CMJ: GRACE MITCHELL & THE JOY FORMIDABLE AT BROOKLYN BOWL
FLOODfest continued at Brooklyn Bowl Thursday night with Grace Mitchell and The Joy Formidable finishing off the two-day event. Mitchell, a rising star in the music world, and…
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CMJ: DEATH BY CHOCOLATE SWEETEN THE DEAL AT FAT BABY
It wasn’t your typical, casual, “let’s swing by this act for a few” CMJ crowd. Spectators filed into Fat Baby with a purpose that night – which…
CMJ: PANCAKES AND WHISKEY’S BANGIN’ AND JAMMIN’ SHOWCASE AT PIANOS
We love our CMJ showcases upstairs at Pianos and this year was a smash hit with Weaves, The Big Moon, Smoke Season, Cultfever, Narc…
CMJ: PANCAKES AND WHISKEY’S DAY PARTY AT ROCKWOOD
As j and the 9s were blasting away and their lead singer was rolling around the Rockwood Music Hall floor, I was reminded of…
CMJ: DAY DRINKING AT ARLENE’S WITH ZERO HOLDS, THE GILLS & WILD SUN
“The best thing about afternoon shows is that no one questions you for cracking a beer at 1pm,” declared Wild Sun frontman Glenn Kendzia as his band…
CMJ: BALTHAZAR BREAK DOWN THIN WALLS AT ROCKWOOD
As fans clutched the bars of Rockwood’s tangled balconies, Balthazar’s spooky pop and snapping beats rocked Stage 2 like a ship on a distant sea. Wrapped in the misty afternoon light, the up-and-coming band stormed CMJ with…
CMJ: FRIDAY AT ROCKWOOD WITH MOTHER FEATHER AND PARIS_MONSTER
Kicking things off on Friday’s CMJ lineup at Rockwood Music Hall were Brooklyn-based band, Elliot & The Ghost. The surf pop quartet played a…
CMJ: CATEY SHAW JOINS FRENCH HORN REBELLION AT PIANOS
The unabashed geekiness of splitting the crowd into “the marching band” and “the orchestra” for a dance-off hit me on a visceral level. But even though…
CMJ: DAY 3 WITH THE MACCABEES & THE JUNGLE GIANTS
The CMJ Festival festivities continued for me on Thursday night at the High Road Touring Showcase at Mercury Lounge. A truly interesting lineup from…
CMJ: EMBER ISLES AT ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL
Wednesday night at Rockwood Music Hall was another great night of music from the Brooklyn based trio, Ember Isles. When I listened to their…