Hometown and/or Current City: New Brunswick, NJ
Keywords: grunge, alternative rock, rock and roll, basement rock, indie rock, hard rock

Dinosaur Eyelids are blistering rock and roll from the basements of New Jersey. Based in New Brunswick, the 100% DIY band has earned a reputation for incendiary live performances. Their highly-anticipated fourth album Bypass to Nowhere was released to critical acclaim and debuted at #1 at WRSU Rutgers Radio. Their third album Conflagration was released in 2012 to airplay on 200 radio stations across North America. They have played over 85 shows throughout the Northeast and are house favorites at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick and John and Peter's in New Hope, PA.

"The LIDS" have opened for Parlor Mob and shared the stage with Dean Ween of Ween. Their debut album Winter Solstice was released in 2009. Their second album Down a River was released in 2011 to nationwide airplay and critical enthusiasm.

Musical influences range from Soundgarden to Ween and The Replacements.

We may never be rich but we will always be loud.

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Hometown and/or Current City: NJ / Brooklyn
Keywords: indie rock, alternative

Indie rockers Ruby Bones combine energetic rhythms with visceral, existential lyrics and unabashed hooks to form short, punchy songs best digested in the sweat-soaked clubs that define New Jersey and Brooklyn.

Made up of vocalist/guitarist Chris Nova, drummer James Janocha, and South African import FC Spies on bass, the trio (along with Denis Daley providing sax) describes itself as "Bruce Springsteen on cocaine after a few drags off a helium balloon."

With a mutual love of rock and roll, the band turned Nova's folk songs into thoughtful yet vibrant tracks inspired by love, loss and the double-edged blade of a technology-reliant culture. Their debut full length will be out in Spring 2017.

Quotes:

“‘Heart of Darkness’ is furious and shadowy, propelled by a rousing chorus that evokes early Walkmen.” - Consequence of Sound

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