What's Going on in Jersey, Friday May 29

In Jersey:

All AGES
* Coheed and Cambria, Kylesa, and Recover @ The Starland Ballroom, Sayreville (Sold out)

* The Sleeping, Lady Radiator, Blast Rocks Midtown, and more @ Theta Phi Firehouse, 241 Martin Luther King Blvd, Newark- $5, All ages

* 3rd Annual Charity Roller Derby Game for @ Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center, 7th Ave and Clifton St., Newark- $10, All ages

* Secret Chiefs 3 (feat. Trey and Danny of Mr. Bungle), Kayo Dot @ Maxwell’s, 1039 Washington Pl, Hoboken- $15, All ages

* Matchbook Romance, Just surrender, Jet Gemini, The Talk about, Hill valley @ School of Rock East, 31 Schrieffer St., South Hackensack- $14, All ages

* Jersey Stock 2009 featuring The Scenic, The Goodnight Anthem, Hotspur, Exit She Calls @ Paramus VFW, 6 Winslow Pl, Paramus- $10, All ages

* Metal Fest featuring Cover Her Face, Endall, Torrential Downpour, Embers Remain, Scalera, Ascending from Ashes and more @ The Cornerstone Inn, 491 Broad St in Carlstadt- $12.50, All ages

* River City Extension, Scott Liss & the Sixty Six,Skull Motion, Brick and Mortar, Royal Crime Syndicate @ Asbury Lanes, 209 4th Ave., Asbury Park- $10, Ages


* Belladonna (acoustic) @ Hot Topic, Jersey Garden's Mall, 651 Kapkowski Rd., Elizabeth, NJ (free)

21+
* The Land of the Look Behind, Bern & the Brights, Chris Batten & the Woods, The Embracers @ IM Automata Chino, 99 Greene St, Jersey City- $7, 21+

* Let Me Run, We're All Broken, Dan Maxwell and His Band, The Casting Out (ex boy sets fire) @ 124 Church St., New Brunswick- $7, 21+

What else? Which show are you going to?

Jared Grabb, Lead Pipe Cinch, and Will Dailey perform at upcoming TM Promotions shows

TM Promotions have three diverse shows coming up in New York and New Jersey.

Tuesday, June 9th
Acoustic/Singer-Writer Showcase
Shrine | 2271 Adam Clayton Powell blvd. | New York | NY | 10030
Jared Grabb former vocalist of Scout's honor, Tina Sparkle former members of Scout's Honor and the Forecast, Jenna Nichols, Sean Morris, Denise Barbarita, and White Noise supremacists
Doors at 6pm
Tickets $10

Friday, June 19th
Three local rock bands
The Tank | 354 W. 45th St.| New York | NY | 10030
Lead Pipe Cinch, Color Engine, and The Red Lights
Doors at 7pm
Tickets $10

Sunday, June 21st
Best acoustic rock in the area at Maxwell's
Jon Robert, Will Dailey, Nick Howard and Anthony Melillo
Maxwell's | 1039 Washington St. | Hoboken, NJ
Doors at 7:30pm
Tickets $10

Metal Fest 5/29 @ Cornerstone Inn, Carlstadt NJ

This Friday is a popular one for shows. This time Evil Girl Entertainment presents Metal Fest '09 with Cover Her Face, Endall, Torrential Downpour, Embers Remain, Scalera, Ascending from Ashes, From Your Grave, Divided Skies, I am Triame, The Albatross at The Cornerstone Inn, 491 Broad St in Carlstadt, NJ. Advance tickets are $12.50 and are available here. Admission includes a raffle ticket for giveaways. Tickets will be $15 at the door. Some of the vendors include Slumber Parties by Kimberly and Posh Adornments.

Jersey Stock 2009- 3 Days of over 40 rock, pop, and alternative bands- Paramus VFW

This weekend, May 29-May 31 Jersey State Entertainment brings you 3 days of the the area's best pop, rock, and alternative bands at The Paramus VFW, 6 Winslow Pl, Paramus NJ. Tickets are $10 for each day. Friday's highlights include The Scenic (Victory Records), The Goodnight Anthem, and Hotspur, alongside locals Exit She Calls and the Murder and the Harlot. Saturday it's Action Item, Count Your Blessings, Vice on Victory with locals Hands on the Stereo and In Full Bloom. Kearny's American Classic also perform their first show. Closing out on Sunday is The Talk About, Floral Terrance, Sexy Heroes, and May or West.

