New Jersey

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock 

The Cucumbers: ‘Hello’ Again

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 Jim Testa 0 Comments 2026, David Graham, Deena Shoshkes, Hello George, Hoboken, Jon Fried, New Jersey, The Cucumbers

Inside the Hoboken legends’ ambitious new project

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Comedy Punk Remembrance Rock 

Twinkle, Twinkle Uncle Floyd

January 29, 2026 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Floyd Vivino, New Jersey, RIP, The Ramones, Uncle Floyd

Remembering the local TV legend and his music legacy

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Power Pop Rock 

The Shroud of Touring: The Bongos’ Lost Live Album is a Secret No More

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025 Jim Allen 0 Comments 2025, Hoboken, JEM Records, New Jersey, Richard Barone, The Bongos, The Shroud of Touring: Live in 1985

The 1985 concert recording expands the power pop heroes’ legacy

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Alternative Rock Rock 

A Primfect Pusicle

May 23, 2025May 24, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Perfect Circle, Les Claypool, Maynard James Keenan, New Jersey, Primus, Puscifer, Sessanta V 2.0, Tool

Sessanta V 2.0 comes to Dirty Jerz

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Power Pop Rock 

How The dB’s Reunion Rocked New Jersey

September 16, 2024September 16, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments 2024, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder, Jersey City, New Jersey, Peter Holsapple, Repercussion, Stands for deciBels, The dB's, White Eagle Hall, Will Rigby

The ‘80s power pop heroes re-upped their rep at a Jersey City show

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jazz 

Montclair Jazz Festival 2024: Cheers to 15 Years

September 13, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Christian McBride, Christian McBride and Inside Straight, DJ Brother Mister, Jazz, Lisa Fischer, Montclair, Montclair Jazz Festival, New Jersey, Sarah Vaughan

The JAZZ HOUSE KiDS sponsored event, featuring Kenny Garrett, Lisa Fischer and more, happens all day tomorrow

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Indie Rock Rock 

WATCH: Cathedral Ceilings Share Video for “Bill Berry”

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Cathedral Ceilings, Cell, Dromedary Records, DromFest, King Missile, Kingston, New Jersey, New York, Scrawl, The Figgs

Fantastic second album, La La La…Whatever!, out September 6th on Dromedary Records 

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Punk Rock 

The Front Bottoms Announce the “Finding Your Way Home Tour”

June 24, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Finding Your Way Home Tour, New Jersey, the Front Bottoms, U.S. Tour, You Are Who You Hang Out With

U.S. dates begin on September 12th in Boston, MA

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Films Records 

The Upside of Flipside

June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 Jason Gross 2 Comments Chris Wilcha, Flipside, Flipside 2, Ira Glass, New Jersey, Pompton Lakes, Reverend Don Diego, Station 1, The Feelies, Uncle Floyd

Toasting a small, legendary New Jersey record store

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Rock Stones 

The Rolling Stones Rip It Up at MetLife Stadium 

May 27, 2024May 28, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Bernard Fowler, Chanel Haynes, Chuck Leavell, Darryl Jones, Hackney Diamonds, Hackney Diamonds Tour, Karl Denson, Keith Richards, Metlife Stadium, Mick Jagger, New Jersey, Ron Wood, Steve Jordan, The Rolling Stones, Tim Ries

A quick recap of the band’s second night in North Jersey on the Hackney Diamonds Tour ’24

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Festivals 

Rock & Roll Globe Co-Hosts Live Event on Record Store Day

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments 2024, April, Book and Film Globe, Book and Film Globe Festival, Long Branch, Millburn, Neal Pollack, New Jersey, Rock and Roll Globe, Ron Hart, The Book House

Showcase part of a weeklong festival curated by our sister site Book & Film Globe

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Rock 

LISTEN: New Jersey’s Eric Dash Shares “The Light Show”

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Bystander, Eric Dash, indie, New Jersey, The Light Show

Debut album, Bystander, currently in the works

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Porno for Pyros End Farewell Tour in Montclair, NJ

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Etty Lau Farrell, Good God’s Urge, Horns Thorns en Halos Tour, Mike Watt, Montclair, New Jersey, Perry Farrell, Peter DiStefano, Porno For Pyros, Robin Hatch, Stephen Perkins, Wellmont Theater

Could this really be the band’s last show ever?

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Hardcore Punk Rock 

Green Hell: The Misfits’ Earth A.D. at 40

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 Todd Manning 1 Comment 1983, 40th Anniversary, Doyle, Earth A.D., Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only, Lodi, New Jersey, The Misfits

Looking back on the second studio album from the North Jersey punk legends

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock New Wave Rock 

The Feelies Honor The Velvet Underground with New Live Album

October 24, 2023October 25, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bar-None Records, Bill Million, Brenda Sauter, Dave Weckerman, Glenn Mercer, Jersey City, New Jersey, Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of The Velvet Underground, Stan Demeski, The Feelies, The Velvet Underground

Frontman Glenn Mercer talks Some Kinda Love

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