Editing New Brunswick, New Jersey (section)

==Arts and culture==

===Theatre===
The [[New Brunswick Performing Arts Center]] opened 2019. Three neighboring professional venues, [[Crossroads Theatre]] designed by Parsons+Fernandez-Casteleiro Architects from New York. In 1999, the Crossroads Theatre won the prestigious [[Tony Award]] for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Crossroads is the first [[African American]] theater to receive this honor in the 33-year history of this special award category.<ref>[http://www.crossroadstheatrecompany.org/about Theatre History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123175709/http://www.crossroadstheatrecompany.org/about |date=November 23, 2010 }}, [[Crossroads Theatre]]. Accessed December 13, 2019. "Crossroads Theatre Company, recipient of the 1999 Tony Award® for Outstanding Regional Theatre in the United States, is the nation's premiere African American theater. The American Theatre Critics Association together with the American Theatre Wing and the League of Regional Theatres and Producers presented the prestigious Tony Award® to Crossroads in recognition of its 22-year history of artistic accomplishment and excellence. Crossroads is the first African American theater to receive this honor in the 33-year history of this special award category."</ref> [[George Street Playhouse]] (founded in 1974)<ref>[https://georgestreetplayhouse.org/about/our-history/ Our History and Mission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213213141/https://georgestreetplayhouse.org/about/our-history/ |date=December 13, 2019 }}, [[George Street Playhouse]]. Accessed December 13, 2019. "Founded in 1974 by former Rutgers faculty member Eric Krebs, George Street Playhouse started life in a repurposed supermarket on George Street in New Brunswick, NJ."</ref> and the [[State Theatre, New Brunswick|State Theatre]] (constructed in 1921 for vaudeville and silent films)<ref>[https://www.stnj.org/about/history A History of the State Theatre New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213213142/https://www.stnj.org/about/history |date=December 13, 2019 }}, [[State Theatre, New Brunswick]]. Accessed December 13, 2019. "The historic State Theatre, a magnificently renovated 1921 vaudeville/silent-film house, was built as a grand movie palace in the heyday of silent film and vaudeville."</ref> also form the heart of the local theatre scene. Crossroad Theatre houses [[American Repertory Ballet|American Repertory Ballet and the Princeton Ballet School]].<ref>[https://www.arballet.org/history-mission-values/ History, Missian and Values] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213213148/https://www.arballet.org/history-mission-values/ |date=December 13, 2019 }}, [[American Repertory Ballet]] and the Princeton Ballet School. Accessed December 13, 2019. "Founded in 1963, ARB's rich history of repertory includes established masterpieces by distinguished American choreographers such as George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp... The organization was founded by Audrée Estey in 1954 as the Princeton Ballet Society. At the time, it was only a school – Princeton Ballet School."</ref> Rutgers University has student-run companies such as Cabaret Theatre, The Livingston Theatre Company, and College Avenue Players which perform everything from musicals to dramatic plays to sketch comedy.
[[File:New brunswick new jersey aerial george.jpg|thumb|Looking north from the corner of New and George Streets. The Heldrich Center is on the left.]]

===Journalism===
''New Brunswick Today'' is a print and digital publication launched in 2011 by Rutgers journalism alumnus Charlie Kratovil<ref>Stearns, Josh. [http://blog.grdodge.org/2015/01/21/support-watchdog-reporting-in-new-brunswick/ "Support Watchdog Reporting in New Brunswick"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210005141/http://blog.grdodge.org/2015/01/21/support-watchdog-reporting-in-new-brunswick/ |date=December 10, 2019 }}, ''[[Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation]]'', January 21, 2017. Accessed October 29, 2018.</ref> which uses the tagline "Independent news for the greater New Brunswick community." The publication has covered issues with the city's water utility among others and was featured on [[Full Frontal with Samantha Bee]].<ref>Mullin, Benjamin. [https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2017/samantha-bees-solution-for-making-money-on-local-news-lottery-tickets/ "Samantha Bee's solution for making money on local news? Lottery tickets"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210005133/https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2017/samantha-bees-solution-for-making-money-on-local-news-lottery-tickets/ |date=December 10, 2019 }}, ''[[Poynter Institute]]'', March 24, 2017. Accessed October 29, 2018.</ref>

