XL Recordings is excited to announce the release date and title for HOLLY MIRANDA’s debut full-length album. The Magician’s Private Library will be released on February 23, 2010.

The forthcoming 10-track album was produced by Dave Sitek at Staygold Studio in Brooklyn, NY, and includes contributions from Sitek, Kyp Malone and Jaleel Bunton (TV On The Radio), Eric Biondo and Stuart Bogie (Antibalas), and Holly’s long-time violinist, Marques Toliver.

Holly Miranda officially has made her XL Recordings debut with her “Forest Green Oh Forest Green” single (7″ & digital) out NOW! The track is the first from Holly’s and comes backed with her stunning cover of Yoko Ono’s “Nobody Sees Me Like You Do”.

Holly is about to head out on tour with her XL labelmates The xx and Friendly Fires for a series of west coast dates on the “NYLON Winter Music Tour“. While the tour will eventually make its way to NYC, someone else will be filling the opening slot at Webster Hall on December 5 (Buy Tickets).

More Holly Miranda tour dates and pictures from CMJ after the jump.

Holly Miranda w/ XX and Friendly Fires 2009 Tour Dates
11/20 San Diego CA Casbah
11/21 Los Angeles CA Henry Fonda Theater
11/22 San Francisco CA The Independent
11/23 San Francisco CA The Independent
11/24 Sacramento CA Sacramento St University
11/25 Portland OR Doug Fir Lounge
11/26 Vancouver BC The Commodore
11/27 Seattle WA Neumos

Well, I’m finally getting around to posting some more CMJ pics, so here’s a set from Peggy Sue to coincide with the release of their new 7″/digital single “Yo Mama” which came out yesterday (Nov 16) on the UK’s Chess Club Records. It’s the first single from their forthcoming album entitled Fossils and Other Phantoms which is coming out in early 2010 on Yep Roc. The new album was recorded in Brooklyn with John Askew (The Dodos) at Atlantic Sound Studio and Alex Newport (Death Cab For Cutie, Two Gallants) at Future Shock Studios.

Dearest friends,

The first single from our debut album ‘Fossils and Other Phantoms’ (coming out next year!!!) is out today on iTunes. woo.
Tis called ‘Yo Mama‘ and comes with a brand new b-side called ‘Hatstand Blues.’
Go download it now.
Or if you prefer to hold it in your hands it comes out on Chess Club Records next Monday 23rd November.
You can pre-order it from Rough Trade if you so please.
More importantly. I’m going to watch Beyonce tonight at the 02. it’s probably the best day of my life.
Over and out

Katy
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[Peggy Sue's Facebook Page]

Some UK tour dates and more Peggy Sue photos from the Lit Lounge CMJ show after the jump.

Peggy Sue 2009 UK Tour Dates
Nov 27 2009 Royal Park Cellars Leeds
Nov 29 2009 Deaf Institute Manchester
Nov 30 2009 Unquiet Desperation@Bungalows and Bears Sheffield
Dec 15 2009 ROCKFEEDBACK XMAS PARTY @ Tamesis Dock London

Malajube at Arlene’s Grocery | “M for Montreal” Showcase at CMJ (10/21/09)

Photos: Jon Klemm

M for Montreal 2009 Schedule (Nov 19-21, 2009)

Beast, Malajube and Think About Life were three of the bands I caught at the M for Montreal Showcase at CMJ ‘09 (Oct 21) and two of them will be playing the full on M for Montreal Festival which starts this week (Nov 19-21, 2009) in Montreal, Quebec. Here are some of my thoughts on that night:

Even though they went on a little early, Beast put on highly energized set for the small but attentive crowd at Arlene’s and in the end, they won me over as a fan of their live show (I’m gonna go back and revisit the record now). Think About Life took the stage after Beast and they whipped the full capacity room into a frenzy with their electrified dance tunes. Personally, I think it was probably the most unexpected and enjoyable set I witnessed at CMJ this year. After leaving the club for We Are Wolves, I came back to Arlene’s for Malajube, probably the biggest Francophone indie rock act to cross-over into the US market. After heavily imbibing in their 2006 debut Trompe-L’oeil over the years, I was pretty excited to finally see these guys live and in person. Unfortunately, I’m not sure if it was my high expectations or the band being a bit off, but their performance seemed a little underwhelming to me that night (especially compared to TAL who had torn the place up earlier). Their guitars seemed washed out in the mix, and my favorite riff from the beginning of “Montreal -40″ seemed to lack any of the bite that it has on the album. Since it was CMJ, I’ll give them a pass this time because you never know what head space a band is in during the marathon, a lot of times bands are dealing with multiple shows and no sound-check situations, so things can be hit and miss. I’ll be sure to try and check out Malajube next time they headline a “proper show” somewhere in NYC before I pass final judgment.

Full press release for M for Montreal 2009 plus more Think About Life and Malajube pics after the jump.

Think About Life at Arlene’s Grocery (10/21/09)

Malajube at Arlene’s Grocery (10/21/09)

M for Montreal unveils the line-up for its 4th edition
Tickets on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, at 3:00PM

Montreal, Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 – 2009 was the year that M for Montreal established its reputation as a promoter of exportable networking showcases, including the mini-M nights, where 500 to 700 people came out to discover up and coming artists every month at Foufounes Électriques and the M on the Quays outdoor festival, which brought out more than 10,000 curious music fans to the Quays of the Old-Port over the Labour Day weekend. On the other hand, the M on the road showcases attracted a large number of international delegates at festivals abroad (South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, The Great Escape in Brighton, United Kingdom, and the next one will be a part of the CMJ Music Marathon in downtown New York), a nomination for Event of the Year at the next ADISQ awards… M for Montreal will close off the year – which was filled with wonderful encounters and unexpected success – with its big showcase event, happening November 19th to 21st. The fourth edition is presented by Astral Media and will offer still more opportunities for the public and international delegates to discover the best artists out of Montreal and the rest of Canada that are the most likely to represent us on the international scene next year. We’ve also afforded the bands maximum visibility by making sure that none of the shows overlap!

Astral Media, a partner for the next three years

M for Montreal president founder and artistic director, Mr. Sébastien Nasra, is proud to officially announce that Astral Media will be the new main presenter of M for Montreal for the next three years. “Given that Astral Media had already co-presented the event last year, this partnership arrived at an opportune time, as it allowed for M for Montreal to keep existing, even though our event had seen itself threatened in early 2009 by the drastic cuts made by the Harper government into programs that help fund our cultural exports,” explains Mr. Nasra. “This is a perfect partnership for an event like us, which is focused on the quality of the music we promote. We couldn’t have found a better partner and we are proud of this new synergy.”

“Astral Media Radio is a strong supporter of up and coming Canadian musicians and we see M for Montreal as a great vehicle for achieving international recognition for our new acts,” adds Mr. Rob Braide from Astral Media Radio. “Touring has become such a vital part of an artist’s ability to make a living, and M for Montreal offers a vital showcase for the international community as well as a window to the world for the bands that will perform this week. Here’s to another amazing year of music and a great party!”

M for Montreal would also like to mention the participation of its other important partners: NRJ, CHOM, SIRIUS Satellite Radio Canada, Exclaim!, NIGHTLIFE Magazine, MusiquePlus, CISM, Gigwise, The Fly, Avalanche Productions, Opus Hotel Montreal, Apartments Hotel Trylon, Solotech, Joli-Coeur Lacasse Avocats, NEON, HIGH FOOD, Molson, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR), Government of Canada, Radio Starmaker Fund, MUSICACTION, the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine and the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC).

