NYC

A Deli Premiere: Lexie Roth’s new video for “Lost Memory”

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While a good video can enhance a song and invite you in, only a great video is able to meld with the track it’s supporting to create a new experience where both visual and audio form an inseparable piece. This was the feeling we had when watching Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Lexie Roth’s new video for ‘Lost Memory,’ opening track of her 2012 self titled debut album. Both audio and images explore decaying worlds and fragmented memories, but through the power of warped VHS footage, the video takes Lexie’s haunting lyrics and rushing drumbeats to new heights. Listening to the song alone is an experience, but you’re not hearing the whole thing until you see what director Dan Cashman does with it. Check it out below while waiting for Lexie’s new EP she’s finalizing. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets).

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

Nashville

Show Alert: Ben Cameron at the Stone Fox Tonight 5.22

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Tonight Ben Cameron is among the lineup at The Stone Fox, opening for Swear and Shake and Brave Baby. He describes himself as “yacht rock meets folk rock,” which is something we might quickly pass along to our aunts back in the midwest suburbs, if it weren’t for this track, “I Believe.” The Deli Nashville, as it turns out, might have a secret affinity for white guys singing gospel with conviction. Feel free to compare and contrast this track with older material like “Eloise,” and if his versatility appeals to you, head down to the Stone Fox tonight to check him out! -Terra James-Jura

Philadelphia

Drums Like Machine Guns Ready to Do Some Damage at KFN May 21

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Harsh vibes (not the band) will be coming at you all night at Kung Fu Necktie this evening, and conjuring up the spirits of eardrums lost will be experimental noise duo Drums Like Machine Guns. It’s pretty impressive or pretty sad that besides a handful of YouTube clips you can only find the group’s tracks online at an ancient MySpace page. Well, we are pretty sure that Drums Like Machine Guns aren’t very concerned about building their fanbase. In fact, they might actually derive a bit of pleasure from scaring them away. And tonight, you’ll also find other local cohorts trying to test your aural pain threshold. Heavy Medical will be sending a barrage of sonic body blows to the gut, after Pale Shelter, a trio made up of members from Fight Amp, Bubonic Bear, and Braille. They’ll play host Brooklyn noise-pop outfit VAZ and Portland, Oregon via San Francisco sludge crew Prizehog. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 7:30pm, $7, 21+ – Alexis V. 

Philadelphia

New Music Video: “Cheap Seats” – Delco Pacers

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Below is the new music video for Delco Pacers‘ "Cheap Seats," a cut off their debut LP Stereo Streets. It was produced by Juice Groove Films, and is split between two sets of footage, one of the band performing on a snow covered field at night and the other of its members playing football during the day, sporting a combination of Philadelphia Eagles/Indiana Pacers jerseys. (I owned that exact Ricky Watters jersey, circa 1995.) Delco Pacers will be performing at Ortlieb’s tonight as part of City Rain‘s May residency.

Delco Pacers :: Cheap Seats from Juice Groove Films on Vimeo.

San Francisco

Travis Hayes Supports Nathaniel Rateliff TONIGHT at The Chapel + Releases New Single

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San Francisco based singer/songwriter, Travis Hayes has released a new single entitled, Follow Me Home. Hayes’ raspy vocals and electro acoustic folk compositions are raw and honest. Follow Me Home is a catchy and penetrating track that displays touching narrative lyrics and well composed instrumentals. You can catch Travis Hayes tonight at The Chapel as he supports Denver based recording artist, Nathaniel Rateliff and shares the bill with the talented local alt folk artist, Carly Ritter.

This show at The Chapel is going to be packed with talent tonight. Do your best to support great local music. –je

NYC

Weekly Feature: Papertwin unveils new video for Alkaline + announces ‘Vox Humana’ EP

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Brooklyn dark wavers Papertwin – a band we tirelessly mix up with Twintapes – just unveiled this suspenceful video for their song ‘Alkaline,’ opening track of their upcoming EP ‘Vox Humana,’ scheduled for a June release. The band will be playing Glasslands on June 07 and Baby’s All Right for their release party on July first.

LINKS: Read Sam Kogon’s recent interview with Papertwin.

Philadelphia

New Track: “Shut In” – Strand of Oaks

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With the impending release of his fourth album Heal (Dead Oceans), due out June 24, Strand of Oaks, a.k.a. Timothy Showalter, just shared a new single “Shut In,” via Spin. The song is steered into place by pace-setting percussion and keys before Showalter’s aching confession-style vocals come to the forefront with emotions shifting from sadness to exasperation as he seemingly is on the way to conquering his demons by the song’s conclusion. (Photo by Aaron Delani)

Chicago

North by North @ The Hideout

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North By North (Nate Girard, Kendra Blank, and Dylan Andrews) released a new digital single "Mama Gold b/w Break Some Bones" today.