Friday, May 29
Doors: 5

The Scenic (Victory Records)
The Goodnight Anthem
Hotspur
Yours Truly
StoopKid
Junior Year
Fantazma
Millenium Children
Exit She calls
Catching Fire
Bring Down The Sky
Darling
The Murder and The Harlot
Your Sister's Canary
Slow Motion Sickness

Saturday, May 30
Doors: 3pm

Action Item
Count Your Blessing (Stand By Records)
The Tonight Life
Throw The Heat
Vice on Victory (Stand By Records)
Tiger Scout
Blast Rocks Midtown
Forver in a Heart Beat
EverChange
Boy Named Vegas
Stay For Tomorrow
Around The World in 80 Days
A Sure Thing
A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama
Devlin Drive
Hands on The Stereo
Fiction
American Classic
In Full Bloom
Bears and Balconies

Sunday, May 31
Doors: 3pm

Pull The Pin
Show Dont Tell
Catch Me If You CAn
Sexy Heroes
Floral Terrace
Trees Above Mandalay
Lost Blue
OutLawed Frequency
Gunning Bedford
Washington Square Park
Stop Motion Skyline
In Revenge!
Neverender
Coventina
The New Clean
All In Favor
MayOrWest

West Gate to release new album on June 23rd

Hardrock act West Gate have set June 23rd as the release date for their new album, Daylight. A clip of the new album is available at WestGateBand.com They recently announced new guitarist Alex Goldenthal to the line-up. You can see him, Pete, George, Rob, and Kurt when they perform in NYC on June 26. Check out the "read more" for additional tour dates.

West Gate
Daylight

1. Bleeding Out
2. Daylight
3. Ordinary
4. Want it All
5. Way Out
6. Gaslight
7. Soul Searching
8. Kiss From a Rose
9. Alive Again
10. With Time
11. Fiction
12. Rebirth


West Gate Tour Dates:

6/26 @ Ace of Clubs, NYC
8/13 @ The Black Flower, Raleigh, NC
8/14 @ The Rock Shop, Fayetteville, NC
8/15 @ Luna Bean, Wilson, NC
8/17 @ Springwater, Nashville, TN
8/18 @ Ten High Club, Atlanta, GE
8/22 @ The Elbo Room, Chiago, IL
8/27 @ The Smiling Moose, Pittsburg, PA
8/29 @ Dr. Watsons Pub, Philadelphia, PA

Bern & the Brights @ IM Automata Chino, Jersey City this Friday

Montclair's Bern & the Brights bring the rock. With sweet harmonies, acoustics, eclectic guitar, and violin this five-piece delivers a nice sound. They opened for Butch Walker in March at New York's Webster Hall and have several upcoming shows. This Friday, they'll be at Jersey City's IM Automata Chino in Jersey City with The Land of the Look Behind, Chris Batten & the Woods, and The Embracers. The show's $7 and 21+.

Also, check out an interview with acoustic guitarist and vocalist, Catherine by Jersey Beat: http://www.jerseybeat.com/bern.html

Roller Derby Game @ Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center, Newark, NJ on Friday, 5/29

Garden State Rollergirls will be having their 3rd Annual Charity Bout on May 29th at the Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center, in Newark NJ. ALL ticket proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society to help further the Rollergirls fund raising efforts for their June 13th participation in Relay for Life in Garfield, NJ.

Come watch as the teams fresh meat play their first bout with veteran skaters as the league divides into Masked Marauders and Caped Crusaders . It will be a fun, action-packed 60 minutes that is sure to come down to the last jam for the win!!

The bout is located at the Rollergirls home rink, the Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center in Newark. There's plenty of parking, security, raffles, and food available for purchase inside (including yummy baked goods prepared by the derby girls).

Doors open at 8pm and the whistle blows at 9pm! Advance tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 10. You can purchase your tickets in advance from a derby girl, on the web at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/66292, or at Empire Realty Group - Conveniently located at 407 Washington Street (between 4th and 5th Street) - in Hoboken, NJ.

Also, join the girls after the bout at the after party at Mc Govern's Tavern, located at 58 New St, Newark, NJ 07102.

Can't make the bout, but still want to support our cause? Check out the Relay For Life website: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=14148

The Sleeping, Lady Radiator, and others perform in Newark this Friday

The Sleeping already played a basement show in New Brunswick and Hangar 84 in Vineland this month alone. Now these Long Island guys return to NJ for a third time to play a show in Newark this Friday, where they will set it off with The Waking Alley, Lady Radiator, Hollywood Kills, The Pretty Pleas, and Izzy Grimey. The show is $5 and all profits are donated to the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention in the name of Victor Cruz. Doors open at 5pm.

This Week in Music News

This week's Star Beat Music news:

* Star Beat Music is now on Facebook. Add the group for the scoop on shows, exclusive music, and future contests.

