CMJ Music Marathon

It seems unlikely there can be a 2016 CMJ Music Marathon.

Nobody seems to know if the CMJ Music Marathon is happening this year.

After a few days of utter CMJ madness, what better way to wash away your troubles than with Infinity Spaceship, the karaoke live band that specializes in punk/indie/hardcore and more...

Fueled by Sailor Jerry's spiced rum and PBR (both were free for a limited time), the BrooklynVegan - BBG CMJ showcase at Saint Vitus on 10/20 (a measly $5 door fee at the door if you didn't have a CMJ badge), sold-out the venue with an eclectic mix of bands that exemplified "heavy mus…

While we patiently await the arrival of Australia's Kirin J. Callinan to the US during/around CMJ, the spacey, gothic post-punk guitarist has graciously dropped off a new mixtapes of jams to peruse...

Yakuza at Gramercy, October 2010 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

I am proud to announce the official BV-BBG CMJ showcase, going down in Brooklyn at Saint Vitus on October 20th...

Robert Ellis at Summerstage, June 2012 (more by Chris La Putt)

Shakey Graves in Austin - 8/11/2012 (more by Tim Griffin)

The 2012 CMJ Festival is less than a month away and you can expect a bunch of announcements soon as to what BrooklynVegan has planned this year...

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

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...

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...