CMJ Friday: Better Late Than Never

CMJ 2008

Despite the absence of the traditional “Canada Day” brunch, there are plenty of Canadian acts playing night 4 of CMJ (October 24). Here’s a couple things that I think look interesting:

The Bell House – The Ladybug Transistor, Crystal Stilts, The Rosebuds, Wye Oak, DJ Jens Lekman
Piano’s (Hardly Art/Sub Pop) – Cotton Jones, Dutchess and the Duke, Oxford Collapse, The Ruby Suns
Living Room – Rebekah Higgs Canadian, Po’ Girl Canadian
Knitting Factory – The Mae Shi, Monotonix
Fontanas – The Wet Secrets Canadian
Googie’s Lounge – Laura Barrett Canadian
Le Royale – Wallpaper, Shout Out Out Out Out Canadian
Mansion – Roisin Murphy
Mercury Lounge – Mother Mother Canadian, Ambulance Ltd, Delta Spirit, Eagle Seagull, The Virgins
Bowery Ballroom – Japanese Motors, Violens, Longwave, Jay Reatard
MHOW – TK Webb & The Visions, Marissa Nadler, The Muslims, Dungen, Cheeseburger
Masonic Temple – Land of Talk Canadian, Broken Social Scene Canadian
Fat Baby – Hot Panda Canadian, The Awkward Stage Canadian, Vancougar Canadian, The Pack A.D Canadian, Novilerro Canadian
Antics Warehouse – The Black Lips, Japanese Motors (RSVP Only)