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CMJ Update: More Recommended Shows
In addition to these CMJ shows that I recommended last week, and these in-store performances, here are a few more CMJ shows worth checking out if you’ve got the time:
Wednesday, October 21
This is not part of CMJ, but Talib Kweli will be talking to HOt97 DJ Peter Rosenberg at 92YTribeca. Tickets here.
Mean Red Shangai’d Fool’s Gold Showcase: Vega (Live), Donnis (Live), Treasure Fingers, The Suzan (Live), Kingdom, Trackademicks (Live), Sammy Bananas, Hosted by A-Trak + Nick Catchdubs at 88 Palace… More »
What To Do This Weekend
Friday:
Crookers (Italy), Annie Mac, and Congorock will be at Webster Hall.
Lotus and BLVD at Bowery Ballroom
Nightmare of You, Plushgun, The Canon Logic, and Borrowed Eyes at Maxwell’s
The Wooden Birds and Lymbyc System at Mercury Lounge
Superdrag, Aberdeen City, Cassavettes at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Rusko, Phantom’s Revenge and Black Holes at Studio B
The Wrens, Amazing Baby, and Overload at The Bell House
Young Love at The Studio at Webster Hall
The Faint, Ladytron, and Telepathe at Webster Hall
Saturday:
Extra Golden and Meta & The Cornerstones… More »
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Coming at you straight from New Orleans, Hurray for the Riff Raff are poised to make waves in the music scene. Their debut album It Don’t Mean I Don’t Love You is a haunting, sorrowful, but beautiful composition. Singer Alynda Lee’s voice is mesmerizing, and against the backdrop of accordion, banjo, musical saw, and upright bass it is simply heart wrenching. Part Cat Power and part Mark Kozelek, Lee’s vocals and lyrics are magnificent. The music is southern and folky… More »