Some notes on our preview:
Not only are all official music showcases listed, but so are unofficial ones – free or RSVP. Shows are official unless otherwise indicated by "(unofficial)", "(free)", or "(RSVP)"; free & RSVP shows are unofficial unless otherwise indicated with "(official)".
If only the start time is known, all bands listed under that start time. Bands listed in order of appearance, or roughest guess/alphabetical order if not known.
* denotes that the venue is in the Bowery area of Manhattan.
^ denotes that the venue is in Williamsburg area of Brooklyn.
(constantly updated as so much changes, right up to the start & even during CMJ)
CMJ used to be a Bowery-only event, but like everything else in NYC indie-rock, it’s been moving out to Brooklyn more & more these days, and not just Williamsburg, but up & down both sides of the East River:
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However, CMJ’s twin beating hearts are still in the Bowery & Williamsburg, so here’s closer maps of both area:
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QRO Recommendation
Ace Hotel, 20 W. 29th St.
10:30 AM – Widowspeak
12:30 PM – Givers
2:30 PM – Dum Dum Girls
(photos)
4:30 PM – The Lonely Forest
(photos)
KEXP & Free Yr Radio return for a second day to Ace Hotel.
11:00 AM – Denita Odigie
12:00 PM – Liza Colby Band
1:00 PM – Joel T. Hamilton
2:00 PM – The Scarlet Ending
3:00 PM – French Camp
4:00 PM – Incan Abraham
5:00 PM – The White Rhino
Bowery Electric, 327 Bowery (free)
3:30 PM – Secret Music
4:15 PM – Black Box Revelation
5:00 PM – Nightmare & The Cat
5:45 PM – Jump Into the Gospel
6:30 PM – Brick + Mortar
Bruar Falls, 245 Grand St. (free)
1:30 PM – Moonmen On the Moon, Man
2:00 PM – Yanqui
2:40 PM – Easter Vomit
3:20 PM – Beat People
5:20 PM – Radical Dads
12:30 PM – Teletextile
1:15 PM – Prussia
2:00 PM – Hoop Dreams
2:45 PM – White Fence
3:30 PM – Tristen
4:15 PM – Widowspeak
5:00 PM – Savoir Adore
(live review, CMJ coverage, CMJ coverage, Northside coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video)
Cantora Lab’s Smartlounge, 190 Allen St.* (official or
RSVP)
2:00 PM – Gotye
3:00 PM – The Stepkids
(photos)
4:00 PM – AraabMUZIK
5:00 PM – Nancy Wang (DJ set)
5:00 PM – Amrit Singh (DJ set)
5:00 PM – Naveen Selvadurai (DJ set)
6:30 PM – Dum Dum Girls
(acoustic (photos))
The Delancey, 168 Delancey St.* (free/official)
2:00 PM – Alamo Race Track
3:00 PM – Death Letters
4:00 PM – De Staat
12:00 PM – Ken Yates
12:30 PM – You Won’t
1:00 PM – Said the Whale
2:00 PM – Moss Points North
3:00 PM – Passwords
4:00 PM – Friendly People
12:30 PM – Yellow Ostrich
(photos) 1:15 PM – Still Corners
2:00 PM – Hundred Visions
2:45 PM – Forest Fire
4:00 PM – Main Attrakionz
Kim’s, 6 St. Mark’s Place (free)
5:00 PM – Forest Fire
4:00 PM – Buxton
4:45 PM – Nikki Lane
5:30 PM – Robert Ellis
6:15 PM – Jason Isbell
NYU Kimmel Center – Rosenthal Pavilion (10th Floor), 60 Washington Square S. –
9:30 AM – The John Steel Singers
9:55 AM – The Amcats
10:15 AM – Little Red
1:00 PM – Clubfeet
1:15 PM – The Bleeding Knees Club
1:30 PM – WIM
3:30 PM – Boy & Bear
3:45 PM – Art vs. Science
12:30 PM – Little Red
1:30 PM – Doldrums
2:30 PM – Hands
(photos) 3:30 PM – Warm Ghost
(photos) 4:30 PM – High Highs
5:30 PM – CSLSX
Public Assembly, 70 N. 6th St.^ (QRO venue review) (free)
12:00 PM – Touchy Mob
12:45 PM – Tonstartsbandht
1:30 PM – Teen Daze
2:15 PM – Tops
4:10 PM – Pat Jordache
Puma, 33 Union Square W. (free/official)
3:30 PM – Maluca
1:00 PM – Jones Street Station
(spotlight on, interview, live review, live review, live review, album review, mp3 review, photos, photos, photos, photos, video)
2:00 PM – Emmy the Great
3:00 PM – Sour Soul
4:00 PM – Army Navy
Shade Bar, 241 Sullivan St. (free)
12:30 PM – Robin Bacior
1:15 PM – Katie Mullins
2:00 PM – Jon DeRosa
2:45 PM – Scattered Trees
3:30 PM – Kris Gruen
4:15 PM – Gospel Music
5:00 PM – Dylan Trees
12:30 PM – Howth
1:15 PM – Dad Rocks!
