New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
The lovely trio Midnight Moxie will be celebrating the release release of their debut album Don’t Stop tonight (7/29) at Phyllis’ Musical Inn (1800 W. Division St.). The cover is just $5, and you won’t be disappointment. What I love about these three is their honest love of music and their genuine excitement about their debut album. They will be performing the entire album.
To get you excited, check out their performance on Living Room Songs from back in May.
The new album from Death Ships, Circumstantial Chemistry, is filled with synth-driven pop songs, but also brings a heavy dose of rock. The four member band brings a full and rich keyboard sound with horns, and on the album they brought in a lot of extra sounds and musicians.
The band has been together since 2001, and this album may be their best yet. They released an ep last year, but this is their first full-length since 2006’s Seeds of Destruction.
Death Ships will be celebrating the release of Circumstantial Chemistry at Schubas on 7/30 with Like Pioneers and Blasted Diplomats.
Michael McGinnis has created an exciting new album under the moniker of Plains. This Chicago-native now based in Miami has combined raw garage rock with a touch of elctro-pop to create an album that is honest, straight-forward and magnetic. The self-titled project was released by 10K Islands on July 19th. My favorite track has to be the slightly mellowed out track "Innovator" because it is clear that is what McGinnis is. You can purchase the album here or stream it here.
Plains will be performing at Schubas on July 31st with The Sweeps and Poundcake.
Translations was one of the most positive notes at our May 2011 B.E.A.F. Fest – their inventive, textural psych rock also earned them a Deli "CD of the Month" in September 2010. The band just released this cover of Nico’s "I’ll keep it with mine" (here‘s the original), taking the opportunity to announce that they will be playing at the South Street Seaport Music Festival on August 11, and releasing our favorite track "Tarantella" on a limited edition 7" on Seaport Records.
Mp3: Translations – "I’ll Keep It With Me"
It’s that time again! Run For Cover is back (for the 9th time) at the Black Cat to benefit the awesome ongoing music fest Fort Reno (<–click there for a sched of upcoming shows.) If you’ve been, you know it’s one of the most fun events to take place in the DC summer, with various locals coming together to cover some of the most least likely covered bands from every genre. (Rumor has it, there will be a cover band of an actual cover band this year- omg!) And if you haven’t been, then we recommend you get familiar with a little taste of some Huey Lewis & The News coverage below from last year’s RFC! Tickets always sell out, so get there early for the madness which starts at 8:00 PM, Saturday July 30. $10
Mad Decent Block Party has been moved to Sunday, August 7 from 3 – 8pm at the Piazza. The lineup will still remain the same. You can RSVP HERE. Below is a message from the Mad Decent website. – The Deli Staff
Hey everyone, we’re really sorry to have to do this to you guys, but do to circumstance totally beyond our control, we’ve had to make some changes to the the Block Party.
If the booking has a theme, it’s "big names from lots of genres."
Diverse heavyweights include Swedish pop star Robyn, Idaho indie rock icons Built to Spill and pioneering rap crew Freestyle Fellowship, from Los Angeles — touring with its original lineup for the first time in 10 years.
Also big: American country/rock singer-songwriters Shelby Lynne and Ryan Adams, and Canadian electronic duo Crystal Castles.
The fest’s lesser-known Seattle acts are also strong, representing the top tier of several local momentums: twee pop (Seapony, Witch Gardens), hip-hop and soul (Don’t Talk to the Cops, Metal Chocolates, Allen Stone) and chillwave, the trance-y genre currently taking over America’s dorm rooms (USF, Big Spider’s Back).
City Arts Fest is more than music — the programming involving movies, readings, dancing and visual art. But it’s mostly music. And most of it happens in clubs and established venues, like Chop Suey, Neumos, the Crocodile and the Showbox.
One curveball is the Pacific Science Center Laser Dome, an underutilized space for music — and a cool venue to see Oregon electronic/indie rock band Helio Sequence.
Check the full lineup and schedule at cityartsfest.com/schedule.
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You can’t really peg Pocketknife down into a single category, but you won’t really need to worry about that. You’ll be too busy dancing. The overly bright and poppy scores of sounds that spill out of the secret pockets of each track of Tough as Snails give me hope that a good old fashioned four piece can make dance music without falling prey to being annoyingly steeped in boops and beeps. Pocketknife still somehow pull off being unbearably cute while having just a touch of brashness. Tracks like "Space Invaders" can cause a basement full of kids to pogo with unbeatable smiles, while the bass and synth behind "Normandy" drive the EP into an almost heavy space. With clean cutting guitar riffs splicing it all together along with Marlin Gonda’s Todd Finkesque baritone warming every song, Tough As Snails is definitely late night (or any time of the day) dance party worthy. –MH
Tough As Snails official drops this Sunday at Mississippi Studios for freeeee with Vanimal and Pegasus Dream. Better have your dancin’ shoes on!
Spank Rock just released a new jam “DTF DADT” today for you to “hit that with.” It was produced by Zeb Malik from POPO. You can stream the track via Pitchfork. Just in time to get your ass ready for The Barbary tonight! (Photo by Rahav Segev) – The Deli Staff
For a cool treat on a summer day, take a listen to Mikal Cronin’s latest single "Apathy", from his upcoming debut self-titled debut. After a minimalistic first twenty seconds, the fuzzed-out guitars kick in to take over and sweep you through the brief, but fulfilling song. It’s a tantalizing teaser to what is in store for the full album from Cronin, originally part of Orange County surf-rock band The Moonhearts. Cronin worked with and will be touring with Ty Segall for this album, and it promises to be a great one. The LP will be out September 20th via Trouble In Mind, so mark the date off on your calendars. – Taylor Lampela
Along with CD, vinyl, and digital format, The War on Drugs will be releasing their long-awaited and highly-anticipated upcoming album Slave Ambient (due out on August 16) on cassette with an added bonus. On side A, the LP will appear as it was originally planned, while side B will contain a 40-minute collection of Adam Granduciel’s “sound sculptures, tape manipulation and ambient experimentation.” Secretly Canadian will be teaming up with South Carolina’s Mirror Universe to release the limited-run extended edition of Slave Ambient. The War on Drugs have also recently announced more tour dates in October with Purling Hiss, which you can check out HERE. – The Deli Staff
