Last year was the first Music Marathon to have a press and artist's lounge full of free sneakers and jars of pomade but it failed to feed with an on-site Chipotle to serving starving musicians and bloggers for only one afternoon. This year's lounge is an improvement, with L'asso serving pies from 12 - 6 all week long then ending the week with two nights of semi-private pizza parties featuring the restaurant's favorite bands and comedians on hand to celebrate their five year anniversary. You can RSVP here for the festivities.
Diane Birch is also performing Saturday night, sinking her AM radio hooks into the only CMJ show this year being held at City Winery. Tickets are still available.