Chris Gethard, Mikey Erg, mems of Folly, Catch 22, Midtown & more tapped for NJ punk covers project
Listen to members of Folly cover Mohawk Barbie, Heath from Midtown covering Bigwig, and a few others, and stay tuned for many, many more.
Ensign
Second Arrows (Deadguy, ETID, etc) release first single off debut album (listen)
The band -- which also features members of Nora, Ensign, and The Banner -- have shared the very promising first taste of their upcoming debut album.
Second Arrows (Deadguy, Every Time I Die, Nora, etc) announce debut LP, share clip of new song
The band also features members of Ensign and The Banner, and their debut album was produced by ex-Dillinger Escape Plan member Kevin Antreassian.
Sheer Terror, Burn, Murphy’s Law, Shades Apart, Bold, Floorpunch & more also playing Dave Franklin tribute
Plus there's Vision playing a set with guest vocalists, a set with members of The Bouncing Souls and Lifetime, Dave Smalley playing Down By Law and Dag Nasty songs, and more...
Purpose reuniting for NateFest (Flemington, NJ band had members of Saves The Day, Thursday & more)
Flemington, NJ melodic hardcore band Purpose were a band ahead of their time. Big things may have happened for them if they hadn't broken up in 2001...
Nate from Ensign being honored w/ NateFest: Sick of it All, 45 Revolutions, Kill Your Idols, Mouthpiece, None More Black, and many more
As previously mentioned, Nate Gluck of NJ hardcore mainstays Ensign is sadly battling cancer, and now Ensign have teamed up with a handful of other hardcore bands to put on NateFest in his honor, on March 21 & 22 at a TBA New Jersey ve...
Ensign’s Nate Gluck diagnosed with cancer, needs your help
Sad news from NJ hardcore mainstays Ensign. Guitarist/bassist Nate Gluck has been diagnosed with cancer in his stomach and esophagus. On top of that, his family is facing hard financial times, and Nate's friend launched a GoFundMe campaign to help raise money for his cause...
Grade returning to NYC & Philly w/ Ensign (and other dates)
Canadian '90s/early '00s-era post-hardcore/emo band Grade have been active again for a few years now, and this fall they'll finally make their way back to the Northeast US for shows in NYC and Philly, both with NJ's Ensign...
Cro-Mags/Bad Brains members playing cancer benefit this week; Cro-Mags playing Asbury Lanes before Saint Vitus
Cro-Mags at FFF 2013 (more by Tim Griffin)
NYC crossover vets Cro-Mags have a few local-ish appearances this week and next. First, members John Joseph and Mackie will team with Bad Brains members Darryl Jennifer and Dr...
Ten Foot Pole, Sloppy Seconds, D.I., Antidote, Slaughter & the Dogs, Joey Cape and more punk tours hitting Grand Victory
Punk veterans Ten Foot Pole, who formed as the hardcore band Scared Straight in the early '80s but changed their name before 1993's more melodic punk-styled Swill, have announced that they'll release their first new album since 2004's Subliminable Messages in 2015 via Cyber Tracks (El Hehe of NOFX's label)...