Philly/NYC black metal outfit Woe shared a pummeling new track last week called "Carried by Waves to Remorseless Shores of the Truth," which you can take a listen to HERE. (Ha…good morning!) It’s off their third album Withdrawal that is scheduled for release on April 23 via Candlelight Records.
We are proud to announce that The Deli’s Best Emerging DC Area Artist of 2012 is Shark Week! The rock’n’roll quartet won by a hair with 0,006 points (i.e. 6 readers’ votes) over metal group Warchild. Taking third place is the stylish, syncopated indie pop of More Humans.
Take a look at our chart of 61 DC Area area bands below. The highest value of votes came from our jurors, who included individuals involved in local music. This includes promoters, venue owners, press, record store owners, and other music experts. The remainder of votes was compiled by The Deli DC contributors, readers, and open submissions voted on by national Deli editors.
Congrats to everyone who made the list and thanks to all those who voted!
Two punk rock-leaning acts playing an all-ages show on a Wednesday night with a blues-driven garage rock band made up of teenagers. Weird? Perhaps. Worth $5? Yes sir.
Black on Black, a punk three-piece, claims to play and live the music that drives them. One listen to the EPs Help Yourself and the upcoming Let’s Get Cynical and you will know this statement is not just more pseudo-punk posturing from some mall punk rockers, this band practices what it preaches. Influenced by luminaries of the hardcore scene like Fugazi, Gorilla Biscuits, Bad Religion, OFF!, and Bad Brains as well as the alternative leaning Dinosaur Jr., The Melvins, and Archers of Loaf, Black on Black embraces the ominous tones of garage rock, the all-out audial assault of massive volume legends like Swans and storytelling like that of Husker Dü. Make sure to show up early for some punk rock storytelling truth. If you dig Vampire Weekend, stay home.
Bands charging out of the fertile music scene of St. Joseph are all the rage. First was Dsoedean, the indie rock-leaning band with an affinity for Built to Spill and expertly crafted songs. Next—and the one to make the biggest boom thus far—was Radkey, the punkish trio of brothers that no one can seem to get enough of right now. Now it is Scruffy and the Janitors’ turn to test the waters, to bask in the light. Scruffy (Steven Foster, Teriq Newton, and Trevin Newton) takes its love of ‘90s alternative bands like Mudhoney and Nirvana, blends them with The Animals, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, and The Stones while embracing more recent garage acts such as The White Stripes and The Strokes. For good measure, Scruffy shakes some Skip James, Little Walter, and Son House in the mix for good measure. Driven by their debut release, last year’s Pino and an ever-solidifying live show, Scruffy is definitely a band to keep an eye in the future. The four will go all the way, if they don’t melt their amps first.
Stiff Middle Fingers, an action-packed local favorite, cover tunes from legendary bands from the world of punk like Stiff Little Fingers, Descendents, Black Flag, and Minor Threat as well as original tracks as skull rattling as “Common Cents,” “World Biggest Guillotine,” and “Psycho Bitch,” from last year’s million volt-charged debut Enemies with Benefits (see our review here). Frontman Travis Arey is a remarkable sight to witness as he runs around, microphone in hand, with the boundless energy of a hyperactive kid eating a 10-pound bag of sugar and doing lines with a pixie stick. Arey stands on tables, runs to the bar, having people sing along; he just wants you all to enter his world for an hour or so. He is the embodiment of Henry Rollins if Henry were ever in a good mood. The band behind him plays like there’s nothing left to lose. Cameron Hawk attacks his guitar, playing with the speed of a hummingbird, Barry Swenson’s bass work is as good as it is bowel shaking, and JP Redmon plays the drums like the bastard son of Bill Stevenson and the goddamned Energizer Bunny.
If you want to see where music is heading in the region, that there are indeed great bands out there willing to give all of themselves for the sake of the show and the crowd—be it five or five thousand strong, that care more about the music than their image, The Bottleneck is the place to be. If you like churned-out, radio-friendly “rock,” these probably are not the bands for you.
The Wednesday show will kick off at 8:00 pm with Black on Black, followed by Scruffy and the Janitors, and concluded by the explosive sounds of Stiff Middle Fingers. This is an all-ages show; cover is $5. Facebook event page here.
