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mp3s :: CMJ2010 > A Mixtape + A Brief Preview

Monday, October 18th, 2010

OK, let’s start with some music. Here is our CMJ2010 Mixtape presented for not apparent reason in reserve alphabetical order.

Downloadables:

Confetti (mp3) by Young Mammals

Drifing (mp3) by Young Adults

Roadrunner (Modern Lovers Cover) (mp3) by Yo La Tengo

Your Way With My Life (mp3) by Woven Bones

Last Rites (mp3) by True Womanhood

These Condos Don’t Belong (mp3) by Total Slacker

Stoned Again (mp3) by Street Chant

theFUNsun (mp3) by Slow Animal

Polylith (mp3) by Sleepies

White Light Machine Gun (mp3) by Senryu

Nothing At All (mp3) by Screaming Females

Restless (mp3) by Reading Rainbow

Older Brother (mp3) by Pepper Rabbit

Cold Spark (mp3) by Octant

o0Oo0Oo (mp3) by Oberhofer

Heedless (mp3) by No Joy

Message From Limbo (mp3) by Marie Stella

Never Come Around (mp3) by La Sera

Form (Oh No Ono Remix) (mp3) by Hooray For Earth

Grounds for Termination (Phil Gone Mix) (mp3) by Gary War

Able To (mp3) by Eternal Summers

Actually (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Medulla Oblongata (mp3) by Buke And Gass

Waterparker (mp3) by Botany

Freudian Slips (mp3) by Big Troubles

Crushing Limbs (mp3) by Anni Rossi

Four Fires (mp3) by Adult Themes

If you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

Now let’s talk shows. Here is our abbreviated preview of some of the awesomeness of this year’s CMJ Marathon. Have fun.

Tuesday October 19 Daytime

The Music Slut Party @ Pianos

The Lineup:
Brahms (6 pm)
Washington (5:30 pm)
Young The Giant (5 pm)
Zowie (4:30 pm)
Oberhofer (4 pm)
Electric Tickle Machine (3:30 pm)
Pearl & The Beard (3 pm)
Senryu (2:30 pm)
Hooray For Earth (2 pm)
Bikini (1:30 pm)
Yukon Blonde (1 pm)

Doors: 12 pm
FREE

vs

Paper Garden & Ampeater Showcase @ The Living Room

The Lineup:
Motel Motel (5:30 pm)
Kidstreet (4:45 pm)
SAADI (4 pm)
FREEDOM OR DEATH (3:15 pm)
Emanuel & the Fear (2:30 pm)
Alcoholic Faith Mission (1:45 pm)
Young Mammals (1 pm)

Doors: 1 pm
FREE (RSVP)

Tuesday October 19 Evening

Panache Showcase @ Cakeshop

The Lineup:
Gary Wilson and The Blind Dates (12:40 am)
O’Death (11:50 pm)
The Billy Nayer Show (11 pm)
Janka Nabay (10:10 pm)
Onra (9:20 pm)
Dinowalrus (8:30 pm)
Audacity (7:40 pm)

Doors: 7 pm
$$TBA

vs

Friendship Bracelet x Rose Quartz Unofficial Showcase @ Bruar Falls

The Lineup:
Gary War (11:15 pm)
Big Troubles (10:30 pm)
Total Slacker (9:45 pm)
Greatest Hits (9:00 pm)
Tonstartssbandht (8:15 pm)
Woodsman (7:30 pm)

Doors: 6 pm
$8

vs

MOG CMJ Party @ Brooklyn Bowl

The Lineup:
DâM-FunK (DJ Set) (12 pm)
Yo La Tengo (10.15 pm)
DOM (9:15 pm)
Screaming Females (8:15 pm)

Doors: 6 pm
FREE

Wednesday October 20 Daytime

TERRORBIRD Day Party @ Cakeshop

The Lineup:
Marnie Stern (6 pm)
Baths (5:10 pm)
Revolver (4:30 pm)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (3:45 pm)
Kyle Andrews (3 pm)
Botany (2:15 pm)
Dark Dark Dark (1:30 pm)
Prince Rama (12:45 pm)
Kordan (12 pm)

w/ DJ sets from Summer Bros, DJ Mon Amie, Sodapop, and Spindler

Doors: 12 pm
FREE

oh man… there’s also the free This Is Not A CMJ Show presented by Chocolate Bobka @ Pianos

