Philadelphia

The Premiere of Discordinalia at Tiberino Museum June 17

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Last year West Philly’s tripped out psychedelic space rock collective Radio Eris unveiled a brand new monthly night of music and art at the Ellen Powell Tiberino Museum. Tonight the event debuts with a new night and name in Discordinalia and sets to bridge the gap even further. Each night of Discordinalia (5 total evenings) strives to be a “collaborative sound and art celebration,” and its debut will do so by featuring live art, the spoken word talents of CA Conrad, face and body painting, film screenings, and more. Singer David E. Williams will be on hand to debut the music video for his opus Their Paper Cranes Ablaze. The evening will get medieval on your ass when The Oubliette Ensemble, a band of minstrels that can often be seen performing impromptu sets at Clark Park, takes the stage. Radio Eris will be the house band, and might be unveiling some songs from their upcoming album that they are currently working on. Toss in even more music from Stiofan Moriarty, even more films, DJs, and audience participation during the community cutup project, and you have the makings of one experimental celebrations of the arts. Ellen Powell Tiberino Museum, 3819 Hamilton St., 8pm, $7, All Ages – Bill McThrill
 
Philadelphia

Fursaxa for Sure at Highwire Gallery June 17

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Philly native, Tara Burke’s freak-folk project Fursaxa started back in 1999 after her previous band UN broke up. Since then, Burke has released 8 albums worth of material on various independent labels as well as self-releasing five more albums. Each of Fursaxa’s songs has a haunting, alluring quality which puts listeners into a hypnotic trance. Burke’s unique sound comes from her heavily layered vocal tracks, which combine beautifully with acoustic guitar and minimalist keyboards. Aside from her solo work with Fursaxa, Burke has also collaborated with fellow Philly freak-folkster and Espers’ band member Helena Espvall in the duo’s Anahita as well as British singer-songwriter Sharron Kraus in the dark folk project, Tau Emerald. Kraus is also on the evening’s bill, along with Weyes Blood and Laughing Eye Weeping Eye. Highwire Gallery, 2040 Frankford Ave., $6, 8pm, All Ages – Dan Brightcliffe
 
New England

B.O.M.B Fest 2011 re-cap (Saturday May 28th)

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The atmostphere at the BOMB festival was probably one of the more calmer but still high-energy, less-douchebaggy ones (more love, less violence) that I’ve experienced in a festival atmosphere. Covering two days at the Comcast Center in Hartford, the BOMB festival featured a great varitey of acts from Weezer, to Snoop Dogg to Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

One of the great things about the BOMB festival were the featured local acts. I have a suspicion that the venue sold much less tickets then it was counting on. Which is a shame, and this is all on assumption, but they did a really good job collecting and promoting acts regional and national. I was reluctant to go to The Comcast Center. I don’t really like the corporate festivals. They seem to be doused in product placement, etc. This is the first time The Comcast Center has hosted a non-profit event — all the proceeds went to The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp and Connecticut Children’s Hospital.

We got there a little late on Saturday, around 4pm, there weren’t many people there, but the bands were still giving their all.

 
The first band that really caught our ears was Forget Paris out of Derby, Connecticut who won the crowd with their feirce power-pop melodies. We got a chance to hang out with them backstage, share some mini-Budweisers and chat it up.

Read the whole article HERE

Philadelphia

New Music Video: “I Can’t Sleep at Night” – Dry Feet

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Below is new music video from surf punk trio Dry Feet for “I Can’t Sleep at Night” from their 7”, which was released in April via Evil Weevil. The footage was shot and edited by Eddie Austin (of Philadelphia Beach). Now, we know that you are going to want to steal their nifty dance moves for the club, but all rights are reserved by Dry Feet. Enjoy! – The Deli Staff
 

Austin

Show Review: Ocote Soul Sounds @ Beauty Bar

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With Grupo Fantasma already earning a Grammy this year, another of Adrian Quesada’s pursuits, Ocote Soul Sounds, celebrated the release of their fourth studio album, Taurus, at Beauty Bar last Friday (6/10). Quesada and Martin Perna turned stranded-roadside jam sessions into fresh Latin roots and funklore. Taurus was officially released May 31st and has been strongly acclaimed for its bold fusion of salsa, funk, jazz and tropical flavor. On stage, they captured a brilliant blend of saxophone solos, bass riffs, flutes, shakers and the sultry vibe of Columbian soundscape. The music was raw and so organically vibrant with the essence of Latin groove and moves, the crowd was completely soulspun. Next up, the band will be taking some summer heat to New York City in early July.

