Punk Rock hits Hoboken this Saturday

Coming up this Saturday is a triple punk rock line-up happening at Maxwell's in Hoboken. Kicking it off is Six to Eight Mathematics. Their style is best described as fun, driving rock 'n roll meets power pop. In other words you're gonna want to raise your fist, raise your glass, or two-step to this band and sing-a-long.

Saturday, April 30
Maxwell's
1039 Washington St
Hoboken, NJ

ALL AGES. $8. 

9PM - Six To Eight Mathematics
10PM - The Heshers
11PM - Ender Wins

http://www.sixtoeightmathematics.com

Bern & the Brights to celebrate Record Store Day in Hoboken, releasing 7'' single

Celebrate Record Store Day with one of New Jersey's finest, Bern & the Brights. Tomorrow, they release their single "Starchild." Listen to the tune here and catch them at Tunes or Maxwell's or heck both tomorrow.

Folly (reunion) @ Maxwell's in Hoboken

Folly is an innovative band with a sick gift of mixing hardcore, punk, metal, and ska with some lighter parts  thrown into their music without sounding weird or awkward. Their opening song for "Discussion Is For The Pigs" blared loudly and the pit opened up and kids started hardcore dancing. It was the first time I was at a show at Maxwell's where kids were moshing this hard. I've seen a good Screaming Females show get wild, but nothing like the intensity of this show. I grew up on Folly in college because they were a staple at WSOU, the radio station I worked for in South Orange, NJ. I couldn't help but two-step, jump up and down, and sing along to the few songs I remembered. Though it had been three years since Folly called it a day, they came back in full force and sounded like they hadn't even had that much time away from playing music. They were clearly well practice and still so into what they were playing. I think they may have been better than the last few times I remember seeing them at Montclair State University and Bloomfield Ave Cafe. Singer Jon said that their bassist Arben is moving to Colorado, so they figured if they're going to do some shows they might as well do them now while everyone's still around. It was a good time. I got hit in the mouth and my glasses almost got destroyed but all was fine in the end. It was good to get out to a fun hardcore show and dance around and try to pile on top of people. Now they are set to play two dates at the School of Rock this weekend and two dates at the Stanhope House the following weekend. It's going to be sick.

April Smith & The Great Picture Show

April Smith and the Great Picture Show have two New Jersey shows coming up. Dec. 10 at Maxwell's in Hoboken with Elizabeth and the Catapult and The Canon Logic and Dec. 11 at Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park with Scott Liss & the Sixty-Six, and surprise special guests. Above is a video for "Terrible Things."

All Ages CMJ Show Recommendations

Maxwells
1039 Washington St
Hoboken, NJ
http://www.maxwellsnj.com

Wed. 10/20 The Gay Blades/The Dance Party/The Chain Gang Of 1974/Brick and Mortar 8 p.m. $8

Fri. 10/22 The Mommyheads/Stuyvesant/Jenifer Convertible/Shirk Circus 8:30 p.m. $8

Sat. 10/23 Corin Tucker Band/Screaming Females/Hungry Ghost 7:30 p.m. $16 

Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
http://bk.knittingfactory.com


10/21 Unoffical CMJ Day Party
The Secret History, Submarine Bells, Takka Takka, Diamond Rings, Summer People 12:30pm Free

10/23 Panache Booking Showcase
AIDS Wolf, Ty Segall, Turbo Fruits, Heavy Cream, Pujol, Tôg, Circle Pit, SCREENS 7:30pm $10

Melissa Ferrick in Brooklyn on Thursday, Hoboken on Saturday

photo by Shervin Lainez

Melissa Ferrick is the kind of sweet, heartbreaking, honest to goodness, and witty performer that will dazzle and delight you. She has two upcoming performances. 

This Thursday is "Melissa Ferrick's Indian Summer Jam" at The Rock Shop in Brooklyn, NY with special guests and surprises. 249 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY. 7:30pm. $20. 21+. Tickets here.

Then Saturday she returns to Maxwell's in Hoboken with Seth Glier. 1039 Washing Street. 9pm Doors. $15. All Ages. Tickets here.

Check out our review of the last time Ferrick played at Maxwell's. 

Waking Lights Record Release Show in Hoboken 9/17 with Sean Walsh

Waking Lights is celebrating the digital release of The Rabbit Hole EP on Friday, Sept.17th at Maxwell's in Hoboken. The EP was released on vinyl last November. But this release will include additional tracks plus two exlusive videos. Also performing is Brooklyn folk-rock band Sean Walsh and the National Reserve. Tickets are available here or contact the band directly at Info@WakingLights.com for discounted rates. Doors at 9pm. Show time 9:30pm. Everyone who comes gets a free digital copy of the album. 