* The Champagne Charade change their name to Marisette (mare-uh-set). They have a new MySpace layout and photos of the band.

* West Gate's new album, Daylight, will be out on June 23rd! Check out www.Westgateband.com for a clip, track listing and more info!

* Today is the last day to download Backseat Goodbye's cd for free. He performs at the Marlboro Recreation Center in Jersey on 6/13 with Person L and Just Surrender.

* Tickets for Ted Leo and the Pharmacists & Titus Andronicus @ Kearny Irish American Association on 6/21 are SOLD OUT. Tickets still available for Maxwell's on 6/22! This show will sell out, so get your tickets quick.

* Tickets for the previously announced $10 for 10 Tour at The Starland Ballroom on 8/8 featuring Vision Of Disorder, Poison The Well, Terror, Vision, War Of Ages • The Ghost Inside, The Mongoloids, Trapped Under Ice, Crime In Stereo, and This Is Hell went on-sale.

10 for $10 Summer Tour f/ Vision of Disorder & Poison the Well, NJ on 8/8

Alternative Press reports that:

This summer Poison the Well will be headlining the entire 10 for $10 tour. The idea behind the tour is to keep the ticket price affordable in the ailing economy. Tim Borror, of The Agency Group, who helped put the tour together said the "tour is important because hardcore music is a lifestyle and has been an inspiration to the people who get involved and know what the movement and music is all about. In the last few years the crowds have been a bit smaller than what they should be and we hope an idea like this where kids are getting an opportunity to check out a lot of bands for cheap will inspire some new kids to come out, get involved and become a part of this scene to help it grow".

The other bands on the tour include Terror, Death Before Dishonor, War Of Ages, Crime In Stereo, Trapped Under Ice, The Mongoloids, The Ghost Inside, This Is Hell and Vision, and on separate legs of the tour Madball, Bane and Vision Of Disorder will be sharing headlining spots.

The tour stops at The Starland Ballroom on Saturday, August 8th and features vision of Disorder, Poison the Well, Terror, Vision, War of Ages, The Ghost Inside, The Mongloids, Trapped Under Ice, Crime in Stereo, and This Is Hell. Tickets are on-sale Friday at noon here. Tour dates below.


10 for $10 Hardcore Summer Tour Dates:
7/9 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
7/10 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
7/11 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
7/12 Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans
7/13 Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
7/14 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
7/15 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
7/16 New Orleans, LA @ The Hanger
7/17 Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
7/18 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
7/19 Dallas, TX @ The Max
7/21 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater
7/22 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
7/23 San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom
7/24 Los Angeles, CA @ House Of Blues
7/25 Chico, CA @ Senator Theater
7/26 Seattle, WA @ King Cat Theater
7/28 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite
7/29 Calgary, AB @ Warehouse
7/31 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
8/1 Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater
8/2 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater
8/4 Chicago, IL @ Metro
8/5 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
8/7 Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
8/8 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
8/9 Worcester, MA @ Palladium
8/10 Montreal, QC @ Fou Founes
8/11 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
8/12 Detroit, MI @ The Majestic
8/13 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
8/14 Buffalo, NY @ Xtreme Wheels

What's Going on in Jersey, Friday May 15

What to do in NJ:

* THE CHAMPAGNE CHARADE, Streets of Fire, Sherazada, 2nd place, A French Word and we the chosen @ St. Johns Lutheran Church, 587 Springfield Ave, Summit. $10. 7pm. All ages.

* EDEN STAR Record Release, Seeking Through Silence, End of an Era, Snowball 37 @ the Clash Bar, 39 Harding Ave, Clifton. $8. 9pm. 21+

* PENNYWISE, Pepper, Authority Zero, Supervillians @ The Starland Ballroom, 570 Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. $25. 6:30pm. All ages.

* LAST DAYS OF EMPIRE, Everything She Needs, River City Extension, Domenick Carino, Grand Alto @ Klee's, 101 Boulevard, Seaside Heights. Free. 7pm. All ages.

* A CLEAN GETAWAY, R.A.D., Shotty Mike - Court Tavern, 124 Church St. New Brunswick. 10 pm, $6, 21+

* THE GREAT NOSTALGIC, Mister Badger, Montagna and the Mouth to Mouth, You Say USA @ IM Automata Chino, 99 Greene St, Jersey City. $7. 8pm. 21+

* KATE VOEGELE, Angel Taylor , Brannon Powers , For the Foxs @ School of Rock, 31 Schrieffer St, South Hackensack. $15. 7pm. All ages.