–Jamie Hsu

Austin

Shakey Graves and more more at the Parish

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Tomorrow night (6/17) at the Parish: David Ramirez, Black Books, Fox and the Bird, and Shakey Graves. And just who the hell/what the hell/why the hell is Shakey Graves? Why, he’s a gentleman from Texas, of course. A gentleman named Alejandro, but not that Alejandro. A gentleman with a bandcamp and a tumblr and a facebook, with a fedora and a banjo, but without an inflated sense of self-promotion. He is, in short, a gentleman you’ll have to go see in order to learn very much about. Which you can do, tomorrow. Remember where we started? 

Philadelphia

The Deli’s Featured Artist(s) Poll Winners: Cold Fronts

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The band Cold Fronts is proof that music has the power to bring old-time rivals together in harmony. And though their name might hint at a darker sound, their bright, catchy indie pop tunes might be a good way to bring a ray of sunshine through dismal, cloudy days and possibly incite spontaneous sing-alongs. The house show lovin’ crew recently won our Featured Artist(s) Poll so we had chance to throw our get-to-know-you questions at Cold Fronts’ Craig Almquist, which you can check out below. You can also catch them live this Tuesday, June 21 at Kung Fu Necktie.
 
The Deli: How did the band start? 
 
Craig Almquist: We’ve known each other since high school, but were in rival bands. Also coincidentally, we kind of hated each other because most of us also dated/stole each other’s girlfriends. It actually really only formed in January after we ended up all living in Philadelphia, and we decided to drop our beef.
 
TD: Where did the band name Cold Fronts come from?
 
CA: Thought it was a cool name. Plus Philly be cold.
 
TD: What are your biggest musical influences?
 
CA: Planes and trains, partying, movies, taking it to the next level, women, the weather, being poor… This list could go on for pages.
 
TD: What artists (local, national and/or international) are you currently listening to?
 
CA: The Powder Kegs, Odd Future… We listen to a lot of classics like Gang of Four, Wu-Tang, Bruce Springsteen, Sam Cooke, and The Beach Boys.
 
TD: What’s the first concert that you ever attended and first album that you ever bought?
 
CA: Our guitarist, Shaky Jake, once saw the Grateful Dead when he was only six weeks old. And unfortunately, the first record I bought was probably Astro Lounge (The Smash Mouth album).
 
TD: What do you love about Philly?
 
CA: Ed’s Pizza, weather, the house shows, bike lanes, The Rathaus.
 
TD: What do you hate about Philly?
 
CA: Biddies, weather and the public transportation, beer distributer hours, our jobs. 
 
TD: What are your plans for 2011?
 
CA: Drop a trail of 7"s and play a lot of fun shows, start a bidding war between Rough Trade and Sub-Pop.
 
TD: What was your most memorable live show?
 
CA: We’ve had too many unforgettable stunts to pick just one show. When we debuted at our practice space the RATHAUS, Craig chipped his tooth on the first song. At the final Flop House show the crowd rushed the stage as we started the set and knocked all three amps and the cymbals on the ground. There was a RATHAUS show where Shaky Jake launched off stage and crowd-surfed. We love playing live shows.
 
TD: What’s your favorite thing to get at the deli?
 
CA: Beer and cigs.  
 
