My Friday night was spent primarily at The Silent Barn (pictured) for the Miscreant and Father/Daughter Records showcase. I’ll add that I spent all of the next day there as well; having spent the most time there than any venue, Silent Barn had my favorite bills of CMJ by far, and none of them were official. Although I was particularly exhausted that day/night and ended up leaving earlier than I would’ve liked, I did catch some great acts that I had been meaning to see for a while. I will say that this was a stacked bill, I’m only going to talk about a few of the bands that really stand out to me. – Keep reading Jake Saunders report of Day 4 of the CMJ Music Marathon 2014.
Philadelphia
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New Track: “The Ballad Of Freer Hollow” – Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band
Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel have shared the second single, "The Ballad Of Freer Hollow," from their new album Intesity Ghost. Well, it’s definitely not what you’d consider a typical single in the traditional sense, clocking in at over 11 minutes with a drone-y feedback segment. The record is available today via No Quarter Records, and their Philly release show will take place on Wednesday, November 5 at Boot & Saddle.
NYC
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KKFI and Signal To Noise Present: It Came Out of the Garage
This Thursday, October 30, KKFI 90.1 FM and Signal To Noise will be presenting It Came Out of the Garage!: A Garage Rock Dance Party, at Knuckleheads Saloon.
The show begins at 8:00 p.m. with the intense garage-flavored songs of Til Willis & Erratic Cowboy, followed by Alan Murphy & The Frequent Flyers. Murphy was the frontman of legendary Lawrence band Ricky Dean Sinatra. The Quivers will headline the show.
Costumes are encouraged, dancing is mandatory.
Tickets are $15; all proceeds will benefit KKFI. Ticket link. Facebook event page.
L.A.
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Video: Magic Bronson, “Fences”
Michael Nicastro and Matthew Lieberman, the genre ambiguous duo known as Magic Bronson, are releasing their first full length album, Wildlife, on November 4th. The album, a follow up to their May 2013 EP, Nor’easter, is filled with the band’s fresh mix of hip hop and indie rock. "Fences", the lead single off Wildlife, is a heartfelt homage to family. The corresponding video is comprised of sunny shots of their LA lives and vintage family moments. With lines like, "So take a look around you, these people founded you", "Fences" is not only an intimate portrayal of Nicastro and Lieberman’s lives, but also an invitation to re-examine our own. – Jennifer Mergott
Philadelphia
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Debut Blowdryer EP Available for Streaming & Purchase
New fuzzed-out pop-punk trio Blowdryer (featuring Sarah Everton of Bleeding Rainbow) just released its debut EP, Deprogrammed, that is available for streaming and purchase below. The album was recorded by Rob Garcia at Hobo Camp on a Tascam 388. The group will be performing at Johnny Brenda’s this Sunday, November 2, serving as the opener of Split/Red’s record release show, which will also feature The Bad Doctors.
Philadelphia
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Krust Toons: “Halloween Decorations” by Teddy Hazard
Krust Toons: "Halloween Decorations" by Teddy Hazard – please feel free to drop him a line at teddandthehazards@gmail.com if you dig or have any funny ideas. You can also check out more of his illustrations HERE.
NYC
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JP’s CMJ 2014 Day3: Girl Tears, Mega Bog, Dinner, Widowspeak, Bailiff, The New Tarot, The Teen Age, Charly Bliss, Low Fat Getting High
Hey! I actually got out of my house before 2! Progress, man. I suppose I stopped drinking early enough the night before that it made for a somewhat conventional nights’ sleep, odd hours. I woke up to a barrage of text messages from last night. My phone had died and I was playing catch-up on my life while trying to make it to Baby’s for the Captured Tracks unofficial day party. Jesus I think this thing’s starting to take a toll on me. I’m uncharacteristically writing this on the fly, on my rejuvenated telephone, trying not to fall behind. Or asleep. – keep reasing JP Basileo’s report of Day 3 of the CMJ Music Marathon 2014 (picture by Micah Weisberg)
Nashville
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Whoa Dakota, “The Sand”
In case you missed Whoa Dakota’s unveiling of this video for "The Sand" earlier this month, here it is for your Monday morning. It’s a quick number with a slow burn; we dig the gopro action and their gradual creep up to a vengeful crescendo. They may look like kids, but they can sing some mean blues. Stay tuned to this band for an upcoming single as a follow-up to their six-song EP ealier this year, and catch them at The 5 Spot on December 2nd. –Terra James-Jura
Philadelphia
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New Video: “Go Away” (Live – Feat. Frances Quinlan) – Weezer
Hop Along‘s Frances Quinlan had an amazing weekend. She was asked to join Weezer on stage at their sold-out concert this past Saturday at The Troc. They performed the song "Go Away," which can be found on the new Weezer album, Everything Will Be Alright In The End. Check out the footage below! On the record, you’ll find that the track features Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino. Hop Along has plans to go into the studio next month to record the follow-up to 2012’s Get Disowned.
San Francisco
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Night School Cre·scen·do dot Vom and Glowy Play The Night Light – 10/27
Oakland based Doo-wop garage rock band, Night School (Graveface Records) will be headlining a strong line up at The Night Light tomorrow night. San Francisco based dream punk band, dot Vom, noise dream pop band, Glowy and Los Angeles based sun-dreched pop rock band, Cre·scen·do will be performing as well.
If you’re into dream-centric melody driven music, you should make your way to this show. All of the bands are unique variations of west coast post modern pop music. We think you’ll enjoy this show. It will surely be a dance party that will induce a light hearted vibe for everyone in attendance.
NYC
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Jake’s CMJ Day 3: Malatese, Life Size Maps, Haybaby, Homeshake, LeRug, No One and the Somebodies
Day 3 ended up being my Brooklyn band day. Somehow I ended up seeing all the bands I see play all the time, which might not be in the spirit of CMJ but, whatever (fuck you by the way for criticizing me). I did get to see a bunch of bands I had been meaning to see for a long time; I’ll stop talking now lets just get on with it already. – Read Jake Saunders’ report of Day 3 of the CMJ Music Marathon 2014.
NYC
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JP’s CMJ 2014 Day 2: Caveman, Wampire, Splashh, Celestial Shore, J Ferdinand, Icewater, Ronald Paris, Future Punx
I had a bit of a late start today. I slept through three alarms, and when I finally did wake up, I felt like I had cement running through my veins. Sore, hungover, out of it. It was well past noon and I had wanted, or planned, already to be caffeinated, at a show, and to have had my day 1 recap written; not to be standing over a stove reheating the chicken over rice with white sauce I’d impulsively gotten at 4am. Sonofabitch. I shot over (and by shot, I very much mean moseyed) to Cake Shop for the Terrorbird showcase. Clearly it had been underway a good amount. Between eating godawful leftovers, writing up yesterday’s happenings, crawling into a shower and then crawling to the coffee shop, it was something like 4pm! It’s a terrible feeling when it’s the first time you’re stepping outside for the day, and you can see that the sun’s already starting to go down. Keep Reading JP Basileo’s CMJ 2014 Day 2 report.