CMJ festival is the music lover’s mid-fall holiday. With hundreds of shows spread across 50+ venues, it’s six days of showcases from all your favorite blogs, publications, booking agencies, and venues. $500 all-inclusive badge in hand or pocket change at the ready, you’ll be prepared to take on a tidal new wave of epic music with our handy day-by-day guide to all things CMJ!!!! Ready…setty….ROCK!
TUESDAY OCT 13
Day Drifting…
#1 New Zealand at CMJ @ Baby’s All Right, 146 Broadway, South Williamsburg (6PM, $10)
with Lontalius, Anthonie Tonnon, Marlon Williams, Carb On Carb
….And into the evening:
#1 FNL Presents: The Novo Showcase @ Friends and Lovers, 641 Classon Ave, Bed Stuy (TUES 8pm, $FREE)
with Loose Buttons x Robbing Millions x BETS x Caravela
#2 Bayonet Records x Couple Skate CMJ Showcase @ Baby’s All Right, 146 Broadway, South Williamsburg (TUES 9PM, $10)
with Frankie Cosmos, Mega Bog, Sheer Agony, Laced
#3 Paradigm / AM Only / Windish Present CMJ @ Rough Trade, 64 N 9th St, Williamsburg (TUES 7PM, $12)
with Vaults, Methyl Ethel, Gilligan Moss, Steven A Clark, Leikeli47, No Wyld
#4 FREE SHOW @ Union Pool, 484 Union Ave, Williamsburg (TUES 6pm, $10)
with Heaters, Love as Laughter & Beech Creeps
#5 “EL GOODO” #13 CMJ Official @ Muchmore’s, 2 Havemeyer St (TUES 8pm, $7)
with Milk Dick, Left & Right, Parlour Walls, Cigarette Burns, NO ICE, Junk Boys, The Meaning Of Life, Oxen Free
WEDNESDAY OCT 14
Day Drifting…
#1 Burger Records Day Party @ Baby’s All Right, 146 Broadway, South Williamsburg (WED 12PM, $FREE)
with Cotillon, Michael Rault, Step-Panther, Warbly Jets, The Gooch Palms
….And into the evening:
#1 Panache Showcase @ Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg (TUES 8PM, $12)
with Ezra Furman (12:30am), Juan Wauters (11:45pm), Drinks (11pm), Slim Twig (10:15pm), Sheer Agony (9:30pm), Babe Rainbow (8:45pm), Gramma’s Boyfriend (8pm)
#2 Official CMJ 2015: Treefort / Duck Club Touring Showcase @ Cameo Gallery, Williamsburg (8PM, $FREE with Pass or $8/10)
with Willis Earl Beal Magic Sword, Street Fever, Sun Blood Stories, Foul Weather + more!
#3 PopMatters CMJ Showcase @ Tender Trap, 66 Greenpoint Ave, Greenpoint (WED 8PM, $FREE)
with Dead Leaf Echo, Autodrone, Veda Rays, Magic Shoppe and Parlor Walls
#4 Wichita Records 15th Anniversary Party @ The Silent Barn, 603 Bushwick Ave, Bushwick (8PM, $8)
with Advaeta, Cheatahs, Oscar, Murals, Dreamcrusher
#5 Iron Pier Official CMJ Showcase 2015 @ The Acheron, 57 Waterbury St, East Williamsburg
with Wildhoney (11pm), Expert Alterations (10:15pm), Weed Hounds (9:30pm), Pill (8:45pm)
THURS OCT 15
Day Drifting:
#1 CMJ Day Party @ Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg (THURS 1PM, $FREE)
with Holly Miranda (solo – 5:30pm), Morningsiders (4:45pm), Frankie Cosmos (4pm), Ben Abraham (2:30pm), Alice Phoebe Lou (1:45pm), Mail The Horse (1pm)
#2 Live Filming of Our CMJ Whiskey Sessions @ Paul Smith, 280 Grand St, Williamsburg (THURS 10 AM, $FREE)
With The Joy Formidable, Ewert and the Two Dragons, Fraser Gorman, Alberta Cross, The Jungle Giants
#3 Rough Trade Presents CMJ @ Rough Trade, 64 N 9th St, Williamsburg (THURS 1PM, $FREE)
John Grant, Ezra Furman, Georgia, Shopping, Hooton Tennis Club
….And into the evening:
#1 Burger Records & KXLU CMJ Showcase @ Palisades, 906 Broadway, Bushwick (THURS 8PM, $FREE)
with Michael Rault, Cool Ghouls, Dirty Ghosts, Slim Twig, Modern Vices, Howardian, UNSTOPPABLE DEATH MACHINES
#2 School Night @ The Living Room Brooklyn, 134 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg (THURS 8PM, $FREE with CMJ badge, $7 with RSVP, $20 without)
With Miya Folick, Methyl Ethel, Hooton Tennis Club, Monika, Big Moon, Skaters, Sofi Tukker, Gilligan Moss
#3 Distiller Promo Showcase 2015 @ Union Pool, 484 Union Ave, Williamsburg (THURS 7pm, $FREE)
with DEATH BY UNGA BUNGA, WORRIERS, LINE AND CIRCLE, GOSPEL MACHINE, PALEHOUND, LAURA GIBSON, THE GREAT AMERICAN CANYON BAND, VALLEY MAKER
#4 CMJ @ Pine Box Rock Shop,12 Grattan Street, Bushwick (THURS 8PM, $FREE)
Happy Lives, Luxley, Toy Cities, Monograms, Like Herding Cats, Plains, Bent Denim, Hypoluxo
#5 Official 2015 Campers Rule Records CMJ Showcase @ The Flat, 308 Hooper St, South Williamsburg (THURS 8PM, $?)
