Happy Mondays has returned! For me, this is the one event I will attend without looking to see who is playing. Unless we get a request, I am going to shows that have piqued my interest, but for the past [...]
The last couple of weekends have been great if you are a Genesis fan. You had the chance to see ‘The Musical Box’ performing Genesis classics at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA and Mike Rutherford (Mike and the Mechanics) [...]
Last night, Rise Against headlined at House of Vans ahead of the release of their new album, Wolves. The raucous affair was opened by Dead Heavens led by the legendary Walter Schreifels. Back in the saddle once again was our [...]
Traveling up the parkway Fryday night on my way to a blues shred fest I feared I would be a little late to the proceedings. When I walked into the Stone Pony the barricade they had set up was already [...]
Last Thursday, Brooklyn-based post-hardcore band Stay Inside played to a packed upstairs at The Gateway to celebrate the release of their debut EP, As You Were. Fortunately for us, photographer Kevin Hoopes navigated his way through a sea of sweaty [...]
The Asbury Park Film Festival kicked off last Thursday and while the event I attended was not listed in their schedule, it was a great warm up for the event I would go to on Friday night. Coming in to [...]
Last Friday, two rising tri-state acts operating in the alt-folk/Americana category, Evening Darling and Lowlight, joined forces to celebrate the former’s record release. It was the most packed I’ve ever seen the main room at The Bowery Electric as Evening [...]
This past Monday, LA-based indie-pop-rockers Coast Modern hit Gramercy Theatre joined by fellow rising acts Missio and 888. The performance came following the release of Coast Modern’s latest single, “Pocket Full Of No,” which is tailor made for any Spring/Summer [...]
Last Saturday, local heroes The Battery Electric hit Hank’s Saloon in Brooklyn, NY joined by The Carvels and Curtis Suburban. If you missed out, fortunately, SIMGE Staff Photographer Mike Petzinger was in the house to capture all of the action. [...]
Bouncing back from a medical issue can be a trying experience. I have dealt with it as a caretaker and many times as an observer. The mayor of NJ music photography had a little excitement to deal with over the [...]
