Oh yes, the CMJ music marathon has taken over New York! We checked in with some of our favorite artists for the occasion.
IO Echo is a West Coast-based group that makes an exotic blend of Shoegaze music. However, to pigeonhole them with the rest of the newer bands mining the droning sounds of 90s Creation Records bands would be a serious mistake. With their unique arrangements featuring exotic instruments from all over the world and a strong influence of up-tempo electronic music, IO Echo are in a class of their own. Having opened for The Big Pink, Florence and the Machine, The Drums, and Nine Inch Nails, as well as being behind the soundtrack of the upcoming Harmony Korine and James Franco film, Rebel, IO Echo credentials speak for themselves. I got a chance to catch their performance at Glasslands Gallery last night and was blown away by how the songs translated live. All in all, IO echo is not a band to be missed.
Chris Puidokas: Fill in the blanks: My band is a _____ and my music is like _____.
Io Echo: Our band is a forest and our music is like the purple smoke .
CP: What's your favorite music video?
IE: "Take On Me" by A-ha
CP: Favorite non-musical sound?
IE: The sound of hair cutting
CP: What's your spirit animal?
IE: Tilda Swinton
CP: Do you freak out?
IE: All day every day
CP: Favorite thing to do when you're not playing music or listening to music?
IE: Write music
CP: What's one thing that you are obsessed with right now?
IE: Space ice cream
CP: What's your desert island disc?
IE: Enya's Watermark
CP: What are you gonna be for Halloween this year?
Ioanna Gika: I usually dress up with my friend Bean. One year we were The Shining twins. This year I can't tell you because it would be giving it away.
Leo Ross: Ioanna.![]()
Photo by Joe Jagos
IO Echo is a West Coast-based group that makes an exotic blend of Shoegaze music. However, to pigeonhole them with the rest of the newer bands mining the droning sounds of 90s Creation Records bands would be a serious mistake. With their unique arrangements featuring exotic instruments from all over the world and a strong influence of up-tempo electronic music, IO Echo are in a class of their own. Having opened for The Big Pink, Florence and the Machine, The Drums, and Nine Inch Nails, as well as being behind the soundtrack of the upcoming Harmony Korine and James Franco film, Rebel, IO Echo credentials speak for themselves. I got a chance to catch their performance at Glasslands Gallery last night and was blown away by how the songs translated live. All in all, IO echo is not a band to be missed.
Chris Puidokas: Fill in the blanks: My band is a _____ and my music is like _____.
Io Echo: Our band is a forest and our music is like the purple smoke .
CP: What's your favorite music video?
IE: "Take On Me" by A-ha
CP: Favorite non-musical sound?
IE: The sound of hair cutting
CP: What's your spirit animal?
IE: Tilda Swinton
CP: Do you freak out?
IE: All day every day
CP: Favorite thing to do when you're not playing music or listening to music?
IE: Write music
CP: What's one thing that you are obsessed with right now?
IE: Space ice cream
CP: What's your desert island disc?
IE: Enya's Watermark
CP: What are you gonna be for Halloween this year?
Ioanna Gika: I usually dress up with my friend Bean. One year we were The Shining twins. This year I can't tell you because it would be giving it away.
Leo Ross: Ioanna.
Photo by Joe Jagos