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2012, live music, music

CMJ Music Marathon 2012

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Now until Oct 20th, hundreds of bands and music fans will take over New York City for the annual CMJ Music Marathon.  While CMJ may lack the “big names” you find at Coachella and Lollapalooza, it totally makes up for it with shear volume.  There are soooo many bands and artists playing, it’s actually a bit nerve wrecking, trying to decide which acts to see.  But what really makes CMJ rad, is the music discovery aspect.  This is where you’ll see the next “big name” and it will be in a random Manhattan basement with 10 other lucky people.  Personally, this is the music festival I want to attend most.  One of these days my dream will become a reality, but until then I am happy writing about it.  And hopefully helping this year’s attendees deal with the daunting task of combing through all the music they have at their fingertips.  So if you’re having a tough time deciding who to see this week, consider these artists/bands.  And last but not least, have fun discovering your new favorite band.

CMJ Schedule//CMJ Artists

A
Alex Winston 

B
Beach Day
Blonde Summer
Blue Hawaii

C
Chad Valley
Chip Tha Ripper
Choir of Young Believers
Com Truise
Conveyor
Cruiser

D
Debo Band
Drop Electric

Dum Dum Girls

E
Eleanor Friedberger
Electric Guest

F
Field Mouse
French Camp
French Horn Rebellion

G
Generationals
Geographer
Ghostface Killah
Goldroom

GZA

H
Heliotropes
Hey Marseilles

Hey Rosetta!
HUMANS

I
Icona Pop

J
Jensen Sportag
JJAMZ
The Jezabels

K
Ki:Theory

Killer Mike
Kimbra

L
Little Beard
Little Green Cars
Local H
Lovelife
Lowlakes
The Luyas

M
Magmana
Mansions
Miami Horror DJs
Miracles of Modern Science
MNDR

Mount Moriah
Mountain Goats
MSMR

N
Natureboy
NewVillager
Nina Sky
Nneka

O
OFF!
OK SWEETHEART
OPOSSOM

P
Penguin Prison (DJ)
Pillow Talk
The Postelles
The Presets
Psychic Twin
Purple

Q
Q-Tip
Quiet Loudly

R
Raccoon Fighter
Radical Dads
Rah Rah
Rocket & The Ghost
Rumors

S
San Cisco
Savoir Adore

Sea Wolf
Sick/Sea
Skinny Lister
Skipping Girl Vinegar
Slowdance
Solid Gold
Starlight Girls
Swimclub

T
Talk Normal
Teen Daze

Telekinesis
Tempers
Thieves Like Us
Tiny Victories
Twin Tigers

U
Umbrella Men

V
Viceroy
Vital

W
The Walkmen

Wichita Falls
Wild Child
Wildcat! Wildcat!
Winter People

X
XNY

Y
Yacht
Young Adults
Young magic

Z
Zula

 

2011, 31 days of good, music

(31) Days of Good: Day 12

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I’ve been a fan of Future Islands since I first heard ’em a couple of years ago.  This year, the synthpop trio from Baltimore released their third LP, On The Water, and it was an unexpected favorite of mine.  Now don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan and expected to like the album, but I didn’t expect to like it so much.  On The Water is a damn good album, one of the year’s best.  If you haven’t given Future Islands a chance yet, now is the time.  My favorite track is definitely “The Great Fire”, which features some excellent guest vocals from Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, and might just be my favorite song of the year.

♪ Future Islands – The Great Fire (from On The Water)

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I really like Telekinesis and was a big fan of their debut LP, Telekinesis!.  So needless to say, I was really looking forward to their follow up this year.  12 Desperate Straight Lines is a lot of fun, full of catchy, indie pop songs that you can’t help but to nod your head and tap your feet too.  At first listen, I was certain my favorite track was going to be “Car Crash”, and then I heard to “You Turn Clear In The Sun” and it was love at first listen.

♪ Telekinesis – You Turn Clear In The Sun (from 12 Desperate Straight Lines)

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Mister Heavenly is Nicholas Thorburn (Islands), Ryan Kattner (Man Man), Joe Plummer (The Shins), and some guy named Michael Cera was the tour bassist.  As far as i’m concerned, Mister Heavenly was the super group of 2011 and easily lived up to the hype surrounding the collaboration.  The debut LP, Out of Love, was not only a great fix until Islands releases A Sleep & A Forgetting next year, it was an awesome record.  The record has a sound that’s easiest described as 1950s doo-wop, with a pinch or two of early heavy metal, which “invokes some long-lost 1950s teen drama flick”.  Now I have a soft spot for doo-wop and background vocals, so it’s a bit surprising I didn’t pick “Mister Heavenly” or “Your Girl”, but there’s something about the “unrestrained violence” of “Bronx Sniper” that makes it my favorite — I can’t help but blast the volume when this song comes on. (p.s. you have to check out the video below, definitely one of the stranger videos this year)

♪ Mister Heavenly – Bronx Sniper (from Out of Love)

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2011, best of 2011, favorites of 2011, music

Favorites Albums of 2011 (So Far)

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2011 is more than half-way through and in a mere seven months, a boat-load of fantastic new music has hit the airwaves (we’ve also survived yet another prophesied apocalypse…not too shabby plant earth).

