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Jersey Rock Band of the Week: The New Black

The New Black will rock The Brighton Bar in Long Branch this Saturday 10/5! The band’s latest album “Coming Home” is a testament to hard work and perseverance. Tune to Jersey Rock on 95.9 The Rat Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11:30 pm to hear cuts from from LP. Singer Danny McDonough will call in to the show each night!

The New Black is a Hard Modern Rock band whose origin dates back to 2001 in Metuchen.  That was when singer Danny McDonough and guitar player Gabriel Hurley first began making music together.  After graduating from college the duo re-grouped and formed The New Black.  The band released their debut EP “Within A Dream,” to much acclaim back in 2008.

Just as The New Black was beginning to gain footing on the musical landscape tragedy thrust a seemingly insurmountable obstacle in their path.  In June of 2009 Gabriel Hurley was involved in a terrible car accident that robbed him of his sense of smell and sight.  Following several years of recovery and many  surgeries, Hurley found his way back to the guitar, using it to aid in his rehabilitation.

Nearly a decade after the accident, The New Black released their debut full-length album “Coming Home.”  The lead single “Daybreak” has been featured on the Jersey Rock Weekly Podcast.  “Coming Home” is a testament to perseverance. It also rocks hard! The album Features Danny McDonough on vocals, Gabriel Hurley on guitar, Dan Downing on guitar, Eddie Tuberion on bass and Kamran Vaziri on drums.  You can score a copy at thenewblackofficial.com!

Tune to Jersey Rock on 95.9 The Rat Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 11:30 pm to hear cuts off “Coming Home.” Danny McDonough will call in to the show each night!

Don’t miss The New Black at The Brighton Bar this Saturday 10/5!  They will rock the house in support of Weapons Of Anew that night.  Tickets are available at ticketweb.com.

On 10/18 The New Black will rock a free show at Fubar in Bayville with Common Wealth and Wynward.  Learn more HERE!

Check out the video for "Change The World"!

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