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Welcome to the Musical World of Rutgers NB

What to Know

For decades, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey has fostered a diverse and ever-expanding music scene. This noisy college town has proudly been the home to the traditional basement show, where students huddled together in off-campus housing to enjoy and celebrate music. The basement scene here at Rutgers is unlike any other, featuring a variety of different and unique sounds with genres ranging from funk to alternative. 

This blog will focus on the bands which make up this cultural phenomena, presenting dates of shows, videos of live music, and reviews. Other information will include history of the New Brunswick basement scene and exclusive of the bands playing shows today. This site is aimed towards current Rutgers students looking to explore the music scene this school has to offer. By following up, you can gather of the information there is to know about the New Brunswick Basement Scene.

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About Me

My name is Brian Capobianco and I’m at Junior at Rutgers University. I’ve working WRSU, Rutgers radio, for two years now. I have been following the local basement scene since I transferred 2018. Over these two years, I’ve became familiar with many of bands that currently play in New Brunswick. I think the culture around music at Rutgers is something that needs to be share, so stay tuned!


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