New Jersey alt-weeklies ''[[The Aquarian Weekly]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theaquarian.com/ |title=The Aquarian – New Jersey&#039;s Original Alt-Weekly |access-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902174525/https://www.theaquarian.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''NJ Indy'' cover music and arts in New Brunswick.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njindy.com/about |title=About |access-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-date=August 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814234642/https://njindy.com/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Museums===
New Brunswick is the site of the [[Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University]] (founded in 1966),<ref>[http://www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu/about/about-museum#.WaWBPFG1vIU About the Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829202559/http://www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu/about/about-museum#.WaWBPFG1vIU |date=August 29, 2017 }}, Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Founded in 1966 as the Rutgers University Art Gallery, the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum was established in 1983 in response to the growth of the permanent collection."</ref> [[Albus Cavus]], and the Rutgers University Geology Museum (founded in 1872).<ref>[http://geologymuseum.rutgers.edu/about-us-geology-museum About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829204233/http://geologymuseum.rutgers.edu/about-us-geology-museum |date=August 29, 2017 }}, Rutgers University Geology Museum. Accessed August 29, 2017. "The Rutgers Geology Museum, one of the oldest collegiate geology collections in the United States, was founded by state geologist and Rutgers professor George Hammell Cook in 1872."</ref>

===Fine arts===
New Brunswick was an important center for avant-garde art in the 1950s–1970s with several artists such as [[Allan Kaprow]], [[George Segal (artist)|George Segal]], [[George Brecht]], [[Robert Whitman]], [[Robert Watts]], [[Lucas Samaras]], [[Geoffrey Hendricks]], [[Wolf Vostell]] and [[Roy Lichtenstein]]; some of whom taught at Rutgers University. This group of artists was sometimes referred to as the "New Jersey School" or the "New Brunswick School of Painting." The ''YAM Festival'' was a venue on May 19, 1963, for actions and [[happening]]s. For more information, see [[Fluxus at Rutgers University]].<ref>Vostell – I disastri della pace/The Disasters of Peace. Varlerio Dehò, Edizioni Charta, Milano 1999, {{ISBN|88-8158-253-8}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/works/tv-burying/images/2/|title=Vostell, Wolf: TV Burying|date=September 27, 2018|website=Media Art Net|access-date=September 27, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119221625/http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/works/tv-burying/images/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Music===
[[File:The West Front 2004 Court Tavern.jpg|thumb|A band offstage at the [[Court Tavern]] in 2004. The live music club opened in 1981 and reopened as a 100% vegan venue in 2024.]]
New Brunswick's live music scene has been the home to many original rock bands, including some which went on to national prominence such as [[The Smithereens]] and [[Bon Jovi]] as well as other notable [[:Category:Musical groups from New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick bands]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/12/04/court-tavern-new-brunswick-legacy-glenn-bruden-frontman-destroy-all-bands-dead-54/2610698001/|title=Court Tavern New Brunswick legacy: Glenn Bruden, Destroy All Bands frontman, dead at 54|first=Chris|last=Jordan|website=Asbury Park Press|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030213730/https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/12/04/court-tavern-new-brunswick-legacy-glenn-bruden-frontman-destroy-all-bands-dead-54/2610698001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/09/22/melody-bar-haunts-their-reverie-why-former-new-brunswick-club-still-matters/684074001/|title=The Melody Bar haunts their reverie: Why the former New Brunswick club still matters|first=Chris|last=Jordan|website=Asbury Park Press|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030213730/https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/09/22/melody-bar-haunts-their-reverie-why-former-new-brunswick-club-still-matters/684074001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle.php?titlelink=new-brunswick-gets-ready-to-rock-again|title=New Brunswick Gets Ready To Rock Again|date=September 2, 2017|website=NewJerseyStage.com|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=August 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831010819/https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle.php?titlelink=new-brunswick-gets-ready-to-rock-again|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/12/27/court-tavern-manager-brittney-dixon-exits/95866524/|title=Court Tavern manager Brittney Dixon exits|first=Chris|last=Jordan|website=Asbury Park Press|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030213731/https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/12/27/court-tavern-manager-brittney-dixon-exits/95866524/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/arts/2016/03/27/something-borrowed-something-new/80581144/|title=Something borrowed, new in New Brunswick basements|first=Bob|last=Makin|website=Courier News|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=August 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831010819/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/arts/2016/03/27/something-borrowed-something-new/80581144/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.centraljersey.com/2011/01/20/film-recalls-famed-music-scene-of-1980s-2/|title=Film recalls famed music scene of 1980s – Central Jersey Archives|first=Greater|last=Media|date=January 20, 2011|access-date=August 27, 2023|archive-date=August 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827044248/https://archive.centraljersey.com/2011/01/20/film-recalls-famed-music-scene-of-1980s-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rock band [[Looking Glass (band)|Looking Glass]], who had the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number one hit "[[Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)]]" in 1972, developed in the New Brunswick rock scene and dedicated their debut to "the people of New Brunswick."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2022/06/new-brunswicks-number-one-hit-brandy-turns-50/|title=New Brunswick's Number One Hit "Brandy" Turns 50 - New Brunswick Today &#124; New Brunswick, NJ Local News|access-date=August 26, 2023|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826131423/https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2022/06/new-brunswicks-number-one-hit-brandy-turns-50/|url-status=live}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Paul Devlin (filmmaker)|Paul Devlin]]'s first documentary, ''Rockin’ Brunswick'' (1983), documented the New Brunswick rock scene of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=http://vimeo.com/9172413|title=Rockin' Brunswick - 1983|work=Vimeo}}</ref>

