CMJ ’15 closed out on a busy Saturday, October 17th.
Illegal Mezcal/Peak Organic Brewery/Music From Ireland/Irish Arts Center showcase @ Rockwood Music Hall, Stage #1
Sleep Thieves, 2:00 PM
Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz
Ireland brought Sleep Thieves to Rockwood Music Hall (QRO venue review).
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CMJ party @ Cake Shop
Cake Shop (QRO venue review) had one final free CMJ day party, with Chocolat, Solids, and Expert Alterations:
Expert Alterations, 2:20 PM
Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz
Solids, 4:30 PM
Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz
Chocolat, 6:10 PM
Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz
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Bowery Presents party @ Pianos (Upstairs)
Bayonne, 4:20 PM
Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz
Bowery Presents had a party at a venue it doesn’t run, Pianos (QRO venue review), with Bayonne.
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Illegal Mezcal/Peak Organic Brewery showcase @ Rockwood Music Hall, Stage #2
Back at Rockwood in the evening were Rocket & The Ghost and Nat Osborn Band:
Nat Osborn Band
Click image for full gallery – Deborah Lowery
Rocket & The Ghost
Click image for full gallery – Deborah Lowery
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Pancakes & Whiskey showcase @ Pianos (Upstairs)
Meanwhile, upstairs at Pianos was Smoke Season and The Big Moon:
The Big Moon
Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz
Smoke Season
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CMJ showcase @ Bowery Ballroom
Balthazar
Click image for full gallery – Deborah Lowery
Balthazar was an early act a big final CMJ showcase at Bowery Ballroom (QRO venue review), which later featured Kate Nash (QRO spotlight on).
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Bird Dog Promo showcase @ Pianos
In the regular room at Pianos was the Bird Dog Promo showcase with Palehound and The Lemon Twigs:
The Lemon Twigs
Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz
Palehound
Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz
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Other notes:
-Yes, your correspondent was too hungover from FADER Fort the night before to make it out on the final day of CMJ…
Unfortunately missed:
-ARMS (QRO album review) @ Fulton Stall Market
-Entire FADER Fort line-up: Baauer, YG (QRO photos at a festival), Kranium, Dilly Dally, Porches. (QRO photos at CMJ), Allan Kingdom, Oscar & Bosco @ Converse Rubber Tracks
-Villagers (QRO live review) @ (le) Poisson Rouge (QRO venue review)
-PRhyme @ House of Vans (QRO venue review)
-MiniBoone (QRO live review) @ Grand Victory
-Kate Nash @ Bowery Ballroom
