CMJ

Like the Orwells and Choir of Young Believers, Eternal Summers were one of the bands who played the BrooklynVegan during-CMJ day party at Public Assembly in NYC on Saturday (10/20)...

& Dominick Mastrangelo Like the Orwells, Denmark's Choir of Young Believers were one of the 14 bands who played the BrooklynVegan during-CMJ day party at Public Assembly on Saturday (10/20), and like the Orwells, we have a BV Chicago-exclusive set of pictures from their set...

& Dominick Mastrangelo Chicago's own The Orwells just got back from a trip down to NYC where they were one of the most buzzed about bands this CMJ, a packed noon performance on the Saturday BrooklynVegan day party at Public Assembly included...

In NYC for CMJ, UK-based band Still Corners played a bunch of different shows including our own Thursday (10/20) day party at Knitting Factory, and their label Sub Pop's showcase later that night at the Mercury Lounge...

Denver via Chicago duo (quartet live) Gauntlet Hair visited NYC for CMJ last week, headlining the second stage of our Friday (10/21) day party at Public Assembly...

Polica, the fairly new project of Channy Casselle of Gayngs, made their mark during CMJ at our Saturday day party at Public Assembly. As Andrew Sacher wrote:Channy danced breezily on stage as she belted out her intricate vocals with an on-stage presence ambitious enough to fill arenas, let alone the back room of Public Assembly...

LA group Bleached lead by sisters Jessica and Jennifer Clavin (ex-Mika Miko) will hit Chicago today to play two shows. First up is a FREE, 6PM in-store performance at Reckless Records' Wicker Park location, and then later on they'll play a headlining set at the Crown Tap Room with support from This Is My Fist...

today in Chicago * Parachute, Kate Voegele @ Park West * Health & Beauty, Matthew Shelton @ The Whistler * Dignan, Color Radio, The Soil & the Sun @ Schubas * Evil Alive & Evil Dead 2 @ Lincoln Hall (Free Screening) * Davila 666, The Barreracudas, Swimsuit Addition @ Empty Bottle Check out Wild Flag's new video for "Electric Band" below...