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Jersey Rock Band of the Week: Cold Weather Company

Cold Weather Company’s latest album “Find Light” will be available on 1/25. Ahead of that the group will rock an album release show at The Mercury Lounge in NYC on 1/23. Cold Weather Company is currently hosting a pledgemusic.com campaign to help recoup album production costs. You can pre-order the album or donate to win all kinds of rad prizes! Tune to Jersey Rock on 95.9 The Rat Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11:30 pm to hear cuts from “Find Light.” Cold Weather Company’s Steve Shimchick will call in to the show each night!

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Winter is coming. While the seasons technically changed on 12/21 there is no doubt the coldest days are still ahead of us. The nights are long, the temperatures are low and a warm fire is always welcome.  If you are looking for a band to provide the perfect soundtrack for this season, then look no further than Cold Weather Company.

The New Brunswick Alternative Folk outfit’s music is rich and complex. While their sound is perfect for this time of year, it can easily be enjoyed in any season.  That fact was demonstrated when the group rocked back-to-back Jersey Rock acoustic shows at Pier Village in Long Branch back in the Summer of 2016.

In the time since their Jersey Rock residency, Cold Weather Company has been hard at work on their third album; the first recorded in a professional studio.  The band spared no expense to put together the most powerful album possible. It features 16 songs and is roughly 1 hour long. The LP is peppered with guest appearances from a number of talented musicians.  It is an overall great effort.

Cold Weather Company’s upcoming album is titled “Find Light.”  It will be available on 1/25. Ahead of that, the band will rock an album release show at the Mercury Lounge in New York City on 1/23.  Evangelia is also on the bill. It is a 21+ show. Tickets are $12 at the door, but can be purchased in advance for $10 via ticketfly.com.

Tune to Jersey Rock on 95.9 The Rat Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11:30 pm to hear tracks from Cold Weather Company’s “Find Light” album.  Steve Shimchick will call in to the show each night!

To help recoup production costs for their “Find Light” album, Cold Weather Company is currently hosting a pledgemusic.com campaign.  Donations can land you a number of great prizes including the album on CD, vinyl or cassette, a Skype concert, a house show (Tri-State area only), freshly baked cookies, apparel, or perhaps the most interesting prize of all: a rock discovered in the woods.  You can donate and pre-order "Find Light" now at pledgemusic.com but hurry the campaign expires on 1/11/19!

Tom Hanley is the host of Jersey Rock, New Jersey’s longest running local rock show on 95.9 The RAT. He got his start in broadcasting at Monmouth University's WMCX-FM. He's hosted Jersey Rock since 2016, been on the air at WRAT since 2008, and been listening to RAT Radio since 1996! Jersey Rock is a multi-platform local music brand that provides exposure to NJ artists. The on-air program features a different Garden State band each week. Tune to 95.9 The RAT every Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday night at 11:30 pm to hear call-ins and songs from the Jersey Rock Band of the Week! Each week Jersey Rock features a different music video as the Jersey Rock Video of the Week . Between Jersey Rock's on-air and online platforms, there's opportunities for 9 different NJ bands to be featured each week. If you're in a NJ band and want to be on Jersey Rock, e-mail Tom Hanley. Send your mp3's, videos, pictures, and links to jerseyrock@wrat.com