LA Bands at CMJ

I won't be in New York for CMJ this year, but perhaps you will?

Here are the LA bands you can see:

Tuesday 10/21/08:
7:00 PM: Rainbow Arabia @ Cake Shop
10:00 PM: Gangi @ Cake Shop
11:00 PM: Hecuba @ Cake Shop
10:00 PM: Army Navy @ Union Pool
10:15 PM: Aceyalone @ Sullivan Hall
10:55 PM: Evidence @ Sullivan Hall

Wednesday 10/22/08:
9:30 PM: Arabian Prince @ Gallery Bar
11:00 PM: Madlib @ Gallery Bar
12:00 AM: J. Rocc @ Gallery Bar
11:30 PM: Graham MacRae @ Googie’s Lounge
9:00 PM: Eulogies @ Maxwell’s
11:00 PM: One Trick Pony @ Pete’s Candy Store

Thursday 10/23/08:
7:30 PM: Eulogies @ Hiro Ballroom
12:30 AM: The Pity Party @ Pianos
11:00 PM: The Broken West @ Red Bull Space

Friday 10/24/08:
10:00 PM: Gliss @ The Delancey
12:00 AM: The Mae Shi @ Knitting Factory Main Space
11:00 PM: Crystal Antlers @ Red Bull Space

Saturday 10/25/08:
8:45 PM: The Happy Hollows @ Blender Theater at Gramercy
1:00 AM: Crystal Antlers @ Bowery Ballroom
10:00 PM: Buddy @ Living Room
7:00 PM: Princeton @ Love
10:00 PM: Rumspringa @ Love
11:00 PM: The Broken West @ Mercury Lounge
10:30PM: Franki Chan @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
11:00 PM: The Chapin Sisters @ Pete’s Candy Store
12:30 AM: Restavrant @ Santos Party House

The photo features the Crystal Antlers

CMJ Marathon Kicks Off Today

The CMJ Music Marathon kicks off today in New York City. The last time I attended the festival was1998. Back then it was a lot of fun, and I’m sure it still is. The only real drawback is that it’s spread out across New York, and therefore not nearly as approachable as SXSW. Many of my favorite LA bands have showcases, so please support them. There are tons of day and night parties, so check the individual bands’ Myspace pages for more info on that.

LA Bands Appearing:

Wednesday 10/17/07:

Mika Miko @ Blender Theatre @ 7:00 PM - On the Kill Rock Stars label. Girl group, part of the Smell scene.

No Age @ Bowery Ballroom @ 10:00 PM - Recent Sub Pop signees. Tons of potential. Part of the Smell scene.

Division Day @ Canal Room @ 10:45 PM - On the Eenie Meenie label. Keyboard driven indie rock.

Foreign Born @ the Delancey @ 11:00 PM - On the Dim Mak label. Anthemic indie rock.

The Deadly Syndrome @ the Delancey @ Midnight - On the Dim Mak label. Eccentric indie rock. Tons of energy live.

Blake (from Moving Units) @ the Delancey @ 1:00AM - On the Dim Mak label.

The Nightwatchman / Serj Tankian @ Fillmore New York – Irving Plaza @ 9:00 PM - Rage guitarist and System of a Down lead singer.

The Valley Arena @ Lion’s Den @ 8:00 PM - New indie rock.

The Binges @ Lit Lounge @ 8:00 PM

The Section Quartet @ Lit Lounge @ 10:00 PM - String versions of your favorite KCRW type music.

Jeremy Jay @ Luna Lounge @ 9:30 PM

Pigeon John @ Luna Lounge @ Midnight - Hip-hop.

The Airborne Toxic Event @ Mercury Lounge @ 9:00 PM - High energy, catchy, British-inspired guitar rock.

The Little Ones @ Mercury Lounge @ 11:00 PM - On the Astralwerks label. Super catchy indie pop.

Monsters Are Waiting @ Piano’s @ 9:00 PM

Thursday 10/18/07:

Princeton @ the Delancey @ 8:00 PM

The Chapin Sisters @ Piano’s @ Midnight

Let’s Go Sailing @ Union Hall @ 9:00 PM - Frequent appearances on Grey's Anatomy. Heartfelt, female fronted piano driven music.

Division Day @ Union Hall @ 11:00 PM - See above.

Friday 10/19/07:

Graham MacRae @ Banjo Jim’s @ 11:00 PM - Singer-songwriter and one of the guys that started the new defunct Sea Level records in Echo Park.

Oliver Future @ Fontanas @ 10:00 PM

Low vs. Diamond @ Fontanas @ 11:00 PM

HEALTH @ Knitting Factory Tap Bar @ 10:15 PM - On the Lovepump United label. Noisey, part of the Smell scene.

Let’s Go Sailing @ Living Room @ Midnight

The Warlocks @ Luna Lounge @ 1:00 AM - Psychedelic rock 'n' roll along the lines of Brian Jonestown Massacre.

The Broken West @ Mercury Lounge @ Midnight - On the Merge label. Meaty indie rock that falls somewhere between old Summer Teeth-era Wilco and Teenage Fanclub.

Z Trip @ Studio B @ 12:30 PM - He's great when he does his DJ gigs.

The Airborne Toxic Event @ Union Hall @ 8:00 PM

Saturday 10/20/07:

The Ringers @ Fontanas @ 11:00 PM

Tiffany Anders @ Luna Lounge @ 7:00 PM

The Ettes @ Magnetic Field @ 10:30 PM

Great Northern @ Pianos @ 10:45 PM - On the Eenie Meenie label. Spacey rock along the lines of Grandaddy and Earlimart.

Princeton @ Union Hall @ 9:00 PM