Austin

Oh Snap! T Bird, Ume, Freshmillions + more…

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This weekend the Oh Snap! benefit music festival returns for a third installment, featuring over 50 bands Friday + Saturday on two stages…things actually kick off tonight (Thurs.) with a little seven-band pre-fest @ The Parish. Headliners this year include T Bird and the Breaks, Ume, Mother Falcon, Little Lo…all in all it’s an astonishing collection of local talent, and it all goes to raise funds for the Sergio Machado Memorial Scholarship. Tickets!!

Philadelphia

New Music Video: “Two Girls” – Sunny Ali & the Kid

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Check out the bromantic new music video from Sunny Ali & the Kid for the track “Two Girls.” The song originally appeared as a ukulele accompanied ditty on their album Kids, but since then, the duo has brought in drums and an electric guitar, and rerecorded at PhilaMOCA with Michael Chadwick (formerly of The Armchairs) a garage rocker. The video was directed/edited by Corey Cohen and shot by Sam Tuthill.

NYC

From the Deli’s Open Blog: Tiny Pupils

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Tiny Pupils is an indie rock/pop musical project formed around songs written and produced by Kevin Gallagher, with the support of close friends. Self described as a project "typified by verses, choruses, introspective lyrics, infectious melodies, trite rhymes, and DIY/home production", Tiny Pupils’ primary influences include groups like Pavement, Yo La Tengo, or Bright Eyes. The project is now based in Amherst, Massachusetts, formerly Boston. A professionally produced music video for ‘Charm Song’ will be released in 2012 and a third album is currently in the works. – Post your own blurbs on the Deli New England’s Open Blog here.

Philadelphia

Learn More About Philly’s Folklore at KFN Jan. 26

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With a name like Folklore, you can expect tales to be weaved from lead songwriter Jimmy Hughes. A veteran of the Athens, Georgia music scene where Hughes performed with acts like Elf Power and Vic Chesnutt, he began writing songs under the moniker in 2005 as an outlet for unfinished fiction of connected stories that he had been working on which led to two conceptual albums, 2007’s The Ghost Of H.W. Beaverman and 2008’s Carpenter’s Falls, that blended a mini-orchestra with different vocalist for each song to tell his tale. Hughes moved to Philadelphia in 2009, and managed to regroup and recruit a new cast of players made up of talented musicians from our beloved local music scene. Tonight at Kung Fu Necktie you’ll get a chance to hear what he’s been up to lately when he is joined by the always hauntingly beautiful On the Water and Savannah’s Dare Dukes. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $5, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

NYC

Socratic releases third album and new video

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NJ’s indie pop-rock group Socratic just released their 3rd full-length record titled "Socratic (The Album)." The release was produced by drummer Thomas Stratton at Soundwaves Studios in Union, NJ. The record has received praise from fans new and old as well as publications like Absolutepunk.net and The Interlude. This is the follow up to the Mark Hoppus produced "Spread The Rumors" LP. The band has also released a brand new video directed by Seiichi Daimo of Music1nfocus Productions of their first single "Curtain Call", streaming here. The new record can be purchased at "pay what you wish" rate here. – (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 and APS Mastering.


 

NYC

From the NYC Open Blog: The Ugly Club travels to SXSW

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New Jersey melllow-indie-pop group The Ugly Club has recently announced they will be doing a tour down to SXSW this March. The band has confirmed a show at The National Underground in Nashville, TN on March 10th and Super Happy Fun Land in Houston, TX on March 13th, with more dates and SXSW plans TBA. The band has also released 2 live, in-studio music videos of new songs off their upcoming album (here’s one). The performances were shot live at Soundwaves Studios in Union, NJ with videographer Seiichi Daimo of Music1nfocus Productions. The audio is cut from one live take. A bonus video and other releases can be found on the band’s youtube channel. – (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 and APS Mastering.

NYC

Deli Best of Los Angeles 2011 – Fans’ Poll is up!

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We are getting there folks! We just uploaded the full list of artists nominated for our Best of LA 2011 Poll for Emerging Artists. It’s in the right column on this same page and also HERE, where you can actually vote. Some bands in the list were selected through a submission process and some others were picked by our jury of local scene-makers, who could freely choose 3 bands each in order of preference. Points were already assigned to each band according to how well they did in the selection process. Now the readers’ and fans’ votes will also influence the final chart. Each vote will count!

The Deli’s Staff

L.A.

Artist to Watch: Lucky Dragons

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Caught up in swirling layers and textures, Lucky Dragons emerges with a new album next month. A collaboration of two LA based artists, Sarah Rara and Luke Fischbeck, they have been known for visually and physically exciting live shows as well as their own brand of psychedelic pop that follows no discernible trend. The looping repetition in their new single "Existers" off their upcoming LP of the same name, remains constant, but evolving. Layers are added and subtracted and all of a sudden, what seemed the same is completely different. It’s quite a trip at just under 7 minutes, but it feels like an idea completely fleshed out. They have a few shows in LA in the next few months; one on January 27 at the Black Box, one on January 28th at the Mahasukha Meditation Center and then on March 10 at the Smell. If you’re looking for some good vibes, they’ve got plenty to spare. – Taylor Lampela

New England

Bunny’s A Swine — All Day, Alright

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Sometimes I wonder if all musicians have truly lost their minds and I worry that dub-step and “wobble-bass” will overtake the music world like a modern-day Bubonic plague. In the midst of these thoughts, I occasionally hear a record that pulls me back into reality and reminds me that not every musician has gone insane and that people are still perfectly capable of making rockin’ music. All Day, Alright, the newest release from Bunny’s A Swine, is one such record.

Bunny’s A Swine manages to capture a 90’s indie rock vibe a la Modest Mouse/Sonic Youth and infuse it with a liveliness that catches the listener’s attention. I found the guitar work on this record to be excellent; I was particularly intrigued by the incorporation of what the band describes as a “three-stringed guitar,” which, as you may have guessed, is a regular guitar with only three strings. This exhibition of unique musical ingenuity is reflective in their sound. I thought the opening track, 630/430, was an excellent choice to start off the record. It really sets the tone for the rest of the album with its upbeat guitar riffs and R.E.M-esque feel.

Winter Song/Spring Version is another favorite track of mine from this release. The addition of the distant yelling for the backing vocals adds to the intensity and urgency of the song.

Overall, All Day, Alright is immensely entertaining. The band is able to establish a high level of energy and emotion at the start of the record and carry it all the way through the end, making All Day, Alright incredibly hard to turn off after only one song (or one complete listen through, for that matter). This album, along with a collection of their other works, can be streamed and is available for purchase on their bandcamp site. If live music and real human interaction is more to your liking, head over to Western Mass. on March 1 and check them out in-person at the Sierra Grill in Northampton.–Daniel McMahon