Friday, May 2, 2008

Why I Like The Ergs!

Excerpt from "New Brunswick Basement Bands" by Jim Testa, originally from Hub City Out of the Basement issue#7 from April '08 (done for the New Brunswick Three Day Weekend):


I first saw The Ergs! shortly after I graduated college, and was getting back into going to shows on a regular basis again. I'd already heard of them, about how much people loved them, but I figured "No way. There's no way they're THAT good." Then I saw them, immediately thought "Wow - they ARE that good", and proceeded to listen to DorkRockCorkRod over and over again. Let the record show that I'm a dick. I went on to see them every chance I got, including numerous hour-plus rides to New Brunswick, where they'd often be playing with bands they'd met on tour, convincing them there's more to the area than New York City. The Ergs! didn't just rekindle my love of music, they reminded me why we're all into this in the first place. - Joe Evans III (Razorcake, Jersey Beat, and tons of other stuff)



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