E-Town Concrete

E.Town Concrete

E.Town Concrete was a hardcore punk group from Elizabeth, New Jersey. They formed in 1995 and shortly thereafter released Time 2 Shine, their first full-length album, in 1999 on the Resurrection A.D. label. They have since released four more albums on various record labels, such as Razor and Tie Records and Ironbound Recordings. The band decided to break up in 2006, playing their last show on May 20th of the same year.

Members

Anthony Martini - vocals (1995-2006)
David "DeLux" Mondragon - guitar (1998-2006)
Eric DeNault - bass (1996-2006)
Ted P. (Theodore Panagopoulos) - drums (1995-2006)

Former members

Ken Pescatore - guitar (1995-98; performed on the Time 2 $hine album and early demos, also played in the band Arson until 2003)
Henry Hess - bass (1995-96; performed on early demos, and is recorded on live track on Japanese release)

Discography

Year	Official albums, demos and splits	US Chart Position	Label	Additional Info
1995	Just Move It	n/a	Resurrection A.D.	AKA The Red Demo, released on tape only
1996	Prepare For Kombat	n/a	Resurrection A.D.	AKA The Green Demo, released on tape only
1996	New Jersey Brotherhood (split with Second To None)	n/a	Back Ta Basics	released on 7" only
1997	Time 2 Shine	n/a	Back Ta Basics
1998	Time 2 Shine	n/a	Resurrection A.D.	the only difference toward previous release is a cover
1999	F$ck The World (EP)	n/a	Resurrection A.D.	4 tracks, 2 exclusive to this release
2000	The Second Coming	n/a	Triple Crown
2002	Jersey Devils (EP)	n/a	P.O.P.	Japan Tour '02 CD
2003	Time 2 Shine (re-issue)	n/a	Razor and Tie	contains 2 bonus live tracks
2003	The Second Coming (re-issue)	n/a	Razor and Tie	contains 2 bonus live tracks
2003	The Renaissance	n/a	Razor and Tie
2004	Made For War	n/a	Ironbound
Year	Other releases	US Chart Position	Label	Additional Info
2001	Too Legit for the Pit: Hardcore Takes the Rap (compilation)	n/a	Radical	track included: "The World Is Yours" (Nas cover)
2004	Martini: Official Bootlegs... Vol. 1 (EP)	n/a	n/a	Martini's solo rap album

Trivia

E.Town Concrete sold more than 4,000 copies of Time 2 Shine in one record store alone, that store being Vintage Vinyl in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Martini makes a guest appearance on Anthrax's album We've Come for You All, in the song Refuse To Be Denied.
He also makes an appearance (along with Joe None of Second To None) on remix of Fury of Five's song We Want It All.
E.Town Concrete first public appearance was in New Brunswick, NJ at a DIY club called "The Down Under". NJ Bloodline allowed the young E.Town to play 3 songs on their set. Most of the members of E.Town were only 15 years old.
E.Town concrete asked a defunct NJ Bloodline to reform and play at their last headlining concert in Sayerville, NJ, bringing their career full circle.
Before taking over Bass duties, Eric was enlisted to play second guitar.
Before joining E.Town, Eric was also the Bass player for NJHC contemporaries, For The Love Of and recorded on their seminal debut "Feasting On The Will Of Humanity" (Ferret Records). He quit For The Love Of the concentrate on E.Town full time.
Drummer Teddy P. ended up becoming a high school history teacher in his old high school, Elizabeth High School.
Lead singer Anthony Martini currently works for Crush Music Management out of NYC. He manages Bay Area hip-hop group The Pack and LA hip-hop artist TYGA, Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes cousin.