By David Callicott

Click here for more photos of Dean & Britta and the Rosebuds at CMJ! The Rosebuds, above, well, one of them anyway.

CMJ festivities kicked off yesterday with a special screening of Todd Haynes��������s I��������m Not There, which we pay homage to in this month��������s BlackBook magazine Music Issue (currently on the shelf at your friendly neighborhood newsstand). As we��������ve already explained, BB cover girl Cate Blanchett is nothing less than amazing in the role of Jude Quinn, one of the film's several fictionalized Dylan characters. The imaginative biopic��������which stars Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Christian Bale, and many others, and brings us such voices as Richie Havens, Mason Jennings, My Morning Jacket��������s Jim James, and the great Mr. Zimmerman himself��������got us in the perfect mood for this week��������s marathon music and film showcase.

Photography by Alexander Wagner

After dinner, we found ourselves at the Bowery Ballroom, where local music authority and blogger ;strong>Brooklyn Vegan was throwing a party flavored with some sweet and savory indie pop. We unfortunately missed The Most Serene Republic, but caught Dean & Britta��������s set. The former Luna luminaries, who were recently profiled in the New York Times's �������A Night Out With������� column and are known for scoring Noah Baumbach��������s The Squid and The Whale, had the Bowery stuffed with bearded geeks and high-heeled debutantes. Backed by drums and keys, cool Dean (on guitar) and sexy Britta (on bass) reminded us of the New Pornographers on Prozac, which may sound like a left-handed compliment, but is a compliment nonetheless. Breezy n�������� easy, that��������s the D&B sound, and we like it.

Next came The Rosebuds, who were en fuego and having as much fun on stage as we wish all bands did (fuck the too-cool-for-school shoegazing stage presence). High-fives from the hottie blonde keyboardist Kelly Crisp, infectious smiles from the ax-wielding Ivan Howard, and melodies painted with strokes of the Strokes��������the Rosebuds worked the crowd into a lathered pother. (Alluding to Howard��������s hobo-hipster look, the heckle of the night goes to: �������Hey man, your boxcar is double-parked outside.�������)

The evening finished off with a much-anticipated set from the Austin outfit Voxtrot. Although these boys are obviously good at what they do��������playing simplistic pop as catchy as herpes��������they weren��������t our favorites. Who cares though? The young girls loved them. And for the band, that's probably all that matters.

Download The Rosebuds' "Get Up Get Out" here!