Rock-It Docket

FM & Dancing Tony present Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake live at FM Jersey City. The show will also include performances by John Cozz and the Rippers and DJ Ryan Midnight will be filling in the gaps before, between and after.

PRICE: $15
AGE: 18 +
DOORS: 7:30 pm doors

About Chris DeMakes

Chris DeMakes (born September 27, 1973) is the guitarist and, along with Roger Manganelli, vocalist of the ska-punk band Less Than Jake. DeMakes is one of the original band members, as well as the current drummer Vinnie Fiorello. While Fiorello is the lyricist, DeMakes and Manganelli write the music.

He was born in Michigan, however, he grew up in Port Charlotte, Florida where he met Vinnie Fiorello. The two friends played in a local band, Needless Guilt and when DeMakes moved to Gainesville, Florida to attend the University of Florida, Fiorello followed suit to ensure their musical collaboration would continue.

DeMakes is known for his stage presence. Along with saying outrageous things on stage, he appears to have a penchant for running around the drum kit during songs and getting the crowd to start huge mosh/circle pits. He sometimes dresses up in costumes for Less Than Jake’s live shows, though this was mostly done during the earlier years. Some examples include a gym teacher, a redneck, a baseball player, an 80’s metalhead, a college professor and more recently, Bob Barker from The Price Is Right.

A few of Less Than Jake’s songs are written about DeMakes’ actual friends. Mark Cruce, mentioned in the lyrics of Mr. Chevy Celebrity is one example of this. Also, according to Fiorello, the song Jen Doesn’t Like Me Anymore is about a girl who had a crush on DeMakes, but ending up hating him in the end.

When not touring with Less Than Jake, DeMakes records solo material.

John Cozz and the Rippers

John Cozz and the Rippers have become one of the most representative bands of the New Jersey basement punk scene in recent years due to their unique ability to capture the cultural experience of the local scene. Deep Fried, John Cozz’s most recent release via Sniffling Indie Kids, does this not simply through innumerable references to Taylor Ham, Rutt’s Hut,and The Sopranos, but in crafting a diverse album that can at times be rough, sentimental, irreverent, genuine, or ironic.

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johncozzmusic/
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/6ZbXniS26zTxdZel3r1Z22
BANDCAMP: Johncozz.bandcamp.com

DJ Ryan Midnight

DJ Ryan Midnight has been DJing in the New York City area since 2014, with a combination of dedicated sets and supporting a host of live shows including The Selecter, The Toasters, The Porkers, and Voodoo Glow Skulls, along with regular recurring DJ sets at Otto’s Shrunken Head. Ryan also hosts the weekly-ish podcast, 100% Ska, spinning all-vinyl sets covering the full spectrum of the genre along with in-depth interviews.

Find him at:

https://www.djryanmidnight.com
https://www.facebook.com/djryanmidnight
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/100-ska-podcast/id1384313362

M Proudly Presents:
BIG ED’s Open Roadhouse Jam
Wednesday Night’s at FM
8 PM to 11 PM FREE / 18 & up

With band members:

Big Ed Sullivan – guitar, vocals
Matt Mousseau – drums
arthur nielson – bass, guitar, vocals
V.d. King – guitar, bass, sax, vocals

About the event/band :

Big Ed Sullivan has been hosting the longest running Blue’s Jam in New York City at the Red Lion Inn for over 25 years.. Forbes.com describes the event as the “Baddest Blues Jam In New York City. Working with, and regulars to the Jam, Jersey City resident’s Arthur Nelson and V.D King, who used to run the Lincoln Inn’s Blues’ Jams night in the Heights, and veteran drummer Matt Mosseau, will bring you a weekly open jam of Blues, Country, Soul and Rock at FM Restaurant Bar and Lounge.

Sessions start at 8 pm. Come in and sit it or sit down and enjoy.

Big ED Sullivan [www.bigedsullivan.com] comes from Brooklyn, New York. He grew not far from the Gowanus canal, but god knows he never fished there! But, he spent hours and hours shaprening his talents on guita and harmonica while watching his friends falling like flies, victims of drugs and gang wars.

