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Setlists: Ghost Wave Streets of Laredo Eden Mulholland Read More CMJ It's that time of the year again: CMJ Music Marathon in New York! The music festival is taking place this year on October 15th to October 19th! And YES, we are covering it this year! … Ghost Wave CMJ Music Marathon goers have a chance to see New Zealand band Ghost Wave at six shows this year. They play at Pianos and Le Poisson Rouge (CMJ NZ Showcase) October 15…

Le Poisson Rouge got a Kiwi treat Tuesday evening, the first night of CMJ. Tiny Ruins, Black City Lights, Eden Mulholland, Streets of Laredo, and Ghost Wave performed for the New Zealand Showcase at CMJ this year.

Unable to catch Tiny Ruins and Black City Lights, I made it in time to see Eden Mulholland’s set. Filling in last minute, Eden Mulholland took the stage, despite having laryngitis.

EDEN MULHOLLAND

“I sound like the guy from Kings of Leon if he had a really long night,” Mulholland half croaked, half voice cracked-ly said. Luckily for the audience, his vocals during the songs, however, seemed to have no trouble. Hailing from Auckland, Eden Mulholland alternates between playing the keyboard and electric guitar with just a drummer accompanying him. The number of instruments played per song might be minimal, but the sounds made can seriously fill up the room. At times, the vocals were nicely harmonized, while other times, they were screaming into the chaos of both drum and guitar.

STREET OF LAREDO

New Zealand band turned Brooklyn-based (members moved to Brooklyn in the past year), Streets of Laredo took the stage after Mulholland, filling the stage up with their seven-member band. Among the three guitars, bass, drums, harmonica, and six beards of all shapes and sizes, is a homemade instrument of a wooden frame with tape wrapped around it. The band has a folk sound, or as one of the band’s songwriters Dave Gibson puts it, “indie-folk shit.” In an interview after the show, Gibson adds that the band is a tech-y twist on folk, not unlike the popular scene happening now with folk like Mumford and Sons and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, of whom there will most likely be a comparison because of Streets of Laredo’s sound and number of band members. Gibson doesn’t mind though, saying that he really likes Alex Ebert and his solo music. Streets of Laredo get the crowd from bobbing their heads to some full on dancing by the end of their gig, with a bit of joking in between.

GHOST WAVE

Last to play is Auckland based band, Ghost Wave. “Hey-we’re-Ghost-Wave-we’re-from-Auckland-NZ-this-is-the-second-show-in-New-York-City-I-hope-you’re-all-having-a-good-night,” is how singer Matthew Paul introduced the band at the start of the set. The band essentially played through their set with minimal banter except to reveal that their tambourine broke. During a few of the songs, the red stage light hit one of the bass’s tuners and gave a beam of light, almost laser-like, which incidentally matched their psychedelic sounds.

Ghost Wave's remaining CMJ dates:

10/17 Knitting Factory (Filter Party) 4:00pm
10/18 Judson Memorial Church (KEXP) 4:00pm
10/18 Fontanta's (Shot! Presents) 11:40pm
10/19 Cake Shop (Zuus Media/Inflated Records/Cape Shok Present) 10pm
10/19 Pianos (International Rescue Party) 11:25pm
10/20 Brooklyn Bowl (School Night) set time TBD

Ghost Wave at Le Poisson Rouge, New York (10/15/13)

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CMJ 2013 Preview

Read More CMJ I get about three billion CMJ show announcements that I'm just going to quickly pass on to you. If you're going this year: good luck sorting through the ten million bands. .…

CMJ
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It's that time of the year again: CMJ Music Marathon in New York! The music festival is taking place this year on October 15th to October 19th! And YES, we are covering it this year!

Like other similar-style festivals, CMJ does not take place in one location, but rather over various venues near and around New York City.

There are way too many artists to list this year, instead, perhaps you should check out the free CMJ 2013 Mixtape, featuring many artists that will appear this year, including Eleanor Friedberger, TEEN, Courtney Barnett, and the triple-keyboard action of Au Revoir Simone.

Below are some bands we plan on covering:

Read More Here We Go Magic We got to interview Here We Go Magic a few years ago, so I'm always happy to come back and support the band. The band will be releasing LIVE EP via PledgeMusic, to help fund their European tour.…

HERE WE GO MAGIC
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Here We Go Magic plays a PledgeMusic CMJ Showcase at Heath at McKittrick Hotel October 17.

