Motörhead playing NJ and NYC!

original article in The Aquarian

My ears rang for two weeks after seeing Motörhead play the Birch Hill when I was 13, but all is forgiven because I got to see Lemmy and his trademark cocoa puff play some of the best rock ‘n roll out there today.

Being the only original member left in the band and staying preserved and pretty with his coke and whiskey, Lemmy remains untouched and still pumps out the same energetic music as he did in 1975.

Even if fans can’t tell what song they’re playing because of how loud they are or if Lemmy really does play his bass the wrong way, you have to love them!

They will be playing The House Of Blues in Atlantic City on Sept. 5 and Roseland Ballroom in NYC on Sept. 9.

BUY TICKETS!

photo by Mark Coatsworth

The Squirrel Nut Zippers Lost At Sea

It’s hard to put Squirrel Nut Zippers into a genre, so let’s just say they’re like the jazz funeral bands from New Orleans who make people feel great and get everyone to dance away their troubles. This North Carolina band blends together delta blues, swing, gypsy jazz, and a bunch of other genres, achieving worldwide recognition during the Swing Revival of the late ‘90s and not disappearing after the fad faded away.

Their new and first live album Lost At Sea is a perfect gumbo of sound, which is surprising when it was recorded in the dead of winter at the Southpaw in Brooklyn, a dingy little club. Their songs live transition extremely well with little musical interludes between them and it’s a very clear and well-balanced recording. With classics like “Hell” sung by Jimbo Mathus and slow sultry songs like “Blue Angel” sung by Katharine Whalen, the energy of the album makes up for the band not releasing anything in the past nine years.

Lost At Sea is a great example of how to do live recordings. Surprisingly none of the instruments overpower each other and the clapping and screaming of the fans doesn’t get annoying, enticing people to see The Squirrel Nut Zippers live.

photo by Joshua Smelser

FREE MUSICFEST WITH AMAZING BANDS

MUSICFEST is a free festival that has awesome bands playing every year. It's at a new location at Oak Ridge Park in Clark, NJ. There's plenty of things like amusement rides, midway games, food, bmx exhibitions, market place, laser tag, kids kingdom, and walkathons. Free parking or $10 on site parking. For more info, go to http://www.ucmusicfest.com/

BANDS!

Saturday, Sept. 12

Cy Curnin (of The Fixx)-12 p.m.

Fastball- 1 p.m.

Tommy James & the Shondells- 2pm
The Alarm- 3:30 p.m.

The Minus 5- 4:45 p.m.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd- 6 p.m.

Uncle Kraker- 7:15 p.m.

Third Eye Blind- 8:30 p.m.


Sunday, Sept.13

1910 Fruitgum Company- 11:30 a.m.

Spring Standards- 12:30 p.m.

Tonic- 2:30 p.m.

Glenn Tilbrook (of Squeeze)- 3:30 p.m.

Gin Blossoms- 5 p.m.

They Might Be Giants- 6 p.m. and 1:30pm kids show

Pete Yorn- 7:30 p.m.

My recommendations in red!

they might be giants photo by Bryan Bruchman