The city is in particular a center for local [[punk rock]] and underground music.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle.php?titlelink=new-brunswick-seeks-to-reclaim-its-place-in-jersey-music-history|title=New Brunswick Seeks To Reclaim Its Place In Jersey Music History|date=November 22, 2017|website=NewJerseyStage.com|access-date=August 27, 2023|archive-date=August 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827040204/https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle.php?titlelink=new-brunswick-seeks-to-reclaim-its-place-in-jersey-music-history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://njindy.com/2022/07/18/dusters-and-freezeheads-emerge-from-new-brunswicks-illustrious-evolving-punk-hardcore-scene/|title=Dusters and Freezeheads emerge from New Brunswick's illustrious, evolving punk/hardcore scene|first=Connor|last=Reddington|date=July 18, 2022|website=NJ Indy|access-date=August 28, 2023|archive-date=August 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828012936/https://njindy.com/2022/07/18/dusters-and-freezeheads-emerge-from-new-brunswicks-illustrious-evolving-punk-hardcore-scene/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alternative rock]], [[indie rock]], and [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] music have long been popular in the city's live music scene.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://njindy.com/2023/08/11/in-conversation-with-nj-hardcore-punk-band-kirkby-kiss/|title=In conversation with NJ hardcore punk band Kirkby Kiss|first=Connor|last=Reddington|date=August 11, 2023|website=NJ Indy|access-date=August 26, 2023|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826131422/https://njindy.com/2023/08/11/in-conversation-with-nj-hardcore-punk-band-kirkby-kiss/|url-status=live}}</ref> Many alternative rock bands got radio airplay thanks to [[Matt Pinfield]] who was part of the New Brunswick music scene for over 20 years at Rutgers University radio [[WRSU-FM]] and at [[alternative rock]] radio station [[WKMK|WHTG-FM]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2021/11/as-nj-music-scene-comes-back-to-life-the-court-tavern-stays-silent/|title=As NJ Music Scene Comes Back to Life, The Court Tavern Stays Silent - New Brunswick Today &#124; New Brunswick, NJ Local News|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=April 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402125646/https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2021/11/as-nj-music-scene-comes-back-to-life-the-court-tavern-stays-silent/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2021/07/end-of-an-era-the-final-years-of-new-brunswicks-melody-bar/|title=End of An Era: The Final Years of New Brunswick's Melody Bar - New Brunswick Today &#124; New Brunswick, NJ Local News|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=March 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322215612/https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2021/07/end-of-an-era-the-final-years-of-new-brunswicks-melody-bar/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2012/10/court_tavern_to_reopen_with_sh.html|title=Court Tavern to reopen with show by Samiam|first=Tris McCall &#124; For Inside|last=Jersey|date=October 2, 2012|website=nj.com|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=August 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831010832/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2012/10/court_tavern_to_reopen_with_sh.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/remembering-the-court-tavern-new-brunswicks-storied-rock-dive/|title=Remembering The Court Tavern, New Brunswick's Storied Rock Dive|first=Mike|last=Appelstein|date=January 23, 2012|website=The Village Voice|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=August 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831010833/https://www.villagevoice.com/remembering-the-court-tavern-new-brunswicks-storied-rock-dive/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/articles/melody-bar-regulars-return-to-city-for-reunion |title=Melody Bar Regulars Return to City for Reunion &#124; New Brunswick, NJ News TAPinto |access-date=August 31, 2023 |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030213733/https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/articles/melody-bar-regulars-return-to-city-for-reunion |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-b59E9PwUg|title=The Blases at The Court Tavern:" Playing All Night Long"|date=December 12, 2008 |via=www.youtube.com|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=August 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831010818/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-b59E9PwUg|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collections.libraries.rutgers.edu/new-brunswick-music-scene|title=New Brunswick Music Scene Archive Digital Collection &#124; Digital Collections|website=collections.libraries.rutgers.edu|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=August 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831010834/https://collections.libraries.rutgers.edu/new-brunswick-music-scene|url-status=live}}</ref>