Three showcases destined to impress the delegates and the public

Seventeen (17) Montreal and Canadian bands were selected this year for the M for Montreal’s fourth edition. Presented by Exclaim!, the official selection on Thursday, November 19th will feature the decadent music of Think About Life, Miracle Fortress, You Say Party! We Say Die!, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Luyas and Final Flash on the NRJ and CHOM stages at the Cabaret and Studio Juste pour rire (2109-2111 Saint-Laurent boulevard), as of 8:30PM. The pattern will be repeated the next day, November 20th, at the same venues, this time with Silly Kissers, Parlovr, Le Matos, Two Hours Traffic, DD/MM/YYYY and Silver Starling.

Finally, M for Montreal will be closing its series of showcases with an exclusively French afternoon, Saturday, November 21st, as of 3:00PM, at Café Campus and Petit Campus (57 Prince-Arthur street East). Delegates and the public will have the chance to appreciate performances by La patère rose, Géraldine, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Orange Orange and Caracol at this showcase presented by SIRIUS Satellite Radio Canada. “SIRIUS is excited to be associated with M for Montreal for a third year in a row and to support the talented local francophone artists,” said Andreanne Sasseville, Director of Canadian Content Development and Industry Relations, SIRIUS Canada inc. “SIRIUS and M for Montreal share the same will to encourage the talented Quebec artists and have a real passion for music. This association was a must!”

An M for Martini cocktail party that’s open to the public

Previously for delegates only, this year M for Montreal will open its doors to holders of three-days passes for its M for Martini cocktail. The Inuk artist, Elisapie Isaac, whose album, There Will Be Stars, was praised by the critics, and Mark Berube and The Few will ignite the intimacy of the eXcentris with their latest folk compositions, Friday, November 20th, as of 4:00PM. The cocktail party will also feature photographer Valérie Jodoin Keaton (ex-The Dears), who will share the occasion to release her book, Backstage, a collection of photographs of local and international artists getting prepared a few minutes before their performance, or when they’ve just left the stage.

An eclectic M for Metropolis closing event

M for Montreal’s fourth edition will end Saturday, November 21st, at 8:00PM with the comeback of its M for Metropolis closing event. The Toronto hardcore band Fucked Up, winner of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for its album, The Chemistry of Common Life, will have the honour of headlining this high energy show. The Metropolis stage will also shake under the heavy decibels of Champion & his G-Strings, who is currently one of the best-selling artists in Quebec, thanks to his new album, Resistance; Malajube, who just won the Indie Rock Album of the Year prize for Labyrinthes at the Quebec Indie Music Awards (GAMIQ); the big return of singer-bassist, Melissa Auf der Maur, who will soon release her second solo album; and the international DJ-turned-singer, Misstress Barbara, with her band Girls On A Ducati.

An all-electro M for Midnight after party at the SAT

For those who have some energy left over after three frenzied days of music and the M for Metropolis closing event, M for Montreal is organizing an after party on Saturday, November 21st, as of 11:00PM, which promises to be worthy of the craziest urban nightlife events in Montreal. Presented by NIGHTLIFE Magazine, in collaboration with NEON and HIGH FOOD, at the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT), the night, known as M for Midnight, has a lot of surprises in store with Meilleuremusiquedumonde.com, Jordan Dare, Peer Pressure DJs A-Rock & Hatchmatik and Seb Diamond & Phil AD (from Night Trackin’).

Two panels with an international flavour

M for Montreal is expanding again this year with two panels scheduled to be held Friday, November 20th, at the Foyer Godin of the Opus Hotel Montreal, and hosted by journalist Patrick Baillargeon. The first panel (11:00AM to 12:30PM) will draw a portrait of the German Music Industry. Germany is a European country that can’t be ignored when it comes to touring abroad and it has a lot of similarities with Canada. In order to shed some light on this mysterious market, M for Montreal has invited Mr. Klaus Bönisch, KBK Konzert’s booker/concert promoter, Mr. Thomas Müller, Motor Radio’s co-founder, Mr. Daniel Pieper, consultant in artist management as part of his own company, Starfish Music Management, Mr. Stefan Reichmann, Haldern Pop Festival programmer, and Mr. Reinhard Bärenz, journalist for Radio Sputnik.

The second panel (2:00PM to 3:30PM) will focus on the role of the producer during the recording of an album and the importance of this role in regards to the end result of a song. M for Montreal has invited these producers to talk about their work: Andy Gill (Red Hot Chili Peppers’ first album, Futureheads’ self-titled album), Valgeir Sigurdsson (Camille’s Music Hole, Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s The Letting Go, Björk’s Medúlla and Vespertine), Arthur Baker (Afrika Bambaataa’s Planet Rock, New Order’s Confusion and Thieves Like Us), Greg Haver (Super Furry Animals’ Mwng, Manic Street Preachers’ Lifeblood) and the Montreal Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire’s Funeral, Bell Orchestre’s Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light). Mr. Stephen Budd, founder of Stephen Budd Management, an agency that specializes in producer management, will also be part of the panel.

An interesting international delegation

More than 60 international delegates – festival music programmers, journalists, venue bookers, label A&R, music supervisors, etc., from the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Australia, will attend the 4th edition of M for Montreal. Martin Elbourne (programmer, Glastonbury Festival, and co-founder, The Great Escape, United Kingdom), Tom Windish (founder, Tom Windish Agency, United States), Rebecca Wedlake (agent, Creative Artists Agency, United Kingdom), Thomas Burgel (journalist, Les Inrockuptibles, France), Alex Stevens (programmer, Dour Festival, Belgium) and finally, Seb Webber (vice-president of A&R, XL Recordings, United Kingdom) will participate again this year, and they’ll be just as curious to hear and discover the artists coming out of Montreal and the rest of Canada who are most likely to represent us next year on the international scene. Let’s not forget Anthony Von Pervieux (director-music creative, ABC-TV Studios, United States), Jacques Monnier (programmer, Paléo Festival, Switzerland), Amy Butterer (agent, Billions Corporation, United States), Rob Challice (agent, Coda Agency, United Kingdom), Hedi Hassouna (programmer, Rock dans tous ses états, France) and Geoff Trio (agent, Code One, Australia), who’ll be among those attending M for Montreal for the first time.

Tickets and passes on sale as of tomorrow, 3:00PM

Tickets for M for Montreal’s activities will be on sale on Admission and Ticketpro outlets as of tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21st, at 3:00PM. A three-day pass, which grants access to the three showcases, the M for Martini cocktail party, the M for Metropolis closing event, the M for Midnight after party, and the two panels will also be available for $60 (plus taxes and service fees).

About M for Montreal

Founded in 2006 by Sébastien Nasra (Avalanche Productions), in collaboration with the legendary British festival programmer Martin Elbourne (Glastonbury Festival, The Great Escape and cofounder, along with Peter Gabriel, of the WOMAD Festival), M for Montreal presents various showcases, aside from its main event in November, all around the world (South by Southwest in Austin, TX, The Great Escape in Brighton, UK) and in Quebec (mini-M, M on the Quays) that put Montreal and Canadian music in the spotlight. For more information, please visit our website at www.mformontreal.com.

