A Record Setting Friday? (With Bookends)

Friday April 11 has to be one of the most packed non-festival days in NYC recent rock history. And it is bookended by some pretty impressive shows on either side of it.

Tonight, Thursday, April 10:

Gnarls Barkley @ Highline Ballroom

M.O.T.O. @ Knitting Factory

David Dondero & The Entire State of Florida @ Knitting Factory

Friday, April 11:

The Dirtbombs; Kelley Stoltz; Care Bears on Fire @ Bowery Ballroom

Pissed Jeans @ Knitting Factory

Nada Surf @ Terminal 5

The Sadies @ Luna Lounge

The Nouvelas @ Maxwell's

Man Man; Yeasayer @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple

David Dondero & The Entire State of Florida @ Union Hall

Ambulance Ltd @ Mercury Lounge

NYC Smoke @ Lucky Cat

Disco Biscuits @ Nokia Theater

Saturday, April 12:

Hot Chip @ Terminal 5

The Giraffes; Wormburner @ Mercury Lounge

Disco Biscuits @ Nokia Theater

CMJ 2007 Schedule

Tue 10/16:

Voxtrot (later); Dean & Brita; Most Serene Republic @ Bowery Ballroom

Voxtrot (earlier) @ Other Music

Looker @ Pianos

Wormburner @Midway

Teenage Prayers @ Arlene's Grocery

Dean Deacon @ Silent Barn

NYC Smoke @ Fat Baby

Bella Noir @ The Delancey

Brad @ Highline Ballroom

Tigers & Monkeys @ Luna Lounge

St Vincent @ Other Music

Wed 10/17:

Vampire Weekend (early) @ Cake Shop

Mates of State @ Avalon

Xiu Xiu @ Blender Theater at Gramercy

Nikki Corvette; Black Tie Revue @ Southpaw

Eskimo Joe; Robbers on High Street; Eagle Seagull @ Mercury Lounge

Deerhunter; Dan Deacon @ Bowery Ballroom

The Giraffes @ Crash Mansion

Serj Tankian; The Nightwatchman @ Fillmore at Irving Plaza

Sam Champion @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Imperial Teen @ Maxwell's

Excellent @ Europa

Teams Robespierre @ Knitting Factory Tap Bar

Division Day; Arizona @ Canal Room

Barcelona @ Arlene's Grocery

Via Audio @ Lion's Den

Dayna Kurts; Adam Levy @ Banjo Jim's

Thu 10/18:

The Dirbombs; Jay Reatard; The Intelligence; Miss Alex White; Cheap Time; Turbo Fruits @ Mercury Lounge

British Sea Power; Pela; 1990's; Tiny Masters of Today @ Bowery Ballroom

Spoon; 1990's (later) @ Blender Theater at Gramercy

And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead @ Highline Ballroom

Division Day; 1900's @ Union Hall

Action Painters @ Europa

Vampire Weekend (early) @ Other Music

Palomar @ Arlene's Grocery

Meat Puppets @ Maxwell's

M.I.A. @ Terminal 5

The Giraffes; Beat the Devil @ The Delancey

St. Vincent @ Knitting Factory

UKLE; Holy Fuck; Walter Meego @ Webster Hall

Catfish Haven; Eagle Seagull @ Puck Building Day Stage

Imperial Teen; Catfish Haven @ Southpaw

Mates of State @ The Annex

Pterodactyl @ Cake Shop

Fri 10/19:

Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Roseland Ballroom

The Dirtbombs; The Intelligence; Turbo Fruits @ Southpaw

The Spinto Band; Sons & Daughters; The Maccabees; Sahara Hotnights; 1900's @ Bowery Ballroom

Coheed & Cambria @ Highline Ballroom

Jay Reatard; Miss Alex White @ Galapagos

M.I.A. @ Terminal 5

Spank Rock; Noisettes @ Fillmore at Irving Plaza

Mates of State @ Joe's Pub

The Insomniacs; The Nouvellas @ Magnetic Field

O'Death; The Black Hollies; Takka Takka @Union Pool

The Maccabees (later) @ Blender Theater at Gramercy

Catfish Haven @ Arlene's Grocery

Capital Years @ Pianos

Japanther @ Kntting Factory

Bowerbirds @ Puck Building Day Stage

Sat 10/20:

The Dirtbombs; Jay Reatard @ Maxwell's

Spoon; The Ponys @ Roseland Ballroom

Band of Horses; The Brunettes @ Bowery Ballroom

Justice @ Terminal 5

The Hard Lessons @ Magnetic Field

Great Northern @ Pianos

The Contrast @ Arlene's Grocery

Matt & Kim; Art Goblins (Brut) @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Coheed & Cambria @ Blender Theater @ Gramercy

Eli Paperboy Reed @ Crash Mansion

Tigercity; Harlem Shakes; Georgie James @ Mercury Lounge

Arizona @ Galapagos

Via Audio @ Ace of Clubs

Artist of the Week: Bands of CMJ; AKA The Attempted Sonic Parthenon CMJ Itinerary

Killing two birds with one stone, this weeks' artists of note are the bands to be seen, or to try to be seen, for the CMJ Music Marathon. Some of these shows overlap so there won't be reviews of some of these bands but it is heartily recommended that if you don't see one, see the other.

Tuesday, October 16

Teenage Prayers @ Arlene's Grocery
These New Yorkers got short shrift when they opened for the Hold Steady at Prospect Park now is the time to make it right.

Wormburner @ Midway
Fun local guys that know how to party. This time, we're seein' 'em sober!

Sam Champion & Looker @ Pianos
How much can a band capitalize on the name of a weatherman? Find out. And before that, see New York's best pop-punk band.

Wednesday, October 17

Nikki Corvette and the Stingrays & Black Tie Revue @ Southpaw
A hot rockin' gal and Pittsburgh's best and brightest all on one bill. The latter have a pop-punk record but they are pure good time garage live.

Thursday, October 18

The Dirtbombs, Jay Reatard, The Intelligence, Miss Alex White, Cheap Time, & Turbo Fruits @ Mercury Lounge
Two bands from Nashville, one from Memphis, one from Seattle, one from Chicago, and the headliners from...what's that city? I forget. But they're good. And half of this bill is practically guranteed good and the rest are looking good. Maybe the bill of the festival.

Action Painters @ Europa
A great New York band. Utterly great.

Friday, October 19

Sahara Hotnights & The 1900's @ Bowery Ballroom
The Sahara Hotnights won't go away and they prove it by flying over from Sweden just to play this one set. We may have to check them out just because. The 1900's are a cute little pop band from Chicago. 2008 may be Chicago's year, and if it is, this band will play a big part in it.

The Nouvellas @ Magnetic Field
Dansettes 2.0 take off on Atlantic Ave.

The Dirtbombs @ Southpaw
The Dirtbombs for the nightcap.

Saturday, October 20

The Hard Lessons @ Magnetic Field
Get the last night of CMJ off to a rockin' start with these kids. But don't wear yourself out just yet...

The Dirtbombs @ Maxwell's
The SP house band, and this year's CMJ house band it seems, end the fest with their traditional hour-plus party in Hoboken.