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:

Light-Minutes Away official NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL Showcase - Sat, June 13, 2015 @ Matchless!!!

Light-MInutes Away is totally psyched to throw its first official Northside Festival showcase this year, presenting some of our favorite bands at the festival that defines Brooklyn indie music culture! There won't be shortage of good music and, needles to say, there won't be shortage of bands who will entertain you both in English and Russian. 

8pm - Krussia

9pm - Swampa_ZZ

10pm - Satorii

11pm - OLYA (Album Release)

Listen to all the bands here:

4/17/2015 Show at PIANOS w/ Satorii, The VeeVees, Swampa_ZZ, OLYA and Carbon Mirage was a killer!!

Satorii

(photo by www.glamglare.com)

The VeeVees

Swampa_ZZ

(photo by www.glamglare.com)

OLYA

(photo by BO_Photography)

Carbon Mirage

Glamglare on Light-Minutes Away Showcase at Pianos (4/17/2015)!!!

About a year ago, Oliver and Elke who run a well-rounded music blog Glamglare stopped by one of our fist showcases at Bar Matchless. They've been back to almost every single show Light-Minutes Away put together ever since!!! Check out this awesome write up on our headliner Satorii at Pianos this past Friday, April 17.

http://www.glamglare.com/music/2015/4/20/satorii-live-at-pianos

          

           

Light Minutes Away coming to Pianos NYC - Friday, April 17!!!

Venturing out of Brooklyn, we are throwing a party in the heart of the East Village at the legendary Pianos! We've got some of our all time favorites and some new bands - check out our full lineup and bring your awesome self to Pianos! It will be a killer night!!!

7pm - Carbon Mirage

8pm - OLYA

9pm Swampa_ZZ

10pm - The VeeVees

11pm - Satorii

Cassandra Sun and Satorii's Promo Video for March 26 Show!!!

Cassandra Sun and Satorii is a cool bunch! Check out their promo video for our upcoming show at Bar Matchless on March 26th.

 and the full lineup for the night...

www.cassandrasun.com

www.satoriimusic.com

www.olyamusic.net

www.swampa-zz.com

Indie-Stellar Dance at Matchless - 3/26/2015

...and here we go! The full line up for our first show of the year is here!!! Cannot wait to blow up Matchless with some of our favorite bands! Check them out!

8pm - Swampa_ZZ

9pm - OLYA

10pm - Satorii

11pm - Cassandra Sun

Satorii and their "Atmosphere" will take you outerspace!!!!

Check out Satorii's "Atmosphere" from their new EP Prologue. It's a bomb!

www.Satoriimusic.com

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