The Brooklyn band has three albums and one EP, the latest album entitled, A Different Ship. The single “Make Up Your Mind” from the album gives off a tension-filled, slight shoe-gazey vibe while the more upbeat-sounding “How Do I Know” ignites some head-bopping or even some unique robot dancing. Their sound has been described by the NY Times as a creative extension of “the systematic art-rock heritage of New York bands” combined with European influences like Radiohead.

Here We Go Magic’s singer and songwriter Luke Temple will be touring with his solo act through November.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

10/14/13 Le Poisson Rouge (Luke Temple solo) Brooklyn, NY
10/16/13 Crossing Border Festival (Luke Temple solo) The Hague, Netherlands
10/17/13 Heath at McKittrick Hotel (CMJ) New York, NY
11/17/13 L’Espace B (Luke Temple solo) Paris, France
11/18/13 Lexington (Luke Temple solo) London, UK
11/21/13 Kafe Antzokia (Luke Temple solo) Bilbao, Spain
11/22/13 BIME Festival (Luke Temple solo) Bilbao, Spain

Read More Ghost Wave Flying Nun Records will be releasing Ghost Wave's debut full-length, Ages, on August 27th in the U.S. This is the first new release since New Zealand's Flying Nun Records .…

GHOST WAVE
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CMJ Music Marathon goers have a chance to see New Zealand band Ghost Wave at six shows this year. They play at Pianos and Le Poisson Rouge (CMJ NZ Showcase) October 15, Knitting Factory October 17, Judson Memorial Church (KEXP session) and Fontana’s (CMJ Showcase) October 18, and back at Pianos October 19.

As fellow New Zealander Lorde brings the beats and minimalist sound to the U.S., Ghost Wave brings a psychedelic sound with the 60’s British vocals. Listen to “Here She Comes,” the first single off their debut album, Ages, released in late August.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

10/10/13 Filter’s Cultures Collide Los Angeles, CA
10/11/13 The Church, Echo Park Los Angeles, CA
10/12/13 Culture Collide Los Angeles, CA
10/15/13 Pianos New York, NY
10/15/13 Le Poisson Rouge Brooklyn, NY
10/17/13 Knitting Factory Brooklyn, NY
10/18/13 Judson Memorial Church New York, NY
10/18/13 Fontana’s New York, NY
10/19/13 Pianos New York, NY

Read More The Colourist Well, looks like The Colourist is officially releasing their debut single, "Little Games", backed with a Magic Man remix their hit song "Yes Yes". Hear the remix song .…

MAGIC MAN
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Coming off from touring with Walk the Moon, Boston band Magic Man plays three shows for this year’s CMJ Music Marathon: October 17 at Bowery Ballroom and Santos Party House, and October 18 at Spike Hill in Brooklyn.

Their September released You Are Here EP’s single, “Every Day,” has over 45,000 plays on Soundcloud already. Their talent has not gone unnoticed for not long ago, they were recruited by Ellie Goulding to remix her single, “Burn.”

Catch Magic Man on tour with Sir Sly later this month.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

10/17/13 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
10/17/13 Santos Party House New York, NY
10/18/13 Spike Hill (CMJ) Brooklyn, NY
10/23/13 Brighton Music Hall Allston, MA
10/24/13 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
10/25/13 Fete Lounge Providence, RI
10/27/13 Boot & Saddle Philadelphia, PA
10/28/13 Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, D.C.
10/30/13 The Earl Atlanta, GA
11/01/13 Lola’s Fort Worth, TX
11/02/13 Holy Mountain Austin, TX

LE TROUBLE
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Le Trouble plays three shows for CMJ Music Marathon this year: Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 and The Delancey on October 18, and Living Room October 19.

Listeners will have no trouble getting up and moving to Canadian band Le Trouble. If their soon-to-be released debut EP, Reality Strikes, is any indication of how their live shows are, audiences will definitely be bopping around. Check out their single, “Real Talk (Part 2)” and on tour.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

10/15/13 The Garrison Toronto, Canada
10/18/13 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY
10/18/13 The Delancey New York, NY
10/19/13 Living Room New York, NY
10/26/13 The Seahorse Tavern Halifax, Canada
11/07/13 Bar Le Cha Cha Ste Thérèse, Canada

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Ghosts VI

Read more Ghosts, Ghosts II, Ghosts III, Ghosts IV, and Ghosts V.