2:00 PM – Spirit Animal
3:30 PM – Christopher Paul Stelling
(photos)
4:15 PM – Soft Reeds
5:00 PM – Unicycle Loves You
Tillman’s, 165 W. 26th St.
5:30 PM – Small Black
410 W. 16th St. (RSVP)
9:00 PM – Sean Glass
9:00 PM – Andrew Andrew
Alphabet Lounge, 104 Avenue C
7:00 PM – The Library is On Fire
7:45 PM – Murray (of The Xcerts)
8:30 PM – Gold Streets
9:00 PM – Advaita
10:15 PM – The Trip
Angels & Kings, 500 E. 11th St. (free)
8:30 PM – The Ugly Club
9:00 PM – Courrier
9:30 PM – Mariko
10:00 PM – Those Mockingbirds
10:30 PM – Moonlight Bride
Any Old Iron, 149 Orchard St.* (free)
8:00 PM – Julien Funk
8:30 PM – Anna Rose
9:00 PM – Simon Spire
Arlene’s Grocery, 95 Stanton St.* (QRO venue review)
7:30 PM – DELS
8:15 PM – The Pernikoff Brothers
9:00 PM – Young Evils
9:45 PM – Ambassadors
10:30 PM – Royal Teeth
11:15 PM – Tesla Rossa
Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan Ave.^ (unofficial)
7:00 PM – Kohwi
7:00 PM – New Moods
7:00 PM – Doldrums
7:00 PM – Tiny Victories
7:00 PM – The Forms
(spotlight on, interview, live review, live review, CMJ coverage, SXSW coverage, CMJ coverage, album review , album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video)
7:00 PM – Bikini
7:00 PM – Teen Daze
8:00 PM – Alabama Shakes
9:00 PM – Marques Toliver
10:00 PM – Lydia
11:00 PM – Dry The River
12:00 AM – EMA
Bowery Electric, 327 Bowery*
7:45 PM – Man On Earth
9:15 PM – The Aviation Orange
10:00 PM – Black Taxi
1:00 AM – The Ruby Spirit
ReThinkPopMusic throws a party.
Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery*
7:00 PM – Mass Solo Revolt
7:45 PM – Salt to Bitters
8:30 PM – New Town Drunks
9:15 PM – Western Civ
10:00 PM – Motel Beds
10:45 PM – Saint Lips
11:45 PM – Paracutá
Bruar Falls, 245 Grand St.
