C h r y s a l i s

Mount Pocono, Pa./ Long Island, N.Y.

Sounds like: Anime & pop influenced post-rock. For fans of: Naruto, You Blew It!, murder-mystery parties.

Fun fact: C h r y s a l i s member Bae Ayanami’s favorite hobby is building Gunpla (Gundam models.)

Find them: facebook.com/baeayanami, baeayanami.bandcamp.com,

Twitter/Instagram: @baexayanami

Out of Ashes

Howell, N.J.

Sounds like: Alternative/ Hard Rock — with vocals reminiscent of Chester Bennington and Amy Lee teaming up for an epic, harmony sound.

Fun fact: The members refer to each other as Bae but in different spellings: Rob is Bay, Sam is Bæ, Brad is Bhae, May is Bae, and Alex is Allen.

Find them: facebook.com/OutofAshesnj, outofashesnj.bandcamp.com, soundcloud.com/outofashesnj, Instagram/Twitter: @outofashesnj

Chemtrail

Asbury Park, N.J.

Sounds like: Emotional, heartbreaking, and inspirational instrumental post-rock. For those that like Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky

Fun fact: The band’s interests include playing music, listening to music, traveling and beer.

Find them: chemtrailmusic.com, facebook.com/chemtrailmusic, chemtrailmusic.bandcamp.com, Instagram/Twitter: @chemtrailmusic

By Amanda Dittmar

For Weekender

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Photo courtesy of C h r y s a l i s

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Bobby Bates Photography photo, courtesy of Chemtrail

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Knox Bogdan photo, courtesy of Out of Ashes