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CMJ Marathon unveils early lineup
By Jim Welte - MP3.com
August 9, 2007 at 01:58:00 PM | more stories by this author

2007 event, set for Oct. 16-20, will feature sets from Spoon, UNKLE, Justice, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussein, Brother Ali, and many more.

Some of the biggest names in indie rock, electronica, and hip-hop--along with Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussein--are set to perform during the four-day music bonanza that is the annual CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.

Spoon's Britt Daniel at the Sasquatch Festival. Spoon's Britt Daniel at the Sasquatch Festival.

The event, held throughout New York from Oct. 16-20, unveiled its preliminary list of performers today, and it includes plenty of rock fare, particularly Spoon, Mates of State, Coheed and Cambria, British Sea Power, Mute Math, The Ponys, Islands, Tiny Masters of Today, Vietnam, Deerhunter, and acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, among others.

Hip-hop is well represented on the early list, which features Devin the Dude, Del The Funkee Homosapien, Little Brother, and Brother Ali.

CMJ has also put together a strong list of electronic acts to date, including James Lavelle's UNKLE electronic project, VMA-nominated French house group Justice, as well as fellow house producers Simian Mobile Disco and Kravinsky.

Spoon will close out the festival with a set at Roseland Ballroom on Oct. 20.


Here's a full list of CMJ performers:

Spoon

UNKLE

Justice

British Sea Power

Mates of State

Coheed and Cambria

Rodrido Y Gabriela

Xiu Xiu

Del Tha Funkee Homosapien

Dirtbombs

Mute Math

Jesu

Devin the Dude

The Ponys

Islands

Dan Deacon

Tiny Masters of Today

Eisley

Vietnam

Little Brother

Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussein

Brother Ali

Marnie Stern

No Age

Crystal Castles

MSTRKRFT

Chromeo

The Brunettes

1990s

Ruins

A-Trak

Foreign Islands

Kavinsky

Simian Mobile Disco

Deerhunter

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