So this year’s schedule for the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City has been announced and it comes as no surprise that’s it’s a total snoozefest, unless you count seeing the Meatpuppets at the Lion’s Den on a Wednesday night your idea of fun. There are however, a few shows that should get the kids a moshin’. We’re wondering where the actual cool shows are, ya know, the un-official ones; please post comments if you know about these. Our picks from the official lot, after the jump.

Wed, October 17

Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
9:00pm The Nightwatchman
9:50pm Serj Tankian

Thur, October 18

Bowery Poetry Club
7:30pm Arise and Ruin
8:00pm Red I Flight
8:30pm With Blood Comes Cleansing
9:00pm Damnation AD
9:30pm Freya
10:00pm Beneath the Sky

Don Hill’s
12:30am Nashville Pussy

Nokia Theater
9:00pm Paradise Lost
10:00pm Nightwish

Friday, October 19

Bowery Poetry Club
8:00pm The Network
8:40pm Sons of Azrael
9:20pm Death Before Dishonor
10:05pm Despised Icon
10:50pm The Chariot

Saturday, Oct 20

Ace of Clubs
7:30pm Javelina
8:30pm Fight Amp
9:30pm Bloodhorse
10:30pm Irepress
11:30pm Total Fucking Destruction
12:30am Rosetta

The Annex
7:00pm Clockcleaner

Blender Theater at Gramercy
10:00pm Jesu

-VN