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SIMGE Stream: Radiator Hospital – Rock ‘N’ Rye Or Die

Now fleshed out with members of Waxahatchee and Swearin’, Radiator Hospital originated as a solo venture by songwriter Sam Cook-Parrott back in 2010. With a heavy pop influence, Cook-Parrott constructed bedroom experimentations with a unique approach to traditional melodic constructions [...]

May 17, 2013 Features
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The 2013 Firefly Music Festival Schedule Is Out; Here’s 5 Takeaways

Can you feel it? The sun is out, the weather is heating up, and we’re officially on the precipice of summer music festival season 2k13. As we’re quickly approaching the fun and frivolity associated with these outdoor weekend celebrations, the [...]

May 16, 2013 Features
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Your Guide To Jersey Shore Festival: SIMGE’s Showcase, Local Performances Not To Miss + More To See At Seaside

On Wednesday afternoon, Jersey Shore Festival, the Seaside, NJ musical rendezvous which will embark on its sixth consecutive installment this weekend (May 17th-18h), unveiled its official programming schedule, highlighted by SIMGE’s own showcase on Saturday evening at Jimbo’s Bar & [...]

May 16, 2013 Features
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SIMGE Stream: The Everymen – Who Wrote These Songs (A Very Short Tribute To Jonathan Richman)

Undoubtedly one of the hardest working bands in the emerging New Jersey scene, the skronk-rock mega-group The Everymen now share the follow up to their stellar New Jersey Hardcore record which is barely eight months old. The passionate soul collective [...]

May 15, 2013 Features
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Prof-EYE-ling: Only Living Boy Left Its Mark On Asbury Lanes

With several months of planning involved in any big show, The members of Only Living Boy (Trevor Newcomb, Eric Curley, and Joe Cirotti) along with Asbury Lanes put together the best Rock N’ Roll lineup we’ll see for the next couple [...]

May 15, 2013 Features
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SIMGE Stream: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

It’s been too, too long; eight years in fact since Daft Punk‘s last official studio recording. Today, the seemingly endless wait comes to an end as the enigmatic, influential, and all around brilliant robot producer duo return with Random Access [...]

May 13, 2013 Features
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SIMGE Stream: The Grains – Live Demo at Brickwindow

Claiming to hail from Sundry Parts, NJ, no nonsense rockers The Grains are preparing to roar back after a brief re-charge following an extensive amount of time spent out on the road cutting their teeth. After holing up and focusing [...]

May 9, 2013 Features
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SIMGE Stream: Readymade Breakup – Classic Single (Exclusive Premiere)

Throughout their decade-long run as Asbury Park’s “kings of Power-Pop”, as donned by SIMGE compatriot JerseyBeat.com, Readymade Breakup has performed as an outfit of amorphous proportions, initially taking the form of an explosive trio (Isn’t That What It’s For - 2007), before [...]

May 8, 2013 Features
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Speaking Out: Beach Day At The Wonder Bar

On Monday SIMGE highlighted Beach Day’s Wonder Bar jaunt with Middletown, NJ natives Plato Zorba as the featured show to see of the evening and the Hollywood, FL-based Surf-Pop purveyors failed to disappoint, rolling through a sweltering set of disheveled jangle guitar [...]

May 8, 2013 Features, Interviews
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SIMGE Stream: These Branches – Beliefs EP

Following a promising split single last year with Cycle Schmeichel, Long Beach Island borne post-rock duo These Branches haven’t hesitated in taking another long stride forward. Heading into a professional studio for the first time, the band looked continue their [...]

May 6, 2013 Features