San Francisco

Geographer Releases “Lover’s Game” Video, Tours with Freelance Whales

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San Francisco’s indie-pop trio Geographer recently released a video for the catchy-gone-existential “Lover’s Game,” from their most recent album Myth.

Appropriately set at night in the Nevada desert, the video portrays humans as aimless lights in the dark.  It is only after two individuals meet that their faces emerge, and their interactions are consecrated by a stretchy, colorful goop. Fun fact: that stringy goop is mostly a substance called Oobleck, AKA cornstarch and water, which thickens under the force of sound vibrations. Cool.

Geographer is combing the country on its Myth tour with Freelance Whales. It sounds dangerously close to the premise of a kooky children’s book, but it should also make for a great concert. 

GEOGRAPHER TOUR DATES

Oct 18 – San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
Oct 20 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
Oct 21 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
Oct 23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Oct 24 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Oct 26 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
Oct 27 – Nashville, TN @ The End
Oct 28 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
Oct 30 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
Oct 31 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Nov 1 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Nov 2 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Nov 3 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

NYC

Tracy’s CMJ 2012 day 1: Foxygen, Dirty Fences, Murals, Yung Life, Cultfever, Yellow Red Sparks, Natureboy + more

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Frankly, this first day of CMJ went a billion times better than I expected. What did I expect? To get lost, for sure, having not been in the city that long. To miss half of the bands I’d listed on some meticulous schedule/map scribbled in my notebook the night before. To be drinking far too much. Ok, maybe that did happen. It’s one thing I had to learn, I guess: do not say yes to every drink that is handed to you, because people will be handing you PLENTY of them – that’s what happens when you run a Marathon right? – Read Tracy Mamoun’s full CMJ report here – In the picture and streaming, Foxygen.

Nashville

East Nashville Underground Announces Fall Lineup

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On November 16th and 17th, East Nashville Underground will once again take over The East Room, their staple venue over on Gallatin, to bring us a weekend full of rock and booze. Hosting one of their most solid lineups to date, the same ENU rules apply: lots of alcohol with the purchase of a wristband, all-you-can-eat hot dogs if you show up in a t-shirt from a previous season, and unlimited rock all weekend long, as seen in the lineup:

November 16th: Feedback Revival, Caleb Owens, Thee Japanese Schoolgirls, The Bridges, Wild Cub (headliner), Heypenny (headliner), DJ KDSML

November 17th: Buffalo Clover, Heavy Sole, Sol Cat, Billy Swayze, Kansas Bible Co. (album release), Ravello, DJ Jazzy Jazz (Brandon Jazz)

You can find all of the festival details– including where and how to get your wristbands– over on the official event page.

Nashville

Review: The Deli Presents… Ernie Halter, The Paranormals, Kristen Cothron

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After weeks of preparation and keeping invitations in heavy rotation, Ernie Halter, The Paranormals, and Kristen Cothron came together on the 12th & Porter stage to put on a solid rock show under the Deli Nashville banner (figuratively. We did not print a banner.)

Filling the void of initial opener Josh Foster, Kristen Cothron took the stage with only her guitar and gave no hint of being asked to join the lineup just hours before the show. It’s difficult to avoid the word "sultry" when defining Kristen’s sound– which is a pleasant change of pace for Nashville’s girl-with-a-guitar game. In a scene saturated with sticky-sweet lyrics about girls who can’t live without a boyfriend, it’s comforting to hear a woman sing lyrics that deal with topics a little edgier than being ignored by her high school crush.

We introduced you to The Paranormals back in August and have yet to take their EP off rotation. The three-piece have built a solid rock show around roughly seven songs that manage to fuse the infectious catchiness of pop music with the sweaty rawness of classic rock. The three members dominate their corners of the stage without overpowering the music or each other, suggesting experience and compatibility that exceed their two years together as a band.

Nashville newcomer Ernie Halter rounded out the show, kicking off his set with one of his newest tunes, "In July." Using his live set to showcase his sheer talent and undeniable affability, he shared with the crowd what it’s like to have a song covered by Justin Bieber and his enthusiasm for the overwhelming response to his 52 Songs Club. After having covered Ernie Halter’s career for five years and from one coast to the other, I can assure you that Nashville has struck gold with this recent addition to the local music scene.

