CMJ 2010 Photos: Miniature Tigers @ Music Hall of Williamsburg


One of our favorite bands ever hit up the Music Hall of Williamsburg during CMJ. We totally had flashbacks of interviewing a young Mini T’s during their first ever NYC visit in 2008 at the festival. How time flys. We feel like proud parents. View all of the photos from the show HERE!

CMJ 2010 Photos: Modern Mystery & The Musebox CMJ Party featuring The Twees


We threw a huge party to end CMJ with our friends at The Musebox on Sunday night to close out the fest. In the depths of Brooklyn at the McKibben Lofts we had performances by The Twees, The Lines, Wyldlife, SHAPES, Etta Place, The Static Jacks, and Reckless Sons. The place was packed, smokey, and ready to rock out. A VERY special thanks to Jason Abrishami (also in the amazing band, The Twees) for putting his blood, sweat and tears into this event. Take a look at all the photos RIGHT HERE!

CMJ 2010 – The Recap


I’m not sure how long it is going to take us to recover from this CMJ. Interviewing everyone from Class Actress to Frankie Rose and the Outs, to filming Jukebox the Ghost to Brian Bonz, we barely had time to eat (1am hamburger anyone?).

The interviews and filmings will trickle in slowly this week as we sort through one of the craziest weeks of our lives. But keep checking back, because we have some incredible footage.

Look further down the page from some early highlights of the week!

Jukebox the Ghost Rocked the Delancey at CMJ

Jukebox the Ghost tore the roof ….Well,the basement of the Delancey playing a daytime party for SneakAttack  Media and Steve Madden music during CMJ 2010

These guys take rocking  keyboard grooves and amazing songwriting and bring pinching energy to their fans. Right away from the start of their set, the band got the crowd going with awesome piano beats and strong guitar licks. There were alot of day parties and regular showcases going on during CMJ , but being up front you could tell all the college radio DJ’s were in the front of the crowd  paying attention to these young rockers. I hate making comparisons when talking about bands, but these guys have the same gusto and fan appeal as 90’s rockers Ben Folds Five.

I see big things from Jukebox the Ghost in the next year or so.

Make sure you pick up their newest cd “Everything Under the Sun” on Yeproc records.

The band will be touring  the rest of 2010 with dates with Guster as well as Barenaked Ladies.

http://jukeboxtheghost.com

– Joe Madonna

Bad Books Rocked Out and Sold Out at the Bowery Ballroom -CMJ

Doesn’t matter if you enjoy reading or not, Bad Books carved themselves open at the CMJ this year. We’re talking about a music side collective consisting of New York local artist  Kevin Devine and Andy Hull, the frontman of an Atlanta-based indie-rock group Manchester Orchestra.The band’s material is founded upon the close friendship between Hull and Devine. The two produce a contrast of buoyant folk-rock  while  interweaving threads of swelling alternative rock. With lyrics that are histrionically driven and dizzying spontaneity, the Bad Books won themselves a sold out show on Wednesday night at the Bowery Ballroom.

Bad Books released their self-titled album You Wouldn’t Have To Ask, on Tuesday, October 19 just a day before their New York show and will continue on touring across the nation through the month of December.

***Tour Dates***

Bad Books at  North Star Bar w/ Right Away, Great Captain!, Gobotron & Hardello, Philadelphia, PA

Sat, October 23 @ 6:00 PM

Bad Books at  Ottobar w/ Right Away, Great Captain!, Gobotron & Hardello, Baltimore, MD

Sun, October 24 @ 6:00 PM

Bad Books at  FG Present: “The Stuffing” @ The Center Stage Atlanta Music Complex, Atlanta, GA

Wed, November 24 @ 5:00 PM

Bad Books at  Andy & Kevin Devine @ Cats Cradle, Carrboro, NC

Wed, December 01 @ 8:30 PM

Bad Books at  Andy & Kevin Devine @ New Brookland Tavern, West Columbia, SC

Thu, December 02 @ 7:30 PM

Bad Books at  Andy & Kevin Devine @ The 567, Macon, GA

Fri, December 03 @ 8:30 PM

Bad Books at  Andy & Kevin Devine @ The Social, Orlando, FL

Sat, December 04 @ 8:30 PM

Bad Books at  Andy & Kevin Devine @ The Orpheum, Tampa, FL

Sun, December 05 @ 7:30 PM

-Viktorsha Uliyanova