– The Deli Staff

 

Philadelphia

Your Children is Beautiful, Synth Sircus, and More at Millcreek Tavern June 16

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It’s been pretty quiet in the Your Children is Beautiful camp. Maybe it’s because they are busy working on a 15+ song album entitled DIE COOL or it could just be that the scraggly crew’s chilled-out, gentle indie pop is generally not that loud in the first place. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make some noise when they take the stage tonight at Millcreek Tavern armed with plenty of new tunes. And from improvisational progressions and sonic frequencies to talking computer and classic video game consoles, Synth Sircus is one of those collectives that you can’t exactly figure out until you experience them live. To a point, even they don’t know sometimes since their musical collage is often designed as they play along. Debuting in 2010, the analog sideshow has featured members of Agent Moosehead, Grimace Federation, Music For Headphones, Aunt Dracula, and a whole host of other performers so expect the surprises to continue. Also on the lineup are Cannons, who will be injecting some rock into the evening of chillness. They recently released their new EP Cuddled By Giants (which you can take a listen to and purchase HERE) so there should be plenty of new material circulating among the bands. Add in the one-man synth project of Time Ghost and New York’s You Bred Raptors?, and you now have a reason to swing by the Millcreek to grab a drink or ten. Millcreek Tavern, 4200 Chester Ave., 9pm, $5, 21+ – Bill McThrill
 

 

NYC

Report from Japanther’s 10 year anniversary show

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Last night, I think I got about as close to Brooklyn’s early 00’s punk mess as anyone these days should come. Before everyone started talking about this borough ad infinitum, there was the great and all-powerful Japanther representing, and last night at Music Hall of Williamsburg they came out in force to celebrate ten years underground, along with buddies Shellshag and Heavy Cream.
Now a decade old, they’re reaching middle age time, where they’ve become something of a reluctant institution. The hipster symbol of last night’s party, complete with a decades’ worth of silly string, telephone microphones, and a weird but enthusiastic stagediving hypeman with wooden wings on stage to remind us of why mosh pits still work for shows like this. While some members of the crowd looked a bit more grizzled after 10 years of hipster flag waving, Ian Vanek and Matt Reilly themselves still looked fresh out of Pratt, and their hour-plus set of exhausting, high-energy wailing dared anyone to count how many years it’s been since they formed way back in 2001.
Japanther haven’t given us a new LP in too long, (though Tut, Tut Shake Ya Butt still works in its weird little way) but the pair still do that messy party thing better than any of their peers. Their noisy bass/drum/Casio SK-1 combo worked great in my faves ‘She’s the One’ and ‘Surfin Coffin’. Happy ten years Japanther!!! – Mike Levine (@goldnuggets)

P.S. Japanther in 2005 declined to be featured on the cover of The Deli. Asked to explain why, they answered: "It’s not our kind of thing, you know? We are not that good looking either… You should put a good looking band on the cover, like our friends Matt & Kim"

Chicago

Jason Ajemian & The HighLife

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Jason Ajemian & the HighLife announced the details of their new album Riding The Light Into The Birds Eye yesterday. The album will be released on August 9th through Sundmagi, and will feature eight new tracks including "Bliss Is This" below. Ajemian is a long-time member of Chicago’s improvastional jazz scene, and has applied just enough structure and guidance to allow the band to lay down some incredible tracks.

The band is releasing a series of interesting videos in advance of this release that may or may not have anything to do with anything.

NYC

Colin Schiller and The Reactions release video and debut album

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"Endless Holiday", Colin Schiller and The Reactions’s debut record, is a bit of a throwback to the days of Huey, Costello, and The Boss with just the right twist of light hearted "nerdiness". The band’s full-on fun-antics bring back that old feeling of sincere and earnest rock n’ roll that never comes up short on the charisma and entertains crowds. Colin Schiller and The Reactions recorded the album at Vacation Island Studios (MGMT, Gang Gang Dance, Lemonheads) and it will be released Aug 2 on Milk It To Deaf Records" – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here). The Deli’s NYC Open Blog is powered by The Music Building.

Chicago

How To Dress Well “Just Once”

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How To Dress Well will be releasing an ep called Just Once on 7/12 through Your Truly’s Love Ink label. The four song ep will be released as a 10" and also digitally. These are beautiful orchestral tracks that lement a lot of the same issue Tom Krell tackled on his debut Love Remains. A portion of the proceeds from the release will go to mindfreedom.org.

In the video below Krell talks about what prompted him to create this ep. How To Dress Well will be performing at Pitchfork Music Festival on July 17th.