’s refreshing when you hear creative riffs from kids who are still learning ... Read More...
North Jersey Notes: Swear On Your Life Tim Louie October 29, 2009 NJ/NY My Hostel Inc. brother and drummer, Jeff Hardee recently joined a new band out of NYC called Swear On Your Life. Now, when Jeff told me that he was jamming with a new band, all that I could think was that whoev... Read More...
North Jersey Notes: Auraborus Tim Louie October 16, 2009 NJ/NY Since the demise of one of my favorite local bands, Dead Letter Box, singer David Alexander and drummer Tony Ortiz have been laying pretty low working on their craft and writing new material. It was only a matt... Read More...
