CMJ - Day 1

And so it begins.

Dozens of venues across the city (well, Manhattan and Brooklyn) will be opening their stages to CMJ starting tonight.

The organizers have a handy schedule that you can peruse by venue and date. Here are also our picks again for what's going on tonight in Brooklyn:

You can’t go with wrong with a Brooklyn Vegan showcase, and this one aims to please. Fanfarlo, The Antlers, Laura Marling, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Wheel are scheduled to play Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 North 6th St.), with comedian Dave Hill hosting. At 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15.

Nearby at Knitting Factory’s new Brooklyn location (361 Metropolitan Ave.), labels The Social Registry and No Quarter present a sonic showcase featuring Sian Alice Group, The Psychic Paramount, Highlife, Coconuts, and local experimental instrumentalists Zs. Also that day at the Williamsburg venue are Brooklyn twee rockers Tiny Masters of Today. At 7 p.m. Tickets $10 in advance $12 DOS.

Over at the Charleston (174 Bedford Ave.) in Williamsburg, New Jersey quartet Carlon, fresh off their debut album "Johari Window," executive produced by Dispatch's Pete Francis, will play a CMJ showcase with NYCSmoke, Gold Streets and Hammer No More The Fingers. Starting at 8 p.m.

Farther south at Southpaw (125 Fifth Ave.), the Park Slope venue hosts a CMJ showcase from label Frank Radio, featuring rapper and Wu Tang Clan member U-God, as well as Puba, Wiz Kalifa, Trouble Andrew, Mr. Move, Stalley, Jasmine Solano, and DJ Souljah. At 9 p.m. Tickets $10.