WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17
CoolKids
Hiro Ballroom at the Maritime Hotel, 371 W. 16th St., nr. Ninth Ave.; 212-727-0212
Chicago’s throwback hip-hop duo justify the buzz with Air Jordans and blogger-packed shows.
•Time: 10:30 p.m.
•Price: $12 or CMJ badge
Dan Deacon / Deerhunter
Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St., nr. Bowery; 212-533-2111
The goofy electro-spazz-popster joins Georgia’s ambient experimental rockers.
•Time: 8 p.m.
•Price: Sold out or CMJ badge
Marnie Stern / Xiu Xiu
Blender Theatre at Gramercy, 127 E. 23rd St., nr. Lexington Ave.; 212-777-6800
Guitar-noodling PR-lady-looking Stern shares a Kill Rock Stars Showcase with one seriously dark electro duo.
•Time: 7 p.m.
•Price: $16 or CMJ badge
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18
1990s
Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St., nr. Bowery; 212-533-2111
This cheeky Glasgow trio play good-natured tunes not unlike those by Franz Ferdinand.
•Time: 7 p.m.
•Price: $16 or CMJ badge
Les Breastfeeders
Don Hill’s, 511 Greenwich St., at Spring St.; 212-219-2850
Snarky, French style whores bang out retro-Kinks rock and roll.
•Time: 8:45 p.m.
•Price: Free with CMJ badge
Shout Out Out Out
Hiro Ballroom at the Maritime Hotel, 371 W. 16th St., nr. Ninth Ave.; 212-727-0212
High-energy, vocoder-abusing electronica like the Rapture fronted by robots.
•Time: 8 p.m.
•Price: Free with RSVP
Simian Mobile Disco
Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 N. 6th St., nr. Wythe Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn; 212–260–4700
Former Simian bandmates regroup as a mind-melting hipster-house duo.
•Time: 10 p.m.
•Price: $18 advance, $20 day of show or CMJ badge
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19
Aa
Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St., nr. Church St.; 212-219-3132
Brooklyn noise-rockers create euphoric clatter on three drum sets.
•Time: 9:30 p.m.
•Price: $14 or CMJ badge
Coheed and Cambria
HighLine Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St., nr. Ninth Ave.; 212-414-5994
Part-emo, part-prog, these rockers infuse their sci-fi-laced lyrics with reflections on a doomed marriage.
•Time: 9 p.m.
•Price: Sold out or CMJ badge
Devin the Dude
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St., nr. Seventh Ave.; 212-997-4144
Houston’s underground rap legend spits rhymes about the finer things in life—food, weed, women, gasoline…
•Time: 8 p.m.
•Price: $19.50 or CMJ badge
Dynasty Handbag / Yip Yip / Monotonix
Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St., nr. Church St.; 212-219-3132
Drum machines, leotards, and, perhaps, seizures add up to one of the strangest bills this week.
•Time: 8:30 p.m.
•Price: $14 or CMJ badge
The Maccabees
Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St., nr. Bowery; 212-533-2111
Third-wave post-Libertines from South London jam replayable guitar pop.
•Time: 7 p.m.
•Price: $16 or CMJ badge
M.I.A.
Terminal 5, 510 W. 56th St., nr. Tenth Ave.
Bed Stuy by way of Sri Lanka, this rapping ruffian spins worldly rhymes and name-calls warlords.
•Time: 8 p.m.
•Price: Sold out or CMJ badge
Saves the Day
Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St.,nr. Church St.; 212-219-3132
The long-running emo act performs acoustic from their new album, Under the Boards.
•Time: 8 p.m.
•Price: Sold out or CMJ badge; limited tickets may be available day of show
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
Justice
Terminal 5, 610 W. 56th St., nr. Tenth Ave.
The superstar house duo from France is sure to have you D.A.N.C.E.-ing.
•Time: 8 p.m.
•Price: Sold out or CMJ badge
Professor Murder
Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston St., nr. Ludlow St.; 212-260-4700
Beats and bass on high volume blast from the Brooklyn dance-punk foursome.
•Time: 7 p.m.
•Price: $12 or CMJ badge; tickets at door only
The Sterns
Fat Baby, 112 Rivington St.,nr. Essex St.; 212-533-1888
Boston’s impeccable jangle-rock act revitalizes the classic pop sounds.
•Time: 7:30 p.m.
•Price: Free with CMJ badge