Clinton LG and I met about a year ago on a Brooklyn rooftop party kicking each other verses back and forth in a cypher. A few days later I asked Nizz Sentine, our mutual friend, where I can find his music and since then I’ve been checking up on his releases and moves. You […]
Raye 6
Powerhouse vocalist, songwriter and producer Raye 6 is an amazing recording artist from Jersey City. Her music is soulful, electro-pop and she has collaborated with artists like M-1 of Dead Prez, Ghostface Killah, and Joe Budden. She has independently released four projects, her mixtape L.I.P.S (Love is Powerfully Sexy) in 2010, followed by her holiday EP “A […]
Emily Tan
I really enjoy supporting my fellow creatives, especially when it’s someone who I practically shared an office with! When I took on this blog full time, I started working at The Warehouse Cafe on a daily basis and that is were I met Emily Tan, a super talented music journalist and photographer. We would always […]
Transmission Brings Live Rock n’ Roll to Jersey City
Every Wednesday, starting May 4, 2016, at 9 PM Jersey City locals will get to enjoy and rock out with New York City rock band, Mule Kick at Transmission located at 150 Bay Street. They will be the first resident band to embark in the Powerhouse Arts District’s entertainment venue. These group of musicians has performed […]
Conundrum
About a month ago I was at a turning point in my blogging career, I lost myself in the “hustle,” trying to make a living, and grow the website. I was focused more on the sponsored articles (which are great and I am thankful, don’t get me wrong) and I was delegating the fun artist […]
EP Review: Victory Dance – The Spectrum
Recently I’ve been a bit starved for new music. Now, I’m not saying all music released recently has been bad but nothing has particularly caught my ear. Basically, I haven’t heard a hook that has taken refuge in my head and refused to move out. Luckily I was contacted by Victory Dance, an indie pop […]
Pat Van Dyke
I first saw Pat Van Dyke at the Riverview Jazz Festival last summer and he rocked the house (or the park). I kid you not, I sent myself an e-mail with the header “Interview PVD.” Well, I never came around to it and when I recently interviewed DJ Prestige aka Flea Market Funk, he dropped […]
Melody Arkitect
I’ve been wanting to sit down and hear Melody Arkitect’s story for a while now. Alex, a twenty-four year old Jersey City MC, producer, and full time student at SAE Institute studying Audio Technology, was diagnosed with cancer in 2012. Despite his unfortunate condition, M.A. is one of the most enthusiastic and uplifting people I’ve […]
Born Cages
Jersey City has become a melting pot for New Jersey musicians. Everywhere you look there is a new up and coming band calling our city their home and Born Cages is no exception. These 3 New Jersey natives are taking full advantage of JC’s proximity to NYC in hopes to catch their break in the […]
Nick D’Ornellas
It is true when they say a picture tells a thousand words, yet a Jersey City-based artist named Nick D’Ornellas paints a picture that tells a story of his own. Born in Georgetown, but raised in Jersey City, Nick grew up with opportunities and skills Jersey City has to see! Now going onto college, Nick […]
Jersey City Monopoly Art by Mr. AbiLLity
I love Jersey City! Turns out I’m not the only one, so to express the way I feel about this great place I decided to make this monopoly board. Why Monopoly? Well because it’s fun and everyone knows it! I like having a certain twist on a classic favorite. The first step was to figure […]
Jennifer Roberts
Jennifer Roberts remembers walking into her high school and feeling out of place with the students around her. She tried both a public and private high school for a year but couldn’t allow herself to stay in an environment that made her feel so negative. It wasn’t until she enrolled in a college-level painting class […]
Flea Market Funk
There are many really talented local Jersey City DJ’s that are making a name for themselves in the nightlife scene. That being said, it’s very rare to see a DJ carry in crates of records to their gigs these days. Digital is just easier and more convenient! The art of DJ’ing has completely changed in the […]
QUINN
In nearly every track, Quinn boldly starts it off by yelling a “Jersey City” or “201” so sincere and rugged you can smell and hear the sizzle of a White Mana burger through the recording. Considering the recognition and esteem he gets from fans and other Jersey City rappers, he is the epitomy of a […]
Big Wake
We are living in a time where music is no longer just made up of guitars, drums, and bass. The explosion in popularity of EDM music and other genres rely heavily on electronics and it sometimes makes you miss the classic rock era and the bare bones stylings of bands such as The Allman Brothers […]
Michelle Vitale
Michelle Vitale aka Woolpunk is a Jersey City artist who machine-knits fiber installations and embroiders on photos of urban sprawl. This past year she created a special blanket with a tarp for the homeless of Jersey City (which I got to try on, and it’s quite chic actually). I went to meet her at one of […]
Ryan Soroka
As one of the hardest working, names in the music biz Ryan Soroka has worked his entire life making a name for himself. Growing up in the same scene, I used to watch a 15-year-old Ryan run around like a maniac at his shows, one of which he was in a Ninja Turtle costume which […]
Joe Waks
A few months back, I noticed a cool old-timey mural coming together on Pacific near Grand. Every time I passed it I thought “Damn, I’d love to interview the artist behind that.” Lo and behold, one day walking home from a delicious lunch at Banyan Cafe, I spotted the artist himself working on it! He […]
Forget the Whale
Herman Melville’s Moby Dick is a story heavy with an obsession so deep that in the end it brought everyone but the protagonist to their demise. Monomania revolves around a single or particular idea that eventually ends up sucking other characters in after a time. There is often so much hate involved in the obsession […]
Rob Scheuerman of No Honeymoon
Last week I got to catch up with an old friend of mine and fellow Jersey City resident Rob Scheuerman, an insanely talented guitar player and equally skilled photographer. We initially met in high school coming up in the same Essex/Morris/Sussex county music scene and have been friends ever since. I was excited to hear […]
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