Telekinesis just premiered a new music video earlier today for the track "Empathetic People," off his latest LP Dormarion, via NPR Music’s All Songs Considered. Check out as Michael Benjamin Lerner single-handedly rocks out and revives an abandoned record-pressing factory.
San Francisco
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Congratulations to Ghost and Gale for Winning The Deli Magazine SF’s Artist of the Month Poll!
Congratulations to the young Bay Area based folk alt band, Ghost and Gale for winning The Deli Magazine San Francisco‘s Artist of the Month Poll! The fans have spoken and Ghost and Gale, although they have only one single entitled "Take Me to the Fire" available online via Soundcloud, Facebook and Bandcamp have come out victorious!
Check out their official music video and keep your eyes open for these Bay Area rising stars! Thanks for voting!
NYC
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Teen Girl Scientist Monthly releases video + plays Deli Fest
Brooklyn party band Teen Girl Scientist Monthly just released the video for single "New Age" – streaming below – which is aptly enough about partying (and something that at first seems like hooking up…) in Brooklyn with the aid of a time machine. The band won The Deli’s Artist of the Month Poll a few weeks ago, and will be playing the Alt Rock stage at our Best of NYC Fest for Emerging Artists in early June – stay tuned for more news.
Philadelphia
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Dreambook Record Release Show at KFN May 8
It really doesn’t seem that long ago when Dreambook’s demos first surfaced piquing my interest. And now, this evening at Kung Fu Necktie, the shoegaze quartet, consisting of Jim Anderson, Joe Grogan, Rachel Wetzel and Brian Ziprin, will be celebrating the release of their debut full-length album Only Shadows that you’ll have your choice of multi-colored pressings to grab. The group’s textured walls of sound are lovingly captured on their first effort, with the rise and fall of aggressive, distorted guitars pushing and pulling at your body, seductively drawing you deeper and deeper into the band’s cavernous embrace. There really is no need to try and resist. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $8, 21+ – Alexis V.
Chicago
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Bevel “Twin Knowledge”
Bevel is back with their fifth installment, first since 2007’s Phoenician Terrane (Contraphonic). Bevel has long been the psych-folk project of Via Nuon, but this album’s supporting cast is 14 strong and filled with a collection of the city’s best musicians including Joe Adamik (Califone, Iron & Wine), Nick Macri (Zincs, Horseʼs Ha), Phil Spirito (oRSo, Rex), Jason Adasiewicz, and Emily Cross. The new album, Twin Knowledge, is subdivided into four movements over 19 incredible tracks and will be released on June 6th.
You can catch Bevel at The Hideout on June 13th with Believers and Roommate.
NYC
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Baltimore Based Band Whoarfrost Release New Documentary
Popular Baltimore based jazz noise rock fusion band, Whoarfrost has released their new indie documentary Community Watch: HOARNFROST. This film, which was filmed and directed by talented local filmmaker Eric Smith follows Whoarfrost’s transition from performing solely as tight knit trio, to evolving into a version of themselves backed with a full horn section. The complete metamorphosis of this process was appropriately renamed, HOARNFROST.
The documentary shows Whoarfrost, over time and with coherent explanations from the original band members, Jon Lipscomb, Ethan Snyder and Tim Shaw, and the new horn section which is made up of uber proficient musicians, Tiffany DeFoe, Derrick Michaels, Jarrett Gilgore, John Dieker and Chris Pumphry who plays the keyboard, expressing how they all came together on the fateful night of October 18, 2012 to play their first show as HOARNFROST. The film also follows the band through the rehearsals and right on stage to the live performance of their second show at H&H Building in Baltimore on December 1st, 2012.
Community Watch: HOARNFROST is an impressive effort by Smith and Whaorfrost, because the film gives light to the inspiration and process of how bands and music scenes form. For more info about filmmaker Eric Smith, click here. For more info about Whoarfrost and Hoarnfrost click here. The full version of Community Watch: HOARNFROST is available on YouTube, and below. –je
Nashville
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Grace and Tony Begin Tour At the 5 Spot
To begin their upcoming spring/summer tour, punkgrass duo Grace and Tony played The 5 Spot last Thursday. The tour will be the group’s most canvassing jaunt yet. The Lawrence County, Tennessee natives will cover eight of these United States and will venture across the pond to the UK for their first international performances.
