There were so many shows going on in Jersey City last night but the place to be was Monty Hall. A full night of cheap beer, high energy and fast as fuck punk jams turned the hall upside down. It kicked off with Jersey City favorites Crazy & The Brains, known for their xylophone player […]
MOTOMONDAY PRESENTS: JESSEFEST
Wow, what a night (is what I said to myself after a rough wake up Saturday morning). The night before, JC’s favorite dive Lucky 7’s hosted a very special MotoMonday event all in the name of our friend Jesse James Madre. Jesse, a staple of the punk scene and piercer and shop manager at Jersey […]
The Funhouse
Ever since my interview with local punk band Crazy and the Brains, I’ve been dying to see them live in action. A few days ago, stylish peep and lead singer “Kid Kid Kidzzz” invited me to come to their “Cinco de Mayo” party at a new DIY venue called “The Funhouse”. Yesterday I ran the […]
Balance Salon
Balance Salon is not just a hair salon, it’s a community center, a congregation…a spaceship. There is nothing like this place in Jersey City or anywhere else. Writing about Balance is like writing about the Mayor or the JC Pimp. It’s the holy grail of all ChicpeaJC blog posts and I’ve been waiting for a […]
Crazy & The Brains
I found out about Crazy & The Brains after my interview with Verbal Phantom and Piss Mobb. Vincent “The Owl” told me to check them out and so I did…. I went home and internet stalked them. I remember being in my living room sitting on the couch with my iMac, I pressed play on […]
kid kid kidzz
Chris is the lead singer and guitarist of punk band “Crazy & The Brains” (post coming soon) who I discovered after interviewing Verbal Phantom. I went to see them playing shortly after at Union Republic and took notice of Chris’s edgy punk style; Signature sailor hat, skinny jeans, torn tank, tattoos…He is definitely a stylish peep! […]
Dave Feldman – Wyld & Crazy JC Kid
When I launched CHICpeaJC I knew I wanted someone edgy with a rock n roll “I don’t give a f-k” attitude to be one of my stylish peeps…. Then I found Dave, on Facebook out of all places. I decided to reach out to him, thinking there was no way in hell he would want to […]