Mancino + Goes Cube
@ Club Europa
(EARFARM‘S SUPER SPOOKY HALLOWEEN SHOW)
98 Mesarole Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Doors at 8
9 - Mancino
10 - Hopewell
11 - Goes Cube
12 - Giraffes
with DJ sets from DJ Colleen Crumbcake
+ a costume contest with prizes for best costume!

Friday, October 26th

Screaming Females
@ Asterisk (HALLOWEEN PARTY) / 9pm
258 Johnson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Project Jenny Project Jan

Saturday, October 27th

Morning Theft
@ The Delancey (HALLOWEEN PARTY)
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY
w/ Bella Noir, Seasick, Femme Generation, Rock Space Opera. DJ Nora K (i rock i roll) spins between bands and afterwards. Prizes for best costumes!”

Ready yet for some post-CMJ show action? Well, you have some pretty good options on Thursday night.
Thursday, October 25th

The Art Of Shooting
@ Club Europa / 8pm
98 Meserole Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Saxon Shore, My Best Fiend, Epstein

The Muggabears
@ Mercury Lounge / 8pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
w/Film School, Land of Talk, Small Sins

Man In Gray
@ Union Pool [...]

Okay, now that CMJ is good and over, let’s take a look back at a few highlights.
Of course, Saturday night was the StereoactiveNYC/Hot Rocks Party Official CMJ Showcase, co-sponsored by DigitalFreedom.org. In case you missed our wrap-ups, here they are:
PART ONE: Chop Shop, The Secret Life Of Sofia, Gold Streets
PART TWO: Mancino, Man In Gray, [...]

Saturday night was a big night for us. It was the first time we’d ever presented a showcase as part of the CMJ Music Marathon. And with nine bands playing from 6pm to 3am, we knew it was going to be a monster of a night. In the end, we’re hard pressed to think of [...]

The Digital Freedom Campaign is a coalition that promotes consumer rights in the digital age. Here is some information from the group’s website:
Innovative technologies from Sling media, XM Radio and Google are under attack. A handful of big content interests are behind a wave of lawsuits and legislation designed to restrict CE products and consumers’ [...]

From Ear Farm:
The Vandelles certainly do have a touch of whatever inspired Man or Astroman?, but their sound hits closer to The Jesus and Mary Chain than it does Happy Mondays. Certainly they have a roaring surf vibe that they then combine with a JAMC/MBV tidal wave of sound approach. As well, they wear their [...]

From Cincinnati CityBeat:
Kind of like Indie sensations The National — who were born and bred in Cincinnati but high-tailed to New York to get their band going — UP THE EMPIRE has its roots in Louisville but now calls Brooklyn home. Originally known as Kilowatthours, the band signed with the Temporary Residence label and released [...]