The annual CMJ Music Marathon will take over New York City for five splendidly exhausting days next week beginning on October 16. With over 1,300 performances, this year’s lineup is an ideal mesh of well-known (OFF!, The Mountain Goats, Kimbra) and unexplored (Blue Hawaii, Cosmonauts, Mac DeMarco) artists. Check out the full schedule here and a few of our recommended shows below.
Teen Daze
Tuesday October 16
Pianos
Flying Lotus
Tuesday October 16
Le Poisson Rouge
Dum Dum Girls
Wednesday October 17
Glasslands Gallery
DIIV
Thursday October 18
Music Hall of Williamsburg
YACHT
Friday October 19
Terminal 5
Gap Dream
Friday October 19
Public Assembly Backroom
Blue Hawaii
Friday October 19
Arlene’s Grocery
Wild Nothing + Braids
Saturday October 20
The Bowery Ballroom