The Giraffes | Tango Machina | Micks Jaguar | Spit Shine
Call out of work Friday and get under the stairs Thursday night! The Basement at Bond St is hosting a no‑skips Thursday night bill with The Giraffes, Spit Shine, Mick’s Jaguar, and Tango Machina.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
The Basement at Bond St Bar · 208 Bond St, Asbury Park, NJ
Doors 7:00 PM · Music 8:00 PM · $15
The Giraffes
Brooklyn cult heroes since 1996, mixing heavy rock, punk, metal, and surf into menacing, legendary live shows. Singer Aaron Lazar literally has a defibrillator in his chest - and has been shocked on stage. You've been warned. TheGiraffes.com | Instagram| Bandcamp
Tango Machina
Asbury Park hard rock. Aggressive, riff-driven, and built for basement shows, they've shared stages with CKY, Spacehog, and Crobot. Instagram| Bandcamp
Mick’s Jaguar
NYC based, pillaging rock history from a windowless Lower East Side dungeon. Equal parts AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, and the Stooges - signed to RidingEasy Records. Instagram| Bandcamp
Spit Shine
Southern Rock & Roll band based out of Philadelphia.
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Turn Two with Special Guests at Asbury Lanes
This bill is an ode to pop punk kids who never grew out of it, stacked with Jersey Shore veterans, South Jersey scene staples, a cello‑wielding trio out of nowhere, and a Philly crew whose debut album had the entire subreddit losing its mind. Expect gang vocals, nostalgic hooks, and the kind of sing‑along energy that turns Asbury Lanes into a time machine back to 2005, except everyone's better at their instruments now.
Turn Two (NJ)
Turn Two is a pop punk band from the Jersey Shore, blending the signature emotional nostalgia of early 2000s pop punk and emo with the energy and aggressiveness embraced by the genre. Comprised of past members from New York and New Jersey DIY pop punk staples With The Punches and Count To Four, they came together when founding members Shane Maziekien and Matt Favaloro connected with singer Mike Hayden through a mutual friend. Their debut EP Darkest Days dropped in November 2024, and their new EP Never Meant to Fit is coming summer 2026.turntwoband+1
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FRND CRCL (NJ)
FRND CRCL (pronounced "Friend Circle") are one of South Jersey's standout pop punk bands, coined "key players in the new wave of pop punk on the scene" by New Noise Magazine and compared to blink‑182, Simple Plan, and Sum 41. Now signed to Vinnie Fiorello's (Less Than Jake) label Lost Music Collective, they dropped their fourth full‑length JRSY FRSH in 2025 and recently launched their own independent label, Crusty Wrapper Records.lostmusiccollective+3
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Free Friends
Free Friends are an explosive pop punk trio consisting of husband and wife Ben and Lauren DeHan along with drummer Gil Perez. Collaborating with producers like Matt Malpass (blink‑182, Magnolia Park) and Matt Squire (Panic! At The Disco), they've crafted a unique cello‑infused pop punk sound somewhere between blink‑182 and Neck Deep. Their dual vocals and emotionally charged lyrics are reminiscent of Taking Back Sunday's anthemic hooks, complemented by poignant cello leads comparable to Yellowcard's violin.freefriendsrock+1
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Midfield (PA)
Philadelphia's Midfield deliver hot riffs, catchy hooks, and amped‑up melodies that bring the electricity of classic pop punk, intertwined with lyrics rooted in self‑reflection and sometimes somber messages. Their self‑titled debut full‑length brought nostalgic pop punk riffs, gang vocals, and that feeling of listening to the music that got you into pop punk in the first place, drawing from the playbooks of Blink‑182, New Found Glory, and The Wonder Years.midfield+2
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Economy Flights Reunion Show
Economy Flights are back, and they're under the stairs. The Basement at Bond St is throwing a one-night-only reunion blowout for Woodbridge's alt/emo/pop punk legends, with Hudson County emo torchbearers Juniper!, Jersey rockers The Havocs, and DJ Anthrax holding it down. All in honor of Kelly Branco's (host of The Sound on Radio Garden State 25th birthday.
Sunday, May 31, 2026 The Basement at Bond St Bar · 208 Bond St, Asbury Park, NJ Doors 7:00 PM ·
Music 8:00 PM · 21+ · $15
Sponsored by 90.5 The Night (Brookdale Public Radio) & Radio Garden State
Economy Flights
Woodbridge Township's alternative / emo / garage / pop punk crew, off the bench for one night only. Catalogue includes "You Can Keep Your Highschool Stories" and "BREAK THE BASEMENT!", which tells you everything you need to know about how this set is going to go.
Juniper!
