New Brunswick’s newest independent record label, Sniffling Indie Kids, is set to drop the self-titled debut LP from hub city favorite NGHTCRWLRS, and on this most snowy of Tuesday afternoons SIMGE is proud to provide a taste of what’s to come [...]
2014; civil unrest, missing planes, Syria, Ukraine, ISIS. There was plenty of anxiety provoking stories and events that dominated not only headlines, but artistic culture at large. The call and response game of where we’ve been and where we’re headed [...]
Year End Lists 2014: Asbury Park Songwriter Rick Barry Shares His Top 10 Albums Curses, Maledictions and Harsh Reiterations by Rick Barry Alvvays – Alvvays Justin and Emily from Dentist (See below) turned me on to this record over the [...]
Year End Lists 2014: Jerry Lardieri (The Brixton Riot) Shares His Best Records/Singles After having a hard time compiling a best of list at the end of 2013, I decided to make a conscious effort in 2014 to see more [...]
The last time I caught Asbury Park Dark Wave outfit Seaside Caves was when they opened up Dentist’s record release show back in May. I remember being especially impressed not only by their somber but not disingenuous posturing and track [...]
Little Dickman Records and CoolDad Music sponsored a holiday benefit show to benefit the Mercy Center of Asbury Park and the Food bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Held at SixTen Bangs in Asbury Park, the all ages event featured [...]
SIMGE Staff Photographer Phil Shepherd: It was a full Friday night of music at The Saint on Nov 14, six bands included in the billing of an “Early Show” and a “Late Show”. Either way, one night of music with [...]
From SIMGE Staff Photographer Philip Shepherd: “Every Thursday Dreamscapes Music present an Original Music Showcase at McIntyre’s Pub in Toms River, NJ. If you are unfamiliar with this Bar/Eatery tucked into a strip mall just off Route 37 East that [...]
New Brunswick’s buzzed-about fuzz-rock outfit Sink Tapes have resurfaced with a new video for “Bugs”, a new single that acts as the first taste of what’s coming later this year when the band plans to unveil an LP titled Creases in [...]
Hi everybody (hey Dr. Nick)! Don’t know where the time went, but summer’s over and we’re now less than a week out from the inaugural NJ 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge. Everybody that has expressed interest in contributing a song, we’ll [...]
