Philadelphia

Mourning Anna Log Eulogizes at KFN July 27

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Mourning Anna Log (awesome fuckin’ band name!), the solo project of Ed “Dead Bird” Burke is bringing his beautiful weirdness to Kung Fu Necktie tonight. His sound is one of quite calming down-tempo electronica that glitches and glides on a wave of lush polyrhythmic beats created by chopped and screwed drum and vocal samples assembled to perfection. The songs remind me of glitch DJ Gold Panda or a bit less aggressive Squarepusher. Dead Bird is part of the West Philly collective The Manhattan Projekt, a DIY non-profit record label slash promotion company. Oh and birdman insists on you listening to his songs with headphones so I played them from my PC laptop speakers on low. But really I busted out my monster headphones and shit am I happy I did, these songs certainly do “bump”. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 Front St., 8pm, $8, 21+ – Adam G.
 

 

Portland

Into the Burgerville

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“Into the Woods” lived up to its namesake with video features of Explode into Colors and Wampire. However, the Portland-music-centric Internet series has expanded its love into the confines of Burgerville.

A fan of both, I took much enjoyment in the four musical features within the Hawthrone B-ville (‘natch). White Fang, Wampire, Juiceboxxx and the 70-odd members of Typhoon all contributed their efforts to annoy anyone whose interest in milkshakes surpasses their interest in our local music scene. See for yourself here.

– Nick Walker

New England

Brenda release Silver Tower

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Portland, Maine’s Brenda have had a pretty intense summer. They played the Nateva festival and they released Silver Tower, a energizing collection of songs influenced by late 90’s rock. Chock-full of delicious and emotional melodies, Silver Tower is a perfect road trip album. Some of the songs have a haunting aura to them while others are more fast-paced and dancy making a great contrast in over-all sound (think The Strokes). Brenda have a bunch of shows coming up around New England including the Wilco Solid Sound Festival at Mass MOCA.

Jul 30 2010 10:00P Bayside Bowl w/ the Rattlesnakes Portland, Maine

Aug 10 2010 7:00P hallowell waterfront Hallowell, Maine

Aug 14 2010 1:30P MASS MoCA, Solid Sound Festival North Adams, MA

Aug 27 2010 9:00P Empire w/ Metal Feathers and Doomstar! Portland, Maine

Aug 30 2010 9:00P The Red Door Portsmouth, NH

You can buy Silver Tower HERE

–The Deli Staff
 

Austin

Minorcan

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Minorcan, also known as Ryan Anderson, and sometimes erroneously identified as Minocran (and much more difficult to google as such), has an album called Keep at Hand, has a delicate sound, has a baby daughter, has a very tiny guitar, has it in mind to sound like the ocean in winter, and has a gig coming up Wednesday 7/28 at the Parish, in the illustrious company of Follow That Bird! and Leatherbag, along with Iowan headliners The Poison Control Center. 

NYC

NYC artists on the rise: Greg Thomas

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"In Sequence" is a track off of the upcoming album, Atlantic/Pacific, by Brooklyn-based indie rock/pop singer-songwriter Greg Thomas. Atlantic/Pacific was recorded over 5 days at Brooklyn’s The Bunker Studio with Aaron Nevezie (Wakey!Wakey!, Lowry) with musicians Kirk Schoenherr, Steve Purcell and Tim Lappin. Atlantic/Pacific will be released with a show at The Living Room on 08.18 – preview a track here. – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here).

 

NYC

Pin Me Down – NYC vocalist + Bloc Party’s guitarist

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Pin Me Down probably wouldn’t exist without the magic of the "internets" (as ex-President Bush gloriously renamed them a few years ago). The band is an electro-pop-rock cocktail (according to its members, their genre is “apocalyptic pop”), consisting of spicy vocalist Milena Mepris, a multi-talented musician from New York, and her illustrious foreign friend, Russell Lissack, in-your-face lead-guitarist from UK indie-sensation Bloc Party. After almost 5 years of constructing songs through email exchanges, the duo has finally finished working on their self-titled debut, which was released this April on Milena’s own label ‘Animalized Music’ – and it’s available for download pretty much anywhere on the… internets, of course! – Mikhael Agafonov

NYC

Best of NYC #16: The Depreciation Guild

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We continue our "Best of NYC Countdown", covering every day one of the artists that made our Year End Best of NYC list (a chart compiled by a jury comprised of local bloggers, music writers, promoters, record store personnel, DJs, and our writers and readers).