–Danny R. Phillips
Danny R. Phillips has been reporting on music of all types and covering the St. Joseph, MO music scene for well over a decade. He is a regular contributor to the national circulated BLURT Magazine and his work has appeared in The Pitch, The Omaha Reader, Missouri Life, The Regular Joe, Skyscraper Magazine, Popshifter, Hybrid Magazine, the websites Vocals on Top and Tuning Fork TV, Perfect Sound Forever, The Fader and many others.
We are proud to announce that The Deli New England’s Best of 2012 Emerging Artist is Guerilla Toss! This uncompromising, bizarre industrial/dada five piece (pictured and streaming below) gathered multiple votes from our jury of scene experts, which allowed them to end up on top. Kudos also to pop punkers Fat Creeps, who placed second, and orchestral blues sextet The Bridgebuilders, who sneaked in thuird position thanks to the good performance in our Readers and Fans’ Poll.
Please take a look at our chart of 60 New England area artists below. The highest value of votes came from our jurors, who included individuals professionally involved in the local scene. This includes promoters, venue owners, press, DJs and other music experts. The remainder of the votes was compiled by The Deli New England contributors, readers, and open submissions voted on by national Deli editors.
BEST OF 2012 POLL FOR EMERGING NEW ENGLAND ARTISTS
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We are proud to announce that The Deli’s Best of 2012 Emerging Nashville Artist is Daniel Ellsworth & the Great Lakes! The band received high scores all around in our poll, with votes pouring in from jurors, Deli writers, and readers, which is something quite rare and conjures up a fully deserved win. Indie-rockers The Paranormals placed second followed by the Southern blues band Luella & the Sun who came in at third.
Please take a look at our chart of 50+ Nashville-area emerging artists below. The highest value of votes came from our jurors, who included individuals involved in local music. This includes promoters, venue owners, press, DJs and other music experts, who are listed below (thanks y’all). The remainder of the votes was compiled by The Deli Nashville contributors, readers, and open submissions voted on by national Deli editors.
BEST OF 2012 POLL FOR EMERGING NASHVILLE ARTISTS
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The good folks at Tri-State Indie are back with their 2nd Annual Tri-State Indie Awards at World Café Live tonight. It’s going to be a long day of drinking so hopefully everyone has Monday off. There will be a pre-party upstairs with free food and beer provided by Starr Hill Brewing Company as well as performances by Aaron Brown, Cheers Elephant, The Lawsuits and Kuf Knotz. Then, you’ll be heading downstairs for a little red carpet treatment to find out who are this year’s winners intermingled with sets from Cold Fronts, Levee Drivers, Nicos Gun, New Sweden, Sweet Leda and Dirk Quinn Band, the house band for the eveening. Hosttng the event is Ron Gallo from Toy Soldiers. If potentially drinking for 7 hours isn’t enough for you, there will also be an after-party at the Ruba Club to help assure that anyone who does have work the next day won’t be making it in. Pace yourselves people. Cheers! World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 3:30pm (pre-party), 6pm (award showcase), $10 – $20 (+processing fee), All Ages – H.M. Kauffman
As your curious earholes will soon have you discover, Far-Out Fangtooth is a collective worth the listen. Following the familiar sensibilities of classic shoegaze, a driving fuzz-based rhythm section is complemented by the ambience of atmospheric, reverb-heavy vocals and lightly peppered melodies. As we await their second full-length release due out this April, last year’s The Thorns EP was a step in a different direction – away from standard song structure while flirting with the creation of a bigger picture model. The thunderous sounds of drums frame a landscape in which the guitar and vocals are free to experiment with tweaks of tones and white noise that will leave listeners intrigued. Fangtooth will be co-headlining Johnny Brenda’s tonight with NYC’s K-Holes and support from Brooklyn’s Call Of The Wild and Philly’s own Hound. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Ed Newton
Só Sol’s music would be most welcome at a really relaxed cabaret. The Boston band’s name translated is “Only Sun.” Jessica Dasilva sings their 5-song Brevemente EP in Brazilian Portugese and English, and is joined by her husband John Garrett on guitar and vocals some tracks. The blending creates a Latin Americana and folk sound with husky vocals and a dark fanfare. Live, the band plays as a 5-piece with a diverse instrumentation that includes stand-up bass, cello, and cavaquinho. – Hillary Anderson
We are proud to announce that The Deli’s Best of 2012 Emerging SF Bay Area Band is… DRMS!
