Beach Day is another band I caught over at Public Assembly during CMJ. More girl power, yes! I’ve actually tracked down the route of all this loveliness. One of the members of Leda messaged me and said “The show featured so many bands with rad women in them because it was co-presented by Permanent Wave, a feminist arts group that puts on female-fronted shows in NYC (and a few other cities as well).” Well someone is going to have to track this group down and tell them how much they love what they’re doing. And by someone I mean me of course. Have a look at the trio doing their thing. Enjoy!
PS: I love shoes too!(well sneakers) “Oh my gaaaaaah” we have so much in common!
During my CMJ run I caught Leda’s set over at Public Assembly. They’re a very lovely bunch. One thing I noticed about Greenpointers entire showcase was the fact that every band had pretty rad girls/women in them. I go to about 4 shows a week and I believe this is the first time this has happened. Correct me if I’m wrong. The Suzan, Leda, Backwords, and Beach Day all had woman rocking my world. I love you 20 hundreds! OK enough babbling, get in tuned while Leda melts your heart. Enjoy!
PS: I thought that bassist was all sorts of radical so I waved to her on stage and she waved back. Eat your hearts out lads!
I caught these guys on Bedford ave after interviewing Voli. I heard The Trouble Notes from about two blocks away and knew a certain woman I know would love their sound so I grabbed a quick clip. Enjoy!
I caught Seasick Mama’s set at Union Pool on 10/18/2012 during the CMJ showcase. What a great front woman! I was definitely entertained. She sings really good, her band is on point, and I’m sure being really hot doesn’t hurt either. Next time she comes to NYC you should definitely try to catch her set you won’t be disappointed. Enjoy!
P.S. Nicky’s got a showcase on Saturday night (10/20) and he said he’d put you ALL on the list! All you’ve gotta do is RSVP here! He’s even got a DOM exclusive CMJ LIVE SET!
The My Social List team has covered CMJ extensively over the past two weeks. We’ve listed over two-hundred shows. We’ve interviewed bands. We’ve provided handy guides to each day of the festival, and alerted you to all the best free shows. There’s so much going on, that it’s almost tough to keep track of US, let alone the festival itself.
That’s why I’m posting an official guide to CMJ here on FREEwilliamsburg. Five can’t miss shows for every day of the “music marathon,” in no particular order. There’s still a couple of shows that haven’t been announced (the Brooklyn Vegan day parties come to mind;) but rest assured, they’ll be added to our comprehensive CMJ list as soon as they’re announced. For the budget minded, check out this list of free shows.
Why you should go: Because despite my obvious bias, this is probably the best collection of buzzed artists for the entire week. Don’t believe me? Keep reading, and you’ll see. Oh, and we’re giving away a pair of tickets to this one. (more…)
That’s right. CMJ Music Marathon is probably the absolute best week to be a New Yorker. For a few days, all of the best buzzbands and buzzhumans descend on the city to play music, drink and network with one another. And this year, the FREEwilliamsburg and My Social List team is taking the whole damned thing over.
Well, not EXACTLY, but we do have a bunch of great showcases to share with you.
London based King Krule (aka Archy Marshall) was in BK/NYC during CMJ, playing shows at Glasslands and such. Even though he was just here, King Krule’s visit felt far from sufficient. CMJ shows are weird like that – a really quick and often sloppy introduction to far too many bands. King Krule just came out with this new video for “The Noose of Jah City,” and watching it, it continues to blow my mind that he is only 17 years old. His deep and rhythmic drawl are more fit for a blues veteran, barely the image of a red haired and skinny 17 year-old named Archy.
I saw an interview with him during CMJ and the dude was just chilling in sweatpants, seeming kind of non-plused about the whole thing. His calmness (and deep manboy voice) is intimidating, and I kind of felt bad for the interviewer. This is all good, real good.
