Toms River’s revered genre-hopping Rock collective River City Extension is prepping the release of a new and anticipated full-length collection titled Deliverance, and today the outfit works with SIMGE to provide fans a taste of what’s to come by way of an [...]
November 5, 2014
Asbury Music, News
Last week the initial lineup for the 21st Asbury Music Awards was unveiled and said to include The Black Jesuses, Wreaths, Empire Escorts, The Battery Electric, and many more local luminaries. However, the door was left open by promoters for lineup [...]
December 2, 2013
Asbury Music, News
As a fan of Toms River’s own River City Extension, spending Thanksgiving-eve with the Folk-Rock collective at their Simple Gifts Stone Pony showcase has developed into somewhat of a tradition these past three years, and sitting one week away from the [...]
November 20, 2013
Features, Interviews
Despite the intense heat that’s turned the Jersey Shore area into a humid torrent of exhaustion, it’s been a prolifically busy week for River City Extension and frontman Joe Michelini. The songwriter sat down with SIMGE for a candid chat [...]
I recently caught up with River City Extension frontman Joe Michelini for what I thought was going to be a promotional piece to preface the Jersey Shore Music Festival, which is slated to kick off on July 20th at First Energy [...]
Before extending out on an extensive US tour, which kicks off on May 14th at Webster Hall, River City Extension and its members are keeping prolifically busy instead of tapping their toes waiting for the bus to get moving. After [...]
Prior to the band’s recent show at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, IdleWilde Creations met up with River City Extension’s Joe Michelini for a session of the production duo’s The Old Guitar series. The Premise: Travel the country and hand a vintage [...]
March 7, 2013
Asbury Music, News
I’ve never written a song, but I’ve often heard songwriting described as a “process.” Joe Michelini let us in on a bit of his own process last night as he performed a solo, acoustic set at The Berkeley Bar in Asbury [...]
After bringing down the house with River City Extension at the “On The Beach” Benefit, Joe Michelini is back to with a song and a message in aide of those affected by Superstorm Sandy. As part of the Sandy Music Relief [...]
River City Extension frontman Joe Michelini has announced an intimate evening of music at the Berkeley Carteret Hotel’s Dauphin Grille, a.k.a. The Berkeley Bar, on January 25th where the artist will be joined by fellow Toms River-native, and Philadelphia honed, singer/songwriter [...]