San Francisco

King Lollipop Santoros Wyatt Blair and Levitation Room Play Brick and Mortar Music Hall TONIGHT

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Some know King Lollipop as Cody Blanchard, guitarist for the legendary Bay Area garage rock group Shannon and The Clams, but to others, he’s simply known as the "goblin king of the junkyard, stealing pies from all the windowsills in the wasteland!" In all seriousness, King Lollipop is an artist from Oakland that sings about dumpster diving, trolls and cheeseburgers – in a hiccuping, rockabilly-style voice. Known for having his guitar slung high and the hem of his pants even higher, he looks like he has emerged straight out of a John Waters film, which is something that we at The Deli SF can definitely get behind! He’ll be performing in San Francisco at  Brick and Mortar Music Hall TONIGHT with Los Angeles-based artists Santoros, Wyatt Blair and Levitation Room along with Bay Area based DJ, Al Lover. 

Bringing a sleepy, psych rock style of sound to the line up will be Levitation Room. Wyatt Blair is an artist known for combining elements of glam rock guitar stylings, power pop lyricism and garage rock grittiness. Last year he released his album Banana Cream Dream on Burger Records. Santoros is a group of seven that plays a style of frenetic, psych-infused garage rock. They’re known to put on an energetic show, and have an album called Ancestros that is worth checking out. –Erin Dage

Chicago

Gar Clemens

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Gar Clemens’ debut album Onion Eyes is raw, honest Americana. It is full of captivating storytelling and compelling melodies. It is comforting in sound while stirring the pot with grounded tales of the challenges of life.

Onion Eyes is available to be download for whatever amount you feel it is worth.

Philadelphia

Weekend Warrior, February 21 – 23

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We’re really excited about this Sunday’s show at The Boot Saddle. Not only is it a killer lineup with DIIV, Drone Ranger, and Lantern, but it will also only cost you $3 (if you RSVP HERE) – thanks to Red Bull Selects and Making Time. Come on, people – the dissonant guitar lines of DIIV, the atmospheric psych rock of Drone Ranger, and the dirty rock ‘n’ roll from below the waist of Lantern are going to sound awesome pouring out of the venue’s rad sound system. Just put it in your mind that you aren’t going to work on Monday already, and enjoy yourself! The Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 8pm, $3 (w/RSVP), 21+ – Alexis V.
 
 
It’s warmer! Get the hell outta your place this weekend…
 
The Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SAT Ali Wadsworth w/Satellite Hearts (Pearl Jam – Ten), Hezekiah Jones (The Lemonheads It’s A Shame About Ray), FOXHOUND (Nirvana – Unplugged), SUN Lantern, Drone Ranger
 
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI (Upstairs) Sinking Ocean, North Broad, Teenage Bigfoot, (Downstairs) The Orange Drop, Weekender, SAT (Downstairs) Duffy’s Cut; Mean Streets; Knucklehead, Lux Lives w/Dixy Blood, Full Blown Cherry, (Upstairs) Come On Homewreckers, Left + Right, Polar Ice Cap
 
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St.) FRI RJD2, Lushlife, SAT Glocca Morra, Hurry
 
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) SAT Cultureal, Steal Your Face, Infinien, Katy Barbato, Philewephia Drum Circle
 
Electric Factory (421 N. 7th St.) FRI The Disco Biscuits, SAT The Disco Biscuits
 
TLA (334 South St.) SAT Whitney Peyton
 
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SUN The Real Home Grown,
Wiggz and Wooten, Jawnzap 7, The New Era, Cain Kerner, Wes Walker
 
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SAT Stone, Andorra, Falcon Punch, Danielle & Jennifer
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Founders, We Are Fauna, Flashing Thoughts, Jay Cavineau, SAT Rec Raw, Blessa, Nico The Beast, Al Mighty, SUN The Meta, Those People, The Burgeoning, Cut the Motor, Daniel de Jesus
 
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Katie Frank and The Pheromones Release Show, The Lawsuits, Kevin Killen, SAT The Holy Mess, Reckless Dodgers
 
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Chen City, SAT No Good Sister, The Donuts
 
