We’re proud to present, along with our friends at Fat Wreck Chords, yet another awesome in-store at Generation Records. Smoke Or Fire, Cobra Skulls, and The Flatliners will be playing at the store on Saturday, October 23rd at 2 pm. The free, all-ages show is an sorta unofficial CMJ party for Fat Wreck, featuring contests and giveaways. The label’s showcase at Music Hall of Williamsburg that night is ALREADY sold out so this is your chance to catch these bands play while in NYC. Did I mention it’s free? See you there.

Rival Schools – Brooklyn Vegan party @ The Knitting Factory

All photos by Bill Shouldis

Here are some photos that Bill took during The CMJ Music Marathon 2008 festivities last week. There are pictures of Rival Schools, The Bronx, Trail of Dead, The Muslims and Jay Reatard, so check them out after the jump.

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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.