CMJ 2008 is just around the corner and Holler, Wild Rose! will be back this year at the The Rebel Group Showcase on October 23rd at 7:00pm at Fontana’s.

If you are making the trip to New York this year for the festival, we hope you’ll stop by! All attendees will get a free preview copy of the “Marylawn Hair” video on DVD!

Here are the rest of the details on the showcase and you can visit: www.myspace.com/hollerwildrose to check out some video stills. (Look for the Marlylawn Hair video photo album)

CMJ 2008 - The Rebel Group Showcase
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Time: 7:00pm - 1:00am

Location: Fontana’s Street: 105 Eldridge Street New York, NY
Website: www. fontanasnyc. com

7:00 Holler, Wild Rose!

7:50 Arms

8:40 The Lovely Sparrows

9:30 Pepi Ginsberg

10:20 Jukebox The Ghost

11:10 The Forms

12:00 Bottle Up & Go

Tonight starts this years rendition of The Mid Atlantic College Radio Conference or MACRoCk. For The Drop our man on the scene is Adam Bodine. Continue Reading

More bands announced: Continue Reading

This official release will be launched later this week but here at THE DROP had the press release leaked to give you the most up to date info on what’s happening with the Mid Atlantic College Radio Conference. So here it is.. just a few days early.

MACRoCk XI is on.

April 4th and 5th. All Downtown.

New Website Launched @ macrock.org

What?

The Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference (MACRoCk) is the annual celebration of college radio and the independent music community perpetuated by student volunteers at WXJM (the Harrisonburg college radio station) and local residents. MACRoCk aims to create a support network amongst college radio, the independent artists and labels for which college radio exists, and all other aspects of the independent scene. Workshops, panels, a label exposition, and band showcases stimulate MACRoCkers to express ideas, experiences, and support that will encourage progress amongst college radio and the independent music movement.

Who?

Bands, labels, music publications, recording engineers, booking agencies, and community activists are all groups who participate at our conference. A few highlighted bands set to perform at MACRoCk this year are Owen, Aloha, Mock Orange, Unwed Sailor and Anathallo. Some of the labels attending include No Idea, Magic Bullet, Deathwish, and Lovitt Records.

Where?

Every year, MACRoCk is held in Harrisonburg, Virginia. This year, the event will be located completely in the historic downtown region of the city. Local venues such as Court Square Theater, Clementine, and the Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant are opening their doors to hold the shows, panels, and label exposition.

Why?

As a reaction to the continued commercialization of the music industry, MACRoCk was started as an opportunity for independent and under-promoted acts to perform alongside those with greater recognition while giving attendees a networking and learning experience for a very low price. No profit is made from MACRoCk, as every penny we make is invested back into the cost of paying the bands and everything else that goes into making MACRoCk happen. The committee members and staff put countless unpaid hours into planning this event, simply because we think it is worth it as a unique and valuable experience. We hope you do, too.

When?

MACRoCk is held the first weekend in April. This year, that falls on the fourth and fifth.

Mailing Address:

MACRoCk c/o WXJM Harper Holsinger
983 Reservoir St. Head Coordinator
Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Contact: harpermacrock@hotmail.com

My sense is that this is year will be a hugely intimate experience and the interaction with the bands, panelists and the workshops will be HUGE! Get your tickets early.

A music festival shrouded in mystery really gets our adrenaline up and this years MACRoCk (Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference for the unexperienced) looks to have the marketing of Cloverfield based on what we’re seeing. Continue Reading

Club Midway 25 Avenue B, New York, New York 10009
Cost : CMJ Badges or $10.00

Afternoon Party
12 PM- Four Trips Ahead
1 PM- Heartbreak Club
2 PM- Panda Band
3 PM- Let’s Go Sailing
4PM- Mary Trembles
5PM- Care Bears on Fire
6PM Hot IQs

CMJ Showcase
7PM- Holler, Wild Rose! (THE DROP Recommends)
8PM- Ali Eskandarian
9PM- Billy Harvey
10PM- Intercooler
11PM- Annie Quick
12 AM- Mink
1AM- SecondDan

Publicists - If you’ve got a CMJ Party announcement make sure you submit it info@thedroponline.com and we’ll get it posted.

Force Field PR / De Stijl / Soft Abuse announce CMJ day party

Thu. Oct. 18
2pm - 7pm
Cake Shop
152 Ludlow St. NYC

This event is FREE and open to the public. No guest list. No RSVP. No badges needed.

FORCE FIELD PR / DE STIJL / SOFT ABUSE PRESENT:
2:15 - CAR COMMERCIALS
3:00 - QUINN WALKER
3:35 - KING DARVES
4:15 - GERALD BUSBY (spoken word)
4:55 - DEER TICK
5:40 - GIANT SKYFLOWER BAND
6:25 - ED ASKEW

**ONLY CMJ APPEARANCE FOR ALL OF THESE ARTISTS**

with DJs: Brian Turner (WFMU), Tony Rettman, Maya Miller, Mike Bernstein, Richard Aldrich

more info. on the artists:

CAR COMMERCIALS - www.myspace.com/leafleafrecords

Messy, highly personal pop/noise ’songs’ from Daniel DiMaggio (Home Blitz) and David Sutton. “Tape recorders get shut on and off, sped up…slowed down and then they bust into some rockin’ and then some close-talkin’ microphone action. You like the Prats? Early Shadow Ring? Do you get joy outta knowing there’s kids half you age that are as f@%#$ up as you?” - Tony Rettman

QUINN WALKER - www.myspace.com/quinnwalker

Experimental neuborn pop dwelling in the canyon between the child-endangering occult and the classic top 40 from the 50’s.

KING DARVES - www.myspace.com/darves

Highland Park, NJ native, King Darves, whose voice bellows a deep, rich and sweet smoke reminiscent of the pipe tabacco that the old guy used to puff behind the dugout, is a kid blessed with a universal tongue and hand.

GERALD BUSBY - youtube.com/watch?v=BMksdsHhPf0

Gerald Busby is best known as the composer of Robert Altman’s ‘3 Women’ (1977), though he has written music for film and dance, and theatrical chamber music for more than 30 years. A resident of the Chelsea Hotel, Busby, a precocious pianist and notoriously fabulous cook, writes music as quirky and bohemian as his surroundings. Busby is also an acclaimed actor and monologist, and currently hosts the Collaborations program on TribecaRadio.net.

DEER TICK - www.myspace.com/deertick

John McCauley, aka Deer Tick, writes killer classic American music that takes cues from guys like Richie Valens and Neil Young.

GIANT SKYFLOWER BAND - www.myspace.com/giantskyflowerband

During a sabbatical from regular duties in The Skygreen Leopards, Glenn Donaldson and Shayde Sartin dreamt of Giant Skyflower Band, an exotic, flowery and crumbling new project with nods to fruity new age, psych, prog, folk, and pop songwriting. Following the release of their debut, Blood of the Sunworm (Soft Abuse, 2007), the two regrouped, invited Jason Quever (The Papercuts) to the fold, absorbed a drum machine, and shifted into DIY pop territory that touches upon Brighter and Suicide with equal prejudice.

ED ASKEW - www.myspace.com/84367059

A rare performance by New York City’s Ed Askew, in support of the CD issue of his 1971 unreleased masterpiece, Little Eyes. Joshua Burkett will accompany him on Ed’s beloved Martin tiple.

Update - Get the 2007 Coachella Performance of Interpol here.

New Tour dates announced for NYC all stars Interpol. Check out the Dates and then go see them… they are phenomenal. Their new album, “Our Love to Admire” comes out July 10th.

