Indie Rock

New Jersey-based musician John Friel—better known by the moniker John Joseph—wrote the first song off his eventual LP, Sunday, back in 2017. A solo artist grinding through the jazz guitar

I don’t know what’s in the New Jersey water, but it’s producing some marvelous musicians, many of which are on the cusp of stardom. While 2020 has been a strange,

For many bands, a hiatus often signals the end of an era. Whether it stems from creative differences, in-house conflict or other miscellaneous reasons, band members taking a break and

It’s been an absolute joy for me to write about bands that are staying productive and releasing new work during quarantine. Despite tours being canceled, shows being taken away or

For many bands, the first year together is a time of development. A trial period of sorts; one for discovering your sound, finding your audience, building chemistry as a group,

For many local artists, the nationwide quarantine has resulted in an immense struggle to stay motivated and continue producing work. Some bands, however, have taken this epidemic in stride, teasing