CMJ Music Marathon 2013: The Highlights
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Joy Formidable @ Webster Hall: April 29, 2011
May 3, 2011, By
The Joy Formidable elicits the “only three members?!” reaction, providing another example for the argument that more members are not needed for a big sound (...
Steve Reich’s 75th Birthday @ Carnegie Hall: April 30, 2011
May 3, 2011, By
On Saturday April 30, a surprisingly eclectic crowd filled Carnegie Hall in New York City to witness a monumental celebration of Steve Reich’s 75th birthday. ...
Appleseed Cast @ Highline Ballroom: April 28, 2011
May 2, 2011, By
The vibe at the Highline Ballroom on Thursday evening was a relaxed one, atypical for deepest Meatpacking District. Show-goers sat on the floor, conversed and ...
Davila 666 @ Knitting Factory: April 23, 2011
April 26, 2011, By
It only took about four songs for the sinister sounds of Davila 666 to inspire half-full beer cans to be tossed on stage while the crowd ...
Hauschka @ Joe’s Pub: April 23, 2011
April 26, 2011, By
As the German composer/pianist Volker Bertelmann takes the stage and sits down at his piano, he adopts the alias Hauschka, inviting a world of ...
Crocodiles, Fresh And Onlys @ MHOW: April 23, 2011
April 26, 2011
By Pier Harrison Toward the end of Crocodiles’ set at Music Hall Of Williamsburg on Saturday, frontman Brandon Welchez repeated into the microphone, barely audible ...
Naked On The Vague, Silk Flowers @ Coco 66: April, 22, 2011
April 25, 2011
By Pier Harrison It was a night of smoke, synths and eerily deep voices at Naked On The Vague’s release show for Twelve Dark ...
Wye Oak @ Bowery Ballroom: April 14, 2011
April 15, 2011, By
It’s amazing the amount of sound that Wye Oak creates on stage. Despite being only two people (with a third helping out at times ...
TV On The Radio @ Radio City Music Hall: April 13, 2011
April 14, 2011, By
“Hello?” Tunde Adebimpe phrases it like a question. He’s addressing us—we, the people—standing in the orchestra section and the tiers, who for ...
Black Lips, Vivian Girls @ Webster Hall: April 12, 2011
April 14, 2011, By
Black Lips is a band notorious for its rowdy good time live shows. Tuesday night at Webster Hall was just another party for the Atlanta “...