Tag Archives: CMJ

Berklee Alumni Take CMJ By Storm

The CMJ Music Marathon Festival took New York City by storm from October 18th thru the 22nd. Live music, industry panels and parties were the norm during this week of music in New York City. On Friday, October 21, Berklee held it’s 5th annual CMJ showcase at Bowery Poetry Club. The lineup consisted of Berklee [...]

Berklee Alums Rock CMJ

Once upon a time Berklee was a jazz school. And while jazz is still alive and well in our community, we’ve come a long way since, and these days our alumni are doing amazing things in R&B, hip-hop, electronic, indie-rock–you name it! Our 5th annual CMJ Music Marathon Showcase was a great example of this, [...]

CMJ Showcase: Sex!

Heavy Rotation Records band Sex! closed our 3rd annual CMJ Showcase with a killer set at the Bowery Poetry Club.  The band features alumni Kyle VandeKerkhoff (guitar), Andrew Burri (vocals), John Adams (drums), and Skye Handler (guitar), and student Josh Hari (bass): After the show, frontman Andrew Burri ’09 shared his thoughts on the event:

CMJ Showcase: Zigmat

Zigmat, a Brooklyn-based band fronted by Berklee alumna vocalist Monica Rodriguez and bassist Stephen Yonkin, wows the crowd at the Bowery Poetry Club with their unique blend of world, punk, trip-hop, and rock:

CMJ Showcase: The Fast Romantics

More video footage from Berklee’s 2009 CMJ Music Marathon Showcase at the Bowery Poetry Club on 10/24/09!  This clip features The Fast Romantics (from Calgary, Canada), composed of Matthew Angus, Jeffrey Lewis, Alan Reain, and Berkeemusic.com student Matthew Kliewer: