TJO Presents CMJ Showcase

Charles Compo has recorded solo albums on Smithsonian Folkways "Seven Flute Solos", Psycho Jammy (Lakeside Records) Seventh Moon (Star Records). He has been featured on dozens of recordings including with William Hooker: Radiation (Homestead Records), Great Sunset (Knitting Factor Records) The Distance Between Us (Knitting Factory Records) Lifeline (Silkheart Records) Radiation (Homestead Records), Firmament Fury (Dodd) Vulnerability (ERL Records) with Donald Miller of Borbetomagus, Doctor Phibes "Portable Darkness" produced by Don Fury. His group The Phibes has recorded two CDs: "Soothing Music of the Savage Beast" and "The Phibes" on Lakeside Records.


The Banddroidz is Harlem's Home Town Heroes of Alternative Punk Rock. Their music is a reflection of the social misconceptions in today's communities, like Harlem, from a New York Natives Perspective.

The raw unfiltered dynamics of this alt. punk rock trio sends a clear message of the DIY spirit and reliance of new music coming from the streets of Harlem today. Their kinship with the people and understanding the social climate is a testament that they are in tune with the public at large.

It's hard these days to find something musically outstanding in the myriad of genres, bands and performers that make up the euphonic landscape of today, it's difficult to give your heart to one solid band that will nourish your soul and satisfy your cravings- until now. Now there is "The Band Droidz" – a band based in New York, with a New York soul, real New York zip-code and genuine New York city attitude and quality. You might be taken aback by their sound, a mélange of influent powerful notes like "The Clash" and "Nirvana" with a hint of "REM" on a rock-hard New York city background.
Monk's voice has a delicate texture that reminds you of dark luxurious chocolate that balances out the rough guitar and soulful lyrics, the melodic line induces a dream-like state in which the rhythmic accuracy of the drums punctuates the flow of the music straight to the core of your being while the coarse base lines played relentlessly by Q-Maxx bring you back to reality just in time for you to realize that you are addicted. Addicted to good music. The Band Droidz.


Alright Junior is a raw, genuine modern rock trio who has a desire to communicate their collective internal focus. Playing hundreds and hundreds of shows since 2006, touring a vast amount of area in the USA, Alright Junior is keen on constantly being on the go, as this band's live show is what defines them. This musical endeavor has led Alright Junior to share the stage with Incubus, Cake, Circa Survive, Local H, Flogging Molly, Civil Twilight, Maps & Atlases, Sponge, Our Lady Peace, 10 Years, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Young the Giant, The Ataris, The Head and The Heart, KONGOS, Bear Hands and more. The explosive, impulsive, and intense mindset of Jace Miller, mixed with the creative efficiency of Mike Fraclose and Rob Perry, make for an electric mixture of rock, with passionately haunting lyrics, infectious riffs and stunning energy.

"Philadelphia's own Alright Junior has been one of my favorite locals for years now."
- Wendy Rollins, Assistant Program Director at Radio 104.5 WRFF

"Alright Junior...this is like Philadelphia's finest right here. It is such a treat getting to see these guys live. They're a talented band with HUGE stage presence. Not to mention they have addicting little songs, too."
- Jessie Sabella, On-Air Personality at Radio 104.5 WRFF

"They have endurance, no doubt, extolling their engendered appreciation for the last "good" era of rock music with all the spasmodic moves of an undomesticated bronco"
- Origivation Magazine (That Mag)

"I would describe Alright Junior as beautiful melodies, mixed with thought provoking lyrics, tied together by the threads of tangled guitars being dragged about by the rhythms of an incendiary drummer."
- Philly Rock Blog

"..Alright Junior is a must add to your collection."
- Campus Philly

"Alright Junior offer beautifully-arranged frenetic rock songs, doused with passion and finished off with a heavy dose of head thrashing. Lead singer Jace Miller is a born performer, and gestures frantically, grabs the microphone for dear life, and at one point even dives into the audience, almost knocking over an unsuspecting spectator. The entire band is all over the stage, thrashing harder than any band I've seen. I'm struck by the comparison of children on a Moonbounce."
- Philly.com