Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher One of Ava Luna's multiple vocalists, Felicia Douglass, also leads her own band called Gemma. It's a duo with Erik Gundel, who used to be in Motel Motel, and it's a little more in the indie-R&B pop... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Levek - Look on the Bright Side (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Levek - Second Second (MP3) By day, Florida native David Levesque drives a school bus. In the off-hours, he records catchy tunes as Levek. You can check... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — too bad Weird Al isn't playing tonight (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Willie Nile @ Joe's Pub * Ismail Lawal @ The Stone * Yukon Blonde, Motel Motel @ Cake Shop * Henry Grimes, Edwin Torres @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Alcoholic Faith Mission "...focus has always been an issue for Alcoholic Faith Mission, even when it comes to their name. The story goes that an inebriated Jensen and Solund were wandering the streets of their adopted... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Guitar Wolf today in NYC * Digable Planets @ SOB's * Venomous Concept @ Europa * Reggie Nicholson @ The Stone * Times New Viking @ the Meat Locker * Kordan, Fantasmes, Mitten @ Lit * Field Music, Motel Motel... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Neon Indian in Austin in March (more by Bryan Bruchman) today in NYC * KISS @ Jones Beach * Congs For Brums @ The Stone * Roger Kleier's El Pocho Loco @ The Stone * Dax Riggs, Motel Motel @... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: Dinosaur Jr. @ Brooklyn Bowl 8pm $20 [tix]If you're not trapped on your catch watching hours 3 and 4 of this year's "24" you should probably be at Brooklyn Bowl to get your mind blown by Dinosaur Jr. I saw these guys a few weeks back at Termi... more info

Culture Bully — I’m quite a bit late to the game on this one, but I couldn’t help wanting to write about the excellent song “Coffee” by the Brooklyn based band Motel Motel. more info

Stereogum — Despite the pre-CMJ buzz that this year was gonna be a buzzkill -- or maybe because of it -- so far the fest has turned out a surprising number of notable new artists, sets, and showcases. You can't see all of them, but that doesn't mean you can't... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — My first drink of CMJ came around 12:30pm yesterday when I snuck over to Pianos for one of their free margaritas. Pianos was playing host to my friends The Music Sluts, and let me tell you those two are much better at coaxing free booze out of places... more info