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CMJ 2015 initial artist lineup

The 2015 CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 13-17, and today the initial list of artists was revealed. A bunch of these are NYC shows we’ve posted about (browse our “CMJ” tag), but highlights include Car Seat Headrest, Cheatahs, Destruction Unit, Dent May, Dilly Dally, Doomsquad, Drinks, Eternal Summers, Evans the Death, Ex Hex, Expert Alterations, Ezra Furman, Frankie Cosmos, Hooton Tennis Club, Kamasi Washington, Kero Kero Bonito, Mercury Rev, Nai Harvest, Neon Indian, Panda Bear, Perfect Pussy, Protomartyr, S, Shannon and the Clams, Slim Twig, Stealing Sheep, The Album Leaf, The Dirty Nil, The Men, The Wonder Years, Titus Andronicus and Wil…

Northside Fest announces initial 2015 lineup

As mentioned before, the music portion of the 2015 Northside Festival happens June 11 – 14 at venues all over north Brooklyn. We already knew Viet Cong, Lower Dens and Ex Hex were playing and the fest has now official announced them in their initial lineup…

CMJ 2014 adds a ton of more artists

Olga Bell at Rough Trade in May (more by Chris La Putt) NYC’s annual CMJ Music Marathon (Oct. 21-25) already announced one batch of artists and they’ve now revealed many more, including some whose shows were previously announced like A Place to Bury Strangers, DIIV, James, and m…

What's going on Friday? (Lower, NYC Popfest, 2 Wrens, Sage Francis, Menzingers, Hess is More, Hector's Pets & more)

Lower at Chaos In Tejas 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

Deerhoof, Aye Nako, Butter the Children & more playing 2013 Tinderbox Music Festival (lineup & dates)

Deerhoof at ATP NJ 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) The fourth Tinderbox Music Festival, “an annual event showcasing a powerful and diverse lineup of established and emerging female artists producing innovative original music,” is returning to NYC on November 1 at Music Hall of Williamsb…

Tinderbox Music Festival is Sunday w/ Cocorosie, Jean Grae, Selebrities & more; some money going to Sandy relief (win tix)

This Sunday (11/11) is the third-annual Tinderbox Music Festival which “powerful, diverse, and innovative female artists and female-fronted bands…

CMJ announces second round of artists; Merchandise is here, catch them three times this week (tonight at WIERD)

Merchandise at Mousetrap in Chicago, April 2012 (more by Jimmy Farabi) You may have noticed the announcements of CMJ artists trickling out as of late (like Sub Pop’s lineup), but now comes the official word from the fest on another batch of bands…

CocoRosie headlining Tinderbox Music Fest at Webster Hall; Nellie McKay, Bandanda Splits & others playing the fundraiser

CocoRosie at MHOW in 2010 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The Tinderbox Music Festival, whose mission is to showcase innovative female artists and donate 100% of the proceeds to organizations empowering women in music, is returning to NYC this year, and unlike 2010’s at Southpaw and 2011’s at Knitting Factory, this year it takes place at the much larger Webster Hall on November 11 and CocoRosie will be headlining…

Tinderbox Music Fest brings the ladies to Southpaw Sunday

“TINDERBOX Music Festival aims to create more space for women musicians by bringing together and promoting established and emerging female artists…