Floating Fest / CMJ 2012
On Thursday, October 18, right in the middle of the non-stop music madness that is the CMJ Music Marathon, BreakThru Radio teamed up with music blog I Guess I’m Floating to co-promote their Floating Fest at Pianos on the Lower East Side of NYC. Follow DJ Latola as he checks out the show and gets exclusive interviews from some of the bands on the bill: Conveyor shares tips on how to keep music fun, Night Panther reveals the best way to listen to music, Levek sheds some light on the Gainesville scene, and Connor McGlynn and Nathaniel Gravely from I Guess I’m Floating discuss how they pick the bands for shows like this.
IGIF’s official site: http://www.iguessimfloating.net/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/iguessimfloatingblog
Twitter: @igif
Pianos’ official site: http://pianosnyc.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pianosnyc
Twitter: @PianosNYC
Conveyor’s official website: http://www.conveyorisaband.com/
Bandcamp: http://conveyor.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/therealconveyor
Twitter: @therealconveyor
Night Panther on Bandcamp: http://nightpanther.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nightpantherband
Twitter: @nightpantherusa
Levek on Bandcamp: http://levek.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/levekband
Twitter: @levekband
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