The College Music Journal (CMJ) Music Marathon is billed as the East Coast answer to Austin's South By Southwest. Music insiders know the Big Apple's CMJ festival has an uncanny talent for spotlighting indie music's Next Big Things (Kid Sister, No Age, Sleigh Bells, Bon Iver, Deer Tick, the Black Kids and Janelle Monae all played CMJ before making it big).
A new feature in SPIN Magazine lists the 30 best CMJ acts for 2010 -- and Detroit's own Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. makes the list.
Excerpt:
Sounds Like: Motor City chill-wavers whose name riffs on the famous NASCAR drivers. But their synth-soaked, lightweight, Postal Service-y glitch pop would be about as likely to be found at the Daytona 500 as Rachel Maddow.
Read it
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