Read More Roadkill Ghost Choir Roadkill Ghost Choir just kicked off their tour with Band of Horses last night, April 8th in Denver. The Florida-based sextet is currently on tour in support of their debut EP Quiet Light. … The Whigs Anyway, the Whigs played a few tracks from their 2012 album, Enjoy The Company ("Staying Alive ", "Rock and Roll Forever", "Summer Heat "), and I felt the majority of their set is from their popular Mission Control album …

ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR
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Folk rockers Roadkill Ghost Choir are taking their wagon across the US of A. Hailing from Deland, Florida this band got a great Americana sound of Fleet Foxes meets Wilco. Three of the band members are brothers; gotta love the classic family band! I love their EP Quiet Life, which you can currently stream on Spotify! Awesome touring partners consists of the Whigs and The Eastern Sea, plus more for the long road trip. You have to check em out y'all!

Roadkill Ghost Choir will be playing at a brand new venue in New Orleans called Gasa Gasa. The Grand opening was last night July 20th! Another cool chill venue with local oil canvas art work.

07.24 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
07.25 Scottsdale, AZ Pub Rock
07.26 Flagstaff, AZ Green Room
07.27 St. George, UT Jazzy's Rock & Roll
07.29 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
07.30 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace
08.01 Dallas, TX TBA *
08.02 Austin, TX The Parish *
08.03 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds *
08.05 New Orleans, LA Gasa Gasa *
08.06 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen *
08.07 Tampa, FL Crowbar * ^
08.08 Orlando, FL Will's Pub * ^
08.09 Atlanta, GA The Earl *
08.23 West Chester, PA Brandywine
08.25 Chicago, IL Logan Square ! #
08.27 Iowa City, IA The Mill #
08.28 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry #?
08.29 Champaign, IL Mike N Molly's #
08.31 Indianapolis, IN WARMfest
09.04 Tallahassee, FL Club Down Under
09.05 Gainesville, FL High Dive
10.06 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
10.13 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
10.17 Ozark, AZ Mulberry Mountain Harvest
10.18 Ozark, AZ Mulberry Mountain Harvest

Easter Island ^, The Eastern Sea *, T. Hardy Morris %, The Lonely Wild #, The White Buffalo ?, The Whigs !

Read More Shoegazing Although "shoegazing" emerged from the UK in the late 80s, it wasn't until the early 90s, that the name really kicked into popularity because the UK music press (NME and Melody Maker) were using it. …

WHIRR
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Heavy distortion rockers Whirr are making the rounds around the States. Literally in every city. They'll be making a stop in a really rad Art Gallery called The Big Top (3 Ring Circus) right of St. Charles.

I loved their third record Distressor last year, and they just released a mini LP called Around (out July 19th on Graveface Records), which is why they kicking off their tour next week, starting July 30th.

I strongly recommend seeing this band for fans of Sigur Ros, Caspian, and Raveonettes, or for anyone who likes unreal instrumentation mixed with droning vocals.

Tour dates below:

07.30 - San Diego, CA @ The Void
07.31 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Underground
08.01 - Midland, TX @ Pinebox
08.02 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
08.03 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
08.04 - New Orleans, LA @ Big Top
08.06 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar *
08.07 - Jacksonville, FL @ Atticus Bar *
08.08 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn *
08.09 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor *
08.10 - Philadelphia, PA @ AKA Records
08.10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie *
08.11 - Washington, DC @ DC9 *
08.13 - New York City, NY @ Saint Vitus *
08.14 - New Haven, CT @ Lipgloss Crisis *
08.15 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott *
08.16 - Montreal, QC @ Casa *
08.17 - Toronto, ON @ Silver Dollar *
08.18 - Cleveland, OH @ Weapons of Mass Creation *
08.20 - Detroit, MI @ Garden Bowl *
08.21 - Chicago, IL @ Quenchers *
08.23 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre *
08.24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Shred Shed *
08.26 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project *
08.27 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar *

* with Nothing

Read More Manic Street Preachers I’ve always had mixed feelings about the Manic Street Preachers; once a four-piece but in recent years, after the disappearance of their guitarist Richey Edwards in 1995, now a three-piece hailing from South Wales. I used to think they were too…

GHOST WAVE
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Flying Nun Records will be releasing Ghost Wave's debut full-length, Ages, on August 27th in the U.S. This is the first new release since New Zealand's Flying Nun Records announced their partnership with Captured Tracks for American distribution.

Expect the NZ band to tour America in support of Ages, possibly after their CMJ 2013 appearance? In the meantime, the band is sitting pretty after opening up for the Manic Street Preachers in Auckland!

Ages Track Listing:

1. Horsemouth
2. I Don't Mind
3. Country Rider
4. Arkestra
5. Here She Comes
6. Ages
7. Bootlegs
8. Mountain
9. Teenage Jesus
10. Orb

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