(original article below, and remember, Hans Chew performs on Friday, October 16th at 6:00pm in the West Village at Wicked Willy’s as part of the L Rock the Party Booking showcase)

As if New York City isn’t overwhelming enough for the live music fan, imagine it during CMJ’s Music Marathon, when more than 900 bands play throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn over the course of five days. Stressful.

The long list of unfamiliar acts can be intimidating. Should you catch Dinosaur Feathers, Dinosaur Bones or Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs? Never fear. We’ve got your back. NPR Music asked KEXP in Seattle and the best college music directors in America to be your guide through the concrete jungle that is CMJ.

With their help, CMJ’s Music Marathon was reduced from a daunting labyrinth to … well, something like one of those corn mazes people do around Halloween. Together, we put together a mix of artists you should check out, and we’ll soon post a handy schedule of when and where they’re playing. Enjoy — and don’t stress.

Your Curators:

• KALX, University of California-Berkeley: Spencer Owen and Travis Bill
• KDVS, University of California-Davis: Brent Batty, Tali Link, Jess Abell, Hatem Gallouzi
• KSPC, Pomona College: Justyna Bicz
• WHPK, University of Chicago: Eric Hanss
• WMBR, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Christopher Vyce
• WNYU, New York University: Maria Sherman
• WVFS, Florida State University: Adam Devlin
• WXDU, Duke University: Andrew Bellemer and Dave Rodriguez

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Artists In This Mix

1, 2, 3 • 400 Blows • Acid Baby Jesus • Action Bronson • Active Child • AIDS Wolf • Alina Simone • Amen Dunes • Army Navy • Bag Raiders • Balkans • The Barr Brothers • The Barreracudas • Beat Connection • Bleached • Bleeding Knees Club • Blues Control • Braids • Capybara • Cerebral Ballzy • Crocodiles • Cuckoo Chaos • Dávila 666 • Death • Dominique Leone • Doomsday Student • Dum Dum Girls • Ed Askew • Ed Schrader’s Music Beat • Eleanor Friedberger • Elk City • EMA • Fidlar • Frankie Rose & The Outs • Gang Gang Dance • Gary Clark Jr. • Geographer • Grand Pianoramax • The Great Book of John • Grimes • Hallelujah The Hills • Handsome Furs • Hans Chew • Hey Marseilles • Holiday Shores • Hollerado • Home Blitz • The Hush Now • Idiot Glee • Islands • J Mascis • Jacuzzi Boys • Japanther • Jonathan Richman • Kermit Ruffins • The Loom • Matthewdavid • The Men • Mexicans With Guns • Mice Parade • Mike Birbiglia • Mitten • Mr. Dream • My Goodness • My Jerusalem • Neon Indian • Nina Nastasia • Nonhorse • Noveller • Occultation • ohnomoon • Parts & Labor • Peelander-Z • Penguin Prison • Pepper Rabbit • Pharoahe Monch • Portugal. The Man • Phychic Ills • Psychobuildings • Pterodactyl • Pujol • Purity Ring • QUILT • Radiation City • Red Pony Clock • Reptar • Robert Ellis • Royal Baths • Sea of Bees • Seabrook Power Plant • Seekae • Shenandoah Davis • Shonen Knife • The Stepkids • Suckers • Talib Kweli • Talk Normal • Talkdemonic • Tall Tall Trees • Taylor McFerrin • TunaBunny • Twin Shadow • Unicycle Loves You • Unknown Mortal Orchestra • Vaz • We Are Augustines • We Were Promised Jetpacks • Weekend • White Fence • Wh**e Paint • Wild Flag • Woodsy Pride • Yellow Ostrich • The Young Evils • Young Prisms • Zola Jesus • Zomby

Hans Chew & The Boys are playing the L Rock the Party Booking showcase at CMJ 2011, 6:00pm sharp on Friday, October 21st at Wicked Willy’s on Bleecker St. in the West Village.

Listen to Hans & The Boys live on WFMU’s The Long Rally, hosted by Scott McDowell, Friday morning, September 16th between 9am and 12 noon.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVED RECORDING

Songs From the Shed is a music video website run by music lover Jon Earl.  All performances take place on his picturesque English countryside property inside of an old shed, which itself is more like an antiquarian’s curiosity shop than a storeroom for garden tools. Jon does all the camerawork himself, and dozens of bands touring the UK have stopped in for a recording session, all of which can all be seen totally for free on his website.  Thanks for the lovely early spring Sunday afternoon Jon!

See all the sessions HERE.