Last night was another recovery evening for me (what can I say, I’m old and 30 Rock was calling), so I didn’t get a chance to check out any bands, but tonight I’ll be back at ‘er like a college kid after a few rounds of beer pong. Here’s what’s on my radar for this CMJ Friday (Oct 23):

The Uglysuit – Rockwood Music Hall
Holly Miranda – LPR
Daptone Records Showcase – Knitting Factory
Calypso – Bowery Electric
Cymbals Eat Guitars – LPR
Motel Motel – The Bell House
Octoberman – Local 269
Immaculate Machine – Fat Baby
Acrylics – Bowery Electric
Peggy Sue – Lit Lounge
Inlets – The Delancey
Arms – Pianos
The Blakes – Crash Mansion
Hot Panda – Fat Baby
Beach Fossils – Bruar Falls
Goes Cube – Trash
Holiday Shores – The Delancey
Savoir Adore – Bowery Electric
The Pack A.D. – Fat Baby
Surfer Blood – Cake Shop
The xx – MHOW
Dent May – Cameo
Crystal Antlers – Cake Shop
Portugal. The Man – Bowery
Hercules and Love Affair – Fillmore NY
School of Seven Bells – MHOW
Headlights – Bell House
Japandroids – Bell House
Sissy Wish – Spike Hill
JEFF. The Brotherhood – Charleston
Ted Leo + Pharmacists – The Suffolk
The Bloodsugars – Spike Hill
The Uglysuit – Living Room
The Spinto Band – Union Hall
Japandroids – Bell House
Shout Out Out Out Out – Webster Hall (DJ Set)

Non-CMJ
Richard Thompson at City Winery
Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance and John Cook at Housing Works (more)
John Oliver and Friends at Skirball Center (more)
Leonard Cohen at MSG (more)
“Secret Loft Party” in Williamsburg

I’d really like to see the Xx before CMJ is over, so I might commit to Williamsburg at some point in the evening. I’d also like to catch Japandroids tonight as well, so The Bell House might end up being my final late night destination. View my full conflicted CMJ sched over here.

So, I finally got out to see some shows last night, and while I got home way too late, it was a pretty productive evening on the whole. I started out* my CMJ at the M for Montreal showcase at Arlene’s Grocery where I took in BEAST, Think About Life, and Malajube. During We Are Wolves set, I snuck over to the Mercury to catch the charming Mumford and Sons. After Malajube went off, I headed over to Cake Shop to catch CMJ buzz band, Surfer Blood and then I capped off the night at Living Room with a couple of songs from Brooklyn singer/songwriter Alina Simone. My only regret, and it’s entirely my own fault for not reading the schedule correctly, is that I didn’t catch more of Jenn Grant’s set upstairs at the Living Room— I literally walked in as she was singing the last verse of her last song to a small group of people gathered around her like a camp fire sing-a-long. I’ll get to some more detailed reviews later when I post pics, but until then, here’s a few recommendations for tonight (Oct 22):

Freelance Whales – Bell House
Male Bonding – Pianos
James Murphy and Pat Mahoney – Brooklyn Bowl
Patrick Watson – Mercury Lounge
Spiral Beach – Arlene’s Grocery
Unicycle Loves You – Union Hall
Robbers On High Street – Bell House
Grand Analog – Arlene’s Grocery
Alec Ounsworth – Mercury Lounge
Golden Silvers – MHOW
pow wow! – Cake Shop
Timber Timbre – Union Pool
Still Life Still – Union Pool
Small Black – Bell House
Chris Denny – Bowery Ballroom
Mumford and Sons – MHOW
Army Navy – Union Hall
Hockey – Mercury Lounge
Deleted Scenes – Union Hall
Kittens Ablaze – Cake Shop
Sky Larkin – Union Hall
Zeus – Union Pool
Deer Tick – Bowery Ballroom
Elliot Brood – Living Room
Hollerado – Union Pool
Local Natives – Mercury Lounge

Late Night
Sub Pop/Barsuk/Merge Party – Hi Fi (midnight-4am)
After The Jump After Hours – Cake Shop (1am-4am)

Tonight is a tough one though because there are competing Canadian showcases, Canadian Blast at Arlene’s Grocery and the Arts and Crafts showcase at Union Pool, and there’s also Jonny Leather and The Music Slut’s showcase at Union Hall, and of course a million other things happening on the Lower East Side. If I had my druthers, I’d probably spend most of the night at Union Pool watching the Arts and Crafts bands, but since I’m going to be around Park Slope tonight, I’ll either end up at Union Hall or The Bell House or my apartment.

* I actually started out the night at the Mercury Lounge waiting on line for Xx, but then decided to pull up stakes and head to Arlene’s for M for Montreal.

Some flyers for tonight’s shows after the jump. My full conflicted sched over here.

Last night was kind of a bust for me CMJ-wise, (well I didn’t go out, so it wasn’t like I went out and was disappointed or anything), but tonight should prove to be a different story. It looks I’ll be dividing my time between the Mercury Lounge (early/late), Bowery Ballroom, Arlene’s Grocery (M for Montreal), and perhaps a late night visit to the Cake Shop (After the Jump Late Night Party) or the Bell House. Here are some of my Wednesday night picks:

Parlovr – Arlene’s Grocery
Beach Fossils – Santos Party House
Silly Kissers – Arlene’s Grocery
Drink Up Buttercup – Cake Shop
Blood Warrior – Knitting Factory
BEAST – Arlene’s Grocery
Findlay Brown – Bowery Ballroom
Takka Takka – Knitting Factory
Dawn Landes – The Bell House
Ribbons – Glasslands
The Xx – Mercury Lounge
Think About Life – Arlene’s Grocery
Tigercity – Bowery Ballroom
Atlas Sound – MHOW
Mumford and Sons – Mercury Lounge
We Are Wolves – Arlene’s Grocery
Fanfarlo – Bowery Ballroom
Let’s Wrestle – Bell House
Malajube – Arlene’s Grocery
Alina Simone – Living Room
Pete and the Pirates – Bell House
Screaming Females – Mercury Lounge
Surfer Blood – Cake Shop
Alina Simone – Living Room
Jenn Grant – Googies Lounge at Living Room
Helado Negro – Cake Shop
Western States Motel (Just added!) – Cake Shop

My full sched with even more ridiculous options and conflicts is over here. More flyers after the jump.

You can view my full CMJ 2009 over here (though its so crazy and conflicted, it’s not really of that much use).

The “CMJ Flickr Flyer Set” is now well over a hundred items, you can check the whole thing out over here.

Here are some of my top CMJ picks for Tuesday night (Oct 20):

Beat Radio – Glasslands Gallery
Care Bears On Fire – Bowery Ballroom
Black Swan Green – Delancey
Surfer Blood – Santos Party House
Laura Marling – MHOW
Atlas Sound – LPR
The Western States Motel – Local 269
The Antlers – MHOW
Fanfarlo – MHOW
Here We Go Magic – Webster Hall (free w/ Going.com iPhone app or RSVP here)
Jukebox The Ghost – Bowery
Lovvers – Santos Party House
Heavy Trash – Santos Party House

Also going on today (Oct 20), during the day, and worth checking out:

The Music Slut/Sneak Attack Day Party – Cake Shop
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted CMJ Day Party – Pianos

On a final note, a lot of these bands, have many CMJ shows lined up and/or visit NYC often, the one exception being The Western States Motel, whose EP Painted Birds Flying In The Orange Mirror Sun was one of the great unsung short players of 2008. Catch them tonight for their one and only CMJ appearance at the Local 269 (269 E. Houston at Suffolk).

Download the “2009 CMJ Canadian Artist Sampler” over here.

