your guide to CMJ, Saturday October 25, 2008

PONYTAIL!!!!

I wonder when indie rock will swing away from being cute and childlike. Or is that what defines the term?

whaat happens when and or if it rains?!!!!!>?!!!

the After The Jump festival is NOT happening at Market Hotel today.

There was very brief discussion of it as a possibility, but nothing was even close to confirmed and it is definitely not happening.

Apologies for the confusion, but I'm kind of perplexed by how this rumor even got started.

UPDATE: After The Jump -may- be moving to Death By Audio.

It's a bummer, and Market Hotel would love to accommodate them last minute, but there is unfortunately no way that space can do a daytime show today because of some unfortunate unusual circumstances.

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It's all cool. We've just called it a day and are going to stay home in our pjs, watch Little Britain and stay out of the rain. Thanks Todd for your help, for real, amazing.

save me a spot in line at the BV show

no please, play in the rain!

ps- its not even raining when i look out the window...

The Ghostly International showcase looks great for a late night pick - Matthew Dear, School of Seven Bells, Deastro and Michna. Cool show from a great label!

little britain usa blows. leave it to the US to ruin a good show.

the nighttime Market Hotel show with DMBQ / Mae Shi, etc is still happening, fyi!

it's only the never-confirmed day show that isn't happening.

todd p can suck it, i was really looking forward to that day bill!!!

todd p had nothing to do with it.

the organizers were deluded, it's impossible for the show to happen at Market Hotel.

how do you know?

if you ant the whole story read this post and the comments below it:

http://poptartssucktoasted.blogspot.com/2008/10/after-jump-show-canceled.html

the above link pretty much explains it all, it's got Todd P and the organizers both talking and agreeing

hey Todd P tried to help out this show but couldn't, give him a break!

why don't you offer to host the show in your apartment if you think it's something that should happen so much?

Todd P is live at Fontanas tonite

ATJ needed an indoor venue at the last moment because of the weather and Todd was asked try to work something out. It wasn't his show, it wasn't his problem and his plate is full with about 50 things today -- including his own outdoor show that had to be moved inside -- and he still tried to help. The Market was suggested as a possible idea, but it couldn't be done. No one is the bad guy here, it just didn't work out. Its a shame that this excellent show got canceled, but it was the rain that overcame the good intentions of all the people involved.

oh shit GANGGANG

Who is stupid enough to schedule an outdoor show on Oct 25? Retards.

Sharon Van Etten at 6:45 at the Bell House after the Forms.

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CRYSTAL ANTLERS
WOMEN

+ DIPLO'S MAD DECENT CREW SPINNING AFTER

@ Glasslands Gallery
289 Kent Ave in Brooklyn
(btwn south 1st and 2nd)

9pm / $12
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still not raining...

What time did the Black Lips go on stage the other night in Brookyn at the Filter Antics show?

What a shame, it looks like the ATJ Fest could have happened. Weathermen eat shit!

Black Lips went on stage around 12:30am, I think.

was black lips crowded? will anyone show up for teenagers in the pouring rain?

black lips = worst band name ever ugggh gross

Ths Killers' gig yesterday was amazing, this blog is retarded for not even mentioning it. Such music snobs.

killers are for the uncool, you should know by now. start your own mainstream music blog then. but we know the mainstream don't read

The Killers are the '00s equivalent of Toto.

That's an insult to Toto.

"Who is stupid enough to schedule an outdoor show on Oct 25? Retards."

Like it never rains during the warmer months. Also, the average temperature during the day on Oct. 25 isn't THAT cold, you wuss.

what time does Todd P go on?

Maybe 100 for Ponytail tonight and people were nuts! Pretty great.

Killers can slurp my sack.

Stop hating on Todd P. Motherfucker works hard and puts on good shows. Black Dice/etc was possibly the best show I saw all week. I caught portions of 3 of his day shows and they rocked as well. More of you assholes should have gone. Fuck.

BV deserves props for 3 great shows. Great selection. Today was particularly awesome.

Killer's can fuck off. nice to see Kate Jackson slag them off on Never Mind the Buzzcocks last week.

fuck cmj

daft punk @ iheart showcase!

marnie stern is a flake

a flake who can shred it!

Tapping with 2 fingers (one per hand) isn't really "shredding".

well thank goodness thats over.

cmj = a waste of everyone's time

next year, just skip it

A has been that never was

Whatevr hatrs. CMJ = lots of free shit. Only complete assholes would hate that.

"Stop hating on Todd P. Motherfucker works hard and puts on good shows..."

agree with feedbacker. stop the todd p hate. he does work hard and seems to be a nice guy. how many people organize fun shows in cool spaces (especially during cmj) & sometimes they're free!

i had a great time at CMJ

just a quick comment...ive been going to cmj shows since around 1995-96 or so...it used to be huge...it used to be tons of great bands...big and small getting exposure and playing.

this year, i went to 1-2 shows...none of which were cmj directly...

the positives: there were tons of free shows you can just walk into. the brooklyn vegan show on sat at knitting had a great lineup and was totally chill to just walk in and out of.

the negatives: most bands plain suck these days. no established bands need cmj anymore and wont play for free or cheap. what you get are just a million shit bands trying to be the next flavor of the day.

also, the old music industry is just sad now. they fill these tiny venues for showcases like at 205 club. they all have no idea how insignificant their work has become.

congrats go out to brooklyn vegan and stereogum and the places throwing parties all week with free shows and no bullshit. they are the only ones making this week fun.

"what you get are just a million shit bands trying to be the next flavor of the day."

this is hardly a new aspect of cmj... lets be fair.. one or two of those bands are worth catching.

weren't most of these bands that played
BV and stereogum here for some "official"
cmj showcase sponsored by a record label????
"it used to be tons of great bands...big and small getting exposure"
great bands.... defined by... who,... you????
i saw quite a few really good bands,
great? i dunno but they are like 19 yrs old give them a break
did you go and see any bands that you never heard of???
or read about on a blog like BV??????
maybe you should have instead of complaining
how 1100 bands aint enough for you.
and if $10 is too much for you to pay to see 6 or 8 bands
then you certainly don't belong in NYC
MOVE

the merge showcase at the mercury lounge last night was fantastic.

cmj would make sense if ny didn't have 30+ shows every night anyway
but it already does
and cmj week is the only time that ppl are shut out of most shows
cinncinati and detroit need music festivals

todd p's the man

the killers are the men

CMJ sucks, plain and simple. every year it gets worse.

No one comes to New York for CMJ unless they're on an expense account or in a band that's playing.

CMJ is nobody's indie rock tourism destination.

The festival pretty much only keeps existing because the organization makes a lot of money off the the fees they collect from the bands that apply to play.

disagree with 9:23, all the free shows made this probably one of the best cmj years ever. needless to say most people dont get badges because the price is way out of line and the badge doesnt guarantee entry. but if yu wanted to go to shows all day and night last week was the week to be here.

7:59, you are so full of shit