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NBT Music Spotlight: Green Knuckle Material
Green Knuckle Material is an independent pop-punk quartet with a set of singles out this summer. Formed in 2016 and once featuring rap and saxophone, their post-pandemic lineup has Dan Kee on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Brandon Alvaro on lead guitar, Anthony Gallardo-Vega on drums and Dan Ravenda on bass. NBT music reporter Ben […]
Virginia Man Extradited to NJ in Case of Councilwoman’s Murder
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Prosecutors announced that the man who they say shot and killed Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour has been extradited from Virginia to Middlesex County, New Jersey, where he will be tried for murder. After nearly two months in Virginia’s Chesapeake Correctional Center, the alleged killer was transported to...
“Privately Developed Courthouse” Closed Again Due to Flooding Issues
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The building that houses the county’s Family Court abruptly closed mid-day on July 18, as torrential rains led to flash flooding, and now officials with the state judiciary say the building will remain closed until further notice. The news of the initial closure came at 12:19pm,...
New Brunswick Today’s Mid-Year Music Review
“Music scene’s crazy, bands start up, each and every day… I saw another one just the other day, a special new band…”. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Pavement’s is a sentiment that applies to the music scene here in 2023. Bands are everywhere: old, new, reunited, broken-up, reforming, touring, debuting, mixing, mastering, scheming, working.
Rutgers Board Hits Students With Largest Tuition Hike in 15 Years
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On July 10, the state university’s Board of Governors gathered on a video conference call and authorized the steepest tuition hike here in 15 years. Rutgers University students from New Jersey will pay 6% more for tuition and mandatory fees in the 2023-24 school year, which means the average in-state student’s cost of attending the state school will jump by an additional $487 per semester.
NY Man Accused of Stealing Cop’s Truck From NBPD Parking Deck
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Local police arrested a man twice in one day amid a bizarre series of events that ended with cops chasing him down for the alleged theft of a police officer’s personal vehicle from the police department’s underground parking deck. 20-year-old Victor Anglo-Montanez was a resident...
South River Mayor Loses Primary Election by 18 Votes
SOUTH RIVER, NJ—The borough will be getting a new Mayor soon, after a close contest in the Republican primary election led to the defeat of three-term incumbent John Krenzel. Borough Councilman Peter Guindi defeated Krenzel 305-287 in the June 6 primary election, a race that was initially too close...
NBT Music Spotlight: Tula Vera
Tula Vera trots out two lead vocalists & guitarists in Clay Parcells and Dylan Drummond, joined in rhythm by bassist Joe Jansen and drummer Margaret Marino. One of New Jersey’s best rock bands in the DIY and club circuits, the group just released its fourth album/EP, “The Moon & Her Creator,” on June 23rd. Music […]
NBT Music Spotlight: Pillowinde
Pillowinde (pillow-wind) is an indie-rock trio fronted by Claire Ruiz. They’ve played as many basement/showhouse gigs in the New Brunswick scene in the past two years as anyone. In April, Pillowinde released their second full-length album, titled “Jets to Brunswick.” Our music reporter caught up with Claire by phone in June. Bennett Kelly: Alright, today […]
NBT Music Spotlight: The Cynz
Cyndi Dawson and Henry Seiz power the rock outfit The Cynz. Formed in 2010, The Cynz released a cover of “Tell That Girl To Shut Up” in February, with another single planned for this fall preceding their fifth album release. In June, Cyndi and Henry phoned our music reporter Bennett Kelly from a Sunday practice […]
NBT Music Spotlight: Dinosaur Eyelids
Dinosaur Eyelids is a hard-rock outfit formed in New Brunswick in 2009. They lived two blocks from the Court Tavern and made it their performance hub and practice space, catching the tail end of Bobby Albert’s ownership of the club. This year Dinosaur Eyelids released the full length album “The Last Beard,” recorded live at […]
NBT Music Spotlight: Gary Kaplan of RGD
Gary Kaplan is one-third of the rough and ready Highland Park rock group RGD. The band released their single “Turn On/Off” earlier this year, has a cover of Joy Division’s “Transmission” coming out in mid-July, and has an album release scheduled for the fall. Here, Gary looks back on New Brunswick’s 80s nightlife, the heights […]
NBT Music Spotlight: Cliff and Ivy
Cliff Livingston and Kara Thrasher-Livingston [stage name: Ivy Silence] have been making music together for forty years. First in the 80s New Brunswick punk scene with bands Warm Love, Lesser Koodoo, Moby Dick and others, and for the past ten-plus years as the goth rock duo of Cliff and Ivy. They’ve lived in Alaska since […]
NBT Music Spotlight: San Tropez
Frank Bridges, bassist in shoegaze band San Tropez, discusses the band’s January album “Maybe Tomorrow” on Mint 400 Records, talks about some of his older bands from the 90s like Duochrome, kiaro skuro and Frito-Lay, and does a deep dive into New Brunswick’s vinyl record scene of old, on a phone call with music reporter […]
NBT Music Spotlight: Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison is a singer-songwriter with roots in the 80s/90s New Brunswick scene and material that references it. He’s released over twenty singles since 2020, and a full length album in March titled “No Defenses.” He’s at pace for another album by the end of 2023/2024. He spoke with music reporter Ben Kelly by phone […]
NBT Music Spotlight: Super Jack
Super Jack is a genre-bending artist with music that shares headspace with LCD Soundsystem (and attended the same NJ high school as LCD frontman James Murphy), Gorillaz, Prince, Lou Reed and more. In June he released his sixth full length album since 2019, “Eats The Mind.” Super Jack plays in the New Brunswick basement scene. […]
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