Ever since Jennifer Morrill, the Mayor’s press secretary (and now new friend) added me to the press list, I feel like I hold a key to all the new things going on in Jersey City and that it is now part of my duty to relay the fun happenings that are going on in our […]
Top 5 Things to do this Weekend in Jersey City!!
I am feeling very nostalgic, this weekend it will be a year since my first ever “weekend roundup” post. I think it was actually what cemented this whole blogging experience for me. I covered so many events I felt like my head would spin… I remember being so exhausted at the end of the weekend […]
10th Annual Egyptian Festival June 13th!
A few weeks ago, Don Smartt, administrator for the Journal Square Special Improvement District, enlisted me to help spread the word about the 10th Annual Egyptian Festival happening Saturday June 13th in the Journal Square PATH Transportation Center Concourse, which starts at noon and will go till 10pm. I was so beyond excited to explore […]
Groove on Grove does JC Fridays
This Friday, June 5th is “JC Fridays”; which is a city wide celebration of the arts that happens a few times a year. It also happens to be the year anniversary to the first one I ever covered. Since then I’ve done 3 JC Fridays (I skipped one in the winter to catch up on […]
Pat Byrne
Shot by Greg Pallante Pat Byrne is a natural-born entertainer. I first heard about him after seeing some buzz online about his DIY Variety Show Prove it All Night live from WFMU‘s Monty Hall. I’ve always been a huge fan of late night talk shows and when I heard Jersey City had its own, I […]
WFMU
Shot by Greg Pallante A fun fact about me, I used to be a Hip Hop Director at my college radio station back when I lived in Montreal and had a morning show “Hip Hop with DJ Coko and Big Dave” ( I don’t know why I chose such an awful nickname). After two years […]
Cicada Radio
In an attempt to cover more musical genres in the Jersey City scene, I put out on social media that I wanted to take a “hip hop” break and get on the rock n roll side of things. Upon seeing my status, Josh Bartchs, the drummer from Cicada Radio got in touch and sent me […]
ChicpeaJC Turns One – Party Time
Last Friday ChicpeaJC turned one. It was the most insane/emotional/overwhelming day since I started my blogging career…I started my day at 5am and waited with much anticipation to post an interview I’ve been waiting for since I started; My article about Mayor Steven Fulop. After it was shared on social media and the storm had […]
Dancing Tony – Rock-it Docket
On Friday, I celebrated ChicpeaJC’s one year anniversary with the biggest post of my blogging career; my interview with Mayor Steven Fulop. The day after the post, I thought to myself “Who/what would be a worthy post to follow the Mayor?!” and right away I thought about the guy who “runs fun” in Jersey City: […]
Spring Weekend Roundup Pt 2
A few days ago as I looked at the ChicpeaJC event calendar, I almost had an aneurism. Over 35 events listed!! I even said, on social media “Not covering events this weekend” but alas I couldn’t help myself. So many fun things happening and the nice weather just started. Has anyone invited a cloning machine […]
The Funhouse
Ever since my interview with local punk band Crazy and the Brains, I’ve been dying to see them live in action. A few days ago, stylish peep and lead singer “Kid Kid Kidzzz” invited me to come to their “Cinco de Mayo” party at a new DIY venue called “The Funhouse”. Yesterday I ran the […]
Groove on Grove is Back!!
Groove on Grove is officially back next Wednesday! and I am so beyond excited for this! Every Wednesday from Spring to Fall you will see me and mini chicpea rocking out right by the stage on Grove Street and Newark Ave. I wanted to get the background story on “GOG” so I reached out to […]
Spring Weekend Roundup
I can’t believe I wrote a whole paragraph as my subtitle for all the different events I got to attend this weekend, it was insane! Ever since launching the ChicpeaJC calendar I have been attempting to stay on top of all the fun things going on around Jersey City (which is pretty much impossible). There […]
Jay Hype
In early October word got out that THE Kanye West showed up at the Wolf Juice open mic at The Dopeness to hear his niece Jay Hype perform. I remember sitting on my couch that night debating whether or not to go, and then saw what went down on social media. Everyone (including myself) were […]
DJ Robcast
I met DJ Robcast at the “I AM Inspired” panel I was a part of at Art House. He is best friends with Hayoner, stylish peep, entrepreneur and curator at the Sneaker Room on Central Ave. DJ Robcast is one stylish dude, I feel weird comparing him to a celebrity since he clearly has his […]
Audio Doctor
Many years ago, when I was a kid living in Montreal, my parents owned an electronic store. I remember every day after school, I would come to the store and play with all the gadgets. I’d listen to music, tinker with the various speakers and amplifiers, and even close myself up in the theatre room […]
Balance Salon
Balance Salon is not just a hair salon, it’s a community center, a congregation…a spaceship. There is nothing like this place in Jersey City or anywhere else. Writing about Balance is like writing about the Mayor or the JC Pimp. It’s the holy grail of all ChicpeaJC blog posts and I’ve been waiting for a […]
Devi
I met Debra a long time ago when she started taking my hip hop classes pre-chicpeajc; Debra is small, spunky and energetic so obviously I loved her right away. Debra is also the lead singer of “Devi” a classic rock band based here in Jersey City. She reminds me so much of Joan Jett! It’s […]
Ball!
“Ball” by T.I is one of my favorite songs to dance to, it’s upbeat and the choreo makes me feel like such a bad ass! I incorporated a little bit of the “crip walk” and of course a “ballin” movement. It’s a simple dance but really gets your heart pumping! I suggest actually trying this […]
Designer Boyz
A few months ago, I heard about Designer Boyz…. I checked out a few of their YouTube videos and for a split second thought I was listening to an old Cash Money Millionaire record. I couldn’t believe they were from Jersey City. Generally speaking, there aren’t that many Hip Hop groups around, and to see […]
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