CMJ

CMJ takes place in New York City, so it's only natural the clubs and bars are filled each year with acts from the Big Apple. But festival attendees aren't only be treated to local sounds. Featuring groups from Sweden and Germany to New Zealand and Taiwan, CMJ has always showcased international talent, and on Wednesday (Oct. 16), the music from overseas was especially good.

The CMJ Music Marathon is a way for music fans to get a taste of new sounds, and as such, some bands use the event to premiere their latest works.

The week of CMJ is heaven on earth for the New York City music lovers. Last night (Oct. 15) various New Zealand acts rocked the house at Le Poisson Rouge.

The CMJ Music Marathon brings together up-and-comers and music veterans making their comebacks, and from Oct. 15 to 19, hundreds of bands will flood venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn, competing for the time and attention of critics and fans...

For New Yorkers who enjoy discovering new music, the annual CMJ Music Marathon is the place to be. And luckily for us, it isn’t just homegrown acts that play the five-day music bash and showcase their best sounds. Each year brings a tide of great artists from across the Atlantic, and after scouring the 2013 lineup, we’ve rounded up this list of 5 U...

The CMJ Music Marathon is right around the corner -- it runs Oct. 15 through 19 at countless venues across NYC -- and organizers have announced a new round of performers. The roster includes Yuck, Real Estate, Father John Misty, the Head & the Heart and Talib Kweli.

The legendary CMJ Music Marathon makes its return to New York City on Oct. 15-19 with a number of top-name acts in tow. The initial lineup features the likes of Savages, the Neighbourhood and the Dismemberment Plan, plus dozens more.

Last night, Williamsburg bar Legion hosted a party for a roster upstart bands in their shoulder-to-shoulder show space. The packed list of groups -- 11 in total -- displayed more than any other show we attended at CMJ 2012 how important it is for groups, many of which play five or six shows in four to five days, to distinguish themselves from similar-sounding bands.

Savages didn't need the annoyances of a shoddy backline to inspire the terse and thrilling performance they gave Saturday afternoon at Pianos, the scene of their umpteenth show of CMJ 2012. Even if the all-female U.K. foursome had been able to hear their instruments, their natural frayed-nerve ferocity would have come through, as footage from other shows attests. But the onstage mix was, as singer

Outside of a February date by the band DIIV, last night's "John Rambo Unofficial CMJ Party," featuring Sub Pop signees King Tuff  -- a basically new-on-the-scene garage rock band already cherished by everyone -- may be the first official show held at a loft warehouse venue called Cheap Storage. It's the first time we've ever passed a doorguy on the way in, but it's certainly not the firs