Here is a list of some of our favorite artists of the Decade that have given us some of the most rememberable records and/or live shows. It was truly an amazing 10 years and we look forward to another great ten years of music as a ton of new bands coming out have new and exciting music to offer.

The Strokes

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Liars

TV On The Radio

Grizzly Bear

The Rapture

Interpol

50 Cent

Kings of Leon

M.I.A.

Surfer Blood

The White Stripes

Franz Ferdinand

Bloc Party

Cut Copy

Dizzee Rascal

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

The Libertines

Kayne West

Jay-Z

Vampire Weekend

Lady Sovereign

Annie

Beyonce

Band of Horses

Animal Collective

Amy Winehouse

Jay Reatard

Lily Allen

The Ting Tings

La Roux

Ladyhawke

Little Boots

Nite Jewel

Fan Death

*Lastly this shout out goes to all artists on Kanine Records for all of their great releases (www.kaninerecords.com). 2010 will see some great new releases from Surfer Blood, The Depreciation Guild, Dinowalrus, Blind Man’s Colour, Grooms, and many more. So keep an eye and ear out for big and exciting things to come.

Kanine Records, Insound, Wao Wao Records, and Crashin’ In Presents: 

Thursday, Dec 31 at Cameo Gallery

With live performances by:

(12:00am) Surfer Blood(11:00pm) Frankie and The Outs(10:00pm) Beach Fossils(9:00pm) We Are Country Mice

Time: 8:00pm-3:00amCover: $15

with DJs: Oil(Kanine Records), Alpaca(Allen of Baroness), Shakeyface (It’s Bananas Music), David “Nude” Sanderson”

Wear you favorite 50’s vintage style Hawaiian shirt, skirt, or shorts as we’ll be partying 50’s Beach style this year with tons of fruity drinks and ice cold beer with cozies all night long.

at: Cameo Gallery(93 N6th St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY)

One of our new favorite bands, Surfer Blood are coming up from their native town of Palm Springs, Florida to play 9 CMJ shows. And they possibly will have plenty more. So expect to hear a ton from these guys as their debut album drops in January 2010.

Wednesday, Oct 21 at Cake Shop

With live performances by:

(12:00am) Surfer Blood(11:15pm) We Are Country Mice(10:30pm) Dinowalrus(9:45pm) ZAZA(9:00pm) Ringo Deathstarr(8:15pm) The Depreciation Guild(7:30pm) Drink Up Buttercup

Time: 7:00pm-12:30pmCover: $8

with DJs: Holy Hail (Kevin + Cat)

Free gift bags full of giveaways from Onitsuka Tiger, Insound, and Sup Magazine.

Kanine Records CMJ Party at Cake Shop (Ludlow St, NYC)

www.kaninerecords.com

 The Soft Pack have been recording their second album in New York (August 2009), but before they left they made sure to come by to hang out at the Kemado office. Look out for their next show in NY in October and a new album soon. 

The summer weather has been amazing and a ton of you have been enjoying out there skating all summer long. So skip work, school, or naps and go skate before the winter storms start to come in. There is an endless supply of skate spots in the Brooklyn and NYC area. Plus a good amount of free skateparks. Check some out here.  

Thursday, Sep 3 at Pianos, NYC

Crashin’ In Presents

We Are Country Mice 

We Are Country Mice’s NYC residency8:00pm sharp Cover: FREE