CMJ has lots of panels, but the one I was most excited about was called, “So You Want to be a Music Blogger: Who Cares?” Not because I want to be a music blogger, but because the panel included Matthew Perpetua, founder and sole writer of Fluxblog (www.fluxblog.org)....
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A Chat with Suuns, plus more music de Montr̩al: A R&R Hotel concert review
On Sunday night a little bit of Montreal descended upon D.C., taking up residence at the Rock & Roll Hotel for an evening of music. First up was Little Scream, a one women show who self described herself as “Aerosmith meets Enya.” This audience member absolutely...
Interview with Lord Huron
I first heard Lord Huron after reviewing his music for our station and last week I got the chance to catch up with the LA-based, Michigan-born musician about a week before he headed out to New York for CMJ. Lord Huron has been making a steady amount of buzz around the...
CMJ Report: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
To be honest when I first heard the band’s name, the nascar-allure gave me no interest in ever listening. I’ve definitely heard too many American indie rock bands that sound too much the same, and i wasn’t into spending my night in NYC living that...
CMJ Report: Screaming Females
Of course Screaming Females were my favorite act I saw at CMJ! The stalwart indie (four albums and not so much as a Pitchfork review) rockers played at Williamsburg Music Hall, to an appropriately packed and bouncy audience. Front woman Maria Paternoster (I hope...
CMJ Report: Braids
Braids, a quartet from Montreal, are experts at the slow build up. At the small show at Arlene's Grocery I stood entranced, a cup of poutine, in my hand, as they began to draw out their sounds. At first you could only hear the quiet bubbles and murmurs of a melody,...
CMJ Report: Galaxie 500
Dean Wareham plays the music of Galaxie 500 (Bowery Ballroom 10/22/2010) Galaxie 500's career arc reads like a college rock mad lib: three Harvard students get together, record three albums beloved by critics and overlooked by everyone else, and break up within the...
CMJ Report: Dom
Combine the Ramones' snot-nosed punk brattiness with MGMT's vocal stylings and you get Dom. The quartet from Worchester, Massachusetts (this fact was constantly mentioned between songs), led by the charismatic Dom [no last name because he doesn't want his creditors...