San Francisco

Bay Hoppers: Coast Jumper @ Vitus Next Wednesday, March 7th

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As their name implies, Coast Jumper jumped to San Francisco last year after meeting and spending a few years together in upstate New York. Since arriving to the Bay, they’ve released a 10-song record, Grand Opening, a collection of tracks that perfectly melds together. When you press play on song one, the next time you check in with what you’re hearing it’s track four and you had no idea that much time passed. It’s not to say the record is easy to ignore, rather it’s genuinely listenable and it speeds by. You can test this theory yourself over at their bandcamp page.

Coast Jumper’s sound is the kind that tingles each nerve ending to shift in tempoImagine, think Real Estate swelled with more rock. The compositions are never too fast or overly energetic, but are intrigued-head-bob worthy. To see and hear Coast Jumper live would not be a mistake; the movements they arouse will have you looking cool. Follow Coast Jumpers as they Bay hop to Oakland next Wednesday, March 7th at Vitus along with Fierce Creatures and Royal Canoe.

-Justine Fields

Chicago

S/S/S/

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S/S/S is a new project that features Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, and our very own emcee Serengeti. This unique supergroup have recorded an ep called Beak & Claw that will be released on March 20th via Anticon. I can’t wait to hear what this group can come up with. Stevens latest album, 2010’s The Age of Adz, was much more beat-driven that anything he had previously done so his partnership with Serengeti is not that insane. Another "s" name, Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond lends here voice to the track "If This is Real".

Beak & Claw Tracklist
1. Museum Day
2. Beyond Any Doubt
3. If This Is Real
4. Octomom

NYC

TONIGHT! The Deli’s UN/OFF party: Reptar, Body Language, The Stepkids, Lucius, Radiation City, Madi Diaz, Gangstagrass, Vacationer, ARMS, + lots more

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This year The Deli is in Austin during the unmentionable festival with a 2 stage party on Thursday March 15 (that’s tonight!) at the Gypsy Lounge in the East Side!

Awesome dancey bands on the outdoors stage will tempt the audience to some wild booty shakin’ action, while indoors fantastic rock and alt folk acts will alternatively punch you and sooth your soul. Check this lineup out and (if you are going to be in Austin) do not miss! –

This is a free event (no badge required) but please RSVP here to get priority access.

OUTDOORS STAGE
11pm Reptar (Atlanta)
10pm Body Language (NYC/CT)
9pm The Stepkids (NYC/CT)
8pm Gangstagrass (NYC)
7pm Vacationer (Philly)

INDOORS STAGE
1:30 Diavel (NYC)
12:45 BK & Mr. E (Austin)
12:00 ARMS (NYC)
11:15 Madi Diaz (Nashville)
10:30 Radiation City (portland)
9:45 Lucius (NYC)
9:00 Onward Soldiers (NC)
8:20 Loquat (SF)
7:40 The Veda Rays (NYC)
7:00 Jay Stolar (NYC)

RSVP HERE!!!

The Deli’s Staff

Philadelphia

PO PO’s New Album Out Today & Streaming!

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Former garage punk trio turned solo garage/synth-psych project PO PO (a.k.a. Zeb Malik) has a new rad album out today called Dope Boy Magick via Mad Decent. You can preview the LP in its entirety streaming via Spinner. We seriously love the video for the tracks “Teen Dreamz/Let’s Get Away” that was released earlier this year so we are also taking the opportunity to share it below once again with you. Enjoy!

NYC

Austin artists on the rise: Boy Friend

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Boy Friend, the dreamy pop duo consisting of Austin musicians Christa Palazzolo and Sarah Brown, was fueled by the “rough breakup” of their previous band, and is sustained by a friendship spanning some 15 years. With watery, delayed guitars swimming through cloudscapes of slow synth melodies and beats that at times verge on trip-hop, Boy Friend’s music provides a warm backdrop for the duo’s soft, airy vocals and lyrics that float between love and longing. Their first LP, Egyptian Wrinkle, would be a perfect soundtrack to vague opium dreams about the girl next door, or a romantic, slow-motion montage in the next Ryan Gosling movie. It was released on February 6th by Hell Yes! records on a limited pressing of pink marble vinyl. – Brandt Kempin

Philadelphia

Grandchildren Are Back w/Some New Tunes at JB’s Feb. 28

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There’s something fantastic and whimsical about Grandchildren. Their arrangements are loud and encompassing – a melodically off-beat pounding of symphonic rebellion – and their live shows are just as robust. You can confirm that tonight when they perform at Johnny Brenda’s with Brooklyn’s Dinosaur Feathers and Eddie Sids (a new side project from Grandchildren’s John Vogel). And it’s important that you’re there – not only will they be playing new tunes from their upcoming album (yes, there is one finally coming folks so get ready!), they’re also kicking off their East Coast tour, which includes a stop at SXSW. It’s been awhile since you’ve experienced the pure awesomeness of Grandchildren live. Come on – you know that you need your fix!  Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Annamarya Scaccia

NYC

Gold Beach release self-titled 7″ today

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Songwriters Tony Daugherty and Michael Winningham grew up on the same street in Houston, and after writing songs together since they were in their teens, they decided to relocate to Austin to put a band together. This band is called Gold Beach, a name inspired by the Oregon town where the Rogue River meets the Pacific Ocean. Now some kind of collective including a plethora of regional talent, Gold Beach manages to keep its sound sparse and intimate, notwithstanding the expanding lineup.

Mp3: Gold Beach: "The Soft Effect"

NYC

Tiny Victories releases “Those Of Us Still Alive” EP + tours down to Austin

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Sonically, Brooklyn based duo Tiny Victories could be defined as a shoegazer interpretation of electro-rock, their songs filled with droney parts, but without giving up the textural details of electronica. However, their sober melodies seem to find inspiration in the controlled and almost austere vocal delivery of post punk heroes Husker Du or their DIY followers Parts & Labor. Today the band is releasing their debut EP "Those Of Us Still Alive", and then hop on a van to tour their way down to Texas for some SXSW related shows.