Groove on Grove 2011

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HDSID Presents Groove on Grove
Back to School | Emerging Young Artist Showcase
Jersey City's Young and Talented take their shot on the big stage

6:00 to 9:00 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Grove Street PATH Plaza!

Confirmed Live Performaces by vocalists:
Katya Larssen
Charlene Louise Fadil

teen bands:
Silver Plain Cricifix and Monster Sludge

Know| have a child interested in performing? Arrive by 5:30 to sign up for a five-minute performance. Please bring background music.

All performing artists welcome [musicians, dancers, spoke word, vocalists]

This night will close with a special make-up performance of Chilean Music by Sirena Mari Mercado & her father Manuel [rescheduled from the Groove on Globe]

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Better Get There Early! Tonight's Groove on Grove Promises to be "Souled Out"

From 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, August 17, 2011, Groove on Grove will be "Souled Out" with performances by M. Josephine, Nick Caivatta & The Sea of Otters, and Dujuana Sharese with Spacious Curtis.

The place: Grove Street PATH Plaza!

Download Flyer here.

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The First Time's A Charm! Groove on Grove Continues Tonight with a Line of Three New Bands!

Jersey City's funkiest downtown music series continues tonight, Wednesday, August 10th, with a line of three new bands: Ickett, Vic Della Pello Band, and Ghetto Folk.

The place & time: Grove Street PATH Plaza, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Download August Line-up Flyer here.

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Nimbus Dance Works Performs @ Groove On Grove's Three Round Bout This Evening, 7/27, @ Grove Street PATH Plaza

Nimbus Dance Works teams up with downtown's grooviest free outdoor weekly music series! Tonight's Groove on Grove three band set includes performance by Pat Van Dyke, Sylvana Joyce and The Moment, and The Defending Champions along with the aforementioned dance company!

From 6:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, July 27th, at the Grove Street PATH Station Plaza.

Be there! Or you're down for the count!

Download Flyer here.

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The hottest outdoor weekly free music venue in Jersey City is back tonight, Wednesday, July 20,  with a 3 band line up which includes The Thousand Pities, Sonny Honey, and WJ & The Sweet Sacrifice, along with a Grove Street Bike BMX Demo. So come on down to the Grove Street PATH Plaza and enjoy the warm weather. Groove on Grove runs from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m, every Wednesday evening through the fall.

Download Flyer here.

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TONIGHT: Wednesday, July 20 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm

HDSID Presents Groove on Grove's
SWEET AND SOUR SHOWCASE

with

The Thousand Pities [6pm]
Sonny Honey (featuring the one and only Dan Green) [7pm]
WJ & the Sweet Sacrifice [8pm]

The Thousand Pities:
The Thousand Pities formed around the songwriting and ears of Matthew Davis. In the late '80s and early '90s, Davis fronted the Western Massachusetts band The Vestrymen, whose pair of independent records (on Absolute A-Go-Go and Vertebrae Records) garnered ecstatic reviews and plenty of college-radio airplay. After seven years of Econoline van touring — and sharing stages with acts like Aimee Mann's 'Til Tuesday, Robyn Hitchcock, Green Day and Belly — Davis called it a day in 1994, retiring his brand of jangly-guitar power-pop and heading off in non-musical directions.

In 2006, after a dozen years trying to ignore the songs that kept knocking on the door of his musical id, Davis began playing, writing and recording again, recruiting old bandmates and new friends from his adopted New Jersey home turf to contribute their talents. The result is The Thousand Pities, whose personnel includes guitarist Michael Carlucci (formerly of N.J. college-radio darlings Winter Hours and current leader of East Of Venus, which also features members of The Feelies and The Bongos), keyboardist Billy Donohue (another former Vestryman, who has also played with John Cale, Inger Lorre and New Brunswick/Jersey shore favorites The Blasés) and drummer Ken Meyer (of long-lived New York City group Life In A Blender). Rounding out The Pities' sound are guitarist/singer Matt Friedlander (whose résumé includes N.J.-based indie-rockers Painted Birds and garage-bashers The Miscreants) and bassist Racine Romaguera.

The Thousand Pities' debut album, BELIEVE IN SOUND (OverPop Music), was released on March 22, 2011, and is available in both old-school CD and ultra-modern download form.

But wait! Who Are "The Parkway Charlies"?

The Thousand Pities have recorded a handful of covers and tributes under the name of their alter-ego: The Parkway Charlies. Among these is a version of "4:04" that is featured on the deluxe edition of the compilation CIAO MY SHINING STAR: THE MUSIC OF MARK MULCAHY, which came out in September 2009. Other contributors to this worthy collection included Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Michael Stipe (R.E.M.), Frank Black (Pixies), A.C. Newman (New Pornographers) and The National. Meanwhile, The Parkway Charlies' rendition of "Ten Minutes" graces the late-2008 compilation A FEW UNEVEN RHYMES: A TRIBUTE TO WINTER HOURS, which also includes tracks featuring members of The Violent Femmes, Nada Surf and The Feelies.

