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Live in JC: The Press and Plastiq Passion at Lucky 7 Tavern

By Zac Clark • Feb 19th, 2010 • Category: Arts, Featured

This week, Lucky 7 Tavern hosted two newcomers to the weekly Songwriter’s Showcase, with Plastiq Passion and The Press braving the icy conditions to play two very fun, energetic sets. I took my leisurely stroll down to the bar to check them out.



Live in JC: Kagero and the McMickle Brothers at Lucky 7 Tavern

By Zac Clark • Dec 22nd, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

When most people think of Tuesday in Jersey City, they don’t think of rock ‘n’ roll. But Lucky 7 Tavern (full disclosure: yes, I work there folks) has become a bit of a rock haven on Tuesdays with its weekly Songwriter Showcase — one of the few places you can still catch up with local music in this fair city.



Live in JC: Any Day Parade at 58 Gallery

By Zac Clark • Dec 10th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

This charismatic quintet just released a new EP, Where We Fall, and are fresh off a U.S. tour. Tree (vocals,guitar) Larry Brinkman (vocals, guitar) and Joe Daly (vocals, guitar) serve up the frontline to a host of songs about drinking and heartbreak, with Chuck Daly (bass) and Patrick Byrne (drums) bearing down for rhythm support. This is one of the must-see — or I should say must-hear — groups in Jersey City.



Live in JC: Kagero and The One & Nines at Iron Monkey

By Zac Clark • Sep 22nd, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

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Live in JC: JC Fridays at Groove on Grove and 58 Gallery

By Zac Clark • Sep 18th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

Another Rainy Jersey City Friday: It seems the elements themselves conspire against us each time the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District throws an event, and the latest JC Fridays special Groove on Grove last Friday was no exception. But this is Jersey City, and there’s not much short of a flash flood that could stop [...]



Live in JC: Crosstown Country Allstars & The Porchistas at the Lamp Post

By Zac Clark • Sep 3rd, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

Saturday I did something positively uncharacteristic. No, I’m totally joshing you — I went out to see some bands, obviously. The Crosstown Country Allstars and The Porchistas were playing at the Lamp Post.



Live in JC: Square Wave Punch and Frozen Gentlemen at Lucky 7’s

By Zac Clark • Aug 10th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

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PHOTOS: All Points West, Days 2 and 3

By Zac Clark • Aug 3rd, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog

The clouds over Liberty State Park parted on Saturday for the second day of All Points West, but muddy feet were still the order of the day. The weather took a turn for the worse on Sunday, when heavy rains delayed the opening of the gates by five hours. Saturday’s bill was headed by Tool, [...]



A Deafening Silence at the City Council Caucus Meeting

By Zac Clark • Jul 27th, 2009 • Category: Blog, News, Politics

Editor’s note: It’s not every day an editor gets a message from his music writer saying he’s working on a writeup of a City Council caucus meeting. But, alas, these are indeed strange days in Jersey City, and I found myself in just that situation today. So, without further ado, here’s Zac Clark’s take on [...]



Live in JC: Plowing Mud Forever and No Pasaran at Groove on Grove

By Zac Clark • Jul 14th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009: Admittedly, the story I’m about to tell you is bizarre and incredible. Those of you who wish to avoid being unsettled — who wish to avoid thinking — will label it fiction. Though you, the reader, may find these facts almost impossible to substantiate, that does not alter their inherent quality. [...]