Local pubs and clubs hosted many local bands, including the [[Court Tavern]]<ref>Jovanovic, Rob. [https://books.google.com/books?id=qEDy-DVH6usC ''Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030213736/https://books.google.com/books?id=qEDy-DVH6usC |date=October 30, 2023 }}, Justin, Charles & Co. 2004. {{ISBN|9781932112078}}. Accessed August 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Jordan, Chris. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20120206/NJNEWS/302060028/Court-Tavern-closing-marks-end-era-New-Brunswick "Court Tavern closing marks end of era in New Brunswick"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209050238/http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20120206/NJNEWS/302060028/Court-Tavern-closing-marks-end-era-New-Brunswick |date=February 9, 2012 }}, ''[[Courier News]]'', February 6, 2012. Accessed March 10, 2013.</ref><ref>Chaux, Giancarlo. [http://www.dailytargum.com/article/2012/04/new-brunswick-business-owner-plans-to-reopen-the-court-tavern "New Brunswick business owner plans to reopen the court tavern"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221084853/http://www.dailytargum.com/article/2012/04/new-brunswick-business-owner-plans-to-reopen-the-court-tavern |date=December 21, 2014 }}, ''[[The Daily Targum]]'', April 17, 2012. Accessed January 11, 2015.</ref> and the [[Melody Bar]] during the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2021/03/20-years-after-its-sudden-closure-new-brunswick-still-remembers-the-melody-bar/|title=20 Years After Its Sudden Closure, New Brunswick Still Remembers The Melody Bar - New Brunswick Today &#124; New Brunswick, NJ Local News|access-date=August 27, 2023|archive-date=August 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827042744/https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2021/03/20-years-after-its-sudden-closure-new-brunswick-still-remembers-the-melody-bar/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The city was ranked the number 4 spot to see indie bands in New Jersey.<ref>Kalet, Hank. [http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/07/20/the-list-10-best-places-to-see-indie-bands-in-the-garden-state/ "The List: 10 Best Places to See Indie Bands in the Garden State"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022212255/http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/07/20/the-list-10-best-places-to-see-indie-bands-in-the-garden-state/ |date=October 22, 2014 }}, NJ Spotlight, July 21, 2014. Accessed January 11, 2015.</ref>

