CMJ Artist CD Set Giveaway!CMJ Artist CD Set Giveaway!
Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. We've got 7 CDs to giveaway to one lucky winner. Here's the bands you should go catch this week (and CD's you'll be hooked on way after CMJ passes). I plan on catching Autodrone, Twilight Sad & The Horrors.
Want To Win? Just email contests@podbop.org with your name, and which of these 7 bands you are looking forward to the most. If we haven't died from exhaustion, we'll pick one lucky winner to get all 7 CDs on Sunday November 5th.
Here are the bands playing CMJ this week (and the CD's that you'll win!):
Autodrone: A NYC dream-rock quintet fronted by singer Rachel Luria who's sexy exterior is only out shadowed when she opens those pipes of hers. Her voice will have you drooling all over the dance floor. You'll get their brand spankin' new Panic EP. Stream the hot track "Panic" off their myspace.
CMJ Performance: Nov 2nd 8pm @ Lit Lounge (w/ Born Ruffians, Whitey, Scanners, Pony Up!)
Locksley: Straight outta Brooklyn, these guys are totally an OK GO ripoff but that's okay because I love OK GO. Check out their music on their myspace and see for yourself. You'll win their album "Don't Make Me Wait".
CMJ Performance: Oct 31 11:00pm @ Fontana
Scanners: An indie-rock foursome from London, the Scanners play catchy, danceable yet heartfelt songs. They recruited a regular at one of their shows to play guitar and keyboards, and almost recruited Dim Mak "head honcho" Steve Aoki to play in their band. Lucky for you he chose to sign them instead, but maybe if you act really enthusiastic and attend all six of their CMJ shows they'll find a place for you. You'll win their debut album "Violence Is Golden."
CMJ Performances:
Oct 31st 8:00pm @ Stereo
Nov 1st 7:00pm @ The Annex
Nov 2nd 10:15pm @ Lit Lounge
Nov 3rd 6:30pm @ The Annex
Nov 4th 8:00pm @ Mishapes Party
Nov 5th 8:00pm @ Union Pool
Silent Years:These motor-city kids layer upon layer of cascading melodies with a little spicey bite (but not too much) to make one tasty sammich. Check out their myspace. You'll win their newly released self-titled album.
CMJ Performance: Nov 3rd 6:45pm @ The Delancey
Twilight Sad: This British group has been engineering their experimental-folk sound since 2003. Obsessively composing layer upon layer of found sound (like video games, saws, theremins) and recording in bathrooms, bedrooms and storage spaces, they are finally ready to hit the world with their 5 song EP on FatCat Records. And if that didn't already pique your interest, modern composer Max Richter produced it. Check out 3 great tracks on their myspace.
CMJ Performances:
Nov 1st 3:00pm @ The Fader Sideshow
Nov 1st 8:00pm @ Fontanas
Bojones: Psych-rock outta Houston, these twin brothers and vocalist Nicholas Greer have opened for bands like The Vines and Jet. Take that for what you will, but I think these guys are better than both of those acts.
CMJ Performance:
Nov 3rd 12:00pm (noon) @ PureVolume Loft (Invite Only)
Nov 4th 8:00pm @ Lit Lounge
The Horrors: Seemingly out of nowhere, this fivesome formed in the summer of '05 in the UK and have been getting much acclaim overseas opening for Yeah Yeah Yeah's and headlining the 100 Club. They even got music video visionary Chris Cunningham to shoot the video for their first single. Think gothy The Strokes with a bit more bite. Their sets are known for being fast and furious and only 15 minutes long. You'll get their new self titled EP. Check out their music and the CC vid on their myspace.
CMJ Performances:
Nov 2nd 9:00pm @ Annex
Nov 3rd 9:00pm @ Galapagos
Nov 3rd 10:00pm @ Studio B (yes an hour later, but hey they only play for 15 minutes)
CMJ is over and we barely survived. It was amazing. But don't be too sad, we have the set of 7 CDs from CMJ perfoming bands Autodrone, Locksley, Scanners, Silent Years, Twilight Sad, Bojones, and The Horrors to give... Read more in CMJ Artist CD Set Winner! »