Deli followers,

After Thursday’s sonic awesomeness at Pianos, The Deli has another show scheduled for Friday February 24 at The Mercury Lounge – it’s our 29th issue party! We’ll have four deli-ghtful bands, including Ava Luna of course, who graced our latest issue’s cover (you can read the issue in pdf format here).

Check out their music streaming below, and join us on Friday if you wish.

8.00 – CINDY LOU GOODEN (ex-Very Fresh)

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9.00 – DARLINGS

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10.00 – CELESTIAL SHORE

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11.00 – AVA LUNA

The Deli’s Staff

Formed by members of Brooklyn’s drunk folk-punk icons Wild Yaks and Austin based indie rock’n’roll darlings Harlem, DAYTONA is a new band that delivers a less energized sound, but more complex and as drenched in ethilic atmospheres. The band’s debut EP could be filed under the chill wave (or glo-fi) wave, but we also hear a fair amount of post rock influences, traceable in the guitars’ textural patterns and elegant melodies. The vocals bring in the alcoholic element, with their lazy cadence and crooked melodies, at times reminiscent of early Pavement and early Modest Mouse, but more… intoxhicated. If you are in NYC, check DAYTONA out live at She Stadium on march 2nd – it’s an EP release party!

We sung the praises of Leah Siegel‘s new project Firehorse quite a bit lately – and we weren’t the only ones, since NPR and Paste declared the project "Next Big Band from NYC," and "Best of What’s Next," respectively. We are really happy to report that Leah also found a capable and inspired team of video-makers to shoo the video for the stunning single "Our Hearts" – check it out below. – Read Nancy Chow’s interview with Leah Siegel here.

Originally a Michigan native, Erin Rioux apparently discovered electronic music through a study abroad opportunity in Germany. He seems to be making the most of his education now that he’s been living and performing here in Brooklyn over the past three years.
While most producers dig through crates and twirl Yamaha DX7 knobs for their textures, Rioux takes an organic approach to sound sourcing. A recent mix, like the colorful ”Unison (feat. Bjork)," might include washes of color that strip apart the singer’s voice, revealing layers of meaning extracted and tweaked line by line from her voicebox.
As the artist says: "…I sketch out a soundscape and layer it with organic instruments such as guitar, drums, trumpet, kalimba, and my voice. One day a neighbor suggested we make a music video together. We did, and have been collaborating on audiovisual music ever since."
The neighbor referred to here is local Brooklyn artist Cabrido, himself a rising star of NY’s gallery circuit. Rioux’s most recent record ‘Everything You Need is Right Here,’ (Speaker Jam Music) is an audiovisual full-length that includes a Cabrido-directed video to match each of it’s ten tracks. Opening with the celebratory ‘Breakthrough’, this is a warm and appreciative album, whose videos of earthy visuals match the scope of Rioux’s kaleidoscopic tapestries.
For an artist that’s come far in a very short time, it can be difficult to keep up with his various proclivities. From joining up with artist collective Dissolve, to recording ‘Lost Hold’ for the first episode of MTV’s ‘Skins,’ Rioux’s experimentalism doesn’t exist outside of immediate, dance-able accessibility. But after globetrotting solo for the past couple years, he’s back from a recent trip to Berlin with a live band, and plans on releasing and touring shortly with this group throughout the states. See, and hear him play live at Glasslands Gallery on Feb. 26.