This young and talented female fronted indie pop quartet won a really tight race mostly because of a combined jury vote. Americana fiddlers and Readers’ Poll winners The Brothers Comatose secured second place (just 0.023 points away) also thanks to 2 point gathered from the jury. Kudos also to intriguing songwriter Lauren O’Connell and surf pop masters Ash Reiter who tied on 3rd.
Please take a look at our chart of 40+ SF Bay area emerging artists below. The highest value of votes came from our jurors, who included individuals directly involved in the local music scene, including promoters, venue owners, press, DJs and other music experts. The remainder of the votes was compiled by The Deli SF readers, and open submissions voted on by national Deli editors.
BEST OF 2012 POLL FOR EMERGING NEW ENGLAND ARTISTS
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ARTIST
J
R
OS
TOT
1
Drms
4
0.023
4.023
2
Brothers Comatose
2
2
4
3
Ash Reiter
0.5
3
3.5
Lauren O’Connell
1.5
2
3.5
5
Permanent Collection
3
0.057
3.057
6
Major Powers & the Lo-Fi…
3
0.009
3.009
7
Terry Malts
3
0.007
3.007
8
Forrest Day
3
0.006
3.006
9
Stillsuit
3
0.005
3.005
10
Social Studies
3
0.004
3.004
11
Trails and Ways
3
0.003
3.003
12
Girrafage
3
0.002
3.002
Some Ember
3
0.002
3.002
14
Shock
3
0.001
3.001
Siddhartha
3
0.001
3.001
16
Elephant & Castle
3
0
3
17
Guy Fox
2
0.134
2.134
18
Seabright
0.053
2
2.053
19
Buzzmutt
2
0.041
2.041
20
Big Long Now
2
0.04
2.04
21
Sam Flax
2
0.021
2.021
22
Midi Matilda
2
0.004
2.004
23
No Babies
2
0.003
2.003
24
Veil Veil Varnish
2
0.002
2.002
25
Standard Poodle
2
0.001
2.001
26
Deaf Heaven
2
0
2
Planet Booty
1
1
2
Painted Palms
2
0
2
29
Tumbleweed Wanderers
1
0.5
1.5
30
Heather Normandale
0.085
1
1.085
31
French Cassettes
1
0.076
1.076
33
A White Hunter
1
0.052
1.052
33
SFPD
1
0.048
1.048
35
Speak Friend
0.044
1
1.044
35
Coo Coo Birds
1
0.034
1.034
37
Chance’s End
0.02
1
1.02
37
Foxtails Brigade
1
0.017
1.017
39
Big Tree
0.016
1
1.016
39
Steer the Stars
0.014
1
1.014
40
Oceanography
1
0.008
1.008
41
Eddie Roberts’ The West Coast…
1
0.006
1.006
42
Bill Orcutt
1
0.004
1.004
Kapowski
1
0.004
1.004
44
DaVinci
1
0.003
1.003
Legend: J = Jurors, W = Deli Writers,
R = Deli Readers, OS = Open Submissions
Buried somewhere in the garages of Delaware exist a collection of cassettes that contain the first recorded product of The Spinto Band… and it is with this kind of humble beginning that greater things have since flourished. From the lyrical scribblings on Grandfather Roy Spinto’s Cracker Jack box that spawned the band’s inadvertent birth, right up to the Sears commercial that saw their melodies brought into living rooms across the country, the journey of The Spinto Band is an interesting one to say the least. Fresh from a recent stint in Europe, which ended this past week, it’s a homecoming for these self-made pioneers of indie pop, and they’ll be riding in on a wave of much recent success. In addition to their triumphant European campaign, a positive review in the nationally renowned publication The New Yorker and the release of their latest album Cool Cocoon building acclaim, these feel-good professionals are not jaded by their milestones, but rather, just happy to be home where it all started… and the feeling is mutual. Welcome these merchants of bliss as they return to American soil, and try to deliver us from the melancholy cloud that the cold February rain has provided. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $12, 21+ – Ed Newton
We are proud to announce that The Deli Austin’s Best of 2012 Emerging Artist is Whisky Shivers! Congratulations are also in order for indie/blues rock outfit The Couch who came in second place, and americana-folk band Shakey Graves who came in third.
