Wednesday, July 1, 2015

YJY: Interview and Pictures from Wonder Bar, 6/29/15

YJY at Wonder Bar on 6/29.

Get in the Van

This past Monday night, Hightstown's YJY took to the Wonder Bar stage for their first performance within the borders of Asbury Park. They closed out an evening that also featured the soulful stylings of Chevy Lopez and the indie pop sounds of Paper Streets. Even as a relatively unknown commodity locally and even after a few difficulties with broken guitar strings and finicky pedals, YJY won over the late night crowd. I, honestly, got a lot of those "These guys are good!" looks from friends in the crowd during YJY's set.

Afterwards, the foursome stayed a little late so that we could pile into my minivan for a chat about their upcoming EP, Couch Surfin USA. We hit on several other topics as well, including the meaning of the band's name, their songwriting process, and another great project that all of the guys are involved with called Carriage House TV.

Set aside some time to listen to my interview with YJY below. I've even included some pictures from the evening for you to browse as you listen.

Couch Surfin USA will be aviailable on July 7th from Sniffling Indie Kids, and YJY will be back in Asbury Park on August 2nd for a show at Asbury Lanes with The Cold Seas, Campdogzz, and NGHTCRWLRS.

The new episode of Carriage House TV should be out any second now. Head over to CHTVSeries.org to check it along with all of the past episodes.

YJY, Inside CoolDad's Minivan, 6/29/15



YJY at Wonder Bar, 6/29/15



1 comment :

  1. Mesmerizing portrait of a young band with a unique process and a host of unique talents. Their cool sound is a culmination of their interests and affords them their own unique presence. Well worth the listen!

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