7:00 PM – Red Pony Clock
8:00 PM – Eureka California
9:00 PM – Flash To Bang Time
10:00 PM – Afternoon Naps
11:00 PM – Tunabunny
12:00 AM – Fishboy
8:00 PM – Evan Voytas
9:00 PM – Chelsea Wolfe
10:00 PM – Psychic Ills
11:15 PM – Chrome Sparks
12:00 AM – Wise Blood
1:00 AM – Main Attrakionz
2:00 AM – Trash Talk
3:00 AM – special guests
9:30 PM – Pat Jordache
10:30 PM – MillionYoung
11:30 PM – Headless Horseman
1:15 AM – CFCF (DJ set)
2:00 AM – Beat Connection (DJ set)
Canal Room, 285 W. Broadway
7:30 PM – DJ Jason Smith
7:45 PM – DJ Benzi
8:00 PM – Aiden Chance
8:20 PM – Ferrari Snowday
8:40 PM – Silver Medallion
9:00 PM – DWNTWN
9:25 PM – Mod Sun
9:45 PM – Cam Meekins
10:05 PM – Nina Sky
10:30 PM – Vita Chambers
10:50 PM – Anjulie
11:15 PM – Maluca
11:35 PM – Iggy Azalea
12:00 AM – Black Cards
12:30 AM – DJ Jason Smith
The Charleston, 174 Bedford Ave.^
10:00 PM – We Are All Savages
11:00 PM – Beauty Apes
12:00 AM – Sanhet
The Delancey, 168 Delancey St.* (free/official)
8:00 PM – HAIM
8:45 PM – Porcelain Raft
(photos)
9:30 PM – Bleeding Knees Club
11:15 PM – Nikki Lane
The Delancey (Main Level), 168 Delancey St.*
7:00 PM – Derek James
7:45 PM – Lisa Jaeggi
8:30 PM – Sisters 3
9:15 PM – Misty Boyce
10:00 PM – Sarah Tracey
District 36, 29 W. 36th St.
8:00 PM – DJ Phoecus
8:45 PM – KGB
9:00 PM – Caspa Narkz
9:30 PM – Shawn Chrystopher
9:45 PM – JR Junior
Dominion, 428 Lafeyette St.
7:00 PM – Torpedo Boyz
8:00 PM – You Say France & I Whistle
9:00 PM – Street Chant
10:00 PM – Miracles of Modern Science
11:00 PM – Shout Out Out Out Out
12:00 AM – Tarantino
12:30 AM – Baby Alpaca
1:00 AM – Tippy Toes
1:45 AM – The Zabalas
10:00 PM – Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
11:00 PM – Publicist
12:00 AM – 33hz
2:00 AM – Trap.Avoid
Fat Baby, 112 Rivington St.*
7:00 PM – The Lost Brothers
8:00 PM – Fionn Regan
9:00 PM – FRED
10:00 PM – Funeral Suits
11:00 PM – The Minutes
12:00 AM – Jape
Fig 19, 131 1/2 Chrystie St.* (free)
11:45 PM – Klever
11:45 PM – Asher Roth
7:30 PM – Making Friendz
8:20 PM – Psychobuildings
9:10 PM – Joywave
10:00 PM – Ski Lodge
12:30 AM – Freshkills
(live review, live review, CMJ coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video)
8:30 PM – The Dan Band
7:30 PM – Mike Nouveau (DJ set)
7:45 PM – DJ Pauly D
8:30 PM – Anjulie
9:05 PM – Iggy Azalea
9:35 PM – Karmin
9:55 PM – Mia Moretti (DJ set)
10:10 PM – Boyz II Men
10:55 PM – Mary J. Blige
One-man TMZ Perez Hilton throws One Night in NYC, with Mary J. Blige, Boyz II Men, and DJ Pauly D. It’s t-shirt time!
6:30 PM – My Girl Friday
7:15 PM – Allison Park
8:00 PM – Plug In Stereo
8:45 PM – The Downtown Fiction
9:30 PM – The Summer Set
7:00 PM – DJ Synapse
7:30 PM – Albert Vargas
8:20 PM – Rhyme Calisthenics MC Battle
9:00 PM – Steven A. Clark
9:30 PM – DJ Getlive
10:00 PM – Rocky Business
11:10 PM – DJ Troublemaker
11:30 PM – King Fantastic
12:00 AM – ASAP Rocky
12:20 AM – DJ Wonder
12:40 AM – Adam Tensta
1:10 AM – Navagante
1:50 AM – Love Automatic
2:20 AM – DJ Synapse & DJ Wonder
Kenny’s Castaways, 157 Bleecker St.