Tour Dates:
05/19 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
05/27 - George, WA - The Gorge
05/31 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium
06/02 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
06/03 - Chicago, IL - Metro
06/07 - Toronto, Ontario - The Guverment
06/09 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
06/10 - San Diego, CA - Devore Stadium
06/21 - Dusseldorf, Germany - ISS Dome
06/23 - Scheesel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06/24 - Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival
06/25 - Dresden, Germany - Dresden Alter Schlachthof
06/27 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
06/28 - Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival
06/29 - Stockholm, Sweden - Accelerator
07/01 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
07/05 - Lisbon, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock
07/07 - Naas, Ireland - Punchestown Racecourse
07/08 - Balado, Scotland - T in the Park
07/19 - Rochester, NY - Harro East Ballroom
07/20 - Atlantic City, NJ - Music Box
07/21 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
07/23 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
07/24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Byham
07/25 - Columbus, OH - The LC Amphitheatre
07/27 - Grand Rapids, Michigan - Orbit Room
07/28 - Detroit, MI - MI State
07/30 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave
07/31 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptain
08/01 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant
08/03 - Covington, KY - Madison Theatre
08/04 - Chicago, IL - Grant Park
08/05 - Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Race Course
08/11 - Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08/12 - Osaka, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08/24 - Reading, England - Reading Festival
08/25 - Leeds, England - Leeds England
09/08 - Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Music and Arts Festival

Bob Dylan
Björk
The White Stripes
The Killers
Wilco
Arcade Fire
Muse
Queens of the Stone Age
Bloc Party
Arctic Monkeys

Gotan Project
Joss Stone
Damien Rice
Robert Earl
Keen
Lucinda Williams
Spoon
Blue October
Indigo Girls
The Decemberists
Paolo Nutini
Regina Spektor
Amy Winehouse
Crowded House
Steve Earle
Ziggy Marley
Stephen Marley
Kaiser Chiefs
LCD Soundsystem
Augustana
Amos Lee
M.I.A.
Ben Kweller
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Andrew Bird Bela Fleck & The Flecktones

Ghostland Observatory
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Reverend Horton Heat
Pete Yorn
Butch Walker
Peter Bjorn and John
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
Yo La Tengo
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Zap Mama
Blonde Redhead
Eli Young Band
Aterciopelados
Heartless Bastards
Raul Malo
James Hunter
Mighty Clouds of Joy
Del McCoury Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Andy Palacio & the Garifima Collective
Asleep at the Wheel
Ryan Shaw
Will Hoge
The National
Beau Soleil
Midlake
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Railroad Earth
Dax Riggs
Elvis Perkins In Dearland
Sound Team
The Legendary Soul Stirrers
Charlie Musselwhite
JJ Grey & Mofro
Young Love
The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker
Ian Ball
The Little Ones
Manchester Orchestra
Patterson Hood
Billy Joe Shaver
Fionn Regan
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
John Ralston
The Broken West
Rose Hill Drive
Brandon Rhyder
Ocote Soul Sounds
Sara Hickman
Willy Mason
Jon Dee Graham
Paul Green School of Rock All-Stars
Kevin Devine
Nicole Atkins & the Sea
Ike Reilly Assassination
Greyhounds
Guy Forsyth
Adam Hood
Cary Ann Hearst & The Gun Street Girls
The Jones Family Singers
The Gospel Silvertones
The Shields of Faith
Sylvia St. James
Jeffrey Steele
Amy Cook
Trent Summar & the New Row Mob
Back Door Slam
Mario Matteoli
Kara Grainger
One Mississippi
Kevin McKinney
Jennifer Nicely
Sahara Smith
The New Soul Invaders
The Wonderful Harmonizers
Loretta Williams Gurnell
Amy Loftus
Amy LaVere
The Steps-Kidz
We Go To 11- Kidz
The Sippy Cups- Kidz
Daddy A Go Go- Kidz
Farmer Jason- Kidz
Q Brothers- Kidz
Jambo- Kidz
The Bummkinn Band- Kidz
The Jellydots- Kidz

Join thousands in Austin September 14-16, 2007 The lineup should be announced midnight on May 10th. As soon as it’s announced we’ll have the lowdown on the state of affairs because.. we like you.