HUB CITY REDUX:
New Brunswick Veterans Rock the Court Like It Was 1999


As part of the build-up to the forthcoming documentary Cruel But Fair about the New Brunswick indie scene of the mid- to late-Nineties, three seminal Brunfuss bands reunited last night. The old joint was packed with faces that habituated the Court ten and 15 years ago, in what seemed like a high school reunion - except, as Bionic Rhoda's Brett Neilly noted, these were people you actually liked and wanted to see again.

All three bands sounded great - Aviso'Hara wreaking its unique sonic mayhem, in the great tradition of the band constantly threatening to fly off the rails into total dissonance but always pulling it back at the last moment; Boss Jim Gettys (who, amazingly, didn't play my favorite song, "Johnny's Double Kick Drum," WTF????) proving yet again that they were the Hub City's ultimate bar band; and Bionic Rhoda, with their impeccable fusion of pop, funk, jam, and indie rock. Typical of Court shows of that era, everything ran late and I had to miss the second half of Bionic Rhoda's set to catch the 1:30 am train back north, but at least I got to hear my favorite BR tune, "Chili Dog."

Ding dong, ding dong.

Celebrating New Brunswick In The 90's
A Special Episode of Rock N Roll Gas Station

To help mark the launch of Cruel But Fair, Stuart Wexler's upcoming documentary about the New Brunswick scene of the Nineties, we've put together this special episode of Rock n Roll Gas Station. Download the episode as a podcast here.

Deadguy - Police Story
Buzzkill - Big Takeover
Kid With Man Head - Wuss
The Stuntcocks - Punk Rock Guy
Aviso'Hara - Drop The Mids
Boss Jim Gettys - Half Baked
LandSpeedRecord - The Deaf Want To Know
Prosolar Mechanics - The Body Spills
Loose - God Of Anyone
bobfields - Road Map
Evelyn Forever - Spin
Footstone - Ivana
The Wrens - I Married Sonja
Bouncing Souls - In Your Face
Bionic Rhoda - Gummi Joe
3 To 6 Inches - Might As Well
The Milwaukees - Cosmonaut
Buzzkill - Rock N Roll Gas Station