Austra, Class Actress And DOM Are This Summer's RiverRocks Opening Acts

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DOM, in the haze.
The openers for this summer's RiverRocks concert seriesthree free shows at Hudson River Park's Pier 54, taking place on Thursday evenings in July and August—have been announced: the darkelectro Toronto act Austra will support tUnE-yArDs at this season's July 14 opener; new new wavers Class Actress will open for Metronomy on July 28; and the gleeful deconstructionists DOM will perform with Deer Tick on August 11. All the shows have a 6 p.m. door and are free; videos from the new additions to the lineup below.

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CMJ Portrait: DOM Frontman Dom

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photo by Sam Horine
Taken in the Santos Party House john

Dom
Hails from: Hadley, MA
Occupation: "Freelance taxidermist" a/k/a Dom frontman
Best CMJ moment: Right now, hanging out with my new girlfriend. [Points to stranger standing next to us, not in the bathroom]
Favorite band, so far: Wild Nothing

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CMJ Day Two: Marnie Stern, Dom, Tamaryn, And Lower Dens Kick Off The Stereogun Party At Santos Party House

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"Stereogum!" Pics by Rob, more below.
Marnie Stern/Dom/Tamaryn/Lower Dens
Santos Party House
Wednesday, October 20

Better than: Just sitting at home reading ecstatic Tweets about the whole Phoenix/Daft Punk thing.

So let's toss a few more ribald Marnie Stern exclamations on the pile. #1: "It takes a lot to drive this old, desperate bitch out of bed. Just kidding!" #2: "How many times do I have to say I need a peen in the vagean until someone hits on me?" And #3: "We've got two more, and then Wild Nothings are up. I wish it were Wild Somethings! [Thrusts pelvis repeatedly.]" God bless this girl and her total lack of decorum.

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Siren Festival 2010 Line-Up Additions: Ponytail, Dom, Holy Fuck, Apache Beat

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The tenth-anniversary line-up of the our Siren Festival is already stacked. Matt & Kim, Ted Leo, Surfer Blood, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, the Night Marchers, Screaming Females, Earl Greyhound, Wye Oak, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Harlem. But as of this morning, there're four new names to add to that list. Baltimore ebullient-orangutan noise-makers Ponytail. Masshole woozy-pop-rock raconteur Dom. Cinematic time-keepers Holy Fuck, who already alerted their Twitter followers this morning. And Brooklyn's very own cloud-wavers, Apache Beat. It's free, set for Saturday, July 17, and all-ages. Lightspeed Champion has been added to the after-party with We Are Scientists; tickets are onsale here. See you there--we'll be the one with the burnt nose. [Siren Festival Official site]

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