We’ve got two tickets for Solid PR’s CMJ 2008 showcase, which features The Bronx, Trash Talk and Akimbo. The show goes down on October 21st at 10:30 P.M. at Fontana’s. So what do you have to do to get in you ask? Answer some trivia! The first person to e-mail latenw@hotmail.com will be awarded the tickets. Go!
QUESTION: Which record label did Joby Ford work for before forming The Bronx?
The initial batch of bands have been announced for the 2008 edition of the CMJ Music Marathon. Broken Social Scene, Minus The Bear, Deerhoof, Jay Reatard, Crystal Castles, Beach House, and They Might Be Giants are some of the bands set to play this year. Check out the rest of the confirmed bands here. The festivities will take place from October 21st to the 25th.
CMJ has announced the dates for the 2008 edition of their annual music marathon and film festival. The festival, which will be 28 years old next year, will take place from Tuesday, October 21st to Saturday, October 25th. The early bird truly gets the worm in this case because early registration will get you 50% off the badge price. Band submissions are also being accepted as well. You can check that out here.
Photos from Bill.
Although I don’t feel too strongly about their new album, I was more than little excited to see the return of American Steel to the Big Apple. I was, however, a little worried about how the crowd would react to the band. The showcase, which featured both Lawrence Arms side projects the Falcon and Sundowner, along with Fake Problems, Tim Barry, and the Loved Ones, might have been either the perfect audience or the worst one. I still couldn’t decide but as soon as they started with the new number “Sons of Avarice,” I knew there were a handful of Am. Steel faithful in attendance. The band, unfortunely, played for only 20 minutes and did not play “Optimist,” but it didn’t matter really in the end. The band seemed incredibly happy to be back and if anything, it made me look forward to the Fest that much more.
More thoughts and photos after the jump.
So I may be a bit biased about the band Thursday, since I considered them to be the band that got me into music. When I first heard Full Collapse back in 8th or 9th grade, it blew my freakin’ mind. People can scream while playing music? Some guy with absolutely no singing ability can be the frontman? All this was an incredible revelation to my young, virgin ears at the time.
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