| QRO finally made it out to Brooklyn on the last day of CMJ for a limited, but high-quality, nightCMJ ended on a high – if wet – note, starting early and ending late, crossing Brooklyn & Bowery & more, catching old faves, new surprises, and missing very little. Recap |
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| Day Four of CMJ was a major bounce back, with the best new band so far and easily the best show of the marathon. Recap |
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| Hangovers, delayed schedules, not delayed schedules, the MTA & more all conspired to making Day Three a big disappointment. Recap |
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| After seeing virtually all new bands in Day One of CMJ, Day Two was dedicated to old favorites. Recap |
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| The first day of CMJ was dedicated almost entirely to never-before-seen bands – to middling results. Recap |
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40 Bands, 41 Shows:
Annuals – Day Five, Webster Hall
Au – Day One, Piano’s
Bear Hands – Day Two, Mercury Lounge
Bridges & Powerlines – Day One, Cake Shop
Broken Social Scene – Day Four, Brooklyn Masonic Temple
The Broken West – Day Four, Arlene’s Grocery
Castanets – Day Four, Cake Shop
Cheeseburger – Day One, Red Bull Space
Crystal Antlers – Day Five, Music Hall in Williamsburg
Crystal Stilts – Day Two, FADER Fort
Freshkills – Day Five, Studio @ Webster Hall
Sebastien Grainger – Day Two, FADER Fort; Day Two, Mercury Lounge
Gringo Starr – Day One, Red Bull Space
The Jealous Girlfriends – Day Three, Bell House
Kuroma – Day Four, FADER Fort
Land of Talk – Day Four, Brooklyn Masonic Temple
The Lisps – Day One, Cake Shop (upstairs)
Little Boots – Day Five, FADER Fort
Lord T & Eloise – Day Five, Bowery Ballroom
Middle Distance Runner – Day One, Rehab
Minus the Bear – Day Five, Webster Hall
Oakley Hall – Day Five, Mercury Lounge
The Oxford Collapse – Day One, Cake Shop
Pattern is Movement – Day One, Piano’s
A Place To Bury Strangers – Day Five, Music Hall in Williamsburg
Princeton – Day One, Cake Shop (upstairs)
Pwrfl Power – Day One, Piano’s (upstairs)
Rahim – Day Five, Lit Lounge
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – Day Two, Studio @ Webster Hall
The Rosebuds – Day Five, Mercury Lounge
The Ruby Suns – Day Five, Music Hall in Williamsburg
Sam Champion – Day Two, Piano’s
The Seabellies – Day Four, FADER Fort
The Subjects – Day Five, Lit Lounge
Takka Takka – Day Two, Piano’s
Lissy Trullie – Day One, Piano’s
Vivian Girls – Day One, Red Bull Space
Wild Light – Day One, Red Bull Space
Wild Yaks – Day Five, FADER Fort
Women – Day One, Cake Shop
Best New Band – The Seabellies
Runners-Up – Au, Princeton, The Ruby Suns
Best Veteran – Broken Social Scene
Runners-Up – Annuals, Land of Talk, Rahim, Takka Takka
Best Showcase – (day) AAM CMJ Celebration Party @ Music Hall in Williamsburg, Day Five; (evening) Jelly NYC Presents @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Day Four
Runners-Up – (day) EarFarm Showcase @ Piano’s, Day Two; (evening) PASTE Magazine & CMJ Artist’s Lounge, Day One
Biggest Miss – White Lies
Runners-Up – Friendly Fires, I’m Not Jim, Pela, Physics of Meaning, Mint Records Showcase
Biggest Disappointment – Day Three
Runners-Up – MTA, FADER Fort set-up, CMJ’s lack of directions & free food
Will Break – The Seabellies
Should Break – Rahim
Currently Breaking – Annuals, Land of Talk
Broken – Social Scene
Best New Venue – Lit Lounge
Runners-Up – Upstairs at Cake Shop & Piano’s
Worst New Venue – FADER Fort
Runners-Up – Red Bull Space, Studio @ Webster Hall
