So I was excited for CMJ, considering last year’s was um,.. terrible. The first night of CMJ was action packed and I had a good game plan to hit all the shows I wanted to hit. First stop was Mercury Lounge to see the much over-hyped Clap Your Hands and Say Yea. I could not believe the line to get in. It streteched down the block, and people were waiting for an hour and CYHASY weren’t to be on till another hour. I was shocked to see such a crowd for a band that plays practically every other weekend in NY and honestly isn’t that good and are getting way too much press than they deserve. No really, listen to the album, really listen to the album and disregard the hype and you’ll see it’s not that fantastic.
The line at Mercury Lounge
OK, plan B, go check out Coco Rosie. Finding out the venue was cross town and they were starting in 15 minutes and afraid of a sold out show, we decide somewhere closer. Ok, plan C. Stiff Little Fingers at Rothko. Also a line to ge in and an hour wait. Are you kidding me?!! Plan D, Lucero at Crash Mansion. Never been there but at this point I just needed to see some freiking live music!!! We were surprised to also see a line to get in, but luckliy we got in pretty quick. Cool venue, although the space made it seem claustrophobic. The opening band was too drunk to give notice. It was my first time seeing Lucero live and they were very good. Many fans came out to see them and they played for over an hour. At least my night wasn’t a complete waste.