New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
On September 19th at the Elbo Room will host a hyper local line up of great bands. San Francisco based garage bands, Hungry Skinny, Lemme Adams, Talk of Shamans and El Terrible will create a bit of havoc and put on a great show. This is a strong line up that really leaves no room for any doubt that the night will be musically fulfilling.
We totally think you should do your best to make it out to this show. Support local musicians in San Francisco.
Sirma, a talented and eclectic musician and singer from Turkey, has experienced the many facets of the music industry, and has found a new home in NYC, where she’s working on her first solo project. Assured and steadfast, in her new EP ‘Instincts’ she continues to experiment within the electronic pop format, bringing an almost spiritual intensity to her songs, and contaminating them with the exotic music influences that run in her blood.
LINK: Read Rebecca Blandon interview with Sirma
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best mellow pop songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!
Radiator Hospital, a.k.a. Sam Cook-Parrott, will be releasing a cover of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," which you can stream HERE. It was written by Gerry Goffin and Carol King, and recorded by The Shirelles. The song will appear on a 7" split with Sorority Noise that will be available on September 30 as part of a new series being launched by Soft Speak Records. The preceeds from the album will be donated to a charity chosen by the bands. Cook-Parrott is currently on tour with his band, and he’ll also be doing a solo tour that will find him on the road with Swearin‘s Allison Crutchfield.
The LA label Friends of Friends is celebrating five years of outstanding music with the release of a compilation called 5oFoF. The 2 Disc release, coming Nov. 4th, will included highlights from the labels releases over the past five years, but it will also include b-sides, rarities, and new music. One of those new tracks will be a Chicago collaboration from Different Sleep, Kid Sister, and Lil Chris. The track is "Hurt You".
Daedelus recently released a mix of 5oFoF.
NYC’s Wormburner (a band that has shared the stage with the lines of Violent Femmes and The War on Drugs among others) doesn’t simply play catchy rock’n’roll, they’re also telling a story. Each song by the 5-piece rock outfit has its own narrative, which openly gay front-man Hank Henry explains as stemming from his ability to be someone he’s not, from all the years he spent in the closet. The band is set to release their third LP ‘Pleasant Living in Planned Communities’ on September 30th via Dive Records, and in support, they’re playing an album release show on September 26th at Mercury Lounge in Manhattan. Check out their song ‘Today Might Be Our Day’ from the album below. – Michael Haskoor (@Tweetskoor)
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best Alt Rock songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!
Into It. Over It. has released a cool new animated video for their track "The Shaking of Leaves". The track comes from their recent album Intersections. The video took over a year to complete and was directed by John Komar.
You can catch Into It. Over It. at Double Door on Sept. 13th for a Riot Fest After show.
In an entertainment world that seeks to promote one version of the type of music that rap artists are creating today, I still believe in pure hip-hop and creativity. I still believe in the hip-hop artist’s ability to deliver a message in the music. When I first saw Rahiem Supreme’s video for "JL2M," my beliefs became validated. Bringing the focus back to smooth lyrical ability dancing over boom-bap beat, Rahiem Supreme delivers what I’ll call an artistic masterpiece in a sea of artists who are unable to break free of the hold that "trap rap" seems to have on our culture. Captivating visuals full of "real life" moments such as chillin’ in the crib, and conversations with the homies allows Rahiem Supreme to bare his artistic soul in this video. Straying away from cookie-cutter visuals, "JL2M" comes hard with it’s gritty filters, dark lighting, and impeccable transitions between scenes.
Hip-hop thanks you, Rahiem Supreme. I thank you for renewing my faith in music that I love. –Opal Rose
Many moons have passed but these righteous dudes are at again. Alas, we have a second full-legnth album from Portland’s funktabulous grunge rock supreme, Otis Heat. This Friday, they are playing the Star Theater to celebrate the release of ING along with Brad Parsons & the Local Talent and Marca Luna.
This album features all four songs from The Ugly EP as well as ten new ones. Songs such as “Circles” has been tested at many of their past shows and the piercing chorus can ring in your head weeks after hearing it. “ING”, the albums opening song was set to a music video to promote the band’s upcoming fall tour. For their live show, you can expect a big sound to come from this three piece. With front man Sean O’Neill’s slap-heavy bass playing, his high-pitched vocals, a drummer who can carry seven different beats at once, and guitar shredder that puts a wide range of melodies on top of huge rhythms, turns their music into a giant thunder cloud of awesome sauce mixed in with sexy butter served over-easy with a handle of whiskey. Guaran-Fucking-Teed. $7 advance, $10 at the door.
– Colin Hudson
TJ Kong and The Atomic Bomb will be officially dropping a special digital edition of their EP KONG with bonus tracks on September 9 via American Diamond Recordings. They’ll be celebrating the release at Underground Arts tonight during the monthly edition of Communion, and will be joined by New Orleans’ Crash, Portland/Brooklyn’s Diane Birch, and some members of their American Diamond family. With Ron Gallo still riding high from the release of his LP RONNY and Levee Drivers recording material for their American Diamond debut, the crowd should be filled with plenty of familiar faces. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., 9pm, $15, 21+ – Bill McThrill
Johnny Lewis’ tracks are hearty acoustic gems interlaced with perfectly panned ambiance. The Minneapolis songwriter – now based in Brooklyn – manages to create pieces that are equal parts nostalgic and eclectic, adding elements of unfamiliarity to songs that otherwise hit home. He’s recently shared with us a dream-folk track “Familiar Chime” (streaming), a single off of his forthcoming self-titled debut album, which is set to be released on September 23. This will be a bit of a shift from his background in electronic music production, and we’re excited to see what he comes up with this time around. Next week Lewis will perform with his six-piece ensemble at Mercury Lounge in NYC on Monday, September 8th at 7pm. – Jillian Dooley
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best Rootsy songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!