8:00 PM – octoberman
9:00 PM – Gabriel The Marine
11:00 PM – Lluther
8:15 PM – Mike Viser
8:40 PM – Evi Antonio
9:10 PM – Pterodactyl
9:55 PM – Matthewdavid
10:40 PM – Slowdance
12:00 AM – The Immaculates
7:00 PM – Geographer
8:00 PM – Data Romance
10:00 PM – Wise Blood
11:00 PM – Friends
12:00 AM – Penguin Prison
1:00 AM – Art Vs. Science
8:00 PM – Papertwin
9:00 PM – Jangula
10:00 PM – Celestial Shore
11:00 PM – Life Size Maps
12:00 AM – Caged Animals
8:00 PM – Noveller
8:45 PM – Amen Dunes
9:30 PM – Blues Control
11:00 PM – Widowspeak
Garage rock girls at Littlefield.
7:00 PM – Boo & Elana
7:45 PM – Rayland Baxter
8:30 PM – Goldheart Assembly
9:15 PM – The Coppertone
10:00 PM – Grace Woodroofe
10:45 PM – Sea of Bees
(photos)
11:30 PM – Mike Errico
12:15 AM – Cat Martino
7:30 PM – Kwamie Liv
8:15 PM – Tiffany Shea
9:00 PM – Jennifer Grassman
9:45 PM – Duncan Townsend
10:30 PM – Ashley Fayth
11:15 PM – Jerry Lindqvist & The Grace
12:00 AM – Cassettes Won’t Listen
Local 269, 269 E. Houston St.*
7:00 PM – Bela Tar
8:00 PM – aim low
9:00 PM – Dominique Leone
10:00 PM – Lachi & Meridian Gold
11:00 PM – Fallulah
12:00 AM – The Bailen Brothers
7:00 PM – Xray Eyeballs
8:00 PM – GEM CLUB
9:00 PM – Jacuzzi Boys
11:00 PM – Still Corners
1:00 AM – Dum Dum Girls
(photos)
Milk Studios, 450 W. 15th St. (RSVP)
10:00 PM – At War with The 60s
10:00 PM – Our Mountain
10:00 PM – Rubber Kiss Goodbye
9:00 PM – True Womanhood
9:45 PM – Caged Animals
Party Xpo, 929 Broadway (unofficial)
9:00 PM – Phantom Tails
9:45 PM – Half Day
10:30 PM – Dignan
11:15 PM – Chimneys
9:00 PM – Gun Lake
9:45 PM – Abadabad
10:30 PM – Radiation City
7:00 PM – Little Red
8:20 PM – Snowmine
9:00 PM – Forest Fire
10:20 PM – Ill Fits
12:00 AM – The Stepkids
(photos)
1:00 AM – New Moods
6:00 PM – Phone Home
6:45 PM – Illuminator
7:30 PM – The Young Evils
8:15 PM – Ski Lodge
9:45 PM – Dinosaur Bones
11:15 PM – North Highlands
(photos)
9:00 PM – Lara Hope & Champtones
9:00 PM – The Othermen
9:00 PM – Three Bad Jacks
9:00 PM – Thunderfucks
9:00 PM – Tombstone Brawlers
7:00 PM – 400 Blows
7:00 PM – Big Digits
7:00 PM – Doomsday Student
7:00 PM – Ed Schrader’s Music Beat
7:00 PM – Experimental Dental School
7:00 PM – Vaz
7:00 PM – What Cheer? Brigade
7:00 PM – Whore Paint
R Bar, 218 Bowery*
7:00 PM – Plastiq Passion
8:00 PM – Alex York
9:00 PM – Room Full of Strangers
10:00 PM – Pierre Omer
11:00 PM – Hathors
12:00 AM – Mainland
Rebel, 251 W. 30th St.
7:00 PM – Patrick McGrath
7:45 PM – Fierce Bad Rabbit
8:30 PM – The Melismatics
9:30 PM – Golden Bloom
10:30 PM – Saint Solitude
11:30 PM – BNLX
12:30 AM – The Record Summer
Red Bull Space, 44 Thompson St. (
RSVP)
8:00 PM – Sophia Urista
8:00 PM – SL Jones
8:00 PM – Skotch Davis
8:00 PM – Hindi Zahra
8:00 PM – Tanya Morgan
8:00 PM – Nola Darling
8:00 PM – YC the Cynic
8:00 PM – The Wellington Papers
8:00 PM – Stalley
Rock Shop, 249 4th Ave.
