CMJ2015 Recap

CMJ week never felt so much fun - it flew by way too fast!!  New York weather cooperated like never before, the new CMJ homebase, Dream Hotel, was chick and welcoming (though I miss badly the charm of the NYC facilities and the view onto the Washington Square Park) and there was absolutely no shortage of fun people and awesome bands!
Tuesday, October 13
Knowing the spread of the CMJ venues, I started my CMJ experience with a short commute, just a block from the Dream Hotel, to Highline Ballroom.  Not knowing what to expect, I was absolutely charmed to see the tasteful, beautiful and very musical performance by a female electro-pop duo from Montreal, Canada Milk and Bone.  Their live performance is so much more deep and heartfelt, however, let me share one of their tunes with you anyway...
Wednesday, October 14
Wednesday was a full on college radio day with informative panels and award ceremony for the best and most achieved college radio stations.  I was lucky to catch a short performance by a brilliant Australian band SAFIA as a part of Sounds of Australia afternoon showcase.  So good!!!

Thursday, October 15
Just before my trip to Iceland Airwaves, I was psyched to catch an Icelandic band Mammut @ LPR - meditational and medicinal, but wholly shit with so much drive!! 

I topped off my Thursday with an overwhelming show by Glass Animals @ Terminal 5 - tribal, chanting, jazzy, sing-along, dance-along hip hop tunes... whah? totally amazing!!

Friday, October 16
Friday was a very special day for me of getting ready for the one and only CMJ show - LightMinutes Away Showcase :)  Here are two bands that I really wanted to see, but will have to reserve this pleasure until next time: a Belgian band Balthazar and  a local synth duo from New York (Yeah!) Cardiknox... 
Saturday, October 17
Needless to say, Light-Minutes Away Showcase @ Matchless was one hell of a night! We totally packed the place with more than 120 people coming out and grooving to our very special all Brooklyn-based line up: Carbon Mirage, Satorii, Letters to Nepal, Cassandra Sun and yours truly OLYA! 

SAT/10/17 - Light-Minutes Away Official CMJ 2015 SHOWCASE @ Matchless

Light-Minutes Away is super psyched to be back to CMJ this year! We will also be celebrating our first full year of existence and music curation! YEAH!! Saturday, October 17, doors open at 6:30pm.

Come, join us for our 1ST YEAR BIRTHDAY BASH with some of our favorite bands!

11:00 - Carbon Mirage

10:00 - Satorii

9:00 - OLYA

8:00 - Letters to Nepal

7:15 - Cassandra Sun

7:00 - Lorena Vargas

RSVP on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/692092290925683

CMJ Music Marathon is one of the biggest music festivals in NYC and the country with over 1,400 live performances in more than 80 Manhattan and Brooklyn night clubs and theaters! (www.cmj.com/marathon)

Meanwhile, listen to our compilation playlist of all the bands:

10/23/2014 CMJ SHOW was UNBELIEVABLE w/ Letters to Nepal, Swapma_ZZ, OLYA, Satorii and Carbon Mirage

Letters to Nepal

(photo by www.glamglare.com)

(photo by Himmhui Photography)

Swampa_ZZ

(photo by Himmhui Photography)

(photo by @thefestiveanthropologist)


OLYA

(photo by www.glamglare.com)

(photo by @thefestiveanthropologist)


Satorii

(photo by Himmhui Photography)

Carbon Mirage

(photo by Himmhui Photography)

CMJ 2014 Recap

Wow!! The crazy busy CMJ week is finally behind us, which resulted in piles of dirty laundry around the house, empty fridge with a box of baking soda mischievously staring at you and a layer of city dust evenly covering surface of your entire apartment.

But despite a minor disturbance of my house routine, I had an absolutely fantastic time catching some inspiring performances and meeting new people from all over!

Tuesday, October 21st

Absolutely unforgettable performance by Oh Land @ Bowery Ballroom

Wednesday, October 22nd

Epic abstract fable-rock - clash of medieval and futuristic from San Fermin @ Webster Hall

Thursday, October 23rd

Light-Minutes Away had a fantastic showcase at Matchless!! All the bands, the audience, the venue and the sound collaborated on an absolutely new level  - it was an all-embracing experience!!!!

Carbon Mirage, Satorii, Olya, Swampa_ZZ and Letters to Nepal

Friday, October 24th

So natural at her gadgetry, Kawehi packed Rockwood MusicHall to the ceiling