Hi, I'm Lana, and I'm a festival addict!
Today I'm heading to New York to check out the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival. Though I've never been, with the amount of bands (1300+), day parties, showcases, speakers, and panels, I am expecting it to be like SXSW's New York cousin.
As far as Canadian acts, we have everyone from Purity Ring and Papermaps to Braids to Barn Burner going down for this event. I thought, hey, why not couch surf in New York and see as many bands as humanly possible? Also, the M for Montreal showcase has poutine. There is no better way to introduce my American friends to Canadian music than to hand over some gravy and cheese slathered fries along with it.
Coming up, I'll be playing tracks from some of the acts who will be heading down to CMJ! Have you been to New York? Feel free to share some of your favourite spots! And no matter where you are, you can check out this CMJ 2011 playlist, and bring home this free 78 track CMJ mp3 collection!
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