w/ Soft Sirens, Spirit Plate, Gunfight!, Holy Tunics, Gingerlys, Shana Falana
FRIDAY OCT 16
Day Drifting:
#1 Exploding in Sound Records Official CMJ Showcase + Fourth Birthday Party @ Palisades, 906 Broadway, Bushwick (FRI 1PM, $8)
with Palehound, Big Ups, The Spirit Of The Beehive, Greys, Palm, Stove, Washer, Dirty Dishes, Dirty Dishes, Swings, Flagland, Leapling, LVL UP
#2 Bella Union / Iceland Airwaves @ Rough Trade, 64 N 9th St, Williamsburg (FRI 1PM, $FREE)
with Mammut, DOOMSQUAD, Landshapes, Fufanu, DJ Flugvel og Geimskip
#3 CASCINE X ARBUTUS CMJ HAPPY HOUR @ WYTHE HOTEL, 80 Wythe Ave, Williamsburg (FRI 5-8PM, $FREE)
with DJs Sean Nicholas Savage, Lemonade, Yumi Zouma, Promise Keeper, Better Person
….And into the evening:
#1 THE WILD HONEY PIE PRESENTS THE BEEHIVE (AT CMJ MUSIC MARATHON) @ The Wick, 260 Meserole St, East Williamsburg (FRI 6:30PM,$5)
with FRANKIE COSMOS, PHONY PPL, DENT MAY (SOLO), LAZYEYES, FRASER A. GORMAN, STONE COLD FOX, THE BRITANYS, ACID DAD, BUFFALO RODEO, SAM COHEN, PIERS
#2 Panache CMJ Showcase @ Baby’s All Right, 146 Broadway, South Williamsburg (FRI 7PM, $12)
with The Men, Destruction Unit, Michael Rault, Celestial Shore, Dirty Ghosts, Beach Baby
#3 Portals and Stadiums + Shrines @ Church Lutheran of The Messiah, 129 Russell St, Greenpoint (FRI 8PM, $2)
Mitski, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Long Beard, Mal Devisa, johnny_ripper
#4 BirdDog CMJ Slammer @ Alphaville, 140 Wilson Ave, Bushwick (FRI 8PM, $8)
with Beth Israel, Mild High Club, Total Slacker, Paperhaus, Dances, Gemma, Sam Kogon, Velo, Future Punx (DJs)
#5 Secret Songs with Ryan Hemsworth @ Palisades, 906 Broadway, Bushwick (FRI 11:55PM, $FREE, SOLD OUT?)