Here’s who I’d put on my must see list:
Beast – According to Bill, these Montrealers are lots of fun live. I like what I’ve heard on record so far.
Black Diamond Bay – I’ve been a long time fan of BDB’s self titled debut and Patrick Krief always brings his best “O” face to the stage.
Elliot Brood – Though they haven’t quite cracked the fickle US market yet, with a 2009 Polaris Prize shortlist nomination under their belt, these indie folksters are already the darlings of the Canadian independent music scene. The opportunity to showcase their new album Mountain Meadows (which is named after a Mormon massacre in 1857) at CMJ just might just get them the recognition they deserve.
Hey Rosetta! – What can I say, I love chamber pop and anytime I can see “New Goodbye” live, I’ll take it. (Last time I saw them at Pianos, I think lead singer Tim Baker was a little under the weather, I’d like to see what they can do firing on all cylinders.)
Hot Panda! – I caught a bit of this Mint Records outfit last year at CMJ and they’ve certainly got energy to spare in their live set, (though I can’t decide if I’m a huge fan of the music or not).
Immaculate Machine – I’m interested to see what a Kathryn Calder-less Immaculate Machine sounds like, and I haven’t heard the songs off of High On Jackson Hill live yet.
Japandroids – Hmm, the above list is incomplete I guess. Having played here just a few times before, the Pitchfork approved Japandroids is still one of the hottest exports Vancouver and Canada has to offer.
Jenn Grant – Amidst all of the hustle and bustle of CMJ, Jenn Grant’s gorgeous voice is worth sitting back and enjoying for a while.
Malajube – Since they broke onto the scene with the irresistibly catchy “Montreal -40″, I’ve been wanting to catch Malajube live, perhaps this week will be the ticket.
Matt Mays & El Torpedo – Little known to the American masses, Matt Mays has actually been making music in Canada for quite a while now. He’s got a new record coming out soon and I’d like to hear the new songs.
Octoberman – I’ve pretty much loved everything Marc Morrissette and his alter ego/band Octoberman have put out, so I’m looking forward to hearing the live debut of his new album Fortresses.
Patrick Watson – If his 2009 Polaris Prize Gala performance was any indication, Patrick Watson should be bringing an impressive stage show to CMJ this year. Looking forward to hearing some cuts off of his second Polaris Prize shortlisted album, Wooden Arms.
Shout Out Out Out Out Out – My kids literally drop everything and dance whenever they hear the latest SOOOO album, so I feel I owe it to them to see these guys live.
The Pack A.D. – Another Mint act that more or less makes a stop at CMJ every year, it’s been a while since their last record, so I expect to hear some new songs on this visit.
Timber Timbre – One of the latest artists to sign with the Arts and Crafts label, his new album is simultaneously eerie and compelling.
Zeus – I was impressed with Zeus when they backed up labelmate Jason Collet on his most recent tour and I’m a big fan of their Arts and Craft debut as well.

Check out a couple of CMJ canadian showcase flyers after the jump.

In case you forgot, CMJ is just around the corner (Oct 20-24), and since it was a kind of fun to do last year, I decided to make another go of it this year with the “CMJ 2009 Flickr Flyer Set”, you can view the results so far over here. I’m trying to make it comprehensive, so if you’ve got something to add, or would like your flyer removed, please send me an email. See you at CMJ!

You can view the entire set with the Wordpress “Flickr Gallery” plugin after the jump.

The press release below doesn’t actually list all the acts performing at CMJ this year, so you’re probably better off checking out cmj.sched.org to get a true idea of what’s happening during this year’s marathon. Of course, sched.org is a little confusing too and it doesn’t list unofficial events and day parties (as far as I know), so you’ll have to wait a little bit longer for info to trickle out from the blogs and other unofficial sources. Lastly, even though the press release says the schedule is “final”, you can pretty much bet that things will shift around a little bit between now and then, so also keep your eyes to cmj.com/marathon for last minute updates.

October 6, 2009 – New York, NY – CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival, New York’s largest music event and one of the world’s most important showcases of new music artists, is announcing its full lineup for this year’s event throughout online at www.cmj.com/marathon.

Performing artists this year include: Broadcast; School of Seven Bells, Busta Rhymes, Múm, Zac Brown Band, Atlas Sound, Saul Williams, Japandroids, Pitbull, Hercules Love Affair, 69 Eyes, Julian Marley, Pig Destroyer, The Very Best, Teo Leo + Pharmacists, Deer Tick, Margaret Cho, U-God, Portugal. The Man, Joan As Police Woman, A-Trak, Midnight Juggernauts, Superdrag, The xx, The Temper Trap, Speech Debelle, Crystal Antlers, Yacht, Flying Machines, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Malajube, Kidz In The Hall, Laura Marling, The Foreign Exchange, The Antlers, Diane Birch, Bear Hands, Rain Machine, Local Natives, Fanfarlo, Das Racist, Free Energy, Real Estate, Suckers, Pissed Jeans, Screaming Females and hundreds more.

More of the press release and a full list of artists performing at CMJ 2009 after the jump.

CMJ 2009 will also feature performing artists from 25 international territories including: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan and United Kingdom.

CMJ Film Festival selections include: The Men Who Stare at Goats, starring George Clooney and Ewan MacGregor, playing Wednesday, October 21st at 7 pm and The Messenger, starring Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster, playing Friday, October 23, at 7 pm. Harrelson will host a Q&A session following the screening.

Recently announced panelists include: Rakim Allah (hip-hop artist), Andrew W.K. (artist), Emmanuel Jal (hip hop artist/activist), Vincent Wilburn Jr. (of Miles Davis’ Estate), Fred Mascherino (formerly of Taking Back Sunday), Bob Boilen, (NPR’s “All Songs Considered), Jeff Price (CEO/Founder of Lala), Traa Daniels (P.O.D.), Jarrod Gorbel (The Honorary Title), Chris Jacobs (Sub Pop Records), Tim Quirk (Rhapsody America) and hundreds more.

CMJ Music Marathon 2009 is highlighting the best new music first, featuring performances from artists that span genres including alternative, rock, electronic, hip-hop, metal, Americana, world, jazz and so much more. Featured showcases this year include: Thursday at Comix – Secret Comedy Central Comedians Show (one night of secret A-list comedians from Comedy Central); Friday at Fontana’s – Relapse (record label) Showcase featuring: Revocation, HOWL; Wed at Le Poisson Rouge – Cantaloupe/New Amsterdam Showcase (contemporary classical music) featuring: David Lang, The NOW Ensemble, Julia Wolfe (performing bagpipe piece, “Lad”), D’Arcy James Argue’s Secret Society; Thurs at B.B. Kings – A Celebration For Roc Raida (a benefit for his bereaved family) feat. X-Ecutioners, DJ A-Trak, Busta Rhymes; Friday at Hiro Ballroom – Band reunions – The Bongos, The Fleshtones.

CMJ Music Marathon is partnering with the Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. Members of the storied musical’s team will discuss the new, exhilarating production as part of the panel discussion program on Friday October 23, 2009, at 2:15pm at NYU’s Kimmel Center, alongside an invigorating musical performance for CMJ Music Marathon attendees. A limited number of tickets to the full Broadway production at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre will be made available during the week of the event.

Also as a part of this year’s festival, CMJ Music Marathon 2009 has entered into an exclusive partnership with Best Buy Musical Instruments Store as a presenting sponsor of this year’s event.

CMJ draws tens of thousands of professionals from all sectors of the music and film industry. More than 1,300 artists and over 120,000 music fans will converge on the Big Apple to catch the latest buzz band, cool indie film or learn more about the ever-changing music industry from key innovators, insiders and celebrities.

CMJ Music Marathon takes over 75 venues across Manhattan, Brooklyn and surrounding environs presenting a dazzling array of new music from around the globe. Registration to CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival (go to cmj.com/marathon) grants attendees entry to all daytime and nighttime offerings (venue capacity permitting).

CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival’s daytime events will include panels, keynote speeches, the annual College Day gathering, the CMJ CLE Continuing Legal Education symposium, mentoring sessions, tutorials, the Artists’ Lounge and Gifting Suite for musicians and a sizzling, interactive registrants’ lounge lifestyle area, all of which will be held exclusively in and around New York University.

Further details will continue to be announced online. For artist updates, registration and more information visit: www.cmj.com/marathon.

CMJ 2009 Artist List
…soihadto… – 12th Planet – 28 North – 2am Club – 69 Eyes – A Band Named Ashes – A Classic Education – A Clear Blurr – A Million Years – Absentstar – Acrylics – Action Painters – Activator – Adam Heldring – adventure – Aeroplane – Aeroplane Pageant – Afrobeta – Air Waves – Alan Cohen Experience – Alec Ounsworth – Alessi’s Ark – Alfaress – Alina Simone – All The Day Holiday – Allen Stone – ALOUD – Alyse Black – The Amazing – Amber Rubarth – Ambulance LTD – The Americans – Amy Kuney – An Albatross – Anamanaguchi – And The Moneynotes – and the relatives – Andrew Belle – Andy J Gallagher – Angelo Lomelo – Angry Vs. The Bear – Annie And the Beekeepers – The Answering Machine – Antarctic – Anthony Jeselnik – The Antlers – Anwar Robinson – Apache Beat – Apollo Heights – Apollo Run – Appomattox – April Smith and the Great Picture Show – Arabrot – Arborea – Arizona – The Armchairs – Arms – Army Navy – Arpline – At Sea – At Versaris – Atlas Sound – Atomic Tom – A-Trak – Au Revoir Simone – Autodrone – Awesome New Republic – awkward i – Azeem – Baby Monster – Backwords – Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew – Bamboo Shoots – Bang Bang Eche – The Bangz – Batrider – Beach Fossils – Bear Hands – Bear In Heaven – BEAST – Beat Radio – The Beatards – Beautiful Small Machines – The Beautiful Taste – The Beauvilles – Bebe Buell – The Becoming – Beehive – Beep Beep – Bel Air – BELL – Bellflur – Benji Cossa – Bennett Jackson & The Ranch Hands – Benyaro – Best Coast – Best Man – Big Sean – The Big Takeover – Big Tree – Bin Laden Blowing Up – Binary Marketing Show – Binary Sunrise – Binky Griptite and The Dap Kings – Bird Peterson – Black & White Years – Black Cherry – Black Diamond Bay – Black Holes – Black Hollies – Black Swan Green – BLACK TAXI – Black Tie Party – black watch – Black Whales – The Blakes – Blip Blip Bleep – Blitz the Ambassador – Blondes – Blood Orange – Blood Warrior – Bloodgroup – The Bloodsugars – Blue Scholars – Blueheels – BM LINX – Bobby Brown – Bobby Long – Bodega Girls – Body Language – Bone Gunn – Bonerama – The Bongos – DJ Boo – Boogie Boarder – Boot Camp Clik – Bosque Brown – Bottle Up And Go – The Bowery Riots – The Boy Bathing – Brandon Hines – Brass Bed – Brazil Show – Break Science feat. Adam Deitch – Brighton MA – Brit and the Cavalry – Broadcast – Broadfield Marchers – B-Roc of The Knocks – Bronzed Chorus – DJ Brooklyn Dawn – Brother Joscephus & the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra – Brown Dog Jonez – The Budos Band – Buke and Gass – Busta Rhymes – Bustle In Your Hedge Row – Cale Parks – Call Me Kat – Calypso – Camp Lo – The Candles – The Canon Logic – Capital City – The Capstan Shafts – Care Bears on Fire – Carlitta Durand – Carlon – Casey McPherson of Alpha Rev – Casino versus Japan – Casxio – Champagne Champagne – Chen Lo – Chief – Chip Robinson – Choir of Young Believers – Choo Choo La Rouge – chopshop – Chris Barron & Friends – Chris Bathgate – Chris Batten & The Woods – Chris Denny and The Natives – Chris Kasper – Chris Maxwell – Chris Young The Rapper – Christopher Chu – Chuck Mosley – Cinemechanica – City Center – Ciudad – Clare and the Reasons – Class Actress – Classified – Claymation Velociraptor – Click Clack Boom – Clinton Curtis – Clothes Make The Man – Cobra Skulls – CoConuts – Codebreaker – Cold Cave – Cold Flamez – Colin Moore – The Collective – Come On Caboose – Comedy Central Records Showcase – Common Loon – Complete Failure – Computer Perfection – The Constellations – The Contrast – Coolooloosh – CoQ10 – Corridor – Corto Maltese – Cotton Jones – Coyote Eyes – Crash & Burn – Crash Kings – DJ Craze – The Cringe – Cruel Black Dove – Crush Club – Crystal Antlers – CX KiDTRONiK w/ Tchaka Diallo – Cymbals Eat Guitars – D.I.T.C. – Da Beatminerz (DJ Evil Dee & Mister Walt) – Dan Black – Dan Mills – DJ Dan Selzer – Danger – Dangerous (All Metal Tribute to Michael Jackson) – Dang-It Bobby’s – Daniel Pujol – D’Arcy James Argue’s Secret Society – Darien Brockington, – Dark Meat – Dark Room Notes – Darlings – Darshan – Darwin Deez – Das Racist – Dave Godowsky – David Dallas – David J w/ members of Botanica – David Lang – Dawn Landes – Dead Heart Bloom – Dead Leaf Echo – Dead Sexy Inc. – Dead Stars – Deadbeat Darling – Deastro – The DeBretts – Decapitado – Deer Tick – Deleted Scenes – Demander – Denney and the Jets – Dent May – The Depreciation Guild – Derek Mckeith – Des Roar – Descender – DeScribe – Diamond District – Diane Birch – Dick Prall – Die! Die! Die! – The Dig – Dinosaur Feathers – Dinowalrus – Dirty Sexy Soca – The Disciplines – Diwon – Dizzy Balloon – Dizzy Gillespie™ Alumni All-Stars – Dmo Macklin – Dog Day – Dolorean – Dommin – Don Brownrigg – Dot Allison – Dragon Turtle – Drawlings – Drew H – Drink Up Buttercup – Drug Rug – drugdealer – Drunken Barn Dance – Duchess Says – Dujeous – Duke Amayo – Dum Dum Girls – Dutchess and the Duke – EAR PWR – Earatik Statik – EASYBOY – ECHOecho – DJ Edgar – Edie Carey – El May – Eldar – Electric Tickle Machine – Electro Morocco & Dreams in Static – Elliott Brood – Elodie O – Elon James White – Elsinore – The Elusive Parallelograms – Emanuel and the Fear – The Emergency Room (feat. Dan Andriano from Alkaline Trio) – Emil and Friends – Emilyn Brodsky – Empires – Enemy Lovers – EOTO – Eprhyme – Eprhyme – Eric Roberson – Erin and Her Cello – Eternal Summers – Ethan Lipton – Evan Dando – Evan Voytas – Every Avenue – everyboy – Excepter – Exit Music – Expo 70 – Eyehategod – Faces on Film – Family Of The Year – The Fancy – Fanfarlo – Far East Movement – Farmer Dave Scher – The Fast Romantics – Fat Tony – Fatkid Dodgeball – Fearsome Sparrow – Felix Cartal – The Fervor – Field Theory – The Fieros – Filligar – Film Noir – Filthy Dukes – Finale – Findlay Brown – Fionn O Lochlainn – The Fire & Reason – Fire Ex – FIRS – First Aid Kit – The Fleshtones – Flexions – Floating Action – Flying Machines – Fool’s Gold – The Foreign Exchange – The Forms – FOUND – Fox Jaws – Fra Fra Sound – Franklin Bruno – Franko – Frat Dad – Freddie Gibbs – Free Energy – Freelance Whales – French Horn Rebellion – French Miami – freshkills – The Frontier Brothers – Frontier Brothers – Frontier Ruckus – FUCT – The Fumes – Gabe Liedman – General Fiasco – Generationals – The Gentleman Auction House – GIF – Gigantic Hand – Gigi Fouquet – Glasser – Gloominous Doom – Goat Whore – Goes Cube – Gold Streets – The Golden Filter – Golden Silvers – Golden Triangle – Goldhawks – Good Night, States – Goon Squad – Gordon Voidwell – Graham McRae – Grammar – Grammar Debate – Grand Analog – Grandchildren – Graydon – The Great Nostalgic – Great Republic of Rough and Ready – Greg Holden – Greycoats – The Grip Weeds – The Gulf Of Michigan – Gully Bank Sound System – Gunfight! – Hammer No More The Fingers – Hank & Cupcakes – The Happy Hollows – Harlem – Hawk and Dove – Headlights – HEARTSREVOLUTION – Heath Brandon – Heavy Birds – Heavy Cream – Heavy Trash – Height With Friends – Helado Negro – Henry Wolfe – Herbert Holler – Hercules and Love Affair (Live) – Hermit Thrushes – Hesta Prynn – Hey Champ – Hey Rosetta! – Hi Red Center – Higgins – The High Dials – The High Strung – Higher Giant – Highlife – The Hi-Risers – HO-AG – Hockey – Holiday Shores – Hollerado – Hollis Brown – Holly Miranda – Holopaw – Holy Sons – Home and Garden – Hooray For Earth – Hopewell – Hospital Bombers – Hospitality – Hot Lava – Hot Panda – HotChaCha – Hotep – Housing Authority – Howl – Hungry Hands – Hungry Hungry Ghost – Hunter Valentine – Hunters – The Hush Now – Hyperpotamus – I Was A King – Ian Axel – The Idle Hands – Ihsan Muhammad – Illa J & Frank Nitt – Imaad Wasif – Immaculate Machine – In Cadeo – In-Flight Safety – Inlets – International Espionage! – Intricate Machines – Invade Rome – Israel Gripka – Ivan “Funkboy” Bodley – Ivana XL – IyaDeDe – J. Dash – The Jaguar Club – Jahdan Blakkamoore and Matt Shadetek – James Husband – James Jameson – James Murphy – James Pants – James Zebiela – Jamie Drastik – Janel and Anthony – Janka Nabay – Japandroids – Japanther – Jasmine Solano – DJ Jason Smith – Jason Trachtenburg – Javaughn – Javelin – JBM – J-Cole – JD Souther – Jeff Taylor – JEFF The Brotherhood – Jenn Grant – Jenny Slate – Jer Coons – Jern Eye – Jess King – Jesse Boykins III – DJ Jesse Marco – Jessica 6 – Jessie Rose Trip – Jets Overhead – Jill Hennessey – Jim Campilongo – Jim McTurnan and The Kids that Killed The Band – Joan As Police Woman – Joey Cape (Lagwagon) and Jon Snodgrass (Drag The River) – John Biz – John Record – Jones Street Station – Jonny Hirsch – Jonny Lives! – Jordan – Josh Charles – Josh Mease – Joshua James – Jukebox The Ghost – Julia Nunes – Julia Wolfe – Julian Marley + The Uprising (feat Stephen Marley) – Julianna Barwick – Julius C – Jupiter One – KaiserCartel – Kam Moye aka Supastition – Kasey Anderson – Kate Bradley & Goodbye Horses – Kate Tucker – Katie Costello – DJ Keelay – Kevin Blechdom ft. BARNWAVE – K-Holes – Kid Color – Kid Theodore – Kidz In Space – Kidz In The Hall – Kieran Leonard – Kill Kill Kill – Kill Krinkle Club – Kim Taylor – The Kindness Kind – King Chango – The King Left – Kingston – Kittens Ablaze – Kleenex Girl Wonder – The Knew – Kokayi – Kosha Dillz – Kreisor – Kreyola – Kria Brekkan – Kumail Nanjiani – La Melodia – LA Riots – La Strada – Lachi – Lana Del Rey – Las Rubias Del Norte – Laura Ault – Laura Marling – Laura Warshauer – Lavalier – Lemonade – Les Handclaps – Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez – Let’s Wrestle – Lewis & Clarke – Lia Ices – The Library – Lightning Love – The Lights Out – Lights Resolve – Like Bells – Linc with Old Soul – Lisa Bianco – Lisa Hannigan – Little Fish – Little Girls – Little Teeth – The Lives of Famous Men – Local Natives – Locket – Logan Lynn – Look Mexico – The Loom – Lost In The Trees – Love Heist – Love In October – The Love Language – LoveLikeFire – The Lovely Feathers – Lovemakers – Lovvers – Low Frequency In Stereo – Lowell Thompson & Crown Pilot – Lowry – Loxsly – Lucky Fonz III – Lynch (ft. Jim Loughlin of moe.) – Mad Soul Child – Madison Ave Boys – Magic Wands – Maika Makovski – The Main Drag – Malajube – The Maldives – Male Bonding – Mama Bear – Mammoth Life – Man Like Me – Man on Earth – Marcellus Hall – Marco Polo & Torae – Marcus Johnson – Margaret Cho – Maria Due – Marianna Falusi – Maricopa – Marie Stella – Mark Knight and Dirty South Live – Math the Band – Matt Bauer – Matt Duke – Matt Mayes – Matt McCarthy – The Matt Truman Ego Trip – Maudlin – Max Silvestri – Max Vernon – Me And My Arrow – Meeting of Important People – The Megaphonic Thrift – Menahan Street Band – Menya – Mere – Metermaids – Mia Riddle & Her Band – Mic Crenshaw – Michael Daves – Michael Olatuja – Michael Sackler-Berner – Michal Towber – Mickey Factz – Middle Distance Runner – Middle Eights – Midnight Juggernauts – The Mieka Canon (Mieka Pauley) – Mighty Five – Mike Del Rio – Mike Posner – Mike Rocket and the Stars – Mike Servito (DJ set) – Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – MiniBoone – The Minutes – Miracles of Modern Science – Misery Index – Misstallica (All Female Tribute to Classic Metallica) – Miz Metro – Modern Science – Modern Skirts – The Moi Non Plus – Mon Khmer – MONEY/PAPER/HEARTS – Monogold – Montag – Moonbabies – Moondoggies – The Moore Brothers – Morgan Grace – Morning Papers – Motel Motel – Mother Of Three – Motocade – The Motorcycle Industry – DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin – Mr. Move – Mr. SOS – Múm – Mumford & Sons – Mussels – Mutlu – MV & EE – My Jerusalem – My Teenage Stride – mynameisjohnmichael – Mystery of Two – Naam – Naia Kete – The Naked Hearts – Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens – The Narrative – Nate Schweber – Nathan Halpern – Nathan Reich – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Wheel – The National Reserve – Natural Child – Natureboy – The Neanderthals – Nebula – The Neutron Drivers – The New Collisions – The New Loud – New Villager – Nick Catchdubs – Nick Kerilo & The Coral – Nightmare Of You – DJ Nikodemus – Nini&Ben – Ninjasonik – Nive Nielsen – NLX – No Eye Contact – Nobody Can Dance – Nomadic Massive – Norris – Nouvellas – The NOW Ensemble – NYCSmoke – NYLE – NYU Battle of the Bands Winner – Obits – The Octagon – octoberman – DJ Odd Nosdam – Oddisee – Oh Fortuna – Oh My God – Old Canes – Once – Only Thieves – Orangegrass – Orba Squara – Orenda Fink – OrganicArma – Otter Petter – Overnight – Owen – Pac Div – The Pack A.D. – PackFM – The Paint Movement – Paleo – Papa – The Paparazzi – Paper Airplane – Paper or Plastic – Paper Route – papercranes – Parallels – DJ Parler – Parlovr – The Past Times – Pat Mahoney – Pat McGee Band – Patrick Cleandenim – Patrick Watson – Paul & the Patients – Paul Wallfisch – Paula Valstein – Pecker – Peephole – Peggy Sue – Pepi Ginsberg – Pet Ghost Project – Pete & J – Pete & The Pirates – Pete Drungle feat. Pamelia Kurstin – Peter Peter Hughes – Phat Phillie – Phil & The Osophers – Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Photo Atlas – The Picture – Pig Destroyer – Pill – Pill Wonder – Pink Noise – Pinky Swear – Pissed Jeans – Pitbull – Pocketknife – Poingly – Poirier – The Polyamorous Affair – Pomegranates – Porfirio – Portugal. The Man – Postelles – The Postmarks – pow wow! – The Press – Priestess – The Prigs – Primeridian – The Protomen – DJ PS1 – The Psychic Paramount – Puba – Public Radio – DJ Pumpkin Patch – The Purrs – The Queen Killing Kings – Quest For Fire – Quiet Loudly – Quintus – Rachael Sage & The Sequins – Rachel Platten – Rahzel & DJ JS1 – Rain Machine – Rainbird – Ravens & Chimes – Ray Rodriguez y Swing Sabroso – Real Estate – Rebecca Jordan – The Receiver – Red Collar – Red Wire Black Wire – Red/X – Regia – REGO – Reid Paley – Relief – Rene Risque and The Leo Silver Jazz Stasis – Reni Lane – Renminbi – Restless People – Revocation – The Rhodes – Ribbons – Richard Davies – Right On Dynamite – Ringo Deathstarr – Rioux – River Phoenix – The River Raid – Rob Roy – Robbers on High Street – Roberto Poveda – Robotanists – Roger Sanchez – Rosalia Roio – Rough Francis – The Roulettes – The Royalties – Rubblebucket – RUBIK – Rumspringa – Runner Runner – Ruth Minnikin – SAADI – Sadat X – Saint Motel – Santino Santino – Sara Benincasa – Sara Haze – Satchel Adams – Saul Williams – Savoir Adore – School of Seven Bells – Screaming Females – Screens – The Sea – Sean Bones – Secret Broadcast – The Seedy Seeds – The Selmanaires – Semaj – Senator – Setting Sun – SEX! – Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned – The Shackeltons – Shaka Ponk – Shaky Hands – Sharon Van Etten – Shawn Chrystopher – Shayna Zaid and The Catch – Sherlock’s Daughter – Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers – Shinichi Osawa – Shinobi Ninja – The Shoestrung – Shotgun Honeymoon – Shout Out Out Out Out – Shunda K – Sian Alice Group – Sigmund Droid – Silent Way – Silly Kissers – Silver Starling – Sin Fang Bous – Sissy Wish – Sister Hazel – Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds – Skibunny – Skidmore Fountain – Skyzoo – Slang Chickens – Sleeping in the Aviary – Slow Country – Small Black – Smashproof – Smith Westerns – So Many Dynamos – So Many Wizards – Social Hero – Socialybrium – Soft Black – Soltero – Sonia Montez – Sore Eros – DJ Souljah – Souls Of Mischief – Soundhouse – Space Capone – Spaceships are Cool – Spanish Prisoners – Sparky Quano – The Specs – Speech Debelle – DJ Spike TI – The Spinto Band – Spiral Beach – Spit Hot Fire – Spleen United – Spottiswoode – Spring Tigers – Squaaks – St. Helena Band – The Stalkers – Stalley – Stand – The Star Department – Starcode – The States – The Stationary Set – Stereo Skyline – Steve Abel – Steve Shiffman and the Land of No – Still Flyin – Still Life Still – The Story Of – Strand of Oaks – Strega – Stricken City – Strong Intention – Strung Out String Band – Stuyvesant – Styles P & DJ Green Lantern – Subplots – Substantial – The Suckers – Sugar & Gold – Sugar Plum Ferry – Super Extra Bonus Party – Superdrag – Superhuman Happiness – Sure Fire – Surf City – Surfer Blood – The Surrender – Suzannah Johannes – SV4 (DJ set) – Sweet Fanny Adams – Swimclub – The Swimmers – Sxip Shirey and Adam Matta – Sydney Wayser – TAB the Band – Tabi Bonney – Takka Takka – Tall Tall Trees – Tandy – Tanya Morgan – Taylor Barton with GE Smith – Team Facelift – Team Genius – Team Robespierre – Team William – Ted Leo – Teddy Blanks – Teenage Bottlerocket – The Teenage Prayers – The Telepathic Butterflies – Telltale – The Temper Trap – Tempo No Tempo – Tenderhooks – Tennis Pro – Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt – Terry Poison – The Senate – Theophilus London – These United States – Think About Life – Thomas Simon – Thomas Truax – Those Chosen – Threes and Nines – Through The Sparks’ Jody Nelson – Thunder Power – Tickley Feather – Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! – Tigercity – Timber Timbre – The Title Tracks – Tizzy Bac – Tonedeff – Tony Castles – Tragedy (All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees) – The Trashmen – Treeboy & Raspberry Jones (DJ set) – Trinity (A.G., Sadat X, DJ Jab) – Tris McCall – Trouble Andrew – The True Womanhood – Turbo Fruits – The Twi The Humble Feather – Twin Atlantic – Twin Berlin – Twitch the Ripper – Two Bears – Two Fresh – Two Tears – The Uglysuit – U-God – Ume – Under The Sherry Moon – Ungdomskullen – Unicycle Loves You – Uninhabitable Mansions – Unnatural Helpers – The Unsacred Hearts – US Royalty – UUVVWWZ – Val Emmich – Valerie Francis – Valley of the Shadow of Death – The VANDELLES – Vega – Veil Veil Vanish – Veritas – Vertical Horizon – The Very Best – Via Tania – Vices – Violens – Violent Kin – Voices Voices – Volcanoless In Canada – The Voxys – Vulture Whale – VV Brown – Wait Think Fast – Wallpaper – Walter Schreifels Band – Warpaint – We Are Country Mice – We Are Enfant Terrible – We Are The World – We Are Wolves – We Have Band – We Landed On The Moon! – We Should Be Dead – We The They – Weird Owl – We’re Pregnant – Western Civ – The Western States Motel – Whistling Wolves – White Tie Affair – The Whore Moans – Wil Seabrook – Wild Yaks – Will Kevans – William F. Gibbs – Willowz – Winterpills – Wiyos – Wiz Kalifa – Workout – The Wrecking – WUnderbugg – X-Ecutioners – The xx – YACHT – YahZarah – The YellowDogs – Yes Giantess – You Scream I Scream – You, You’re Awesome – Young Boys – Young Mammals – Young Prisms – Your Nature – Youth Group – Yukon Blonde – Yula – Zac Brown Band – Zach Williams – Zaza – Zeus – Zigmat – Zo! & The Els – Zs – Zuri Star – ZzZ

