Author name: Peter Matthews

Uh, let's see: Max Fish, free PBR, a full set by bad-ass Brooklyn groovers Chin Chin? Yeah, I'm down.

Day 2 at CMJ starts at Mercury Lounge, where Fujiya & Miyagi and Walter Meego are playing later tonight. For

I'm not sure I fully understand the buzz surrounding 22-year-old Swede Lykke Li, who headlined a sold-out Bowery Bowery Ballroom

The nice thing about having a badge is that once you do get in to Bowery (after waiting on line

Then get your ass down to Bowery Ballroom right now to check out Friendly Fires (St. Albans, UK). Lead singer

I'm a bit early for tonight's show at Bowery Ballroom, so I head for the Indie strip along Ludlow. Cake

Dear CMJ,I know it's cold out. And, I know you were probably out late last night catching the next-big-thing from

The good news: I've been given a press pass for this year's CMJ Music Marathon. The bad news: I won't

The Pile Drivers (David Moore, banjo, Jeff Ratner, bass, Jim, fiddle and mandolin) Garden of Union, Union St. and 4th