Vir, an Oakland-based post-punk, shoegaze trio, has released its third album Engineers, streaming below and here. Inspired by My Bloody Valentine and Doves, the band also cites New Zealand post-punk such as the Gordons, Bailter Space and HDU as a major influence. Spaced out, dark, psychedelic and avant garde, Vir is another one to watch in the experimental Oakland scene.
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May album releases
(above: The Doo-Dads)
…and if you have more releases we need to know about, email us here.
The Brannock Device: Into the Witness Chamber, 5.15.12
Antennas Up: The Awkward Phase, 5.15.12
The Doo-Dads: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!, 5.11.12
The Rumblejetts: Motor Honey, 5.9.12
Jason Vivone and the Billy Bats: Lather Rinse Repeat, 5.4.12
Dr. Wizard: Dr. Wizard, 5.4.12
Genessee: Genessee, 5.4.12
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In Back of a Black Car, “Lips”
In Back of a Black Car has released its newest song, "Lips," and it’s available on CDBaby. This sexy, dancey new wave track comes from a band with former members of Lovers in Transit, Five Star Crush, and Monta At Odds.
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New KC music videos from The Atlantic & The Sexy Accident
Check out "Aftermath," the music video from The Atlantic.
Gigs they have coming up: Angels Rock Bar 6/13, Jackpot (Lawrence) with My Brother the Vulture 6/15, The Granada (Lawrence) with The Rocket Summer 7/6, and Club 906 (Liberty) 8/18.
And "What We’d Do" by The Sexy Accident, directed by Zac Eubank.
Upcoming gigs: recordBar with Dolls on Fire 6/2, The Brick with The B’Dinas 6/22.
Let us know if you have any music videos available you want to share.
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The Hawthorne Effect
The Hawthorne Effect recently announced that their full-length debut album will be called Awakefulsleep and will be released on July 10th through Red Mist Records. The band is lead by the local music powerhouse John Jauch who wrote all of the track on this album. The album tracked, arranged, mixed, and mastered at Stranded On A Planet recording studio.
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Roots Picnic Ticket Giveaway!
Hey y’all! The Roots Picnic is once again returning to the Festival Pier this weekend, and has expanded to two-days of hip hop and indie music heavyweights like The Roots (of course), De La Soul, James Murphy, St. Vincent, tUnE-yArDs, Kid Cudi, Rakim, Diplo and much, much more. It also looks like we are going to have beautiful festival weather which is a perfect reason to get outdoors again after all this heat and humidity. Now, we know how festival ticket prices can be a drag on your money situation, but we here at The Deli love when we can provide you some free music and good times so we’ll be giving away a pair of tickets to the Roots Picnic for the next three days starting today! All you have to do is email us which artist you are most excited to see this weekend at the Festival Pier with your name and cell phone number (just in case of emergency) at thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com, and you’ll be hearing back from us if you are chosen. Also “follow” us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook for more opportunities to win. We look forward to gettin’ down with you – good luck!
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Alice Sweet Alice release single “Alone”
Alice Sweet Alice has released an updated version of its 2008 song "Alone" in celebration of the second leg of its 2012 Singularity Tour to New Orleans, Memphis, and Little Rock. Available to stream at their Bandcamp website.
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The Slowdown: “A Mirror, A Torch”
Here’s the video for "A Mirror, A Torch," the new single from The Slowdown, who has a full-length album due out toward the end of summer.
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NYC Band on the rise: Nude Beach play Glasslands on 06.06
Yes, it’s true. Nude Beach likes that old time rock n’ roll. With their style of throwback jams, the band is bound to conjure comparisons with heartland rockers like ‘The River’ era Springsteen and Tom Petty. You’ll hear plenty of comparisons like this in reviews of their sophomore record ‘II,’ but mostly from folks who forget how hard it really is to make this kind of music sound right.
For this sound to work, there’s a couple of ingredients you need to get right: the swagger needs to look like you don’t care much about anything, but the lyrics need to come across as passionate. In the fast-stepping rocker ‘Walkin’ Down My Street,’ or the lonely hearts anthem ‘Some Kinda Love,’ both marks are hit. And you have to sound as large as possible, but still have the lyrics be easy enough to hear and comprehend, as singer/guitarist Chuck Betz also manages to deliver well.
For just being a three piece, the group has somehow managed to sound like the Heartbreakers, the E Street Band, Bob Seeger and Rick Springfield all rolled up into one. It’s quite an accomplishment. So perhaps the best comparison for the Brooklyn-based group is the Ramones, a band that also remade classic rock as their own.
See them when they play Wed, June 6 with Babies and Marvin Berry at Glasslands Gallery. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)
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Chevy Music Showcase highlights local talent
Chevy has chosen to highlight the KC music scene with a short documentary series, focusing on 8 local bands and sponsored by local Chevy dealers. Starting May 30, the documentaries will air Wednesdays on KCWE between 9:40-9:50p during Entertainment Tonight and again between 10:40-10:45p during The Office. On Thursdays, episodes will air on KMBC between 11:29-11:34p during The Big Bang Theory and again between 12:58-1:03a during Jimmy Kimmel Live!. On Fridays, episodes will air on KMBC between 12:58-1:03 a.m. during Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Here’s the schedule:
- Maps for Travelers, May 30
- David Burchfield and the Great Stop, June 6
- Sons of Great Dane, June 13
- The Dead Girls, June 20
- Making Movies, June 27
- The Silver Maggies, July 4
- Margo May, July 11
- Soft Reeds, July 18
And here’s a video from Maps for Travelers, the first band featured in the series!
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Interview with the Black Sparks: DC Deli’s Artist of the Month (May)
It’s not surprising that Bethesda based punk band the Black Sparks dominated our last Band of the Month poll. Formed in 2006 by a couple of 8 year olds playing in the basement, these dudes were born to revive classic DC punk. Their fun nuggets* have the ability to scrape wallflowers away from the corners and onto the floor for some good-time floor punching. (*listen to "Mister Panther" from their 2010 EP S.T.Rawberries.) We wanted to find out more about this band that’s on the rise, so we got a hold of Jonah Antonelli (guitar,) Nathaniel Salfi (drums,) Sam Grove (guitar,) Andrew Salfi (vocals,) and Ray Brown (bass.) Here, they talk about playing with Titus Andronicus, the influence of Ian Mackaye, and the complexity of BYS (Bethesda Youth Shows.) Now onto the interview…
Check out the Black Sparks live June 16th as part of the Adams Morgan Summer Concert Series! They’ve got sets at 5 & 6 PM in front of the BB&T on Columbia & 18th St NW.
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Family Band plays Brooklyn Bowl on 06.04 + announces full length
From moody folk and gospel, to unexpected marches and screaming fireworks, Kim Krans & Family Band moves its way through some heavy material in new EP ‘Cold Songs.’ Though she could reasonably be accused of the kind of drawl singing usually associated with folksy singers like Chan Marshall, Kim Krans is no direct descendant of Cat Power either. She uses her powers in quite different ways. In track "Beg" for instance, there are plenty of twists and turns reminiscent of Radiohead’s moodier journeys. Likewise, album opener ‘Cold Song’ begins innocently enough, before knocking you over the head with its drumlins midway through. For this band, it’s the unexpected unfolding of these songs that makes it really come together.
This is a record that abandons you in the middle of the forest for an evening, and comes to find you joyous in the morning, after experiencing the full range of that journey. See Family Band live at Brooklyn Bowl on June 4 within the Levon Helm celebration party, and check back in July for a full length.- Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)