CMJ 2009 Preview :: An Unofficial Guide [Part 2]

We will assume you saw Part One of our CMJ Preview on Monday. Here is the eagerly awaited Part Two, in which we assume you are able to teleport, rocketing you from borough to borough to borough, proving that almost every hour of the night, for four straight days, there is an awesome band out there somewhere. And probably more than one - after all, this was a suicide schedule with no repeats and we made tough choices in many of these time slots. Good luck out there.

Thursday ::

8pm - Small Black @ Bell House ["Despicable Dogs" (Washed Out Remix) mp3]

9pm - Golden Silvers @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

10pm - Deleted Scenes @ Union Hall ["Fake IDs" mp3]

11pm - Hockey @ Mercury Lounge

11.25pm - Temper Trap @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

12am - Local Natives @ Mercury Lounge

1am - Choir of Young Believers @ Pianos


Friday ::

6pm - The Uglysuit @ Rockwood Music Hall ["Chicago" mp3]

7.15pm - Holly Miranda @ Le Poisson Rouge

8pm - Silver Starling @ Mercury Lounge

9pm - ARMS @ Pianos

9.30pm - Generationals @ Union Hall ["When They Fight, They Fight" mp3]

10pm - Action Painters @ Crash Mansion ["456" mp3]

11pm - Bear In Heaven @ Lit Lounge

11.30pm - Yes Giantess @ The Studio at Webster Hall ["Tuff N Stuff" mp3]

12am - Headlights @ Bell House

1am - Japandroids @ Bell House

2am - Shout Out Out Out Out @ Mercury Lounge ["Guilt Trips Sink Ships" mp3]


Saturday ::

2pm - Emanuel and the Fear @ The Delancey ["The Rain Becomes The Clouds mp3]

7pm - Stricken City @ Bowery Ballroom ["Pull The House Down" mp3]

8pm - We Are Wolves @ Santo's Party House

9pm - Dan Black @ Santo's Party House

10pm - We Have Band @ Santo's Party House

11pm - Au Revior Simone @ Bell House

12am - Delorean @ Pianos

1am - Obits @ Mercury Lounge ["Pine On" mp3]

2am - HEARTSREVOLUTION @ Santo's Party House ["Ultraviolence" mp3]

CMJ 2009 :: An Unofficial Guide ... to the Official Shows

I officially covered CMJ in 2007 and well, it was a hilarious disaster. My experience with the festival, beyond getting to sneak out of my office at Virgin/Capitol to go see shows during the day, was pretty poor. Black Kids were the big buzz band that year and played a bunch of showcases and were underwhelming. No one else distinguished themselves and largely, the word on everyone's lips was, "ok." Determined, 2009 will be different, here's what your schedule could include (although, if you made all these shows, you'd have a time machine and a personal driver). It's a suicide pick, one band per hour/time slot for all four days. There are no repeats, just proof that could see 30-something great bands in 120 hours. Here is Part One of our Undefeated CMJ Preview. Good luck out there and look for Part Two later this week.

Tuesday ::

7pm - beat radio @ Glasslands ["Sunday Matinee" mp3]

8pm - Evan Voytas @ The Suffolk Backroom ["So Sure" mp3]

8.45pm - Free Energy @ The Studio at Webster Hall

10pm - Family of the Year @ Crash Mansion

11pm - Fanfarlo @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ["Luna" mp3]

11.45pm - Happy Hollows @ Lit Lounge

1am - Darwin Deez @ Cameo Gallery


Wednesday ::

7pm - Freelance Whales @ Bowery Ballroom

8pm - Javelin @ Mercury Lounge

9pm - The xx @ Mercury Lounge ["Crystalized" mp3]

10pm - Mumford and Sons @ Mercury Lounge

11pm - US Royalty @ Fontana's

12am - Fool's Gold @ Bowery Poetry ["Surprise Hotel" mp3]