RethinkPopMusic Announces Official CMJ Lineups

RethinkPopMusic will be hosting 2 Official CMJ Showcases:

RethinkPopMusic CMJ Showcase 1

Thursday October 21st at Spike Hill (186 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11211)

FREE with CMJ badge and RSVP

12:45am Shapes
12:00am Not Blood, Paint
11:15pm Motel Motel
10:30pm The Yes Way
9:45pm Bottle Up & Go
9:00pm Ambassadors
8:15pm My Other Friend
7:30pm The Front Bottoms
6:45pm TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb
6:00pm Waking Lights

RethinkPopMusic CMJ Showcase 2

Friday October 22nd at Crash Mansion (199 Bowery. New York, NY 10002)

Full open bar on all well drinks from 6pm – 7pm and FREE Stiegl beer from 11pm – Midnight.

FREE w CMJ badge, $5 with RSVP and $10 at the door.

1:15am The Chaotic Good
12:30am Heypenny
11:45pm The Yes Way
11:00pm Young Mammals
10:15pm The Aviation Orange
9:30pm Miniboone
8:45pm Reckless Sons
8:00pm Holy Boys Danger Club
7:30pm Penrose
7:00pm The Xcerts
6:30pm Emily Long
6:00pm The Vanguard

RethinkPopMusic Presents: Ambassadors, The Yes Way, Fugitive Souls, Emily Long and Dinosaur Bones – The Village Voice

A little RPM love over at The Village Voice camp. Reposted from: http://www.villagevoice.com/slideshow/rethinkpopmusic-presents-ambassadors-the-yes-way-and-dinosaur-bones-1655446/

“Five bucks, five bands, free booze” RSVP at http://www.RPM-RSVP.com to enter for only $5 and get a FREE download! RethinkPopMusic’s youngest band Ambassadors, is excited to announce that they are back and stronger than ever after a 2009 full of adversity. Ambassadors’ keyboardist (Casey Harris), who has been blind since birth, had to have a kidney transplant (from his mother) last November. The kidney disorder wasn’t discovered until he was a senior in high school and little is known about the disease because the correlation with vision loss is EXTREMELY rare. However, have no fear! Casey is back to 110% and the time off allowed Ambassadors to incorporate some new instruments into their already outstanding live show. The showcase at Santos Party House on 02/18 will be Ambassadors first since taking 3 months off following a very successful UK Tour and CMJ Showcase. RSVP and RethinkPopMusic will email you a secret link to download their first single “Tropisms” which was featured on mtvU The Freshman. Their self titled debut EP is slated for an early summer release.

Ambassadors at Cameo

Since Casey is recovering from a successful kidney transplant we figured you Ambassadors fans should get a live performance to hold you over till February.

Ambassadors on BalconyTV

While on the RethinkPopMusic vs Laissez Faire Club tour in London Ambassadors performed “Keys” on BalconyTV… check it out!

RethinkPopMusic CMJ Showcase

On Thursday, October 22nd RethinkPopMusic hosted an unofficial CMJ Showcase at Crash Mansion with the assistance of Absolut, Spaten Beer, Red Roof Inns, Virgin Atlantic Airlines, U-Haul and Yak Pak.

Once again we had 350+ through the door but I think that has much more to do with great performances by Ambassadors, The Vanguard, The Aviation Orange, The Glorious Veins and our late night guests Lindsay Luv and Mikealis.

Thanks to everyone who came out including all our friends from MTV, S1Songs, The Postelles and ALL!