sive alternative rock. And while ev-
eryone enjoyed Secret Mountain’s
roast of their friends’ use of foot
pedal-controlled backlighting, the
effect does intensify Hodera’s stir-
ring songs.
I just wish a fantastic show like
this didn’t have to stay hidden in
New Brunswick’s underground.
I long for the day when I can tell
people exactly where to find this
type of art and entertainment
without the fear of it being shut
down by a city that just hasn’t
known any better. Not yet anyway
…
take a break from nonstop tour-
ing to record this summer as a
follow-up to the acclaimed 2015
LP, “United by Birdsongs.” The
amazing thing is that even though
those songs haven’t been released
yet, their fans already know all the
words. The joy of watching and
listening to them sing along with
Smith, then mosh about as the
band kicked into high gear is why
I love to write about the awesome-
ness of the New Jersey music
scene. I was so glad to catch up
with Hodera’s exciting mix of folk-
oriented stories and loud, aggres-
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