Sonic Bids
CMJ responds - "we...listen to...every single artist"
Matt McDonald of CMJ sent in this official response to the story I published earlier today:We very much appreciate the amount of blood, sweat, and tears that each artist puts into his/her music, and the CMJ Music Marathon wouldn’t have lasted for 27 years if that appreciation were not in clear focus for everyone involved in the event…
CMJ shows @ Mercury Lounge & an e-mail snafu (scandal?)
As a New Yorker who loves to see live music, I love the CMJ Music Marathon (SXSW and Pop Montreal too). Yes, it’s almost always like CMJ in NYC (aka there is never a shortage of live music to see and discover), but CMJ (October 16-20 this year) adds the element of around-the-clock hour-by-hour themed music showcases…
