French-actress-turned-indie-folk-artist Soko brought her charm and her anger to the intimate little stage in the Lower East Side’s Living Room as part of CMJ week. She quickly ran through songs that she described were either about “death or lies”, and after the 35-minute set (which she hoped would actually be three hours), it’s certain she’s [...]
Posts Tagged ‘CMJ Music Marathon’
CMJ MARATHON: Soko @ NYC’s Living Room
Posted: October 26, 2010 in Concert Report, SirensTags: CMJ Music Marathon, Living Room, SoKo, Stéphanie Sokolinski
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CMJ MARATHON: Holly Miranda @ the Bowery Electric
Posted: October 26, 2010 in Concert Report, SirensTags: Babewatch, Bowery Electirc, CMJ Music Marathon, East Village, Holly Miranda, Joints, No One Just Is, Waves
Holly Miranda, one of my “Babewatch” picks of ’09, took part in the CMJ line-up on Saturday, 10/23, as part of Baeble’s live music sessions at Bowery Electric in the East Village, NYC. Miranda still falls under one of the best vocalists to come out of the Brooklyn scene (in my humble opinion), and Kanye [...]
CMJ MARATHON: Local Natives and Titus Andronicus Play Spin Magazine/Ray-Ban Event
Posted: October 22, 2010 in Concert ReportTags: CMJ Music Marathon, Local Natives, Ray-Ban, Spin Magazine, Titus Andronicus
L.A. band Local Natives joined New Jersey band Titus Andronicus at last night’s (Thursday, October 21st) Spin Magazine/Ray-Ban event. Below are pics from the downtown party at an old firehouse. LOCAL NATIVES: TITUS ANDRONICUS
CMJ MARATHON: The DRUMS @ Webster Hall; NYC
Posted: October 21, 2010 in Concert Report, What's Ed-G:Tags: "Summertime" EP, CMJ Music Marathon, Don Hills, Jacob Graham, Jonny Pierce, Mick Jagger, NYC, Pianos, Rolling Stones, The Drums, Webster Hall
The fanbase for one of the standout bands of 2009, The Drums, seems to have grown substantially in the past ten months. The Brooklyn-based band, who formerly had residencies at Pianos and Don Hill’s in NYC (sometimes free admission shows), officially sold out Webster Hall last night as part of the CMJ Marathon. Playing through a 70-minute [...]
Music Edgication: MEN
Posted: October 8, 2010 in Hot Trax, Music EdgicationTags: Hot Chip, MEN, Le Tigre, Santos Party House, CMJ Music Marathon, JD Samson, Michael O'Neil, Ginger Brooks Takahashi, Rapture
WHO: Brooklyn band MEN – JD Samson, Michael O’Neil, and Ginger Brooks Takahashi COMPARISONS: An estrogen-filled version of The Rapture and Hot Chip, describing themselves as disco house punk reggae. WORTHY: It’s a new spin to JD Samson’s days as a Le Tigre member. MORE: MEN will perform as part of the CMJ Showcase at Santos [...]
