#cmj 2015

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

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