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Tiny Engines co-founders Will & Chuck, Cayetana, Frontier(s) and Runaway Brother list their favorite LPs of 2014

intro There were a lot of great labels in 2014, but one label I think had an exceptionally good year is Tiny Engines. Between the second Beach Slang EP of the year, the Places to Hide EP, Cayetana’s debut album, the latest EP from Frontier(s) (ex-Elliott, Mouthpiece), Somos’ debut album, The Hotelier’s breakthrough album and still others, TE was one of the most consistently great homes for indie rock, punk and emo in 2…

Don Giovanni bands list their favorite LPs of 2014 (Screaming Females, Cali X, Worriers, Crow Bait, Laura Stevenson, more)

Don Giovanni Records had yet another good year, with solid 2014 releases from Nude Beach, Priests, Peter Stampfel, Black Wine, Crow Bait, Chris Gethard and more, and they’ve already got big plans for 2015 with new ones from Screaming Females, California X, Downtown Boys and more on the way…

Waxahatchee, Steve Gunn, The Goodbye Party and Weyes Blood played one of Glasslands' final shows (pics)

Williamsburg venue Glasslands is in its final month before the building’s new residents move in, and last night the venue’s series of final shows continued with a stacked four-artist bill…

What's going on Wednesday? (War on Drugs, Marissa Nadler, Cashmere Cat, Mark Mulcahy, Woman's Hour, The xx & more)

The War On Drugs at Cameo in 2011 (more by Jessica Amaya) Mark Mulcahy @ Calvin Theatre, 1/13/2014 (more by Dana Yavin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

SXSW 2014 announces third round of showcasing artists

The 2014 SXSW Festival is coming up soon — March 11 – 16 in Austin, Texas — and they’ve just announced the third round of showcasing bands which is a massive update…

What's going on Friday? (Polica, BEMF, Widowspeak, Twin Peaks, China Crisis, Os Mutantes, Mick Turner, Porches, more)

Polica @ Radio City Music Hall in September (more by Amanda Hatfield) Browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows. Here are some highlights…

Joanna Gruesome made a new video, add a whole lot more CMJ shows (updated dates)

We mentioned that noisy Welsh pop act Joanna Gruesome are coming over to NYC next week for CMJ, and at the time we knew of two day shows: Pianos on October 16 and The Rock Shop on October 19…

CMJ announces third round of artists, including Savoir Adore whose new LP is out soon and who are touring (dates)

CMJ just released the third round of artists playing this year’s fest which happens in three weeks (October 16 – 20). Names include Dent May (who we already knew about) Penguin Prison, Toronto’s Born Ruffians, Erika Spring, Berlin trio Fenster (who were here in March) Chad Valley, Rush Midnight and more…

CMJ 2012 initial lineup announced

The full list of artists confirmed for the 2012 CMJ Music Marathon so far is below…