Les Savy Fav @ CMJ Music Marathon

14 Dec 2005 — 1 min read

I wasn’t an employee of CMJ this past September when the Music Marathon was happening, nor did I have a badge, but I was still able to see a good number of shows through various forms of luck, trickery, guestlisting and revealing clothing.

The best show combo was seeing Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (courtesy of Ryan Schreiber) then stumbling out and making it to the basement of Cake Shop just in time to see Les Savy Fav play a secret show. I hate just describing shows, but I don’t feel like I can write about the music, LSF live vs. on record, or anything except the most basic feelings/physical sensations/etc. It was hot. Everyone was sweaty and excited. Les Savy Fav were good. You should have been there. And (of course) one of the best shows, ever.

Since you probably were not there, Sony/Vice have downloads of the show available here. Download and have a listen while staring at the picture above, maybe while also pouring salt down your throat and turning your blow dryer on your face. Now it’s like you were there. Add to that slight feelings of embarrassment and nervousness at standing somewhat close to a certain person, and it’s like you’re me there.

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Selected Entries From My Pitchfork Half-Decade Ballot

Albums 5. Wild Beasts: Present Tense 6. EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints 8. WU LYF: Go Tell Fire to the Mountain 12. Ciara: Ciara 16. Swans: The Seer 19. Sharon Van Etten: Tramp 25. Pusha T: My Name Is My Name 26. Marnie Stern: Marnie Stern 33. Childish Gambino: Camp

Albums

5. Wild Beasts: Present Tense
6. EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints
8. WU LYF: Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
12. Ciara: Ciara
16. Swans: The Seer
19. Sharon Van Etten: Tramp
25. Pusha T: My Name Is My Name
26. Marnie Stern: Marnie Stern
33. Childish Gambino: Camp
37. Maria Minerva: Will Happiness Find Me?
43. Schoolboy Q: Habits & Contradictions

Tracks

1. Beyoncé: “Halo”
17. Beyoncé: “Countdown”
32. Beyoncé: “Drunk in Love”
38. Beyoncé: “Blow”
43. Man Man: “Head On”

I wrote about “Ride” and “212” for Pitchfork’s tracks list.

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New pieces: rollingstone.com and Pitchfork

I’m writing again! I had a bit of a break because I was employed by publications that didn’t want me doing music writing for other places, which was a bummer. But that’s a common part of full-time staff life. Anyway, I wrote my first little bits for

I’m writing again! I had a bit of a break because I was employed by publications that didn’t want me doing music writing for other places, which was a bummer. But that’s a common part of full-time staff life. Anyway, I wrote my first little bits for rollingstone.com and a new review for Pitchfork — my first review for them in four years. Links over on my clips page.