NYC popstress Catey Shaw, who received a fair amount of attention in 2013 for this single and video (which conquered none other than Perez Hilton’s ears), just announced the release of a new EP entitled "Brooklyn," scheduled for September, and took the opportunity to unveil a track from it entitled ‘Revolution’ (streaming). But that’s not it because on July 15 she will disclose the single and video for ‘Brooklyn Girls’ and then play a free show at Baby’s All Right on 07.17. It promises to be a colorful night.

There’s nothing generically slacker rock (or generically post rock, for that matter) about Gross Relations’ new EP, “Wasted Time,” released June 25th, which showcases the band’s best songs and production to date. If one were to cut any of the four songs in half, you’d have a perfect example of one genre or the other, but together, their futuristic synth-wave keyboards throw simple, catchy bar chord licks, and muffed, reverb-heavy vocals create a cool break from convention, and a nice trip back in time. Neither side of the project is overdone to become self-evident. Just when you think a song is going to be wholly one, the other injects itself seamlessly, all complimented by a heartfelt vocal harmonizing that acts as an added layer of reverb or fuzz. Check out title-track "Wasted Time" below. – JP Basileo

For Brooklyn-based sound sculptor Walrus Ghost, everything is fair game. Tracks like ‘Bent’ and ‘Seventwentyone’ take crashing waves and chilling voices caught in suspended animation, re-making them as aural landscapes dense as a rainforest. Latest record ‘uplifting themes for the naysayer’ takes some of the picturesque destinations you can find on Walrus Ghost’s Instagram, and juxtaposes these journeys together in ways a camera could never capture. Listen to the haunting ‘PCM126’ below and make sure to wear a good pair of hiking boots along with a great pair of headphones. Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

This band submitted their music for coverage here.

When the name of the game is improvisation there’s a special connection that occurs between musicians who are truly listening to each other; a non-verbal communication ruled by the harmonic environment which they create for themselves. A connection that’s not hard to miss when the musical decisions made by the band are completely intentional, and even more so when they are indeed listening to each other.  Bueno, a five piece band from Staten Island we had the pleasure to see at a Deli issue launch party last winter, has that connection, something distinctly present in the live recordings that they have sprinkled all over the web.  Their music is mostly improvised, with song structures based and existing loosely within a post-punk influence (Talking Heads, Parquet Courts, The Bad Hand to name a few), but Bueno implements much more than that, ranging from jazz fusion, to blues, indie rock and funk in one tight and neatly packaged experiment.  The inclusion of the saxophone combined with Luke Chiaruttini’s drawling vocals (which sound like a perfect cross between Lou Reed, Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts and Matt Schultz of Cage the Elephant) only adds to the odd assortment of elements that enter the Bueno vibes.  You can see them live on July 10th at Death By Audio as well as on July 22nd at The Silent Barn.  – Jake Saunders 

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AUGUST 02 – FREE – 18+
Folk and Pop Night at Brooklyn Bazaar

12.00 DIANCE BIRCH
11.00 Secret Someones
10.00 5j Barrow
9.00 The Prettiots
8.00 Poor Remy

The Deli’s Staff

 Richmond favorites, and DC Area Deli Band of the Month, Sleepwalkers released a new single in honor of our nation’s birth and the season. "Summertime" is a synth-pop gem, breezy and filled with enough misty harmonies to keep you cool on the hottest days. Happy America!  –Natan Press