by Bill Pearis

Here we go again, folks! I'm still not used to this CMJ starting on a Tuesday thing, even though it's been this way for a few years now. Personally, I'm going to ease into things today and tonight and save my energy. Luckily, there aren't a lot of day parties on Tuesday because five days and nights is just too much for locals, and visitors are just rolling into town and getting settled. But there are some... and it's eerily like last year.

Day parties are free unless noted otherwise, ok?

The Music Slut throws their annual day party at Pianos, with two floors of fun, including the hotly-tipped bands Chad Valley. Also: We Barbarians, The Beets, The Forms, Prussia, Jonquil and more. The action starts reasonably at 2PM.

A few doors down at The Living Room, Paper Garden Records is showing off its roster: Big Tree, Tall Ships, Pree and more.

Snowmine, Secret Mountains, Archie Powell & the Exports,  and more play Spike Hill.

Popstrangers

And Le Poisson Rouge is again throwing a CMJ kickoff party, somewhat in-between a day party and night showcase, with a bunch of New Zealand bands, including new Flying Nun signees Popstrangers (who have definitely studied their label's classic roster), returning band Street Chant (one of last year's highlights I thought), the shoegazy sounds of The Golden Awesome, Cairo Knife Fight and more. It's free with CMJ badges or if you RSVP to international@nzmusic.org.nz (no +1s).

Flyers for some of the above shows are after the jump.

Continue reading "CMJ 2011 - Bill's Tuesday daytime picks (New Zealand bands, Chad Valley & more)"

CMJ previously annpounced two small lists of bands playing the NYC fest from October 18-22. If you go to their website now though, you'll see many, many more (including Braids, Weekend, Active Child, Pepper Rabbit & Blue Hawaii, not to mention Skeletonwitch, Kvelertak and TOMBS.)

photos by Vincent Cornelli

Fanfarlo @ CMJ 2009

The 2010 CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival will take place in New York City from October 19 to 23. The 2009 CMJ Music Marathon began on October 20th which was the same night as the BrooklynVegan showcase at Music Hall of Williamsburg. A new set of pictures from that show is continued below...

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More info and registration @ CMJ's site.

CMJ (like SXSW) is an annual NYC music festival that consists of many shows in all of the traditional venues. It takes place this year from October 21-25th. Broken Social Scene at Masonic Temple is a CMJ show. Crystal Castles / Fujiya & Miyagi / Who Made Who at Webster Hall is a CMJ show. They Might Be Giants at (le) poisson rouge is a CMJ show. Individual tickets are sold for those shows or you can attempt to get into them with your CMJ festival badge which also gets you into all the daytime panels (the educational stuff). CMJ officially announced the following today:

Continue reading "CMJ announces intial 2008 marathon & panel lineup"

Badges are even already on sale. Also set: Vineland, Lollapalooza, Noise Pop, SXSW, Langerado & Coachella.