If you missed the show, then there’s no way to soften the blow of telling you that you missed out. But you can catch Kristen Cothron with her band, The Darkside, at Douglas Corner Cafe on November 9th.
The Paranormals will play the Red Rooster on October 26th.
Ernie Halter will be at 3rd and Lindsley on November 17th. — Brianne Turner

Something’s Come Over Me by Ernie Halter on Grooveshark

NYC

Marathon Runner Josh’s first day at CMJ: Blonds, Laura-Stevenson & the Cans, The Nightmare River Band, Sean0Sean, sami.the.great, Brainstorm, Everest Cale

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The second best thing about the CMJ Music Marathon, after of course the opportunity to see tons of great bands for five straight nights in the greatest city for music, is the process of sorting through the seemingly endless list of bands in order to meticulously plan your personal schedule down to the minute. That feeling of invincibility concerning the laws of time and space is an awful like the one you get when you develop grand plans to start exercising and working out. That brief sensation of euphoria lasts right up to the minute you told yourself you were going to start. Then you realize you already walked something like three flights of stairs that day, so really there’s no need to exercise. – read the full report here. – (in the picture, Blonds)

Portland

Weinland Celebrate the Release of “Los Processaur” at Mississippi Studios 10.26/10.27

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Weinland‘s winding and wistful melodies, gracious harmonies, and minimal arrangements elicit a nostalgia for something you may not quite have experienced, but feels like a kaleidoscope passed from the collective unconscious. The vignettes are overexposed; smiles are present just long enough to fade. There’s no mondo cheer here, but these tracks make you feel ready and encouraged for healing from some doom sure to come; that kiss goodbye, or a driving straight off the cliff ahead–but only because you were distracted by the shape of a strange cloud in a clear sky. Their songs breathe and leave enough play between the songwriter-driven choruses for dashes of air organ, flawlessly-toned guitar, and keyboards that alternately laugh and drone. Transfixing and delicate, Weinland‘s songs sit down and remind you to "own up to what you’ve done." – Stephen Shoup

October 26th and 27th at Mississippi Studios

Philadelphia

The Deli Philly’s Featured Artist Poll Winner: SKGB

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There’s no doubt that the chiptune scene is alive and well in Philly. Don Stroud, a.k.a. SKGB, discovered his passion for the experimental genre while looking for an alternative to traditional classical music. Stroud recently won our Featured Artist Poll so you take a gander at our recent interview with "some kid with a gameboy" HERE. (Photo by Ben Mason)

NYC

No CMJ badge? Win 40 tickets to see Foxygen, Hundred Waters, Wildlife Fire, You Bred Raptors?, Snowmine + more

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Deli Readers,

We are giving away 10 tickets for each one of our CMJ shows through Thrillcall!

"How do I get them?" – we hear you ask? Follow these instructions:

1. Download the Thrillcall app for smartphones here 

2. Tap on the "exclusive" tab at the bottom

3. RSVP for the Deli show you want to attend – first 10 applicants will win free tickets

The Deli’s Staff

Philadelphia

Get Blazed w/Free Energy at JB’s Oct. 17

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Music documentarians Out of Town Films is presenting their first show tonight at Johnny Brenda’s. Headlining the evening are hot tub lovin’, guitar-driven pop rockers Free Energy. The band has gone through a bit of a lineup change over the past year, but actually sounded better this summer at Morgan’s Pier than when I last saw them. All that time on the road have done them well so expect a blazin’ set with some new tunes from the DFA alumni. Their sophomore album Love Sign, which was produced by John Agnello, is scheduled for release on January 15 via the band’s own label Free People. They are joined on the bill by Out of Town Films co-creator Michael James Murray’s brooding atmospheric rock band Edison, who is working on their debut album Living Room. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $12, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

Philadelphia

New Track: “Moving Along” – Rich Mystics

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Check out a new track called “Moving Along” from Rich Mystics, a side project of Nicos Gun’s Barney Cortez (vocals, songwriting, keys, guitars, percussion) and Nick Bockrath (guitars, piano, organ, drums, loops). The song appears on their debut 7-song album LOVERDOSE, which was just released yesterday and you can stream in its entirety HERE. They also received some help making the record from ex and current bandmates Andrew Black (bass) and Harry Zelnick (drums) as well as Dr. Dog’s Eric Slick (drums) and Nina Willbach (violin). Enjoy!

Philadelphia

?uestlove to Teach a College Course

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According to a tweet from ?uestlove earlier today, The Roots drummer and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon house band leader will be teaching a course next semester at Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU. It’s unclear what the curriculum will include. However, Jeff Rabhan, the chair at the institute, did state that he’ll be teaching “Classic Albums,” and we’re sure a whole lot more given the depth of his music and industry knowledge. Special thanks to Consequence of Sound for bringing it to our attention.
 
Update: Billboard reports that the course was inspired from the ill-informed NPR blog post by their intern Austin Cooper over the summer regarding his review of Public Enemy’s classic It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back. Nice to see something positive came out of that whole mess.