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CMJ: Le Trouble at the Crash Avenue Showcase @ the Delancey, New York (10/18/13)

Setlist Read More Le Trouble 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. …

Le Trouble filled the 8:30 (but really 8:45) slot at the Crash Avenue CMJ Showcase Friday night at The Delancey and definitely held their own.

LE TROUBLE

The Montreal band puts on a fun, casual performance, but the star has to be the lead singer. “Is it okay if I come down here and bridge the gap between us?” the singer asked the crowd, pointing out the space between the platform stage and the start of the crowd. Using the microphone cord as a prop, the singer has the moves of Hugh Grant (refer to Grant’s dancing to Pointer Sisters’ “Jump (For My Love)” in Love Actually and proves to be a real showman. Their performance matches well with their songs, which are for the most part pop rock. Their sound is reminiscent of the 90s, yet the vocals differs them from others.

Le Trouble is one of those bands who does not take themselves too seriously on stage and just has fun doing what they do. Though the audience was small and a bit shy, the band seemed unfazed, playing with the light fixtures during songs, joking with the crowd in between songs.

Le Trouble is on tour:

10/26 Halifax Pop Explosion Halifax
11/03 Bistro de Paris Montreal, Can
11/07 Bar Le Cha Cha Ste Thérèse, Can

Le Trouble at The Delancey, New York (10/18/13)

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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. .…

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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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