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North Jersey Indie Rock Festival
The North Jersey Indie Rock Festival is an American annual concert in Jersey City, that showcases artists primarily from New Jersey. About The festival was created by Sniffling Indie Kids co-founder Frank DeFranco and Mint 400 Records founder Neil Sabatino, in 2016. It has been hosted by many of the state's music magazines, websites and radio, including ''The Aquarian Weekly'', ''Jersey Beat'', Speak Into My Good Eye, and WFDU. The labels were both working on the album ''Creases'' when they were formerly introduced. Sabatino recalls in an interview with Bob Makin of ''Courier News'', that the labels "had done a ton of local shows together and esaw the opportunity to do a showcase on a much larger scale in the past, Mint 400 tried to do a showcase at least once a year of our local acts always at Maxwell's under the old owners," and DeFranco noted the desire to create a "festival like this because e feltthe North Jersey scene had been overlooked by similar festivals in Asbury P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan LeVine Projects
Jonathan LeVine is an American art dealer, instrumental in the proliferation of lowbrow and street art on the East Coast of the United States. About LeVine grew up in Trenton, New Jersey. As a teenager, he encountered punk rock music and the punk scene, and began producing fanzines, promoting shows, and booking bands. He attended Montclair State University, and graduated with a degree in sculpture. Beginning in 1994, and while working at Montclair State University, LeVine became an independent curator, exhibiting punk flyers, comics, graffiti, and tattoo art at punk rock venues CBGB, Webster Hall, Max Fish and Maxwell's. Prominent artists in his early exhibitions included the contemporary artist Ron English, the visual artist and musician Daniel Johnston, and the street artist Shepard Fairey. In February 2001, LeVine opened a small gallery called Tin Man Alley in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Tin Man Alley initially sold vintage toys, novelty items, and lowbrow art. LeVine moved his g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shitheads Rainbow At The North Jersey Indie Rock Festival 2018
Shithead (also known by many other names, most commonly Karma, Palace and Shed) is a card game, the object of which is to lose all of one's playing card A playing card is a piece of specially prepared card stock, heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic that is marked with distinguishing motifs. Often the front (face) and back of each card has a fi ...s, with the final player being the "shithead". The game became popular among backpackers in the late 20th century. Although the basic structure of the game generally remains constant, there are regional variations to the game's original rules. Setup From a standard, shuffled deck of cards, each player is dealt 9 cards in total: 3 face-down cards in a row (blind cards), 3 face-up cards on top of the blind cards, and 3 hand cards. The blind cards will be the last cards to be played and players are not allowed to see or change these cards until the ending turns of the game. The face- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overlake (band)
Overlake is a shoegaze and indie rock trio from Jersey City, New Jersey. History Overlake formed in 2012, when guitarist and vocalist Tom Barrett and bassist and vocalist Lysa Opfer, who were playing in another group, became friends over their mutual interest in 1990s bands, and decided to collaborate. Drummer Scotty Imp soon joined the duo to complete Overlake. Their music draws comparison to the bands My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. In 2014, Overlake signed with the record label Killing Horse Records. Killing Horse Records Overlake released their debut album '' Sighs'' on compact disc and digital download on April 15, 2014, via Killing Horse Records. They performed at the 2014 South by Southwest music festival. Drummer Nick D'Amore joined the band three years later in 2015. They released "Travelogue" as a single on 7"-vinyl on October 30, 2015, also via the record label Killing Horse Records, and toured the South and Midwest of the United States extensively throughout 2016. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Skullers
Jack Skuller is an American singer-songwriter and the lead singer of indie rock band the Skullers. History Skuller was born in New York, and started writing songs and performing in school talent shows in Weehawken, New Jersey at eight years old. He credits watching his father play in New York City as an early inspiration for making a career in music. As an eight grader, he participated in a three-night Simon & Garfunkel tribute show in New York City, as well as in the Hoboken Arts and Music Festival, where co-founder of Bar/None Records Glenn Morrow saw him performing and signed him. He released "Love Is a Drum" with Bar/None on 7-inch vinyl and digital download on April 20, 2010. It features Nada Surf drummer Ira Elliot and production by Daniel Rey. Skuller also made a cameo that year in a Supercute! music video. In 2012, he appeared in the Disney Channel's musical talent competition ''The Next BIG Thing'' with mentors Cher Lloyd, Ross Lynch and Laura Marano, where he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock N Roll Hi Fives
Rock N Roll Hi Fives are an American rock band from New Jersey. History Rock N Roll Hi Fives are a rock and roll four-piece from New Jersey, that formed in 2013. The band is composed of vocalist Eilee Centeno, drummer Evren Centeno, bassist Gloree Centeno, and guitarist and vocalist Joe Centeno. J. Centeno performed in the late 1990s band Plug Spark Sanjay and the post-millennial band American Watercolor Movement. Ei. Centeno and G. Centeno began playing music around 2010, and Ev. Centeno in 2012. The band cites musical influence from AC/DC, Nirvana, Teenage Fanclub, Pavement and early Rolling Stones, as well as '90s indie rock. Rock N Roll Hi Fives' debut EP, ''Make it Happen (EP), Make it Happen'', was released on December 15, 2014. On the six-track release, Tris McCall writes "like the Smoosh sisters or Kelly Mayo of Skating Polly, the Centenos are kids who derive their punk authenticity from their early adoption of an aesthetic associated with much older musicians." Rock N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychiatric Metaphors
