NYC

Live show review: Earl Greyhound + Cavalier Rose (+ Knit residency)

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Bowery Ballroom was packed tightly for the hours of rock ‘n roll that were about to ensue. Around 10PM, Cavalier Rose shook the stage with Garrett Drinon’s retro-metal guitar solos and the Heather Christian’s powerful voice and echoing shrieks on notable tunes, “Sparrow,” “Atom Bomb,” “Little by Little” and closer, “Lie to Me.” The quartet is beginning a fundraiser via Kickstarter.com to fund the recording of their debut LP. CR have a Knitting Factory residency set for every Monday in February, starting February 7. Headliners, Earl Greyhound, asserted themselves with a fiery attitude matched by an intense sound wave that radiated from the stage. Matt Whyte (vocals, guitar) flailed his long blond hair as Ricc Sheridan (drums) maintained a poker face, and Kamara Thomas (bass, keyboards, vocals), who is carrying “ a little girl rocker,” played with force on highlights, such as “Shotgun,” “Oye Vaya,” and “S.O.S.” The trio recently released an acoustic EP, showing their softer side. Both groups demonstrated that rock is alive and well in NYC. – Meijin Bruttomesso

Philadelphia

Still Accepting Submissions for The Deli’s Year End Best of Philly 2010 Poll

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Deli-rious Readership,

The week for bands to apply for free to our Year End Best of Philly 2010 Poll is over, but submissions aren’t closed yet – we are now still accepting them until December 31 HERE, through SonicBids, with a $5 submission fee. It’s the first time we’ve charged musicians for anything, but these polls take so much of our time that we needed to find a way to offset some of the personal effort we put into them. We hope that you understand.

The Deli’s Polls’ mission is to highlight the best local bands that emerged in 2010 in the 10 scenes that we cover – the full list of Deli cities can be found here.

Our polling system (based on the votes of a local jury of scene makers and partially on our readers’ votes) has rewarded in the past artists like Local Natives, Yeasayer, Girls, Chairlift, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Freelance Whales, Sleigh Bells and Neon Indian (among others) before they hit it big.

The summary of last year’s polls (each city’s top 3 + readers’ poll winner) is available for you here. A full explanation of the polling system can also be found here.

We hope that you’ll submit your music. The more bands that submit; the more accurate our poll can be – all bands will be considered!

Good luck, and…we swear that we will listen to your music!

The Deli Staff

Philadelphia

The Roots Score Black Thought’s Return to the Big Screen!

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OK, so we’ve run into ?uestlove grabbing some grub a number of times at Ishkabibble’s (mmm…cheese fries), but it must be a deserved dinner break from the studio because besides releasing one of their best albums in years (not Wake Up!) and learning all those tunes to perform with Jimmy Fallon’s guests each night, you can add scoring a movie to their 2010 credits. The Roots composed and performed the music for Night Catches Us, which was filmed in sections of Germantown and has the return of Black Thought to the big screen. It is currently showing at the Ritz in Philly and in other cities. You can check out the official trailer below. – The Deli Staff

Philadelphia

Reading Rainbow Joining Dum Dum Girls on Tour!

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Dum Dum Girls recently tweeted that Reading Rainbow will be joining the last leg of their tour. DDG had cancelled a highly-anticipated show in November at Johnny Brenda’s with Reading Rainbow and Party Photographers due to the passing of frontwoman Dee Dee’s mother. However, according to R5’s website, it will be Party Photographers opening the rescheduled show on Saturday, March 5 at JB’s with touring mates Minks. You can purchase tickets for the event here. – The Deli Staff
 
