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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…

Restorations & Creepoid playing a free NYC show the Friday after NYE (and other dates)

Heartland punks Restorations, who put out a great new LP this year and told us their favorite LPs of 2014, will return to NYC with their shoegazey Philly neighbors Creepoid for a free show at Brooklyn Night Bazaar on January 2 (the Friday after New Year’s Eve)…

What's going on Friday? (High on Fire, The Men, Frontier(s), Boogarins, Beverly, Sean Nicholas Savage, Ketsup & more)

High on Fire at Bowery Ballroom in 2012 (more by Fred Pesssaro) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor cancels Joe's Pub show, playing Rough Trade instead (updated dates)

Alexis Taylor w/ Hot Chip at Coachella 2013 (more by Wei Shi) Hot Chip singer Alexis Taylor released his new solo album, Await Barbarians, last week (6/17), and he’s coming to North America soon to support it…

Ought -- debut LP on Constellation (MP3), upcoming dates including first-ever NYC shows

DOWNLOAD: Ought – Habit (MP3) Montreal indie rockers Ought have been picking up some buzz for their debut album, More Than Any Other Day, which comes out this week (4/29) via Constellation Records (Godspeed …