The 7-piece Brooklyn and North Jersey band combine violin, cello, and keyboard with the traditional guitar, bass, and drums to create an indie-rock mix of soulful and folk rock songs that loosens you up, gets you groovin', and catches your attention. 

Spotlight: Titus Andronicus

DOWNLOAD: Titus Andronicus- A More Perfect Union

Titus Andronicus is a New Jersey band that makes you think and no matter how big they get they still remember their roots. The Glen Rock band has garnered much attention and have played sold out shows but they still manage to get away with playing the same venues. Their brand of punk rock is both urgent and intelligent, thoughtful and passionate. The band's Shakespearean name and themed Civil War album, The Monitor are just two intriguing aspects of the band. At least two of the members (Patrick and Amy) live in Brooklyn, but so be it, they are still a Jersey band. The band's history is worth mention to show their progress. I think there's so much to learn from a band like this.

In August the band performs both at Glasslands and Maxwell's. The band performed a free show at Glasslands Gallery in 2009 with The So So Glos, now they come back to play for $15. The day after they'll be at Maxwell's. Earlier this year the band played a sold out show there. Finally, the band plays the 1, 000 capacity Webster Hall in September. I saw them open for Man Man in November 2008 there, now they are headlining. Truly amazing. They've played with Ted leo, Los Campesinos, The Breeders, No Age, Black Lips, and Lucero, among others.

Titus Andronicus plays Glasslands Gallery with Bad Credit No Credit, Bottle Up & Go on August 18th. Tickets available here. Then they're at Maxwells on August 19. Tickets are $12 in advance here, $14 at the door. Finally, the band wraps up their tour on Sept. 22nd at Webster Hall. Tickets are $16 in advance here.

--by Star Child

Interview excerpt, line-up, and full tour date below.  

Live Review: No Pasarans & The Night Marchers @ Maxwell's 7-18-10

No Pasarans @ Maxwells

For a band that hasn't played together for 10 months, No Pasarans sure had it together. The band keeps post-punk alive in New Jersey with their unrelenting brand of rock. the Jersey City/ Hoboken based band features Eric Mason, also a member of the folk/rock band Secret Country. Here he played bass and  guitar and chopped away comfortably. The band opened for John Reis from Rocket From the Crypt, Drive Like Jeju, Hot Snakes, newest band, The Night Marchers. The three guys play in the vein of Fugazi, Q and Not U, Wire, and mix 80's punk like Naked Raygun and Pegboy. "Mobility at Last," was one of favorites of the set. This band needs to play more shows. I can imagine a nice line-up with No Pasarans, Screaming Females, and Black Wine. Don Giovanni Records and Killing Horse Records bands fit perfectly together!

The Night Marchers, who played the much larger Siren Festival the day before, got the crowd moving with their brand of rock 'n roll. The steady guitar prompted some shaking and headbanging. But singer John said that his band's music isn't made for dancing or something life that.Their set was garage-rock at its finest.

The Acorn and Communipaw @ Maxwell's 7-13-10 (photos)

Acorn

The Acorn are surprising in a different way: rather than pull strings slowly from your heart, they tap them like fingers across a piano, making your feet then tap a steady beat against the filthy hardwood floor. The Canadian sweethearts are bright enough to make you smile to yourself in a crowd, and soulful enough to make you bite your lips, holding back the urge to sing along, even if you don’t know the words. 

Communipaw

Communipaw is the kind of band that comes up on shuffle when you’re walking home after a long, shitty day at work. The sunlight’s fading on the west horizon, and night is crawling slow and violet up the sky. The music matches the ache in your calves--every crash of guitar feels like another stretch, longing to end up somewhere familiar. Their kind of folk is bittersweet--it draws things out of your memory that you’ve forgotten, or recalls the things that you desperately wanted to forget. When I saw the New Brunswick band at Maxwell’s on July 13th, I was caught off-guard. Bond’s voice is both melancholy and defiant, and their lyrics have heart, the kind that your tired head would be singing if your thoughts were set to music. 

Both of these bands are great to see live, in their own different ways, but the one thing they have in common is the ability to influence the small beating bundle beneath your ribs.

--by Zandra Ruiz

More photos below. 

Dan Reed to bring acoustic stylings to NJ, NYC (Maxwell's date + more)

Dan Reed has a following that grows with his history. Born in Portland, he moved to South Dakota, where a Japanese exchange student taught him a skill that would keep his heart beating through the years ahead. Dan and his guitar headed back to Portland, where his story (and his fan base) would only grow thicker.

You don’t simply listen to his music--you listen to his history. Dan once interviewed the Dalai Lama for SPIN Magazine, who is now his number one friend on MySpace. He wrote a screenplay, which he later acted in. He journeyed through India, and now he’s coming to our version of the East--New York and New Jersey. He’ll be playing at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ on July 25th, and The Bitter End in New York City on July 28th, and The Record Collector in Bordentown, NJ on July 30th. 

