2009 CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival: Full Schedule

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Nine11 Thesaurus

Tuesday October 20, 2009 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Tuesday

8:00pm EDT

Experimenal music mostly made of guitar scrapes and drum loops with some strategic knob twiddling.

Tuesday October 20, 2009 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Tuesday

9:00pm EDT

CoConuts

Ambient psychedelia meets lo-fi essentialism.

Tuesday October 20, 2009 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Tuesday

10:00pm EDT

Highlife

Duo and others evoke Afrobeat influences with chanting, clacking percussion, and faraway guitars.

Tuesday October 20, 2009 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Tuesday

11:00pm EDT

The Psychic Paramount

The sound of prog's outer limits, defined by looming clouds of guitar distortion.

Tuesday October 20, 2009 11:00pm - Wednesday October 21, 2009 12:00am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Tuesday

12:00am EDT

Sian Alice Group

Quietly brooding indie-rock with synthesizer ornamentation and dulcet female vocals.

Wednesday October 21, 2009 12:00am - 1:00am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Tuesday

7:00pm EDT

Nouvellas

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Wednesday October 21, 2009 7:00pm - 7:45pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Wednesday

7:45pm EDT

Blood Warrior

Greg Jamie of O'Death experiments with simplistic production and creepy acoustics.

Wednesday October 21, 2009 7:45pm - 8:30pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Wednesday

8:30pm EDT

Takka Takka

A borough tribunal of hopelessly romantic and whimsy indie-pop refrains.

Wednesday October 21, 2009 8:30pm - 9:15pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Wednesday

9:15pm EDT

La Strada

An exhibit of beautifully constructed and whimsical countryside folk that meets the city asphalt.

Wednesday October 21, 2009 9:15pm - 10:00pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Wednesday

10:00pm EDT

The Title Tracks

Power-pop at its finest, the influences don't overshadow the band's brilliance.

Wednesday October 21, 2009 10:00pm - 10:45pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Wednesday

10:45pm EDT

The Black Hollies

Clangorous, psychedelic mod rock with fuzz guitar and tambourine.

Wednesday October 21, 2009 10:45pm - 11:30pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Wednesday

11:30pm EDT

Wild Yaks

Loud dudes with awesome, bluesy punk music you'll want to shout along to.

Wednesday October 21, 2009 11:30pm - Thursday October 22, 2009 12:15am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Wednesday

12:15am EDT

Still Flyin

It's a party of 15 people singing and clapping in this party influenced indie band.

Thursday October 22, 2009 12:15am - 1:00am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Wednesday

8:00pm EDT

Suzannah Johannes

A charming chanteuse bathing in a melancholic summer ambience.

Thursday October 22, 2009 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Thursday

9:00pm EDT

Beep Beep

Quirky math rock that feels like an acid trip with an awesome rhythm section.

Thursday October 22, 2009 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Thursday

10:00pm EDT

UUVVWWZ

Brash, punky avant-garde quartet sneer over off-kilter melodies.

Thursday October 22, 2009 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Thursday

11:00pm EDT

Old Canes

Folksy, Americana band with mellow but lively songs and unhurried vocals.

Thursday October 22, 2009 11:00pm - Friday October 23, 2009 12:00am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Thursday

12:00am EDT

Orenda Fink

Lovely, lilting folk vocals done with spacey atmospheric backing.

Friday October 23, 2009 12:00am - 1:00am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Thursday

1:00am EDT

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

Rootsy folk gets in touch with its effectspedals and plenty of reverb.

Friday October 23, 2009 1:00am - 2:00am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Thursday

6:00pm EDT

Binky Griptite and The Dap Kings

The Dap Kings guitarist/singer moves to the front, smoky soul intact.

Friday October 23, 2009 6:00pm - Saturday October 24, 2009 1:30am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Friday

6:00pm EDT

Menahan Street Band

Friday October 23, 2009 6:00pm - Saturday October 24, 2009 1:30am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Friday

6:00pm EDT

Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens

Heavyweight soul that harks back to the original sounds of decades long gone.

Friday October 23, 2009 6:00pm - Saturday October 24, 2009 1:30am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Friday

6:00pm EDT

The Budos Band

Ten-piece Afrobeat brings strength in numbers, percussion.

Friday October 23, 2009 6:00pm - Saturday October 24, 2009 1:30am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Friday

8:30pm EDT

Joan As Policewoman

Almost sinister sounding female-fronted rock with piano accompaniment.

Saturday October 24, 2009 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Saturday

11:30pm EDT

Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew

Gritty hip-hop with social consciousness, riding on African beats.

Saturday October 24, 2009 11:30pm - Sunday October 25, 2009 3:30am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Saturday

11:30pm EDT

Blitz the Ambassador

Hip-hop backed by incredible instrumental arrangements, a great evolution.

Saturday October 24, 2009 11:30pm - Sunday October 25, 2009 3:30am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Saturday

11:30pm EDT

IyaDeDe

Churning, playful female pop vocals over spiraling synths.

Saturday October 24, 2009 11:30pm - Sunday October 25, 2009 3:30am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Saturday

11:30pm EDT

Jahdan Blakkamoore and Matt Shadetek

Rough dancehall riddims that can sway from tropical chill to hectic dubstep in a heartbeat.

Saturday October 24, 2009 11:30pm - Sunday October 25, 2009 3:30am EDT
Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY

Showcase, Saturday

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