Tonight in Seattle:  

CMJ

5 reasons CMJ loves KEXP

And it's KEXP FTW!

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CMJ madness - starts today!

Our gal Chona is headed to New York any second and she'll be sending in photos of her favorite finds. KEXP will commanding a lot of fab activities, plus there's the hole in the wall finds and the superstar sightings.

There's bound to be tons of stories... and we wanna hear them!

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Latest comment by: Imaginary Alicia: "That show is almost sold out already so Get On It."

CMJ 2007: Part 1

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at CMJ 2007

This was my second year attending the madness, and here are my highlights from the first half of the week, including Wild Light, Elk City, the Brunettes, and more!

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CONTEST: Make the best interview question for Betsy to ask the rockers at CMJ

I guess there isn't really a prize for the person who wins this "contest," other than the warm feeling you get from having your question answered by some dude who plays drums for some band. Is that not enough?

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Latest comment by: Yhoozvei: "The communality of living ensures that citizens cannot secretly deflect."

CMJ initial line-up announced; Betsy finally gets her festival excitement

Not terribly excited with this early offering, but you know I'll be all over the Brunettes; and, if they're not trumped by other bands I want to see more, will also probably try for Spoon, Xiu Xiu, Eisley, Dan Deacon, and Deerhunter (though of course they'll all be playing sets at exactly the same time in venues far far away from one another, because that's just the way it is).

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Latest comment by: Betsy Boston: "Darling Elle, forgive me for saying so, but I may have to call the waaaaahmbulance on you. I mean, Menomena, Gogol Bordello, and Shake Some Action are enough to make me extremely jealous that I don't live somewhere where such festivals take place. Hopefully at ...