Another year of the CMJ Music Marathon down the drain, and we here at Fresyes are exhausted... Not really because we attended many shows, mind you, but because we just really needed some sleep last week.

The problem with CMJ is that there were so many damn shows, it rendered us paralyzed. The Mars Volta? Nope. Earlimart? Nah, sorry. We saw next to nothing, basically. Herewith, a list of highlights:

-Straylight Run: A nice little pop combo featuring former members of Taking Back Sunday and Breaking Pangaea... While we've been digging on their MP3 demos for some time now, the sound at NY's Downtime was pretty craptacular. It was entertaining, however, watching Lyor Cohen drool over them from the fifth row.
-The Bronx: Dirty, ugly (in a good way) L.A. punk rock recorded by GN'R's Gilbey Clarke. They were supposed to crash in our living room after their recent Bowery show, but I think we saved a few broken windows when they decided to stay out and party all night. Excellent stuff.
-My Morning Jacket: Sleeping, sorry.
-Cooper Temple Clause: Asleep
-Elbow: Didn't even think I'd get in. Watched TV.
-Andrew WK and Joan Jett: Would have been awesome! Uh...sleeping.