Taking on different aspects of pop music can get you varying degrees of success and Brooklyn band The Depreciation Guild has found a way to mix it up with their take on shoegazing emo/pop running alongside Nintendo backing tracks. The band started turning heads and ears in 2007 after the release of their album "In Her Gentle Jaws" as a free download. Their 1st release “Nautilus” was a 3 song EP that got them the attention of 8-Bit People, a small label whose love for video games is not hidden in shame. The bands’ sophomore release, Spirit Youth, sees a departure from the lo-tech 8-bit blips that made the debut album so recognizable. We find instead an even more pronounced shoegaze element in layered guitar and ethereal vocals.

Chicago

String/Soul/Eye

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The San Antonio based small press Kendra Steiner Editions is branching out into the realm of recorded music and one of their first three sonic releases just happens to be the new album from Plastic Crimewave. The album is called string/soul/eye and features five new ambient tracks. Although just five tracks the album spans over 50 minutes in length. The album is a perfect meditation on sound and allows the listen to search through the various layers that Sir Plastic Crimewave creates. Built mainly on guitar, banjo, & raagini, this album is filled with texture and soul. When you take in the catalog of Plastic Crimewave as a whole, this is a fine and expected addition. The release is on cd only and is printed in an addition of 100.

Philadelphia

Free Show with Social Junk at Younglove July 26

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Philly is great! You can pop in on something interesting any night of the week, and there is a good chance that it will be for free. The folks at Younglove, Danger Danger Gallery’s friendly vintage store neighbors, want you to come out tonight for FREE “adult (cold) beverages” and performances by primal experimental psych outfit Social Junk as well as Ducktails, a solo project from Matthew Mondanile of Real Estate, and fellow Jersey mates, Big Troubles. There will also be art featured by John Williams and 10% off on everything in the store. Younglove, 5011 Baltimore Ave., 7pm, FREE, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman
 

 

San Francisco

Moab Strangers play a live score to the 1922 film Hungry Hearts

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This Monday, Ethan Miller (Howlin Rain, Comets on Fire) will be performing an original score to the 1922 film Hungry Hearts with members of Colossal Yes and Drunk Horse. The musicians have come together to perform as Moab Strangers. The combination of psychedelic, folk and blues influenced elements that each of the members bring to the project should pair interestingly with the film about a family of Jewish immigrants in the Lower East Side [check out a sample of the score below]. The event is worth checking out whether you are a film fan, a live music fan or if you’re just finally ready to give up on the dream of Pink Floyd coming to the next screening of The Wizard of Oz at the Castro Theater.

Hungry Hearts screens at the Castro Theater as part of the 30th Anniversary San Francisco Jewish Film Festival on Monday, July 26th at 7pm. $15

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-Nicole Leigh

San Francisco

Some Foolery Yet in this Unique San Francisco Trio – Foolproof Four at Cafe du Nord

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What exactly is foolproof about the San Francisco-based band Foolproof Four? Well the first obvious thing to point out is that there are, in fact, only three of them, so that right there points to some clear foolery committed by this trio. They are a band that must be seen live, as the camaraderie between these young men is hilarious and creates really great audience engagement. The band consists of Noah Grant, Dan Brennan, and Nate Harris. At their show at Cafe Du Nord on Friday night, July 16th, the band played almost ten songs to a rapt audience. The energy they put out was very well reciprocated, as the crowd was in step with their every joking or emotional moment in each song.

As a more unusual choice for an alternative rock band, the three began with their acapella song "Lady Valia Stood Her Ground". Lead singer and songwriter Grant wrote the song as a statement on facing violence and not letting it break you. Specifically, it is about his admiration for the nonviolent protesters at UC Berkeley. But for those more inclined to rocking songs, the band has plenty of rowdier songs as well. The talent of this band is apparent by their variety–their songs include a blues, jazz and country sound. Look for their song "Economology" in the upcoming film Dream an American.

-Shauna Keddy