Every year there seems to be discussion about whether CMJ still matters, and if it will, and/or should, continue to exist. Well, CMJ is always one of the highlights of my year (last year I saw 35 bands) and I hope it continues for as long as it can!
This time around I got to spend a lot of it with The Barr Brothers from Montreal. They are insanely talented and insanely sweet people and played 4 shows including The Apple Store and the always great M For Montreal showcase and emerged from the hubbub as one of the break out acts of 2011 with over-capacity gigs, landing on Top 5 (NPR) and Top 10 (AM New York) preview lists, in festival recaps and more. I snapped some photos along the way (and got to see some other great bands too).
The Barr Brothers perform in the crowd @ The Apple Store
jetting over the W'Burg bridge for more Barr Bros CMJ action
just about to play their final CMJ show @ Rockwood, check out that harp!
a tiny portion of the band's huge collection of mad-scientist instruments being packed away on Allen Street post-Rockwood show
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