Boston Bands in the Big Apple: TeaParty Boston takes CMJ’s 2009 Music Marathon

26 October 2009 No Comment

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Over the course of three measly days, Gab, Jessie and I spent every waking moment running up and down the Bowery, East Houston and Bleecker in hopes of squeezing into the packed venues that hosted the stellar shows of this year’s CMJ Music Marathon. Given that we were there to pay close attention to the Boston acts billed for CMJ, we made it a point to check out our local favorites first before booking it over to the Bowery Ballroom, the Delancey and other hotspots for national acts that are making some serious blips on our musical radars lately.

We arrived back in Boston last night exhausted and incredibly content, so we have yet to conclude our experience at CMJ with a comprehensive wrap-up post. Saturday, October 24 will forever be known as the day that Bodega Girls stormed a five-story East Village mansion for a sick dance party and the night where we somehow wound up scarfing burger prepared off a grill in a van in the Bronx, but… that’s a story for another time. [We'll be writing it up ASAP; stay tuned for more details.] In the meantime, check out our thoughts and photos on Boston bands playing CMJ on Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23.

-Hilary Hughes