Our 2015 FUV Live at CMJ began with a countdown and then a soulful bang, as Houston, Texas 10-piece The Suffers brought their heady mix of soul, funk, jazz, hip-hop and plenty of sass from frontwoman Kam Franklin.
FUV Live at CMJ with The Suffers (photo by Gus Philippas/WFUV)
"I got no soul cuz country music to me sounds like rock 'n' roll." So sings Australian newcomer Fraser A. Gorman, the second artist in our 2015 FUV Live at CMJ line-up.
FUV Live at CMJ with Fraser A. Gorman (photo by Gus Philippas/WFUV)
Our 2015 FUV Live at CMJ showcase was Martin Courtney's second solo show outside his band Real Estate, and he delivered the goods in the form of brand new songs from his album, Many Moons.
FUV Live at CMJ with Martin Courtney (photo by Gus Philippas/WFUV)
Closing out our 2015 FUV Live at CMJ showcase: the euphoric, jangling guitar rock of Liverpool's Hooton Tennis Club.
FUV Live at CMJ with Hooton Tennis Club (photo by Gus Philippas/WFUV)
Cool new music from from Houston, Liverpool, Melbourne and New York was at the heart of our fourth annual CMJ Music Marathon showcase, FUV Live at CMJ 2015, on October 13th at Rockwood Music Hall, featuring The Suffers, Fraser A. Gorman, Martin Courtney, and Hooton Tennis Club.
FUV Live at CMJ with The Suffers (photo by Gus Philippas/WFUV)
CMJ blazed through our lives last week, bringing 1300 bands into 80 New York City venues for innumerable showcases (including FUV Live at CMJ with Horse Thief, Son Little, Elle King and Happyness). The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali and Kara Manning set out to see as many bands as they could and report on the highlights of a dizzying five day marathon.
Elle King has a voice that cannot be ignored. It’s raspy, it’s sexy, it’s confident... It’s a VOICE, which feels like it requires all caps. Elle is also charming, funny, warm and engaging, and as she proved at our FUV Live at CMJ showcase, she is a talent to be reckoned with.
Horse Thief's latest release, Fear in Bliss, is a beautifully crafted album, driven by melodic guitar and layers of texture. It represents a band that is embracing its sound and coming into its own. I was really excited to see these songs performed live and they did not disappoint.
The wiry and wry Benji Compston and Jonny Allan shared vocal, guitar and bass duties (and surreal, off-the-cuff observations about dead swans and p
One of the main objectives of the CMJ Music Marathon (and WFUV for that matter) is to expose new music talent, and Son Little is a great example of that mission. Although he has lent his voice to The Roots and RJD2, Philadelphia's Aaron Livingston is still relatively unknown for his work as Son Little. He has only released three singles so far, but based on the strength of his songs and now an EP, Things I Forgot, released this fall, we are confident that Son Little's name will soon be much more widely known.
