With our (very NYCish) attention deficit disorder, we rarely stop for 3 minutes to watch a video from beginning to end. But this new video by quirky Brooklyn popsters Hani Zahra hypnotized us… HOLY CRAP! 170k YouTube plays in a week?!? Cute song too, well done guys!

In the sea of 90’s grunge renaissance bands, and rediscovered new-wave sounds that Brooklyn has to offer, Greenpoint’s Christines stand out with their honed embrace of the shoegaze sound of the late 80’s/early 90’s. Perhaps a band this young would normally still be figuring itself out, but Christines have known what they’ve wanted to be from the get-go, having opened for Ringo Deathstarr at Mercury Lounge as one of their first shows, and flooring the crowd before the second opener even came on. A numbing, almost nuclear cold forms out of front man Andrew Burr’s fuzz and Jordan Parker’s bass, and is cut and warmed over by guitarist Matthew Wu’s beautiful lead guitar fills, and paved out entirely by Burr’s almost whispered lullaby-like vocals. There is not much movement on the stage, but you can’t help but notice how intensely and intently the four musicians perform. Though they only have two songs recorded and posted on their soundcloud, they have played a slew of shows around NYC in the past few months, and are playing July 23rd, and 24th at Glasslands, and Death By Audio, respectively. Don’t miss them! – JP Basileo

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

The Oldfield Victory has a big rock show planned this Friday, July 25, at The Scene KC Rock Bar in Independence, with Federation of Horsepower, The Heroine (San Antonio), and Bad Wheels. Check it out, and bring earplugs. Facebook event page. 

Martijn Deijkers who goes by the stage name “Martyn” is no newcomer when it comes to the world of dubstep electronica. This Dutch producer and DJ currently resides right here in Washington D.C. Gracing the capitol with his sixteen plus years of experience, he presents his futuristic sets here, a pioneer who creates beats way ahead of their time. Martyn started his career back in 1996 working as a DJ for Drum and Bass. He spent time there gathering experience and confidence as a DJ and eventually broke into the world of dubstep, techno, and house music. He released his first album Great Lengths in 2009, contributing mostly of well-received experimental dubstep tracks. His second album Ghost People was released in 2011 and was comprised of an even more experimental sound.

Martyn’s sound is something that never stops changing, influenced by the melodic presence of the scenes in Chicago and Detroit, he is a true electronic vagabond. His most recent album The Air Between Words was released this summer and has a more of a deep house sound. This album is well worth a listen, as its hypnotic beats will transport you to a dark dance floor where its tracks will echo in your ears full of ambience. There is no telling where Martyn’s sounds will move to next, but for this moment lets enjoy the unique experience that is The Air Between Words. –Rohan Khanna

Before The Due Diligence began their set this past weekend at the sweaty Hot 97.4 warehouse space, their extremely eccentric front-person, Sir Isaac Diligence (a master of of audience inclusion) handed out mini tambourines to everyone in the audience, immediately forming a connection.  The Due Diligence sounds like they’re straight out of the 1960’s-70’s, fusing classic rock with RnB influences including (but not limited to) Lou Reed and James Brown.  Sir Isaac Diligence rejects the overly-pretentious atmosphere that runs rampant within Brooklyn’s scene through his eccentric presence, and general ability to let loose and not worry about being the hippest cat at the show.  At the same time he made it perfectly clear how much fun it is to feel cool with the band’s latest single, entitled (you guessed it) "Cool", during which Sir Isaac asked the audience to close their eyes and think about the first girl or guy who ever made them feel cool.  Audience participation is something hard to pull off in this self conscious city, but The Due Diligence definitely pulled it off, especially after their last song during which Isaac threw himself into the crowd, handed his guitar to Nick Kivlen of Sunflower Bean (who shredded for the last few measures of the song) and ran off to go buy donuts for everyone.  You can watch their Dunkin Donuts-featuring video (it’s a pun…Due Diligence…Dunkin Donuts….now you get it) for "Cool" below.  The video also features members of Deli favorites Ava Luna stuffing themselves with donuts. – Jake Saunders