This Week in Music News

Week in news:

* The Bouncing Souls and Lifetime will play two shows at Webster Hall on 8/20 and 8/21.
* Green Day added a second MSG date.
* The Dillinger Escape Plan and The Number 12 Looks Like You will be playing a few shows in June together, including 6/9 in Farmingdale, NY and 6/10 in Philadelphia, PA.
* Ben Franklin posted 3 new song from their upcoming album.
* Seeking through Silence posted "The Lake Song" and have made it available for download.
* Kiss Kiss announced tour dates, posted a new song, & album release of July 7.
* Tickets for Screaming Females on 5/30 and Lemuria on 6/7 at Maxwell's went on-sale for $8.
* Blink 182 announced tour dates and openers.
* Have Heart announced they are breaking up after their world tour this year. They play Philadelphia, PA on 8/14 and NYC or NJ on 8/12.
* Pregnant posted tour dates for May and June in Brooklyn, Asbury Park, and Hoboken.
* Backseat Goodbye gave away his album and single here. Available until May 23.

Comments?

Kiss Kiss set 7/7 for new album, Tour Dates with Fake Problems

Kiss Kiss have announced a set of tour dates surrounding the release of "The Meet Shall Inherit What's Left," due out July 7, 2009. The first date is June 17th with Portugal. The Man at Southpaw in Brooklyn. After, they'll be out with Florida's Fake Problems. The Fake Problems tour will roll around to NYC's Mercury Lounge on July 1. The band's will be touring in Canada for the first time and playing new cities. Check out the tour dates below.


Kiss Kiss 2008 Tour Dates

June, 17 2009 08:00 PM - Southpaw w/ PORTUGAL. THE MAN
125 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11217 - $12

w/ Portugal. The Man! 18+
June, 25 2009 08:00 PM - New Brookland Tavern w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
122 State St., Columbia, SC, 29169 - $8 adv./$10 door

w/ Fake Problems! 18+
June, 26 2009 09:00 PM - Drunken Unicorn w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
736 Ponce de Leon Place, Atlanta, GA, 30306 - $8 adv/$10 door

w/ Fake Problems!
June, 27 2009 09:00 PM - Local 506 w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
506 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC, 27516 - $10

w/ Fake Problems!
June, 28 2009 07:00 PM - The Jewish Mother w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
3108 Pacific Ave., Virginia Beach, VA, 23451 - $10

w/ Fake Problems!
June, 29 2009 07:00 PM - The Ottobar w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
2549 N. Howard St., Baltimore, MD, 21218 - $8 adv 21+/$9 adv. kids/$10 door 21+/$11 door kids

w/ Fake Problems!
June, 30 2009 06:00 PM - The Trocadero Balcony Bar w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
1003 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA, 19107 - $8

w/ Fake Problems!
July, 1 2009 09:30 PM - Mercury Lounge w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
217 E. Houston St., New York, NY, 10002 - $10

w/ Fake Problems!
July, 2 2009 08:00 PM - The Middle East Upstairs w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
472 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02139 - $9

w/ Fake Problems!
July, 4 2009 09:00 PM - Le Cercle w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
228 Saint-Joseph Est., Quebec City, QUE, G1K 3A9 - $10

w/ Fake Problems!
July, 6 2009 06:30 PM - Underworld w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
289 Rue Ste-Catherine E., Montreal, QUE, H2X 1A1 - $12

w/ Fake Problems!
July, 7 2009 01:00 PM - The Meek Shall Inherit What’s Left - IN STORES!!
Everywhere, United States, New York 10001 -

Our new record will be in stores today (7/7/09)! DON’T FORGET TO PICK IT UP.
July, 7 2009 09:00 PM - Sneaky Dee’s w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
431 College St., Toronto, ON, M5T 1T1 - $10 adv./$12 door

w/ Fake Problems!
July, 8 2009 06:00 PM - Mohawk Place w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
47 E. Mohawk St., Buffalo, NY, 14203 - $10 adv./$12 door

w/ Fake Problems!
July, 10 2009 05:30 PM - Mac’s Bar w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI, 48912 - $8 adv./$10 door

w/ Fake Problems!
July, 11 2009 09:00 PM - Beat Kitchen w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, IL, 60618 - $10

w/ Fake Problems!
July, 12 2009 08:00 PM - Triple Rock w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
629 Cedar Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN, 55454 - $10

w/ Fake Problems!
July, 13 2009 09:00 PM - Stonefly Brewery w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
735 E. Center St., Milwaukee, WI, 53212 - $8

w/ Fake Problems!
July, 14 2009 09:00 PM - Picador w/ FAKE PROBLEMS
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA, 52240 - $10 adv./$12 door

Jeff: the Brotherhood/Bad Blood/Stupid Party @ Meat Town USA 4/18/09 Photos

The following are photos from the April 18, 2009 Meat Town USA show for Screaming Females cd release show. I wasn't able to get photos of Screaming Females because I was in the crowd at that point, but I got the rest of the bands. It was a rockin' night that kicked off with some hardcore, then made its way to some awesome rock n' roll in the name of Bad Blood, Stupid Party, Jeff: the Brotherhood, and Screaming Females.

