New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Good news folks–The Deli is going to be covering the Americana Music Festival this week! We’ll be attending some of the music showcases by our favorite local bands and artists, such as Rayland Baxter, Tristen, Courtney Jaye, and Mary Gauthier, along with the not-so-local bands we dig. You can go here for more festival information, but keep checking back with us for all the juicy deets. (That means "details" for those of you who aren’t down with the lingo).–Deli Staff
We’ve always been huge fans of Callers – their debut album was our CD of the Month about 2 years ago. The duo (recently turned trio with the addition of a drummer) will celebrate the release of their sophomore album with a show on 09.08 at Zebulon in Williamsburg. Listening to the free single streaming here, the signature soulful female vocals and understated guitar work are now integrated with more pronounced jazz elements as well as an interesting percussive component brought by the drums. The record, entitled "Life of Love" will be released under Western Vinyl – home to Dirty Projectors, Glass Ghost and Here We Go Magic among others. Callers will also play Littlefield in Park Slope on September 19.
The Giving Tree Band recently unveiled their music video for "Circles," the single of their forthcoming album The Joke, The Threat & The Obvious.
To celebrate the release of their new album The Giving Tree Band will headline a hometown show at the House of Blues in Chicago this Friday September 10th.
The very first annual Wild Frontier Fest approaches rapidly, featuring a horn o’ plenty, or a cornucopia, or a wild and free bounty, or even a deluge of Austin bands, such as, in no particular order: Follow That Bird, Oh No Oh My, Sip Sip (currently running away with our Artist of the Month poll), Quiet Company, Shapes Have Fangs, Ringo Deathstarr, the Frontier Brothers (because what would a Frontier Fest be without its brethren?), Danny Malone, and many more, 26 bands in all. All put together by the Vagabond Collective and happening this Saturday, that’s 9/11, at the Mohawk, for the price of $12. Which is remarkable.
Full lineup is right here.
22-year-old producer phenom, MiM0SA, will be dropping his glitched up, dubstepped, mini-LP Silver Lining on October 4th on Multi Music Records. A month is too long to wait, so we’re sharing his blistering remix of Nina Simone’s classic ‘I Put a Spell on You’ as a free download. Classic, groovy, and a bit gritty, it’ll conjure up inflences like trip-hop masters Massive Attack.
If you like other LA producers like Rusko or Baths (A Deli LA personal favorite) then you’ll fall right in line with MiM0SA. He’s been making waves at festivals like Cochella and Burning Man, and he’s embarking on a US tour that will bring him to the Music Box/Henry Fonda on Sept. 23rd.
Sleep Talk sounds like hot fire. Have you seen the "double rainbow" youtube vid? Well, he was listening to Sleep Talk at the time. Yeah. I know. Sleep Talk is: Mike Mcneil (Guitar, MIDI Controls, Vox) Ben Bazzrea (Lead Guitar, "the sex appeal") Nick Wong (Bass, Vox, Sick dance moves) Anthony Ortega (Drums, Laptop, Good hands… ladies) Their shows end up as dance parties, so bring your dancing shoes…
(Ed.: this post taken from Sleep Talk’s post on our DIY Open Blog, check out other Open Blog posts in the Deli Kitchen.)
Yes we have a soft spot for these ladies (oops! right! there’s a guy in there too… we always forget! What does he do??) Check out the video of the single Windstorm and don’t miss their show at Brooklyn Bowl on 09.09.
Scott Thorough and Tone Tank‘s "Scott and Tone ep”" is getting its swerve on, and it encourages you to do the same. If you put the 80s rap and electro scenes in a blender and set it to “Masticate” you’d have an idea of what it sounds like. It’s bold and belligerent, wet and wild, apathetic and agitated; suffice it to say, it will make you feel awesome and gross at once. Guest spots from Serengeti and Kool A.D. of Das Racist add extra flavor. Hard copies are limited and come hand painted. New Brooklyn label Modern Shark is putting it down. Get in the hot tub now before Scott and Tone pee in it. – BrokeMC
I am confident that my appreciation and understanding of music would be no where near what it is today if it was not for the website Epitonic. The site launched in 1999 and I wish I could remember how I stumbled upon it, but it was my musical bible from ’99 to 2002. The site predated many of today’s popular music sites, and was also structured differently. The key to epitonic was related artist discovery somewhat like Pandora today, but with much more underground atheistic. The best utilization of the site, and the way I spent hours and hours, was through searching through the similar artists of your favorite bands or genres. Everyday I found myself downloading (through dial-up) a cd’s worth of new music to listen to.
One of the co-founders of Epitonic was Justin Sinkovich who currently is in the band The Poison Arrows and runs File 13 Records. The site disappeared in 2004, but now Justin is looking to relaunch this influential service. Since Justin lives in Chicago the relaunch party will be here this Fall. However, he first needs to raise some funds to finance the relaunch. You can visit his kickstarter page for more info and to get involved.
In the meantime he has put the site back back online for everyone to browse the archives.
"Nova Love" could be the most aptly-titled opener of the month. A short snare fill and This Blue Heaven‘s latest effort, "Spinning and Shining," explodes to life. It’s rowdy and dense, a lead piano line sparkling over tectonic guitar riffs and a powerful rhythm section. There’s even a little extra time tacked onto the introduction for a little synth freakout. And when the floor is finally cleared for MacKenzie Outlund’s vocals, it isn’t long before the band bursts in again and the energy is kicked back into, well, supernovaic proportions.
It’s clear as the EP progresses, though, that This Blue Heaven is finding new footing. There’s a nice sense of space and pace throughout; the instruments are thoughtful in their involvement, and background layers support the production without making themselves overly obvious. The song structures are effective – the songs guide or push, tumble or flow, and each has its own character.
The hooks fly fast and frequent; the verse of "Generous Soul" flirts and winks, while "A Serious Mistake" is a dizzying waltz that falls into what almost sounds like a barroom anthem. If the melodies occasionally have trouble keeping up with the music, it only adds to the energy. (Surely, these songs will find themselves as comfortable on a stage as in headphones.) And although "Slow Dance Slow" will have the crowd reaching to get their lighters in the air, step back and pay attention to the gentle build and the bittersweet chorus melody. The swell and culmination may be the most gratifying moment the band has crafted yet.
You can hear This Blue Heaven perform on Thursday at TT the Bear’s. We should also mention that the rest of the bill is stellar! See you there.
9pm Apollo Run (from Brooklyn)
10pm This Blue Heaven
11pm The Backup Factor
12pm Apple Betty
$8 cover charge
– Cullen Corley