EMPRESS OF FLOATS ABOVE THE MADNESS AT CAMEO
Brooklyn is unseasonably cold, but Cameo Gallery is a sweltering abyss of hands and heat. It’s midnight at CMJ. The bass is so loud, you can feel it in your teeth….
Olivia Isenhart
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: 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: 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: THE ZOLAS KEEP IT REAL AT ROCKWOOD
“This song is inspired by Disney’s Mulan, which I just saw on a plane. I was pretty impressed by Mulan,” said Zachary Gray without…
CMJ: OBERHOFER DO ANYTHING BUT LOUNGE AT MERCURY LOUNGE
With CMJ spectators already venue-hopping like mad, Mercury Lounge’s diverse lineup anchored the Lower East Side crowd this week. There were a lot of reasons to…
CMJ: PANDA BEAR GETS DELICIOUSLY CHILL AT THE BOWERY BALLROOM
There are many types of trippy – ask your hippie uncle for specifics – and Panda Bear continues to sink into the gooiest part of the…
THE ROOTS SURPRISE SUMMERSTAGE WITH CEELO GREEN & SALT-N-PEPA
Through its impressive 5-month run this year, SummerStage has really felt like the heart of Central Park. On its final night, though, it was…
HERMAJESTY PUTS THE PIECES TOGETHER WITH NEW SINGLE “MY BODY YOUR MIND”
A single that ties in perfectly with a curated photo series has the same kind of collector’s appeal as a one-off pressing that comes…
THE MOONLANDINGZ REDEFINE FREAKY AT BERLIN
Lias Saoudi is anxiously smoking outside the bar, weighed down slightly on one side by the thick paperback novels shoved into his jacket pocket….