Philadelphia

Psalmships Looming at DDG May 13

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The ghost folk project Psalmships will be playing a show at Danger Danger Gallery tonight. Joshua Britton has been making music with the help of many talented Philly friends, and has been churning out a fairly prolific amount of recorded material ever since, including his first record of live material collected and released earlier this week on Baby, I’m Wild. In the album, the creaky intimacy of his music is fully captured. His vocals, reminiscent of Jason Molina of Songs: Ohia, is an Americana baritone that is as haunting as the songs themselves. Also performing are NYC’s The Loom, who put on a killer live show, and locals Annachristie of Sisters 3 and Former Belle. It should be a great night of folk in our favorite West Philly DIY staple. Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., 8pm, $5 – $10 Donation, All Ages – Adam G.
 

Philadelphia

Enter to Win SLUTEVER’s Stencil Contest!

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Below are details and an instructional video for SLUTEVER’s stencil contest. Check it out, get creative, and enter to win a SLUTEVER merch bundle!
 
To celebrate SLUTEVER’S newest release "Pretend to Be Nice," we will be holding a contest for our awesome fans!

What you need: A limited edition SLUTEVER stencil (hard copy, or print your own here: http://sluteverforever.blogspot.com) and paint!

What to do: Come up with the most creative use to tag something (someone?!) with the stencil and send us pictures of your work!

When: We’re taking submissions from now until Wednesday, June 1st.

We strongly encourage you all to get as wild as you can (without getting yourselves in too much trouble, that is). Take a look at the video to see what we mean.

First place winner receives a one-of-a-kind SLUTEVER merch bundle!

All submissions can be sent to SLUTEVERNOISE@YAHOO.COM.
 

Philadelphia

Hezekiah Leaves & Spinning Joneses Album Release Party at Bookspace May 13

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Separately Hezekiah Jones and The Spinning Leaves are easily regarded as the cities two premiere folk bands. But together the Philly Folk Parade founders have been performing together in perfect harmony for quite some time. The uplifting, ethereal vibes that have resonated from these artists joining in union has led to the inception of “Hezekiah Leaves & The Spinning Joneses”, who have recently released their debut collaborative album on Mad Dragon Records. The bands are set to celebrate its release tonight during a special album party at Bookspace (and the $12 entry fee will also get you a copy of the album). They’ll be joined by longtime friends and fellow members of the Philly Folk Parade, Joshua Park and Nick Esposito of The Savage Detectives. And Friday the 13th will be far from unlucky once special guests The Extraordinaires take the stage. The band recently bid farewell to founding member and bassist Matt Gibson who left to join Man Man, and welcomed new member Adam Ravitz. And tonight they’ll be ready to bring their special blend of supercharged pop music with folk sensibilities to liven up the festivities. Bookspace, (Please contact one of the acts for details.), 8pm, $12 (includes a copy of the new album), All Ages – Bill McThrill
 

Chicago

Advance Base @ Schubas

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Well it didn’t take long for Owen Ashworth (Casiotone for the Painfully Alone) to get back into the game. His new project is called Advance Base, and from the sounds of his first released track "Whirlaway The Horse" the sound is not drastically different. The song is courtesy the Chicago Mixtape Vol 13, and if you have not subscribed to that yet you need to today.

Advance Base will be performing at Schubas on May 18th with California’s The Donkeys and Algerbro.

NYC

Weekly Feature: Prospector plays Deli NYC B.E.A.F. on May 26 with Ravens & Chimes and Dream Diary

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The Lower East Side, NYC based Prospector (formerly Doppelganger) play a refreshing brand of rock and roll that is smart, riff-based and with a healthy dose of swagger. R. Francis (guitar), Ryan Oh-No (drums / vocals) and Joey Hamm (bass) seem to draw their inspiration from classic guitar bands of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Their debut EP "Get It Over With Already" is chock full of this vibe. – Read Dave Cromwell’s interview with the band here. Prospector, winner of The Deli’s band of the month in October 2011, will be playing the Deli’s NYC B.E.A.F. 2011 at Cameo on May 26 with Ravens & Chimes, Dream Diary, Invisible Days, Dinowalrus and Translations.

