New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Heartichoke (aka Thomas Fricilone from Raise High The Roof Beam) has released a free Tribute EP to Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk album. These recordings incorporate a lot of experimentation and are uniquly beautiful little tributes. You can stream or download the Tusk Ep here.
Heartichoke will his first live show on April 29th at Viaduct Theatre.
FREE SHOW! JACKPOT! TINY POSTER! Another Rock the Block night, hosted by SESAC, and taking place at Exit/In and The End simultaneously.
Playing at Exit/In: Reid Magette, Samantha Harlow, Dylan Rowe, Dylan Jones & Your Friends, Evan P. Donohue
Playing at The End: The Inscape, Conestyle, Nineteen Eighteen, Casa Castile, Paper Machete
Personally, I would attend just to hear Wick-It and Paper Machete alone, but I’ll be going to allllll of them because it’s a free night of good quality RAWK in all of its many forms. Doors at 8:30.–Erin Manning
HEYoh! It’s what we’ve been waiting for for over two years…the full-length release of "A Jillion Kicks," by Nashville dance-pop group, HEYPENNY. Apparently this album has been a long time in the making, was at one point completely scrapped, and then re-recorded alllll over again to ultimately achieve that infectiously catchy, unique sound the persistent group has been looking for all along. Phew. Good thing they’re alive and here to tell us about it, which will all take place on Saturday at Mercy Lounge. Opening the show will be local artists Natalie Prass, Action!, and Mikky Ekko, who are also actually some of the collaborators on the Heypenny album. You’ll be getting the best of both worlds at Saturday’s show, so make sure you grab yourself a ticket in advance–(this one sounds like it juuuuust might be a sell-out)–but if you’d rather gamble your Saturday night, you can buy tickets at the door for $12 (assuming you want a CD included), or for $7 (no CD included wah wahhhhhh). Doors at 9 pm. HEYte to miss it!–Erin Manning
Hip Hop is in an interesting period of change right now. Many rappers are realizing that they can’t just rhyme over hardcore beats and expect to be overnight superstars. Enter groups like Rocky Business, rapper-producer duos who combine elements of street rap with unorthodox pop/electro production. Of the wide spectrum of groups attempting to bridge the gap, Rocky Business stands out as a tasteful balance of skillful rhyming, upbeat rhythms, and healthy swagger. They’ll be releasing their new mixtape at the Mercury Lounge tomorrow, February 23. Dust off your dancing shoes and Gameboy belt buckle and prepare yourself for the electric revival! – BrokeMC
Dropkick Murphys are counting down to the release of their highly anticipated new album with “13 Days of Going Out in Style.” Beginning February 16, the band will unveil exclusive video content on their Facebook page every day until the release of their forthcoming 13-song set, "Going Out In Style" on March 1. Simultaneously, the band will launch a contest on Twitter that will offer fans the chance to win an iPad 2 loaded with Dropkick Murphys content.
Dropkick Murphys have recorded 13 video clips in correlation with each song on their upcoming album, featuring the band discussing a range of topics, from the inspiration behind the songs to stories from the studio and more. The videos will be posted to the band’s Facebook page, and fans can unlock the content by hitting the “Like” button under each video every day.
Furthermore, fans will have the opportunity to win an iPad 2 by helping Dropkick Murphys spread the word about "Going Out In Style" through Twitter. The contest requires participants to check the band’s Twitter page every day of “13 Days of Going Out In Style” and either tweet or retweet the band’s post about the new album and preorder link. One fan will be chosen to win a brand new iPad 2 filled with exclusive Dropkick Murphys content. "Going Out In Style" is the seventh full-length studio album from the band. Due March 1 on their own Born & Bred Records (ILG), the album continues to display the group’s signature blend of punk rock energy, folk soul, Irish spirit and American rock n’ roll, and including a rousing rendition of the classic “Peg O’ My Heart” that features guest vocals by Bruce Springsteen. The album is now available to preorder digitally at iTunes, and physically through the band’s website.
Dropkick Murphys are playing Sunday, March 20 at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston.
–The Deli Staff
Mean Creek’s brand new EP titled Hemophiliac is currently available via their bandcamp for a free download. The EP was produced by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, The Hold Steady, etc) it is a free four-song digital-only offering from the band.
Next month, the band heads to Austin to perform at SXSW as part of the "Boston to Austin" showcase. They will be playing The 512 in Austin on Thursday, March 17.
To download the band’s EP, follow this link: http://meancreek.bandcamp.com/
–The Deli Staff
Flosstradamus recently released a remix of the track "Equestrian" from the debut album Mirors from the Washington, D.C. band U.S. Royalty. This track will make you think it’s summer with it’s bounce and bleeps.
Jason Reece of longtime Austin resident band …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead (newly transplanted to Brooklyn) still has at least one foot planted here in Austin: he’ll be taking over DJ duties this coming week on 101x every night this week from 6pm until 10pm. TOD recently dropped their seventh, Tao of the Dead, on Superball/Richter Scale.
(Photo by Amo Bassan)
Separately, the four members of The Archive have been at this for a while. They’ve played in countless bands – from indie rock to prog rock, ’60s psychedelia to ’70s punk – played countless shows – from New York’s Irving Plaza to 1,000-seat arenas in Toronto – and toured across the country. And yet it’s only now that they’ve managed to find each other. And things have never sounded better. Combining the raw, rootsy sound of Paul Westerberg and Spoon with the twisted beauty of Sigur Ros and early British shoegaze acts like Ride and Chapterhouse, The Archive draw inspiration from a host of influences on both sides of the Atlantic and both sides of the last decade. Check them out live at Mercury Lounge tonight (02.21). – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here).
