do they sell individual tickets to the panels?

finally. what the fuck?

UGH. people who actually enjoy showgoing in NYC, prepare for your annual week off. fuck CMJ. can i get a hell yea

stone cold is right. fuck CMJ.

fucking middle distance runner has 2 shows at cmj? what the fuck is that shit, bad band appreciation week?

god i hate cmj week.

nice work, bv. you have most things, but still missing the studio at webster hall shows and KEXP if you count those.

bv,

direct question for you. why do you keep censoring me? I make valid contributions via comments...

passes get you into any show? or do you have to buy tix? it's okay because this lineup mildly sucks for the weekend (Fri and Sat.) anyway

I'M GOING TO GO TO ALL THE VENUES NICK AND NORAH WENT TO. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

what's to hate about cmj? The hundreds of new bands? The free booze? Did you guys read it in a guidebook or something before you all moved from Wisconsin that you're supposed to hate cmj?

"direct question for you. why do you keep censoring me? I make valid contributions via comments..."

I believe I just found a comment by you in the spam folder which has now been unspammed if that's what you're referring to.

CMJ has been a waste for at least the last 5 years. The last CMJ show that I went to that was worth all the headache was PJ Harvey and Damon & Naomi (with Ghost) at the Knitting Factory in 2000.

where's fluffy?

"UGH. people who actually enjoy showgoing in NYC, prepare for your annual week off. fuck CMJ. can i get a hell yea"

I enjoy showgoing and I tend to go to even more shows than usual during CMJ. hell yea!

"CMJ has been a waste for at least the last 5 years. The last CMJ show that I went to that was worth all the headache "

yes, buying a ticket in advance and going to a show is SUCH a headache.

apart from visa issues keeping more foreign bands from playing, i think cmj week is better than ever. until four or five years ago, most bands only got to play once and getting into a hot show meant planting yourself at a particular club when it opened.

now chances are any band worth seeing is playing at least three times (or if you're the muslims, ten times) and often some of those shows are free with free booze. sure, the sets are short but that's just the way it is.

and shows at bowery, mhow, mercury lounge won't be any different than what they always are, except maybe more drunk people with laminates around the necks.

so call in sick, check out some day parties, chill out, have a free soco n' lime, and don't sweat it. most bands you really want to see will be back.

btw... this year's Crashin' In Party lineup is pretty amazing.

Let's start sharing our schedules shall we?
http://cmj08.sched.org/gtmcknight

i really cant find a single thing to bitch about in regards to cmj except for the lack of sleep i will be getting. y'all should go move to iowa and shut the eff up

No Neon Neon = fuck CMJ :(

Where's Fluffy is playing Brooklyn Pool! It's gonna be awesome. This chick's dad has got connections and will get me in.

CMJ is ok, but doesn't hold a candle up to SXSW.

SXSW is where its at.

anyone. do they sell tickets for individual panels?

5:42, I don't think so.

the schedule maker is awesome, but a lot of the shows i'm going to aren't listed. i guess they're not official enough or something.

they dont sell individual passes to panels. if you really need to go to one, try emailing the panelist for a free guest pass, or better yet just borrow someone's badge. no one really ever uses them in the daytime anyway.

I've been reading the posts as far as CMJ and although I'm glad to be playing in this year's festival, I can honestly say that looking at the schedule, I don't recognize 95% of the bands playing. Anyone give a fellow artist some ideas of what shows to go to?

thanks
josh

www.joshcharlesmusic.com

Um, who the fuck are YOU, josh charles?

free afterparty at annex oct 25th Stay High, Yo! Majesty, Living Days, Black Peter, Bunny Rabbit + Black Cracker

Stop trying to make "Nick and Norah" hip via BV comments... it just doesn't have the cultural capital of "Juno," because it was fucking terrible.

serious hostility going on here.. any reason? I just said I didn't know who to go see during CMJ...there are so many bands and i'm not "in touch" with what's going on i guess

Anon. 12:27 AM here. I posted that comment just to be a wiseass, but I'll point out now that you could've asked your question without identifying yourself and including the URL of your Web site, which cause your comment to smell like spam.

sorry about that .... i'm new to posting here and i was not aware that you could fill out the comments anonymous... now i know....no worries..

cmj is meant for up-and-comers, you fucking noobs.
it gives other bands a chance. god fucking forbid.

If you don't mind blackberry's, industry folk talking up shitty bands, and too many bloggers taking pictures of nothing then CMJ is the stone cold cooles.

Yeah, but you can find that at every show in NYC.

@josh charles: No, in general, you should feel free to fill out the Name and URL fields above the Comments box. It's just that by posting a comment that mentions you'll be performing at CMJ *and* signing it, your comment ever-so-slightly smacked of self promotion. (If you were a regular commenter who regularly signs his comments and who isn't a dick, I wouldn't have found fault with your announcing that you'll be at CMJ.)

But as I said, my initial response to you was just out of a desire to snark. I think you'll find that's typical behavior among BV commenters, though comments often aren't clever enough to rise to the level of snark and only manage to be abrasive (or worse).