Performing songs from their recently-released November, the twosome strummed and picked a guitar, a banjo, a ukulele, and a mandolin, swapping instruments between themselves as the songs rolled along. (There was even a brief appearance by a kazoo.) However, as fervently as they played these bluegrass instruments, the tunes were often drowned out by the noise of the crowd. This is almost certainly the fault of a rude crowd and inefficient sound mixing, and not of a low-quality performance. Going forward though, Grace and Tony might want to consider keeping their acoustic performances in more intimate venues and bringing on some additional musicians for club gigs. This would not only help in keeping audience’s collective attention, but would more truly represent their studio efforts, which are well developed and missed in the acoustic format.
For an exemplary representation of their sound, have a go at the video below. It is for the title track of their latest release, and has been gaining some air play on the Country Network. –Jonathan Parrish
NYC
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New Kris Menace Single ft. DC’s Black Hills
German eletro producer Kris Menace recently teamed up with DC based electropop producer Black Hills to create the single "Waiting For You" from the vocal album Features. The remixes will be dropping on May 13. Black Hills said, "When I first heard the demos, I was immediately transported to the clubs’ bright lights and dark corners… Listening to it now, even, I can’t wait for what’s ahead!" Check it out below. –Dawn
L.A.
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Stream: SISU, ‘Light Eyes’ EP
Fronted by Dum Dum Girls’ Drummer, Sandra Vu, SISU blends gloomy synth-pop, shoegaze and electronic rock. Their latest effort, ‘Light Eyes’ EP, will be released on cassette by Burger Records this month. The opening song, “Two Thousand Eyes,” layers lo-fi drum loops, gritty guitars, sparkling synth leads and ghostly harmonies that swirl like ordered chaos. The title track, “Light Eyes,” grabs you right away with it’s catchy hook and tribal groove. The soundscapes ebb and flow throughout the EP, and descend into more experimental territories at times, while still maintaining the doom-like moodiness juxtaposed with hopeful pop melodies. SISU is currently on tour supporting Marnie Stern, with a full length expected later this year. – Jacqueline Caruso
Philadelphia
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New Video: “Looking At You” (Brighton Sound Sessions) – DRGN KING
Here’s a new in-studio video of DRGN KING performing their song "Looking At You," which is off their debut LP Paragraph Nights, for the Brighton Sound Sessions. You can catch them headlining tomorrow night at Kung Fu Necktie. Enjoy!
NYC
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Brooklyn Artists on the rise: Wet
Like many of the bands we get to know through the internet, there’s very little known about Brooklyn’s three piece Wet. The band’s just released two head-nodding, weirdly intense odes to ditties and fast-driving pop on their Bandcamp. But the combination of quirky arrangements, soulful female vocals and runaway lyrics here are so distinctly their own, you’re left scratching your head after twisting around to their EP’s catchy opening track ‘U Da Best’ (streaming below). Hopefully we’ll get to know this band a bit better as they release more tunes and help fill in the lines for us. For now… these pop nuggets are at least a perfect way to get over the rainy weather. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)
This artist submitted their music for review digitally to The Deli here. We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best Mellow songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!
NYC
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BrokeMC releases ‘Re:Purpose’ EP
Brooklyn rapper BrokeMC, a man known for swagger, boldness, compelling visual art and occasional use of roller blades at local concert venues, has shifted gears for his latest LP ‘Re:Purpose.’ Gone are the samples and loops from his past several records, replaced here with a live group filled with synths, steel strings, and any percussive instrument you can imagine. Broke’s got his ups and downs, but as always, tracks like ‘DreamsDance’ tell a story of someone who knows how difficult things can be, and keeps on challenging himself to overcome those obstacles.
You may have heard him blow up sets in his group Deathrow Tull, but you’ve never heard him step out like this before. Check out the new record here. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)