Flavorpill CMJ Guide 2010: What’s Worth Your Time

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More than 1,000 bands are playing the CMJ Music Marathon this year in NYC, at hundreds of shows from October 19-23. We love the variety, but it can be more than a little overwhelming trying to suss the massive schedule and figure out which bands to catch, and when. That’s where we come in. From the many, we present the select few showcases and artists that we are super stoked for this year.

It goes without saying that the most awesome show will be our own: On Saturday during the day, we (with help from Pop Mondial) host Lower Dens with Braids and Gold Panda and (here’s where we really set ourselves apart) the lovely, practically naked ladies of Storybook Burlesque. Buy an advance ticket to be entered in our raffle (win a gift-bag including vinyl from Ghostly, Antony and the Johnson’s Swanlights book and CD, tickets to Storybook Burlesque’s Bible reenactment on Coney Island, and tons more), and then get ready to enter the following into your iCals.

Oh yeah, AND we’re giving away a buttload (official terminology: 16) of full-festival passes over Twitter this week leading up to CMJ. Make sure you’re following @flavorpill_nyc and @flavorpill_bk for your chance to win!

Tuesday, 10/19

Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo 8pm @ Brooklyn Bowl

Boy Crisis w/ Golden Filter 8:30pm @ Highline Ballroom

Iamsound Showcase feat. Salem w/ Superhumanoids, Kisses & Restless People 9pm @ Santos Party House

Learn about Salem in our witch house primer.

Ghetto Metal presents Ninjasonik 9pm @ SOB’s

Greg Dulli w/ Craig Wedren 9:30pm @ Bowery Ballroom

See where other ’90s grunge bands ended up in our Where Are They Now? post.

The Great Escape presents Das Racist w/ Franz Nicolay 10:30pm @ Pianos

Read Das Racist’s defense of hip-hop.

Class Actress w/ Casxio 11:30pm @ Cameo

Duck Down vs. Blacksmith Showcase feat. Jean Grae w/ 9th Wonder & Buckshot, Pharoahe Monch & Pete Rock 11:30pm @ Le Poisson Rouge

Check out Jean Grae’s Memorial Day Mixtape. It still rocks!

SoKo Midnight @ Hiro Ballroom

Wednesday, 10/20

Wavves

New York Press presents Unicycle Loves You w/ Caveman 7pm @ Spike Hill

**Nicky Digital presents Zowie w/ the Suzan, GRVRBBRS & BRAHMS 8pm @ Ella

Listen to BRAHMS on Flavorpill Mixtape Vol XXXI.

Quality Control presents Jah C 8pm @ Southpaw

BMI presents White Belt Yellow Tag w/ Lesands 8pm @ Matchless

Phoenix w/ Dirty Projectors & Wavves 8pm @ Madison Square Garden

Read a review of Wavves’ live show.

The Deli presents Bear Hands w/ BRAHMS, Keepaway & Oberhofer 8:30pm @ Brooklyn Bowl

Listen to Bear Hands on Flavorpill Mixtape Vol IX.

MiniBoone 9pm @ National Underground

Watch a MiniBoone music video on Flavorpill Fix.

Music Dealers presents Hey Champ 10pm @ Knitting Factory

Listen to Hey Champ on Flavorpill Mixtape Vol XXIV.

DFA presents Holy Ghost Midnight @ Bowery Ballroom

Listen to Holy Ghost on Flavorpill Mixtape Vol XIV.

Underwater Peoples/Chapter present Andrew Cedermark w/ La Big Vic Midnight @ Glasslands

I Guess I’m Floating/Lefse present How To Dress Well 1:45am @ The Delancey

Watch a video by How To Dress Well.

Thursday, 10/21

Screaming Females

Carpark presents Deakin (Animal Collective) w/ Ear Pwr, Prince Rama & Dent May 8pm @ Cake Shop

Get a taste of Ear Pwr in our What We’ve Been Listening To roundup.

Audible Treats presents Black Sheep w/ Notlz, Diamond District, Big Pooh & Chip-Fu 7:30pm @ Sullivan Hall

John Vanderslice w/ Extra Lens 8pm @ Mercury Lounge

Read our exclusive interview with John Vanderslice.

