CMJ Music Marathon 2011: And So It Begins …

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Another sweet time of year is here.
Fall in New York City and the last BIG music festival of the calendar year.
1300+ artists/bands of all genres will descend upon La Grosse Pomme in 80+ venues all around the city and it’s fine boroughs for the 31st CMJ Music Marathon going down this [...]

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