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An L.A. 'Afro-Hebrew' collective catches fire with a fresh take on world music
Under the radar
Bands the blogs love: Real Estate, the Very Best, Wetnurse, Pantyraid
top photo galleries
- Pixies | Hammerstein Ballroom
- Talib Kweli | Brooklyn Bowl
- 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards
- Fool's Gold | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- John Mayer | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Metallica | Madison Square Garden
- Deastro and Max Tundra | Mercury Lounge
- Wolfmother | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Monsters of Folk | United Palace
- Hercules and Love Affair DJ set | W Hotel
- Yeasayer | Guggenheim Museum
- Vice 15th Anniversary with Bad Brains and The Jesus Lizard
- CMJ 2009: The Windish Agency Showcase
- CMJ 2009: Day 5
- CMJ 2009: Day 4
- CMJ 2009: Day 3
- CMJ 2009: Day 2
- CMJ 2009: Day 1
- CMJ 2009: Syndicate Kickoff Party
- Echo and the Bunnymen | Mercury Lounge
- Them Crooked Vultures | Roseland Ballroom
- Lenny Kravitz | Irving Plaza
- Kylie Minogue | Hammerstein Ballroom
- Amanda Blank | American Museum of Natural History
- Pink | Madison Square Garden
- Julian Plenti | Guggenheim Museum
- blink-182 | Madison Square Garden
- Phoenix and Passion Pit | Rumsey Playfield
- Japandroids | Mercury Lounge
- U2 | Giants Stadium
- Perez Hilton Presents Tour | Irving Plaza
- Little Boots | Bowery Ballroom
- Les Savy Fav | The Knitting Factory
- Yo La Tengo record release | D’amelio Terras Gallery
- Nine Inch Nails Farewell | Webster Hall
- Grizzly Bear | Williamsburg Waterfront
- Girl Talk | Williamsburg Waterfront
- Del tha Funkee Homosapien | Williamsburg Waterfront
- Animal Collective | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park
- Bat For Lashes | Webster Hall
- TV on the Radio | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park Bandshell
- Depeche Mode | Madison Square Garden
- All Points West 2009: Day 1
- All Points West 2009: Day 2
- All Points West 2009: Day 3
- Superchunk | Seaport Music Series at River To River Festival
- Rise Against and Rancid | Roseland Ballroom
- Black Lips | Williamsburg Waterfront
- Dirty Projectors | Williamsburg Waterfront
- Siren Fest 2009
- Wilco | KeySpan Park
- Los Amigos Invisibles | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park Bandshell
- Conor Oberst and Jenny Lewis | River to River Festival at Battery Park
- MGMT | Celebrate Brooklyn! Prospect Park Bandshell
- Dr. Dog | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park Bandshell
- Party Pics: Sunday School Matinee
- Metric | Terminal 5
- Esser | Le Royale
- Tinted Windows | Highline Ballroom
- Santigold | Terminal 5
- Phish | Jones Beach
- Jane's Addiction and Nine Inch Nails | Jones Beach
- Gomez | Terminal 5
- Art Brut | Mercury Lounge
- St. Vincent | Webster Hall
- Green Day | Webster Hall
- Busta Rhymes | Santos Party House
- The Sounds | Santos Party House
- Franz Ferdinand | Roseland Ballroom
- Bamboozle 2009: Day 1
- Bamboozle 2009: Day 2
- Party Pics: Lady Sovereign at Highline Ballroom
- Asher Roth | Blender Theatre at Gramercy
- Crystal Stilts and Wavves | The Shank
- Tinted Windows | Mercury Lounge
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Santos Party House
- Chris Cornell | Webster Hall
- Katy Perry | Irving Plaza
- The Roots | Highline Ballroom
- Tigercity | Highline Ballroom
- Steel Panther | Canal Room
- Keith Urban | Webster Hall
- The Dead | Gramercy Theatre
- Friendly Fires and White Lies | Bowery Ballroom
- Peter Bjorn and John | W Hotel Wonderlust
- Les Savy Fav | Brooklyn Masonic Temple
- Party Pics: A-Trak at Studio B
- Papa Roach | Blender Theatre
- Dropkick Murphys | Roseland Ballroom
- Black Gold | Mercury Lounge
- David Byrne | Radio City Music Hall
- Tom Jones | Terminal 5
- Hip Hop Karaoke | Southpaw
- thenewno2 | Mercury Lounge
- Animal Collective | Bowery Ballroom
- Lily Allen | Bowery Ballroom
- Slipknot | Madison Square Garden
- Millionaires | Blender Theatre
- Bonnaroo 2009 lineup in pictures
- Cold War Kids | Mercury Lounge
- Coachella 2009 lineup photos
- Matt & Kim | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- The Fluid and Jemina Pearl | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Los Campesinos! | Sound Fix Lounge
- Fall Out Boy | Nokia Theater
- Oasis | Madison Square Garden
- Friendly Fires | The Annex
- Vampire Weekend | Terminal 5
- TV on the Radio | Masonic Temple
- Jukebox the Ghost | Knitting Factory
- Q-Tip | Highline Ballroom
- Ludacris | Highline Ballroom
- Girl Talk | Terminal 5
- Islands | Market Hotel
- 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards
- The Smashing Pumpkins | United Palace
- Ra Ra Riot | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- 20 bands to not miss at CMJ 2008
- Of Montreal | Roseland Ballroom
- Beck | United Palace
- Jenny Lewis | Apollo Theater
- Echo and the Bunnymen / Radio City Music Hall
- Weezer | Madison Square Garden
- Kings of Leon | Webster Hall
- My Bloody Valentine | Roseland Ballroom
- The Bell House opening party
- Snap Judgment: Gym Class Heroes album release party
- Citizen's Band performs "The Panic Is On" / Spiegeltent
- Snap Judgment: Sonic Youth plays the last McCarren Park Pool show. Ever.
