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Last Night’s Bruce Springsteen Show: Yep, Awesome
“Is this New Jersey? Then we can’t go home until we've played this one!”
Neko Case, a Wild and Crazy Gal
Last night it almost seemed like Case was angling for a shock-jock gig.
The Unannounced Yeah Yeah Yeahs Show You Missed
Karen O appeared in an outsize sort of kimono, stroking the mike like Tina Turner, before stripping down to a tiny dress.
Live, Peter Bjorn and John Do It Pre-Recession Style
Like when it was normal to be served a free, exotic cocktail from a bar carved out of ice.
R.E.M. Tribute Concert at Carnegie: A Reckoning
Song-by-song ratings of performances by everyone from the Moldy Peaches' Kimya Dawson to Darius Rucker, a.k.a. Hootie.
Crush-Worthy Sondre Lerche Charms, Offers Polaroid Portraits at Show
Sylvie Lewis came onstage for some duets, but sensing the fandom in the room, she opted at times to simply remain silent.
AC/DC Savage Madison Square Garden With Panting Rock Fury
Guitarist Young spent five minutes standing alone on top of a platform built over the drum set, hammering away with such speed and volume that his playing was essentially incomprehensible to mortal ears.
Keren Ann Sings Softly in a Language You Don’t Understand
The chanteuse broke from her role as jazz-folk ingénue only once, to rib the crowd.
Jazzman McCoy Tyner Recalls Times With Coltrane, Hits the Keys
By age 18, Tyner was touring coast to coast in John Coltrane's station wagon.
See David Banner Swing From the Rafters at Big Rap Show
Banner hung from the rails of the balcony, looming 40 feet above the crowd, but thankfully did not attempt to reenact the finale of Pearl Jam's "Evenflow" video.
Vivian Girls and Woods Make for Nice CMJ Surprise
It was the type of indie-rock grab bag where headliners Vivian Girls have, relatively speaking, something like star power.
Jay Reatard Forcibly Removes Fans From — and Forcibly Invites Them to — Stage
Jay Reatard betrayed no hint of CMJ fatigue, giving his typical tornado of a performance.
The Dears, CMJ’s Most Stoic Band But for the Butt Wiggle
A George Michael–esque ass wiggle was the closest thing to banter that the Dears front man Murray Lightburn indulged in at last night's show.
Slideshow: The Ladies and Men of Lights and Ex Reverie, True CMJ Highlights
The bands actually represented a vital indie subcurrent rather than whatever it is magazines are telling us to listen to.
Go-Go a No-Go at Mark Ronson’s CMJ Showcase Featuring Wale
Fans cheered, though, as Wale encouraged Sarah Palin to "go back to your igloo."
Deerhoof Top Off Night O’ Noise
Towering, aw-shucks drummer Greg Saunier and travel-size vocalist-bassist Satomi Matsuzaki played their highly listenable skronk.
Chuck Klosterman, Robert Christgau, Rob Sheffield: Rock-Geek Slideshow!
Uh-oh — you just nerdgasmed at work!
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