Band of the Week: Year 2 Week 2 - In Cages

In Cages are based in New Jersey.  By my count that makes them the fourth New Jersey band in a row to earn a spot as Band of the Week.  Coincidence or self-fulfilling prophesy or something else... Don't know, but by my way of thinking New Jersey seems to have a burgeoning music scene.  Those Mockingbirds, Don Ryan, Dead Exs and now In Cages, and those are just the ones I have become aware of so far. 


About In Cages, well a few days ago we recommended them in our first ever Ear to the Ground Recommends post. 


Musically, they are play hard rock with an alternative edge and the unique sound of the cello. Dirty Water has a grungy quality. Although they are a relatively new band, the members are all experienced players and that fact comes across in the tight sound and strong vocals. Queen Bee has a sweet cello solo.  Listen for yourself below.


What we can gather about the band from their official bio:


James Mercer is a wooden puppet whose played music in the Southeast, New Orleans, and a New York.  His goal is to be a real boy.  He plays the guitar.


Filomena Jack plays a super bad-ass 5-string cello, like cartoons and learned the cello to get out of gym class.  


Lionnel Mascarenhas (vox and bass) may or may not have a long-held interest musically 


musical music.  




Chris Trempath plays Bang-n-Play drums from K-Mart...wait, no he makes his own drums 


out of paint cans and such or something like that... He also sings.




Oh and I think maybe someone named William Blake may or may not be associated with 


the band in some way.  Your just going to have to check them out for yourself.

To get you started here are some songs:

Here's how to find them:  Website, Facebook, Twitter (new), MySpace and ReverbNation