NYC

Emerging NYC band to keep an ear on: The Vanderbuilts

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Though set in the year 43,000 BCE, The Vanderbuilts latest record ‘What We Forgot’ is really an exercise in timelessness. On the surface, the band is every bit a gesture to the joys of classic rock riffs, and long road trips, but listen to the album back to back, and quite a bit more is ahead for your journey.

From the barren landscape of ‘Moscow,’ to the resplendent ‘I’m Coming Home,’ this is a band that travels far and wide to feed their imaginations (half the record seems to take place in the stone age), but always comes back with a surprising knack for making all their stories sound like they just happened, or that they’re happening to you right now. And if you’re not careful, you’re liable to get wrapped up in all the drama…

It’s hard to keep track of all the things that are important to us in the rush of the day to day, but The Vanderbuilts’ ambitious new record helps remember them all over again. Watch their claymation ode to the Jurassic in the video to ‘I Wish I was a Saber Toothed Tiger’ below. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

Philadelphia

Ticket Giveaway: Man or Astro-Man?, Jacuzzi Boys & Dry Feet at Underground Arts This Saturday

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We want to send you to a rad show this Saturday, June 22 at Underground Arts with Man or Astro-Man?, Jacuzzi Boys and Dry Feet! To enter for your chance to win, send us an email at thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line "Beam Me Up, Scotty!" Please also include your cell phone number in the body of the message (in case of an emergency). Good luck!

Philadelphia

Free Download: Forget About It – Catnaps

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Catnaps might be calling it quits this Wednesday at PhilaMOCA, but they just posted a new 5-song EP today entitled Forget About It for you to remember them by (or not). You can take a listen to and download it below. Enjoy or feel sad – whatever works best for you!

Chicago

Vic Mensa “Orange Soda”

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Speaking of Vic Mensa he is preparing to released a mixtape this summer called INNANETAPE. Earlier this month he released a video for the tapes second single "Orange Soda". True to his roots in Kids These Days, Vic is thriving on the acid-funk groove and it makes for a perfect summer song.

NYC

NYC Avant-Indie: Zula plays Silent Barns’ block party on 06.21

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In the mood for some dark, brooding weirdness? NYC’s Zula – who last Wednesday opened for Deli Portland’s favorites Radiation City at Mercury Lounge – will definitely fix you up in that department. With a debut LP brewing for the summer, the band takes its cues from a variety of places, from Krautrock to acid house and everything in between. Check out their captivating psychedelic samples and swirling effects in the track streaming below, entitled "Make Contact" or on their bandcamp page here, or see them live at Silent Barn’s Block Party on June 21. – Zack Kraimer

Philadelphia

RIP Pet Milk

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Sorry if this is old news to some, it was announced rather silently a few weeks ago. Pet Milk has disbanded. We came across the news earlier this morning when we noticed that the band had dropped off this Wednesday’s bill at PhilaMOCA, which will also be Catnaps‘ final show. There was a message on Pet Milk’s Facebook: "RIP Pet Milk 2010 – 2013." This maybe surprising to some considering that their post on April 8 read: "So much love to Baltimore Popfest for what could possibly have been thee greatest PETMILK show ever." However, it was followed by an ad for a new "drummer…. or maybe bassist… but more probably a drummer." We reported earlier this year that the group’s original lead female vocalist Adriane Dalton had moved to Brooklyn, and was replaced by Sarah Schimeneck so the writing may have been on the wall then. We’re confident though that you’ll find the the band’s talented members on stage with other projects soon enough, but for now, RIP Pet Milk.

NYC

Celestial sounds from Brooklyn: Half Waif plays Cameo on June 24

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Whatever happened to the independent ladies of the Lilith fair era, that golden time from the 90s when everyone re-learned how cool the piano and a great voice can be. Half Waif has some of that singer-songwriter sensibility setting off her emotions, but coupled with a scientist’s flair for sound design (check out the long and soaring intro to album opener ‘Wooden Horse’). New EP ‘Future Joys’ is at first an intimate journey told through her carefully wrought piano plays… but I’m continually surprised at how inventive the journey becomes as everything gets wound through her endlessly inventive sonic machinery.

So if you’ve ever wondered what kind of offspring Tori Amos might have had if she’d spent one stormy night with Brian Eno, check out Half Waif’s new record here. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

Philadelphia

Heavy Medical Helping to Release Some Father’s Day Aggression at PhilaMOCA June 16

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If you happen to hear some loud, strange noises coming from PhilaMOCA tonight, don’t be afraid. It’s just sludgy, noise rockers Heavy Medical tearing shit up. The former duo now trio lay down bludgeoning beats while unapologetically attempting to tear your face off (in a good way if that is possible). They’ll be hosting a pair Japanese acts, Tacobonds and Groundcover, who will certainly be adding to the chaos that will be found in the former mausoleum this evening. Also visiting town will be Baltimore’s Echo Hey Hello. If you need to let out some aggression after spending the day with your family or just hate Father’s Day because it reminds you of the asshole who was never there for you, this show is a good place to let out some steam. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8pm, $7 – $10, All Ages – Alexis V.

Philadelphia

Data Garden Keeping Things Creative at Historical Society of Frankford June 15

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Always keeping things creative in Philly, tonight as part of the Hidden City Festival 2013, Data Garden “will explore the relationship between historical artifacts, sound and technology by creating an electro-mechanical polyphonic tape loop instrument that controls audio related to objects in the Frankford Historical Society Museum.” Each of the assembled sound samples will be played adjacent to the artifacts that inspired them. Attendees will be encouraged to play these tapes like an organ. There will also be performances by Spaceship Aloha, Jacob 2-2 (Moodgadget) and Mux Mool (Ghostly International), and they’ll be using media from digital archives like YouTube and Archive.org to create new works. If you are looking for a not-so-average night out, this is the place to be. (BTW: We highly recommend that you get your tickets in advance for the ridiculous savings and to reserve a spot for this limited-space event.) Historical Society of Frankford, 1507 Oxford St., 7pm – 10pm, $15 adv/$30 door, All Ages – Alexis V.