Rejoice in the transfixing sounds of NJ indie band Those Looks
Their debut full-length album, Cults Near Me, comes out Nov. 11; they’ll play John and Peter’s in New Hope on Nov. 12.
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After decades of sharing his art with only a select few, NJ artist Justin Hock will uncover his work to the public
“The idea of selling my art was never really [the intent]. … It makes me uncomfortable. Same thing with music; the intent was never to make money off of it.”
NJ alt singer-songwriter Joe P is an original. He has the EP and horror film to prove it.
Check out his excellent new EP, French Blonde, and the companion film he co-wrote and-produced, If We Run, before he visits Jack’s Music Shoppe on Nov. 27.
Where to find NJ Indy in print
From Sparta to Ventnor City, Glassboro to Hackensack, and 100+ places in between.
Jay Blakesberg on his life in music photography, shooting the world’s biggest acts and his new exhibit at Morris Museum
Blakesberg, who grew up in Clark, shares his photography at the museum (opening Oct. 14) and in a new book, which features hundreds of shots of the culture and prominent artists over the decades, from Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young to Green Day, Fiona Apple and Pearl Jam, and tells the story of a lifetime.
Craig Finn questions our memories on new album and podcast
“Going outside living in New York and hearing all the sirens nonstop, but seeing zero people on the street, it was jarring. I thought, if we get through this, I’m gonna tell people about this. It was trying to grab onto those moments.”
To solve the ongoing problem of family homelessness in NJ, ‘Let’s turn empathy into action’
Family Promise, an NJ-based nonprofit supporting those experiencing homelessness, will run Night Without a Bed Oct. 22, in which folks sleep in cars, tents and on floors to foster empathy and raise awareness for solutions.
Princeton University announces it will divest from fossil fuel companies
Princeton will both divest from all publicly traded fossil fuel companies and disassociate from 90 companies that have funded research.
Porchfest comes to Lambertville, one of NJ’s best little cities, Oct. 1
“The whole idea behind Porchfest is about talking to your neighbor.”
Morristown Festival of Books hosts James Patterson, Frank Bruni, Katy Tur and 60+ authors Oct. 7-8
“Our mission is to allow everyone to have a voice, and that diversity of voices is more important than ever and it’s not about dividing people… but about uniting a community around our mission.”
NJ brewery files lawsuit against state ABC over newly imposed limitations on the craft beer industry
“The [ABC] should not be regulating entertainment, they should be regulating alcohol and that’s the heart of it, but they also didn’t follow their own process and that’s really the shocking thing,” says Chuck Garrity, owner of Death of the Fox Brewing, in Clarksboro, who filed suit on Sept. 22.
Thoughtful lagers and sours at Wild Air Beerworks in Asbury Park
“These are two very hard styles to make, to control and to balance, but the results are just so impressive. It’s essentially the same ingredients that go into any beer, but they’re so different.”