Not too long ago I went up to New York for CMJ week, and got to go to a ton of shows. However, my favorite set during that week wasn’t part of CMJ. Hell, it wasn’t even in the same state as CMJ. I took a train over the New Jersey with some friends to see them play a small show in a basement near Rutgers.

Help Me Help You is a band that lives partly in Jersey, and partly in Queens. This show I saw them at was, I believe, their first set with their line up at that time. They took to the tiny stage with a few local pop punk acts (Kim’s Comeback, Feeny, and Jantones), in this small basement that didn’t even have a floor. Even though the place was so small, there were as many kids packed in there as possible, and everyone was into the music.

Help Me Help You’s set was great. They played super tight, and even threw in one cover of an American Football song. With the whole “emo revival” movement going on, Help Me Help You is coming along at the perfect time.

You can download their EP for free from their bandcamp below also!

Genre: Indie / Emo