Startlight Girls at last year’s CMJ (photo by the author)

CMJ aka College Music Journal is the second largest U.S. urban indie music festival after SXSW. If you’ve never experienced it in years past, now’s the time! Although most of the “official” shows take place in Manhattan, we’re making it easy for you to see a plethora of awesome bands, without a badge and for pocket change, without even leaving the ‘hood!

CMJ is coming up this week and the nabe is getting ready. We had an exhaustively fun time last year but this time we’re staying local. Yes, that’s right: CMJ, Bushwick Style. Here’s our grand list, plus a non-Bushwick editor’s pick for each day. Hear of a house party or something else? Comment it and we’ll list it!

Tuesday

1. Heliotropes, Leda, Beach Day, Backwords, Starlight Girls, Easy Lover @ Public Assembly (Note: The show was supposed to be held at Delinquency, which was closed down last weekend! Sucks…)
2. Clemm Rishad (12am), Max Burgundy (11pm), Yo Majesty (10pm), Gliffics (9pm), Dujeous (8pm) @ Paperbox
3. Weekend, The So So Glos,Skaters @ Shea Stadium
4. Harris Trucks (12:45 am), The Netherlands (12:15 am), Dirty Fences (11:30 pm), Gentleman Hall (10:45 pm), The Raw Men Empire (10:00 pm), Live Footage (9:15 pm), Optic Yellow Felt (8:30 pm), TV Club (7:45 pm), Capelle (7:00 pm)- @ Fontana’s (Not in Bushwick, but a show worth noting!!)
5. The Wharton Tiers Ensemble, Aquadora, Neg-Fi @  XPO 929

Wednesday

1. Regal Degal, Ian Drennan, Lame Drivers, So Cow, Squarehead @ Big Snow
2. Dent May, Mac DeMarco, Teen Suicide, Poor Lily, The Deloreans, Attic Public Assembly (Note: The show was supposed to be held at Delinquency, which was closed down last weekend! Sucks…)
3. Icona Pop, JJAMZ, Matt Sucich, Kate Earl @ Jet Blue’s JFK Terminal (This one isn’t in Bushwick, but how rad does that sound?)
4. Kyle Rapps and Diwon, Aaron Cohen and the Inner City Kids, Danse Diamons, Tek (of Smif n Wessun), Black Dave, Cezar, El Gant, Rilgood, Maffew Ragazino @ Paperbox
5. Blackbird Blackbird, Maus Haus, TOPS, Motion Studies @ Shea Stadium
6.  Dead Leaf Echo, Andre Obin, Some Ember, Rarechild,Treasure Teeth @ Tandem

Friday

1. Unstoppable Death Machines, ZZZ’s, The Netherlands @ Big Snow
2. Penguin Prison (DJ Set), Icona Pop, Born Ruffians, Free Energy, Chad Valley, Flume @ Brooklyn Bowl (not in Bushwick but seems legit!)
3. King Tuff, Total Slacker, Habibi, Royal Baths, Turnip King, Cassie Ramone (DJ set) @ Cheap Storage
4. Tiny Victories, Lost Boy?, Fantasy Rainbow, Shark?, Twin Tigers, Caged Animals, Your Youth, Gross Relations @ Delinquency- *LOOKING FOR NEW VENUE- KEEP POSTED*
5. Only Living Boy (12:40am), Black Wing Halo (12:05am), Vulture Shit (11:30pm), New Madrid (10:55pm), Gypsy West (10:20pm), The Walnuts (9:45pm), TAB The Band (9:10pm), Brick & Mortar (8:35pm), WYLDLIFE (8pm) @ Don Pedro’s
6. Fast Years, The Denzels, Cool Serbia, Jangula, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards, EULA, Gypsy Wig, The Micks, Dances, No Shoes  @ NXT LVL
7. The Death Set, Spirit Animal, Gemini Club, Shinobi Ninja, The Blackfires, The Virginmarys, The Skins, Exes of Evil, Kaleido, The Elephant In The Room @ Paperbox
8. Har Mar Superstar, IO Echo, RIG 1, Breakfast In Fur @ Shea Stadium
9. Slug Guts, Pop. 1280, Warthog @ The Acheron
10. The VanSaders, Symbollocks, The Benjees,Going Green, We Run, Brother K @ 538 Johnson Ave
11. Gary War, Black Marble,Weekend, Plastic Flowers, Dark Sister, Yvette @ XPO 929

Saturday

1. Doldrums, TOPS, Blue Hawaii, Majical Cloudz, Eola @ Death By Audio (Not in Bushwick but worth checking out!)
2. She Keeps Bees, Heliotropes,Roomrunner, Mr. Dream,Sleepies, Yvette, Speedy Ortiz, Pile, Young Adults, Fat History Month, Ovlov, Geronimo, Trabajo, The Flag, EULA, Slothrust  @ Paperbox
3. Andrew Cedermark, Twerps,Julian Lynch, King Cyst @ Shea Stadium
4. Gap Dream, MV & EE, Paperhead, Herbcraft @ Big Snow

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