ArtsMusic Updated: October 20, 2011 Scenes From CMJ at Fontana’s By Traven Rice October 20, 2011 221 0 Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinReddIt Must Read ArtsThe Lo-Down - April 22, 2024The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 19 – Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival CrimeThe Lo-Down - April 22, 2024Man Found Dead at the Public Hotel Lower East Side NewsEd Litvak - April 20, 2024Lower East Side Links Traven Ricehttps://www.thelodownny.com Desert Sharks, winner of our CMJ Open Call Contest 2011 - photo by thelodownny.com It was a fun night at Fontana’s on Tuesday. We kicked off the CMJ Music Festival with a Lower East Side-centric event featuring four very talented bands. Here are some shots from the evening. Desert Sharks - photo by thelodownny.com Desert Sharks at CMJ 2011 with The Lo-Down Andrew Vladeck was accompanied by Lauren Balthrop of Balthrop Alabama - photo by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis Andrew Vladeck - photo by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis Saadi's beats rocked the house - photo by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis for thelodownny.com Less The Band captivated their fans - photo by thelodownny.com Adam Rapp took his turn as front man - with Paul Sparks at his side. Ray Rizzo got serious. Robert Beitzel and Michael Chernus were sublime. TagsAndrew VladeckCMJ 2011Desert SharksLess The BandLo-Down PresentsSaadi Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinReddIt - Advertisement - Previous articleYouth Violence on the LES: A View From the Front LinesNext articleSteampunk Returns to Haunt Abrons This Weekend - Advertisement - Latest News ArtsThe Lo-Down - April 22, 2024The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 19 – Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival We spoke with Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival (LESFF), for this week's episode of... - Advertisement - Crime Man Found Dead at the Public Hotel The Lo-Down - April 22, 2024 Lower East Side News Lower East Side Links Ed Litvak - April 20, 2024 Real Estate Apartment of the Week, Sponsored by LoHo Realty sponsoredpost - April 12, 2024 Lower East Side News Lower East Side Links The Lo-Down - April 7, 2024 More Articles Like This The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 19 – Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival Arts The Lo-Down - April 22, 2024 The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 18 – Hester Street Fair Arts The Lo-Down - April 7, 2024 The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 17 – Author Illustrator Ellen Weinstein Arts The Lo-Down - April 1, 2024 Lower East Side Arts & Culture Weekly Roundup Arts Traven Rice - April 1, 2024