El Jezel and The Bosch played at Fat Baby last Thursday as part of a residency for the latter band. Both were in top form. Here are some photos from the show:

The Bosch + El Jezel
@ Fat Baby / 9pm
112 Rivington Street
New York, New York

Family Records has put together a compilation of holiday songs — both classic and original, all newly recorded — by a roster of local artists. Proceeds from sells will be donated to 826NYC, “a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their [...]

It’s El Jezel’s last show of the year, plus they’ll be playing a couple of new songs. Here are the details:

El Jezel
@ Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
New York, NY
w/ Two Seconds To Midnight, AM Preacher

We’re guessing everyone’s CMJ hangovers are finally over because there are a hell of a lot of shows this week worth going to.
Tuesday, November 6th
Via Audio
@ Bowery Ballroom / 7pm
6 Delancey Street
New York, NY
w/ Tally Hall
The Muggabears
@ Death By Audio (TODD P)/ 8pm
49 South 2nd Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Bad Catholics, Ezekiel [...]

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, [...]

In case it hasn’t been obvious, one of the best things about this CMJ showcase we’ve set up for Saturday is that we’ve been able to include a lot of bands we’ve got to know pretty well over the years. And there are probably few bands we know better than El Jezel. When we first [...]

StereoactiveNYC has been booking the bands for the Hot Rocks Party since it first started featuring live music back in March. Now we’re excited to be sponsoring an official showcase at this year’s CMJ Music Marathon featuring many of our very favorite local bands. We’ll have lots more info as the date gets closer, but [...]

Thursday, September 20th
Bling Kong
@ Glasslands / 9pm
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Sex With An Angel, La Strada
A Place To Bury Strangers
@ Mercury Lounge / 10:30pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
w/ Die Romantik, The Most Serene Republic, The Blacks, with DJ sets by Finger on the Pulse
Friday, September 21st
The Most Serene Republic + High Places + She [...]