The Art Of Shooting @ CMJ 2010 October 19, 2010

CMJ performance including bill mates Heavy Birds and Shayna Zaid.

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“(The Art Of Shooting) transform formative and sometimes painful life experiences into melodramatic indie rock songs.”
- Alana Harper, WNYC Music Hub

"What separates The Art of Shooting from its peers is the band's gauzy way of exploring new ground, being playful and biting one minute, and languorous and twee, the next."
- Gregory Robson, Absolute Punk

“On Traveling Show, the debut album from Brooklyn’s the Art of Shooting, the best moments come in the form of shoegaze-y songs like "One Minute Love Song" (which is actually three minutes and twelve seconds). But don't be fooled by the shoegaze label; this is a band that knows how to turn up the guitars and rock.”
- Erin Lyndal Martin, Venus Zine

"(Singer Kelly Irene Corson) revisits all the nervy pressure points that made Siouxsie and the Banshees and its splinter group The Creatures so damn enjoyable."
- Under The Radar Mag

“Art-punk outfit the Art of Shooting plays spacey, shimmering rock songs accented by the elegant vocals of lead singer Kelly Irene Corson."
- Time Out NY

"On 'Traveling Show'… Corson channels her Tanya Donelly as a wickedly operatic Siouxsie or Amanda Palmer."
- Tina Benitez, NY Press

"Tense, moody, often dimly lit, these guys' songs reserve surprisingly noisy turns, alternated with moments full of tenderness and emotion, making it a consistent source of catharsis from the struggles of life - which are the core of lead singer Kelly Irene Corson's lyrics."
- The Deli Magazine

“Vocalist Kelly Irene Corson’s distinctive growl will give you chills that in combination with the eerie, dreamlike melodies will leave you craving more.”
- Sinister Girlz

"Art Of Shooting have produced a pop song-slick record with aggressive, dark melodies that dare the listener to enjoy each track as one may enjoy the blades thrown at a living target in a knife thrower’s act."
- Lora Grillo, StereoactiveNYC

“The beauty of this release is behind the blatant honesty and unique spirit each note provides. The Art of Shooting is a name to remember.”
- Bryon Turcotte, JUSTPRESSPLAY (9/10)

“Simultaneously accessible and unique.”
- BabySue Music Review

"shoegaze punks"
- Kirk Miller, Metromix

“Traveling Show becomes a wonderful haunted house to explore your own personal struggles, and you will eventually lose yourself amongst its’ walls.”
- Patrick Lighthall, Static Multimedia