Prince Rama of Ayodhya

On 11/11/11, for their third and final installment of their artist residency, Prince Rama will herald in the end of the world by way of karaoke...

Lichens at Brooklyn Masonic Temple (more by BBG) As previously mentioned, Prince Rama and Lichens will perform at Ace Hotel tonight (2/12) as part of a 'Sup Magazine release party...

There was a band presale Tuesday morning, but Ticketmaster tickets go on AmEx presale at noon today (2/2) for the Fleet Foxes show at United Palace...

Panda Bear's new album "Tomboy" will be out on April 12th via Paw Tracks. "This is one week earlier than the originally announced release date - it was moved up so that the record will be available for Record Store Day on April 16...

"The sweetest white lie of the CMJ Music Marathon came from the folky songwriter Lia Ices, leading her band at the Lower East Side club Pianos on Thursday night...

Dent May @ BV-CMJ 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) A few nights earlier, I tried and failed to see Dent May at a late-night show, but I figured I'd give it another shot, so I headed over to the Cake Shop after the BrooklynVegan CMJ show at MHOW Thursday night, and was delighted to see that they were running on schedule...

Prince Rama at Glasslands (more by Benjamin Lozovsky) If you nerd out on vinyl as much as I do, then you might take a step away from all of this CMJ nonsense to pop in to the WFMU Record & CD Fair at The Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th St in Manhattan) which kicks off on Friday (10/24) at 4PM (for early admission) and lasts through the weekend...

DOWNLOAD: Prince Rama - "Lightening Fossil" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Light Pollution - "Witchcraft" (MP3) "Just got back from it. Didn't stick around for the cowboys & indians dance party, though I probably should have...

Stereogum listed the "40 Best New Bands of 2010". They have a lot more detail, but you can also check out their list, alphabetically, below...

Wye Oak @ the 2010 Siren Festival (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) today in NYC * Big Teriffic (comedy) @ Cameo * Bill Frisell @ Village Vanguard * Jim Black/Chris Speed Duo @ The Stone * Super Mash Bros...