Assemblage 23 & Helix to perform at QXT's 28th anniversary celebration tonight

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New Jersey alternative club QXT’s will be celebrating their 28th anniversary tonight, and everyone’s invited to come!

Headlining the festivities are Seattle EBM outfit Assemblage 23. Founded by Tom Shear in 1988, the act have toured around the world and found heavy rotation in goth clubs everywhere. Their last studio album was 2016’s Endure.

Before Assemblage 23 goes on, Shear will perform in his synthpop side project Helix, which features vocalist Mari Kattman. The act unveiled their debut studio album Twin last year on Metropolis Records.

Doors for this 21+ event will open at 9 p.m. Tickets can still be purchased online until noon today. Tickets will be sold at the door for $30. The first 100 people arriving to the event will get a free QXT’s T-shirt.

More information on QXT’s can be found here. The nightclub is located on 248 Mulberry Street in Newark, New Jersey (two blocks from the Prudential Center).

New Jersey's A Video Game Con 2019 arrives this weekend

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Since 2015, A Video Game Con has been bringing excitement for gamers in the New York metropolitan area. This weekend, they’re double jumping their way into year number five.

This year’s guest list is one of their biggest yet. SmokeMonster, SomecallmeJohnny, gillythekid, Bob from RetroRGB, Classic Gaming Quarterly’s Chris Alaimo, Michael "Slowbeef" Sawyer, Adam Koralik, Substandard Science, The Manly Battleships, and Dan and Pat from Console Wars will be on hand as video game guests. Cosplay guests appearing at the convention are TonixTemptress, Shannon Noelle, Hikaru Cosplay, Senpai Kim, Jalizzaa, Alison Jeffery Cosplay, and Elena Strikes.

What’s a video game convention without tournaments? Attendees can test their skills in Gears of War 5, Mortal Kombat 11, Tekken 7, Street Fighter V, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Throughout the convention, a slew of panels will also take place, including A Beginner’s Guide To Persona and Super Mario Super Panel: Red Coin District.

Tickets for A Video Game Con, which takes place on Saturday (September 7) and Sunday (September 8), can still be purchased online until 11 p.m. tonight. Door prices are $35 for Saturday, $30 for Sunday, and $45 for the weekend.

A Video Game Con will take place at the Parsippany PAL in Parsippany, NJ. Doors open at 10 a.m. on both days. Head to their website for more information.

Classic Gaming Quarterly's Chris Alaimo to appear at New Jersey's A Video Game Con

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A Video Game Con announced today that Classic Gaming Quarterly founder Chris Alaimo will be a guest at their convention.

Established in 2009, Classic Gaming Quarterly brings some in depth looks into the world of old school gaming. Some of Alaimo’s most popular videos revolve around the launch of the Super Nintendo (1.7 million views), Nintendo 64 (1.6 million views), and Sony PlayStation (1.1 million views). So far, the YouTube channel has over 110,000 subscribers. Aside from the main channel, there’s also CGQ+, which includes live streams.

Tickets for A Video Game Con are on currently on sale here. Until August 1, you can get 20% off an adult weekend pass by using the code “AVGC”. The convention will take place from September 7 and September 8 inside the Parsippany PAL in Parsippany, New Jersey.

New Jersey indie act Brick + Mortar release new song "Lies of Life"

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New Jersey duo Brick + Mortar have unveiled a new song titled “Lies of Life” today.

Frontman Brandon Asraf wrote the track as a letter to his younger self. Growing up, the singer dealt with racism at every turn. “I remember kids throwing racist slurs my way, making fun of the fact I was Jewish, and the sad part is I felt at fault. I never stood up for myself as a kid. I never spoke up or felt pride in my heritage,” he said in a statement.

The track features some additional instrumentation from Roshane Karunaratne, who is a touring member of fellow New Jersey indie act The Front Bottoms.

The duo will appear at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival, which takes place at Asbury Park’s Bradley Park on September 21 and September 22. Other acts appearing on the festival include Dave Matthews Band, Bad Religion, and The Lumineers. Tickets are on sale right now.

Last year, Brick + Mortar released their latest record Meta Meta Etc.

New Jersey punk trio Lost In Society release new song "I'm So Down"

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New Jersey punk rock trio Lost In Society have unveiled their brand new song “I’m So Down” today. The track is one of 25 demos originally written for their recent Eager Heart EP. Unlike their previous material, the band opted to record, mix, and master the track themselves. You can listen to it below.

The group will take part of The Bouncing Souls’ Stoked for the Summer Pre-Party at Asbury Park’s House of Independents on July 12. Other acts slated to perform that day are Beach Slang, The Ratchets and Worriers.

The group spent the first half of 2019 touring with Swinging Utters and performing alongside Authority Zero at a Punk Rock Bowling afterparty.

Martyr A.D., Vein to perform at Back To School Jam 2019

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Everything in this world has to end some day. For the final Back to School Jam, they’re going out with a bang.

Today, the first string of acts performing were unveiled. For the old school heads, there’s bands such as Martyr A.D., Folly, and Most Precious Blood. Rising acts such as Vein, Culture Abuse, and Abuse of Power will also take the stage. The newly announced bands can be seen below. More bands will be released on Thursday, July 25.

Back To School Jam will take place on Saturday, September 7 inside White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey. Tickets for the all ages show are on sale to the general public here.

Back to School Jam lineup

Martyr A.D.

Folly

Vein

Most Precious Blood (Nothing In Vain lineup)

Guns Up!

Culture Abuse

Fiddlehead

Drug Church

Division Of Mind

Higher Power

Abuse Of Power

Fence Cutter

Members of Gwar to appear at Garden State Comic Fest 2019

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Gwar band members Balsac the Jaws of Death, Sawborg Destructo, and Sleazy P Martini will make a special appearance at the 2019 installment of Garden State Comic Fest.

The members will be on hand to promote their forthcoming graphic novel GWAR: The Enormogantic Fail. Set for release in October, the 96 page novel is a collaboration with Renegade Arts Entertainment. In 2017, the band unveiled a four issues mini-series titled. Gwar: Orgasmageddon. Writers Matt Maguire and Matt Miner, who both worked on Orgasmageddon, joined forces again for The Enormogantic Fail. More information on the graphic novel can be found here.

Garden State Comic Fest takes place on June 29th and June 30th inside the Mennen Arena in Morristown, New Jersey. Tickets for the convention can be purchased here.

Gwar have been touring in support of their 2017 studio album The Blood of Gods. The band are currently writing material for its follow up.