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) SAT Shark Tape; An Honest Year
 
M Room (15 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Platinum Mustache, The Once Was, Lovecartel, Roxy Rollz, Religion and Rocketry (acoustic)
 
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) FRI Joel Roberts, Vita and the Woolf, Todd Fausnacht
 
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI John Train, SUN Rusty Cadillac
 
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Dust & Bones, SAT Governing Murphy
 
JR’s (2327 S. Croskey St.) FRI Cannons, SAT Kohoutek, Hivelords, Pleasure Island, SUN Wayward Ones
 
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Justin Phillippi, Andrew Jude, Fantastic Planet, Wonder & Fury, SAT Viv & The Revival, Michael Chance, Life on the Horizon
 
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI John Francis, Ron Gallo, SAT Philly Bloco
 
First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) SUN Slingshot Dakota
 
Golden Tea House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Captain, We’re Sinking! Kite Party, Petal, Queen Jesus, SAT Little Big League, Literature, Psychic Teens
 
Mount Thrashmore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Sic Bacchus, Olive Drab
 
LAVA Space (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Sass & Smash: Benefit for Sass and Laser Life Sci Fi Anthology, w/Swarm, The Daquan, Moor Mother Goddess, Goodnight Stars Goodnight Air, Ex By V, Marlo Reynolds, See Through Girls, Triangullum, Shane Jenkins, DJ Aura, Metropolarity
 
Motel Hell (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT APE!, Combine, Push Ups, Timbers
 
Great Indoors (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI The Stasi, Push Ups
 
The Slow Club (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN New Crime
 
The Mitten (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Skin Graft
 
Power Rangers Lunchbox (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Loose Planes, Good People, These Polar Opposites, Carax
 
Freedom 35 (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Two Cities, These Polar Opposites, A Day Without Love, Blankbook, Hayley Jordanna
 
Mount Misery (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Cold Foamers Release Show w/Alex G, Mumblr, Ted Nguyent, SAT Roof Doctor, Pill Friends, Brown Rainbow, Blue Smiley
 
Austin

Mount Pressmore Revives Progressive Rock

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Rest easy Prog rock enthusiasts; Mount Pressmore is here to keep the artsy, jazz-fusion genre alive and experimental in Austin. After a year of examining and perfecting their songs, Pressmore’s album, Enjoy, was recorded over just three short days before being released last year. Keyboardist and vocalist, Thomas Shaw, takes pride in the accomplishments of his band, as well as his father, Robert Shaw. With 14 Grammy awards behind the famed conductor, it is no wonder that his son Thomas will settle for nothing short of perfection in one of the most difficult forms of rock and roll music. Listen to their epic single, ‘Trampoline’, for a very Yes-like symphonic masterpiece matched with some very David Byrne-esque vocals. –Written by Jodi Lang

New England

New England Music Awards this Saturday in Lowell

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The 2014 New England Music Awards are finally upon us. This Saturday, February 22, New England’s best local musicians will gather to duke it out for awards like Best in State and Indie/Pop Act of the Year. The show will also feature performances by musicians like Nemes, Dressed for the Occasion and The Deli New England featured artist Sarah Borrello. Score your ticket to the event here, and in case you missed them, check out our interviews with five nominees below.

Indie/Pop Act of the Year: Dan & the Wildfire
Country Act of the Year: Ashley Jordan
Hip Hop Act of the Year: Young Kaii
Best in State: Vermont: Jatoba
Best in State: Massachusetts: Bad Rabbits

NYC

A Deli Premiere: Twintapes’ Everyday Chemical

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Usually discussions of chemical compounds are limited to physicists, chemists and other ner… ahem… mad scientists. But NYC’s electro-pop trio Twintapes has found a romantic synergy in the elements that might make you think differently about beakers from now on.

The sans-laptop band has always sounded at once experimental, melodic and danceable, but for latest track ‘Everyday Chemical,’ they may have released their catchiest song yet. With themes of addiction, dreams and strange trips blasting from Nord Leads and Tempest keyboards, the song gives science brand new rules to follow. Listen to the track premiere below (and to the Benny Reiner remix here), and see the band live when they play Mercury Lounge on April 4. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets) 

We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best Electronic songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!