Self-anointed "Hudson County emotional" out of Union City, NJ. Fresh off their March 2026 EP "i thought we were," with a steady stream of live tapes from The Meatlocker, Cobra Club, Brooklyn Music Kitchen, and Gold Sounds. Hooky, heart-on-sleeve, built for a basement.
The Havocs
Themes of chaos and mayhem, hope and hopelessness, and a lack of empathy. The music of Avant-Rock band "The Havocs" will rage on against the dying of the light.
DJ Anthrax
Spinning between sets and keeping the room moving after the bands wrap.
Sandman Sleeps | Best Dressed Ghost | Cory Blair | Songbird at Wild Air
EDVICE Booking and Melting Trends are bringing a stacked night of indie rock, art‑rock, and left‑of‑center pop to Wild Air Beerworks, featuring Best Dressed Ghost, Sandman Sleeps, Cory Blair, and Songbird.
Friday, June 5, 2026
Wild Air Beerworks · 801 2nd Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, 07712
Doors 6:30 PM · Music 7:15pm PM · $15 adv $20 door
Best Dressed Ghost (NJ)
New Jersey’s best dressed ghost crashes together noisy indie rock, punk energy, and wry storytelling into songs built for sweaty, shout‑along shows.
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Sandman Sleeps (FL)
Besides being known for an overall captivating performing presence, the music of Sandman Sleeps (name derived from 90’s creepy/quirky cartoon Courage the Cowardly Dog) has been described as song-based and cerebral with a melancholia charge.
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Cory Blair (NJ)
Cory Blair is the solo musical project of Cory Seyler, a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Asbury Park, NJ, whose music subverts immediate categorization and moves between worlds of indie rock, Americana, synth-pop and anthemic ear-worms, all with an intimate, unflinching lyrical voice. Her debut EP Midheaven arrives August 7th, 2026.
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SONGBIRD (NJ)
Songbird is a Brick, NJ pop singer‑songwriter with a soaring, radio‑ready voice and emotionally direct songs that land somewhere between classic ballads and modern alt‑pop.
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The Darts with special guests
This night is pure high‑voltage, hook‑stuffed garage mayhem as Seattle’s all‑women garage‑punk road warriors The Darts storm the Basement at Bond St Bar for the East Coast album‑release show and first date of the East Coast leg of their global HALLOWEEN LOVE SONGS tour. Fresh off a new record that plays like a B‑movie fever dream of Halloween‑season garage rock, an they’re lighting the fuse right here in Asbury. Come hang out under the stairs in the Basement to see what the buzz is all about and catch this GLOBAL act up close!
June 10 – Wednesday
Doors 7pm · Music 8:00 pm
The Basement at Bond Street · Asbury Park, NJ
$15 (early bird until 3/20/26)
$20
The Darts (SEA)
The Darts are Seattle’s all‑women garage‑punk road warriors, dealing in fuzz‑soaked riffs, pounding Farfisa, and wild, sing‑or‑scream‑along hooks that feel like a midnight B‑movie come to life. They’re kicking off the East Coast leg of their Halloween Love Songs world tour under the stairs in the Basement, ready to turn a Wednesday “school night” into a no‑regrets rager.
Dentist (Asbury Park, NJ)
Dentist comes from the oceanfront urban landscape of Asbury Park, fusing the freedom of the beach with city‑side urgency into fuzzed‑out, surf‑punk‑tinged indie pop packed with infectious melodies and ethereal vocals over punchy guitars and drums.
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95 Bulls (NYC)
95 Bulls are a Brooklyn/Queens-based band blending garage‑punk, psych, post‑punk, and synth‑wave into an electrifying sonic assault, all fuzzed‑out guitars, searing synths, and anthemic, darkly evocative hooks.
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Fascinations Grand Chorus (Jersey City, NJ)
Fascinations Grand Chorus is a Jersey City duo of “two rival songwriters” running a technicolor pop experiment built on 60s bubblegum hooks and 80s slasher‑movie flair, turning vintage influences into sharp, shimmering earworms.
Rib and the Bones
A wall-to-wall Asbury Park indie night under the stairs at Bond St. NJ anchors Teen Idle, HOLDN, and Midcentury split a stacked local bill with Oneonta, NY's Rib & the Bones, who are rolling through town on their Take a Right Turn Tour.
