The CMJ Music Marathon Takes Over Spike Hill

By: Sep. 30, 2010
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Spike Hill will be home to a staggering 74 performances over the course of five days as part of the CMJ Music Marathon. Artists and bands from around New York City (Hooray For Earth, Milagres, Chappo) and the country (Pretty & Nice, Unicycle Loves You, Bad Cop) will descend upon the Williamsburg venue to be part of the festival, which is one of the world's most important platforms for the discovery of new music. With showcases being presented by Everything Independent Entertainment and Superglorious and Spike Hill (October 19th), Jonny Leather and New York Press (October 20th), Goodnight Records and RethinkPopMusic (October 21st), SippyCupEverything and Beyond Race Magazine (October 22nd) and The Deli Magazine (October 23rd), an amazingly eclectic array of bands will take the Spike Hill stage throughout the five days.

The something-for-everyone annual festival includes bands as diverse as The Yes Way (indie rock), Ava Luna (soul), Tayisha Busay (electronica), Le VICE (hip-hop) and Motel Motel (Americana). A full schedule of CMJ Music Marathon shows at Spike Hill follows:

Tuesday, October 19th

Everything Independent Entertainment Showcase (FREE)
1:00 PM-Tamar Haviv http://www.myspace.com/tamarhaviv
1:35 PM-Laurence & Leigh
2:10 PM-Will Stratton http://www.myspace.com/willstratton
3:00 PM-Mama Bear http://www.myspace.com/ohmamabear
4:00 PM-The Life & Times Of...http://www.myspace.com/thelifeandtimesofband
5:00 PM-The Travelling Band

Super Glorious and Spike Hill Showcase ($6 Cover)
7:00 PM-Blip Blip Bleep http://www.myspace.com/blipblipbleep
7:45 PM-Me You Us Them http://www.myspace.com/myutnyc
8:30 PM-Gold Streets http://www.myspace.com/goldstreets
9:15 PM-Ava Luna http://www.myspace.com/avalunaband
10:00 PM-Red Wire Black Wire http://www.myspace.com/redwireblackwire
10:45 PM-Asa Ransom http://www.myspace.com/asaransom
11:30 PM-Xylos http://www.myspace.com/xylos
12:15 AM-Pocketknife http://www.myspace.com/flagrantwhittler

Wednesday, October 20th

Jonny Leather and New York Press Showcase ($6 Cover)
7:00 PM-Caveman http://www.myspace.com/thiscaveman
8:00 PM-Milagres http://www.myspace.com/milagresmusic
9:00 PM-Unicycle Loves You http://www.myspace.com/unicycle
10:00 PM-La Strada http://www.myspace.com/lastradanyc
11:00 PM-Hooray for Earth http://www.myspace.com/hooray4earth

Thursday, October 21st

Goodnight Records Showcase (FREE)
1:30 PM-Life Size Maps http://www.myspace.com/lifesizemaps
2:15 PM-Vagina Panthers http://www.myspace.com/vaginapanther
3:00 PM-Muy Cansado http://www.myspace.com/muycansado
3:45 PM-Los Doggies http://www.myspace.com/losdoggiesmusic
4:30 PM-The Shake http://www.myspace.com/theshakeband

RethinkPopMusic Showcase (FREE)
6:00 PM-Waking Lights http://www.myspace.com/wakinglights
6:45 PM-TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb http://www.myspace.com/kongandthebomb
7:30 PM-The Front Bottoms http://www.myspace.com/thefrontbottomsmusic
8:15 PM-My Other Friend http://www.myspace.com/myotherfriend
9:00 PM-Ambassadors http://www.myspace.com/ambassadorsband
9:45 PM-Bottle Up & Go http://www.myspace.com/bottleupandgoband
10:30 PM-The Yes Way http://www.myspace.com/theyesway
11:15 PM-Motel Motel http://www.myspace.com/motelmotel
12:00 AM-Not Blood, Paint http://www.myspace.com/notbloodpaint
12:45 AM-Shapes http://www.myspace.com/theshapesband

Friday, October 22nd

SippyCupEverything Showcase (FREE)
1:00 PM-Little Racer http://www.myspace.com/littleracerband
1:50 PM-The Big Big Bucks http://www.myspace.com/thebigbigbucks
2:40 PM-Young Adults http://www.myspace.com/youngadultsband
3:30 PM-Ringo Deathstarr http://www.myspace.com/ringodeathstarr
4:20 PM-Young Mammals http://youngmammals.bandcamp.com/
5:10 PM-Pretty & Nice http://www.myspace.com/prettyandnice

Beyond Race Magazine Showcase ($5 Cover)
7:00 PM-John Shannon http://www.myspace.com/johnshannonmusic
7:45 PM-Game Rebellion http://www.myspace.com/gamerebellion
8:30 PM-Planet Ubiquity http://www.myspace.com/theplanetu
9:15 PM-Pillow Theory http://www.myspace.com/pillowtheory
10:00 PM-Alyson
10:45 PM-I Love
11:30 PM-Fake Problems http://www.myspace.com/fakeproblems
12:15 AM-Coyote Eyes http://www.myspace.com/coyoteeyesnyc
1:00 AM-The Vanguard http://www.myspace.com/thevanguardatmyspace

Saturday, October 23rd

The Deli Showcase (12:00-6:00 PM-FREE; 6:30 PM-Closing $6 Cover)
12:00 PM-Dead Leaf Echo http://www.myspace.com/deadleafecho
12:45 PM-Teletextile http://www.myspace.com/teletextile
1:30 PM-Diehard http://www.myspace.com/diehardnyc
2:15 PM-I'm Turning Into http://www.myspace.com/imturninginto
3:00 PM-Fan-Tan http://www.myspace.com/fantanmusic
3:45 PM-Appomattox http://www.myspace.com/electricticklemachine
4:30 PM-The Press http://www.myspace.com/thepress
5:15 PM-A Million Years http://www.myspace.com/amillionyearsmusic
6:30 PM-Univox http://www.myspace.com/univoxmusic
7:15 PM-Shark? http://www.myspace.com/sharkquestionmark
8:00 PM-Bad Cop http://www.myspace.com/badcopnashville
8:45 PM-Adult Themes http://www.myspace.com/adultthemesband
9:30 PM-Electric Tickle Machine http://www.myspace.com/electricticklemachine
10:15 PM-MiniBoone http://www.myspace.com/minibooneband
11:00 PM-Chappo http://www.myspace.com/chappomusicnyc
11:45 PM-Bronze http://www.myspace.com/bronzemusic
12:30 AM-ArpLine http://www.myspace.com/arpline
1:15 AM-Tayisha Busay http://www.myspace.com/tayishabusay
2:00 AM-Le VICE http://www.myspace.com/officiallevice

For more information on this year's CMJ Music Marathon, please visit http://cmj2010.com/.

Spike Hill - 184 and 186 Bedford Avenue and North 7th Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
(718) 218-9737- www.spikehill.com



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