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Spooky Sounds 2025 Recap
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On Saturday, October 25th, 2025, many a Corehead convened at the Cook Student Center for 90.3 The Core's Annual Spooky Sounds! Folks came dressed in costume and ready to rock out to performances from local NJ/NY bands Guitar Zero, F.T.S., and Cabin Fever!
First to perfom was F.T.S. (@f.t.s.bandofficial), a hardcore punk band from Phillipsburg, NJ that packed all the punches. The set featured Nick on Vocals, Matt on drums (festively dressed as a banana), Dave on bass (festively dressed as a jack-o-lantern), Derrik on guitar, and Alex,...
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Concert Review: High./Febuary/I Promised The World/Midrift
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On August 20th, in the sleepy-looking town of Lakewood, NJ, a manicured green golf course played host to an unexpected sight: Goths, punks and metalheads alike all lined up outside Maggies Bar and Grill to see some of their favorite screamo and hardcore bands. Normally a country club, Maggies ditched its refined appearance and turned itself into a scrappy, rough-around-the-edges hardcore venue for the night.
Boonton-based local shoegaze band High. started the night with overpowering walls of distortion and noise. Their heavy reverb...
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Concert Review: Deftones at Prudential Center
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On April 9, 2025, Deftones closed out their North American tour with an amazing show at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. With openers Fleshwater and The Mars Volta setting wildly different tones, the night was packed with energy, surprises, and the kind of raw emotional release only Deftones can deliver.
Fleshwater opened with a punch. Their blend of shoegaze and hardcore translated into a wall of sound that echoed all the way up to the top rows. They played a tight, crowd-pleasing set, even though I missed the beginning of their set...
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