As part of the Navatri Festival a few weeks ago, I set out to explore the Indian Culture in Jersey City… From food, to fashion to the arts. Meenakshi Dash is a local artist who is curating all the new murals in India Square along with the Jersey City Mural Program team. I first met […]
The Jersey City Wave by Shepard Fairey
Thursday marked the completion of the Jersey City Wave by world-renowned artist Shepard Fairey. The Jersey City Wave is amongst many of the larger murals throughout Jersey City and Fairey, David Barry, and Mayor Steven Fulop gathered at the Grove Street Plaza to express their admiration of the city and the artist. Mayor Fulop explained […]
Passing the Torch
Whether you have lived in Jersey City for a minute or a decade you can’t miss the mammoth mural spanning several buildings on Christopher Columbus Drive from Grove to Barrow Streets. Though it’s a bit of a faded vision now, once upon a time it was a sight to behold. The mural was not only […]
Swati Rastogi
Swati is an incredibly talented artist, who does henna amongst many other things and I met her at a local event a few months ago. As part of exploring the Navatri festivities, and the Indian culture in Jersey City….I reached out to her and asked her if she would do a henna tattoo for me. […]
Jersey City Sights by ChicpeaJC at Base
Lynn Hazan: celebrated blogger, Jersey City lover, hip-hop dance instructor…professional photographer? ChicpeaJC’s very own showcased an exhibit of original photographs from her adventures around Jersey City at Base last night as part of the Jersey City Artist & Studio Tour. From the NYC skyline to street art and famous landmarks around Jersey City, the exhibition […]
Emilio Florentine
I’ve been “courting” Emilio Florentine for an interview for over a year, ever since I first met him at the no longer existing 660 Ramp #rip. I started checking out his work right after we met and he quickly became one of my favorite artists. Emilio Florentine paints flowers, that is all he does. Flowers […]
SOL Studios at Mana Contemporary for JCAST
The very first time I stepped foot into Mana Contemporary was in August of 2014. I had seen it in fleeting as I would be on my way around the city to do various things that year and I didn’t know much about it. Having been slightly disconnected from that art world since the start […]
Astin Erikson
When you first see Astin, you wouldn’t think he could rap. I know I am not supposed to judge a book by it’s cover but Astin has this whole model/actor vibe to him… We found each other on Instagram and after checking out his funky website (you really have to check it out) and seeing […]
Sean Lugo x ChicpeaJC x Bocelli’s
Every since I started writing ChicpeaJC I’ve been so intrigued with street art and our local street artists. Sean Lugo was the first one I ever interviewed, he was the one that inspired me to seek out more like him. Since then we’ve kept in touch and I’ve become one of his biggest fans. Every […]
No Honeymoon Mini-Tour
One event that I was particularly excited to cover was Brooklyn-based No Honeymoon’s mini-tour kickoff at sometimes burrito joint/most of the time venue, The Dopeness. Kicking off the show was Done, an incredibly high energy dose of indie noise rock in the vein of bands such as Unsane and Shellac. These guys set the bar […]
Catherine Haggarty
I first met Catherine a few months ago when I volunteered for the “SeeCleanJC” effort. We bonded while picking up trash and cigarette butts (gross) on a beautiful Sunday morning. She is a super cool, down-to-earth chick that also happens to be an artist, art teacher and athlete. Her story intrigued me and it was […]
“Happiness” at Merseles Studios
Each person during one time or another will experience the utmost of grand happiness and the lowest form of sorrow. In most cases—it can be found that there is more focus on what makes a person depressed as opposed to what makes them happy. Yesterday evening was the opening reception for the Happiness art show: […]
Pictures by Nabil
I came across Nabil’s Instagram (@nvbilll) feed a little over 6 months ago. At first when I started following him, I had no clue he was a local Jersey City kid (anyone in their early 20’s are kids to me now), I thought he was this huge Morrocain photographer residing in the New York City area. […]
EP Review: Black Wail
Navigating the sea of Jersey City bands has been anything but futile; the problem is there are just too many great bands to cover! Black Wail is all about the riff, the groove and making sure that you are not only listening to their music but you are feeling it as well. Releasing their EP […]
Perennial Reel- Prisms/Deserts + Blue Dress
Looking for some summer jams to soundtrack your day at Liberty State Park? Maybe, something to accompany you on a bike ride down by the waterfront? Look no further than super chill indie outfit Perennial Reel. This three-piece hailing from The Heights burst onto the New Jersey scene back in 2013 with their debut full […]
Kayt Hester
I am not an art critic nor an art “connoisseur,” I just know what appeals to me and what I can relate to. I’ve been a huge fan of Kayt Hester’s ever since I saw a show of hers at LITM almost a year ago. Kayt uses masking tape as her medium to create her art. […]
The Jersey City Summer Works
For the second summer in a row, the Jersey City Summer Mural Program has partnered with The Jersey City Summer Works Program and the Board of Education to offer artistically inclined young people an opportunity to apply their skills towards the creation of public art in various locations around Jersey City. A week ago, I […]
The Flying Dutchman
I first heard about Keith, aka TF Dutchman after interviewing our favorite Jersey City street artists; Distort, Mustart and Clarence Rich who are all part of the same crew with Dutch. Keith is not your typical street artist, he primarily does art in the form of stained glass and only does street art as a […]
Growth of the Jersey City Mural Program
At almost every corner you turn you see a new mural popping up in Jersey City. Between Green Villain, Savage Habbit and the Jersey City Mural program, Jersey City is on its way of becoming a mecca of street art. Most recently Mayor Steven Fulop announced the growth of the Jersey City Mural Arts program, which […]
June and the Pushas
I interviewed Junestar months ago for a post, he was one of those people who I heard about ever since starting this blog. He is crazy talented, stylish, friendly and a huge supporter of the art scene in Jersey City. While I was interviewing him he talked about his new band “June and the Pushas” […]
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