--By Zandra Ruiz

Bern & The Brights: New EP out July 17th at Hoboken show + free song

We've spoken about Bern & The Brights here quite a few times. For good reason, the Montclair band is active in New Jersey and New York, and simply release some groovy, danceable songs that brighten you up. Pun intended. Bottom line is they have their shit together.

So I'm pleased to announce that the EP (cover art on left) the band's been prepping will be out this summer. Swing Shift Maises is the band's first studio recording in the band's two-year history, showcasing 5-songs from the violin-driven rock band. It will be released on July 17th at the band's CD Release show at Maxwell's. They perform at 8:30pm with Madison Ave. Boys, The Fave, and Anthony Walker and The Medicine Chest. $8. The band also have shows this summer in Jersey City, Union, Montclair, Newark, and Princeton.

We're excited to offer you a free download of the band's single "Sangria Peaches." You can download it using the following information:

Direct Link: http://www.bandsonabudget.com/downloads/sangriapeaches
Password:  btbdlsp10

What do you think of the song? 

Live Review: Annuals @ Maxwells 6-19-10 (photos)

Annuals @ Maxwells

Words by Zandra Ruiz

Photos by Davis Peer

Annuals are a band you never forget. I saw them for the first time at Maxwell’s in Hoboken on June 19th. Before they even started playing, I noticed the members drift through the growing crowd, and I wondered who they were. They were not visibly different from anyone else there, but they walked with presence, with a calm confidence, as if they knew, in ten short minutes, the stage would be theirs. The crowd would be theirs.

And we were. 

Lead singer Adam Baker’s strident vocals are smooth the way you want your own voice to be smooth, loud the way you want to be loud. The urge to sing with him, to fill your lungs with air and belt his words until you’re breathless, is impossible to fight. You watch keyboardist Anna Spence lose herself in the music, caught in raptures of the red and gold light, and you want to melt with her into every key she plays. The beat, sometimes doubled or tripled, surges through your feet, bounces along your ribs, and it feels like your heart is out of control, taken right out of your chest, pumped through the air and thrown back at you.

Once you hear Annuals do indie-pop, you want every band to do indie-pop like them--you want every band to have as much vigor, as much energy and passion as they do. 

They have just finished an eastern tour with What Laura Says, Thinks, and Feels and The Most Serene Republic, both captivating and entertaining live bands. 

More photos below.

Murder City Devils announce east coast tour

Murder City Devils have announced a few east coast tour dates for July. One is a show at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ with Silverghost. Tickets are on-sale at noon here. The band's last area show was at the much large Nokia Theater, Times Square.

Murder City Devils Tour Dates:

7/14 @ Royale Night Club, Boston, MA
7/15 @ The Note, West Chester, PA
7/16 @ Maxwells, Hoboken, NJ
7/17 @ Sonar, Baltimore, MA

Communication Redlight to release new 7-inch + Record Release Shows

New Jersey punk band  Communication Redlight is releasing a split 7'' with Your Favorite Trainwreck on Devildance. To celebrate they'll play a set of shows with Your Favorite Trainwreck and Go Falcon, one at Court Tavern on June 25 with The Casting Out and another at Maxwell's on June 27 with Your Atlantic/Pacific. Tickets for Maxwell's are $10 and available here. Doors at 6pm. 

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Live Review: Gold Motel @ Maxwells in Hoboken 5-6-10 w/ Family of the Year

 Gold Motel

Photos & words by Christine Wagenheim 

The theme for the night must have been “energy,” because that is what the bands I saw at Maxwell's for the night gave. The first band up was Family of the Year, who had plenty of pep and kept me entertained. It was a great start for what would be a fun night. Next up was Gold Motel, a Chicago based band fronted by Greta Morgan of The Hush Sound. This show was the last of three dates in the NY/NJ area for them, but you wouldn't be able to tell based on the energetic show they gave their audience. They opened with "Summer House," a fun, clap-inducing number that even had me drop my camera long enough to clap along. Right off the bat they proved to be energetic and dancy. They played a bunch of songs off their new album, which sounds like it is worth a listen if this sample was any indication. They even broke out a tambourine for one or two numbers. Between that and the drummers intense beats, I got tired just watching them. They really put a lot of energy into their performance. They slowed it down a bit about midway through their set, as if they were taking a breath before diving back into the water. Their lively performance would build back up though, and a couple of songs later we would be back to dancing our hearts out. If you have never heard of this band before I suggest you fix that as soon as possible. They are a fun mix of dance and energy that will make you smile when you need it most. They ended with "Perfect In My Mind," and that is how I would describe the night. 