NYC

CD Review: Oneida – Absolute II

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A fixture of Brooklyn’s art scene since 1997, Oneida may be one of one of the borough’s oldest continuing art rock ensembles. An institution of sorts, the band has always been out in front of the trends, from Sonic Youth-inspired noise to the complicated rhythms influencing a lot of what we hear today on labels like Thrill Jockey.
For the last couple years, they’ve embarked on a hugely ambitious 200 minute, 3-part epic ambiguously titled album "The Thank Your Parents Triptych." The previous two installments have been high on concept, low on initiation. But with their latest record, Absolute II, the sounds I usually look for in this group are nowhere to be found.
The most striking change being the total absence of drumming throughout. For me, one of Oneida’s highlights has always been the frenetic energy of drummer Kid Millions, so to not hear his kit at all was an unexpected departure. After listening through several times though, I found the lack of rhythm beds and patterned hooks in these four tracks surprisingly meditative. ‘Grey Area’ for instance, makes me imagine an electric razor is rolling around my brain… (in a good way). Opener ‘Pre-Human’ hints at a huge sonic landscape, while maintaining a soft, relaxing pulse throughout. This is a physical record, and needs to be walked around in, lived in for some time before you’re able to get a feel for its dense, complex landscape.
Check out the the first single ‘Horizon’ at Oneida’s bandcamp here to get an idea of where they’ve taken things for yourself. The album comes out June 7 on Jagjaguwar. – Mike Levine (@goldnuggets)

Philadelphia

Where Is My Mind?: The Armchairs

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The Armchairs are performing their last show this Friday at Johnny Brenda’s with buddies Orbit to Leslie, The Circadian Rhythms, and Dinosaur Feathers, and The Deli Magazine will also be there presenting it. We wanted a chance to interview our loveable psych-pop crew for surprisingly the first and last time. Like an Armchairs show, it was all about being in the moment. We caught up with the band right before they headed off to their second last show in Brooklyn at Death by Audio, and conducted the interview in their van on Broad Street parked in front of the Merriam Theater. But of course, with The Armchairs, we needed to have a bazaar twist so we interviewed each member separately while the others sat there with earplugs and making weird noises so not to hear each others’ answers. It was strange and fun, and exactly what you’d expect from The Armchairs. We hope that you can join us tomorrow night to wish them well and show support as they get ready to head towards the future separately. But first, check out what each of them had to say about their amicable breakup and being in The Armchairs HERE. Much love! (Photo by Michael Persico from Philadelphia Weekly)

New England

Q&A with Sand Reckoner

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The following is a Q&A with Sand Reckoner, one of the deli’s bands of the month in April! Be sure to check out their website for free downloads of The Shepherd EP and Sing Us Your Lies.

deli: How did the band start?
Sand Reckoner: Matt and Ben have been playing music together for around 8 years now, and with Jon for the last 4.  After being in a few different groups together, and relocating to Boston in 2009, we found our sound coming together in much more concrete way.

deli: Where did the band name, Sand Reckoner, come from?
SR: Ben found the name of a band while reading about Archimedes’ theory "The Sand Reckoner".  It comes from a paper Archimedes wrote about a hypothesis of how many grains of sand it would take to fill the entire universe. 

Click here to read the rest of the Q&A.

–Chrissy Prisco

Chicago

Company of Thieves “Death of Communication (Acoustic Version)”

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Company of Thieves perform their new single, "Death of Communication" (3/15), live at Navy Pier in this new video. They also have an interview up at Filter Magazine. Their new album, Running From A Gamble, comes out May 17th.

The band is performing a live in-store at the downtown FYE (26 East Randolph St) on May 17th. For fans that attend that performing FYE is giving the album away for free if you can find the coupon.

 

New England

Mighty Tiny — White Dog Rough Again

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The blend of blues, americana, and Roussillon (Provencal?) folk music could be viewed as either the next fusion for bored Berklee kids to kick around/to death or as an exciting avenue for musical exploration, possibly because of it’s relative obscurity in the pop music landscape.  Maybe there is another viewpoint I’m missing.  I don’t know.  It’s polarizing, is what I’m saying.  But for those of you who may enjoy a bit of sonic adventure (being a fan of Tom Waits and Gogel Bordello wouldn’t hurt either), Mighty Tiny would be well worth your time.  Their new release, White Dog Rough Again, skips jauntily through a number of different styles and genres within each song, creating an interesting, if somewhat manic, listening experience.  The best feature of this band is if you don’t like a particular part of a song, just wait for a few seconds and it will be completely different.  The worst part is that you may not like the following parts either.  You shouldn’t necessarily listen to this as a soundtrack for any particular task or commute, but I did find it an enjoyable exercise in active listening, which I don’t often feel compelled to do. 

You can preview the album from their website, though I would highly suggest going to see them perform live at their CD release party at the Middle East Downstairs on Friday, May 13th, before reaching a purchasing decision.

–Charles Murphy