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ONLY NOISEGet Well Soon, CMJ
Around this time of year I start to crave horror movie marathons, and turtlenecks, and potpie. But more than anything, at this time of year I am usually preparing for the once annual CMJ Music Marathon.
Madison Bloom
LIVE REVIEWThe Harpoons @ The Delancey
Bec Rigby of The Harpoons In the basement of The Delancey in the heart of LES, The Harpoons quickly got the groove going late on a Saturday night. Music export initiative Sounds Australia put together an edition of their Aussie BBQ, a showcase of Australian bands, right here in New York City. Funk...
Ysabella Monton
VIDEO REVIEWDilly Dally "The Touch"
If your band practice doesn’t include hazy shadows, falling feathers, slinking felines and unbridled pain, you’re doing it wrong. Or, you’re just not on the same level as Toronto’s Dilly Dally (which would be admittedly hard to achieve). Led by long-time friends Katie Monks (vocals/guitar) and Liz...
Emily Daly
LIVE REVIEWCMJ 2015-Cosmo Sheldrake
On my second venture to Williamsburg’s Living Room, I encounter an even stranger sight than the Anglomania days prior. A lanky, rather stunning gentleman is flung upon a couch like the lead dandy of an Oscar Wilde play. He wears foppish Chelsea boots, a rust red sweater with a hole in the elbow and...
Madison Bloom
ARTIST INTERVIEWSarah Gaugler
"Our sound isn’t necessarily bound by a single genre," says Sarah Gaugler, the vocalist of Turbo Goth. It's true - the band can't quite be called electronic rock, though it's the easiest way to categorize the duo which also includes Paolo Peralta on guitar, synths, and drum loops. Gaugler speaks...
Emily Daly
CMJ 2015Ezra Furman
Ezra Furman was all over CMJ this year. I was lucky enough to see him twice-once at a matinee showcase for Brooklyn Vegan, and again at a headlining spot at The Knitting Factory. I’ve always felt like seeing a band more than once in a short span of time is like hearing a the same joke back to...
Madison Bloom
CMJ 2015Jake Isaac and Hooton Tennis Club @ The Living Room
From left: Callum McFadden, Ryan Murphy, James Madden and Harry Chalmers of Hooton Tennis Club. I've often been called an anglophile. When it comes to my favorite books, movies, music - even people - an alarming amount hail from the U.K. I can’t help it. So imagine my delight upon arriving at The...
Madison Bloom
CMJ 2015Bands to Hear
CMJ Music Marathon 2015 is here. With an overwhelming abundance of artist to sort through, we made your life easier by providing you with a list of a few can't-miss bands to hear. Read on. Cosmo Sheldrake Rare is the mere mortal who can play more instruments than years they’ve lived. Cosmo...
Madison Bloom
CMJ 2015Top 10 Parties Not To Miss
Unless you've been living under a rock or completely off the grid since fall started, you know that CMJ, possibly the best festival for discovering new music, is taking over NYC next week. There's no way to see everything, but here's some CMJ parties you definitely cannot miss (including ours):...
Emily Daly
What to Wear to CMJ 2014
It's that time of year again: CMJ Music Marathon is upon us. One crazy awesome week of running around Manhattan and Brooklyn to see the newest, coolest emerging faces in music. The one problem? New York in October. It's getting cold, it's rainy, and you have to make it from Webster Hall to Brooklyn...
Kelly Tunney
TRACK REVIEWPaperwhite "Pieces"
Brooklyn brother and sister duo, Katie and Ben Marshall, record as Paperwhite and have just revealed their fourth song this year, titled "Pieces." It's a bright, airy slice of neon-tinged eighties nostalgia, and a gloriously uplifting attitude adjuster. The track will feature on their upcoming EP,...
Karen Gardiner