with Ryan Hemsworth & Lucas (Secret Songs), Lontalius (Partisan Records), dd elle (Slow Release)
#6 FlatBox + Made in Colombia Presents CMJ Showcase @ Baranquilla Studios, 595 Central Ave #1 (FRI 9PM, $5)
with Lodro, Acid Dad, Decorum, Crosss, Dead Leaf Echo
#7 SUPERCRUSH STUDIO, GREENPOINTERS.com AND CARABELLA PRESENT: OUR 2015 CMJ FESTIVAL SHOWCASE! @ Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan Ave, Greenpoint (FRI 8PM, $7)
With Spritzer, Tall Juan, Holy Tunics, Ben Katzman’s Degreaser, Winstons
#8 R.I.P. SVT SHOWCASE @ Union Pool, 484 Union Ave, Williamsburg (FRI 7pm, $FREE with badge or $8)
with PC WORSHIP, STRANGE WILDS, LUSHES
#9 King Pizza Records CMJ @ Don Pedro, 90 Manhattan Ave, East Williamsburg (FRI 8PM, $5)
with THE RIZZOS / SWEET SPIRIT (TX) / BEST BEHAVIOR / GROWWING PAINS (DET) / THE ROYAL THEY
#10 BEDFORD SLIMS & OLD FLAME RECORDS Unofficial CMJ Roof Party @ Vulcan Room, 55 Meadow Street, East Williamsburg (FRI 7PM, $FREE)
with Surf Rock is Dead, Little Racer, The Teen Age, Sodium Beast, Raccoon Fighter, The MorguesBest Behavior, Monograms
SATURDAY OCT 17
Daytime Drifting
#1 Ad Hoc Car Wash @ Hand & Detail Car Wash Center, 646 Lorimer St, Williamsburg (SAT 12PM, $10)
Destruction Unit (7 PM), Perfect Pussy (6:15 PM), Porches (5:30 PM), Downtown Boys (4 PM),Pity Sex (3:15 PM), Potty Mouth (2:30 PM), Protomartyr (1:45 PM), Sheer Mag (1 PM), Whitney (12:15 PM)
#2 RIOT ACT MEDIA OFFICIAL 2015 CMJ HAPPY HOUR SHOW @ Pete’s Candy Store, 709 Lorimer St, Williamsburg (SAT 4PM, $FREE)
with Nai Harvest (7:45pm), Baeb Rxxth (7pm), Diet Cig (6:15pm),Hethers (5:30pm), Light Music (4:45pm), Last Good Tooth (4pm)
#3 Unblinking Ear Unofficial CMJ Showcase@ Union Pool, 484 Union Ave,Williamsburg (SAT 2pm, $10)
with The Gotobeds, Big Quiet, Snowmans of Love, Spray Paint
…And into the Evening:
#1 Our Wicked Lady does CMJ @ Our Wicked Lady, 153 Morgan Ave, East Williamsburg (FRI 7PM, $FREE)
The Bushwick Hotel (12am), Tall Juan (11:15pm), Jamie Register (10:30pm), Slim Wray (9:45pm), Brook Pridemore (9pm), Bree and the Whatevers (8:15pm), Out of System Transfer (7:45pm), Dreams of June (7pm)
#2 Levitation & Alisa Loog Present @ Rough Trade, 64 N 9th St, Williamsburg (5:30PM, $15)
with Ringo Deathstarr, Shannon and the Clams, Drinks, Mild High Club, Whitney, Cheatahs, Stealing Sheep, Murals, Cloud Castle Lake, Residuels with Drippy Eye Projections
#3 Team Clermont CMJ Showcase 2015 @ Union Pool, 484 Union Ave, Williamsburg (7pm, $FREE with badge or $8)
with SHANA FALANA, CHRISTIAN LEE HUTSON, J FERNANDEZ, TUFF SUNSHINE
#4 New Island Entertainment @ The Shop, 234 Starr St, Bushwick (SAT 6:30 PM, $10)
with Summer Cannibals, The Big Moon, The Ghost Ease, Vomitface, Garden of Elks, Dirty Frigs
#5 CTRL Presents BEWARE!!! – A CMJ Showcase @ Paper Box, 17 Meadow St, East Williamsburg (5PM, $10)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 18
Just a little Hair of The Dog….
#1 Father/Daughter Records @ Palisades, 906 Broadway, Bushwick (SUN 12pm, $8)
with Bethlehem Steel, Fern Mayo,Diet Cig, Downies, Comfy, PWR BTTM, I Tried To Run Away When I Was 6, Vagabon, Hiccup, Sports, ROMP,Nicholas Nicholas
#2 Dull Tools & Wild Wild Life @ Silent Barn, 603 Bushwick Ave, Bushwick (2PM, $5)
Future Punx, Pill, Eaters, Beth Israel, Heaven’s Gate,Steep Leans, MPHO, Sneaks, WALL, Final Bloom, Justin Frye, Order of Operations
#3 WNYU Bluesberry Jam & Invertebrate Showcase @ Cameo Gallery, 93 N 6th St, Williamsburg (SUN 7pm, $8)
with Talullah Ruff, Nick Cianci And The Heights, The Misters, Altopalo, The Walters