Fake Problems, Gay Blades, & Let Me Run 12/1

photo by StarBeat

Fake Problems in NYC 7-1-09

Before Fake Problems hit the road with Thursday and Dillinger Escape they will perform one show with two other New Jersey bands, Gay Blades and Let Me Run on Dec. 1. The show takes place at Maxwell's in Hoboken. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 the day of show. You can purchase tickets here. It was fun seeing Fake Problems last time and Gay Blades put on a great show. So get ready for some folk/punk, dirty rock, and New Brunswick rock with this trio of a line-up!

Old Wives f/ Jason Gleason @ Maxwell's 10/1 w/ Richard Lloyd, Demander, & Tourmaline

Old Wives @ Clash Bar covering Savoy Brown's "I'm Tired"


Tomorrow night New Jersey acts Old Wives featuring Jason Gleason and Tourmaline will perform with Richard Lloyd (formerly of Television) and Demander at Maxwell's for what's sure to be a rockin' night. Doors are at 8pm. $10 at the door. Maxwell's is located on 1039 Washington Ave at 10th Street in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Old Wives is the new psych/jam rock project of former Further Seems Forever and ActionReaction vocalist, Jason Gleason. Former Element 101 vocalist Crissie Verhagen known as Bella Gleason also plays keyboards for the band. You can hear two demos here and see a video of the band performing a cover above.

Tourmaline is the second Jersey act of the night delivering a great dose of rock. The band's song "The Swindle" features Richard Llyod.

Demander, the 3-piece indie/rockers from Brooklyn is headed by vocalist and bassist Karen Correa. She provides a lushful vocal to accompany the driving guitar and dynanic sound of Sivan and David.

Richard Lloyd is best known as a former member of Television. The Pittsburg based rock musician headlines the night.

If you miss this, catch the bands elsewhere. Dates below.



Demander:
10/2 @ Shea Stadium, Brooklyn, NY w/ New Madrid
10/20 @ Crash Mansion, NYC w/ Yula Beeri and the Extended Family
10/21 @ Spike Hill, Brooklyn
11/16 @ Mercury Lounge w/ Hoots & Hellmouth and William Elliott Whitmore

Tourmaline
10/24 @ The Meatlocker, Montclair, NJ

Old Wives
10/31 @ Tierney's Tavern, Montclair

Screaming Females headline Don Giovanni Records Showcase, Saturday in Hoboken

This Saturday, Feb. 7 is the 2nd Annual Don Giovanni Records showcase at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, featuring Screaming Females, For Science, The Steinways, Cheeky, The Groucho Marxists, Pregnant, The Measure (SA).

The label recently signed Brooklyn brat punks, Cheeky, New Brunswick's post-punk masters, Screaming Females, post-punk ragers Pregnant, and pop punk commandants The Groucho Marxists. Pregnant will release its debut 7" Wanna See My Gun?, while New Brunswick's Groucho Marxists make their mark with debut LP Manifesto!, a collection of straightforward punk rock anthems, new wave infused rock, and kick ass ballads.

Additionally, it’ll be For Science and The Steinways last shows. The Ergs! That's It… Bye- a three song 12" single regaling love lost, love won, and paleontology gone wrong will be available. The 12" single features artwork by online comic artist Mitch Clem, who is currently moonlighting as the artist for Suburban Home's Under the Influence collection. Though the band has called it quits, they'll forever live on with those who loved them best.

The Measure (SA)’s 12" EP Songs About People…And Fruit N' Shit is being re-released on green vinyl, as the original pressing sold out within a few short months.

Finally, the label will debut new shirts for artists playing the showcase. Click here to preview some of the designs.


Feb. 7th, 2009
Maxwells
Hoboken, NJ

2nd Annual Don Giovanni Records Showcase featuring:

SCREAMING FEMALES
FOR SCIENCE(Last Show)
THE MEASURE(SA)
CHEEKY
THE GROUCHO MARXISTS (Manifesto! LP Record Release)
PREGNANT (Wanna See My Gun 7" Record Release)
THE STEINWAYS

Kevin Devine Setlist 12/10/08

All,
Sorry I haven’t updated this better. I have been to a ton of shows recently to. Well I just got back from seeing Dead Confederate, Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band and Manchester Orchestra. Kevin stole the show. His new songs are rockin’ and very powerful. His band and him played with so much passion. Here’s what he played:

Kevin Devine @ Maxwell’s 12/10/08 Setlist:

Carnival (New)
Another Bag of Bones
I Could Be With Anyone (New)
No Time Flat
Me and My Friends
Longer That I’m Out Here
Just Stay
Cotton Crush
My Brother’s Blood (New)