The Turn It Up music festival is more than just two days of music, it's a family reunion of artists from the burgeoning music scenes of Hoboken and New York City in the 1980s, spearheaded by Jared Michael Nickerson.

The festival takes place on two Thursdays, Aug. 18 and 25 at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Nickerson was introduced to the Manhattan club scene in the 80s when he joined the Cleaveland Ohio band Human Switchboard. He got to know CBGB, Danceteria, the Peppermint Lounge, Irving Plaza, and Maxwell's in Hoboken, and more.