Check Out Tomorrow’s Stars … but Do It Quietly

Lodged quietly between the dozen or so name-brand indie acts and the hundreds that will never see the business end of a New York City stage again is an easily overlooked group of cusp bands. They are whispered about over record store counters and quietly praised on the most discriminating blogs, but otherwise unknown — until a month or two from now, anyway. Here are a few bands that fit the category, more or less. Check them out, but don’t talk them up: At CMJ, loose lips fill clubs — maybe before you get in.