The winter has been quiet for me, apart from a few out of state trips I have been staying hunkered down, relishing in the comfort and warmth of the abode. A brief glimpse into the transitional spring weather pattern that [...]
This weeks Happy Mondays was just what the doctor ordered. An aggressive, in your face slug fest from a genre that has become a forgotten second fiddle to many of the musical stylings that grace much of our area. When [...]
Take one look at SIMGE’s header image from the ye olde WordPress days, and it’ll pretty much go without saying that we’ve been fans of Jersey grunge slingers The Black Clouds since the outset. When we last we left our [...]
A Dark City Entertainment show at House of Independents. How good would this be. It would be great. It was great. A gathering of five local bands on Cinco de Mayo to celebrate the release of Shut Your Mouth and [...]
Last Friday, Speak Into My Good Eye hosted its first showcase of 2016 at Pianos in NYC. We were fortunate enough to have the talents of Crazy & The Brains, Those Mockingbirds, The Black Clouds, Dead Stars and Darkwing in [...]
Photo Credit: Phil ShepherdEntering their second decade as a band, NJ-based grunge rockers The Black Clouds have been a staple of the live scene since their inception. Their last album, Better Days, was their strongest effort to date as the [...]
The first Happy Mondays of October kicked off a month of the heavy for this weekly series. They don’t call it Rocktober for nothing. Yeah, I Know, just had to do that. Holding court at the Wonder Bar this week [...]
The music of Black Sabbath meets McDonalds with fast food inspired vocals. Dressed in full custom regalia. A tribute band this is not, but a full on parody of the fast food industry it is, done with impeccable taste. Drive [...]
This week’s Happy Mondays proved to be quite the raucous affair as three, hard and heavy bands graced the stage of Asbury Parks Wonder Bar. Returning stalwarts Deaf Rhino and The Black Clouds were joined by Super Snake as we kicked [...]
The Wonder Bar heated up this week for Happy Mondays with some straight ahead, energetic and punk tinged Rock-n-Roll. Opening up the night and making their way down from North Jersey was Deaf Rhino. Having a very large following in [...]
