ANIMAL YEARS, THE SO SO GLOS & HARTS CLOSE OUT CMJ
The final day of CMJ is a love/hate relationship kind of day. The fact that it’s Saturday means you have a much easier time…
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CMJ: DAY 5 WITH MOTHERS, GRAMMA’S BOYFRIEND & ROBBING MILLIONS
On my last day of CMJ, I decided to switch things up and head out to Pianos. While our own party raged upstairs, I…
CMJ: THUNDERBITCH GANG UP AT THE KNITTING FACTORY
It was the Friday of CMJ; everyone is starting to get burned out from going to as many shows as they could muster but…
CMJ: PEOPLE’S BLUES BLOW OUT THE WALLS OF THE BOWERY ELECTRIC
It may have been an early, 30-minute daytime set, but the People’s Blues of Richmond didn’t need a whole lot of time to leave one…
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 WHISKEY SESSION: FRASER A. GORMAN – “BLOSSOM & SNOW”
This man came long ways to join us at this year’s CMJ: Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Fraser A. Gorman resembles folk-troubadour Bob Dylan in…
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: 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…