Hi all! A week later and the dust has finally settled on a crazy/productive CMJ experience. Some band discoveries for me worth mentioning this year were Multimagic, Wild Sun, and Brother Valiant. Def go check them out. Here’s one of my favorite shots from seeing Multimagic at Arlene’s Grocery.
I also went to a couple networking events, including one on the roof of The Delancey that gave us free beer (and one of my favorite shots I think I’ve ever taken).
There were a lot of great new acts I was introduced to over the week, but my favorite show (that I wasn’t working) was getting to see The So So Glos at Baby’s All Right for the BrooklynVegan party on Saturday.
With all the running around I did last week, the highlight was documenting a showcase by my friend from TJO Presents at Our Wicked Lady in Brooklyn.
Besides having a sick lineup of bands (which I’ll get to in a moment) there were also drink specials for Coney Island beer!
*check out those great options ^
Everyone seemed to enjoy the delicious brews, both audience and bands alike flocked to get a taste.
*thanks to Jon Good of Out of System Transfer for the photo opportunity
Beverages in hand, it’s time to start the show. Like I said, I really enjoyed this lineup and had a lot of fun photographing everyone. First up was Dreams of June.
Next up, my buddies from Out of System Transfer, one of which has already been featured with tasty beer in hand.
Moving right along to Bree and the Whatevers, which I also took video that can be viewed on my YouTube page.
Slim Wray (who you can see again on Wednesday as part of Grundle Thunder‘s EP release)
Jamie Register & the Damn Thang:
And finally, we closed out the night with Bushwick Hotel:
Overall the night was a lot of fun with a solid lineup and equally awesome crowd. Congrats to TJO Presents for putting on such a great show. Thanks to Coney Island for the beer specials and everyone who showed up and rocked out with us. Thus ends my CMJ coverage for this year. Until next time, folks!