You can catch North By North at The Hideout on May 24th with The Holy Motors, Republic of Lights, and Tesla Rosa.

New England

Tigerman, WOAH! Bring Honest, Local Music to Lineup of Boston Calling

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Lynn-based Tigerman, WOAH! will be the second local act to play at this year’s spring installment of the Boston Calling music festival series. One might expect the band’s sound to come out of the Deep South, rather than the suburbs of Boston. Lead singer Adam Kaz brings a refreshing blend of gritty, raw lyrics steeped in a quart of whiskey. The band seems to draw from a wide variety of influences, but tends to gravitate towards genres and ideas that emphasize the messages of strength and overcoming obstacles. “Gospel is so good because of it’s message, ‘we see hope, we see light,’” says Kaz.

"We try to make our music as organic as possible," echoes drummer Adam Lentine. "We feel that as long as we play the music, if we get a response, then that’s great. [But the beliefs of] solidarity, brotherhood … music should be used to get that message across.”

It’s this belief in music’s inherent emotional power that drives the band to keep making great music and putting on captivating live performances. Boston Calling will be one of the biggest stages the band has played to date, but its honest music coupled with its raucous stage presence will be sure to win over many new fans.
 

Be sure to catch Tigerman, WOAH! at 1:45PM on the final day of the festival, Sunday, May 25. For more information about the band, check out Tigerman, WOAH!’s Facebook page. For continued updates about the Boston Calling festival, visit the Boston Calling website.

 

-Dan McMahon (@dmcmhn)

 

Photo Credit: Alyssa Webster (@xRaeCash)

 

NYC

Bearshark Release New Record, bid Farewell at RnR Hotel, May 24th.

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DC’s Bearshark are releasing their second and final record, as members Mick and Kiel head out West on new adventures. 2011’s Gorilla Defense EP showcased the band’s eclectic tastes, blending post-rock and Modest Mouse’s jagged, rusty, aggressively syncopated guitars. The track "Canyonlands" was the most dynamic and rich in influence, opening with a severe ode to 60’s western soundtrack music, reverberating guitars crashing through piles of cymbals into a peaceful star-filled landscape and back again, a journey across the range climaxing with an indie-rock charge into the night. "Canyonlands" reappears on the new record (as the title track), in a new form, and the changes in the song reflect the differences between the two records.

For Canyonlands, Bearshark have dropped much of the angular guitar-work in favor of atmospherics reminiscent of Mogwai. Now the Morricone guitars trail comets through billowing stardust on space-western adventures. On the track "Needles" (linked below), guitars float weightlessly, slowly gathering momentum before blasting off on rockets powered by exploding drums, propelling richly layered guitars and synths to galaxies far away in search of the next glorious victory.

You can join the band for one last adventure at their record release and farewell show, presented by the DC Area Deli, at the Rock and Roll Hotel on May 24th (doors at 7PM, music at 7:30–tickets here). Bearshark will be releasing the record at the show, as digital download codes, on flash drives, and with a special limited edition art print! Don’t miss your last chance to see Bearshark, as they headline a set showcasing musical wonders from across the DMV, including Black Girls (Richmond), Alex Vans (DC), and Andy Bopp (Baltimore). –Natan Press

L.A.

Artist to Watch: Babes

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Quirky, irreverent, and aggressively sexual, the ethos of the band, Babes, seems to be making statements that are completely disconnected from the music itself. But that’s what makes it work. They make sad indie pop music with a bedroom vibe. While the songs themselves are sometimes dreary and serious, the players themselves are no such thing. This understanding and self-awareness of what it means to be a band in the post-internet age makes what is already delightfully crafted throwback pop even more fun to listen to. Knowing they regularly traipse around in various states of undress while frontwoman Sarah Rayne sings delicate, personal tales in her self-described, "horny" sad songs, makes me laugh, smirk, and ultimately, keep listening. The band’s debut EP, "Isn’t It Love," sounds like a La Sera album drowning in a tub of its own tears while M. Ward stands over it crooning sympathetically. The album is due out May 27th on Harvest Records. Stream the full EP here and see them live at their EP release show May 28 at The Satellite. – Jacqueline Caruso