Pains Bring Pleasure With Surprise Ending
To cap off the CMJ music marathon, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart played an unannounced set at The Delancey.
CMJ 2010
Fat Wreck Chords Puts on a Big Show
Punk rock invaded the Music Hall of Williamsburg in the form of the Fat Wreck Chords showcase featuring Cobra Skulls, The Flatliners, Dead to Me, Smoke or Fire, Teenage Bottlerocket, None More Black and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.
A Marriage Proposal and a Missing Twin
For School of Seven Bells drummer Zachary Saginaw, it was a gig he'll never forget.
Oh Halo: Wait ‘Til Next Year
On Friday night, as venues across the city got ready to host CMJ events, it was an ordinary weekend for bands and clubs that weren’t involved. Not that that’s a bad thing. At Brooklyn's Lincoln Park Tavern, Oh Halo took the opportunity to play a "no-pressure" show.
Punk Rock on the High Seas
Fat Wreck Chords artists set sail on the Hudson River for the Rocks Off Concert Cruise.
SLIDESHOW: Matt Pond PA
Matt Pond PA had the crowd begging for more. Lead singer Pond gave the people what they wanted – after taking a bathroom break.
SLIDESHOW: Off!
Hardcore group Off!, featuring Keith Morris of Black Flag and the Circle Jerks, made their New York debut in Brooklyn.
Eclectic Pop-Rock at the Piano Shop
Day Three at CMJ was true to form with packed chamber-rooms along Ludlow Street. An eclectic mix of Rock, Pop and some Electronica filled the spaces – not to mention some serious body heat.