For those of you not in the college radio loop, CMJ is both a magazine - the College Music Journal, basically the Billboard of College radio - and a spectacular music festival which wrapped up in NYC this weekend. Amongst the many, many artists and labels and promoters and stations in attendance were a few stand-outs:
MyNameIsJohnMichael
MyNameIsJohnMichael
Anyone who can play folk rock over a swing beat and incorporate an accordian without sounding like the musical equivalent of a bowtie (for clarification, see Professor Hamlin), deserves nothing but love. Check out their songs Character Piece and Elders.
www.myspace.com/mynameisjohnmichael
Friendly Fires
These guys provide the music festival's requisite electro pop (allegedly with punk influences...) with punchy beats and a decidely dancefloor-friendly sound. Give Skeleton Boy and Paris a listen.
www.myspace.com/friendlyfires
Still Life Still
Quite simply, if your slow mornings don't yet have a soundtrack, look no further than Still Life Still. If they already have a soundtrack, add Kid and Pastel to it.
www.myspace.com/stilllifestill
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