Psychiatric Metaphors is an American Neo Psychedelia composer from New Jersey. History Psychiatric Metaphors is the music project of multi-instrumentalist Samuel Taylor, from New Jersey. Described as "brimming with angst, action, and undiluted rock fury," and it is compared to the music of early Black Sabbath, Joy Division and Sonic Youth by ''The Aquarian Weekly''. Taylors music is difficult to pin down genre wise as each album comes with new elements drawing inspiration from a plethora of musical influences. Taylor released two demo albums in 2013 and 2014, and the eight-track debut album '' 33 Thorne Street'' on cassette tape and digital download with King Pizza Records on 3 April 2015. ''The Deli'' compares the record to the music of Sonic Youth, Golden Animals and Moby Grape, and note that it "mines the quarries of 60's psychedelia." In 2015, Psychiatric Metaphors performed at the CMJ music festival. They released their second ten-track album, entitled ''The Seeker'', on cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fruit & Flowers
Fruit & Flowers is an American rock band from New York City. History Fruit & Flowers is a psychedelic rock quartet from Brooklyn, New York City. The band's original lineup consisted of guitarist and vocalist Ana Becker, drummer Jose Berrio, guitarist and vocalist Lyzi Wakefield, and vocalist and bassist Caroline Yoder. They were later joined by saxophonist and synthesizer-player Claire Wardlaw. The band plays gritty, dreamy surf rock and draw comparison to the Breeders, Rain Parade and 1970s punk. They played Brooklyn's Northside Festival weeks after their formation. Fruit & Flowers were introduced to Little Dickman Records by the rock band Sharkmuffin. Their first single, "Turquoise," was released on June 24, 2015. ''The Deli ''The Deli'' was a Brooklyn based independent music magazine, with both print and online editions, as well as a blog (still active) that covers local music scenes and their emerging artists. Magazine In its print version, ''The Deli'' was a quar ...' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Duke Of Norfolk (musician)
The Duke of Norfolk is an American folk musician from Oklahoma. History The Duke of Norfolk is an acoustic folk musician and the artistic moniker of Adam Howard, a native of Oklahoma, that started playing music in folk-rock jam bands as a drummer, and by performing at coffeehouses and colleges. Since 2007, Howard has been writing music, citing influence from the English folk band Tunng, singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, and the electronic folk project of Ben Cooper, Radical Face. His first release, a piano-driven album ''Shadows and Shapes'' was in 2009, as Adam Howard. In 2010, he began using the name the Duke of Norfolk, and in 2011 he released an EP, entitled ''The Lazy Sunshine''. Amy Jaques of ''Relix'' describes his sound as "Irish and American folk, but also heavy npercussion, electronica, orchestral music and blues". Mint 400 Records In 2013, the Duke of Norfolk signed with Mint 400 Records and released the five-song EP, ''Le Monde Tourne Toujours''. In 2014, he playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dentist (band)
Dentist is an American rock band from New Jersey. History Dentist is an alternative surf rock trio from Asbury Park, New Jersey, that formed in 2013. The band is composed of vocalist and bassist Emily Bornemann, guitarist Justin Bornemann, and drummer Matt Hockenjos. E. Bornemann and J. Bornemann previously played together in the Asbury Park indie rock group, No Wine for Kittens. Their music is described as the "combine freedom of the beach atmosphere and the urgency of the city into a fuzzed out, surf punk-tinged brand of indie pop with hooks and infectious melodies," they draw comparison to the music of Best Coast, Wavves and the Drums. Their first single "No Matter" was released on December 4, 2013, and the second single "I Do it Cause I Wanna" on February 26, 2014. Both appear on their debut thirteen-track album, ''Dentist'', released with Good Eye Records on May 14, 2014. The record is a collection of songs Dentist played live during their first year as a group. Pandora R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delicate Flowers
Delicate Flowers is an American indie rock band from New Jersey. History Delicate Flowers is a four-piece indie rock and folk band from New Jersey, that formed in 2017. It consists of drummer Skylar Adler, bassist Frank DeFranco, guitarist and vocalist Eric Goldberg, and guitarist Donnie Law. Delicate Flowers began as a solo project by Goldberg, writing "songs that were almost more poems than songs." They draw comparison to the music of Conor Oberst, Sufjan Stevens, My Bloody Valentine and Silversun Pickups. Their first EP, the four-track ''Delicate Flowers'', was released with Sniffling Indie Kids on 6 October 2015, and it contains a cover of "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam." The lead single "Inherently a Drag" is about "not believing in anything and how that's a bummer but that at the same time, you can't really fool yourself." Speak Into My Good Eye describes the song as a "mature, world-weariness backed by atmospheric, jangly acoustic strums, echoed harmonies and a sense o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclone Static
Cyclone Static is an American punk rock band from New Jersey. History Cyclone Static is a melodic punk rock band from Jersey City, New Jersey. Vocalist and guitarist James Salerno played in a band with drummer Jonathan LeVine in 1990s called Drywater. In an interview with ''The Jersey Journal'', LeVine recalls "we never got picked up by a label ndwe never really did much. It really sounded a lot like Cyclone Static except today we're a lot more mature." The group disbanded, but rejoined in 2016, along with bassist Danny Patierno. Cyclone Static draws comparison to the music of Dinosaur Jr., Nirvana, and Guided by Voices, and cite inspiration from 70's punk, 80's hardcore and 90's alternative. Post-hardcore band Thursday's lead vocalist Geoff Rickly, describes them as "an anomaly in modern music not just to a time of punk rock on the radio but a whole lost New Jersey paradise: Asbury Park before the renaissance, radios cranking out surf guitars and sandy, beach-blown harmonies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
