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Get ready to get weird, Hoboken - The Grand Slambovians are coming
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
September 21, 2012, 2:24PM
Formerly known as Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, the constantly touring combo from Sleepy Hollow, New York shortened its name with the release of its fourth album, 2011’s "The Grand Slambovians." Full story »
Bilingual Union City songwriter Allison Strong releases debut album with two area performances
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
August 15, 2014, 9:23AM
We may be in the middle of the summer doldrums, but things are heating up for Union City singer/songwriter Allison Strong, who will release her debut full-length album March Towards The Sun this month with two high-profile performances, first at next weekend's hMag Lackawanna Fest at Pier A Park in Hoboken, and then on Sunday, August 31 with her official... Full story »
Hoboken's jazz-fusion superstar Julio Fernandez to entertain hometown fans with free show
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
August 08, 2014, 7:28PM
Julio Fernandez has traveled around the world and sold millions of records as the guitarist for jazz-fusion superstars Spyro Gyra. But on Thursday, August 14, he'll be performing a free concert for his hometown fans at Sinatra Park in Hoboken. Fernandez - who remains a constant presence around Hoboken when not on tour with Spyro Gyra - can often be... Full story »
Hoboken's Guitar Bar goes for another record at Thursday's strum-a-long jamboree
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
July 18, 2014, 10:42AM
Do you play the guitar? Mandolin? Ukulele? Kazoo? Whatever it is, bring it along to Hoboken's Sinatra Park next Thursday, July 24, and join the staff of the Guitar Bar as it tries to set a new world's record for the most people to play one song at the same time. Last year, 250 people played along to Bob Dylan's... Full story »
Deb Devi to cap busy day of rock 'n' roll in downtown Jersey City on Saturday
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
July 10, 2014, 9:10AM
Downtown Jersey City will be rocking especially hard this Saturday, what with the annual Lucky 7 Rock ‘N’ Roll BBQ & Band Fest starting at 1 p.m., followed by the inaugural concert at WFMU’s new performance space in the early evening. And who better to end the night than downtown resident Debra Devi, who’s helped book three lively combos for... Full story »
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Jersey City's WFMU inaugurates new performance space
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
July 03, 2014, 12:13PM
Downtown Jersey City's prayers for a new live music venue will be answered - somewhat -on Saturday, July 12, when WFMU debuts its new live-performance space at 43 Montgomery Street. The concert -which sold out weeks ago - will feature the "scorched-earth artpunk" of Brooklyn's Pampers, "Philly's newly-crowned masters of despondent treble-blare" Watery Love, NYC-via-Ohio garage-rock guru Doug Gillard (of... Full story »
Jersey City's Front Bottoms look back to move forward
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
June 20, 2014, 8:48AM
Singer/guitarist Brian Sella and drummer Matt Uychich of the rising pop-rock combo the Front Bottoms recently moved into an apartment in Jersey City Heights. So this would be the place where we'd welcome them to the local music scene. Problem is, they'll almost never be here. The talented duo - boyhood friends who have seen their career explode from... Full story »
Hoboken's David Ribyat serves up a double helping of art and music at D's Soul Full Cafe'
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
June 06, 2014, 9:33AM
D's Soul Full Café not only serves up some of the best salads and sandwiches in Hoboken; it's also a nexus for the Mile Square City's cultural community, with a different visual artist showcased on its walls every month and a different musician invited to perform at a weekly Sunday showcase. For the month of June, though, the artist and... Full story »
Mixing music with careers and kids, Jersey City rockers Miss Ohio to debut new EP at Hoboken's Northern Soul
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
May 30, 2014, 8:24AM
The United States invaded Iraq, Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California, and a new social media website called MySpace debuted on what was then still known as the World Wide Web. Also in 2003, a group of friends from Rutgers-New Brunswick started a band called Miss Ohio. Over a decade later, with only a few shifts in personnel, Miss Ohio... Full story »
Weehawken author Lori Majewski to discuss the 'Mad World' of Eighties New Wave at Word Books Open Mic
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
May 14, 2014, 4:38PM
How often have you been driving or ironing or making dinner, when suddenly a song on the radio stops you dead in your tracks and has you humming along? “I Melt With You” or “Take On Me” or Duran Duran’s “Girls On Film?” Those songs – the New Wave hits of the Eighties – and the indelible mark they’ve... Full story »
The Sensational Country Blues Wonders revive classic gospel and country for city slicker listeners
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
May 07, 2014, 3:58PM
Gary Van Miert and Malcolm Marsden - or the Sensational Country Blues Wonders, as they're known to their fans - have been nearly ubiquitous lately. They helped welcome the new eco-friendly goats to the Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery in April, play downtown JC regularly, just performed for the first time in Harlem, and they’ll be returning to the... Full story »
Stevens Tech frosh Liam Donnelly to make Hoboken debut at D's Soul Full Cafe
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
May 02, 2014, 9:02AM
As Liam Donnelly finishes his freshman year at Stevens Institute of Technology, he's also about to launch his musical career in Hoboken. The talented 19-year old singer/songwriter will be appearing every Sunday in May at D's Soul Full Café, beginning this weekend. He'll be appearing tonight, at the opening reception for an art exhibit by photographer Don Sichler, and... Full story »
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes to headline Hoboken's Spring Arts & Music Festival
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
April 18, 2014, 9:33AM
There’ll be a touch of Asbury Park at the Hoboken Arts & Music Festival this year, as Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes return to help celebrate the festival’s 20th anniversary on Sunday, May 4. While Southside Johnny and his band remain best known for the Seventies hit “I Don’t Want To Go Home,” and are often referred to as... Full story »
Blues, soul, and rock on the menu as three female-fronted bands play Jersey City's Lamp Post
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
April 11, 2014, 8:54AM
Three of Hudson County’s hardest rocking bands will be taking over Jersey City’s Lamp Post next Thursday, April 17, for a free show that’s sure to include screaming guitars, wailing vocals, and ferocious rock ‘n’ roll energy. All three acts happened to be fronted by women, by the way. But that’s just icing on the cake. Jersey City’s Debra Devi... Full story »
Jersey City's Overlake, back from SXSW, celebrates album release with a hometown show
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
April 03, 2014, 12:26PM
Jersey City’s Overlake began with two people jamming for fun after hours in a recording studio just a few years ago. But this Saturday, having just returned from a short tour that included appearances at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas, the group will celebrate the release of its first CD with a show at its favorite hometown haunt,... Full story »
Annual Global Fund For Women benefit unites Hoboken bands for good cause
By Jim Testa | For The Jersey Journal
March 28, 2014, 9:34AM
The sixth annual Concert to Benefit Global Fund For Women, scheduled for Saturday, April 5 at Northern Soul in Hoboken, promises a community-driven night showcasing some of the Mile Square City's best indigenous music. Musician Nelson Pla and local business owner/community activist Stephen Bailey have again combined forces to put together an entertaining evening that will feature performances by... Full story »
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