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CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival 2008 Dates Announced
(Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox at CMJ 2007 by Tear-n Tan)
We haven’t even decided between our annual Puppies or Parisian Street Scenes 2008 wall calendars yet, so we’re marking up a post-it for CMJ 2008, since dates have just been anounced! Downtown NYC will host CMJ 2008 from Tuesday, October 21 to Saturday, October 25, 2008. According [...]
Noise Pop Festival Announces Dates and Line-up
From February 26 to March 2, 2008, San Francisco’s “best-loved” venues will once again play host to the 16th annual Noise Pop Festival, featuring gigs by “indie rock, electronic, punk and cutting edge musical artists” such as Magnetic Fields, Mountain Goats, Gutter Twins (Greg Dulli & Mark Lanegan), Cursive, Kelly Stoltz, Tilly & The Wall, [...]
What’s CMJ? Crashin’ In and Sentimentalist Magazine Party 10.19.07
Our friends at Crashin’ In had the fabulously insane idea of putting on a marathon-of-a-party during CMJ week. Naturally, we had to be a part of it. We had some of the top bands in town from near and far playing on our tiny(ish) Galapagos stage. Foals, Jay Reatard, Foreign Born, Blackstrap, Chairlift, [...]
CMJ 2007: Sentimentalist Magazine Photo Gallery
Sentimentalist Magazine couldn’t be at every show, but we tried our best. Here are some memorable shots from a few of our fave showcases last week…
Dan Deacon’s Bowery love-in. This guy knows how to bring the joy
U.N.K.L.E., CMJ 10.18.07, Webster Hall NYC: Sentimentalist Magazine Review
Though the sound was absolutely horrid, the Godfather of Trip-hop known as U.N.K.L.E. – a.k.a. James Lavelle – came to New York City for the first time via Webster Hall, debuting a live rendition of all those demonic bleeps and dirty Joy Division fuzz he’s known so well for. For the most part it [...]
CMJ Music Marathon showcase and film schedule announced
It’s almost here… CMJ Music Marathon has now unveiled their nightly schedule of showcases and their daily film schedule online. Start your planning now!
Sentimentalist Magazine’s choice picks include Jack Penate, the Maccabees, Cut Off Your Hands!, Jealous Girlfriends, Hopewell, Dragons of Zynth, Dragon Turtle, the Warlocks, A Place to Bury Strangers… stay tuned for [...]
What’s CMJ? Party!
We know, we know. You’re already exhausted from planning your CMJ schedule to the minute and millisecond. Us too. And here’s one more thing to add to your schedule for Friday, Oct. 19th. From 12pm until 4am at Galapagos in Brooklyn, join Crashin’ In, Sentimentalist Magazine and more of NYC’s finest music shakers at [...]
Lollapalooza ’07 – Rockness Awareness with 130 bright and hopeful bands : Sentimentalist Magazine Review
Lollapalooza daylight
Lots of fire at Lollapalooza this year. Fire, as in, that beaming light of rock and roll. I’d like to tell you that the finest moments were had 30 people deep on some dinky stage with some outlier, local band. But Lolla works on a larger tier. And all [...]
SXSW 2008 Already On Sale!
SXSW 2008 has opened for business, with badges already on sale for the event taking place once again in Austin, TX this March. Those with a few $$ of extra pocket change can get a jump start on their spring music getaway and buy a discounted $500 badge. No, it’s not peanuts we’re talking, but [...]
Initial CMJ Music Marathon 2007 Performers Announced
Tuesday October 16 marks the beginning of CMJ 2007 in New York City, and if this initial line-up is anything to go by, 2007 shows the marathon is returning to top form, from what critics said about 2006’s somewhat lukewarm offerings. “Artists confirmed to perform at the 27th annual CMJ Music Marathon so far are: [...]
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