Anyways, I did this last Summer and it was fun to look back and see what albums held up when “Best of” season was full effect.  So without further ado, I’m pleased to present my favorite albums of 2011 (so far) and be sure to check back in on December 15th to see if any of these picks make my Top 10.

(in alphabetical order)

Acid House Kings – Music Sounds Better With You

♫ Are We Lovers or Are We Friends ♫


Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi

♫ Blackout ♫


The Antlers – Burst Apart

♫ No Widows ♫


Braids – Native Speaker

♫ Lemonade ♫


Childish Gambino – EP

♫ Freaks and Geeks ♫


Clock Opera – Belongings 7”

♫ Belongings ♫


Cults – Cults

♫ You Know What I Mean ♫


Cut Copy – Zonoscope

♫ Need You Now ♫


Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – It’s A Corporate World

♫ Morning Thought ♫


Diego Garcia – Laura

♫ You Were Never There ♫


The Go! Team – Proof of Youth

♫ T.O.R.N.A.D.O. ♫


Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes

♫ Sadness is a Blessing ♫


NewVillager – NewVillager

♫ Rich Doors ♫


Panda Bear – Tomboy

♫ Last Night At The Jetty ♫


The Postelles – The Postelles

♫ White Night ♫


Radiohead – The King of Limbs

♫ Codex ♫


Starfucker – Reptilians

♫ Bury Us Alive ♫

Telekinesis – 12 Desperate Straight Lines

♫ Car Crash ♫


Tennis – Cape Dory

♫ Marathon ♫


Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchersta

♫ How Can You Luv Me ♫


The Vaccines – What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?

♫ Post Break-Up Sex ♫


The White Panda – Pandamonium

♫ I Want Brooklyn Back ♫

Woods – Sun and Shade

♫ Pushing Onlys ♫


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Mid-Week Mixtape: 1/26/11

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Here are the tunes making my work week that much more enjoyable.  Enjoy!

Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (80Kidz Remix)
More Black Kids here.

Blonde Redhead – Silently
More Blonde Redhead here.

The Go! Team – Secretary Song
More Go! Team here.

Sleigh Bells – Tell Em’ (Diplo Remix)
More Sleigh Bells here.

Telekinesis – Car Crash
More Telekinesis here.

Theophilus London vs Vampire Weekend – Give It Up Dad
More Theophilus London here.  More Vampire Weekend here.

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ON THE ROAD: Telekinesis

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Seattle indie rock outfit, Telekinesis, is hitting the road this Winter/Spring for a pretty big North American tour. The band’s latest, 12 Desperate Straight Lines, is set for release Feb. 15th via Merge.


02-18 Bellingham, WA – Jinx Arts Space
02-20 Portland, OR – Doug Fir (w/ the Love Language)
02-23 San Francisco, CA – Noise Pop Festival
02-24 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo (w/ the Love Language)
02-25 San Diego, CA – The Casbah (w/ the Love Language)
02-26 Tempe, AZ – The Sail Inn (w/ the Love Language)
02-28 Norman, OK – The Opolis (w/ the Love Language)
03-01 Omaha, NE – Slowdown Jr (w/ the Love Language)
03-02 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry (w/ the Love Language)
03-04 Chicago, IL – Schubas (w/ the Love Language)
03-05 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick (w/ the Love Language)
03-06 Toronto, Ontario – Horseshoe Tavern
03-07 Montreal, Quebec – Casa Del Popolo
03-08 Cambridge, MA – TT the Bear’s Place (w/ the Love Language)
03-09 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge (w/ the Love Language)
03-10 Brooklyn, NY – The Rock Shop (w/ the Love Language)
03-11 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s (w/ the Love Language)
03-12 Washington, DC – The Red Palace (w/ the Love Language)
03-13 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
03-14 Atlanta, GA – The Earl (w/ the Love Language)
03-22 Denver, CO – Hi Dive
03-23 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
03-24 Boise, ID – Neurolux
03-26 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
03-27 Vancouver, British Columbia – Media Club