Wednesday October 20 Evening

a show not associated with any blog/label/promoco @ Shea Stadium

The Lineup:
Alaskas
Adult Themes
Yvette
No Joy
Happy New Year

Doors: ??
$$TBA

Thursday October 21 Daytime

NYC TAPER Day Party @ Cakeshop

The Lineup:
ArpLine (6 pm)
Keepaway (5:30 pm)
Diamond Rings (5 pm)
She Keeps Bees (4:30 pm)
True Womanhood (4 pm)
The Rest (3:30 pm)
Common Prayer (3 pm)
Brit and The Cavalry (2:30 pm)
Unicycle Loves You (2 pm)
Soft Black (1:30 pm)
Jounce (1 pm)
Courtesy Tier (12:30 pm)

Doors: 12 pm
FREE

vs

AAM CMJ Assembly @ Arlene’s Grocery

The Lineup:
Adult Themes
La Sera
True Womanhood
Kitten
Chapel Club

Doors: 2 pm
FREE (RSVP)

vs

IMPOSE presents The CMJ Imposition @ THE WOODS
Pop Loves Punk Curated by Pop Jew

The Lineup:
Allo Darlin (UK) (6 pm)
Dream Diary (5 pm)
Hedgehog (China) (4 pm)
Sleepies (3 pm)
Bright Lights (2 pm)
The Othermen (1 pm)

w/ DJ sets from Pop Jew

Doors: 12 pm
FREE

oh man… there’s also the free FLOATING FEST (with free beer) @ Pianos

Thursday October 21 Evening

Deli CMJ Showcase (DIY Instruments + Folksy) @ The Living Room

The Lineup:
Strand of Oaks (12:15 am)
La Strada (11:30 pm)
McAlister Drive (10:45 pm)
Anni Rossi (10 pm)
Daniel Wayne (9 pm)
Kendra Morris (8:30 pm)
Buke And Gass (7:45 pm)
Octant (7 pm)

Doors: 7 pm
$$TBA

Friday October 22 Daytime

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted Showcase Day 1 @ Cakeshop

The Lineup:
Shrag (6 pm)
Funeral Party ( 5:15 pm)
True Womahood (4:30 pm)
Pepper Rabbit (3:45 pm)
We Are Trees (3 pm)
Rooftop Vigilantes (2:15 pm)
Your Youth (1:30 pm)
A Classic Education (12:45 pm)
Yellow Ostrich (12 pm)

Doors: 12pm
FREE (RSVP)

vs

Sippy Cup Everything Showcase @ Spike Hill

The Lineup:
Pretty & Nice (5:10 pm)
Young Mammals (4:20 pm)
Slow Animal (3:30 pm)
Young Adults (2:40 pm)
Big Big Bucks (1:50pm)
Little Racer (1 pm)

Doors: 12:30 pm
FREE (RSVP)

Friday October 22 Evening

Microphone Memory Emotion x Rose Quartz Unofficial Showcase @ Shea Stadium

The Lineup:
Andrew Cedermark
Family Portrait
Street Chant
Ecstatic Sunshine
Fluffy Lumbers
Pigeons
Nude Beach

w/ Live Visuals by e.suber + DJ sets from Peace Sampras & Chicago Slime + more TBA

Doors: 8 pm
$7 (RSVP)

Saturday October 23

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted Showcase Day 2 @ Cakeshop

The Lineup:
Ava Luna (6 pm)
Soars (5:15 pm)
Slow Animal (4:30 pm)
Reading Rainbow (3:45 pm)
Sisters (3 pm)
Sunglasses (2:15 pm)
Family Trees (1:30 pm)
Tooth Ache (12:45 pm)
Les Vinyl (12 pm)

Doors: 12 pm
FREE (RSVP)

vs

I Rock I Roll + Nachos NY CMJ Day Party! @ The Delancey

The Lineup:
Philadelphia Grand Jury (4:15 pm Downstairs)
Young The Giant (3:30 pm Downstairs)
Red Wire Black Wire (2:45 pm Downstairs)
Pretty & Nice (2 pm Downstairs)
Marie Stella (1:15 pm Downstairs)
New Numbers (12:30 pm Downstairs)

