CMJ 2015 – Day Five Recap

CMJ ’15 closed out on a busy Saturday, October 17th.   Click here for QRO’s recap of Day Four of CMJ 2015   Illegal Mezcal/Peak Organic Brewery/Music From Ireland/Irish...
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CMJ 2015 - Day Five Recap

CMJ ’15 closed out on a busy Saturday, October 17th.

 

 

Illegal Mezcal/Peak Organic Brewery/Music From Ireland/Irish Arts Center showcase @ Rockwood Music Hall, Stage #1

Sleep Thieves, 2:00 PM

Sleep Thieves

Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz

Ireland brought Sleep Thieves to Rockwood Music Hall (QRO venue review).

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CMJ party @ Cake Shop

Cake Shop (QRO venue review) had one final free CMJ day party, with Chocolat, Solids, and Expert Alterations:

 

Expert Alterations, 2:20 PM

Expert Alterations

Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz

 

Solids, 4:30 PM

Solids

Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz

 

Chocolat, 6:10 PM

Chocolat

Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz

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Bowery Presents party @ Pianos (Upstairs)

Bayonne, 4:20 PM

Bayonne

Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz

Bowery Presents had a party at a venue it doesn’t run, Pianos (QRO venue review), with Bayonne.

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Illegal Mezcal/Peak Organic Brewery showcase @ Rockwood Music Hall, Stage #2

Back at Rockwood in the evening were Rocket & The Ghost and Nat Osborn Band:

 

Nat Osborn Band

Nat Osborn Band

Click image for full gallery – Deborah Lowery

 

Rocket & The Ghost

Rocket & The Ghost

Click image for full gallery – Deborah Lowery

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Pancakes & Whiskey showcase @ Pianos (Upstairs)

Meanwhile, upstairs at Pianos was Smoke Season and The Big Moon:

 

The Big Moon

The Big Moon

Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz

 

Smoke Season

Smoke Season

Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz

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CMJ showcase @ Bowery Ballroom

Balthazar

Balthazar

Click image for full gallery – Deborah Lowery

Balthazar was an early act a big final CMJ showcase at Bowery Ballroom (QRO venue review), which later featured Kate Nash (QRO spotlight on).

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Bird Dog Promo showcase @ Pianos

In the regular room at Pianos was the Bird Dog Promo showcase with Palehound and The Lemon Twigs:

 

The Lemon Twigs

The Lemon Twigs

Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz

 

Palehound

Palehound

Click image for full gallery – Derek Klevitz

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Other notes:

-Yes, your correspondent was too hungover from FADER Fort the night before to make it out on the final day of CMJ…

 

Unfortunately missed:

-ARMS (QRO album review) @ Fulton Stall Market

-Entire FADER Fort line-up: Baauer, YG (QRO photos at a festival), Kranium, Dilly Dally, Porches. (QRO photos at CMJ), Allan Kingdom, Oscar & Bosco @ Converse Rubber Tracks

-Villagers (QRO live review) @ (le) Poisson Rouge (QRO venue review)

-PRhyme @ House of Vans (QRO venue review)

-MiniBoone (QRO live review) @ Grand Victory

-Kate Nash @ Bowery Ballroom

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