Nashville

The Cordovas, “Do No Wrong”

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One of the great things about writing for The Deli is being made aware of bands that would otherwise have flown under my personal radar (and they are legion.) So consider me thrilled to have been introduced to The Cordovas via our music submissions. Their second full length album, "Love Bravely" was released this May, and damn, it is magic. The Cordovas hit upon a very fluid form of alt-rock (as they bill themselves), channeling the bare bones grit of the Black Keys as well as the reverent soul of Matisyahu.  There are also elements of R&B and funk, with a few instances that could have been at home on a Modest Mouse album, all potential to make for a band trying to do too much at once if it weren’t for the capable direction of creator Joe Firstman. In additon to being a bottomless well of natural songwriting talent with years of touring experience with A-list acts, Firstman can claim four years acting as bandleader for The Carson Daily show.  The role required a high level of day-to-day adaptability, which plays strongly into the polish and cohesion of "Love Bravely." There’s something magnetic here; watch this video for "Do No Wrong," which is nothing but Firstman walking down the street looking like sh*t, and see if it doesn’t suck you in.  -Terra James-Jura

The Cordovas upcoming Nashville shows are August 21st at South Paw Supper Club, and August 28th at Soulsine Pizza. 

 

San Francisco

Song Premiere: Buzzmutt – Stumble Forward

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​San Francisco experimental post punk band, Buzzmutt will be releasing a new ​EP next month. Today, we have an exclusive first single from their upcoming album entitled, Strange Planes of ​​Surveillance​.

This new single, Stumble Forward is a strange grungy collage of urban drenched tribal instrumentation mixed with​ a catchy vocal melody. A cool thing about Buzzmutt is that they sound just as grungy, raw and intense live. It’s hard to find a live band that keeps the integrity of their recordings, but they do.

​Stumble Forward and Buzzmutt are a breath of fresh air because this band obliterates the laid back, washed out Cali garage rock style that we know and love. They bring a gritty east coast underground sound that derives from Baltimore/DC punk and experimental vintage rock like, CAN. Get into it. The music may be a bit of an acquired taste, but it goes down easy.

You can catch Buzzmutt live on September 11th at their album release show at the Hemlock Tavern. ​

New England

Free Pizza finds summer love in “Net Babes”

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By now I’ve heard about Free Pizza quite a bit (probably because they’ve played in my friend’s basement a few times this summer) and now I know what the hype’s all about. Premiered over at Impose Magazine, the band’s video for “Net Babes” is the perfect representation of broke 20-something romance in Boston: backyard bonfires, 40s in the park and outdoor jam sessions. The sparse, catchy bop is a great, albeit short, summer love anthem. Download it now on Bandcamp for $1 – or score a deal on the band’s Boston, MA album for just $5 – and check out the video below. – Jake Reed (@jakejreed)

Free Pizza // "Net Babes" from BUFU Records on Vimeo.

NYC

Weekly Feature: Big Ups tour Europe

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Jam bands, improvisational music classes and Philip Glass’ five-hour opera “Einstein on the Beach” are just a few of the unexpected influences cited by The Deli’s Best of NYC Emerging Band of 2013 – i.e. punk outfit Big Ups, who graced the cover of our spring 2014 issue. In fact, the group – known for chaotic live performances and a sound that recalls classic 80s hardcore and 90s post-hardcore – are not hesitant to admit that some of them used to listen to Phish or that they don’t really consider themselves a punk band. The band is currently touriong Europe, which has so far been more receptive to their sound than their home country.

LINKS:
– Bill Dvorak’s interview with Big Ups
– The Deli’s coverage of Big Ups
– The Deli’s playlist of the best punk/slacker rock emerging NYC bands

Philadelphia

New Video: “Shut In” (Live) – Strand of Oaks

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Strand of Oaks, a.k.a. Timothy Showalter, made his network television debut last night on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Backed by Eliza Hardy-Jones (piano), Deven Craige (bass), and Mike Sneeringer (drums), the group performed "Shut In" of his latest LP HEAL (Dead Oceans). They’ll be performing next in Philly to sold-out crowds on Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20 at The Boot & Saddle. (Photo by Creeping Elm)

NYC

Foxes in Fiction play Shea Stadium with Evlis Depressedly and Alex G on 08.16

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Foxes in Fiction started out as a project based around Warren Hildebrand’s interests in tape machines, field recordings, and sampling and the manipulation of those mediums.  His music is ambient, intimate, and surreal; almost all of his tracks feel like they’re floating on air, existing in a dream like state.  The manipulation of the sounds from the environments that surround us has long been explored (starting with the futurist painter Luigi Russolo and his manifesto, The Art of Noises, in 1913!!), and it brings us joy that there are people still exploring those mediums in the NYC DiY community.  Taking music past the point of what our ears are conditioned to experience, Foxes in Fiction near the connection between music and Earth by combining the two: the world is an instrument, and Foxes in Fiction shows us this in a beautiful way.  

Hildebrand also co-runs Orchid Tapes, who put out records by both Alex G and Elvis Depressedly.  The reason I mention those names specifically is because all three of those artists are playing a show at Shea Stadium this Saturday August 16 along with Emily Reo.  Alex G was our best emerging artist of 2013 for the Philadephia blog, and Elvis Depressedly is soon to be no more, so it’s definitely a show worth checking out.  Stream Foxes in Fiction’s song "8/29/91" below -Jake Saunders

NYC

Control Group releases single ‘Hot Swap’ + plays Pianos on 8/21

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Among the plethora of Brooklyn indie bands these days stands out Control Group, a refreshingly clean-sounding, catchy rock outfit with infectious tunes for those who enjoy simple, unpretentious and somewhat muscular indie rock. They’ve just released a Modest Mouse & Yuck-esque new single called ‘The Sky Is The Same’ which you can listen to here. It’s taken from their upcoming album ‘Hot Swap’, which is due out on Sept 16. And if you’re near Pianos on 8/21, check out their show. –Michael Haskoor (@Tweetskoor)

Philadelphia

Tender Vision Opening for Beverly at The Boot & Saddle Aug. 12

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With their debut LP Trust Lust looming on the horizon, Adrianne Gold and William Sallee (ex-Catnaps), a.k.a. Tender Vision, are set to kick off the bill this evening at The Boot & Saddle. The pairing, which expands in a live format, toes the line, fusing a playful humor, while maintaining a serious tone, as evident in “ I Hate Change.” That ability to lyrically/musically find a gray area could be an avenue that gives them space to cover subjects from an unexpected perspective. The lineup also features the melodic intimate rock-surf groove of quintet, Roof Doctor, and the evening is headlined by Brooklyn-based trio Beverly, which began as a collaboration between Frankie Rose and Drew Citron (Avan Lava) before Rose departed. They released their full-length debut Careers last month via Kanine Records. The Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 8pm, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita