from paperthinwalls.com courtesy of cmj.com

CMJ Marathon Announces First Round Of Performers
2006-08-16 11:53:02.163,
Story by: Jessica Suarez

In 2006, Halloween will not only be the scariest day of the year, but it'll also be the rockingest day for music fans in New York City. The CMJ Music Marathon kicks off on All Hallow's Eve, and we're ready to unveil some of our earliest confirmations. As previously announced, Swedish siblings and mask enthusiasts the Knife will perform (one of only a couple stops they'll make this side of the Atlantic). The Slits will also put in a rare appearance, which will be one of the band's first in 25 years. Mercury Prize nominees Hot Chip, the Black Keys and Adult Swim favorite Madlib will also perform during this year's Marathon. Check out the list of additional performers below and stay tuned for more artist announcements in the weeks to come.

Confirmed To Appear At CMJ Marathon:
The Knife
The Slits
Hot Chip
The Black Keys
Madlib
Ben Lee
Deerhoof
Blonde Redhead
The Boy Least Likely To
Blue Cheer
Joseph Arthur
Erase Errata
Green Milk from the Planet Orange
The Fever
Cold War Kids
Silversun Pickups
Califone
White Whale
hellogoodbye
Anathallo
Dr. Dog
Professor Murder
Archie Bronson Outfit
Keren Ann
Jucifer
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Oakley Hall
These Arms Are Snakes
Micah P. Hinson
Portastatic
Girl Talk
Cloud Cult
Jason Forrest Band
Thunderbirds Are Now!
Strike Anywhere
Percee P
Mute Math
Suzanne Vega
Extra Golden
120 Days
The Figurines

BOLD - shows im gonna try and be at

damn alot of good bands. if i was to go - this is the list of bands that interest me.


Hot Chip
The Black Keys
Ben Lee
Deerhoof
The Boy Least Likely To
Joseph Arthur
Cold War Kids
Silversun Pickups
hellogoodbye
Anathallo
Oakley Hall
These Arms Are Snakes
Portastatic
Girl Talk
Thunderbirds Are Now!
Strike Anywhere
Mute Math
Suzanne Vega (just for shits and giggles)

going. i cannot wait.

great name.

hot chip

Going (on Toyota's dime). Cannot wait!

my friend is also dj'ing at a party that hot chip are dj'ing at... i think it's the thursday of that week.

will post more details when it gets closer to the date.

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! (over and over and over...)

or i could just wait for a portastatic show and skip all this other stuff

Saw that a few weeks ago and thought the same thing.

Also, that's a pretty nifty lineup. Pretty nifty, indeed.

Will the former leader of Russia be performing with them?

fake edit: that music sounds kind of like Squirrel Nut Zippers -- shweet!

real edit: This is classic, as well.

real edit, pt. deux: What Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin sounds and looks like, live. Seems like It's Hard to Find a Friend era PTL or the Wolf Colonel cdI picked up in Oct '00.