CMJ Music Marathon Initial Lineup Announcement

The CMJ Music Marathon is one of the best places to discover new indie bands on the rise – and see a few that have already found fame as well. They just announced the initial lineup for this year’s event, which takes place in New York City, October 19-23.

Some KCRW favorites will be there including DeVotchKa, Two Door Cinema Club, andSchool of Seven Bells(who will be performing live on Morning Becomes Eclectic this Thursday, September 2.) Also, Grammy nominees Foreign Exchange, awesome couple Dean and Britta, Aussie artists Angus and Julia Stone and a new favorite, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr.

Surfer Blood

Bad Books (feat. Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra)

Four Tet

The Drums

Ghostface Killah

Greg Dulli

Helmet

Lissie

Foreign Exchange

Katzenjammer

Kristen Schall And Friends

Bayside

Senses Fail

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

Salem

The Blow

Small Black

Big Freedia

Dominique Young Unique

Frankie And the Heartstrings

Langhorne Slim