Fearless and free, Leah Siegel charges out of the gate as Firehorse, illustrating a vivid collision of songcraft and imagination.
Peelander Z @ Public Assembly, NYC: photo by Michael Ligon Last day/night of my trip to New York City and CMJ back in October 2011. (Next year, if I do the NYC trip again, I think I'll just post updates on a daily basis - this is too much work after the fact.) For my last day/night in The Big Apple I took it relatively easier than the other days: - Starbucks near MOMA - Radio City Music Hall - General Electric [...]
Emmy The Great @ Public Assembly, NYC: photo by Michael Ligon - started out the morning exploring the neighbourhood around my hotel (walked down Bowery and then turned on Prince; nice Ralph Lauren and Gant Rugger shops on Prince St, although both way too expensive for what I was willing to pay (I've slowly become a clothes horse over the last few years, although I never buy regular price) - walked to Lafayette for coffee at Dean & Deluca then went window shopping (David Z, Converse, Ben Sherman [...]
Paper Thick Walls presents an elegant mix of deep, reflective, and at times haunting music, which captures elements of sound similar to acts like Arcade Fire and Sufjan Stevens. The almost orchestral arrangement of piano, upright bass, guitars, drums, fiddle, mandolin, and other various instruments has a fascinating way of complimenting the profound fictional story lines that Paper Thick Walls portray through their lyrics. The band was last in town for CMJ and are now coming back through New York with shows at Spike Hill (Dec. 10th) and Pianos (Dec. 11th). For the show at Spike Hill, [...]
CMJ 2011 rolled into New York City, took over its streets and wore out its avid music fans for the better part of a week. I've only barely recovered, having seen 20+ bands, passed through too many venues to even count, and consumed more than a fair share of free booze. Without further ado, here are five highlights from my Part 1 coverage: 1. A Lull - Day 1, Lefse Records Showcase @ Pianos Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me that day. Though the venue is typically too [...]
Official Website MySpace Facebook Twitter My 3rd CMJ Music Marathon was a blast. More so things I did around it which is stuff like attend tapings of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report (so awesome!) meeting tons of new people (you know who you are *winkyface*) and the very few bands I was excited to see. Not [...]
We already CoSigned 10 acts you should know from the 2011 installment of the CMJ Music Marathon. Now, check out a Cluster 1 original mini-documentary in which we cover the festival from the talent's perspective. Below, you can watch Cluster 1 host Sami Jarroush speak with acts like The Stone Foxes, Caveman, Sleeper Agent, The Pass, and Vanaprasta about their experiences playing New York City's annual extravaganza.
Mr. Dream play Consequence of Sound's party at The Southpaw. Photo by Jeremy D. Larson There's musical signs of life every night in NYC, as the locals are exceedingly quick to tell you. "Well, this is basically just like every night in NYC, so I don't see what the big deal is about CMJ." In spite of how insufferable that was to hear like four to five times a day, CMJ was indeed something special especially when you have that many signs of life coming together in one area to "showcase" their talent at "parties". [...]
Thursday 10/20 Portugal. The Man @ Terminal 5 With Alberta Cross and Givers opening, expect this show to never stop rocking. Portugal. The Man as a band is built for the stage and should send fans off happy. Badges are limited, so if you are going as part of CMJ get there early to ensure [...]
Thursday 10/20 Portugal. The Man @ Terminal 5 With Alberta Cross and Givers opening, expect this show to never stop rocking. Portugal. The Man as a band is built for the stage and should send fans off happy. Badges are limited, so if you are going as part of CMJ get there early to ensure [...]
Old Weathered Wooden Dock by paperthickwalls Paper Thick Walls presents an elegant mix of deep, reflective, and at times haunting music, which captures elements of sound similar to acts like Arcade Fire and Sufjan Stevens. The almost orchestral arrangement of piano, upright bass, guitars, drums, fiddle, mandolin, and other various instruments has a fascinating way of complimenting the profound fictional story lines that Paper Thick Walls portray through their lyrics. Their songs quickly caught the attention of sound engineer Mike Hagler (Neko Case, Wilco) [...]
Six Artists Not To Miss 1. Radiation City We've spotlighted Radiation City before here on MOKB , but with them playing over six shows at CMJ , there's really no excuse for festival-goers to miss out on them. The Portland-based group's full-length debut, The Hands That Take You , is full of lovely indie-pop reminiscent of the soulful and playful girl groups of the '60s. 10/19 @ Pianos [1pm] 10/19 @ Living Room [4pm] 10/20 @ Pete's Candy Store [...]
Mañana arranca la enésima versión del CMJ Music Marathon , el festival del College Music Journal que se tomará las calles de Nueva York durante 5 días. Cortesía de la Casa hará cubrimiento del evento, pero esperamos que nuestros lectores en la gran manzana y sus alrededores se unan a esta celebración musical, así que preparamos esta pequeña guía para su mayor disfrute. En esta oportunidad el CMJ presenta más de 900 propuestas musicales en más de 80 tarimas. Qué chichonera. ¿ Les recuerda un poco a SXSW ? [...]
This week in NYC shows is a crazy one, with the CMJ Music Marathon officially taking over a good chunk of NYC's clubs and venues.
The annual College Music Journal's Music Marathon and Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, Tuesday the 18th. It will continue throughout the week until concluding on Saturday. Among the 1000 bands and artists scheduled to perform are Neon Indian , Portugal.The Man , Trash Talk , Davila 666 , Braids , Unknown Mortal Orchestra , and many more. Our newest staff member, Carina, we will be providing live coverage throughout this week, and providing summaries of live show reviews as well. Tomorrow, we will feature a two part podcast, our Top [...]
The CMJ Music Marathon is upon us. Starting tomorrow, multitudes of fans, bands and industry types will fill venues throughout NYC. It's a time for excitement and panic because of all the choices. We thought a day-by-day breakdown would be nice, offering you broad view of what's in store. Get ready, here is part 1 [...]
Hard to believe it's already the CMJ Music Marathon again; time passes so fucking quickly my brain can't quite comprehend it. Before we know it it'll be winter, which means soon enough we'll be old men and then we'll be dead, and then humans will flood themselves off this planet into oblivion and we'll all [...]
DOWNLOAD : Hull - "Beyond the Lightless Sky" (hosted on Pitchfork.com) Brooklyn three-guitar led sludge rock collective Hull will play the Tee Pee Records CMJ showcase this Friday, October 21 at Union Pool in Brooklyn. Also appearing on the show will be Naam , The Fucking Wrath, ELKS , Mirror Queen and Unstoppable Death Machines . Tickets are $8. Hull will kick off a long-awaited, near month-long U.S. tour on Wednesday in support of their monolithic Beyond The Lightless Sky full-length [...]
Official Website MySpace Facebook Twitter As this post goes online, I am already sitting in a car (hopefully riding shotgun), 8 hours away from New York City. Oh the fun! me and my car buddies will have on our way there. My parting gift to you, AGDFA readers are my CMJ Music Marathon picks. All very diverse in their genres [...]
And Then Sigh by backwordsmusic Brooklyn psyche-folk-pop band Backwords just announced that they have set up one of the last ever CMJ showcases at Bruar Falls on Thursday 10/20, under the umbrella of their basement diy recording studio "Campers' Rule Records". Campers' Rule Records Presents a FREE daytime CMJ show : Where: Bruar Falls, 245 Grand St., Brooklyn NY Noon-1:00pm - FREE BBQ in Bruar Falls Backyard $3 - Brooklyn Lagers! 1:30PM - Moonmen on the Moon, [...]
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