Philadelphia

The Fallen Troubadours Open for Frog Holler at JB’s Dec. 11

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With songs like “Enemies”, “When We Were Young”, and “To the Ground”, the best way you can describe the sound blasts hammered out by The Fallen Troubadours is rollicking. The Hamburg-based six-piece’s version of roots music takes the noble parts of troubled folk, the beefy parts of vintage Americana, and a sultry dash of ‘50s good-girl soul to produce catchy, barefaced rock ‘n’ roll that’s ready for a good toe-tapping, bottle-smashing good time or a swell lunch date at a misty diner. They’re currently working diligently on their debut album for Candy Colored Dragon (even taking a general break from performing to do so), which, while originally set for a fall release, is now slated to drop later this month. In the meantime, strap on your boots and waltz over to Johnny Brenda’s where The Fallen Troubadours will stomp open the stage tonight with fellow Pennsylvanians and folk-rock enthusiasts Frog Holler. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 8pm, $10 – Annamarya Scaccia
 
Nashville

Big Surr, Powerbrrrd, Diarrhea Planet @ The End, 12/10/10

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The End was filled with holiday spirit last night as crowd surfers swept over showgoers’ heads in waves and opened cans of beer rocketed through the air. People either just felt like spending Friday night at The End or Big Surr has a sizeable and loyal fanbase, or both, because the band opened the show to an already-packed crowd. From the fuzzy guitars of their opener, “Alright,” to the end of their set, the band’s revving noise pop was infectious – though the vocals were almost completely drowned out – and perfect for pumping up the crowd for Powerbrrrd.

Watching this trio-turned-quartet is like seeing a band from a cartoon (does anyone remember The Beets from Doug?). Powerbrrrd has a comic appearance and triumphant-nerd demeanor that made the set not just fun, but funny – in a good way. They assaulted the crowd with ’90s garage and punk-infused slop-rock, pierced by Seth Graves’ pinched, nasal vocals that befit their sound.

It would have been impossible to squeeze any more onstage during Casa Castile’s experimental pop set with seven musicians plus a clutter of guitars, keys and a Mac. Andrew Nabuco is the main man behind the group, but his live band is comprised of some very talented vocalists and instrumentalists who delivered each song with a finesse and precision that contrasted with the rest of the night’s lineup. The end of their set was a turning point in the night; once indie sophisticate Evan P. Donahue took the stage, clad in a jacket and tie, things began to escalate.

Donahue commands attention by himself just from his vocal and playing styles, appearance and sheer stage presence. As he blazed through a set of part punk, part minimalist oldies rock n roll, he launched himself several times into the receptive hands of the audience as more alcohol was arching across the room than going down the hatch. By the time Diarrhea Planet closed the show with some raucous, deafening noise rock, people in the crowd were catapulting themselves off the stage and from the rails near the table area, ending with a large portion of the audience singing onstage with the band as the last empty can of PBR hit the ground. – Jessica Pace

L.A.

Big Bad Wolf free download!

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It’s free download Friday… well not every Friday, but we’re entitled to make up a few holidays. Big Bad Wolf is giving their self titled EP out for free on Sound Cloud. This quirky collection of songs was recorded over one weekend in a cabin in Big Bear. Opening up with "Yosemite", a song written on a flight home, to closing with the driving and slightly dark "Coal in the Fire", the EP becomes a fitting introduction to the band’s solid musicianship. This one has a spot in my collection.

-Angelo Lorenzo

L.A.

WHITE FENCE- listen listen listen!

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Call me crazy, but I think that Tim Presley time-travelled to 1967, hung out with Roky Erickson, and came back to bring us White Fence. The low-fi reverbs and distortion are trippy and trancey, mellow and smooth. It’s the kind of music that could have been playing at one of Andy Warhol’s factory parties, with a vintage flair reminiscant of The Guess Who or The 13th Floor Elevators. White Fence’s 16 track album "Is Growing Faith" is supposed to hit the streets the second week of January. And don’t expect me to be unoriginal and compare this to Darker My Love…listen for yourself. 
 
