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CMJ Music Marathon Starts Tomorrow

October 15th, 2012

Here in New York City, it’s the most musical time of the year because the CMJ Music Marathon, tomorrow through Saturday, is upon us (check out a selection of the bands you can see, above): five days and nights jam packed with bands playing in all sorts of places, including those you wouldn’t normally think would have a concert, plus plenty of the usual suspects. The Bowery Ballroom hosts CMJ lineups on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mercury Lounge welcomes the Aquarium Drunkard: No Jacket Required lineup tomorrow, the Windish Showcase on Wednesday, the Merge Records Showcase on Thursday, a FREE late-night show with Ratking on Friday and the MezzoForte Showcase on Saturday. And, of course, Music Hall of Williamsburg is on in this, too, with the Captured Tracks Showcase on Thursday and the Fat Wreck/Rocks Off Showcase on Friday. And once again we’re throwing our annual day party at Pianos with seven bands downstairs and six upstairs on Saturday. Get involved with a whole day of great tunes plus bloody marys and margaritas.

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Phèdre Plays the Late Show Tomorrow Night at Mercury Lounge

June 8th, 2012


Airick Woodhead, the guy behind the Doldrums, and Hooded Fang frontman Daniel Lee and bassist April Aliermo teamed up recently to form Phèdre. The name comes from a Greek mythological tale of infidelity while the sound is a hodgepodge of synths, a little bit of rap, some lo-fi pop and a mix of male and female vocals. The Toronto trio initially got on the map with the (NSFW) video of “In Decay” before playing their first show or releasing their self-titled debut album. And now Phèdre (above, playing “In Decay”) is on the road. See them play the late show tomorrow night at Mercury Lounge.