Yo La Tengo Kicks Off Maxwell’s Hanukkah Residency Tonight + CMJ Pics

Yo La Tengo at Brooklyn Bowl (10/19/10) Photo: Jon Klemm Yo La Tengo‘s star studded filled “Hanukkah residency” at Maxwell’s has become an annual tradition (except, of course, in the years that it doesn’t happen) and the first show in this year’s holiday run takes place tonight (Dec 1) at sundown. No word yet on…

DOM Played CMJ, Playing Todd P Pre-Halloween Party

Dom at Brooklyn Bowl (10/19/10) Photo: Jon Klemm Massachusetts garage rockers Dom filled in the middle slot on a stacked bill at MOG’s CMJ “Opening Night” Party at Brooklyn Bowl last week. While they had some detractors, they did, however, manage to win over a writer from Flavorwire: To be honest, we didn’t have high…

Young The Giant Played CMJ, New Record Out Now Digitally

Young The Giant at CMJ (10/20/10) Photo: Jon Klemm Stream: Young The Giant (S/T) Touted by both the NY Times and The Wall St Journal, Southern California’s Young The Giant rode a wave of old media buzz into this year’s CMJ. According to their publicist, they were one of the most talked about bands at…

LCD Soundsystem Headlining Treasure Island Festival + Virgin Free Fest Pics

LCD Soundsystem at Virgin Free Fest (09/25/10) Photo: Jon Klemm Here’s a little review of LCD’s headlining performance at last month’s Virgin Free Fest: …[A]fter a crushing Pavement set, 15 minutes of blasting fireworks from the pavilion rooftop, and another 15 minutes of anticipation, LCD took the stage with the opening track from their last…

Chromeo Playing Terminal 5 + Virgin Fest Pics

Chromeo at Virgin Free Fest (09/25/10) Photo: Jon Klemm Chromeo in the live setting are an entirely different beast than on their recordings. Where their synths and vocals come across as cheesy throw-backs on record, in concert they are elevated to another level, covering you in dense layers of danceable sound until you are drenched…