CMJ 2012 Recap

Though it didn’t start out well for QRO, CMJ 2012 got in gear on Day One. Recap
After a trouble-plagued Day One, Day Two was a serious improvement, thanks to Sneak Attack Media & FADER. Recap
FADER and SPIN made for another great CMJ Thursday. Recap
With the best line-ups of CMJ, Friday was a time to catch old favorites & more. Recap
Took it slow on the final day of CMJ 2012. Recap

86 Bands, 90 Shows:

Hene Aiko – Day Four, FADER Fort

Angel Haze – Day Four, Villain

AraabMUZIK – Day Three, Firehouse

Paul Banks – Day Two, CMJ Union

Beach Day – Day Four, Cameo

Bear Hands – Day Three, Irving Plaza

Therina Bella – Day One, ZirZamin

The Bengsons – Day Four, Rockwood Music Hall 

Rafiq Bhatia – Day One, Mercury Lounge

Big Scary – Day One, Fat Baby

Black Light Dinner Party – Day One, Pianos

Mykki Blanco – Day Two, FADER Fort

Bleeding Rainbow – Day Four, Cameo

A Brief View of the Hudson – Day Four, Rockwood Music Hall 

The Canon Logic – Day Three, FADER Fort

Cemeteries – Day One, Pianos

Chairlift – Day Five, FADER Fort

Children of the Night – Day Three, FADER Fort

Chromeo (DJ set) – Day Three, Firehouse

CITIZENS! – Day Three, FADER Fort

Clementine & The Galaxy – Day Two, Bowery Electric

Conveyor – Day One, Living Room; Day Four, Spike Hill

Cosmonauts – Day Four, Legion

Cultfever – Day Five, Living Room

Daughter – Day Three, Terminal 5

Death Grips – Day Four, Villain

Deep Vally – Day Two, FADER Fort

Robert DeLong – Day Two, FADER Fort

Mac DeMarco – Day Five, 92YTribeca

DIIV – Day Three, CMJ Union; Day Four, Villain

Dinosaur Feathers – Day Four, Grand Victory

Divine Fits – Day Five, FADER Fort

Dogbite – Day Five, 92YTribeca

Dum Dum Girls – Day Three, Terminal 5

The Dunnie Bobos – Day Four, Legion

Dynasty Electric – Day Two, Bowery Electric

Eternal Summers – Day Four, Cameo

Sky Ferreira – Day Five, 92YTribeca

The Field Effect – Day Four, 92YTribeca

Field Mouse – Day One, Pianos

Foxygen – Day One, Mercury Lounge

Eleanor Friedberger – Day Three, Mercury Lounge

GHXST – Day Two, Bowery Electric

Daughn Gibson – Day Four, Villain

Golden Bloom – Day Four, 92YTribeca

GZA – Day Three, Irving Plaza

Holy Other – Day Four, Villain

Hundred Waters – Day Four, Villain

Icona Pop – Day Two, FADER Fort

Incan Abraham – Day Five, Living Room

Joey Bada$$ – Day Four, Villain

Jillette Johnson – Day Four, Rockwood Music Hall 

Killer Mike – Day Three, Irving Plaza

Le1f – Day Two, FADER Fort; Day Four, Villain

Little Green Cars – Day Three, CMJ Union

Calvin Love – Day One, Mercury Lounge

Magmana – Day Two, Bowery Electric

Eli Mardock – Day One, Living Room

Merchandise – Day Four, Villain

METZ – Day Four, Villain

Miguel – Day Four, FADER Fort

Maria Minerva – Day Five, 92YTribeca

MiniBoone – Day Four, Grand Victory

Tashaki Miyaki – Day One, Mercury Lounge

Tatiana Moroz – Day One, ZirZamin

Murals – Day One, Mercury Lounge

Natureboy – Day One, Living Room

Psychobuildings – Day Two, Bowery Electric

Pree – Day One, Living Room

The Putz – Day Four, Spike Hill

Riot In Paris – Day Two, Tammany Hall

Savoir Adore – Day One, Living Room

Sinkane – Day Three, FADER Fort

Slug Guts – Day Three, WNYU; Day Five, 92YTribeca

Starred – Day Five, 92YTribeca

The Tall Pines – Day Two, Bowery Electric

Takka Takka – Day Four, Grand Victory

Teen Daze – Day One, Pianos

Twerps – Day Five, 92YTribeca

Unicorn Kid – Day Three, FADER Fort

Jozef Van Wissem – Day Five, 92YTribeca

Tim Vocals – Day Four, FADER Fort

The Walkmen – Day Three, Terminal 5

Wyatt – Day Four, Rockwood Music Hall

Young Magic – Day Four, Cameo