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Jeff: the Brotherhood:

The Gay Blades to play free in-store at Bloomingdale's NYC this Thursday

This Thursday, 5/14
NYLON GUYS Spring In-Store Event
59th Street Bloomingdale's (Metro 59 Level)
5-8 pm

FREE BOOZE! FREE FOOD! FREE MUSIC!
The Gay Blades perform at 6PM

What's to do in Jersey & NYC, Thursday May 6

In Jersey:

* MIKE WATT & THE MISSINGMEN, Mad Happy - Maxwells, 1039 Washington St. Hoboken - 9 pm, $12, 18+.

* A BILLION ERNIES, We Are The Union, Fireworks, The Best of the Worst @ Asbury Lanes, 209 4th Ave. Asbury Park - 6pm, $10, all ages.

* JOE ROMEO & THE ORANGE COUNTY VOLUNTEERS @ The Raconteur, 431 Main St. Metuchen - 8pm, free, all ages.

* THE SLEEPING, Paulson, Closure in Moscow, Red Honey @ Death City, message me for address, New Brunswick - 6pm, $7, all ages.

In NYC:

* ALEX Paul, TJ Moss, Andrea Gibson, Wesley Jeremiah @ Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Avenue A - 8pm, free but 2 drink minimum, 18+.

* SUICIDE CITY, and many more (last in-store performances) @ Virgin Megastore Union Square, 52 E. 14th St.-4pm, Free.

* SOUL MADE VISIBLE,Pink Noise, Charles Wallace, & A.D.M., with Tim No 37 DJing @ Public Assembly, 70 North 6th St, Brooklyn. 8pm, $10.

What else?

The Sleeping w/ Paulson, Closure in Moswcow, & Honey Red in New Brunswick, NJ Tonight!

TONIGHT!
Death City
message me for address
New Brunswick, NJ
$7/6pm
The Sleeping (post hardcore from Long Island, Victory Records)
Paulson (dance rock from Jersey, Doghouse)
Closure in Moscow (prog rock from Australia, Equal Vision Records)
Honey Red (punk form New brunswick)

Let's set it off!

Virgin Megastore Union Square's Last In-Store this Thursday

All Virgin Megastore's are closing this summer. Catch the last in-store performances at Virin Megastore, Union Square this Thursday, May 7 from 4-10pm. Performing is Cypher Rotring, Jonathan Pilkington Kahnt, Suicide City, The Bright Room, and others. This is a free in-store.

Monday Update

Bad Blood @ Meat Town USA, New Brunswick, NJ 4/18/09
Good Monday Readers and Onlookers,

Excuse me for the lack of updates. I’m gearing up to graduate from Seton Hall University, so it’s been hectic. I still need to write up a review and post photos of Screaming Females record release show at Meat Town USA and Alkaline Trio’s show at Music Hall of Williamsburg. I hope to have all this up by the end of the week.

This week is another epic basement show at Death City in New Brunswick with The Sleeping, Paulson, and Closure in Moscow. It’s $7, all ages, and in intimate quarters at 6pm, so arrive early. The bands are sure to set it off.

For those closer to NYC, Suicide City is performing a free show at Virgin Megastore in Union Square on the same day at 5pm. Later, Andrea Gibson and others perform some spoken word poetry at Sidewalk Cafe. Free entry, but 2 drink minimum.

Marc Rizzo (of Soulfly) & his band will perform at Dingbatz in Clifton on May 17 with Doomsday Prophecy, Thanatotic Desire, Sedna, and Knollwood. Doors at 4pm.

Monotonix have announced a tentative title for their new album, “where were you when it happened?” It’ll feature 8 songs and clock in at 30 minutes. It “gets pretty fast and fun sometimes and pretty slow and heavy at other times,” the band said. It’ll be available on CD and vinyl on Drag City in U.K in August and the U.S and Europe in September. Monotonix will perform it’s only spring East Coast appearance on Tuesday, May 19th at Brooklyn’s Club Europa. They’ll play with The Homosexuals and Rice.

A Lifelike Story and Seeking through Silence are looking for drummers. If you have the skills contact them.

That's all for now. Stay well, folks.

Star