7:30 PM – Strand of Oaks
8:30 PM – Lord Huron
9:30 PM – The Lonely Forest
(photos)
Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 1), 196 Allen St.* (
QRO venue review)
(free/official)
4:00 PM – Santah
5:00 PM – Cosmo Jarvis
6:00 PM – Kyle James Hauser
7:00 PM – Jesse Ruben
8:00 PM – Will Knox
9:00 PM – Lucius
10:00 PM – Emily Greene
11:00 PM – Tall Tall Trees
12:00 AM – Great Elk
1:00 AM – Archeology
Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 2), 196 Allen St.* (
QRO venue review)
(free/official)
9:00 PM – Sophie Madeline
10:00 PM – Firehorse
12:00 AM – Apollo Run
1:00 AM – Stationary Set
Rodeo Bar, 375 3rd Ave.
9:00 PM – Daphne Lee Martin & Raise the Rent
10:00 PM – Jack Grace Band
S.O.B.’s, 204 Varick St.
7:45 PM – Gustavo Galindo
8:20 PM – Patafunk
9:00 PM – Chicha Libre
9:30 PM – Sol Okarina
10:00 PM – Mr. Pauer
8:00 PM – Stranded Horse
9:00 PM – The Inspector Cluzo
10:00 PM – Zenzile
11:00 PM – Make the Girl Dance
8:45 PM – David Chiapetta
9:30 PM – Jah C
10:15 PM – The Doppelgangaz
10:50 PM – The White House Band
11:20 PM – Nitty Scott
11:40 PM – Penrose
8:15 PM – Seekae
9:00 PM – Balkans
9:45 PM – The Twees
12:30 AM – Chateau Marmont
Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point on Hudson (free)
6:30 PM – Three Man Cannon
6:30 PM – Black Wine
6:30 PM – Cloud Nothings
5:30 PM – Joywave
6:15 PM – Secret Music
7:00 PM – The Static Jacks
(photos)
7:45 PM – WATERS
8:30 PM – The Damn Personals
9:15 PM – Recover
10:00 PM – We Are Scientists
(live review, live review, live review, Siren coverage, SunFest coverage, Siren coverage, album review, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video)
We Are Scientists – Top of the Pops!
Sullivan Hall, 214 Sullivan St.
7:00 PM – The Toughcats
8:00 PM – Mallett Brothers Band
9:00 PM – The Milkman’s Union
10:00 PM – Kurt Baker
11:00 PM – Billy Libby
12:00 AM – Sunset Hearts
1:00 AM – Spose
Tammany Hall, 152 Orchard St.* (RSVP)
7:00 PM – DWNTWN
7:00 PM – Brenton Duvall
7:00 PM – Fallulah
7:00 PM – Electric Guest
7:00 PM – Xaphoon Jones
7:00 PM – Brite Futures
8:00 PM – Givers
8:45 PM – Alberta Cross
9:30 PM – Portugal. The Man (Haldern coverage, HoH coverage, album review, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos)
Guess this would be the biggest show of CMJ.
Trash Bar, 256 Grand St.^
8:00 PM – My Dear Mycroft
9:00 PM – Electra
10:00 PM – Brite Futures
11:00 PM – Appomattox
12:00 AM – Poingly
7:00 PM – Arteries
7:45 PM – Old Man Markley
8:45 PM – Banner Pilot
9:45 PM – The Flatliners
7:30 PM – Zachary Cale
8:15 PM – Virginia Plain
9:00 PM – Woodsy Pride
10:00 PM – Plates of Cake
11:00 PM – The Gang Violets
12:00 AM – Psychobuildings
Vaudeville Park, 26 Bushwick Ave.
7:30 PM – Circles & Lines Composers
7:30 PM – David Friend
7:30 PM – Project 60/40
Village Underground, 130 W. 3rd St.
7:00 PM – Brooks Wood
The Woods, 48 S. 4th St.
4:00 PM – Baybee Teeth
4:45 PM – Satellite Sky
5:30 PM – Brute Heart
6:15 PM – Pearl & The Beard
7:00 PM – Hard Nips
7:45 PM – Coasting
8:30 PM – TEEN
10:00 PM – DJ Venus X