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Jersey Rock Band of the Week: Turnpike Gates

Turnpike Gates recorded their new EP “City In Heat” with Pete Steinkopf of the Bouncing Souls at Little Eden Studio in Asbury Park. It will be available on all streaming platforms this Friday 7/2. Tune to Jersey Rock on 95.9 The Rat Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11:30 pm to her cuts from the new release. Band leader Ryan Smith will call in to the show each night!

Turnpike Gates cuts across the Garden State with a high-energy Hard Rock sound.  Much like the thoroughfare of the same name, band leader Ryan Smith crossed from the from the south/west quadrant of our area to a north/east point.  Originally from Philadelphia, Smith relocated to Jersey City a decade ago.  We're glad he did because his band's music is something everyone on the Jersey Rock scene should experience.

Turnpike Gates' latest EP "City In Heat" will be released on all streaming platforms this Friday 7/2.  It's a compact but powerful collection of catchy tunes that have their finger on the pulse of the times.  The band recorded the EP with Pete Steinkopf of The Bouncing Souls at the Little Eden Studio in Asbury Park.

Tune to Jersey Rock on 95.9 The Rat Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11:30 pm to hear selections from Turnpike Gates' "City In Heat" EP.  Ryan Smith will call in to the show each night!

Keep an eye out for show announcements and a physical release of "City In Heat" at turnpikegates.com!

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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