CMJ
TLC vs. Golden Silvers: NYC Debut
London indie outfit, Golden Silvers, have had a very charmed and auspicious beginning; winning the Glastonbury New Talent Award in 2008, releasing debut album True Romance on XL to critical acclaim, coming to the US as a CMJ buzz band, and closing out last year with a place on the shortlist for The Guardian’s 2009 First [...]
CMJ: Hype Machine + Babelgum Showcase Sleigh Bells, Theophilus London, VEGA, Midnight Juggernauts
Wednesday October 23rd belonged to Hype Machine/ Babelgum with their fantastic daytime showcase at Santos Party House with FREE Heineken and glow stick accessories. The line-up consisted of one of our favorite new bands Sleigh Bells, VEGA, Theophilus London and a closing set by Midnight Juggernauts and soundtracked by DJ Alan Wilkis. Spotted at the [...]
CMJ: The Xx Secret Show at The Delancey
Last week Jess and I were discussing how The Xx makes the most out of their time in New York. Back in August the band played about 6 shows in a week (See: TLC Spotlight: The xx Take on NYC) and last week played about twice as many shows in New York during CMJ including Thursday [...]
A Few Words with My Gold Mask
Weeks ago the blogosphere went nuts over My Gold Mask‘s cover of Kim Carne’s classic song Bette Davis Eyes. I decided to dig a little deeper and find out who and what is behind the gold mask. I was able to chat with Greta Rochelle for a short Q&A about the band who will be [...]
TLC vs. The Teenagers: The Ben Sherman Interview
After reading previous off the wall magazine and blog interviews with The Teenagers, TLC was admittedly a little nervous in preparing for our interview during the madness of October’s CMJ. However in a tizzy of anticipation, free booze and prescribed antibiotics, I lost the questions I had prepared for the interview! Luckily we were interviewing [...]
CMJ 2008 Coverage: Chairlift at Piano's
On Tuesday TLC attended The Music Slut‘s afternoon showcase at Piano’s to catch our recent interviewees’ first CMJ set. Chairlift headlined the popular event and played a rousing set to warm up for their 329732493740324 CMJ appearances. Day-time showcases are fun, mostly if you enjoy standing in a sea of industry types, Blackberries aglow. But [...]
CMJ 2008 Coverage: The Teenagers at Ben Sherman
The second night of CMJ we decided to check out the Parisian pop outfit and blog darlings, The Teenagers. The boys played the second night of Ben Sherman’s Big British Sound 3-day event for CMJ week and once again they were definitely a crowd pleaser. I saw the band at Studio B last winter and [...]
CMJ 2008 Coverage: Friendly Fires & Miles Benjamin, etc at Bowery Ballroom
This year’s CMJ was actually my first time attending the annual festival, of which has included music icons such as Nirvana, Weezer and The Arcade Fire in the past.First up for us was the Lykke Li headlining show at Bowery with Micachu, Friendly Fires and Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson as the supporting acts. We got [...]
CMJ 2008 Coverage: Lykke Li at the Bowery Ballroom
Those of you only familiar with Lykke Li‘s mid-tempo tunes such as A Little Bit or Dance, Dance, Dance are in for a treat when seeing one of her gigs. I was expecting an almost acoustic-like set but was happily surprised to realize how how energetic her live set really is. Industry folk and fans [...]
TLC Playlist: CMJ Traxxx
1100 Bands in 5 days is enough to boggle your mind. Here are just a few of my choice bands playing CMJ this week. Luckily I’ve seen most of the bands I like a few times already so no need to worry about conflicting set times. If you’re still trying to decide which shows to [...]
