CMJ '08: Friendy Fires, Little Boots, Amazing Baby Get This Party Started
We can't catch all the hot CMJ show shows on our own, so Stereogum asked Abbey Braden to send in pics and video of notable sets from days one and two. According to this post title, her itinerary favors bands with Adjective Noun names. On Tuesday evening, before our laaaate night shinding, Abbey caught Violens and Amazing Baby at The Annex in the LES, and Lissy Trullie opening for Lykke Li at the V party. The next day A Sunny Day In Glasgow, Motel Motel, and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart were highlights at After The Jump at Knitting Factory. Back in Tribeca, Friendly Fires and Little Boots rocked the GrandLife/Fixed shindig.
VIOLENS
AMAZING BABY
LISSY TRULLIE
A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW
PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
MOTEL MOTEL
FRIENDLY FIRES
LITTLE BOOTS
Here's that FF tune to go:
Friendly Fires - "Jump Into The Pool" (MP3)
The first batch of Amrit's in-depth write-ups (BrooklynVegan party, Gothamist House, Cake Shop, etc.) start tomorrow morning. Feel free to share early discoveries in the comments.
Posted at 8:23 PM by Scott in Concert, MP3, Video
Tags: A Sunny Day In Glasgow | Amazing Baby | CMJ | Friendly Fires | Lissy Trullie | Little Boots | Motel Motel | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart | Violens
violens suck. the douchebag singer squeezed in between me and this hipster girl while i was enjoying grizzly bear in dc. i had no fucking space to move.
douchheeeeeebag.
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y'know there are just a lot of over hyped and sucky bands this year playing cmj
i wish bands like Plants and Animals and The Strugglers were playing, alas alas they are not, CMJ itself is a pretty tawdry affair these days, say no to crappy mediocrity people, say no
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Amazing Baby? Saw them at the Mercury Lounge last Sunday Night. That band was horrible. Don't know why bloggers keep plugging this band. White Denim made mincemeat of them last Sunday. If you were there - you know
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Hell yeah, Lissy Trullie was awesome!
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YES, Amazing Baby hate! Worst band I've ever seen live. I was at that Mercury Lounge show, and my wife and I had to stand outside waiting for White Denim - Amazing Baby were that bad. How bout the backup singers!?
White Denim, on the other hand, might be the most UNDER-hyped band out there now, outside of Gorilla v. Bear. Amazing performance.
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Amazing Baby think they are so cool. They played at our bar, and they acted like they thought they were The Rolling Stones. Self confidence is necessary in their line of work, but it is not advisable to act like dicks, especially when you are offering nothing new.
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Wow there's a lot of haters in here. Amazing Baby was awesome. They performed with great energy. If u can't stand being in a crowded concert hall then u should just stay home. ;)
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Amazing Babies were great live. Not many bands sound good on Annex's crappy sound system, but they sure did.
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why is there only one picture of motel motel? that band is awesome. and why they fuck are you taking pictures of girl's shoes and ripped tights? is this a blog about fashion or about music?
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