Thursday, June 25, 2026
The Basement at Bond St Bar
208 Bond St, Asbury Park, NJ
Doors 7:00 PM · Music 8:00 PM · 21+ · $15
Sponsored by 90.5 The Night (Brookdale Public Radio)
Teen Idle
"Rock music for tender hearts." Asbury Park indie rock with serious pop instincts, full-lengths "Nonfiction" and "A Heart So Tender," tracks like "Vampires" and "Saccharine," and a hard-ticket draw built on years of relentless touring. Instagram | Linktree
Rib & the Bones
Oneonta, NY's college-born indie / emo / punk crew, rolling through Asbury as part of their Take a Right Turn Tour. Catalog includes "Check On Your Friends," "Quory," and "Haven In The Universe." Small band, big passion, exactly the kind of touring act the Basement was built for.
HOLDN
Asbury Park's own bedroom alt-pop project. Self-described "alt-pop for myself, guitarist for others, producer of music in my bedroom." New track "again" is out now, with a fresh 6-track CD hand-sold around town.
Midcentury
Hunter Griffin's Asbury Park indie outfit, deep in the local circuit with regular sets at The Asbury Hotel's Soundbooth Stage, Wild Air, and the Sea.Hear.Now / Asbury Park Brewery showcase. Tracks like "Magic," "Restless Days," and "Go Away" land somewhere between dreamy indie pop and full-band swagger.
Gods | in the pines | DD island | Desert Jellies
This bill reads like a love letter to everything the Basement does best: local legends hitting their stride, touring heavy‑hitters passing through, and hungry support acts riding real momentum. From lysergic psych and blown‑out garage rock to warm indie/folk textures and free‑wheeling jam explorations, it’s a wall‑to‑wall lineup with zero skips—a stacked night where every set feels like a headliner and the only wrong move is showing up late.
Sugar pit | NOT YER BABY | Tango Machina | Fetal Rage | Righteous mighteous
This bill piles together snarling punk, nervy indie, and riff‑heavy rock for a night that swings from witty, off‑kilter anthems to pure basement‑show chaos.
The Lovers Masquerade
Slip into the shadows at The Lover’s Masquerade, a Valentine-ready night of poetry, live music, romance, and just‑enough debauchery. Masks are encouraged (bring your own or grab one at the door), Red Head Redemption, Blush, Monkeys from Mars, Jacob Schaffer, and Middlebrook (Eric V) provide the soundtrack, and your ticket scores 15% off a Valentine’s meal at Loteria or Capitoline when you show proof of purchase. Tickets 15 dollars, available online or at the door.
Renee Maskin & the Wilder Tide | Johnny Nameless | Pronto | San Tropez
Live at The Basement of Bond Street in Asbury Park, this bill threads together indie rock, Americana, and psychedelic‑leaning sounds for a night that drifts from intimate songcraft to expansive, late‑night jams.
Noise for Tots 3 | In Support of the Asbury Park Holiday Toy Drive
Noise For Tots is the 3rd annual charity concert supporting the Asbury Park Holiday Toy Drive, presented by Melting Trends. Join us on December 12, 2025, at Bond St Basement, with doors opening at 7PM and live music starting at 8PM. This 21+ event features performances by Dana Why, Mischief Night, Sports On The Radio, and Lost Romance. Admission is $15 or only $5-$10 with a toy donation, making it easy to help local kids experience the joy of the holidays. Noise For Tots partners with fantastic organizations like 90.5 The Night, Mercy Center, Kiwanis Club of Asbury Park, and more to bring the community together for a great cause. Come out, enjoy live music, and make a difference in Asbury Park this holiday season!
Dungeon Fest
Celebrate Halloween at Dungeon Fest—October 31 at The Basement of Bond Street, Asbury Park. Experience six local bands performing in-costume tributes to Daft Punk, T. Rex, Blondie, Korn, Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Aliens, and a ska/punk/reggae set honoring Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers & Johnny Cash. Over $500 in cash and prizes up for grabs in the costume contest!
Ghosts Under the Stairs
Ghost Town & Melting Trends present Ghosts Under the Stairs: a psych rock and vintage market pop-up at 658 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ on October 25. Enjoy live sets by Slomo Sapiens and Düül Suns, vintage vendors, and a $250 costume giveaway. Pop-up 12–6pm, bands at 7pm
8/24/23 - Bond Street Basement
Melting Trends & Groovy VZN Video presents
This time coming all the way from the North Shore of Massachusetts we have the power-emo band Cape Crush. Known for their catchy hooks, relatable lyrics, and high-energy performances, they are poised to make waves on 8/24 in The Basement at Bond Street Bar!
Joining them on tour will be Sadlands from Brooklyn, and rounding out the bill we have two amazing local bands both set to make their basement debut with Type Advantage and Separatr. Don't miss it!
8/3/23 - Asbury Lanes
Sunshine Spazz x Rachel Ana Dobken x Lady HD x Bryan Wood Band | Tickets ON SALE | Doors 7 PM