White Fences "Lillian (Won’t You Play Drums?)" of of their forthcoming album "Is Growing Faith" 
–Jenna Putnam

Philadelphia

Weekend Warrior, December 10 – 12

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What’s at the top of our list this weekend? R5’s Punk Rock Flea Market is this Saturday! We know. That’s not a show. But fuck it – a chance to win a lifetime pass to all future R5 shows deserves to be at the top of any list! Yes, we secretly want no one to show up to increase one of our chances, but you should really go and support an organization that has been positively supporting the local indie music scene for years. And we want to keep it that way! Plus there will be 250 tables of cool shit to purchase, look at and play with. And if you are still buzzing from your shopper’s high, swing on by The Blockley and get really HIGH for our real Weekend Warrior pick with The Armchairs, Illinois, Da Comrade!, Arrah and the Ferns, and The Deli. We know that college finals are wrapping up, but before you head back to living a boring life at home again with your parents (sorry, recent twenty-something graduates for reminding you), it’s time to toast the evening away with plenty of good friends and good tunes. This is The Deli’s second last sponsored event of the year. (BTW: We also hope to you this Thursday at Kung Fu Necktie for the debut of The Deli’s Pipeline Series with The Notekillers, Electric Tickle Machine and Creepoid.) The count down is on! The Blockley, 3801 Chestnut St., 8pm, $6 adv/$8 door, 21+
 

 

More local flavors…
 
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Strand of Oaks, SAT Frog Holler and The Fallen Troubadours
 
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI The Tulanes and Mean Streets, SAT Blood Rhythm
 
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Dirty Diamond’s 4th Annual Vagina Jam w/ Handsome Petes, SAT Atomic Square and Defog, SUN New Kings and Local Dub
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) SAT Igor’s Egg and Flux Capicitor, SUN Dangerous Ponies
 
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Hamburger Hunt, SAT The Midnight Beat
 
Tritone (1508 South St.) FRI Jukebox Zeros and Full Blown Cherry, SAT The Mighty Paradocs and Joe Jordan Experiment, SUN The Sound of the Kaleidoscope and Blackhawks
 
Millcreek Tavern (4200 Chester Ave.) FRI Chrononaut, Dirt Worshipper, Wizard Eye
 
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI Where’s The Band After Party w/ Pulling Punches
 
The Ox (you should know by now or ask a friend) SUN Agent Moosehead and Tongue Sculptors
 
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SAT Kuf Knotz and Lizanne Knott
 
Greenline Café (4239 Locust St.) FRI Uke Ellington and Kevin James Holland
 
Danger Danger Gallery (5013 Baltimore Ave.) FRI Dangerbird CD Realease Party w/Mikingmihrab
 
Younglove (5011 Baltimore Ave.) SAT Party Photographers and Sea Soft
 
First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) FRI Jukebox the Ghost
 
Philadelphia

Positivity on CNN for Philly Rappers Freeway & Young Chris Taking a Stand on School Violence!

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It’s always nice to see positivity flow through the Philly community. Well, yesterday we finally received some national attention other than cheese steaks, duck boats and Michael Vick. CNN ran a nice piece on Philly rappers Freeway and Young Chris taking a stand against violence in the schools. Check it out here. Thanks CNN! (Photo by Dominic Savinni/Salvatore Fullmore) – The Deli Staff
 
Philadelphia

Jukebox the Ghost Popping By at First Unitarian Church Dec. 10

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If you thought that their debut album, Let Live and Let Ghosts, was just a slice of heaven, then you’ll be happy to know that Jukebox the Ghost have more sugary confections for you with their latest Everything Under the Sun. Of course, it didn’t hurt that they had help in the kitchen from producer Peter Katis who has worked with the likes of The National and Jonsi. But the piano pop masterminds also spent countless hours in studios, basements, and hotel rooms crafting the 11-song album as well as keeping up with their hefty 150+ shows per year touring schedule. At the Church tonight will be their last show in Philly for the year, but rest assured. They already have plans for more shows in 2011 which includes a sold out one in NYC with fellow D.C. natives and newly reunited The Dismemberment Plan as well as Guster and Barenaked Ladies (we know guys – sometimes ya gotta do whatcha gotta do). First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 7:30pm, $10 adv/$12 door, All Ages – Bill McThrill