The independent record label [[Don Giovanni Records]] originally started to document the New Brunswick basement scene.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Bobby |title=7 bands that make Don Giovanni Records the coolest indie label in N.J. |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2016/09/7_bands_that_make_don_giovanni_records_the_coolest.html |publisher=NJ.Com |date=September 15, 2016 |access-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703151743/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2016/09/7_bands_that_make_don_giovanni_records_the_coolest.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Lloyd |title=Photos: For 10 years, Don Giovanni Records captures New Brunswick sound |url=https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2013/11/photos_for_10_years_don_giovanni_records_captures_new_brunswick_sound.html |website=NJ.com |date=November 2, 2013 |access-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703151158/https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2013/11/photos_for_10_years_don_giovanni_records_captures_new_brunswick_sound.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2017, [[NJ.com]] wrote that "even if [[Asbury Park]] has recently returned as our state's musical nerve center, with the brick-and-mortar venues and infrastructure to prove it, New Brunswick remains as the New Jersey scene's unadulterated, pounding heart."<ref>Olivier, Bobby. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2017/03/scenes_from_a_new_brunswick_basement_show_where_nj.html "A sweaty New Brunswick basement just hosted the best N.J. concert of 2017 (PHOTOS)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213213154/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2017/03/scenes_from_a_new_brunswick_basement_show_where_nj.html |date=December 13, 2019 }}, March 27, 2017, updated January 16, 2019. Accessed December 13, 2019. "Even if Asbury Park has recently returned as our state's musical nerve center, with the brick-and-mortar venues and infrastructure to prove it, New Brunswick remains as the New Jersey scene's unadulterated, pounding heart."</ref> A number of well-known local bands formed in the city's live music scene, including [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]] and [[Ogbert the Nerd]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/new-brunswick-new-jersey-house-show-scene-history/|title=A historic look back at the New Brunswick basement scene in the heart of New Jersey|first=Amy|last=Rowe|website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=December 6, 2022|access-date=August 26, 2023|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826131421/https://www.altpress.com/new-brunswick-new-jersey-house-show-scene-history/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://njindy.com/2021/07/07/njs-ogbert-the-nerd-shitty-life-decisions-and-telling-stories-about-it/|title=NJ's Ogbert the Nerd: 'Shitty life decisions and telling stories about it'|first=Kyle|last=Nardine|date=July 7, 2021|website=NJ Indy|access-date=August 26, 2023|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826131423/https://njindy.com/2021/07/07/njs-ogbert-the-nerd-shitty-life-decisions-and-telling-stories-about-it/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2015/01/15_new_jersey_hardcore_bands_to_rattle_your_cage.html|title=15 New Jersey hardcore bands to rattle your cage|first=Bobby Olivier &#124; NJ Advance Media for|last=NJ.com|date=January 13, 2015|website=nj|access-date=August 26, 2023|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826131424/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2015/01/15_new_jersey_hardcore_bands_to_rattle_your_cage.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2015/01/blood_bruises_brotherhood_the_state_of_new_jersey_hardcore.html|title=The hardcore brotherhood: How punk's toughest scene thrashed its way into N.J. history|first=Bobby Olivier &#124; NJ Advance Media for|last=NJ.com|date=January 13, 2015|website=nj|access-date=August 26, 2023|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826131422/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2015/01/blood_bruises_brotherhood_the_state_of_new_jersey_hardcore.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2015/01/a_hardcore_brotherhood_how_punks_toughest_scene_thrashed_its_way_into_nj_history.html|title=How punk rock's toughest scene thrashed its way into N.J. history|first=Bobby Olivier &#124; NJ Advance Media for|last=NJ.com|date=January 13, 2015|website=nj|access-date=August 26, 2023|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826131423/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2015/01/a_hardcore_brotherhood_how_punks_toughest_scene_thrashed_its_way_into_nj_history.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Rutgers radio station [[WVPH|WVPH 90.3 FM "The Core"]] hosts indie music festival "[[Corefest]]" on campus. 

A number of jazz organizations and jazz festivals are held in the city, including the Hub City Jazz Festival and the New Brunswick Jazz Project. The New Brunswick Jazz Project is dedicated to live jazz in the city and surrounding towns. New Brunswick also has a plethora of rappers including Trill Lik, Mello B and Amgjay and also GetBizzy Nino.

===Film===
New Brunswick is home to a number of [[List of film festivals in New Jersey|film festivals]], two of which are presented by the [[film society]], the [[Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center]]: the New Jersey Film Festival (1982) and the United States Super 8mm Film + Digital Video Festival (~1988). The Rutgers Jewish Film Festival was established 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bildnercenter.rutgers.edu/events/film|title=Film Festival|website=bildnercenter.rutgers.edu|access-date=August 17, 2023|archive-date=July 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728224301/https://bildnercenter.rutgers.edu/events/film|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemastudies.rutgers.edu/news-a-events/film-festivals-screenings|title=Film Festivals & Screenings|website=www.cinemastudies.rutgers.edu|access-date=August 17, 2023|archive-date=August 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802170332/https://www.cinemastudies.rutgers.edu/news-a-events/film-festivals-screenings|url-status=live}}</ref> The New Lens Film Festival is an event at the [[Mason Gross School of the Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.masongross.rutgers.edu/degrees-programs/filmmaking/festivals-screenings/|title=New Lens Film Festival|website=Mason Gross School of the Arts|access-date=August 17, 2023|archive-date=July 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730024115/https://www.masongross.rutgers.edu/degrees-programs/filmmaking/festivals-screenings/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Grease trucks===
[[File:GreaseTrucks.jpg|thumb|right|The "Grease Trucks" as they were on [[College Avenue Campus]] at Rutgers]]
The "[[Grease trucks]]" were a group of [[Food truck|truck-based food vendors]] located on the [[College Avenue Campus]] at Rutgers. They were known for serving "[[Fat Sandwich]]es," sub rolls containing fried ingredients. In 2013 the grease trucks were removed for the construction of a new Rutgers building and were moved into various other areas of the Rutgers-New Brunswick Campus.<ref>Shabe, John. [http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2008/12/who_needs_internet_pizza_when.html "Who needs Internet pizza when Rutgers has The Grease Trucks?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113032028/http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2008/12/who_needs_internet_pizza_when.html |date=January 13, 2012 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 29, 2008. Accessed October 26, 2011.</ref>