Philadelphia

rjd2 & Lushlife Throwdown at Union Transfer Feb. 21

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DJ/producer/multi-instrumentalist/record label owner rjd2, a.k.a. Ramble John “RJ” Krohn, skyrocketed to fame and hip-hop credibility thanks to his debut LP Dead Ringer and 2004’s critically acclaimed Since We Last Spoke. None too shabby for a virtuoso who records, arranges, and produces all of his songs in the comfort of his fully furnished basement studio. The Renaissance man is back with his latest sonic journey More Is Than Isn’t, and his homecoming at Union Transfer tonight should be a real throwdown, especially with another Deli favorite, emcee/producer/multi-instrumentalist Lushlife, a.k.a. Raj Haldar, in tow. Lush has been making waves since his head-turning (and bobbing) 2009 mixtape Cassette City. So tonight will be an opportune moment to see him in his element, especially since he’s been crafting a lot of new material that we’ve been patiently waiting for him to unleash. Check out the collaboration that Lushlife did with rjd2, Dave Hartley (The War on Drugs, Nightlands), YIKES the ZERO, and many others for Weathervane Music’s Shaking Through below! Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 9pm, $20, All Ages – Bill McThrill

Philadelphia

New Track: “Sky In Your Bones” – Tutlie

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Here’s a new track from baroque-pop outfit Tutlie called "Sky In Your Bones" that they just posted today. It’s the first single from their upcoming, long-awaited full-length album Young Cries, which is currently scheduled for release digitally on March 21. The song was produce by the band and Drew Taurisano at East Room Recording.

NYC

Weekly Features: The Spring Standards travel to SXSW

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We caught up with Heather Robb, from the talented NYC melodic folk trio The Spring Standards, a few weeks before the band leaves for a new tour that will take them down to Austin to play the SXSW festival. Touring is obviously a special time for these guys, not only because their live shows are truly magical (not all bands can put out a live record like "Live from Delaware," released in 2013), but also because of the inspiring stories the band collects from traveling through this big, weird country. – LINK: Daniel Ludwig’s Interview with The Spring Standards

We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best Rootsy songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!

Nashville

Weekend Itinerary

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Here is a brief round-up of recommended events for this weekend, assuming last night’s tornadic activity (will someone please name their band Tornadic Activity?) does not lay waste to any listed venue.

Friday:

Hard Working Americans performs at Marathon Music Works. This collective of veteran musicians, including Todd Snider and Dave Schools of Widespread Panic, have come together to reimagine a collection of beloved hits and perform them in a way that tells the story of the working man. Turbo Fruits open, show starts at 7pm, and tickets are $25.

Liza Anne is having a record release show for her new album “The Colder Months.” Sam Pinkerton and Aliza Carter Band join her at The High Watt starting at 8pm. Cover is $7. The official video for her single “Rubble” is available for your viewing pleasure at the tail end of this post.

Saturday:

Natural Child will be at in Grimey’s at 5pm for an in-store performance. The band is performing fully plugged in, there will be free beer for those of age, and their brand-spankin’ new album “Dancin’ with Wolves” will be available a few days before its official February 25th release date.  

Go to the Stone Fox to see why folks are fawning over Angel Olsen’s parlor trick of channeling Roy Orbison, and enable local “love song addict” Natalie Prass as she spirals deeper into her obsession. Show starts at 9pm, and cover is $10.

Nashvillian-by-way-of-Chicago songstress Tristen will be at Exit/In, with Adia Victoria and The Wans complete the lineup. Cover is $12, show starts at 8pm.

Sunday:

Southern Sludge rockers Thelma and the Sleaze hit Exit/In. Goodbye June and The Poor Boys join the girls; show is $7, and starts at 9pm.  

The Basement has you covered with their no cover Sunday Post in case you spent all your dough this weekend watching talented ladies (musicians or otherwise…) 1933, Jimmy Weekend, Owsley Brothers, The Red Tails and That’s My Kid perform, beginning at 8pm.