“Yes,” says ED, “Music for me was an escape, but at the same time, it was really what saved me from the street and from a choice that could have ruined my life.” It was this escape, like the influence of some of the great names of the blues and rockabilly — such as Slim Harpo, Albert Collins, Danny Gatton and Link Wray — which inspired Ed’s style. All these musicians hold a special place in Ed’s list of musical gods.

No one plays the guitar like Ed. He has a way of transforming a melody of traditional blues or rockabilly by adding all his personality to it. His slide guitar playing is perfectly wild.

Big Ed is one of the pillars of the musical scene in New York. He was one of the of regular players at Manny’s Car Wash, the former temple of the blues in New York. Ed also played at many festivals organized in the city and he was one of the founding members of Rebel Rockers, a rockabilily group featuring original Stray Cats member Gary Setzer.

matt mousseau – drums

Arthur Neilson [www.arturnielson.com] born and raised in New York City, taught himself to play guitar on an electric Teisco Del Rey at age fifteen. After purchasing a Harmony acoustic, he honed his folk repertoire and fingerpicking skills. Then, one night, he heard Albert King. Arthur got goosebumps from his head to his toes, and has been hooked on the blues ever since. Arthur developed his dynamic guitar style by playing along with every blues record that he could find.

With a longing to play the blues, but unable to find the right situation, Arthur worked in rock & roll bands (he also loves Chuck Berry). Then, in the early seventies, he responded to an ad in the Village Voice, seeking a blues guitarist. He then formed the “A Train Blues Band” with Felix Cabrera. This propelled him into the burgeoning New York blues scene, which gave Arthur the opportunity to back up the late Victoria Spivey and jam with James Cotton and Hubert Sumlin.

Arthur Neilson with Otis RusthArthur was schooled in New York City bars and clubs, such as Dan Lynch Blues Bar, Lone Star Cafe, Manny’s Car Wash and Tramps. This has led to sharing the stage with many of his influences, most notably B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Roy Buchanan, Danny Gatton, and Albert King, who upon hearing Arthur, said, “That boy sure can play!”.

Arthur Neilson with Shemekia Copeland and Barry Harrison 1998, Shemekia Copeland found Arthur to be the guitar player that she was looking for to complete her band. Arthur has been performing with her across the globe and can be heard on the Grammy nominated “Wicked”, throughout her CD, “Talking to Strangers”, as well as “Never Going Back”, and the Grammy nominated “33 1/3” and “Outskirts of Love”.

Everytime Arthur picks up his guitar, his lifetime love and passion for the instrument resounds in each note played.

v.d. king – guitar, bass, sax, vocals

Dancing Tony & FM Proudly Present: SONIC BLUME w/ SEASIDE CAVES and DJ SHAWN FRANCIS SPINNING BETWEEN SETS.

Thursday June 27th @ FM!

18+

About SONIC BLUME

Sonic Blume (sonicblume.com)is an indie band, with a dream pop-shoegaze blend, from Asbury Park, NJ. Their sound can best be described as “dreamy” with jangly, upbeat guitar melodies. Sonic Blume is comprised of Max Connery, Guitar/Synth/Vocals; Danny Murray, Drums; Chase Landgrebe, Guitar; and Andrew Phelan , Bass Guitar.

Just this past week, Sonic Blume was named one of the “Top NJ Bands to Hear in 2019,” by NJ.com and featured on the front page of yesterday’s Star-Ledger’s Art Section!

About SEASIDE CAVES

Seaside Caves (seasidecaves.bandcamp.com) are a dreamy smear of sticky lipgloss across a sullen, shadowed face; crepuscular hazy androgen neu-wave pop for the New Jersey beaches. Their sound harkens back to the dawn of synth-pop and conveys those feelings of despair, depression, and alienation that mark the end of analog and beginning of digital.

Emo Night Karaoke with a live band 6/28 @ FM Restaurant Bar and Lounge

• 55+ Song Setlist on Spotify: http://bit.ly/emonightkaraoke
• Song sign ups are first come first serve
• 21+ to drink – #emonightkaraoke
• $5 Admission

Prizes for Outstanding Performances during an Emotional Breakdown