about the bands
[at the cemetery]
1:50 Kadian Quartet : Bayonne, NJ : Genre: Jazz, Rock, Progressive, Fusion : Kadian Quartet was founded on bleeding creativity in the Hudson scene.
2:40 Found Wandering : Philadelphia, PA : Found Wandering is a community of musicians brought together by Sarah Comstock (vocals, mandolin) and Colin Comstock (guitar, banjo, percussion). They are a husband and wife wife duo who live just outside of Philadelphia, PA with their three daughters and a couple rooms full of musical equipment. Jake L’Armand (violin, guitar) joined as a fulltime member shortly after the release of their self-titled debut album. They regularly perform as a trio but also expand to as many as 12 pieces for some shows.
3:30 No Pasaran : Jersey City Punk/Rock/Experimental : Killing Horse Records : Back from Hiatus !No Pasaran! bangs out frenetic, experimental punk rock throughout the NYC and New Jersey music scenes. Their new release is a 7″ record, A Porter in the Making. Get it from http://www.killinghorserecords.com/ today!
4:20 Darkwing : Brooklyn/Leonia, New Jersey : Grunge punk drunk slut dirty slick sleazy rock.
5:10 RocknRoll HiFives : If you want to find the hardest rocking family band in the truest sense of the word, look no further than New Jersey’s Rock N’ Roll Hi-Fives. Comprised of parents Joe (guitar) and Gloree (bass) and their progeny Eilee (vocals), and Evren (drums). the Rock N’ Roll Hi-Fives are more than gimmick. They’re a great band with great songs.
6:00 Fairmont [Mint 500 Records] : Fairmont is an indie rock band based in northern New Jersey. The band is fronted by longtime indie/punk music veteran Neil Sabatino. They have done several US tours and released eight full-length albums as well as six EPs.
6:50 SHRB Bayonne, NJ : Bayonne Nj theatre-esque rock punk music. We cover themes of depression associated with alcohol use in public.
7:40 Pioneer the eel : Indie/art rock band formed 2015 Bloomfield NJ. Debut record out in 2016. We are best friends and play music together, we play music together and are best friends, same difference.
8:30 : Black Wail [Jersey City, NJ] : Black Wail has been pushing the boundaries of blues, psychedelia and doom since its emergence from the chromium swamps of Jersey City in 2014.
9:20 Cicada Radio [Hoboken, NJ – Killing Horse Records] : post hardcore/indie/punk : Cicada Radio hail from Kearny, NJ and bring a taste of the late ’90s/early ‘aughts’ indie scene to the mix. They came together as a 3-piece outfit in 2010, and after some lineup shifts, Jersey natives and brothers Pat and Mike Keefe have teamed up with new drummer Josh Bartsch and Nebraska transplant Brandon Barron on bass to complete the lineup. Citing influences such as At The Drive-In, Desaparecidos, and The Police, Cicada Radio pick up right where these groups left off. They seemlessly blend haunting melodies and lush noise-scapes with singer Patrick Keefe’s reverb-drenched voice like a chemically-induced fever dream. It is a sound that is uniquely their own, but feels like a hazy, distortion-laced memory of Sunny Day Real Estate and The Promise Ring.
[the after-party at PORTA]
11:40 Bern & the Brights [Montclair, NJ] Electro dream pop duo Bern & the Brights is Bernadette Malavarca and Catherine McGowan. Mixing rhythmic loops, synths, ambient guitars, emotional vocals, and introspective lyrics, their music is a fusion of light and dark wave. Both vocalists and multi-instrumentalists, Malavarca and McGowan write, produce, record, and perform their music. The group’s newest work, the EP Heart Wide Open, is due out in fall of 2015. The EP’s single, “Beautiful Morning,” available August 2015, is a melodic trip-hop anthem about resilience and gratitude.
12:30 Dentist [Asbury Park, NJ] Dentist is an Asbury Park based Indie Rock band whose infectious sound straddles the worlds of surf, punk, and pop. Based on the strength of the band’s 2014 self-titled release, Dentist has received positive press from a variety of different outlets like Pandora Blog, The Asbury Park Press, The Aquarian Weekly, Jersey Beat and many others. The band has played extensively in the northeast and shared the stage with a variety of national acts like Jeff the Brotherhood, Laura Stevenson, Television, Screaming Females and many more. Dentist has begun to branch out and extend their reach through touring. In early 2016, Dentist will be releasing their second full length.
1:20 : Wild Moon [fmryly Moon Face] = Francine Moon + Wild Face = Melissa Lucciola combines who two projects into one super group