Please take a look at our chart of 40+ Austin area artists below. The highest value of votes came from our jurors, who included individuals involved in local music. This includes promoters, venue owners, press, DJs and other music experts (who are listed below – thanks y’all). The remainder of the votes was compiled by The Deli Austin contributors, readers, and open submissions voted on by national Deli editors.
BEST OF 2012 POLL FOR EMERGING AUSTIN ARTISTS
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ARTIST
J
W
R
OS
TOT
1
Whiskey Shivers
10
0.03
10.03
2
The Couch
6
0.5
6.5
3
Shakey Graves
5
0.06
5.06
4
Deep Time
5
0.04
5.04
5
Crooked Bangs
5
0.01
5.01
7
Borrisokane
2
1.5
3.5
7
hhhhhh
1.5
2
3.5
9
Hard Proof
3
0.08
3.08
9
My Jerusalem
3
0.08
3.08
10
Mike and the Moonpies
3
0.05
3.05
12
Dana Falconberry
3
0.04
3.04
12
The Vliets
0.04
3
3.04
16
Good Field
3
0.03
3.03
16
Holy Wave
3
0.03
3.03
16
Marmalakes
3
0.03
3.03
16
The Bad Lovers
3
0.03
3.03
18
david thomas jones
0.02
3
3.02
18
The Ghost Wolves
3
0.02
3.02
21
Hello Caller
1
0.01
2
3.01
21
The Calm Blue Sea
3
0.01
3.01
21
The Eastern Sea
3
0.01
3.01
24
Peterson Brothers Band
3
0
3
24
The Church Shoes
3
0
3
24
Yum
3
0
3
25
A Giant Dog
2
0.18
2.18
26
MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR
0.12
2
2.12
27
The Able Sea
2
0.1
2.1
28
Pharaohs
2
0.06
2.06
29
Creationists
2
0.04
2.04
30
The Boxing Lesson
2
0.03
2.03
32
Crooks
2
0.02
2.02
32
Not in the Face
2
0.02
2.02
36
Black Books
1
1
2
36
Ditch Witch
2
0
2
36
The Young
2
0
2
36
White Walls
2
0
2
37
Residual Kid
1
0.19
1.19
38
Bobby Jealousy
1
0.12
1.12
39
Wild Child
1
0.04
1.04
40
The Del-Vipers
1
0.03
1.03
41
Dikes of Holland
1
0.02
1.02
42
Spray Paint
1
0.01
1.01
43
Xander Harris
1
0
1
Legend: J = Jurors, W = Deli Writers,
R = Deli Readers, OS = Open Submissions
List of Jurors: Lawrence Boone (Covert Curiosity), Michael Maly (Sonic Itch), Jen Leduc (Superpop!), Scott Osborn (New Deli Austin Editor), Max Meehan (Beerland), Ben T. (29th St. Ballroom), Taylor Browne (Ex Deli Austin Editor), Tyson Swindell (Red 7), Lee Haze (Swan Dive) John Laird (Side One: Track One), Dan Plunkett (End of an Ear), Lawrence Boone (Covert Curiosity), Travis (The Parish), Kristyn Ciani (Lambert’s), Dianne Scott (Continental Club),Maggie Lea (Cheer Up Charlies), Kristyn Ciani (Lambert’s), Julie Schlembach (Austinist), Spot Long (Trailer Space), Winston Bee (Trophy’s).
Congrats to everyone who made the list and thanks to all those who voted!
Storytelling sextuplet The Extraordinaires are headlining the Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival tonight at The Fire. The creative fellas will be delivering their anecdotal and cerebral music to masses, with perhaps guest appearances by inflatable and stuffed characters. With The Extraordinaires successfully ending their Kickstarter campaign two months ago, there’s the anticipation for some new narrative tunes that they’ve been working on in the studio with producer Kyle “Slick” Johnson. Joining them this evening will be surf-popsters Conversations With Enemies, singer-songwriter Anjuli Josephine for her CD release, Boston’s psych-rockers Quilt, OhBree with their alt-indie pop, and Philly rock trio Tinmouth. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 7:30pm, $10, 21+ – Brandi Lukas