The initial CMJ 2009 lineup was announced today, and while there was nothing super exciting about it in my opinion, I’m not going to complain. These days CMJ is less about bringing in big name headliners and more about getting the chance to see up and coming acts and bands that don’t tour that often. In the end, there will be over a thousand artists at the marathon this year, so keep your eyes on cmj09.sched.org for the most up to date info (I’ll also be posting additional lineup updates as I receive them).

CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival, October 20th-24th has announced its first round of performing artists to include Broadcast, School of Seven Bells, Zac Brown Band, Múm, Atlas Sound, Japandroids, Margaret Cho, The Budos Band, Pitbull, The Very Best, The Temper Trap, Crystal Antlers, Portugal. The Man, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Malajube, Local Natives, Wild Light, The Antlers, Das Racist, Suckers, Pissed Jeans, and Screaming Females. Hundreds more artists will be announced in the upcoming weeks, visit www.cmj.com/marathon for continuous artist announcements.

Read the rest of the press release after the jump.

New York’s largest music event and one of the world’s most important showcases of new music artists, CMJ Music Marathon draws tens of thousands of professionals from all sectors of the music and film industry. More than 1,300 artists and over 120,000 music fans will converge on the Big Apple to catch the latest buzz band, cool indie film or learn more about the ever-changing music industry from key innovators, insiders and celebrities.

The 2009 event will feature performances from artists that span genres including alternative, rock, electronic, hip-hop, metal, Americana, world, jazz and so much more. It’s virtually assured that 2010’s superstar artists will be playing the CMJ Music Marathon in 2009.

“CMJ prides itself on musically taking chances by striving to present the most innovative and cutting-edge new music,” commented CMJ Music Marathon Founder and Executive Producer Joanne Abbot Green. “As has been the case for 29 years, CMJ curates the best in new artists for fans and music business tastemakers to enjoy. As with each festival, we look for ways on how to make the experience more exciting for our attendees from around the world.”

CMJ Music Marathon takes over 75 venues across Manhattan, Brooklyn and surrounding environs presenting a dazzling array of new music from around the globe. Registration to CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival (go to cmj.com/marathon for discounts) grants attendees entry to all daytime and nighttime offerings (venue capacity permitting).

CMJ has always been a springboard for the best new music talent from multiple music genres, discovering music’s future superstars years before their commercial breakthroughs. Past marquee artists include Crystal Castles (’08), MGMT (’07), the Shins (’06), Feist (’05), the Arcade Fire (’04), the Killers (’03), Modest Mouse (’98), Eminem (’98), Black Eyed Peas (’97), Wilco (’96), Green Day (’94), Queen Latifah (’90), the Beastie Boys (’85), U2 (’85), Red Hot Chili Peppers (’84), and R.E.M. (’83). And that’s just for starters.

Since its inception, CMJ Music Marathon has featured many of the world’s most influential and revolutionary musicians, artists, cultural and political figures at a variety of events including presentations, screenings, Q&A sessions, panel discussions and, of course, over 1300 live music performances each year.

Further details on all of the upcoming events will continue to be announced online. For artists updates, discount badge registration and more information visit: www.cmj.com/marathon.

What’s that you say? You’re still recovering from CMJ 2008? Well, the good news is you can get the early jump on CMJ 2009 which will be taking place from October 20-24, 2009 in New York, NY. CMJ badges are on sale now and they are 40% off (only $275 and only $85 for students) until December 19, 2008.

Novillero at Fat Baby (10/24/08)

The Rosebuds at The Bell House (10/24/08)

This is the last set of CMJ pictures I have and I apologize for the delay, but I hope they were worth the wait. On Friday, October 24, I headed down to Fat Baby (for the first time ever) to check out the Mint Records showcase and I caught sets from Vancouver’s The Awkward Stage, Winnipeg’s Novillero, and Edmonton’s Hot Panda. Like I mentioned earlier, both The Awkward Stage and Novillero have new records out now and both bands were in fine form, but honestly, Novillero just killed it. In fact, keyboardist Rod Slaughter was rocking so hard that he knocked over his own instrument and barely missed a beat. If you haven’t heard it yet, I highly recommend checking out A Little Tradition, which is the latest offering from Novillero, it’s a fine rock’n roll album. After Novillero’s set I left the Mint show and headed home via The Bell House where I caught part of The Rosebuds set which frankly left me a little underwhelmed. They were playing some tracks off of their new record, Life Like, and I guess I just didn’t connect with the material.

Lots more pictures after the jump.

The Awkward Stage

Novillero

The Rosebuds

Photos: Jon Klemm

Minus The Bear just released a new EP called Acoustics on October 7, and, as you might have guessed, they are in the middle of a headlining tour right now promoting it. More MTB pictures and tour dates after the jump.

Minus The Bear – Acoustics

Minus The Bear 2008 Tour Dates
Oct 30 — Asheville, NC — The Orange Peel
Oct 31 — Knoxville, TN — Bijou Theatre
Nov 01 — Atlanta, GA — Variety Playhouse
Nov 02 — Gainesville, FL — University of Florida
Nov 03 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL — Revolution
Nov 04 — Orlando, FL — House of Blues
Nov 05 — Jacksonville, FL — Free Bird Cafe
Nov 07 — New Orleans, LA — House of Blues
Nov 08 — Houston, TX — House of Blues
Nov 09 — Austin, TX — Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov 10 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues
Nov 12 — Sante Fe, NM — Warehouse
Nov 13 — Tempe, AZ — Marquee Theatre
Nov 14 — San Diego, CA — Soma
Nov 15 — Pomona, CA — Glass House
Nov 16 — Los Angeles, CA — Henry Fonda Theatre
Nov 18 — Sacramento, CA — Empire
Nov 19 — San Francisco, CA — Bimbo’s 365 Club
Nov 22 — Seattle, WA — Showbox at the Market

Raleigh’s Annuals have a new record out now called Such Fun (with a genius cover by the late painter Bob Ross) and they were just in town to play a CMJ show at Webster Hall on Saturday (10/25) with Minus The Bear and Sylvie. I really enjoyed Be He Me when it came out and though I think Annuals output has remained consistent since then, including their split EP and new record, for some reason they haven’t quite been able to recapture that lightning in a bottle that surrounded the release of their debut (bloggers are a fickle bunch I suppose). Having said that, judging from the crowd reaction on Saturday night, it looks like they still know how to put on a pretty great show.

More Annuals tour dates and more of Jon’s amazing pictures after the jump.

Annuals – Such Fun

DOWNLOAD: Annuals – “Confessor”

Annuals 2008 Tour Dates
Oct 28 2008 The National Richmond, Virginia
Oct 29 2008 Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, North Carolina
Oct 30 2008 The Orange Peel Asheville, North Carolina
Oct 31 2008 Bijou Theatre Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 01 2008 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 03 2008 Revolution Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Nov 04 2008 House of Blues Lake Buena, Florida
Nov 05 2008 Free Bird Cafe Jacksonville, Florida
Nov 07 2008 House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 08 2008 House of Blues Houston, Texas
Nov 09 2008 Waterloo Park (Fun Fun Fun Fest) Austin, Texas
Nov 10 2008 House of Blues Dallas, Texas
Nov 12 2008 Wharehouse 21 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nov 13 2008 Marquee Theatre Tempe, Arizona
Nov 14 2008 Soma San Diego, California
Nov 15 2008 Glass House Pomona, California
Nov 16 2008 Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California
Nov 18 2008 Empire Sacramento, California
Nov 19 2008 Bimbo’s San Francisco, California
Nov 22 2008 Showbox at the Market Seattle, Washington