Category Archives: Live at CMJ

Here’s the Brooklyn band Takka Takka performing “Everybody Say” during KEXP’s broadcast from Gibson Showroom during CMJ, filmed by New York Noise. We had already thought the Brooklyn band Takka Takka was good, but their in-studio session, the first of 20 that week, was absolutely stunning. Normally with the first performance of a week-long broadcast,Read more...

Here’s another video from KEXP’s broadcast from the Gibson Showroom during CMJ: Deerhoof performing “The Tears and Music of Love,” filmed by New York Noise. Check out photos from the session and read an exclusive interview with the band here.

Here’s Lykke Li performing “I’m Good I’m Gone,” live on KEXP from the Gibson Showroom during CMJ, filmed by New York Noise. You can also download the the full performance from Lykke Li as one of our Live Performances podcasts, in addition to four other CMJ performances and a whole lot more: download / subscribe

photos by Doron Gild review by Sheryl Witlen One of the loudest band performances of the week is sure to come from Brooklyn’s own Freshkills. Vocalist Zach Lipez, drummer Jimmy Paradise, guitarists Johnny Rauberts and Tim Murray, and bassist Mitchell Jordan know how to claim your attention and stain your memory. With dark music thickRead more...

photos by Doron Gild review by Sheryl Witlen A Place to Bury Strangers. The band name itself sounds forlorn and lethal. Who would want to coin themselves something like that except for mega-death metal bands? With a force of sound that could put you into epileptic shock, the band doesn’t take time for introduction asRead more...

photos by Doron Gild The Physics of Meaning is the newest musical outing by Daniel Hart. Though Hart might be better known for his work with St. Vincent, John Vanderslice’s band, and as a sometimes member of The Polyphonic Spree, The Physics of Meaning is a band all its own. Drawing on a lifetime ofRead more...

photos by Doron Gild Hailing from Atlanta, GA, the trio All the Saints derive their sound from blues-rock, psychedelia, and early Black Sabbath-like heavy metal. Titus, Matt, and Jim, the preferred monkiers of the band, originally formed in Alabama before relocating to the more music friendly Atlanta. All the Saints spent several months toying withRead more...

photos by Doron Gild Yes, it may be confusing that a trio of dance-happy, Brighton-based Brits have dubbed themselves Fujiya & Miyagi (the name is a combination of a Mr. Miyagi, of Karate Kid fame and the famed record player brand). What’s not confusing? The sheer danceability of Fujiya & Miyagi’s Krautrock inspired brand ofRead more...

photos by Doron Gild interview by Sheryl Witlen At the age of 14 they who would become Friendly Fires met in school in St. Albans and formed a post-hardcore band. Recording in this format through university, the band, prompted by lead singer Ed Macfarlane’s solo releases on a variety of local electronica labels, renamed themselvesRead more...