Moi Non Plus at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Moi Non Plus guitarist at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Moi Non Plus drummer at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Moi Non Plus guitarist jamming out at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Moi Non Plus drummer and guitarist thanking the crowd at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Fiasco's John Edelstein at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Fiasco's Lucian Buscemi at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Fiasco at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Fiasco's Julian at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Smarts singer riding on someone's shoulders at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Smarts at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
people dancing at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
the crowd at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Wild Yaks crowd at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Wild Yaks singer at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Colt 45 and people playing pool at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
stylish couple at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Golden Triangle at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Golden Triangle blond singer at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Black Lips' Cole Alexander at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Golden Triangle guitarist at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Golden Triangle singer guitarist at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
dude drinking Colt 45 at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
smiling people at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
King Khan at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Colt 45 bottle at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Crystal Antlers drummer at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Crystal Antlers keyboardist and singer at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Crystal Antlers johnny bell at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
Crystal Antlers percussionist at the CMJ 2009 Imposition at Don Pedro's, hosted by Impose, Bikes in the Kitchen and Jelly NYC
The climax of a four-day, five-show week at Don Pedro's was an exuberant mess of titanic proportions. Drums were routinely broken, only surpassed by the bottles that were strewn on the floor. King Khan, Black Lips, Smith Westerns, Team Robespierre, Blank Dogs, Crystal Stilts were all seen in attendance (not that we're counting), while Moi Non Plus, Smarts, Fiasco, Wild Yaks, Golden Triangle, Crystal Antlers and K-Holes tarnished our ears with beautiful noise.
As it was our final show of the CMJ Imposition at Don Pedro's, we had to turn it out in style. If the smiling faces refusing to exit at 5am didn't tell us, CA's Johnny Bell was kind enough to let us know it was his favorite show of the week. Which means a lot since they played 17 times.
Seriously though, what a week it was and we would like to thank everyone who was involved with The Imposition. First and foremost, all the bands who made them all so memorable. We'd also like to especially thank all the curators (Famous Class, Bikes in the Kitchen, No Fun Productions, and Paper Route), Colt45 for keeping us refreshed all week, JellyNYC for making us their afterparty and a super big thank you to Med and all the fine people at Don Pedro who put up with our mess for five shows. Until next time...
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