Dinowalrus (5 pm Middle Floor)
Milagres (4 pm Middle Floor)
MillionYoung (3 pm Middle Floor)
Arpline (2 pm Middle Floor)
Funeral Party (1 pm Middle Floor)

Miracles of Modern Science (5-ish Upstairs)
Savoir Adore (4-ish Upstairs)
Ravens and Chimes (3-ish Upstairs)
[TBA] (2-ish Upstairs)
[TBA] (1-ish Upstairs)

w/ DJ sets from PHDJ (Purple Sneakers), Matt Heart Spade and SamFTW! + Free chips + BK Salsa + Quesadillas and Nachos from El Maguey Y Latuna + FREE BEER AT NOON

Doors: 12 pm
FREE (RSVP)

or maybe spend the whole day at…

CAPESHOK and Inflated Records Showcase @ Bruar Falls

The Lineup:
Woven Bones (11:30 pm)
Eternal Summers (11 pm)
Reading Rainbow (10:15 pm)
Big Troubles (9:40 pm)
Flight (8:50 pm)
Rooftop Vigilantes (7:50 pm)
Oberhofer (7 pm)
Little Girls (6:15 pm)
Sweet Bulbs (5:30 pm)
Mathemagic (4:40 pm)
Dead Gaze (3:50 pm)
Shrag (UK) (3 pm)

Doors: 2 pm
$10

Sunday October 24th

If you have any energy left, you can check out FMLY‘s $6 post-CMJ party, fucking party (peace out cmj) @ Shea Stadium

And it seems obvious, but I feel like I should say all this info is subject to change (in fact it may already be outdated).

You should probably also check out the official CMJ Survival Guidehere.

Finally, a little online publication called Pitchfork (maybe you have heard of it) is having what is either a massive unofficial CMJ showcase or their own separate music festival at Brooklyn Bowl from the 21st to the 23rd of October. It is called the #OfflineFestival. Get the deets here, here, and here.

CMJ2010 Mixtape + Preview

concerts :: Northside Festival 2010 Preview

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Well, it’s almost time for 2nd Northside Festival, during which The L Magazine takes over the Williamsburg and Greenpoint music venues for a few days.

The Northside Festival will feature over 300 bands this year. Some relatively big names are playing (Liars, The Fiery Furnaces, Fucked Up, Polvo). But what this is really about is the chance to see lots of bands in small venues. It’s an indie music overdose. You can get an idea of what it’s like by listening to this radio stream from the good folks over at radio23.org.

Streamable: Northside Radio (m3u)

This year the festival starts on Thursday, June 24th and ends on Sunday, June 27th. You can still by badges @ Brown Paper Tickets.

AND… there’s more than music happening on the 24th-27th. There is also Arts & Film happenings (if you’re into that sort of thing).

What I would like to do now is highlight a few of the showcases that I am planning on checking out. I have mp3 previews for just about all the bands playing the highlighted showcases. If you have an mp3 for one of the bands listed with no preview, please send it to me and I will post it. And, remember this is just a small sample of the events planned for the 24th through the 27th, be sure to check out the full schedule… here.

6/24/10 | Thursday Evening @ Cameo Gallery

Ernest Jenning Record Co. presents

Blood Warrior
Listen: King Day (Live) (mp3)

Charles Burst

La Strada
Listen: Wash on By (mp3)

Takka Takka
Listen: Everybody Say (WOXY Lounge Act) (mp3)

Wild Yaks
Listen: River May Come (mp3)

Doors at tba, $tba, 21+


6/25/10 | Friday Evening @ Public Assembly

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted presents

The Rabbits
Listen: Cruel (mp3)

Marie Stella
Listen: Message From Limbo (mp3)

Shark?
Listen: Shark? (mp3)

DOM
Listen: Living In America (mp3)

Darlings
Listen: Yeah I Know (mp3)

Les Vinyl

The Sundelles
Listen: Your Favorite Thing (mp3)

MiniBoone
Listen: Cool Kids Cut Out of the Heart Itself (mp3)

Dinosaur Feathers
Listen: Teenage Whore (mp3)

The Grates

Doors at tba, $tba (includes access to Pop Tarts show in both rooms), 21+


6/26/10 | Saturday Afternoon @ Glasslands Gallery

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted presents

True Womanhood
Listen: Dignitas (mp3)