Kristen Schaal and Friends 8pm @ Skirball Center

Schaal was one of our 10 Comedians You Should Follow on Twitter.

Eisley w/ Christie Dupree 8pm @ Gramercy Theatre

Green Room presents Neutral Uke Hotel 9pm @ Cameo

Learn about Neutral Uke Hotel (songs from In the Aeroplane over the Sea on ukulele).

Moodswing 360 presents Neon Hitch 9:30pm @ Santos Party House (downstairs)

Brooklyn Vegan presents Screaming Females w/ the Blow 9:30pm @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

See a live performance by Screaming Females on Flavorpill Fix.

Radical Dads 10pm @ Union Hall

Frank 151 presents Rocky Business w/ Christian Rich & GZA 10:30pm @ Le Poisson Rouge

Calibro 35 11pm @ Nublu

Music from Ireland presents Autumn Owls 12:30am @ Bowery Poetry Club

Yep Rock presents Jukebox the Ghost 12:40am @ Bowery Electric

Jukebox the Ghost released one of our most-anticipated albums of September.

Friday, 10/22

Dean & Britta

Dean & Britta’s 13 Most Beautiful 8pm @ Skirball Center

Learn more about Dean & Britta’s 13 Most Beautiful project from the Daily Dose

Last Friday presents Tamaryn w/ Frankie Rose & the Outs 9pm @ Coco66

Bust Magazine Showcase feat. Big Freedia w/ Javelin & DJ Rusty Lazer 9:30pm @ Southpaw

Windish presents Shy Child w/ Lower Dens, Dominique Unique Young & Designer Drugs… 10pm @ The Studio at Webster Hall

Chain Gang of 1974 10:30pm @ Cameo

Ghostface Killah 10:30pm @ BB King’s

NUE presents Shinobi Ninja 10:30pm @ Sullivan Hall

Smoke Fairies 10:45pm @ The Living Room

Paradigm presents Nada Surf w/ Francis and the Lights & Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr 11pm @ Mercury Lounge

Check out Francis and the Lights on Flavorpill Mixtape Vol XXVIII.

Nicodemus presents Pomegranates w/ +/- 11pm @ Rock Shop

High Road presents Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500 Midnight @ Bowery Ballroom

Oya & FILTER present Oh Land w/ Snowden Midnight @ Public Assembly

For a preview of Oh Land, check out Flavorpill Mixtape Vol. XXXVIII.

Forcefield presents the So So Glos w/ Violens 11pm @ Pianos

Saturday, 10/23

Gold Panda

**Flavorpill & Pop Mondial present Lower Dens w/ Braids, Gold Panda & Storybook Burlesque 2-7pm @ Southpaw

I Rock I Roll & NachosNY present Philadelphia Grand Jury w/ Red Wire Black Wire & more 12-5pm @ The Delancey

Windish Agency presents School of Seven Bells w/ Cults, Big Freedia, Bikini & Asobi Seksu 7pm @ Santos Party House

Learn about Big Freedia in our sissy bounce primer.

BBG/BV Metal presents Inter Ama 8pm @ Union Pool

The Tony Castles w/ Oberhofer 8pm @ Cameo

VFW presents Neon Indian 8pm @ Bowery Ballroom

Read the Unabridged Tale of Neon Indian.

UNKLE 8:45pm @ Webster Hall

Learn more about UNKLE in the Daily Dose.

NME presents the Knocks w/ Marnie Stern and Cerebral Ballzy 9pm @ The Delancey

Check out Cerebral Ballzy in Episode 4 of Flavorpill Fix.

**FIXED presents Making Time w/ Holy Ghost!, Matthew Dear, Crocodiles, Javelin, Jamaica & Kisses 9pm @ Public Assembly

BigPicture Media presents Cubic Zirconia 10pm @ 8 Bond Street

Panache presents Ty Segall w/ AIDS Wolf Midnight @ Knitting Factory

**denotes unofficial showcase