CMJ 2012 Announces More Artists

CMJ 2012 CMJ has announced the third round of artists to be officially confirmed for this year’s CMJ Music Marathon. These additions continue the tradition of adventure and discovery for which the festival is known, and include the following: Ghostface Killah, Asher Roth, Dum Dum Girls, Eleanor Friedberger, Q-Tip, Theophilus London, Doldrums, Chad Valley, Prong,…

The Barr Brothers Going On Tour (Joe’s Pub, Union Pool) + CMJ Pics

The Barr Brothers at M pour Montreal at CMJ (10/21/11) Photo: Jon Klemm Montreal quartet The Barr Brothers’ self-titled album debut is an opus of beautiful folk, gut-busting blues and far-out African rhythms, out Sept 27 on Secret City Records. The 10-song collection features brothers Brad (guitar, keys, vox) and Andrew (drums, percussion) Barr, Miles…

Lady Lamb The Beekeeper Played CMJ, Playing Littlefield & Union Hall

Lady Lamb The Beekeeper at CMJ (10/21/11) Photo: Jon Klemm Maine’s Lady Lamb The Beekeeper was just here for CMJ, but if you missed her then, the good news is you’ve got two more chances to see her in the very near future. She’ll be opening for Frontier Ruckus at Littlefield on the venerable 11/11/11…

CMJ Thursday Picks (Plus Night 1 & 2 Recap)

Boy & Bear at Bowery Ballroom (10/19/11) So, I managed to get out Tuesday and Wednesday night and magically I’m still standing, though my blogging has fallen off a little as you can see. Technically, my CMJ started on Tuesday night, but it just so happened to be a show that was not part of…

CMJ 2011 Starts Today: Preview Roundup

Yup, CMJ starts today and the amount of bands to take is almost as overwhelming as the amount of information that is being disseminated in the form of previews, guides, top ten lists, and tip sheets. In lieu of adding my own voice to the noise, I’m just going to round up the sizeable list…