Golden Girls
Listen: Dreams (mp3)

Dinosaur Bones
Listen: Royalty (mp3)

EULA
Listen: Housewolf (mp3)

The Senors of Marseille
Listen: Davey (mp3)

The Great Unwashed
Listen: Winter Classic (mp3)

Doors at 12:30pm, $5


6/26/10 | Saturday Evening @ Shea Stadium

Chocolate Bobka presents

Ducktails
Listen: MIRRORIMAGE (mp3)

Big Troubles
Listen: Chalk Circles (mp3)

WOOM
Listen: The Hunt (mp3)

Arches

Dana Jewell (solo)
Listen: My T-Train Girl (mp3)

No Demons Here (Luka Usmiani of Fluffy Lumbers)
Listen: Shithed (mp3)

Andrew Cedermark
Listen: Ad Infinitum (mp3)

Doors at tba, $tba, all ages


6/27/10 | Sunday Afternoon @ Spike Hill

The L Magazine presents

NYC Bands You Need to Hear, Part 2
Doors at tba, FREE


6/27/10 | Sunday Evening @ Brooklyn Bowl

FREEwilliamsburg presents

Keepaway
Listen: Yellow Wings (mp3)

Hooray for Earth
Listen: Surrounded By Your Friends (mp3)

Restless People
Listen: Days of our Lives (mp3)

Glass Ghost
Listen: Like A Diamond (mp3)

The Babies
Listen: Meet Me In The City (mp3)

Doors at tba, $tba, 21+


For more venue info, head over to the Northside Venue page.

If you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Also, if you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.


mp3s :: I’m Not Going To SXSW 2010

Monday, March 8th, 2010

So, I am not going to SXSW this year, but if I was here is a selection of mp3s from bands I would want to see. I was able to whittle down the list to 40 songs. No easy task. Listen.

Downloadables:

Mossy (mp3) by Aa

Raindrops in the River (mp3) by Autumn Owls

And It Goes (mp3) by Bad Sports

Big Weapons Anthem (mp3) by Bird Peterson

“kinda sorta” (mp3) by The Black Watch

Jimmy Dove (mp3) by Blind Man’s Colour

Wise Mr. Owl (mp3) by The Blind Shake

Bronzage (mp3) by dd/mm/yyyy

One More Workout Shawty (mp3) by DJ Car Stereo (Wars)

HELM (mp3) by Eagle Claw

50 Lashes (mp3) by Floating Action

The Ghosts That Wake You (mp3) by Follow That Bird!

Bluest Sky (mp3) by Goes Cube

Lulu’s Lips (mp3) by Grass Widow

Shutterbug (mp3) by Hammer No More The Fingers

High Wire (mp3) by The Happy Hollows

Witchgreens (mp3) by Harlem

The Lost White Brother (mp3) by Headdress

Cold Hands/Chapped Lips (mp3) by Hot Panda

Seasick (mp3) by Jazzus Lizard

Salto Alto (mp3) by Julia Says

Cloudbank (mp3) by Julianna Barwick

Wash on By (mp3) by La Strada

STRANGERS (mp3) by Lovvers

jmos revenge (mp3) by Migas

Skyling Slip (mp3) by Naam

The Sun is Out (mp3) by Reading Rainbow

hypermode (mp3) by A Shoreline Dream

Moon Guen Young (mp3) by So Cow

Summer Cats (mp3) by Summer Cats

On My Honor (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain

Feel so good (mp3) by Thee Vicars

Buffalo (mp3) by Throttlerod

Take A Hike (mp3) by Thunder Power

Crime Wave (mp3) by Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger!

Dig (mp3) by Trash Talk

“GRASSROOTS!” Campaign (mp3) by truth universal

the Black Mask (mp3) by TV Torso

The Scalphunters (mp3) by U.S. Christmas

They Know What Ghost Know (mp3) by Yppah

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should think about installing the DownThemAll! Firefox extension.

These mp3s (and 606 more) can be found on the Unofficial SXSW 2010 Showcasing Artists Part 1 torrent. (Note: Part 2 is now online and I will do my best to go through it).

Oh, and if you aren’t totally sick of Austin, TX check out the excellent Casual Victim Pile comp on Matador.

Not going to SXSW