BMI Brings CMJ Showcase to Brooklyn 10/20

U.S. performing right organization Broadcast Music, Inc (BMI) has announced the performers at the BMI-sponsored CMJ Music Marathon Festival showcase, to be held on Wednesday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. A diverse line-up of talent will hit the stage at Bar Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY), continuing CMJ's 30-year history of celebrating new music first. Entry is free for CMJ badge holders. The cost for non-registered CMJ attendees is $5; free drinks available from 6-7:00 p.m.

The line-up at the BMI/CMJ showcase will include seven auspicious acts: progressive pop amalgamators Debutants; indie upstarts Lesands; raucous rockers White Belt Yellow Tag; Tennessee natives Heypenny; pop-rock-soul infusers Whale Tooth; experimental rock quintet Vanaprasta; and electro punk alchemists Deluka.

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The schedule for the BMI-sponsored CMJ Marathon Music Festival show is as follows:

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - Bar Matchless

7:00 p.m. - Debutaunts: On their new album, Why Can't We Have Fun, Debutaunts, the Atlanta-based quartet, take the smarts and edge of the underground and drop them in infectious, powerful songs that immediately distinguish the band as one of the few that can marry progressive and pop successfully. With songs like "Who Could Have Lost You" showcasing their inventiveness and "As Long As You Want Me" displaying their modernity, Debutaunts are dedicated to providing slinky, pop, rock offerings.
( http://www.debutaunts.com/)

7:45 p.m. - Lesands: Lesands are a four-piece indie pop band from North County San Diego, CA whose debut songs have stirred up excitement online with press and music fans worldwide. Early support has come from KCRW, Illegal Tender Magazine, Future Sounds, The New Review, DRM RLL PLS, and many others. http://www.myspace.com/lesands

8:30 p.m. - White Belt Yellow Tag: Justin Lockey, Craig Pilbin and recently added multi-instrumentalist Tom Bellamy make up the DIY-minded band White Belt Yellow Tag. Don't be misled by the DIY reference, as the band's sound is pure, booming pop, and big, anthem-laden opuses. After garnering critical acclaim separately, Lockey and Pilbin joined forces to create Methods, their debut album, which flaunts their musical adventurousness.

9:15 p.m. - Heypenny: This four-piece band is known to dress in tailor-made, Neapolitan-colored marching-band uniforms and has earned fans while playing songs from their Use These Spoons EP at festivals such as SXSW, Bonnaroo and, most recently, the Florida Music Festival. Their DIY aesthetic makes them something wholly unique. Heypenny is gearing up to release their new project, which was recorded in Nashville at the legendary House of David Studios on Music Row. www.myspace.com/heypenny

10:00 p.m. - Whale Tooth: For a band whose name comes from an odd family heirloom, and whose sound can only be described as genuinely unabashed dance-floor rock, Whale Tooth defy nostalgia yet simultaneously remind listeners of another era in music. With the release of their five-song EP behind them and a debut full-length in the works, music enthusiasts should prepare for heart palpitating, indie-rock music guaranteed to get your blood flowing. ( www.myspace.com/whaletooth)

10:45 p.m. - Vanaprasta: Formed in December 2008, LA-reared experimental rock quintet Vanaprasta has already generated a swift buzz through their blood-stirring live act and critically acclaimed debut Forming the Shapes EP. The band has earned an LA Times Top Pick, and examiner.com designated their forthcoming LP Healthy Geometry as one of the most anticipated albums of 2010. Vanaprasta's live shows and recorded tracks feature aggressive guitar interaction, abrupt shifts in tempo and time signature, driving, unorthodox rhythms, and soaring vocals. ( www.myspace.com/vanaprasta)

11:30 p.m. - Deluka: Deluka are an English electronic, indie band whose sound has been likened to nearly every genre from punk to disco, electro to indie and new wave to no wave. Deluka's fresh new sound is the eclectic evolution of Birmingham's storied pedigree, a perfect storm of fluid electronic beats and hailing rock riffs, pulsating bass and breathtaking vocals. Dazed and Confused proclaims, "World, meet Deluka; we suspect they may soon be your favorite band. Their danceable, hook-packed, attitude-laden sound impacts like a sharp slap in the face." ( www.myspace.com/deluka)

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI) is an American performing right organization that represents more than 475,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 6.5 million works. BMI has represented the most popular and beloved music from around the world for 70 years. The U.S. corporation collects license fees from businesses that use music, which it then distributes as royalties to the musical creators and copyright owners it represents.

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