Sonny Honey:
Look for more info at SonnyHoneymusic.com

WJ& The Sweet Sacrifice:
WJ & the Sweet Sacrifice are future primitives. They explore ancient knowledge, use pagan rituals, and wreck guitars to invoke the spirits of rock and roll, and channel immortality.

In 2006, the Jersey City music scene was in ruins. Gentrification had taken away the gritty metropolis’s saving grace, the legendary indie-rock and punk enclave that was Uncle Joe’s Pub. WJSS arose from the ashes of that hallowed ground, releasing a locally acclaimed first record at the esteemed CMJ Music Marathon, THE REST OF YOUR NIGHTS, on the small Hoboken imprint, Moonlight Mile Records.

The years that followed were tumultuous. The band hit the road hard and hit the sauce harder. They lost and gained members, released a few EPs and live records, and emerged on the better side of 2010 more magical then ever. The band is now comprised of the hard-hitting Thomas Barrett on drums, Erin Maiden on guitars and keys, Mike Moebius on bass, WJ on singing and guitars, and Lysa Opfer doing everything she can, whenever she can. They have been compared to Mudhoney, Black Sabbath, Supersuckers and Whiskeytown. Live, WJSS has actually and physically exorcised demons and cured ailments.

The band is currently finishing their second full length record at Moonlight Mile Studios, and gearing up to hit the road this spring and bring rock and roll salvation to the lucky few who get to listen.

www.grooveongrove.c​om | www.rockitdocket.com | www.jcdowntown.org

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Hey y'all. Come to Groove on Grove Tomorrow.

It's a jazzercise theme.

6pm Tom Tallitsch
7pm NEW TRICKS JAZZ
8pm BENINGHOVE’S HANGMEN

Check out a little ear candy for my group here :

"Immigrant Song" played by Beninghove's Hangmen

Or hear the whole album here : http://www.beninghoveshangmen.com

bryan beninghove

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Catch the Spirit of 7/6 with Groove on Grove Tonight With A Four Band Set @ The Grove Street PATH Plaza!

Hang out and enjoy the heat at JC's coolest outdoor music venue, tonight,  beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Download July's schedule of bands here!

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Groove on Grove Presents a Three Band Set of First Time GonG Performers Tonight, 6/29

Downtown's funkiest and popular outdoor music series features three first time Groove on Grove bands which include "The Plush Interior," "These Animals," and "Devi." Tonight from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Grove Street PATH Plaza!

Read more.

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It's Reggae, Roots, & Roll Tonight, 6/15, at Groove on Grove, PATH Plaza!

GMJ Groove, Rainbow Fresh, and Kiwi comprise the three band set at tonight's Groove on Grove, Jersey City's popular free weekly music venue! From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 15th, 2011.

Read more & download flyer here.

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Groove on Grove Gets a Jazz Infusion Tonight, 6/8, @ Grove Street PATH Plaza!

This week's Groove on Grove boasts the line up of Brendan Kibbee, The Broc Hempel Trio, and the Jordan Piper Duo. From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. @ the Grove Street PATH Plaza.

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This week Groove on Grove comes to JC Fridays from 5:00 to 11:00 p.m. today, June 3rd, with a musical set featuring The One And Nines, Roland Ramos Presents, The Black Hollies, and The Milwaukees. To download a list of today's bands, as well as upcoming performances, read more.

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Groove on Grove is NOT Cancelled Tonight! They'll be playing their weekly gig at JC Fridays on 6/3!

Download Band Line-up for June here!

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Hang out and enjoy the evening with JC's favorite outdoor music series Groove on Grove featuring Leaf Pile, Radio Gallaxy, and Hello, Boat! From 6:00 p.m. till...

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Groove on Grove Tonight, 5/11, Presents The Porchistas @ Grove PATH Plaza

Jersey City's popular outdoor music series presents The Porchistas, which play lyrically driven rock, with folk, punk, mountain and caribbean flavors! Stop by and enjoy the vibe. From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Grove Street PATH Plaza.

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‎Groove on Grove is back in action THIS WEDNESDAY for GonG Presents: Cuatro de Mayo Fiesta : Groove on Grove Kickoff!

Please join us for this quasi-mexican celebration!

Live Music by
Deivito y Los Pescadores (Flex-Mex-Spanglish)

Crosstown Country All Stars (Tex-Mex)

Lucha DJ Wrestles with the Turntables all Day

Taco Truck and Craft Beers from JC's Newest Amigos de Cerveza
Barcade

and even more food goodies from Park and Sixth

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