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September 19, 2005
It was another two very busy days for Gothamist. Again, we're gonna focus on just the highlights because there were far too many bands we saw this weekend to mention them all. First on Friday were Two Gallants. They put on one of the best performances we saw all week. With just drums and a guitar with Adam Stevenson's distressed voice, they played a set of contemporary Dylanesque Americana that was remarkably articulate and precise.... [continue]
| September 16, 2005
Day 2 was significantly busier than Day 1. All in all, we made it to 12 different shows between 10:00am and 2am, we'll highlight the highlights here. Bright and early yesterday morning we shot uptown to The Museum of Television and Radio for a KEXP in-studio performance by The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers. Due to some wretched midtown traffic, we didn’t get there until they were halfway through the set, but we... [continue]
September 15, 2005
So, while part of Gothamist opted to take in an intimate show by the Dandies at CBGB's, the rest of us spent most of our night at Bowery for the Worlds Fair showcase. But that doesn't mean we didn't get around. To start off the night, we went down to the Cake Shop to check out Hopewell, who we were completely unfamiliar with until we heard them play a KEXP in-studio on the radio Monday... [continue]
Despite the fact that we've been under the weather for the past week, we refused to miss the first night of CMJ. After all, we had trecked all the way up to Lincoln Center earlier in the day to get our fancy silver laminated pass - we weren't going to let it go to waste. So we started the marathon off with the Dandy Warhols at CBGB's (luckily we bought a ticket - because... [continue]
September 13, 2005
We're about to dive head first into the CMJ music marathon. Honestly, there are ALWAYS a lot of shows to go to in this city. This week, however, there are more shows with open bars and more bands that aren't from Brooklyn. Ultimately we'd like to see some old favorites along with some hidden gems we've never heard before. If you have any suggestions to point us in the right direction, by all means leave... [continue]