- Yo La Tengo | McCarren Park Pool
- Aesop Rock | McCarren Park Pool
- Electric Six and Tragedy | Rocks Off Cruise
- Rancid | Irving Plaza
- Snap Judgment: Jonas Brothers
- The Police | Jones Beach
- Black Lips | McCarren Park Pool
- MGMT | McCarren Park Pool
- Siren Fest 2008
- Projekt Revolution Tour
- Liars | McCarren Park Pool
- Snoop Dogg / KeySpan Park
- David Banner | Knitting Factory
- The Breeders | McCarren Park Pool
- John Mayer | Jones Beach
- Sonic Youth | Battery Park
- Albert Hammond Jr. | Mercury Lounge
- The Hold Steady | McCarren Park Pool
- Snap Judgment: Devo
- Love as Laughter / Beauty Bar
- The Ting Tings | Bowery Ballroom
- After the Jump Fest
- Vampire Weekend | Central Park Summerstage
- These New Puritans | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Rilo Kiley | Terminal 5
- Nylon Music Tour | Irving Plaza
- Islands | Webster Hall
- Mates of State | Mercury Lounge
- Bonde Do Role | Bowery Ballroom
- F'ed Up / Knitting Factory
- Bamboozle 2008
- Snap Judgment: Honda Civic Tour
- Snap Judgment: Jammy Awards
- Breaking the Band / Webster Hall
- She & Him | Webster Hall
- The Gossip | Webster Hall
- Hot Chip | Terminal 5
- Gnarls Barkley | Highline Ballroom
- The Dodos | Mercury Lounge
- Beach House | Bowery Ballroom
- Crystal Castles + Team Robespierre | Mercury Lounge
- The Raveonettes / Maxwell's
- Snap Judgment: Speak Up!
- SXSW in NYC
- Snap Judgment: Justice + Chromeo | Theater at MSG
- Snap Judgment: Plug Awards 2008
- Snap Judgment: Blind Melon reunion
- KRS-One + Common + Q-Tip + Grandmaster Flash | Element
- NYC Concert Photos
- Be Your Own Pet | Mercury Lounge
- Yeasayer + MGMT | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Bonnaroo 2008 lineup
- Liars and No Age | Warsaw
- Nada Surf + Illinois / Bowery Ballroom
- Joanna Newsom and The Brooklyn Philharmonic / BAM
- The Teenagers | Mercury Lounge
- The Cool Kids, Kid Sister, Kanye West | Hayden Planetarium
- Neurosis and Mastodon | Brooklyn Masonic Temple
- Super Furry Animals | Maxwell's
- SPIN best of 2007 concert
- Editors, Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
- Fiery Furnaces / Maxwell's
- Albert Hall Project
- Joy to the World Wide Web 2007
- 2008 music preview
- 2007 mtvU Woodie Awards
- 2007 J.A.M. Awards
- Metromix New York 2007 CMJ Showcase
- After The Jump Fest 2007
- Snap Judgment: ClevelandFEST!
- Snap Judgment: Justin Timberlake
- Snap Judgment: Hanson
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CMJ 2009
• Interviews
Fast questions for Hockey, White Denim, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Pete & The Pirates and Chromeo
• Day 1
Broadcast, Atlas Sound, Surfer Blood and Warpaint get the week started
• Day 2
Pete & The Pirates, Screaming Females, The Love Language and a lot of Montreal bands play in dark NYC clubs. Yes!
• Day 3
Hockey's buzz machine chugs along, while Mumford and Son, Sean Bones and Holly Miranda make some friends along the way
• Day 4
Ted Leo, Chromeo, Amazing Baby, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Goes Cube
• Day 5
Closing out the week with Spanish Broads, Violens, Sigmund Droid, Almighty Defenders
• Party Pics, show reviews and more bands
All Points West 2009
• Interviews
Summer festival tales and barbecuing tips from Vampire Weekend, Silversun Pickups and Lykke Li
• Day 1
America's got talent with Jay-Z, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Vampire Weekend
• Day 2
Tool and MBV played loud. Plus: Arctic Monkeys, Neko Case and Gogol Bordello.
• Day 3
Coldplay-ing the hits. Plus, MGMT, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Black Keys.
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